Bonus Arena, Hull

Our guests for the second Bonus Arena podcast are Gary Jennison and Jed Salisbury. Gary & Jed are the masterminds behind Hull Comedy Festival, have their own Jeddy Bear and Gary's Picnic kids comedy show and have also taken to the Bonus Arena stage more than anyone else in the last year! We talk about what it takes to get on stage and make people laugh and find out how you can be funny.

Episode 1 of the Bonus Arena podcast was a happy accident, created during the making of a short film to celebrate the venue’s first birthday. We got more footage than we could use, so we decided to turn the whole thing into a podcast instead. This means the recording came via the video feed, there’s some shushing on the mics from the band’s shellsuits and it’s more of a Q&A than a discussion due to the nature of the filming. That said, Bud Sugar talk about being the first Hull band to headline the Bonus Arena, featuring on the Hull Icons Wall and diversity in the Hull music scene. Oh, and their desire to have a yacht party… Find out more about Bud Sugar at www.facebook.com/budsugar