Best know nowadays as Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson from BBC Scotland's Scot Squad, Jack Docherty first came to comedy in 1980 with his sketch group The Bodgers arrival at the Edinburgh Fringe. We explore how the Fringe has changed, trace his career via the Channel 4 sketch show Absolutely, and resulting spin-off Mr Don & Mr George, and discover his frustrations on hosting the chatshow that was a Channel 5 flagship. We also unpack which absurdist elements of Jack's improvisation are too much for TV.

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