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Port Pàipeir

Series 1

A’ Toirt Gàire air Gamhainn/Laughs, Lies and Videotape

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA

Tha cumhachd Marisa a’ toirt oirre a bhith uabhsach èibhinn. Tha a h-uile duine, ach Teàrlach, a’ gàireachdainn air gach rud a chanas i. Chan eil Teàrlach a’ tuigsinn na h-abairtean agus na stòiridhean èibhinn aice. Tha Marisa a’ sìor fhàs ainmeil airson a bhith cho èibhinn agus tha i a coisinn cliù mar an nighean as èibhinne ann am Port Pàipeir. Ach tha a’ chumhachd seo a’ tighinn le droch bhuaidh: faodaidh daoine bàsachadh bhon a bhith gàireachdainn. Tha Teàrlach a’ feuchainn ri rabhadh a thoirt do Mharisa mun a seo, ach chan eil Marisa a’ gabhail feart air, is i air a beò-ghlacadh le saoghal nam meadhanan agus a cliù.

Matilda has the power to be incredibly funny just by opening her mouth. Everybody laughs at what she says... except for Charlie, who doesn’t understand her jokes. She soon becomes a true showbiz star gaining great popularity and being labelled as “the funniest girl”. The problem is that her power to be funny comes with a detail: people can die out of laughter. Charlie tries to warn her about this, but Matilda acts like a different person, blinded by the showbiz world and the fame. Show less

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