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Sketch comedy from Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden, aka The Pin.

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Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show

Loveable idiots Alex and Ben are out to achieve a very rare record... a radio first. From September 2016.

The Pin are out to achieve a very rare record... a radio first.

Strap in for a 15-minute delve into a world of oddness performed in front of a live studio audience.

The Pin are an award-winning comedy duo, and legends of Edinburgh festival. They deconstruct the sketch form, in a show that exists somewhere between razor-sharp smartness and utterly joyous silliness.

Written by Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen

Performed by:

Ben Ashenden
Alex Owen
Freya Parker
Brian Protheroe

Producer: Sam Bryant

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2016.

The Pin: Series 2

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Sketch comedy from Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden, aka The Pin

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