In 2006, I saved up enough money so that I could try it for six months. By 2010, I knew that this was probably going to be my life. But like all good working class people, do I ever think about going back to copywriting? Is it floating there like a life raft? Absolutely yes. Would I still enjoy it? Yes. Some people don't have that particular of the back of COVID. And that's the thing that enables people to experiment in the creative arts. This is why it's so important. We don't lose a generation of poorer working class kids who don’t have that life raft because they won't have the courage to try what
Samira Ahmed speaks to award-winning comedian Russell Kane. They speak about his life and career, growing up in Essex, his break into comedy at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe, and his relationship with class and identity as a comedian. The recording for this episode took place in April 2021.
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