In this episode I chat with actress, writer, comedian and future author, Brenda Gilhooly. Brenda chats about her beginnings as an actress, her journey onto the comedy circuit and creating her character, 'Page 3 Stunnah, Gayle Tuesday'. She talks about the many friends she met and worked with in the early days, including Harry Hill, Mark Trevorrow (Bob Downe) and the much missed Paul O'Grady, back when he was treading the boards as Lily Savage. We also chat about her many music loves.

https://www.brendagilhooly.com/

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In this episode I chat with actor, writer, voice artist and impressionist, Steve Nallon. Possibly best known for being the voice of Margaret Thatcher (and many others!) on cult TV series, Spitting Image, we chat about his long and varied career, beginning in the Working Mens Clubs in the 70s and we also hear many stories, including working with legends such as Barry Humphries, Rik Mayall and Little and Large... He also talks about his many music passions.

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In this episode I chat with producer and Commissioning Editor for Entertainment at Channel 4 between 1984-1997, Seamus Cassidy!

In this lengthy conversation we discuss his journey up through the ranks at Channel 4 and about the many projects he worked on during his time there, including

his commissioning of a little TV show called 'Father Ted'. We chat about a wide variety of subjects and he also speaks about growing up in Northern Ireland.

We also discuss his many music loves.

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In this episode I chat with award winning author, journalist, critic and screenwriter, David Quantick.

David chats about his writing processes, mostly regarding the comedy writing aspect of what he does. He talks about his life working freelance and also about some of the incredible shows he's worked on, including 'Brass Eye', 'Smack The Pony', 'The Thick Of It' and of course 'Veep'.

His early working life involved writing for the NME and he speaks about his eclectic love of music and various bands he's seen over the years.

You can find David on Twitter here;

https://twitter.com/quantick

https://davidquantick.com/

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In this episode I chat with actor, performer, writer and stand-up comedian, John Colleary. One of the hardest working and respected comics on the Irish comedy scene, we chatted about John's journey into stand-up comedy and his various roles and projects. He also talks about the learning experience of touring with Tommy Tiernan and also about how he is still learning as a writer and performer. We then chat about the many bands and artists he's loved over the years.

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In this episode I chat with actor, writer, performer and stand-up, Phil Walker. He chats about his childhood and what it was like growing up with a famous dad. He also chats about his journey into comedy and amongst many other things, getting a masterclass in Panto from a Comedy Legend.

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In this episode I chat with actor, singer and Improv legend, Mike McShane.

We chat about Mike's early childhood years, his discovery of theatre and he also tells us some incredible stories from his lengthy and varied career including his time on the now legendary, 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'.

We also chat about his love of music and various performances on stage and screen over the years.

You can find Mike here;

@thismikemcshane

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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

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