187 - Vent

This week we review Vent (Series 1 Episode 1)<br /> <br />Vent is a dark radio comedy about a man recovering from a coma.<br /><br />The main character, Ben doesn't get out much because he's in a coma. However, he does have an active imagination, a comfortable bed and his mum and wife at his side.<br /><br />Amongst the humour we find an original comedy about how a life-threatening illness can change peoples lives and is based on the writer's own experiences when in 2001, Nigel Smith was rushed to hospital with a brain lesion so big, the radiologist thought the scan had been taken post-mortem.<br /><br />Written by Nigel Smith<br />Produced by Gareth edwards<br />A BBC production.<br />Vent is available here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3svOEZg" rel="noopener">https://amzn.to/3svOEZg</a><br /> <br />The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube.<br /> <br />Subscribe for a new episode each Tuesday.<br /> <br />Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.