Irish Micks And Legends. Image shows from L to R: Aisling Bea, Yasmine Akram. Copyright: Green Dragon Media
Irish Micks And Legends

Irish Micks And Legends

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2012 - 2015
  • 8 episodes (2 series)

Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram present Britain with a series of modern, comic reworkings of traditional Irish stories and folklore. Stars Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram.

Key details

Genre
Stand-Up
Broadcast
2012 - 2015
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
8 (2 series)
Stars
Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram
Writers
Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram
Producer
Raymond Lau
Company

Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram become Ais and Yaz and are the very best pals. They are taking their role as Ireland's freshest story-tellers to the British nation very seriously indeed but they haven't had the time to do much research, learn their lines or work out who is doing which parts.

The girls' unconventional way of telling stories involves a concoction of thoroughly inappropriate modern-day metaphors and references to many of the ancient Irish stories.

With a natural knack for both comedy and character voices, Yasmine Akram and Aisling Bea bring you warm, modern re-workings of popular ancient Irish stories.

With a vast vault of fantastical myths, mixed with 21st century references to help you along, prepare for some very silly lessons in life, love and the crazy shenanigans of old Ireland and modern Irish.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 31st October 2012 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats

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