Case File 20: Are Dogs Funny?

Welcome back to The Comedy Bureau! Somehow, we find ourselves at the end of our second series! We really hope you've enjoyed what we've been putting out and if you have - please find a moment to rate/review the podcast or share it on social media!Not only is it the last episode of series 2, but it's also our first episode in our brand new offices and to celebrate we have some guests... the two office dogs! Maki and Yuzu pop in to the office to lend their species to today's subject: comedy dogs.Today academic Oliver Double and comedian Laura Lexx take a journey through some of the comedy dogs of past and present. From Shakespeare to Luisa Omielan… our history of dogs in comic performance features acts like Al Mardo, Mike and Bernie Winters, Piff The Magic Dragon and Julian Clary.We will be back in the summer with series 3 of The Comedy Bureau but please don't forget us in the meantime!Our sources for this episode were:Shakespeare, William "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" (2004) edited by William C Carroll, The Arden Shakespeare Third SeriesClary, Julian “A Young Man’s Passage” (2006), Ebury PressHere is a link to the clip of Luisa Omielan and Bernie: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1H8EPZEy2s/The contemporary comedians we discuss in this episode are all very worth exploring and enjoying, regardless of whether their dogs are featured in the act.Simon Caine's Barking Mad show is this one: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BarkingMadComedy/The other dog friend comedians we discussed are Juliet Meyers, Louise Leigh, Rob Rouse, Jarred Christmas, Lauren Pattison. Find them and love them!