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Series which lifts the lid on those who make us laugh for a living

Laughed Off the Page: Series 3

Laughed Off the Page: Series 3: Episode 1: Rob Grant

Rob Grant

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Episode 1: Rob Grant

Series 3

BBC Radio Scotland - Laughed Off the Page, Series 3, Rob Grant

Janice Forsyth talks to Rob Grant about writing for Spitting Image and Red Dwarf.

Janice Forsyth meets top comedy writers to discover the secrets behind those funny lines. She talks to Rob Grant about writing for Spitting Image and being co-creator of Red Dwarf.

Rob Grant cut his comedy teeth writing for programmes like The News Huddlines and Son of Cliche. 

In television some of the biggest names in comedy including Jasper Carrot, Bob Monkhouse and Ken Dodd have used his funny lines.

Talking to Janice Forsyth he explains about the strains of writing for those mighty Spitting Image puppets and how he was one of the men responsible for Red Dwarf.

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Janice Forsyth meets the writers who crafted some of our best comedy.

Janice Forsyth meets some of our top comedy writers to discover the secrets behind those funny lines.

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