Jon Holmes Says The C-Word
- Radio chat show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2024
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Jon Holmes talks to fellow comedians who have received a cancer diagnosis. Also features Stephen Fry, Matt Forde, Eric Idle, Mike Peters, Mark Steel and more.
Press clippings
Green Wing, Mark Steel and Time Of The Week amongst ARIAS nominees
Kurupt FM, Green Wing: Resuscitated, Help I Sexted My Boss, IM1, Mark Steel's In Town, The Menagerie, The Skewer, Time Of The Week and Where There's A Will, There's A Wake are up for the Comedy Award in the ARIAS 2025.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2025How comedians are fighting cancer - with juvenile jokes, and courageous candour
Deluged by medical calamities, our stand-ups have hit back with terrific, transcendental shows that TV would be wise to learn from.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 29th December 2024The week in audio: Jon Holmes Says the C-Word
Holmes creates the "men talk cancer" show he needed, featuring Eric Idle, Stephen Fry and more.
Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 13th July 2024Jon Holmes opens up about cancer diagnosis in Radio 4 series
Radio 4 series Jon Holmes Says The C-Word will see The Skewer creator, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer, talking to comedians about their personal experiences of undergoing cancer treatment.
British Comedy Guide, 18th June 2024