Festival of the Spoken Nerd: You Can't Polish a Nerd
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Fresh from their latest UK tour, Matt Parker, Steve Mould and Helen Arney have committed yet another comedy spectacular to a digital format. Packed full of science, songs and spherical geometry, the intrepid trio go further than ever to celebrate nerdiness in all its raw and unpolished glory. 'You Can't Polish a Nerd' is the third show from science comedy phenomenon Festival of the Spoken Nerd. It's here to put the "ooh" into zoology, the "fun" into fundamental theorem of calculus and the "recursion" into recursion, creating the ultimate in audio-visual entertainment for nerds and non-nerds. - "Science was never such hilarious explosive fun" (Richard Herring) - "They make science fun and understandable which is a great combo" (Sandi Toksvig, BBC QI) - "Made me go Hydrogen Argon, Hydrogen Argon, Hydrogen Argon" (Rufus Hound) - "These nerds are the real deal" (Ben Goldacre, Bad Science) - **** "Fantastic and funny... you don't need to be a nerd to enjoy this show" (Broadway Baby) - "The nerds are back, and they're bigger and better than ever" (Redbrick Magazine) - "Sharp wit and quick thinking... a fantastic night of comedy" (The National Student) - "Part of rationalism's desperate rearguard action" (Sunday Times)

2018 · 1h 49m
Starring Helen Arney, Steve Mould, Matt Parker
Director Ben Woolf, Pete Callow

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Cast & Crew

  • H‌A
    Helen Arney
    Self
  • S‌M
    Steve Mould
    Self
  • M‌P
    Matt Parker
    Self
  • Ben Woolf
    Director
  • P‌C
    Pete Callow
    Director
  • H‌A
    Helen Arney
    Producer
  • M‌O
    Mike O'Brien
    Producer

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Festival of the Spoken Nerd: You Can't Polish a Nerd

Comedy

Fresh from their latest UK tour, Matt Parker, Steve Mould and Helen Arney have committed yet another comedy spectacular to a digital format. Packed full of science, songs and spherical geometry, the intrepid trio go further than ever to celebrate nerdiness in all its raw and unpolished glory. 'You Can't Polish a Nerd' is the third show from science comedy phenomenon Festival of the Spoken Nerd. It's here to put the "ooh" into zoology, the "fun" into fundamental theorem of calculus and the "recursion" into recursion, creating the ultimate in audio-visual entertainment for nerds and non-nerds. - "Science was never such hilarious explosive fun" (Richard Herring) - "They make science fun and understandable which is a great combo" (Sandi Toksvig, BBC QI) - "Made me go Hydrogen Argon, Hydrogen Argon, Hydrogen Argon" (Rufus Hound) - "These nerds are the real deal" (Ben Goldacre, Bad Science) - **** "Fantastic and funny... you don't need to be a nerd to enjoy this show" (Broadway Baby) - "The nerds are back, and they're bigger and better than ever" (Redbrick Magazine) - "Sharp wit and quick thinking... a fantastic night of comedy" (The National Student) - "Part of rationalism's desperate rearguard action" (Sunday Times)

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Studio
Festival of the Spoken Nerd
Released
2018
Run Time
1 hr 49 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2018 Festival of the Spoken Nerd

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English (United Kingdom)
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English (AAC)

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English (CC)

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