Out Of Character with Alex Lynch: Conversations with Sketch and Character Comedians

In the second of this two-parter, Alex chats to Joel about live audience, finding character voices and working with Charlie Brooker.

Joel also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by the show’s previous guest in ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 18th June 2021.

Watch Cunk on Shakespeare here… https://youtu.be/9YeCpHoy9EQ                 

Tw: @gralefrit

Order The Incomplete Framley Examiner here… https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-incomplete-framley-examiner/the-editors/9781800180826

Listen to Joel and Jason’s Podcast ‘Rule of Three’ at… https://play.acast.com/s/ruleofthree

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naive

Artwork by Tom Crowley

A Future Ghost Podcast

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In the first of this two-parter, Alex chats to writer Joel Morris (BBC’s That Mitchell & Webb Look, SKY’s A Touch of Cloth and Radio 4’s Agendum) about writers’ rooms, Framley Examiner and bringing back the Ladybird Books.

Joel also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by the show’s previous guest in ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 18th June 2021.

Watch ‘Cunk on Shakespeare’ here… https://youtu.be/9YeCpHoy9EQ                 

Tw: @gralefrit

Order The Incomplete Framley Examiner here… https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-incomplete-framley-examiner/the-editors/9781800180826

Listen to Joel and Jason’s Podcast ‘Rule of Three’ at… https://play.acast.com/s/ruleofthree

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naive

Artwork by Tom Crowley

A Future Ghost Podcast

Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Twitter. Email [email protected]

Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned

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Alex chats to writer and author Fran Bushe (author of My Broken Vagina) about comedy courses, giant sketch props, and coming up with her smash-hit solo show, ‘Ad-Libido’. Vaj badge!

Fran also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to her by the show’s previous guest in ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 13th June 2021.

You can find out more about Fran at… http://franbushe.com/                 

Tw & Insta: @franbushe

You can order ‘My Broken Vagina’ here… https://www.waterstones.com/book/my-broken-vagina/fran-bushe/9781529347647

Watch Fran’s Channel 4 Blap here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFrdGAkvXNo&list=PLbnU9iq6kGBE2g97dh-YD2D7Kih83P1GY&index=6

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naive

Artwork by Tom Crowley

A Future Ghost Podcast

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Alex chats to writer and performer Tom Neenan (BBC’s The Mash Report, Radio 4’s The Hauntening and BBC Sounds’ Tom Neenan is Not All Men) about his sketch double-act with Nish Kumar, playing with structure, and building a Dalek in lockdown.

Tom also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by Alex in our regular section ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 11th June 2021.

You can find more of Tom’s work here… www.tomneenan.com                          

Tw:@TNeenan

Listen to ‘Tom Neenan is Not All Men’ here… https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07rn8fc

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naïve

Artwork by Tom Crowley

A Future Ghost podcast

Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Twitter. Email [email protected]

Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned

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Alex chats to writer performer Kieran Hodgson (C4’s ‘How Europe Stole My Mum’, BBC’s ‘Jonathan Creek’ and ‘Siblings’) about being a jack of all trades, locking down in New Zealand and the many differing journeys of doing a one-man show.

Kieran also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by Alex in our regular section ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 27th June 2020. 

You can find more of Kieran’s work here… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nnxTpP6T9ydgW1IP31BaA    Tw: @KieranCHodgson

Buy him a Ko-Fi at… https://ko-fi.com/kieranhodgson

Watch his Channel 4 Blap ‘God’s Own Country’ here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O90SjBBN0Hs

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naive

Artwork by Tom Crowley

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In the second of this two-parter, Alex chats to writer, actor and script editor Gemma Arrowsmith (BBC’s ‘Tracey Ullman Show’, BBC Radio 4’s ‘Gemma Arrowsmith: Emergency Broadcast’) about satire and sketch, panels and planets, rejections and radio silence.

Gemma also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to her by the show’s previous guest in ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 20th June 2020.

You can find out more about Gemma at… http://gemmaarrowsmith.com/ Tw: @mmaarrow

Listen to Gemma’s Radio 4 special ‘Emergency Broadcast’ here… https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000s171

Watch Sketches In My Flat here… https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7257EF7349D7EE5F

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naive

Artwork by Tom Crowley

A Great Big Owl Podcast (@greatbigowl)

Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Twitter. Email [email protected]

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In the first of this two-parter, Alex chats to writer, actor and script editor Gemma Arrowsmith (BBC’s ‘Tracey Ullman Show’, BBC Radio 4’s ‘Gemma Arrowsmith: Emergency Broadcast’) about online writers rooms, love of Sci-fi, and discovering comedy via Birmingham video shops.

In second of this two-parter, Alex chats to Gemma about satire and sketch, panels and planets, rejections and radio silence.

Gemma also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to her by the show’s previous guest in ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 20th June 2020.

You can find out more about Gemma at… http://gemmaarrowsmith.com/ Tw: @mmaarrow

Listen to Gemma’s Radio 4 special ‘Emergency Broadcast’ here… https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000s171

Watch Sketches In My Flat here… https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7257EF7349D7EE5F

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naive

Artwork by Tom Crowley

A Great Big Owl Podcast (@greatbigowl)

Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Twitter. Email [email protected]

Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned

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Alex chats to writer performer David Reed (BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Penny Dreadfuls’, BBC’s ‘It’s Kevin’) about dispensable characters, the playfulness of sketch and the joy of watching serious actors be idiots.

David also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by the show’s previous guest in ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 13th June 2020.

You can find out more about David at… https://www.mrdavidreed.com/ Tw: @MrDavidReed

Listen to ‘Inside the Comedian’ here.. https://play.acast.com/s/insidethecomedian

Listen to ‘All Rather Mysterious’ here… https://play.acast.com/s/allrathermysterious

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naive

Artwork by Tom Crowley

A Great Big Owl Podcast (@greatbigowl)

Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Twitter. Email [email protected]

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Alex chats to writer, performer and hairy wonder The Storybeast (‘Bill’, So Beano Comedy) about the best charity shops, the worst audiences and the English Wyrd.

John Henry also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by the show’s previous guest in ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 7th June 2020.

You can find out more about John Henry at…                             T

Twitter: @thestorybeast

Buy him a Ko-fi at … https://ko-fi.com/thestorybeast

Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)

Music by Naive

Artwork by Tom Crowley

A Great Big Owl Podcast (@greatbigowl)

Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Twitter. Email [email protected]

Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned

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