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Jake Yapp

Describing himself as "Broadcast comedy's best kept secret", Yapp first came to prominence in the mid 1990's on Martin Kelner's radio shows on BBC North and the old Jazz FM playing the character Dame Dora Dale. This led to the award-winning BBC 7 show 'Pleased to Meet You' [1] in 2006.

A semi-finalist in the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards in 2000 he has performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 2008 and 2009.

He now has a regular slot on BBC 6 Music's morning show and created and performed 'The Chesney Bentings Mysteries' for BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce show as part of 2011's Comic Relief.


References

  1. ^ NewStatesman July 2006

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