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Our guest presents a weekly radio show with Ed Gamble, he co-created the TV show Hypothetical, presented by James Acaster, with Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine, he and he's head writer on BAFTA winning show The Great British Bake Off, The Last Leg and the hugely popular BBC series The Traitors Uncloaked. He's performed in Uncle, Ready or Not, Big Age, Animal Antics and the cult BBC sitcom Badults which he co-wrote. He's a member of award winning comedy trio Pappy's with Tom Parry and Ben Clark who do amazing podcasts and live shows. This… is Best of London according to… Matthew Crosby You can find Matthew Crosby on X @matthewcrosby and on Instagram he's matthewcrosby1. You can find us on X/Instagram/Facebook/TikTok at bestolondon (without an f) and you can find me on instagram at ben1hol and twitter @bh27 Follow and subscribe to BEST OF LONDON for links on ALL the platforms including Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Pocketcasts and our social media like Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, and TikTok please click here: https://linktr.ee/bestoflondon You can email us ben@lifemac.com I read and reply to all your emails. Original intro music by Ben Webb Taylor Outro music from 'Lay Down' by Joe Holtaway who's on streaming platforms, to say hi visit joeholtaway.com. Each week I ask a guest 7 questions including what's your best London venue, event, place to eat, area and London Lifehack. You'll find out the best things to do and places to go. After every 10 guest episodes we do a Q&A episode so please send in questions on any subject at all. Presented / Produced by Ben Afleck and Ben Holland --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bestoflondon/message
Matthew Crosby is a comedian, broadcaster and TV writer who can be heard every Sunday morning on Radio X co-hosting the Ed Gamble and Matthew Crosby Show. He's worked with some of the biggest names in comedy - James Acaster, Noel Fielding, Bradley Walsh, Richard Ayoade, Matt Lucas, Sara Pascoe and Harry Hill. He writes for Great British Bake Off, Channel 4's The Last Leg, 8/10 Cats Does Countdown, BBC's Blankety Blank, Matt Lucas' Reasons To Be Cheerful and The John Bishop show among others. Mathew co-created and still writes for Dave's Hypothetical alongside Josh Widdicombe, James Acaster, Tom Craine and producer Stu Mather and he wrote and performed in the comedy Badults. As a performer he has appeared in Big Age, The Reluctant Landlord, Uncle, Ready or Not and as a news reading dog on BBC 1's Animal Antics. Mathew is a founding member of the legendary sketch team Pappy's and co-hosts of their podcast Pappy's Flatshare, along with Ben Clark and Tom Parry which can be heard here https://podfollow.com/437801391 .Matthew Crosby is guest number 286 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Matthew Crosby on Twitter: @matthewcrosby & Instagram @matthewcrosby1 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get this podcast ad-free by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jack Docherty is an actor, writer and chat show host probably best known for the comedy show Absolutely that he co-wrote and starred in and it's spin off sitcom, Mr Don and Mr George which he starred in alongside his Absolutely colleague and friend, Moray Hunter. He played Ben Gary in the advertising sitcom, The Creatives, was in the sci-fi series The Strangerers on Sky and he appeared regularly in BBC3's Badults. He plays Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson in BBC Scotland's comedy Scot Squad. In 1997, Jack was part of the launch of Channel 5 becoming Britain's first five nights a week chat show host on The Jack Docherty Show. He was a co-founder of Absolutely Productions which has produced a number of shows including Trigger Happy TV, The Armstrong and Miller Show, Stressed Eric, and Meg and Mog. Jack Docherty is guest number 217 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Jack Docherty on Twitter: and Instagram: @mrjackdocherty .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week's guest is the hilarious Katherine Ryan, in one of the best episodes to date Ashley and Katherine discuss family, success. set backs, internet trolls and much more. Katherine Louisa Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress based in the UK. She has appeared on many British panel shows including as a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and guest appearances on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, A League of Their Own, Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You?, QI, Just a Minute, Safeword, and Have I Got News for You. In 2015, she replaced Steve Jones as the presenter of Hair on BBC Two. As an actress, she has appeared in Channel 4 sitcom Campus, BBC Two sitcom Episodes and BBC3 sitcom Badults. As a stand-up comedian, Ryan has appeared on the BBC's Live at the Apollo, both as a featured act and as a lead act. For her work, she won the Nivea Funny Women Award, and was also runner-up in the Amused Moose Laugh-Off competition in 2008. In February 2017, Netflix released Katherine Ryan: In Trouble. In July 2019, Netflix released her second live stand-up special, Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room.
Our latest guest is Jojo Sutherland. Jojo is a comedian, actor, writer, speaker and Founder of Gagtraders and Stand Up And Be Counted. Jojo performs in comedy clubs worldwide where she is in demand for both her compere abilities and comedy routines. She is regularly requested to support other comics on tour including Jenny Éclair, US Comic Louis Ramey, 4 poofs and a piano and Tom Stade and has been a TV Warm up artist for studio-based shows, which have included the BBC1 sitcom The Old Guys and Badults on BBC Three. She’s a contributor to several publications including online magazine Standard Issue and has her own regular column in MADE magazine called Trust Jojo! In 2012 she co-wrote and performed a 6 part sketch show called “The Gates” which aired on BBC radio Scotland and in 2015 she starred in an online sitcom alongside Daniel Sloss and Tom Stade called M.U.F.F PRODUCTIONS. Jojo speaks about her early years, her journey into acting and comedy, how having a brain haemorrhage has changed her outlook, as well as sharing her thoughts on success and legacy and her uniquely existentialist views on purpose. Entertaining from start to finish, this one is a lot of fun! 02.20 Jojo growing up 03.50 Studying and becoming an actor 07.20 Jojo’s career path 10.00 When did Jojo decide comedy would be her primary niche? 17.00 How did having a brain haemorrhage change Jojo’s priorities? 19.40 How would Jojo describe her style of comedy? 24.00 How does get into flow for comedy routines? 27.30 What does Jojo think makes a great comedian? 29.00 What do Jojo’s Stand Up And Be Counted workshops entail? 35.00 What is it like performing in the Edinburgh Festival? 37.00 Jojo talks about her upcoming schedule 39.00 Why is it important to laugh? 43.00 What does Jojo enjoy most about the work she does? 45.30 Jojo’s thoughts on purpose 49.50 Jojo on her legacy 50.45 How does Jojo define success? 52.00 What’s the best piece of advice Jojo has received? 53.00 Who has had the greatest influence on Jojo? 54.50 What would Jojo say to her 20 year old self? 56.40 What would Jojo change in the world? You can find Jojo at: http://www.jojosutherland.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/jojosutherland https://twitter.com/jojosutherland Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH
Pappys return to the show after four years to discuss BBC3's Badults, live shows, their future together, and whether they'll ever go back to Edinburgh. Laughter, tears and dickheads in a very festive special episode...Download the accompanying episode from Pappy's Flatshare SlamdownGet ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders@ComComPod | www.comedianscomedian.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jack Docherty and Gemma Whelan join us for part two of this Badults Special mini series, and it is a long rambly corker of an episode full of dodgy stories, dodgier accents and the dodgiest legal arguments you're ever likely to hear. Plus there's scurrilous gossip about REDACTED and REDACTED which almost derailed the podcast completely. Thanks to Gary Ogden for the brilliant artwork - go and check out his other stuff here. http://gogdenart.tumblr.com Hopefully we'll be back with more episodes later in the year - do keep your eyes peeled and come and sees the show live if you can. Also, please do evangelically spread the good news of #flatslam with all your friends and acquaintances. And don't forget to tune in to Badults on Mondays at 10pm on BBC3! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Hey there! It's a surprise mini Flatslam podcast - the first of two to mark the second series of Pappy's sitcom Badults on BBC3. What you're hearing here is Pappy's warm up before our last podcast recording at London's Soho Theatre in April. Unlikely as it sounds, it is fun stuff and should whet the appetite ahead of a bumper podcast proper (winging its way towards you in the very near future). Don't forget to tune in to Badults on Monday June 2nd at 10pm on BBC3! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Series 4, Episode 4 (Hoover): Andi Osho and Matt Edmonson join Pappy's for the last episode in the series, recorded at the Phoenix Fringe festival! Within it you will find Matthew ripping off a much more famous panel game, Tom and Ben musically ripping off one of the most important rock bands ever, Matt ripping off his clothes (in story form) and Andi almost having her hair ripped off. We can't extend the 'ripping off' analogy as far as the beef, which involves a cat. Again, we are lucky enough to have some superlative show art courtesy of Sally Grosart. You should definitely check out her website here and follow her on Twitter too: @scallyg http://www.weepaperpeople.co.uk If you want to be our best pal, then please help us spread the word about the show: tweet about it, enthuse on Facebook, comment on iTunes or tattoo the website url onto your forehead. Please do also 'like' our Facebook page, follow Pappy's and Producer Ben on Twitter @pappystweet @_ben_walker and visit Pappy's Tumblr. Also, do check out Pappy's excellent new BBC3 sitcom Badults. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Series 4, Episode 3 (Washing Up): Paul F. Tompkins and Elis James join Pappy's at the Soho Theatre in a very fun episode indeed! In it Paul shows off an unexpected British accent, Elis reveals his underwhelming impersonation skills, Ben uses the word Flibbertigibbet, Tom exposes his uncanny inability to rhyme and Matthew becomes a one-man jukebox (for a minute or two and then stops). The beef confusingly comes from a man called Laurie and is about a woman called Ron. The show illustration comes courtesy of the pen / hand / mind / computer of Roger Wade. We think it is brilliant - if you agree then you can find his website at rogerwadeillustration.com If you want to be a true champ, then please help us spread the word about the show: tweet about it, enthuse on Facebook, comment on iTunes or just hire one of those airplanes to write a message about it in the sky. Please do also 'like' our Facebook page, follow Pappy's and Producer Ben on Twitter @pappystweet @_ben_walker and visit Pappy's Tumblr. Also, do check out Pappy's excellent new BBC3 sitcom Badults. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Aisling Bea and Lloyd Langford join Pappy's in a green-fingered second episode of the new series! Recorded at the ARGComFest in July it contains several revelations - including... what does Aisling want to plug? what is Lloyd's second job? who is the voice of Tom's internal monologue? what is Ben's solution to conflict in Israel? what does Matthew say that provokes fervent booing? Also within you'll finding singing, an accordion (thanks to Martin White!), an underwhelming weight-based game and a toothpastey Beef courtesy of Hannah. The show's artwork was done by Tom Crowley - and I'm sure you'll agree it is amazeballs. You can find out more about his oeuvre here http://crowleeey.tumblr.com or, if you're twitterish, @crowleeey If you want to be solid gold heroes, then please help us spread the word about this new series: tweet about it, enthuse on Facebook, comment on iTunes or just print up some stickers and put them on strangers coats. Please do also 'like' our Facebook page, follow Pappy's and Producer Ben on Twitter @pappystweet @_ben_walker and visit Pappy's Tumblr. Also, do check out Pappy's excellent new BBC3 sitcom Badults. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Joe Lycett and Mike Wozniak join Pappy's for the first episode of the new series! It's a camping special recorded at the wonderful Machynlleth Comedy Festival in May 2013 and as you'd expect it features Wham, spelling and horses. In it - in amongst the usual mix of puns, jingles and games - you'll find Mike leaping to the defence of a cat, Joe demonstrating his knowledge of fish, Ben flirting badly, Tom not knowing whether to be offended or pleased and Matthew failing to ever pronounce Machynlleth correctly. The show's artwork was done by illustrator James Walmesley - and bloody brilliant it is too. You can find out more about his work here http://jtwillustration.carbonmade.com/ or by following him on Twitter at @RteeFufkin If you want to be absolute ledges, then please help us spread the word about this new series: tweet about it, enthuse on Facebook, comment on iTunes or just walk up to strangers in the street and deliver them a lecture about its merits. Please do also 'like' our Facebook page, follow Pappy's and Producer Ben on Twitter @pappystweet @_ben_walker and visit Pappy's Tumblr. Also, do check out Pappy's excellent new BBC3 sitcom Badults. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Clive James on his new translation of Dante's The Divine Comedy; Terence Conran on his friend Eduardo Paolozzi and Marsha Norman on adapating The Colour Purple for the stage. We hear Paula Milne's Cultural Exchange and actress Cush Jumbo talks about playing Josephine Baker. The comedy trio Pappy's discuss their new TV series Badults and architect Richard Rogers looks back on his career.
With Mark Lawson. The World's End is a new comedy film from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright, completing a trilogy which began with Shaun of the Dead and continued with Hot Fuzz. Adam Smith reviews. Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning dramatist Marsha Norman discusses how she adapted Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple as a musical for the stage. The show is about to receive its British premiere. Marsha Norman also reflects on how she teaches the art of writing for musicals. Badults is a new TV comedy which follows the exploits of three childhood friends who made a pact to live together when they grew up, but find themselves struggling to adapt to adult life. The show is written by and stars Ben Clark, Matthew Crosby and Tom Parry, also known as the comedy troupe Pappy's. They discuss their move from the live comedy circuit to the small screen. In tonight's Cultural Exchange, American writer David Sedaris chooses the TV programme Ru Paul's Drag Race. Producer Dymphna Flynn.