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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 create and deconstruct an odd world in front of a live audience. Stars Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden. From 2016

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.

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