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Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs

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Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs is a six-part BBC Radio 2 comedy show. Each one-hour episode is hosted by Rhod Gilbert and features Greg Davies and Lloyd Langford, with support from Sarah Millican. A guest comedian and a musical act join every week.

Regular segments include:
- Rhod's Rant Club: Gilbert vents about irritating parts of the modern world.
- Greg's Indecent Proposal: Davies poses an either/or question to the others.
- Confessions: Gilbert reads emails and chats with the audience about embarrassing topics.
- It's a Setup: Gilbert gives Davies and Langford a punchline and they craft a joke setup under time pressure.
- Rhod's Chin Strokers: A topic for discussion and debate.
- Lloyd's Concierge Service: Langford answers agony-aunt style questions.

Original release ran from 4 September to 9 October 2010. There was 1 series with 6 episodes. It was produced by Julia McKenzie and Lianne Coop and aired on BBC Radio 2.


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