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Radio 4,28 May 2025,28 mins
Available for over a year
Live from the UK brings you the best comedy talent from around the country, all from the comfort of your own headphones. Comedy queen Angela Barnes talks to Manchester about their gym culture, Birmingham about how they inspired a major film franchise (but don't go on about it, unlike our friends in the Southern Hemisphere) gets to know some of the Glasgow locals. She brings you top acts from all of these places and more. Expect to hear material on performing at a yoga festival, adopting a stick insect, the embarrassment of forgetting people's names and the feeling of finding out your partner is secretly posh. This week you can hear; Josh Jones at the Frog and Bucket, Manchester Tal Davies at the Glee Club, Birmingham Stephen Buchanan at The Stand, Glasgow and headliner Lauren Pattison at The Stand, Newcastle Additional Material by Eve Delaney Recorded by Sean Kerwin and David Thomas Sound design by David Thomas Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4. An EcoAudio Certified Production.
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