Greg McHugh Stands Up For Scotland
Greg McHugh is one of the rising stars of
British Comedy. He wrote and starred in the award-winning Gary Tank
Commander and appears as Howard the Scottish geology student in Fresh
Meat. Here, he introduces some of his favourite Scottish funny men and
women in a personal selection of features, conversations and sitcoms.
Greg’s choices include:
Take an
Englishman and a Scotsman - Graeme Garden is joined by
Elaine C Smith,
Colin Gilbert, David Quantick, Hardeep Singh Kohli to ponder the
north/south divide of comedy style and inspiration.
When the Dog
Dies: Ronnie Corbett plays the long-suffering head of a dysfunctional
family, trying to live out his golden years in peace, along with his
trusted mutt Henry.
Armando Iannucci: The Radio Scotland Years -
The award winning satirist talks about and plays some examples of his
early comedy efforts on BBC Radio Scotland.
Fags, Mags & Bags
- the Scottish shopkeeper Ramesh causes havoc by installing a slush
puppy machine in his corner shop. This episode stars
Greg McHugh as
astrologer Keith Futures.
Laughing In All the Right Places -
Janey Godley talks to presenter Jo Caulfield about how her
‘Scottishness’ makes her stand out in the comedy crowd.
Hiya Pal -
presenter Janice Forsyth pays tribute to the late Gerard Kelly, with
contributions from Ricky Gervais,
David Hayman, and
Craig Ferguson.
Ep 1/1
Saturday 26 January
9.00am-12 noon
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA
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