Working From Home: Who Was Samuel Foote?

The offices of The Comedy Bureau are currently closed, with strict instructions from the caretaker not to disturb a single leaf on the peace lily until we begin series 2. However, we have had so much feedback from all of you since you listened to series 1 that we felt we really ought to address some of your concerns, enquiries and suggestions.We begin by delving into the mailbag and looking at a suggestion from stand-up comedian and Fubar Radio host Andrew White. Andrew, and many others, suggested that Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road is NOT a meta joke as proposed by Olly, but actually a joke about death... Oliver Double debunks this theory.We then look at a question from Mrs Double concerning the theory that laughter is based on respiratory system - and if that's true then could birds be feasibly considered to laugh? Would you like an episode all about bird laugher? Let us know.We then field subjects like the origins of The Royal Variety Performance and Why is toilet humour so funny? Each of those will probably get a full in-office episode when we finally wrest the keys back from the caretaker and have full access to the files.For the main part of our episode, we turn our attention to none other than Mr Greg Jenner. Greg Jenner is an acclaimed author, podcaster and writer who got in touch to nominate Samuel Foote for the list of potential first ever stand up comedians. And when Greg Jenner gives you a suggestion you simply have to follow it up... so here we go!For all things Greg Jenner, begin at his website: https://www.gregjenner.com/If you're in the market for a new comedian and want to seek out some Andrew White, his website can be found here: https://www.standupandrew.com/If you would like to get in touch with us about anything you have heard on the podcast you can email us [email protected] - we would love to hear from you.Our sources for this episode were:Mr Foote's Other Leg by Ian KellyMr Foote's Other Leg - Wikipedia https://share.google/qCYjfHUnO9vsMbLeVPopular Performance, edited by Adam Ainsworth, Oliver Double and Louise PeacockPopular Performance: : Adam Ainsworth: Methuen Drama - Bloomsbury https://share.google/4S45exvbLg281gzu2