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Radio 4,17 Aug 2011,30 mins

In Edinburgh with AL Kennedy; Bobby Crush; Andy Zaltzman

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Mark Lawson presents a special programme from the Edinburgh Festival. His guests include Costa Prize winning novelist and part-time stand-up comedian AL Kennedy, whose new book focuses on a woman who has worked as a fake medium. Bobby Crush discusses playing Liberace, the flamboyant pianist who was once the world's best-paid entertainer. Political stand-up Andy Zaltzman considers the art of topical comedy at a time of fast-changing headlines. Sadia Azmat is a Fringe newcomer with her show Please Hold, You're Being Transferred to a UK Based Asian Representative, a production based on her own workplace experiences. The team behind Showstopper! improvise a musical finale for the programme. Producer Jack Soper.

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