Now Wash Your Hands. Image shows from L to R: Salma Shah, Nathaniel Tapley, Jake Yapp, Jon Holmes
Now Wash Your Hands
- Radio comedy
- BBC Radio 4
- 2020
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Comedy series following comedians in isolation. Stars Jon Holmes, Salma Shah, Jake Yapp and Nathaniel Tapley.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
Comedy corona-cast as Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Nat Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests, including Jenny Eclair, Matt Lucas and David Sedaris.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 9th April 2020
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jon Holmes | Host / Presenter |
| Salma Shah | Host / Presenter |
| Jake Yapp | Host / Presenter |
| Nathaniel Tapley (as Natt Tapley) | Host / Presenter |
| Jenny Eclair | Guest |
| Matt Lucas | Guest |
| David Sedaris | Guest |
| Jon Holmes | Writer |
| Salma Shah | Writer |
| Nathaniel Tapley (as Natt Tapley) | Writer |
| Jake Yapp | Writer |
| Tony Churnside | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Steve Doherty | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Jon Holmes | Producer |
| Laura Grimshaw | Producer |
Press
Now Wash Your Hands review
The recurrent dreadfulness of Radio 4 comedy is a bit like a humanitarian disaster on the other side of the world. Yes, it's bad; yes, you wish it wasn't happening; but what are you realistically going to do to change things? Best to turn off the radio and stop thinking about it. Sometimes, things get so awful that intervention becomes necessary. As the Times radio critic I feel moved to issue a unilateral condemnation of Radio 4's new coronavirus-themed "comedy" podcast Now Wash Your Hands.
James Marriott, The Times, 9th April 2020