A lost ‘bawdy bard’ act reveals roots of naughty British comedy

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A lost ‘bawdy bard’ act reveals roots of naughty British comedy
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The 15th century comedy routine features a killer rabbit centuries before ‘Monty Python.'

and designed for live performance, since the narrator tells the audience to pay attention and even to pass him a drink. The texts also feature regional humor and inside jokes for a local audience.

Part of “The Hunting of the Hare” poem in the Heege Manuscript featuring the killer rabbit. The first lines read: “Jack Wade was never so sad / As when the hare trod on his head / In case she would have ripped out his throat.” CREDIT: National Library of Scotland.

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