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The Comedy Café: 29/04/2011

29/04/2011

BBC Radio Scotland - The Comedy Café, 29/04/2011

Stand up poet Matt Harvey share some of his favourite royal wedding poems.

Stand up poet Matt Harvey has been on a nationwide hunt for a royal wedding poem fit for the future king and queen. He joins the Comedy Cafe to share some of his favourites.

"Roses are red, violets are blue - Kate and Wills need a love poem from you..." Stand-up Poet Matt Harvey has been on a nationwide hunt for a right royal wedding poem fit for the future king and queen. He joins the Comedy Café to share some of his favourite responses.

Snigger, snort, giggle, guffaw... what's in a laugh? Just because we're laughing does it mean we're happy? Commonly regarded as a universal language laughter has many more nuances than it might seem. Laughter expert Robin Graham and Laughter Yoga instructor Sharon Miller interpret the many subtleties of our audible expression of amusement.

We usually consume our live comedy by sharing a stadium with thousands of likeminded fans or cloistered in a shadowy late night club. But comedian Trevor Lock aims to shake things up by couch-surfing into your living room with his "Live in My Lounge" tour. While comedian Bruce Devlin has performed in locations as diverse as shopping malls and an airport arrivals lounge. They share the perils of performing live comedy in unusual venues.

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