The Divine Comedians Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode I chat with 'Go Faster Stripe's main man, Chris Evans (Not that one). We chat about his early life and the journey that lead to him creating the independent film production and distribution company that he is now best known for. We hear about his work with incredible comedians such as Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, Wil Hodgson, Mark Thomas, Nick Helm and Simon Munnery to name but a few and his time spent working with the much missed Sean Hughes.

He chats about his processes for working and tells lots of stories of working with some incredible comedians over the years.

We also chat about his favourite music and his recent passion-project, recording one of his favourite bands, Darts.

https://gofasterstripe.com/

@gofasterchris

Music; Blue Ska - Kevin MacLeod

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In this episode I chat with actor, performer and improv superstar, Mr Steve Steen! We chat about his early life growing up in London, his first forays into theatre and decades long friendship/ journey with comedy partner, Jim Sweeney. He tells stories from his long and varied career, including a memorable appearance in Eastenders as alcoholic childrens entertainer, Magic Marv, which nearly broke the internet.

He chats about the music he's loved through his life and remembers a notable experience at an early Isle of Wight Festival..

You can find Steve here;

@sirsteen

Music;

'Blue Ska' - Kevin MacLeod

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In this episode I chat with musician, performer, stand-up and author, Mitch Benn.

Mitch talks about his beginnings and journey into comedy and his work on a variety of radio programmes. Amongst many other things he talks about the benefits and use of both Bandcamp and Patreon as a performer and also the ups and downs of performing at the Edinburgh Fringe.

He also speaks of the wide variety of music he loves and also his new found passion for going to live gigs.

You can find Mitch on Twitter here;

@MitchBenn

https://www.mitchbenn.com/

https://mitchbenn.bandcamp.com/album/well-done-medium-rarities-vol-2

https://www.mitchbenn.com/comedy-gigs

Music ;

'Who Do You Think I Think You Are' - Mini Vandals

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In this episode I chat with actor, voice-over artist and impressionist, Lewis Macleod. We chat about Lewis's beginnings in Glasgow and his journey into the voice-over world. He speaks about his processes and also about how he 'finds' voices. Easily one of the best voice actors working in the UK at the moment, you will have heard him in the likes of 'Dead Ringers', the Star Wars & Harry Potter video games and also as Ramone, the nemesis of clairvoyant & psychic medium Clinton Baptiste. We also chat about the various music that he loves.

You can find info on Lewis here;

twitter - @lewismacleod

https://www.hobsons-international.com/voices/lewis-macleod

Music ;

'Who Do You Think I Think You Are' - Mini Vandals

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In this episode I chat with actor, writer, producer & one sixth of the amazing Absolutely group, Jack Docherty.

We chat about his initial journey into comedy and also memories of the early days of the 'Absolutely' series on Channel 4.

Jack talks about his processes with writing characters and also about various projects he's worked on over his lengthy career.

We also chat about the music he's loved over the years and favourite live gigs.

You can find Jack on Twitter here;

@MrJackDocherty

If you want to watch the incredible series that is Absolutely, you can watch it here;

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/absolutely

Music ;

'Who Do You Think I Think You Are' - Mini Vandals

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In this episode I chat with writer, actor, comedian and coach, Neil Mullarkey. We chat about Neil's beginnings on the comedy scene, including his incredible partnership with some guy called Mike Myers. We chat about his processes and he also manages to convince me to have a go at improv!

Neil talks about the journey he took in writing his new book, 'In The Moment' and also the many connections he's made over the years as a stand-up and as part of the Comedy Store Players.

You can find info on Neil and his work here;

https://neilmullarkey.com/

Music ;

'Who Do You Think I Think You Are' - Mini Vandals

also a tiny snippet of

Magazine - 'Shot By Both Sides'

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So very fitting that this is the 40th episode of this podcast and I feel honoured to have been asked to chair this celebration of the Absolutely reunion.

For this episode, we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the legendary cast reuniting, for what at the time was intended to be a one-off special in the BBC Radio 4 Sketchorama series (a product of The Comedy Unit) back in 2013 at the Oran Mor in Glasgow.

Recently joined on Zoom by Gordon Kennedy, Pete Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Moray Hunter and John Sparkes, we chatted about how the reunion happened and the huge part Moray's mum played in proceedings with the news breaking. Amongst many other things, we chat about everyone's favourite characters and also their intricate processes for writing sketches.

The brand new Absolutely Sketchorama Audiobook Boxset with just over 9hrs of live performances from the series, also includes lots of unheard material and interviews with cast and crew. It's available to download NOW from here;

https://linktr.ee/theabsolutelyradioshow

Also if you have been living under a rock or just want to be reminded how ground-breaking this series was, you can watch here;

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/absolutely

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On this episode I chat with writer, podcaster and stand-up comedian, Michael Legge.

We chat about Michael's journey into comedy, being confused for Simon Pegg, thoughts on the state of the comedy scene at the moment and we also chat about the music and bands he's loved throughout his life.

You can find Michael on Twitter here;

@michaellegge

Music ;

'Who Do You Think I Think You Are' - Mini Vandals

Apologies for some of the sound quality on this podcast. The hazards of using new equipment.. :o/

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In this episode I chat with actor, writer, performer, musician and stand-up, Jim Tavaré. We chat about Jim's early stand-up days, his journey into becoming an actor and he also speaks about the 2017 accident that nearly cost him his life. He's appeared in some great TV & film over the years, including 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' and 'The Mysterious Benedict Society'. We also chat about his music loves and also his love for growing fruit and veg.

Music ;

'Who Do You Think I Think You Are' - Mini Vandals

and

Eden Ahbez - 'New Anthem' from the album Dharmaland.

You can find Jim here on Twitter and Instagram;

@JimTavare

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In this episode I chat with actor, writer, performer and comedy genius, Graham Fellows. Possibly best known for his comedy creation, John Shuttleworth, we look back at his varied career which began with a starring role as a colourful Nativity character. We discuss his creative processes and also chat about his recent endeavours making new documentary, 'Father Earth' which sees him take a colourful roadtrip to Orkney with his dad. Twelve years in the making, it's a touching story of relationships and trying to make the world a better place.

You can find more information on Graham/ John/ John here;

https://grahamfellowsmusic.com/

https://grahamfellows.bandcamp.com/

https://www.shuttleworths.co.uk/welcome.html

https://fatherearthmovie.com/watchthefilm/

https://twitter.com/johnshuttlewrth

https://twitter.com/gdfellows

Music ;

Who Do You Think I Think You Are - Mini Vandals

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