RADIO IS THE HARDEST
It's Not Easy To Be Funny Over The Air, Says Barrett Lennard ARRETT LENNARD, who plays B the part of an English " Johnnie" in the comedy serial "Oh, Reggie," now being broadcast from the ZB stations, has been making people laugh, on the stage and over the air, for more years than he can remember. His early background is Canadian, but after some years on the stage in America and Canada he came to Australia as principal comedian for J. C. Williamson’s. His first show was the famous musical comedy "Katja," in which Marie Burke played the title role. Cecil Kellaway, Australian comedian, now in Hollywood, was also in the company, and according to Lennard one of
the biggest hazards was the ever-present danger of being involved in a practical joke thought up by the irrepressible Kellaway. Lennard toured Australia with the "Katja" company, and was fortunate in escaping without a scratch from a serious train accident on the Brisbane line. Several members of the company were injured, some seriously. Australian stage audiences, Lennard thinks are among the toughest in the world. They are inclined to give a visiting comedian an enthusiastic welcome, then sink back in their seat as though to say " Now make us laugh if you can." Radio is the hardest work. of all for a comedian-* You have to put all comedy into your voices; you can’t rely on make-up, actions, or expressions for a laugh." "Oh Reggie" is heard at 7.30 p.m. every Thursday from all the ZB stations.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 77, 13 December 1940, Page 21
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