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It's Your Funeral (IYF)
Arabella Weir
Welcome to It's Your Funeral (IYF) hosted by: -
Lorna Woolfson and Daniel Morrow
Each week on It's your Funeral Lorna and Dan (aka the death fairies) arrange the perfect death and funeral (in the style of a game show!) for a comedian in the UK. Guests include tv comedy actors, sitcom writers, renowned television writers, stand-up comedians and recent Edinburgh fringe performers.
In Episode 5, YES 5!! Lorna and Dan are joined by “One of the most influential women in sketch comedy”, Arabella Weir.
In the episode, we discover Arabella’s vast experience with death and the strict entry requirements she would want for her funeral.
Recorded remotely on 8th March 2022
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