On 3rd July I took part in heat 3 of the BBC Radio 4 Comedy Award. In this podcast I impart my experience of the competition, I report on how I fared, and we compare my broadcast set from the actual set on the night.
David Eagle
New Comedian Of The Year (Leicester Square Theatre 2019, Bath Comedy Festival 2019, Nottingham Comedy Festival 2018) and member of three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning band The Young'uns
Wow, David – that’s really interesting!
Firstly, huge congratulations for getting onto the Beeb and for doing so well. And kudos to you for having the foresight to record your gig from your pocket as well. I think that was a very useful thing to do, especially as the broadcast version is so different. It is not unreasonable to think you’d have thought you’d been going mad otherwise. Gaslighted by the BBC! But take heart, you sound pretty darn good on the broadcast version, and I can see why they edited your set this way, just to keep it tight, timewise. Good stuff!
Hi Donna, thank you, you would make a wonderful diplomat. What are you doing over the next few days? Fancy giving negotiating with the EU a shot?
Listening to your pod, it does seem a bit naughty. Well done for calling it out. Hopefully catch you in london some time
What’s the point of editing it like that? It surely would have sounded better on’t radio…although they may have to explain why you didn’t win I suppose
Just gave that a listen and I was left slightly infuriated with the BBC. I honestly think it’s someone’s job to edit stuff and they only do it because they think they should. Pointless meddling. Like cutting the 2nd verse or the intro out of a song, you wouldn’t dare.