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Loveable idiots Alex and Ben try to prove their accountant wrong, and make a great show on a budget. From 2016.

The Pin are out to prove their accountant wrong, and make a great show on a budget.

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
Nick Mohammed

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2016.

7 months left to listen

14 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Jun 202522:45

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Credits

RoleContributor
PerformerAlex Owen
PerformerBen Ashenden
ProducerSam Bryant
WriterAlex Owen
WriterBen Ashenden

Broadcasts

  • Wed 14 Sep 201623:00
  • Thu 20 Dec 201823:15
  • Tue 21 Apr 202023:15
  • Sat 14 Aug 202123:45
  • Fri 10 Feb 202323:15
  • Fri 20 Jun 202522:45

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The Pin (aka Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen) chat to Cariad Lloyd about pitching bad ideas.

Featured in the Comedy of the Week Podcast

Featured in the Comedy of the Week Podcast

Presented by Cariad Lloyd.