Comedian David Rose digs into the archives, to find a very personal story – a tale about a life lived on stage, the parallels of history, and a surprising family legacy which dates all the way back to the music hall era
Guests:
Daniel Appleby, retired lawyer
Alice Fraser, comedian and podcaster
Charles Sokol, collector
Devorah Baum, author of The Jewish Joke, and Associate Professor English Literature and Critical Theory, University of Southampton
Noam Dworman, owner The Comedy Cellar, New York City
Listen to the program on The History Listen with Kirsti Melville.