Welcome to Episode Thirteen of The Happy Somedays Podcast.

TW - This episode contains themes of negative Mental Health, anxiety, depression and suicide.

The guest for this episode is award winning comedian, actor, writer, teacher and presenter Tom Short.

Tom has been a mainstay on the comedy circuit since 2011, starting out seriously after being part of the first intake on the Comedy Practices degree at Salford University. Since then, he has had ups and downs with his career that he will talk openly and honestly about in this episode, for reasons he felt beyond his control. This was until he learnt that his comedy could actually help him through his mental health struggles as opposed to hinder them. Since then, he has dedicated most of his time and efforts into writing and performing, as well as exploring the links between comedy and mental health, with some fascinating finds along the way.

Tom is going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August (from 3rd-27th with performances every day except 14th) with his new show "The Stand-Up Horror Show" which will push the boundaries of what audiences can expect from a show that isn't of the mainstream. If you are going to the Festival, you can find him in The Caves at 7pm each night, with tickets priced at £5

Throughout this episode, Tom details all of the opportunities Comedy has opened up for him and explains some of the great (and not so great!) Gigs and shows he has had, with hilarious results. Tom also details his further studies and tells us about his very own Podcast he hosts called "Talking Trubbish" which is all about Pokèmon!

Thanks again to Tom for sharing his story with us.

You can find Tom's comedy goings on at his "Hot Storm Productions" Comedy Page on all the socials - Hot Storm Productions on Facebook, @HotStormEnt on Twitter and @hotstormproductions on Instagram. You can also listen Tom's podcast Talking Trubbish on Podbean here: https://talkingtrubbish.podbean.com/ or watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkEjW4x00C2mfa1a6ohipXQ

Please remember that help is always out there if you need it. Below are some helplines for local and national crisis support:

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) - 0800 58 58 58

If you'd like to be part of Happy Somedays in any way or if you'd like to know more about the sort of sessions we hold - including Men's and Women's football sessions, fitness classes, running, hiking or you just want to make new connections and lasting friendships, let us know and get in touch! Feel free to send us a message on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HappySomedays). Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@Happy_Somedays) or email us at [email protected]. You can also check out our new website - www.happysomedays.co.uk for information on all sessions, and to book on. You will also find previous podcast episodes listed here, too. We'd also love it if you'd leave us a rating and a review wherever you listen to your Podcasts and give us like and subscribe so the latest episodes reach you as soon as they're available.

The Happy Somedays Podcast is also proudly sponsored by Reliable Electrical Supplies. Check out their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/reliableelectricalsupplies/?locale=en_GB

Welcome to Episode Eight of the Official Happy Somedays Podcast!

In this episode, host Josh Deegan talks to a former professional footballer with over 400 appearances in the Football League as a Centre Back for clubs such as Stockport County, Scunthorpe United, Oxford United, Carlisle United, and Crewe Alexandra. It is a pleasure to welcome Michael Raynes to the podcast.

Michael also talks us through a players perspective of a transfer on deadline day (Which is fascinating!) as well as telling us all about life after hanging up the boots playing and moving into coaching and using football as an education tool. 

If you'd like to get involved in a future episode, if you have any questions you'd like to ask guests, or if you'd like to know more about the sort of sessions we hold - including Men's and Women's football sessions, fitness classes, running, hiking or you just want to make new connections and lasting friendships, let us know and get in touch! Feel free to send us a message on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HappySomedays), follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@Happy_Somedays) or email us at [email protected]. You can also check out our new website - www.happysomedays.co.uk for information on all sessions, and to book on. You will also find previous podcast episodes listed here, too.

We'd also love it if you'd leave us a rating and a review wherever you listen to your Podcasts and give us like and subscribe so the latest episodes reach you as soon as they're available.

The Happy Somedays Podcast is also proudly sponsored by Reliable Electrical Supplies. If you need anything in terms of lighting, heating, ventilation or anything else to do with electrics, they are your go-to guys. You can find them on the Oakfield Trading Estate in Altrincham.

Welcome to Episode seven of the Happy Somedays Podcast and Part II of our chat with Actor, Voiceover Artist, Podcaster and all round good guy, Andrew Ellis.
Andrew is a friend of Happy Somedays and can often be found at our sessions in between filming. He absolutely loves what we do, so after we got a few episodes into this Podcast we gave him a call and said "Fancy coming on?" and luckily he said yes.

You'll know him best as Gadget in the This Is England film and subsequent TV Series, and we of course talk a lot about that (And whether it'll ever come back...), but we have also timed this podcast nicely, as Andrew has just finished starring in a brilliant ITV drama called "The Walk In", alongside his This Is England co-star Stephen Graham. We chat more about this in Part II which will be coming next week, but Part I focuses on Andrew's first experiences of acting, getting the part of Gadget and fitting it in around school, and how his own life is reflected in the characters he has been lucky enough to play.

We chat more about The Walk In during Part 2, as well as Andrew's own involvement with Happy Somedays and it's community. I'd like to personally thank Andrew for being such a great guest, and for making Part 1 our most listened to Podcast yet! Hopefully Part 2 can beat it...

Be sure to check out This Is England on All4, and watch The Walk In over on the ITV Hub where all episodes are available for streaming. You can follow Andrew on Instagram @Andy_LP_Ellis or on Twitter @ANDYLPELLIS

If you'd like to get involved in a future episode, if you have any questions you'd like to ask guests, or if you'd like to know more about the sort of sessions we hold - including Men's and Women's football sessions, fitness classes, running, hiking or you just want to make new connections and lasting friendships, let us know and get in touch! Feel free to send us a message on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HappySomedays), follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@Happy_Somedays) or email us at [email protected]. You can also check out our new website - www.happysomedays.co.uk for information on all sessions, and to book on. You will also find previous podcast episodes listed here, too.

We'd also love it if you'd leave us a rating and a review wherever you listen to your Podcasts and give us like and subscribe so the latest episodes reach you as soon as they're available.

The Happy Somedays Podcast is also proudly sponsored by Reliable Electrical Supplies. If you need anything in terms of lighting, heating, ventilation or anything else to do with electrics, they are your go-to guys. You can find them on the Oakfield Trading Estate in Altrincham.

Welcome to Episode Six - Part I - of the Official Happy Somedays Podcast!

In Part I of Episode 6, Josh Deegan talks to Actor, Voiceover Artist and fellow podcaster, Andrew Ellis.

You'll know him best as Gadget in the This Is England film and subsequent TV Series, and we of course talk a lot about that (And whether it'll ever come back...), but we have also timed this podcast nicely, as Andrew has just finished starring in a brilliant ITV drama called "The Walk In", alongside his This Is England co-star Stephen Graham. We chat more about this in Part II which will be coming next week, but Part I focuses on Andrew's first experiences of acting, getting the part of Gadget and fitting it in around school, and how his own life is reflected in the characters he has been lucky enough to play. 

Be sure to check out This Is England on All4, and watch The Walk In over on the ITV Hub where all episodes are available for streaming. You can follow Andrew on Instagram @Andy_LP_Ellis or on Twitter @ANDYLPELLIS

If you'd like to get involved in a future episode, if you have any questions you'd like to ask guests, or if you'd like to know more about the sort of sessions we hold - including Men's and Women's football sessions, fitness classes, running, hiking or you just want to make new connections and lasting friendships, let us know and get in touch! Feel free to send us a message on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HappySomedays), follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@Happy_Somedays) or email us at [email protected]. You can also check out our new website - www.happysomedays.co.uk for information on all sessions, and to book on. You will also find previous podcast episodes listed here, too.

We'd also love it if you'd leave us a rating and a review wherever you listen to your Podcasts and give us like and subscribe so the latest episodes reach you as soon as they're available.

The Happy Somedays Podcast is also proudly sponsored by Reliable Electrical Supplies. If you need anything in terms of lighting, heating, ventilation or anything else to do with electrics, they are your go-to guys. You can find them on the Oakfield Trading Estate in Altrincham.