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Funny Business: Who Shot The Yeoman?

Season 2, Ep. 2

Who shot Stan 'the Yeoman' Yeo? A devastating account of what really happened the night the stand-up comedian was gunned down on stage, which also provides an eviscerating look at the automated future of tomorrow's laughter.


Opening music: Black to Comms - Hotel Freund is used with kind permission of the artist in December 2017.


Credits to music and all sound effects used, as well as links to bands/songs/files, can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1gdm9d…/edit?usp=sharing


All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com



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