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Royal History with Michael Fry
Comedian, actor and musician Michael Fry joins us for a regal retrospective. Hugh delights in finding a fellow Billy Joel fan, Will has an absurdly large head, and Aine was delayed by a big curry.
Michael Fry an Irish comedian, actor and musician. You may be familiar with his work in The Michael Fry Show on BBC Sounds, No Worries If Not on RTE 2, Derry Girls or his appearance on the Late Late Show performing We Didn’t Start The Fire. He participated in an initiative by Foras na Gaeilge for RTÉ Radio 1 to promote the learning of the Irish language, has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and was in a music video for Sorcha Richardson.
You can find him online @bigdirtyfry.
Legitimate Likes is an Irish comedy podcast hosted by Will Sebag-Montefiore (@wsebag) & Hugh O'Connor (@hughoconnor147) and produced by the mysterious Michael and Aine.
In this episode we discuss the crown jewels, Henry VIII, the Habsburgs, the Stuarts, mad king George and the rest is history (get it?).
Previous guests include Alice Fraser, Cody Dahler, Conor McReynolds, David Kenny, Emil Franchi, Emma Gleeson, Foil Arms & Hog, Greg Olear, Hamish Adams-Cairns, Jacob Jackson, Jon McKenzie, Lottie Bedlow, Mahatma Khandi, Matt Green, Max Fosh, Michael Fry, Rosie Holt, Sean Burke, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Wellington (of The Flophouse), Tatty Macleod and Tom Read Wilson.
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