See Hear: Deaf Comedy
An episode of See Hear looking at comedy for deaf people
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2015
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Clive Mason, John Smith, Rinkoo Barpaga, Caroline Parker, Simon Bernacki and Steve Day
- Director
- Caroline O'Neill
- Producer
- William Mager
This was Episode 28 from Series 34 of See Hear, the TV magazine show for the deaf and hard of hearing, highlighting issues affecting the community.
In this particular episode, Clive Mason takes to the stage at London's world-famous Comedy Store to find out the secret of making deaf people laugh.
He's joined by John Smith, a deaf comedian who has taken his act all over the world; Rinkoo Barpaga, an up-and-coming comedian who uses an interpreter in his routine; and Caroline Parker, a veteran of the stage who has performed to both deaf and hearing audiences.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 25th February 2015 on BBC Two at 10:30am
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- Last repeat
- Thursday 26th February 2015 at 12:20am