About this episode
The episode features a comedic take on current events with various political figures and pop culture references.
Rylan takes Keir Starmer dating naked, Trump is an Agent of Chaos, Putin has a job interview, and we open the jaws of Andy Burnham. The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album. Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
People in this episode
Host: Jon Holmes
Topics covered
- comedy
- current affairs
- pop-culture
- politics
- news
Keywords
- Andy Burnham
- Keir Starmer
- Trump
- Putin
- comedy
- news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio 4
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