I hate the phrase white working class. To me, it's a racist phrase almost because it engenders a division that's not useful. I've got everything in common with the Jamaican carpenter guy who wants to go to university. What the hell has race got to do without the situation when it comes to access to education? It shouldn't be in there. It should just be working class people and people. We need to look at my female compatriots without sounding too Corbinie here. My friends of color, we should be working together because we're all volume, although slightly different. He's all down here at the bottom. None of us are going to get to go
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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