Ep 197: Hal Cruttenden on Royal Variety, Meeting The Queen & Gigging During An Armed Siege
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The boays are joined by comedian Hal Cruttenden. Hal chats about middle-aged dating, his journey from acting into stand-up comedy (including recently playing Winston Churchill) and turning up to stand-up gig during an armed siege. Hal also reveals what he said to the Queen after performing at the Royal Variety Performance, how his name became synonymous with doing multiple shows a night, and shares his thoughts on how the English feel about Scottish Independence.
Hal’s is currently on tour throughout the UK with his new stand-up show. Tickets here: https://halcruttenden.com Tickets for Marc's stand-up show at the King's Theatre in Glasgow on Friday 20th March available here: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/marc-jennings-bread-and-circuses/kings-theatre-glasgow/ Sign up to our Patreon for extra episodes and bonus content including access to all our live shows here: https://www.patreon.com/somelaugh Some Laugh Merch Available Now: https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/some-laugh-podcast You can watch the boays' stand-up specials for free here on the Some Laugh YouTube channel : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM6lKn8dnMK5bOtlX-3XlCpZSf-B_qweQ&si=JjKknRTZvvza5l55 Stand-Up Tickets: Marc: https://linktr.ee/MarcJenko Stu: https://linktr.ee/StuartMcP Steve: https://linktr.ee/stephenbuchanan
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