About this episode

The episode features a mix of comedy and music with guests discussing their latest works and experiences.

Harry Shearer is a comedy legend. He’s the voice of Mr Burns in the Simpsons (and many other characters), he’s Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap, and he’s over here with a brand new musical about J Edgar Hoover. Bella Hull first performed stand up a decade ago at the age of 17. In her new show ‘Mad Cow Disease’ she looks back on her decade in comedy. She also spills secrets from the writing room of Saturday Night Live UK. Best Selling novelist Joanna Cannon’s latest book is ‘An Unlikely Visitor’, the story of recently widowed Margaret, who is finally facing up to her past. And there’s music from Gina Birch whose band The Raincoats are a cult favourite. She performs from her latest solo album, ‘Trouble’ and we're also joined by Gabriella Cilmi whose song 'Sweet About Me' was a massive global hit. She performs new material and tells us about meeting her hero, Robert Plant. Presenter: Stuart Maconie Producer: Jessica Treen

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Maconie

Guests: Harry Shearer, Bella Hull, Joanna Cannon, Gabriella Cilmi, Gina Birch

Topics covered

• comedy
• music
• novel
• stand-up
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Harry Shearer
• Bella Hull
• Joanna Cannon
• Gabriella Cilmi
• Gina Birch
• comedy
• music
• novel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saturday Night Live UK

Books & works: Mad Cow Disease, An Unlikely Visitor, Trouble, Sweet About Me, Spinal Tap

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