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The Comedy Café: 02/03/2012

02/03/2012

BBC Radio Scotland - The Comedy Café, 02/03/2012

Comedian and actor Raymond Mearns discusses how mixing comedy and sport can help charity.

Comedian and actor Raymond Mearns, MC at the Glasgow Sport Relief Mile, discusses how mixing comedy and sport can help charity. What can comedians bring to these events?

Raymond Mearns -the comedian and actor discusses how mixing comedy and sport can help charity. What can comedians bring to these events? - he's Mcing the Glasgow Sport Relief Mile with Fred MacAulay later this month.

Doyenne of Glasgow comedy Dorothy Paul talks about getting the part of Magrit in The Steamie, how she comes up with her characters, and coming out of retirement again. All ahead of her Retiring from Retirement tour which kicks off on Saturday 3rd March. 

Pick of the Week is 'Ripping Yarns'. Today's pick of the week is Ripping Yarns! Following the success of "Monty Python's Flying Circus", Palin and Terry Jones created the BAFTA-winning RIPPING YARNS. A parody of Boy's Own-style adventure annuals, "Ripping Yarns" sees Palin take the lead role in nine fantastic adventures - from stirring tales of sporting endeavour, intrepid exploration and wartime heroism to skullduggery, supernatural mystery and murder! RIPPING YARNS - THE COMPLETE SERIES is out on DVD from the 5th of March from Network DVD and it's a 15 certificate

Comedian and writer, Tony Hawks, last heard on this programme talking about his Round Ireland With A Fridge comedy project joins us with more weird and wonderful tales of excess luggage. As recent research highlights Britain's excessive packing "addiction" he'll share his tips on packing for travelling. 

The Green Party (south of the border) has recently apologised for the way it dumped a female stand-up for a transsexual one to 'increase the diversity' of a fundraising night. Comedy critic Jay Richardson, comedian Janey Godley and director of The Stand Comedy Club, Tommy Sheppard join Janice to discuss discrimination in stand-up comedy.

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