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The Comedy Café: 11/03/2011

11/03/2011

BBC Radio Scotland - The Comedy Café, 11/03/2011

Jim Davidson explains how a career in stand up led to writing a play... about stand ups.

Jim Davidson explains how a career in stand up led to writing a play about stand ups, and we find out if sparks fly at Electric Tales where comedians meet storytellers head on.

Is comedy becoming more gag based at the expense of a good story? Do storytellers need to learn the art of being funny to engage their audience? Electric Tales is a new platform for comedians and storytellers to come together and hopefully make sparks fly. Comedian Sian Bevan and storyteller Gerry Durkin discuss what the two genres can learn from each other. 

Stand Up and Be Counted is Jim Davidson's new no holds barred comedy play that follows the explosive chain of events that unfold when an old school comedian comes face to face with his nemesis, one of UK's hottest young stand up stars in the cramped confines of a dingy dressing room. Jim Davidson and fellow star Matt Blaize discuss both the play and the changes which have taken place in the image and comic material of comedians over the years and whether there is an appetite for both styles of comedy.

As we gear up for St Patrick's Day with an Irish Comedy Stew Night at the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh, we consider why the Irish were always the butt of the joke but who is the butt of their jokes? Irish comedians Kevin Hayes and Jeff O'Boyle try to cover their backsides and defend the Irish sense of humour.

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