20 years ago, Carrie Quinlan and Marc Haynes were winning the biggest national prizes for new stand ups. But they walked away and would never do it again. Why would a stand-up give up the mic? Focusing on the early stand-up set of Bill Hicks - one of the comics who made Marc and Carrie take the stage in the first place - and sharing stories of life on the road, what makes a stand up tick, and just how badly a gig can go.
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Moose Allain on The Far Side
Izzy Mant on The Comic Strip: The Strike
Robin Ince on John Waters' Hairspray (1988)
Joe Thomas on The Office: Quiz Night
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Eddie Izzard on John Lithgow PART TWO
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Jim Field-Smith on Ghostbusters
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Helen Monks on Nicola Murray (The Thick Of It)
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Robert Webb on The Young Ones: 'Bambi'
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