The Odd Half Hour
Radio sketch show looking at modern life's pains. Stars include Stephen K Amos and Justin Edwards
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2008 - 2010
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 12 (3 series)
- Starring
- Stephen K Amos, Jason Byrne, Justin Edwards and Katherine Parkinson
- Writers
- Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris, Simon Evans, Andrew Dawson, Steve Dawson, Tim Inman, Mark Evans, Danielle Ward and others
- Producers
- Gareth Edwards and Alex Walsh-Taylor
Stand-ups Stephen K. Amos and Jason Byrne and comic performers Katherine Parkinson and Justin Edwards are brought together for a radio gang show that mixes the political with the plain silly.
The Series 3 line-up has altered slightly, with Kevin Bishop, Doon Mackichan and Jessica Ransom joining Stephen K Amos and Justin Edwards. This latest series answers all the questions you've probably never asked. How does a mouse get into a can of baked beans? What happens when paleontologists speculate about the sex lives of dinosaurs? And just what is the dream job for an HR Manager?
- Part of
- Production company
- Soundtrack
- Music by Osymyso and Justin Edwards
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 19th May 2008 on BBC Radio 4 at 11pm
- Last new broadcast
- Tuesday 7th December 2010 on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
- Last repeat
- Tuesday 28th July 2020 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
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