Weekly series special  as we check in on our funny mummies in the lock in!

This week Hatty and her comedy partner Gemma Beagly manage to get hold of stand-up, writer, improviser and mum of one  Athena Kugblenu (BBC new comedy award finalist, BBC Radio 4 news quiz, ,loose ends, guilty feminist co-host and Keeping Athena Company Podcast ) We go through Athena's birth story and how waiting two weeks till after her due date meant she didn't have a chihuahua baby. On happiness she concludes she's a happy person in spite of herself and takes us through what her parents laid down as the vital ingredients for happiness. The chat turns to a mothers love and Athena ends up counselling Hatty! They have a very valuable chat about stand-up, competitions and Athena parts some advice on how your material will dictate where your success can lead - 'be purposefull'. A shorter then normal episode as Athena is in demand and sadly we only brush the surface of the recent  anti-racism  movement after the killing of George Floyd in America and her reaction. We chat about the need for the writers room to be diversified and how she would love to be a mentor for bringing more black women into comedy. 

Recorded remotely on 12/6/2020 for the Other Woman Show on Soho Radio . 

Edited by Alex Holland 

Series 2 - Check in on the lock in series special 

Hatty and funny mummy Gemma call up journalist, author and fellow podcaster Viv Groskop (How to Own the Room) to speak about her latest book Lift as You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition.

In this week's episode, Viv talks about her inspiration for the book, what it means to push yourself forward and how to do it without stepping on other women's toes; we discuss how lockdown has sent us back to our dearest friends, that anxiety is likely the cause of so much of our unusual behaviour and whether the lack of distraction brings out what's important in our lives; the podcast is interrupted when Gemma has a slight emergency with a bin lid; Viv gives Hatty a bit of a tough-love coaching session and some  valuable social media advice; Gemma reveals the real reasons you should do a podcast; and lastly we take Viv on her dream child-free night out (it involves lots of Celine Dion).

This was recorded remotely on 3/6/2020 

Edited by Alex Holland 

In Association with Screaming with Laughter the lunch time comedy club where babies can come too (see Instagram for live shows to watch online).

Hatty and Gemma check in with comedian, writer and actor (Edinburgh Award nominee, Live at the Apollo, Motherland and her podcast Hoovering) Jessica Fostekew. They discuss lock down eating; take aways; Jess' shares her sons magical moment; the frustration when kids wont even try stuff; what Jess has learnt from her podcast about peoples eating habits; The exhaustion of bad eating habits and how to find peace; and Jess gets stuck into out new feature 'Have you ever been in a helicopter' as she takes us on her dream child-free night out.

Recorded remotely 29th May 2020 for the Other Woman Show on Soho Radio.

In association with Screaming with laughter - lunch time comedy club for parents and babies come too - www.screamingwithlaughter.com/

Welcome to this new weekly series of the Funny Mummies Podcast, where hosts Hatty and Gemma check-in on the lock in with a different Funny Mummy each week . 

This week Hatty Ashdown and comedy chum Gemma Beagly are joined by the very articulate, down to earth writer, and stand up Jenny Laville. All this time with the same people could definitely be testing our patience, but will it make us more patient in the long run. We talk about lock down with three boys; learning difficulties, how actually its not all bad; swearing in front of the kids, words are powerful so maybe sometimes is acceptable; Lock down separation; does professional mediation work?; Jenny promises to test out a zoom date; and Gemma is gonna think about it for next time ...

Series 2 

The Funny Mummies Special Check in on the lock in . 

In this new series we check in with some of our past Funny mummies to see how they are In this pandemic and meet some new ones  : May 2020 

Episode 17 

Lucy Frederick - Holding your sh*t  in as a Step Mum 

Hatty Ashdown is joined by regular panellist Gemma Beagley and guest  Lucy Frederick ( Edinburgh show ‘Famtastic ‘, Funny Women finalist ,Resident MC at the poodle club ) . Lucy talks to us about the unexpected joys and trials of becoming part of a modern blended family after a date at South Bromley station . Our first step mum on the show, you'll be hooked and drawn into Lucy’s very honest and hilarious account. She and her partner share the kids 50-50, so two sets of everything, and being the organised one , one challenge is knowing when to step back . So is being a Step mum = step back ? . 

Follow Lucy on Facebook IG and Twitter . You can also read her guardian article about her friendship with her step kids mum.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/24/first-time-met-gut-wrenchingly-awkward-be-friends-with-your-partners-ex

This episode was recorded remotely for Soho Radio / The other woman show & the Funny Mummies podcasts 12/5/20. 

In association with Screaming With Laughter - the daytime comedy club where babies come along too. http://screamingwithlaughter.com/ Also now live on IG . 

THE FUNNY MUMMIES SPECIAL - CHECK IN ON THE LOCK-IN

To kick off our weekly lock in specials, host Hatty Ashdown and her favourite Funny Mummy, Gemma Beagly, caught up over video call with Bafta nominated actor Kerry Howard (Him and her, Witless, Give out Girls) about being a single mum. From moving into a new home just weeks before lock down, home schooling (what the hell is a split diagrah?), the positives of the lock down, dating again, single parenting holidays, hot young widowers, reaching out for help from Dawn French, and  how to just swear at a tap to get it working.

You can follow Kerry on twitter (@THEKERRYHOWARD) and IG (@thekerryhoward) 

This Episode was recorded remotely for Soho Radio/The Other Woman show (Thursdays 3pm) & the Funny Mummies podcasts 5/5/2020.

In association with Screaming with Laughter - the daytime comedy club where babies can come too - now with live shows on IG Wednesdays. The show is edited by Scott Kingsnorth.

Episode 15 ADVICE

Join host, Hatty, and Gemma Beagly with guest panellist Margret Cabourn-Smith (Miranda, Motherland, Do The Right Thing Podcast) in a fantastic show which was recorded live at the Bedford in Balham .

We dispel old wife’s tales true or false.

The best advice is how to take advice!

Margaret stuns us to silence with two stories, one about a huge baby and the other about some of the worst advice she was given by and old lady on a bus!

Gemma gets the “best advice “ on dog walks.

Also discussed; the advice we get from our mothers , Is it all is mind over matter? Should you tell your horror stories to pregnant women ? Should you follow help manuals ? Is Gina Ford any good? What have we learnt ? and are we looking forward to being the old lady on a bus .

Live producer Richard Hunt

Edited by Scott Kingsnorth

Recorded live at Bedford Pub Balham 1/3/2020 for The Other Woman Show & Soho Radio -

In association with Screaming With Laughter - the daytime comedy club where babies come along too. http://screamingwithlaughter.com

The show you’ve all been waiting for. Join Hatty Ashdown and Gemma Beagly (just the two of them!) as they discuss friendship.

The struggle to find fellow female comedy friends in the old days when lineups were low on fannies. Is masturbation an icebreaker with new mum-mates? Is the mark of a good friend just someone that you don’t even have to say anything to? Are soulmate-mates more important than your romantic relationship? ‘we love our mates who don’t have kids because they have more time but we love our mates with kids because they understand we don’t have a lot of time’

Plus, watch out, Gemma may quote from Sex in the City.

Hatty is joined by regular Gemma Beagly (Comedy Virgins) and first time panel guest Beattie Edmundson (BBC Josh, Disney's Patrick, Birthday Girls) and her baby Mabel. Hatty asks could she use her now redundant breast pump on a goat to express milk? They all decide nipple confusion is a myth. How our goal posts for sleep are moved, the shock of the first couple of months sleep, Mable lets one go!  baby names that old women hate. falling asleep in strange places. Sweaty auditions when your a new mum  and feature MUM'S THE WORD is back, find out what the ladies throw in! and with banging tunes.

Broadcast on The Other Woman Radio Show, Soho Radio 24/01/2020

In association with Screaming With Laughter - the daytime comedy club where babies come along too. http://screamingwithlaughter.com

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We are so excited for our first live show on Sunday  1st March at the Bedford Balham  and tickets are now on sale ! its gonna be a fun early evening out  we cant wait to see you there ! see for tickets https://www.wegottickets.com/event/492685

It's our crimbo party... and we'll laugh if we want to! Rocking around the Christmas tree with Hatty Ashdown this month is playwright Vickie Donoghue (The Gift, Radio 4) and poddy regular Gemma Beagley (Comedy Virgins). Jingling on about organising family get togethers, picking the perfect present and who hosts who these days? Hatty. Vickie and Gemma discuss shifting roles compared to their own childhood, over-ambitious Christmas dinners and the family politics of serving it up. A bit of festive joy to get you through the next couple of weeks!

Broadcast on The Other Woman Show, Soho Radio 18/12/19.

In association with Screaming With Laughter - the daytime comedy club where babies come along too. http://screamingwithlaughter.com/