Scotland the What? Second Helping

by Buff Hardie, Stephen Robertson, George Donald

More sketches and songs from Scotland the What?, Aberdeen's ambassadors of mirth. All the favorites from 1987 to 1995.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published December 12, 1998

About the author

Along with Stephen Robertson and George Donald, William "Buff" Hardie created the popular Scottish comedy show, Scotland the What?, originally billed as “three semi-literate Scots taking an irreverent look at their country’s institutions”. All three had been students at Aberdeen University in the 1950s where Hardie and Robertson excelled as writers and performers, while Donald contributed the musical elements to several Aberdeen student shows.

The show which was to become a national treasure made its debut in September 1969, on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Scotland the What? was an instant hit and returned to the Fringe in triumph the following year, with some added Northeast material. They subsequently performed the show at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen.

From 1983, they toured Scotland for 12 years, with a new show every other year, as well as featuring in Hogmanay broadcasts on television, and touring Canada. In 1995, their Final Fling tour played to packed houses across Scotland.

Reviews

[Shona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahh, my mither tongue, the highs and lows and the downright ridiculousness of being from the North East of Scotland - not available in English and never likely to be.