Geoff Norcott’s Working Men’s Club

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Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club

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The comedian on the thing he knows most about: being a British bloke.

The award-winning comedian Geoff Norcott on the thing he knows most about: being a British bloke.

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Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club: Episode 2

Episode 2

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Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity. This week, should we just ‘man up’?

Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity, with the help of his audience in Leeds.  This week, should we just ‘man up’?

Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity in this stand-up series for Radio 4, by creating the safe space of a working men’s club so he can speak freely about the problems men are facing and how we might go about fixing them in a way that benefits everyone.
 
This week, Geoff looks at the sometimes problematic phrase “man up".  Is it sexist, or is it just shorthand for taking some responsibility for the greater benefit? With the help of his studio audience, Geoff looks at language men need to change.
 
Written and presented by Geoff Norcott

Recorded by Richard Biddulph

Production manager: Sarah Wright
Executive producer: Caroline Raphael
Producer: Ed Morrish

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