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The Comedy Café: 28/10/2011

28/10/2011

BBC Radio Scotland - The Comedy Café, 28/10/2011

Comedian Craig Campbell tells Janice Forsyth about doing his first ever solo tour.

Comedian Craig Campbell tells the Comedy Cafe's Janice Forsyth about the demands of performing his first ever solo tour.

Following the huge success of his first ever solo tour this spring comedian Craig Campbell pretty much had to double the number of dates he'd planned due to popular demand! On his return to Scotland for those extra dates he joins Janice Forsyth on the Comedy Café to talk about the shift from performing on the club circuit to high profile TV appearances and headlining his own tour.

Stand-up Julia Sutherland boards a bus with other Scottish based comics all bound for Newcastle to check out The Stand comedy club's new custom built premises there. With a reputation for being one of the best loved comedy venues to play in the UK, Julia investigates what makes the perfect comedy venue.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of British topical satire magazine, Private Eye. PE journalist, Andy Murray tells us of the magazine's history, its public schoolboy origins, and the reason it's remained so successful for half a century.

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