Anyone who has ever watched a Carry On film will be familiar with Kenneth Williams, a man whose voice and timing made him one of Britain’s great comic icons. In 1964, he wrote to a friend with news of an alarming incident.
Alan Carr opened our show at the Royal Albert Hall in November 2025 with this hysterical letter.
On January 16th of 1980, Japanese customs officials found 7.7 ounces of cannabis in Paul McCartney's luggage as he entered the country, resulting in a 10-day stay in a Tokyo prison and the cancellation of his tour of Japan with Wings.
After being released, McCartney was told never to return. Five days into his stay, reggae legend Lee "Scratch" Perry sent a letter to Tokyo's Minister of Justice in an effort lend his support.
Award-wining author Marlon James joined us to read this brilliant letter at Letters Live in New York City in June 2025.
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