Tag: round the horne

Crabladder or Bust

I referred some time ago to my own short-lived experience as a stand-up comic after entering the BBC’s Young Talent competition in 1999/2000 (can’t remember which). The material on offer by me was around 95% original, with only the shoehorning of a good joke in at the end possibly jarring slightly. There I…

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Round the Horne!

As radio comedies go, there are three which seem to remain popular and outsell all of the other BBC audio comedy releases.  One of these is Round the Horne. Comprising of Kenneth Williams, Bill Pertwee, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden, Round the Horne was expertly held together by languid straight man Kenneth Horne. …

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