Panel Borders: Comics on Comics with Stewart Lee and Josie Long

Comedian Stewart Lee. Photo: Colin Hutton

Comedian Stewart Lee. Photo: Colin Hutton

Comedians Stewart Lee and Josie Long discuss their appreciation of the medium and forays into creating strips in Panel Borders: Comics on Comics this week.

Stewart Lee is an English stand-up comedian, writer and director who was one half of the radio duo Lee and Herring in the mid-1990s, alongside Richard Herring. He also co-wrote and co-directed the West End hit musical Jerry Springer: The Opera.

Stewart Lee's "appearance" in Doomsday Clock #3 by Geoff john, art by Gary Frank © DC

Stewart Lee’s “appearance” in Doomsday Clock #3 by Geoff john, art by Gary Frank © DC

Alex Fitch converses with Lee, who talks about writing the story “The Property” for CLiNT Magazine and his love for Resonance FM.

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Josie Long’s “Another Planet”

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Guest presenter Mark Hibbett talks to Josie Long about her comic Another Planet featured in The Guardian and the integration of cartoons into her stand-up routine, in front of an audience at Central St Martins.

Josie is a writer and a stand up comedian Who as well as enjoying traveling and performing, cares a lot about politics and social justice and sometimes run a thing called the Alternative Reality Tour.

The episode of the long-running comics show also includes a survey of the various comic book and genre titles on sale as part of this year’s Resonance FM fundraiser auction.

• Panel Borders: Comics on Comics airs 5.30pm Wednesday 7th February 2018, repeated 7.00am Tuesday 13th February, Resonance 104.4 FM and DAB (London) / broadcast streamed at www.resonancefm.com / Resonance Replay stream on mixcloud.com / podcast after broadcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com

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