About this episode
David Eagle explores traditional folk songs, shares personal stories, and discusses the history of stand-up comedy.
This week, we dissect another traditional folk song, as we meet an aristocrat with terrible navigational skills and an adulterous wife. I tell the story of how, at primary school, I was the leader of a criminal girl gang. We journey back in time 4000 years to experience the world’s first stand up comedy show. A gig in a grammar school takes an unexpectedly dramatic turn. And there’s a desultory ditty about dim sum.
People in this episode
Host: David Eagle
Topics covered
- folk music
- stand-up comedy
- personal stories
- historical anecdotes
- humor
Keywords
- folk song
- comedy
- criminal gang
- dim sum
- grammar school
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: traditional folk song
Places: grammar school
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