• Summary

  • Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mat Ewins and Taskmaster star John Kearns – in the guise of different characters each week – as they attempt to explain the unexplainable and put some of the world’s biggest mysteries under the Microscope in this improvised comedy podcast.


    Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope


    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun


    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns with special guests.

    Photography by Paul Gilbey.

    Theme music by Nicky Green.

    Produced by Plosive.

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    © Plosive Limited / Mat Ewins / John Kearns
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Episodes
  • Case 35: Prison Break
    Dec 9 2022

    Case Thirty Five. Someone call the cops, an escaped prisoner has somehow made it on to the podcasts.


    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope


    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.

    Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.

    Recorded live at The Bill Murray in London.

    Theme music by Nicky Green.

    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.

    Produced by Plosive.


    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    34 mins
  • Case 34: Postman Patrick
    Dec 2 2022

    Case Thirty Four. Early in the morning, just as day is dawning Postman Patrick, Postman Patrick and his absolutely not black and white disco trousers chat to Mat Ewins about the decline of the postal service and his mysterious gift.


    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope


    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.

    Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.

    Theme music by Nicky Green.

    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.

    Produced by Plosive.


    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    32 mins
  • Case 33: Animatronics
    Nov 25 2022

    Case Thirty Three. Mat Ewins talks to a modern day Geppetto whose creations have been coming to life…


    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope


    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.

    Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.

    Theme music by Nicky Green.

    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.

    Produced by Plosive.


    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    29 mins

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Brilliant and Daft in equal measure

Decided to check this out after seeing John on Taskmaster and there's some chunks of comedy here that I'm so glad I found. if you like podcasts in the vein of Three Bean Salad or Beef and Dairy network, I highly recommend this podcast.

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