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The Comedy Café: 30/03/2012

30/03/2012

BBC Radio Scotland - The Comedy Café, 30/03/2012

Janice Forsyth interviews Jon Ronson about the use of humour in investigative journalism.

Award-winning documentary maker and author Jon Ronson talks to Janice Forsyth about the use of humour in investigative journalism.

Award winning documentary maker and author Jon Ronson talks to Janice Forsyth about the use of humour in investigative journalism. 

Janice Forsyth talks to Billy Kirkwood about his imminent grilling by the legendary Arnold Brown, and we hear snippets from Arnold's interviews with Dorothy Paul, Phil Differ, and the man himself. 

BALL & Other Funny Stories About Cancer is the moving story of Brian Lobel's struggle with cancer, which he injects with a healthy dose of humour. Brian tells Janice all about his upcoming appearance at the Edinburgh International Science Festival and how makes such an unlikely subject funny. 

Young people from the BBC L.A.B project explore how comedy quiz shows are put together by going backstage at BBC Radio Scotland's The Guessing Game. 

The Comedy Café's Pete Ross follows his friend Jay who upon celebrating his fortieth birthday decides it's about time to give stand-up comedy a go, turns out he isn't the only one to think like this.is it just a mid-life crisis or something more meaningful?

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