Tag: Michael Redmond
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Michael Redmond On The Funny Farm
Some more brilliant stand up from Michael Redmond. The Funny Farm was an STV production, that aired in Scotland for four series between March 1990 and May 1993. A few episodes made it on to ITV in London though. Here’s Harry Hill on the same show, being introduced by Fred MacAulay.
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Michael Redmond On Friday Night Live
Here’s Michael Redmond doing some stand up on Friday Night Live circa 1988. This is actually an excellent example of really good crowd control. Listen to how rowdy they are before he speaks, and watch him raise his volume on the setup, then bring himself down to his normal level. Pretty soon, he’s got them…
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Eamon, Older Brother Of Jesus
It began as a recurring sketch on Alan’s Big 1FM, and was written by its star Michael Redmond. It later reappeared with more instalments on Shuttleworth’s Showtime. But come late October 1996, Eamon, Older Brother Of Jesus, was due to become its own 15 minute show on BBC Radio 4. It never aired. The premise…
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Michael Redmond On Clive Anderson Talks Back
This is a rare and lovely treat. Have a watch, and we’ll talk afterwards. Yes, that line does feature heavily in an excellent Stewart Lee routine, and man alive, the accompanying ladder joke is marvellous. Such ad odd intro to the stand up though. Why was Clive in the audience, and why was the camera…