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DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!

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Genres:

  • Biographical
  • Comedy
  • Documentary

People/organisations:

  • Scottish Screen Collection

Series:

  • This scotland

Decade:

  • 2000s

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Title: DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!

Reference number: 7292

Date: 2004

Director: d. Marc de Launay

Sponsor: Scottish Television, Grampian Television and Scottish Screen

Producer: Marc de Launay

Production company: Mandragora Productions

Sound: sound

Original format: Digital Betacam

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 24.00 mins

Description: Jack Dickson, successful Scottish screenwriter and novelist of gay fiction, has decided to take part in a stand-up comedy class for beginners. Will he overcome his fears of speaking in public and find out if he can really make people laugh...? [synopsis from Mandragora website at http://www.mandragora.net/, last accessed 7/12/2009]

Part of 'This Scotland' documentary strand, broadcast on STV.

Credits: This programme contains strong language from the outset.

Thanks to The Write Brothers, Gary Woodburn, Helen Lawrie, Jo McKenzie, Gary Little, David Guthrie, Katie Moore, Des McLean, David Gantley

Special thanks to Nigel Buckland, John Ross, Graham Dodds