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Laughed Off the Page

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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 2: Neil Innes

Episode 2

Episode 2: Neil Innes

Series 3

Neil Innes

BBC Radio Scotland - Laughed Off the Page, Series 3, Neil Innes

Janice Forsyth talks to Neil Innes about his comic songs and working with the Pythons.

Janice Forsyth meets some of our top comedy writers to discover the secrets behind those funny lines. She talks to Neil Innes, who was seen as the seventh member of Monty Python.

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Neil Innes is regarded as the 7th member of the Monty Python team. 

The creative force behind the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band he wrote their hit song I'm the Urban Spaceman. 

Neil was Ron Nasty in The Rutles and a performer in The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. 

Still writing comic songs he talks to Janice Forsyth about his lifetime in comedy.

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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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