In this conversation I chat to comedian and presenter Tom Deacon ( https://twitter.com/TomHDeacon ). Tom has been performing live stand-up for the last 12 years and has notched up 4 Edinburgh solo shows. He has presented for the likes of BBC2, BBC Radio1, The Capital FM breakfast show and YouTube football channel Copa90. Tom has also made guest appearances on BBC2’s The Rob Brydon Show, Dave’s One Night Stand and ITV2’s Fake Reaction . He is currently the host of F1 Esports Pro Series. Tom expla...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In this conversation I chat to documentary maker and journalist Andrew Gold ( https://twitter.com/AndrewGold_ok ). Andrew speaks 5 languages, has lived in 6 countries and produces award winning documentaries on bizarre and controversial subcultures. His documentary Exorcism The Battle For Young Minds was broadcast on BBC3 and was Sunday Times' Pick of the Week. He has also created documentaries for HBO and hosts his On the Edge with Andrew Gold Podcast, which was featured as an Apple New and Not...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In this conversation I chat to writer, director and author Nat Luurtsema ( https://twitter.com/natluurtsema ). Nat has written for Mock The Week (BBC), 8 Out Of Ten Cats (Channel 4) and with her sketch group Jigsaw, Nat has had two Radio 4 series, and three sell-out Edinburgh runs. Her adult non-fiction title Cuckoo in the Nest was a Sunday Express Book Of The Year. Girl Out of Water, Nat’s debut children’s book was longlisted for the Waterstones' Children’s Book of the Year. Nat describes how s...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this conversation I chat to comedian and writer Nathan Caton ( https://twitter.com/NathanCaton ) Nathan began performing stand up comedy at the age of 19 and since then he has been on Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Don’t Hate The Playaz, Comedy Gala, Russell Howard’s Good New s and his own series Gran Jury . He also wrote and performed in his BBC Radio 4 sitcom, Can’t Tell Nathan Caton Nothing and starred in a pilot for Paramount Comedy (now Comedy Central) entitled The Nathan Caton Show ...
Nov 23, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In this conversation I chat to author/playwright/screenwriter Gytha Lodge ( https://twitter.com/thegyth ). Gytha set up her own theatre company after graduating from Cambridge with a degree in English and began to tour productions. Her one-act play Otherwise won a Fringe award in 2010 for best new play. After beginning the UEA Creative Writing MA in 2011, Gytha began writing for screen and in prose. She was shortlisted for the Yeovil Literary Prize and the Arts' Council England fiction awards, a...
Nov 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 46
In this conversation I chat to writer/director/performer/producer, Heydon Prowse ( https://www.twitter.com/HeydonProwse ). Heydon began his career creating hidden camera political stunts with the viral creative agency Don't Panic. Many of these videos gained international press coverage. This led to the BBC3 show 'The Revolution Will Be Televised,' which Heydon co-wrote and co-starred in with Jolyion Rubenstein. The show went on to win a BAFTA, a Rose d’Or and a Broadcast Award over three season...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this conversation I chat to the founder of Hoopla, Steve Roe ( https://www.hooplaimpro.com ). Steve co-founded Hoopla in 2006 with his friend Edgar Fernando and they started running improv classes and courses. Hoopla are the founders of the UK’s 1st improv comedy club. Recommended by The Guardian, The Independent, Time Out, The Evening Standard, The Daily Telegraph and more. Prior to covid, their theatre had shows performing 7 nights a week featuring people who have trained with Hoopla. Hoopl...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this conversation I chat to writer/director/improviser Jacob Reed ( http://jacobreed.net ). Jacob has directed for Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central, Funny or Die, Nickelodeon and BuzzFeed. Over the past decade Jacob has also worked as a teacher and performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. His two man improv group Tremendosaur has had multiple show runs at the UCB and been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. As a creative director for B...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 43
In this conversation I chat to comedian and rapper Joe Jacobs ( https://www.instagram.com/jesterjacobs ). Joe Jacobs is a comedian, rapper and writer. He has shared bills with acts including Bill Burr and Stewart Lee. He has been seen/heard on Channel 4, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, Radio 1XTRA and gained millions of views online. In addition to stand up, as rapper Jester Jacobs, he’s put out music since his debut Mental Disorder in 2008. Joe has also performed two critically acclaimed solo shows a...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 42
In this conversation I chat to comedian Tom Houghton ( https://www.instagram.com/honourabletom ). Tom has shared line-ups with the likes of Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Jason Manford and Jack Whitehall and has supported Daniel Sloss, Justin Moorhouse and more recently Milton Jones on tour. Tom has performed 3 critically acclaimed solo Edinburgh Fringe shows and a sold out run at London’s Soho Theatre. Previously with The Noise Next Door he has appeared on BBC1, BBC3, ITV3, Channel 4 and has fe...
Sep 28, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 41
In this conversation I chat to Daisy Squires, Lou Marillier and Sophia Seymour, the co-directors of the Guardian produced documentary 'Teranga' ( https://www.terangathedocumentary.com ). Teranga documents an Afrobeats migrant-run nightclub in Naples offering a safe space for the city’s asylum seekers. The film follows Fata and Yankuba, who fled dictatorship in Gambia, only to find themselves living in a politicised limbo, as they wait for a response to their asylum requests. The three film maker...
Sep 21, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this conversation I chat to actor and comedian Rose Holt ( https://twitter.com/RosieisaHolt ). Rosie's recent hilarious and satirical videos on Twitter have gone viral. Her performances are so good, that same people think her character is a real person. Rosie explains why she decided to quit performing stand up comedy and how lockdown led her to start creating videos. If you like this episode please do rate and review the podcast on Apple . Happy listening :) Steve - @offkeysteve #rosieholt #...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 39
In this conversation I chat to actor and comedian Will Robbins ( https://www.instagram.com/willyrobbins ). Will reached the final of the Brighton Komedia new comedian of 2020 competition. He recently starred in Comedy Centra's 'Transaction' and writes and acts in sketches on Instagram with his comedy partner in LOL's, Ben Cohen. Will kicks things off describing his creative partnership with Ben and how they started creating sketches together. We talk about the advantage of making content with a ...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In this conversation I chat to comedian Joe Hobbs ( https://www.joehobbs.co.uk ). Joe has been nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award in both 2018 & 2019. He was listed on the BBC's top jokes of the Fringe 2019 and was the Amused Moose National New Comic Award Breakthrough Comedian Winner 2018. We kick things off sharing our hoarding tendencies and discuss why clear outs are so cleansing. Joe tells his journey from growing up on a council estate in Northampton, to becoming a stand up comedia...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this conversation I chat to comedian Esther Manito ( https://www.esthermanito.co.uk ). Esther is the first female comedian to perform at Dubai Opera House, she's an Arab woman of the Year nominee, an Asian Woman of the Year Finalist, a Funny Women Regional Finalist and a So You Think You’re Funny Finalist. Esther and I describe the most random gigs we have performed at, she talks about her Edinburgh Fringe experience and what it was like, to be the first female to perform at the Dubai Opera H...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 36
In this conversation I chat to comedian, writer, director and co-founder of Angel Comedy, Barry Ferns ( https://barryferns.com ). Barry has as written for the BBC, Channel 4 and Radio 4. His short films have been selected for The LA Comedy Film festival, Raindance and North by Northwest and he has won the Malcom Hardee Award for Comedy, as well as the Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe award. And in addition, Barry has been nominated as one of the best MC’s in the UK. We kick things off, talkin...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this conversation I chat to screenwriter Mark Boutros ( https://www.mark-boutros.com ). Mark co-wrote the one-off comedy drama about Muhammad Ali, The Greatest Of All Time, which was broadcast on Sky Arts as part of their Emmy nominated ‘Urban Myths’ season. He has had script commissions from numerous established TV production companies and his original sitcom Broken Beth was a silver award winner at the 2016 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards in the TV Comedy Pilot category. He has rece...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this conversation I chat to radio presenter and DJ, AJ King ( https://www.instagram.com/kingajking ). AJ was the winner of the Kiss 100 'Chosen One' competition and has gone on to have an illustrious career both as a radio and TV presenter. And as a DJ he has played at some of the biggest and best clubs across the globe. AJ is also an ambassador for the Prince's Trust and works with numerous other charities. We kick things off talking about how we met and describe the experience of co-present...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In this conversation I chat to YouTube star Josh Pieters ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpE5VksCvp6lk35MJYlRs5Q ). Josh runs his YouTube channel with Archie Manners, together they have created elaborate stunts, social experiments and pranked the likes of Katie Hopkins and Tiger Kings Carole Baskin. Their channel has amassed over 141 million views and 1.43 million subscribers. We kick things off talking about his former life as a semi professional cricket player and how falling ill to glandul...
Jun 22, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this conversation I chat to Jack Howard, writer/director and actor ( https://www.youtube.com/user/JackHoward ). Jack has created numerous comedy sketches and short films for his YouTube channels, which have accumulated over 80 million views. He has also created two series for BBC iPlayer; and created, written, directed and starred in two seasons of sitcom 'Jack & Dean of All Trades’ co-starring the very talented Jessica Hynes. As an actor Jack has starred in 'Bulletproof' for Sky and appe...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this conversation I chat to Cally Beaton, a stand-up comedian, writer, public speaker and executive coach ( http://callybeaton.com ). Cally worked as a TV executive at MTV, UKTV and Viacom as a Senior Vice President, where she was responsible for shows including South Park . Cally is also a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP*), and a fully qualified coach with a successful private coaching practice, Road Trip Media. She is a BAFTA voting member and holds a seat on the De...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this conversation I chat to Kwame Kwaten ( https://www.instagram.com/kwamekwaten ), founder of Ferocious Talent and a co-founder of Cr8ing Vision. Kwame began his career in the music industry as a band member in D-Influence, who supported the likes of Prince, Michael Jackson and produced tracks for a number of prominent musicians including Jay-Z and Mick Jagger . He was also the founder of the biggest European Urban Music Seminar, which featured speakers such as Kanye West and Damon Dash. Kwa...
May 31, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this conversation I chat to Tibo Travers, producer and founder of Sweet Doh! ( https://www.sweetdoh.com ). The short films Tibo has produced have been funded by BFI, Creative England, been broadcast by Canal+ and RTE and distributed by NiTV and Shorts International. They have screened at festivals around the world. His most short film release 'Contractor 014352', features Jonny Flynn, star of Netflix’s 'Love Sick' and amassed over 35,000 views in a week. We kick things off talking about the L...
May 24, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this conversation I chat to Ara Bozadjian the co-founder of The Jump Off and So Incredible TV . Ara launched the Jump Off with his brother and business partner Harry. Within a short period of time it became the number one hip hop battle event in the UK and Europe, expanding to territories worldwide. Their YouTube channel Jump Off TV has over 500,000 subscribers and approximately 270 million views. Ara is also the co-founder (with Harry) of So Incredible TV, a global talent management company ...
May 15, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this conversation I chat to actor, comedian, presenter and writer Jen Wakefield ( https://www.jenwakefield.co.uk ). Jen's debut solo Edinburgh Fringe Show ‘Girl in da Corner’ was transferred to Soho Theatre and she has performed stand-up on the BBC Asian Network comedy showcase. Jen starred in Channel 4's hidden camera show 'Riot Girl's' and BBC 3’s ‘Blindboy Understroys the World’. She has also presented on numerous radio stations and hosted BBC Radio 1's podcast series ‘The Comeback', inter...
May 10, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In this conversation I chat to comedian and podcaster Carl Donnelly ( https://twitter.com/CarlDonnelly ). Carl has twice been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award and has appeared on a selection of TV shows including Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Good News and more. He's performed all over the world including at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, The New Zealand Comedy Festival and loads more. Carl also co-hosts Two Vegan Idiots with Juli...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this conversation I chat to writer/director Craig Ainsley ( https://twitter.com/CraigSomersault ). Craig's debut short film 'Leslie' received a Vimeo staff pick and was an official selection in numerous short film festivals and premiered on Nowness.com. His second short 'Whenever You’re Ready' also received a Vimeo staff pick, was featured on Short Of The Week and was again an official selection at numerous BAFTA and Oscar qualifying festivals. Craig also directed '12 Days Of Christmas', an a...
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this conversation I chat to life coach Olly Carter ( https://www.boldliving.life ). Through his company BOLD, Balanced Organic Lifestyle Design, Olly is encouraging people to become their authentic selves. This episode is a lockdown special, in which Olly gives some helpful tips and advice on how to get through this challenging period. He explains that even though we are faced with such uncertain times, he questions how much of our lives before the pandemic were certain anyway. And that now i...
Apr 17, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this conversation I chat to stand up comedian and writer Kelly Convey ( https://www.instagram.com/kelly_convey ). Kelly was voted by The Metro as ‘1 of 9 Hilarious Women to Look Out for in 2017’. She was a finalist in the South Coast Comedian of the Year and So You Think You’re Funny competitions and has supported Russell Kane, Alan Carr and most recently Adam Hills on tour. Kelly explains why no one needs to know her opinion on anything unless it’s funny and why it's career suicide to give y...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this conversation I chat to actor, writer and comedian Dave Tozer ( https://www.youtube.com/user/Wallop ). Dave went from having a corporate career in IT to jacking it all in and deciding to create a home recording studio and launch Wallop a comedy youtube channel. He explains what led him to that point and how he went on to perform in a sketch show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, late at night in a bar with no door, that played drum n base throughout. The following year Dave returned to Ed...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 21
