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The Comedy Café: 29/10/2010

29/10/2010

BBC Radio Scotland - The Comedy Café, 29/10/2010

Hear a moving portrait of Spike Milligan from his former friend and long-time agent.

Norma Farnes, long-time friend and agent to Spike Milligan, reveals a moving portrait of the man with intimate stories from interviews with those who knew him best.

Renowned for being as difficult as he was brilliant Spike Milligan's legacy is one of the funniest and most diverse in British entertainment history. Agent, manager and friend for over 35 years, Norma Farnes, amassed an array of interviews from friends, peers, and former girlfriends for her latest book, "Memories of Milligan". Revealing a moving portrait of the comic genius, she shares some of the intimate stories from those who knew him best. 

We laugh half as much in our fifties as we did in our teens - fact! So what accounts for this diminishing law of returns when it comes to laughter? Do we really lose our humour as we mature? And can we claw it back by learning to appreciate life's more 'senior moments'? Seasoned Café veterans, James Lavery and Anne Ellis bravely share their views.

Bob Servant, former top dog in Dundee's notorious Cheeseburger Wars, is searching for new ways to fill his days post retirement. And beating the online fraudsters and email spammers at their own game seems just the ticket! Dundonian comic novelist, Neil Forsyth's "The Bob Servant Emails" comes to BBC Radio Scotland as a new six-part comedy drama. We're joined by one of the stars of the show, comedy writer and actor, Sanjeev Kohli.

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