Sketch group Tarot have a new Radio 4 sketch show entitled Soundbleed.
All the sketches in this ground-breaking series are linked by sound effects, creating the sense you are exploring an immersive world of outsiders, misfits and the people you don’t want to sit next to on a Megabus. In homage to the group's live shows, this soundbleed means the audience is never quite sure where one sketch ends and another begins
Tarot is a deliciously warped combination of the twisted minds of Gein’s Family Giftshop and the sweaty bodies of Goose (both critically acclaimed sketch groups in their own right).
The group say: “We are delighted that this show marks the start of what we hope to be a long-lasting relationship with that most famous of broadcasting institutions: Ofcom”
The series was produced by Hayley Stirling and is a BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Adam Drake (Writer/Performer) has appeared in Drunk History (Comedy Central), Bounty Hunters (Sky One), Lazy Susan (BBC Two) and Petrichor (online). He has written for many panel shows including Take off with Brad and Holly (BBC One).
Ed Easton (Writer/Performer) is the star of Dave sitcom Porters and has appeared in many other shows including Warren, James Acaster’s We The Jury, Inside No. 9 and Drunk History. He has also written for Crackanory.
Kath Hughes (Writer/Performer) has appeared in Julia Davis’ Sally4Ever and the Ricky Gervais Netflix sitcom Afterlife, as well as Drunk History (Comedy Central) and The End of the F**king World (Channel 4/Netflix).
Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Writer) is a multi-award-winning comedian and writer. She has appeared on Have I Got News For You, The Russell Howard Hour (which she writes on), Stand Up Central and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, among others.
Ben Rowse (Writer) is a comedy writer and director. He co-wrote the iTunes number one podcast Capital, co-created by Bad Education-creator Freddy Syborn. ‘Capital’ was in the Sunday Times' Top 50 Podcasts of 2017 and the Independent's Top 20 Podcasts of 2017. He also co-wrote and co-created the web series Petrichor.
Soundbleed airs on Radio 4 at 11.15pm on 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th October 2021
Picture: Drew Forsyth
