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We Are Klang
We Are Klang
Oct 18, 2024 1:19 PM

Author:Marek Larwood,Steve Hall,Greg Davies,Greg Davies,Steve Hall,Marek Larwood

We Are Klang

The specially commissioned BBC radio series from the trio who were nominated for an if.comedy award. 'We Are Klang' are three stand-up comedians: Greg Davies - ‘a very fat Rik Mayall’ - Steve Hall - ‘a poor man’s David Baddiel’ - and the hairless Marek Larwood - ‘a homeless Matt Lucas’. Their sell out Edinburgh show was nominated for an if.comedy (formerly Perrier) award and this spoof radio series was specially commissioned for BBC7 and written and performed by 'We Are Klang' - we hear some tall tales in these Amazing Lives... When ‘Britain’s most ridiculous alcoholic’ sets his heart on becoming a war poet, little does he realise that his poetry will kill as many people as the Vietnam War itself. As for Max Phantasmo, well his stand-up routines are so bad he’s been banned from performing in public. Even the US President spoke out against him. ‘Travelling, meeting people, growing beards and dysentery. What does exploring mean to us?’ In one episode we meet two of the UK’s most celebrated explorers. They have stared death in the face (and it’s like waking up next to Judy Finnigan). Lastly, we hear about Gummy Monkey, the controversial Broadway musical, which ran for just three days. Likened to Monty Python, The Times declared, ‘this is stupid comedy done with great intelligence’. ‘I have seen the future of comedy and it is We Are Klang’ - Evening Standard

Reviews

Hughes knows his subject inside out . . .makes you want to rush out and revisit each of these movies right away

—— Empire

Extremely funny, brilliant

—— Sunday Telegraph

Engaging, eccentric, hilarious, incredibly good company. A wonderwall of moments and memories . . . one of our most entertaining authors

—— Independent

Very, very funny . . . the kind of book you'll want to press on your friends

—— GQ

Witty, terrific, stupendously funny

—— Daily Telegraph

Warm, funny . . . wonderfully accurate and evocative . . . we close the book wanting more

—— Times Literary Supplement

Pitch perfect

—— Financial Times

Funny, perceptive, thought-provoking. Armitage has a poet's eye for the poignant detail and the bigger theme

—— Scotsman

Evocative and engaging

—— Tim Willis , Sunday Telegraph
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