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GLASGOW: Stuart is recording his new stand-up special "Horse" at Blackfriars on Sunday 27th April. Tickets here: https://wegottickets.com/SomeLaughPodcastThis week the boays are joined by star of Only an Excuse and Two Doors Down Jonathan Watson. They discuss the origins of OAE?, whether Jonathan ever received any backlash (or Sir Alex's Ferguson's famous hairdryer treatment) due to any of his impressions, and recount some of classic Only an Excuse sketches. Plus, Jonathan discusses his starring role in BBC sitcom Two Doors Down, working with Steve Coogan on This Time with Alan Partridge, and how after starring alongside Brian Cox he could have appeared in an episode of Succession.You can listen to Jonathan's new podcast Forget the Ball (alongside OAE? creator Phil Differ and the real Chick Young) here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JpTJBuenEyFvhKdctmneX?si=443c4dfb547f4c6bSign up to our Patreon for extra episodes and bonus content including access to all our live shows here:www.patreon.com/somelaughMarc is going on his first UK & Ireland tour in the summer of 2025 (now with added shows in Glasgow & Bristol) Tickets are on sale here now: You can watch Stu, Marc & Steve's stand-up specials on the Some Laugh YouTube channel here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM6lKn8dnMK5bOtlX-3XlCpZSf-B_qweQ&si=JjKknRTZvvza5l55Stand-Up Tickets:Marc: https://linktr.ee/MarcJenkoStu: https://linktr.ee/StuartMcPSteve: https://linktr.ee/stephenbuchananYou can follow Some Laugh on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok - and please remember to leave a 5 star review!
Having worked on some of the best loved Scottish comedy of our times – including Scotch & Rye, City Lights & Rab C Nesbitt – Phil Differ knows a thing or two about making people laugh. He's also of course the creator of Only An Excuse, where alongside a host of contributors such as Tony Roper and Jonathan Watson he's been looking at the lighter side of on Scottish Football from as far back as 1986. Whilst comedy has played a huge part in Phil's life, so too has Celtic, and he recalls the privilege of seeing the Lisbon Lions in their prime as an 11 year old boy in 1967, before then going on to meet them in the flesh many years later. In general terms Phil urges caution when it comes to meeting your heroes, but discards that theory completely when it came to a “bunch of guys from Bellshill, Viewpark & Saltcoats” who won club football's biggest prize and wrote their names into the history books forever. Enjoy this brilliant special episode as Tino sits down with Phil to discuss a life in comedy, a life in Scottish Football, and a life in Celtic. ==================================
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A Micky Mellon Masterclass, Killie and Aberdeen Review, Ross County Preview, Lottery, Who Am I, Loan Report, On This Day with The Arab Archive and SMILE writer Phil Differ is our guest… Suns oot, Dons oot, taps are aff, cans are open and this is Episode 96 of The Dode Fox Podcast... You can follow us @dodefoxpodcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and buy our merch at www.dodefoxpodcast.com
Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories - the football podcast that gets under the shirt.Today I meet a legend of Scottish comedy, Mr Phil Differ.Since the 1980s, Phil has written and produced for some of the most memorable and iconic shows for stage and screen including Not The Nine O’Clock News, Spitting Image and Chewin The Fat.He’s perhaps best known for the long running Scottish football impression based satire - Only An Excuse, which began life on radio but transitioned to TV in 1993. In the following 27 years the show became a New Years Eve institution in Scotland - with main actor Jonathan Watson playing a host of characters including Frank McAvennie, Kenny Dalsglish and Sir Alex Ferguson just before the bells rang each year. In the podcast Phil talks to me about the show, his career and his latest play on the life of former Dundee United boss Jim McLean - which is rather aptly called Smile.The play is available to stream for a limited time on the Dundee Rep Theatre website - links to this here https://dundeerep.co.uk/whats-on/smileLater I asked Phil to pick three football shirts tell me a little bit about what they mean to him. We take a nostalgic look back at Scottish football in the sixties, with the hooped shirt Celtic wore in Lisbon in 67 and the national team goalkeeper jersey worn in the win over England at Wembley that sam year. We finish things off with a look at the Brazil shirts from the 1970 and 1982 world cups. Phil clearly loves his shirts. Remember, you can listen to this and other episodes of Football Kit Memories on all major audio platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Please do like, follow and share - but above all - enjoy the podcast ***You can follow me and my own collection on Instagram, or get in touch via Twitter or email. footballkitmemories@gmail.com https://Twitter.com/FKMPodcasthttps://instagram.com/footballkitmemoriesWatch on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZkbjUVvh2YmgH6knIvOAwThe music you heard was produced by Evil Ed check out his music on Bandcamp https://eviled1.bandcamp.comAnd… finally thanks for listening. If you have enjoyed it please do spread the word, give me a follow on social and subscribe to Football Kit Memories on you podcast player of choice. Craig x#PhilDiffer #BBCScotland #OnlyAnExcuse #FrankMcAvennie #ComedyUnit #Comedy #StandUp #ScottishComedy #GlasgowComedy #FootballisLife #Celtic #LisbonLions #Scotland #ScottishFootball #JimMcLean #DundeeUnited #DundeeRep #Soccerpodcast #Football #Soccer #PodcastInterview #Selecao #PodcastComedy #Sports #Sportspodcast #Sportsradio #VintageFootball #FootballShirt #Soccershirt #SoccerJersey #Trikots #FootbalKitMemories #FKM See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Phil Differ is a Scottish comedian and television producer, having worked with the BBC on several Scottish comedy shows having created 'Only an Excuse?' while also writing his own stage play 'Double Feature'. Phil's latest show 'Billy Bremner and Me' takes us through his school years and helps us explore his wonderful career to date.
Phil Differ has written for most of Scotland's best-loved comedy shows over the last 30 years, and this year brought his one-man show "Billy Bremner and Me" to the Edinburgh Fringe. In his show he talks about his teenage dreams of following in Bremner's footsteps from St Modan's High School to the very top of the game - only to find that his own mediocrity stood in his way! Undeterred, he has kept playing football all these years and still cares as much about every goal as he did as a teenager. Unfortunately the show was only on during the first week of the Fringe, but Phil hopes to tour the show later in this year - we'll keep you posted as dates are confirmed.
A Celtic State of Mind presents its 23rd instalment of insightful discussion into the culture of Celtic Football Club, the city of Glasgow, and fans of the reigning invincible Scottish champions.Paul John Dykes is joined by Bafta-winning documentary director, John MacLaverty, and Scottish comedian, Phil Differ.John's Lisbon Lions documentary - Glasgow: 1967 - is an incredible celebration of Celtic's European Cup win 50 years on.Phil has been a staple part of Scottish comedy for decades, and has worked on such iconic productions as Scotch & Wry, Naked Video, City Lights, Rab C Nesbitt and Only An Excuse?The CQN Podcast has gone from strength-to-strength over the last few months, and there are many more guests lined up in the months ahead from the world of sport, music, film, art, broadcasting, literature and politics.Connect with A Celtic State of Mind @PaulDykes, @anorthernprose and @CQNMagazine and subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or through your podcast player.
If you've ever been to the Comedy Nights at the Dalriada, you'll have seen the host Steven Davidson in action. However, there's another side to his professional life as a performer that he's developing in the form of a podcast - "Looking back on a Life the Didn't Happen".
Steven Davidson catches up with Phil Differ at The Brunton Theatre during his tour, then takes him back into a life story that is made up on the spot and has no relation whatsoever to Phil's actual life. Phil has no idea what Steven's questions are going to be in advance, and provides an avalance of magnificent improvised daftness, discussed as always in a serious manner. Everything after the first record is a lie.
Phil Differ is the creator of iconic Scottish football comedy show Only An Excuse. In this interview he gives us the background on the birth of the show, while also discussing the Lisbon Lion who helped him fall in love with football - Ronnie Simpson.My Football Hero is a spin-off from host Teddy's (@ComedyTeddy) other podcast, 'My Hero Podcast'. If you'd like the My Football Hero specials to continue and even get their own podcast stream, then please let us know via Twitter (@ScotComFC), Facebook (Facebook.com/ScottishComedyFC) or email (ScottishComedyFC@hotmail.co.uk). Scottish Comedy FC is the website and podcast produced by members of the Scottish comedy circuit. Please visit ScottishComedyFC.com for more details. Scottish comedians. World game.
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