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Unmuted: Fred MacAulay on missing laughs during lockdown

Zoom gigs during the pandemic have been no laughing matter for the Scots comedian.

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24th Apr 2021

Fred MacAulay is used to making people smile on stage, television and radio.

But when it comes to virtual comedy, he’s found that Zoom gigs are no laughing matter.

The Scots star told Laura Boyd all about his life in lockdown for Scotland Tonight series Unmuted.

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