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Series in which guests choose six comedy shows that have influenced them

Comedy Controller: Justin Moorhouse

Justin Moorhouse

25/10/2003

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Comedy Controller, Justin Moorhouse

Including Knowing Me Knowing You, Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter, and Listen to Les.

The comedian's choices include Knowing Me Knowing You, Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter, The League of Gentlemen, Ross Noble Goes Global, Radio Shuttleworth and Listen to Les.

Justin Moorhouse, Young Kenny from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, follows in a fine tradition of Northern comics. In addition to comedian, he's also an actor and writer, and according to his official website "vegetarian, dog owner, father of two and I like Batman quite a bit". 
 
He's written and starred in his own BBC Radio 4 sitcom - Everyone Quite Likes Justin - and has performed in plays at Manchester's Royal Exchange.
 
Justin has been on Celebrity Mastermind, where his chosen subject was Les Dawson. He's popped up on BBC Radio 5 Live's '7 Day Sunday' and 'Fighting Talk'. He's also been a regular presence on Manchester's Key 103. 
 
Taking control of our comedy for 3 hours, Justin talks about his upbringing, comedy influences and the day Judith Chalmers didn't put him on Wish You Were Here. 
 
His choices are: Knowing Me Knowing You (22.12.92), Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (3.9.87), On The Town With The League of Gentlemen (6.11.97), Ross Noble Goes Global - South Africa (18.4.02), Radio Shuttleworth (with Vanessa Feltz) (24.11.98) and Listen to Les (18.3.95).

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