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Radio 4 Extra,06 Jan 2021,15 mins
Available for 78 days
The multi award-winning comic Harriet Kemsley invites her peers to celebrate the trail blazing comedians who inspired them to pick up the mic. In this second series, broadcast across the week in Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club, four of the UK’s top stand-up comedians share how their comedy heroes informed their stand-up styles, and changed their lives. This episode features Josie Long celebrating the irish comedian David O'Doherty and his "low energy musical whimsy" Also featuring: Jessica Fostekew on Rik Mayall. Jen Brister on French and Saunders Shazia Mirza on Richard Pryor Harriet Kemsley is a comedian, writer, podcaster, and host of the Comedy Club on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra. Produced by Anne-Marie Luff, Made for 4 Extra
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