Episode notes
A crime producer stumbles upon a one of a kind comedy set, sending her down a rabbit hole of deception and murder. From Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts, Wisecrack is a new 6-part limited series that blends investigative true crime with stand up comedy. Coming September 2nd. Binge the entire season ad-free. Subscribe to Tenderfoot+ at tenderfootplus.com or on ApplePodcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
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Speaker 1:Please welcome to the stage, Ed Hedges.
Speaker 2:My name is Ed. Everyone said hello. Ed from a very rural background myself. My dad is a farmer and my mom is a cousin. So like it's not like not loads going on.
Speaker 1:Ed Hedges, a slender, floppy haired up and comer stands on the stage. He was captivating and quirky and had the audience eating out of his hand. And then the whole night took a turn.
Speaker 2:On the twenty second of July twenty fifteen, I woke up to that noise coming from my front door. That was the loudest thing I've ever heard in my life. And at the end of my bed, staring out of my window, there is someone standing. She is terrified, and she says, whatever you do, do not turn on the lights.
Speaker 1:Questioned the death of a woman and a man.
Speaker 2:The lifeless body slumped on the sofa and covered in her own congealed.
Speaker 3:Also repeatedly stabbed and caused a fatal head injury at least day forty one stab wounds to the head, neck and torso plus fourteen blunt force injuries and defensive wounds.
Speaker 2:Well twenty second of July twenty fifteen, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night. Twenty three year old man had killed his family and then he came to my house.
Speaker 1:I was shocked, and so was the audience. This can't be true, but I had to find out more. The mystery would take me to a small village outside of London and the murders. They didn't stop there.
Speaker 2:Does anyone know what show they've come to see? Well, it's a story and it's about the scariest night of my life.
Speaker 1:From Tenderfoot TV. This is Wisecrack, coming September second. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts.
Transcript supplied by the publisher with the episode.
Wisecrack
by Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts · English · True Crime
He left home as the chubby kid with a dream, a decade later, he's a touring comic with a killer set. Literally. In Wisecrack, stand-up comedian Edd Hedges returns to his hometown for a charity gig, only to find himself headlining the most terrifying night of his life. The warm welcome quickly unrave
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