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Romesh Ranganathan with Nihal Arthanayake on The Penguin Podcast

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan tells Nihal why he thinks Richard Pryor is the greatest stand-up of all time and how he practices his set in front of an imaginary audience in his garage. 

12 February 2020

Romesh Ranganathan shares anecdotes from his new book, Straight Outta Crawley, and joins Nikesh in the studio with his inspirational objects: a Public Enemy CD, a microphone stand and a Trading Places poster. Expect lots and lots of laughter.

 

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Nine things we've learned from Zadie Smith and Nick Laird's Penguin Podcast episode

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