Did You Hear the One About the Newsreader Who Tried to Be Funny? ; Jamie Owen Is Best Know for Presenting Bbc News Programme Wales Today and His Morning Radio Show. Now He's 'Doing Something Funny for Money' As He Tries His Hand at Stand-Up Comedy for Comic Relief. This Is His Diary of How He Got On

Western Mail › March 12, 2011

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January 28 Great radio show today. Good mood spoiled somewhat after programme when producer suggests ('insists') that I support this year's Comic Relief by 'doing something funny for money'. Feel the need to book a holiday quickly.

In the past I've been arm twisted into BBC Children in Need including singing a solo rendition of Delilah and performing a dance routine with my fellow radio show presenter Louise Elliott. (She later described my dancing efforts as akin to being charged by frightened cattle). This latest project has already caused my blood to run cold. They want me to become a stand-up comedian and perform a short set of comedy material in front of a live audience on BBC Radio Wales all in aid of this year's Comic Relief. I can feel myself listening to him while mentally flicking through my exit strategies.

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Did You Hear the One About the Newsreader Who Tried to Be Funny? ; Jamie Owen Is Best Know for Presenting Bbc News Programme Wales Today and His Morning Radio Show. Now He's 'Doing Something Funny for Money' As He Tries His Hand at Stand-Up Comedy for Comic Relief. This Is His Diary of How He Got On

My producer is telling me that everything will be fine and that we'll speak to several established comedians over the next month on the radio show to get some tips but I can't help thinking that even with a ye...

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