In This Together podcast: Comedian Russell Kane says government's COVID-19 policies 'don't sound safe'

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In This Together podcast: Comedian Russell Kane says government's COVID-19 policies 'don't sound safe'
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The comedian tells Sky's Sarah-Jane Mee that the government's rules about what you can do are 'hokey cokey, in-out nonsense'.

"You may as well have a touching party in your front room with 1,000 people where you all touch each other's faces!"

He went on:"But, if I want to visit my mum, who's been isolating for 10 weeks and hasn't touched another human being… that's it. A massive fine."That doesn't sound safe to me, what was recommended."The 44-year old star has expressed his feelings on social media during the lockdown and doing what he calls"Kaneings".

He said:"I'm going to start doing topical rants. Get in first with all the gags and make sure I'm just getting stuff out there."It's halfway between live stand-up and waiting for a laugh, and sat-back-in-the-chair comedy blogger which is something slightly different."He continued:"I've just carried on doing what I'm doing.

"But that's basically what it is. It's a form of stand-up that's learnt where the beats are when there's no audience to punctuate it."He said:"Now that the dust is settling, and the R number is dropping, and thank God the death rates dropping as far as we know.'I'm so happy NHS workers are appreciated like they deserve'

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