Adam talks with British actor, comedian, writer and director Julia Davis about stinky hotel rooms, dead parents, Julia's early forays into comedy, separating the art from the artist and much else.

This episode was recorded face to face on October 26th, 2021 in London.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

INTERVIEW WITH JULIA DAVIS BY PAUL FLYNN - 2010 (THE GENTLEWOMAN)

INTERVIEW WITH JULIA DAVIS BY HARRIET GIBSONE - 2018 (THE GUARDIAN)

HUMAN REMAINS - ROB BRYDON AND JULIA DAVIS CHARACTER IMPROVISATIONS (YOUTUBE)

JAM (CHRIS MORRIS SKETCH SHOW) - SPOT REMOVER - 2000 (YOUTUBE)

NIGHTY NIGHT - I LOVE MEAT - 2004 (YOUTUBE)

IN CONVERSATION WITH JULIA DAVIS AND THE MAKERS OF NIGHTY NIGHT (LIVE EVENT AT THE BFI SOUTHBANK) - 2018 (YOUTUBE)

NIGHTY NIGHT SERIES 2 OUTTAKES - (YOUTUBE)

MORNING HAS BROKEN PILOT - 2014 (YOUTUBE)

No audio on this copy for the 1st minute during the credit sequence.

HUNDERBY COMPILATION - 2015 (YOUTUBE)

CAMPING EPISODE 1 - 2016 (YOUTUBE)

SALLY4EVER - THERAPIST SCENE - 2018 (YOUTUBE)

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Adam talks with British comedian Darren Harriott about tech gripes and childhood gadgets before talk turns to Darren's childhood in the West Midlands, the events that lead to him leaving behind gang life and his relationship with his troubled father.

Conversation recorded remotely on May 26th, 2021

PLEASE BE AWARE - THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE

COPING WHEN SOMEONE DIES BY SUICIDE (CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CENTRE)

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

JET NOISE EXPLAINED - 2021 (EASTERN DAILY PRESS)

RELATED LINKS

DARREN HARRIOTT ON BEING FROM THE BLACK COUNTRY (STAND UP FOR LIVE COMEDY) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

DARREN HARRIOTT ON GENDER (FROM LIVE AT THE APOLLO) - 2018 (FACEBOOK)

DARREN HARRIOTT: BLACK LABEL - 2019 (RADIO 4)

DARREN HARRIOTT ON INSTAGRAM

DARREN HARRIOTT ON TWITTER

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Adam talks with American writer and humorist David Sedaris about foul mouthed children, dead dads, killer cows, giving offence, surprising defecation techniques, and why David might not dislike dogs as much as he thought he did.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND DISCUSSION OF TOPICS SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE 

This conversation was recorded remotely on the 28th August, 2021

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell and Becca Ptaszynski for production support.

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

HAPPY GO LUCKY (A NEW PIECE BY DAVID SEDARIS) - 2021 (THE NEW YORKER) 

CARNIVAL OF SNACKERY - DIARIES VOLUME TWO by DAVID SEDARIS - 2021 (WATERSTONES)

GROWING UP SEDARIS (THE AGENDA WITH STEVE PAIKIN) - 2018 (YOUTUBE)

Some good insightful moments in this interview with Canadian journalist Steve Paikin

DAVID SEDARIS ON DREW BARRYMORE'S CHAT SHOW - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

MASTERCLASS WEBSITE (INCLUDING DAVID SEDARIS INTERVIEW)

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DESCRIPTION

Adam talks with American writer Colson Whitehead, whose novels The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys made him only the fourth writer to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice, about writing routines, anxiety management and the challenges of trying to look on the positive side of life, literary influences, music, getting stoned and watching 'Platoon', his new heist novel Harlem Shuffle and one of the many memorable parts from The Underground Railroad.

This conversation was recorded remotely on 1st of July 2021

Thanks to Matt Lamont for conversation editing and Séamus Murphy-Mitchell and Becca Ptaszynski for production support.

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD WAS NO FANTASY (by FERGUS M BORDEWICH) - 2021 (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

GUARDIAN INTERVIEW WITH COLSON WHITEHEAD (by SEAN O'HAGAN) - 2020 (GUARDIAN WEBSITE)

REVIEW OF HARLEM SHUFFLE by COLSON WHITEHEAD - 2021 (KIRKUS WEBSITE)

HOW BARRY JENKINS AND COLSON WHITEHEAD MADE THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (by HUNTER HARRIS) - 2021 (TOWN AND COUNTRY)

TOURING TRUMP'S AMERICA ON COLSON WHITEHEAD'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (by RAJEEV BALASUBRAMANYAN) - 2016 (THE RUMPUS WEBSITE)

YES, MALE WRITERS CAN WRITE FANTASTIC FEMALE CHARACTERS - 2020 (BANG2WRITE WEBSITE)

EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS by PETER BISKIND - 1999 (WATERSTONES)

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST BY FOUR TET (KIERAN HEBDEN) - 2016 - PRESENT (SPOTIFY)

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Adam talks with British comedian Lauren Pattison and there's singing from folk singer/traditional music specialist Sam Lee.

Conversations with Lauren and Sam recorded remotely in April 2021 

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

HELP PREVENT HOMELESSNESS - PLEASE DONATE TO ST MUNGOS

LAUREN PATTISON RELATED LINKS

LAUREN PATTISON - LADY MUCK (COMEDY SPECIAL) - 2017 (AMAZON)

CONVERSATIONS AGAINST LIVING MISERABLY PODCAST - 2019 - 2020 (ACAST)

THE MOST GOOGLED QUESTIONS ON GOOGLE PODCAST - 2020 (ANCHOR)

SAM LEE RELATED LINKS

SAM LEE WEBSITE

SAM LEE - THE MOON SHINES BRIGHT FEAT. LIZ FRASER (LIVE AT RAK STUDIOS) WITH BERNARD BUTLER - 2019 (YOUTUBE)

SAM LEE INTERVIEW - 2020 (EVENING STANDARD)

SINGING WITH NIGHTINGALES (SAM LEE AND THE NEST COLLECTIVE) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

4 HOURS OF NIGHTINGALE SONG (YOUTUBE)

NATHAN EVANS - WELLERMAN (TIK TOK SEA SHANTY) - 2021 (YOUTUBE)

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Adam talks with British comedian Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) about breakfast, bad language, encounters with music legends, art and the politics of Dada

Recorded face to face (at a respectful and safe distance of course) on September 10th, 2021

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

ADAM BUXTON RAMBLES - 2021 BOOK TOUR DATES

RELATED LINKS

VIC REEVES ART

THE SMELL OF REEVES AND MORTIMER - COUNTRYFILE -1995 (YOUTUBE)

REEVES AND MORTIMER BBC DOCUMENTARY (OMNIBUS) - 1997 (YOUTUBE)

VIC AND BOB'S AFTERNOON DELIGHTS - PHOTOSHOOT - 2011 (YOUTUBE)

VIC AND BOB WITH TOM JONES - 2000 (YOUTUBE)

VIC REEVES AND THE WONDERSTUFF - DIZZY - 1992 (YOUTUBE)

EMF, VIC REEVES AND BOB MORTIMER - I'M A BELIEVER - 1995 (YOUTUBE)

DADA AND SURREALISM - EUROPE AFTER THE RAIN - 1978 (YOUTUBE)

This documentary examines the work of the leading exponents of Dada and Surrealism, from the First World War through the 1920s and 1930s.

MEANING ALWAYS FOLLOWS FORM - ARTICLE by CAROL RUMENS ON HUGO BALL'S POEM 'GADJI BERI BIMBA' - 2009 (THE GUARDIAN)

15 SURPRISING BENEFITS OF PLAYING VIDEO GAMES - 2017 (MENTAL FLOSS)

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Adam talks with British comedy writer Georgia Pritchett about writing on the hit TV show Succession, turning anxieties into characters and other important business.

Thanks to Becca Ptaszynksi for her work on this episode and to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

SIGNED BOOKS

If you'd like a copy of Ramble Book signed, please send it along with an SAE to: 

PBJ Management

22 Rathbone Street

London, W1T 1LG

PLEASE NOTE: I can't guarantee how long it will take to get back to you so if you need it for a particular date, send it well in advance. Thanks!

RELATED LINKS

MY MESS IS A BIT OF A LIFE: ADVENTURES IN ANXIETY by GEORGIA PRITCHETT - 2021 (WATERSTONES)

GEORGIA PRITCHETT ON SWEARING, SUCCESSION AND ANXIETY - 2021 (INDEPENDENT WEBSITE)

INSIDE EPISODE 5 OF SUCCESSION - I WENT TO MARKET - 2018 (YOUTUBE)

NORM MACDONALD LAST STAND UP ON LETTERMAN - 2015 (YOUTUBE)

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Adam talks with American comedian, actor and writer Sarah Silverman about acid trips, adapting to changing times, defunding the police, farts, public toilet cleaning compulsions, Sarah's time writing on American comedy show Saturday Night Live in 1993, the striking voice messages left by listeners to her podcast and other important business.

This conversation was recorded in April 2021

CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

THE VIP (VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE) PODCAST (ACAST)

GEAR4MUSIC (FOR MUSIC AND PODCASTING GEAR)

SARAH SILVERMAN PODCAST (ART19)

THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAMME SE01E01 - OFFICER JAY (YOUTUBE) 

SARAH SILVERMAN - GIVE THE JEW GIRL TOYS - 2005 (YOUTUBE)

IN CONVERSATION WITH SARAH SILVERMAN - 2015 (YOUTUBE)

ON LINE STREAMED EVENT REVIEW BY BRIAN LOGAN - 2021 (GUARDIAN)

SARAH SILVERMAN IS CANCELLED - 2019 (REASON WEBSITE)

SARAH SILVERMAN ON CONAN - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

TINY TIM - LIVING IN THE SUNLIGHT (VIDEO FOR ADAM BUXTON'S BUG - DIRECTED BY THE LAYZELL BROTHERS) - 2012 (YOUTUBE)

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Adam talks with Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan about the dangers of comedy being misunderstood, Ireland, hair loss and erectile dysfunction. We also talked about parents and the way relationships with dead loved ones keep changing - PLEASE NOTE: the subject of suicide comes up in that part of the conversation.

COPING WHEN SOMEONE DIES BY SUICIDE (CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CENTRE)

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

TOMMY TIERNAN PODCAST AND TOUR LINKS (ON TOMMY'S WEBSITE)

TOMMY INTERVIEWS THE IMAM OF THE ISLAMIC CENTRE IN IRELAND (FACEBOOK)

TOMMY TIERNAN INTERVIEWS STEPHEN REA - 2021 (YOUTUBE)

TOMMY TIERNAN INTERVIEWS SINÉAD O'CONNOR - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

TOMMY TIERNAN FIRST STAND UP SPECIAL - 2002 (YOUTUBE)

TOMMY TIERNAN ON BEING RACIST WITH THE TRAVELLERS - 2016 (YOUTUBE)

FUCK OFF IF YOU CAN'T TAKE A JOKE (ARTICLE ON HOT PRESS WEBSITE by NIALL STOKES ABOUT TOMMY TIERNAN 2009 SCANDAL)

THE WINSTONS - AMEN BROTHER - 1969 (YOUTUBE)

THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY (OPIOID EPIDEMIC DOCUMENTARY) TRAILER - 2021 (YOUTUBE)

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (NHS WEBSITE)

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Adam talks with Chilean writer Isabel Allende about lockdown marriage stress, feminism, infidelity and growing old with wisdom. 

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

COVIDAID - THE UK'S NEW NATIONAL COVID 19 CHARITY

FIFTH SENSE - ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY SMELL AND TASTE DISORDERS

DESCRIPT - 'ALL IN ONE AUDIO AND VIDEO EDITING AS EASY AS A DOC'

REVIEW OF 'LONG PETAL OF THE SEA' - 2021 (GUARDIAN)

ESTHER PERREL - RETHINKING INFIDELITY (TED TALK) - 2015 (YOUTUBE)

ISABEL ALLENDE - THE PRICE OF PASSION - 2021 (ELLE)

ISABEL ALLENDE INTERVIEW RE. SOUL OF A WOMAN - 2021 (GUARDIAN)

THE ISABEL ALLENDE FOUNDATION 

TOP 10 BOOKS ABOUT GROWING OLD  - 2017 (YEP, IT'S THE GUARDIAN AGAIN)

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