To celebrate our 300th week of regular podcasting, we take you back to where our audio library all began: Laughing Stock Productions. Founder and producer Mike O’Brien tells us the history of his epic comedy label (audio home of acts ranging from Peter Cook & Dudley Moore to Tim Minchin), how the business of audio comedy has changed over the years, and what new comedy project he’s now involved with. Featuring a special appearance from Adrian Scarborough and excerpts from The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show. (Length 23:35)
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Hooray! At long last, a podcast addressing the creation of The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show. This answered some questions I’ve had for years!
You’re welcome! If you have any other questions, though, you’ll have to ask – it was very tough psychically divining the first batch…