The QuaranTea Break Podcast
Ep 11: Dane Baptiste – talking BBC Three’s Sunny D, keeping momentum with Black Lives Matter and being in awe of Marcus Rashford
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Episode notes
HELLO, and welcome to EPISODE 11. Thanks for coming on board. Today’s brilliant guest is stand-up comedian, writer and actor DANE BAPTISTE. You’ll know Dane – the first black British act to be nominated for a Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – from Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and his incredible sitcom Sunny D. I was so delighted Dane joined us for this episode.
I really loved our conversation. As always, we had an honest chat about lockdown life and what that has meant for him (for Dane, he was about to embark on his stand-up tour, Dane Baptise: The Chocolate Chip, which has now been postponed until next year – you can pre-order tickets here: https://danebaptiste.co.uk). Dane spoke about his experiences around the recent conversation about British TV comedy in light of Black Lives Matter, plus his sitcom Sunny D returning to BBC iPlayer. We also talked about how we keep the momentum around the Black Lives Matter movement, and whether he’s optimistic about change.
We also gassed on about his exceptional podcast, Dane Baptise Questions Everything, which I love so much. Like this podcast, you’ll find it in all your usual pod places.
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