Scala Radio are working with four award-winning comedians across the month. Isy Suttie, Sindhu Vee, Maisie Adam and Andy Parsons will each be hosting a show on Sunday evenings on the station to provide you with fun, laughter and a great musical soundtrack.
Out to prove that classical music doesn’t have to be serious, sombre or sentimental, each show will be distinct from the next, as the comics curate a playlist of music that makes them happy. Across the two-hour long episodes each comedian will be sharing anecdotes from their childhood, including their earliest memories of classical music and the people they associate with it. They will reminisce about their favourite funny films and play music from the TV sitcoms that have kept them entertained over the years.
The four presenters each have a very different experience of classical music and will use their show to explore elements of comedy in classical music as well as learning more about the genre, whether this be seeking out the most humorous classical composers who wrote the funniest music of the past four centuries or showtunes and film scores which were composed to make people laugh.
Comedian, actress and writer Isy Suttie who presents the first episode commented “I think some people, and I include myself in this actually, can get intimidated by classical music and kind of think you’ve got to know who the composer is … So, I was really excited to be asked to do this and to think back on the classical music that has been part of my life that I didn’t even really realise was part of my life until I was asked to write it all down... I just want to take away the assumption that you have to have a kind of knowledge about it I guess.”
Join Isy Suttie, Sindhu Vee, Maisie Adam and Andy Parsons across the month of February on Scala Radio.
The Classical Comedy Club launches on the 6th February for four weeks from 6pm.
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Episode guide
6th February – Isy Suttie
13th February – Sindhu Vee
20th February – Maisie Adam
27th February – Andy Parsons
