Has Adolf Hitler ruined that little moustache for everyone? The only time you'll see it these days is carved into the pubic hair of a naughty lady. Is it possible to reclaim the toothbrush moustache (as it should be called) for comedy? After all Chaplin had it first. In the critically acclaimed Hitler Moustache comedian Richard Herring (star of BBC2's Fist of Fun and the Collings and Herrin podcast) determines to find as well as discovering how people will respond to this contentious face furniture when it's growing out of his face. Will they assume he's crazy or a fascist or both? Will they spit at him punch him or just laugh in his face? It's a show that examines iconography the way we judge and are judged the dangers of political apathy the point where comedy and madness touch and the very ethics of such a comedy stunt. Is it worth Herring upsetting strangers risking physical and psychological damage and ruining his parent's Golden Wedding photos for the sake of a stand up show? And can Herring use the moustache as Chaplin did before him to satirise fascism and expose the culpability of apathetic liberals in the success of the BNP?
Combining child-like guile with rigorous academic research, Herring attempts to discover the true historical Jesus, find out why he is all things to all men, discovers a mistake on the very first page of the New Testament and tries to ascertain if Jesus ever really did walk like a lady and wear a bra. It's a show that was picketed by aggrieved Christians in Glasgow and Lowestoft, even though they hadn't seen it - You'll remember Jesus famously said, Judge stuff you haven't seen- but which is as critical of Richard's wishy-washy atheism as it is of those who have misinterpreted Christ's message.
Acclaimed actor and star of the popular TV series Midsomer Murders John Nettles goes back to his roots to St. Austell in Cornwall and begins a journey that will take him through the landscapes and cultures that make up one of the most beautiful and richly endowed regions in Britain. Including interviews with painter Sir Terry Frost sculptor Barbara Hepworth authors Minette Walters and Henry Williamson actors Jack Shepherd and Michael York poet Charles Causley comedian Richard Herring and more; and featuring the writings of A.L. Rowse D.H. Lawrence P.G. Wodehouse John Betjeman Agatha Christie and Thomas Hardy among others; John Nettles' West Country is a passionate exploration of a coastline and all it contains - rich and varied in its boundless energy and breathtaking beauty.
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