The Worst Time Podcast

This week on the podcast, singer & musician Millie Manders joins Chris to share some tales she’d perhaps rather forget!

Millie reminisces on a hotel she’s in no rush to return to, what sort of behaviour will get you kicked out of a gig and how a monitor positioning resulted in a very painful stage injury. She also reveals why exactly she fronts a band called The Shutup and which member of Less Than Jake will crack your back before a show. Plus, why don’t knees face the other way? This podcast is certainly asking all the big questions.

Millie is on tour all summer and then again all autumn. She is certainly busy! Check her website for all details.

Photo of Millie taken by Josh Ayerst.

Welsh legend and country/folk troubadour the Welsh Whisperer steps up to the mic for the ninth episode of the Worst Time Podcast. Him and host Chris Arnold go way back and they have plenty of reminiscing to do!

WW has tales of firing accidental sound effects over news bulletins, panicking on live TV and the terrible drinking tradition of dunking a cow’s tooth in a pint of beer. Plus the duo look back fondly on their mishaps as members of the acoustic comedy bronze band Ham Pocket. Yes, you read that correctly, they were both in a band called Ham Pocket.

The Welsh Whisperer is coming to a barn dance or summer fete near you soon, check out his website for more details.

A very funny episode of the Worst Time Podcast in which Chris is joined by the brilliant comedian Cerys Nelmes! Of course, you may also know her from such TV roles as ‘Lesbian Smoking Chef’ and ‘Chicken Lady’.

Cerys has some hilarious stories to share, from drunken skiing in the Alps to driving home from Glastonbury Festival completely knackered. Plus some truly harrowing tales involving unruly audience members and an anecdote involving an owl that will have you heading straight to YouTube.

Cerys is always gigging somewhere so check out her website for more info and head to her Tiktok for plenty of live content. And please note – this episode is particularly sweary!

If ever there was someone who was destined to appear on the Worst Time Podcast, it’s Barry Ashworth from the mighty Dub Pistols.

To put it simply, Barry has more tales of when times went wrong than the average person has had hot dinners. From being imprisoned in Barbados to disgracing himself in Croatia, from narrowly avoiding being a 9/11 casualty to doing a runner when a recording session with Gregory Issacs takes a dark turn. Many more stories come up in the chat between Barry & Chris plus the duo chat about the early big beat days, the Dub Pistols’s longevity and the much missed good friend of Barry’s – Terry Hall.

The Dub Pistols are on tour all over the place in 2023 and they have their very own festival, Mucky Weekender, which takes place in September and this year includes the likes of The Selecter, Goldie and Mungos Hifi on the line up.

Fresh from hanging out with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, DJ & presenter Katie Owen shares some brilliant tales with Chris for episode 6 of the Worst Time Podcast!

From creepy men in Greece to attempting to interview rock bands under the influence of illicit substances to multiple stories involving urine – Katie has a fair few cracking anecdotes! Plus there’s plenty of DJ related chatter, Beatles related chatter and there’s a special appearance from Katie’s dogs towards the end of the episode.

Katie is DJing at festivals such as Neighbourhood & Parklife this year and you can catch her popping up as a presenter all over the place.

The backbone of the fantastic IDLES, bass player Dev & drummer Jon, join Chris for a jam packed special fifth episode of the Worst Time Podcast!

Fresh from rehearsing for the first time in months, the duo recount some brilliant stories which include a disruptive crowd member in Detroit, memory loss in Exeter, questionable food in the US, gigging with a dog in Bristol and sleeping on an airport floor in Spain amongst others! It really is a bumper episode this one so get comfy and enjoy.

IDLES are touring all over the planet in 2023 and they have a London gig in Finsbury Park this summer.

The brilliant folk & americana singer/songwriter Lady Nade steps up to share some of her memories where things didn’t quite go to plan for episode 4 of the Worst Time Podcast!

She recounts how an out-of-date passport almost ruined her international gigging opportunities, how a Glastonbury Festival performance didn’t quite turn out the way she was hoping and tells Chris a hilarious anecdote which involves a flight to the US, a pasty and a security toilet!

Lady Nade is on the road all summer and you can find her beautiful music on all streaming platforms.

It’s the turn of chap hop legend Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer to sit in the Worst Time Podcast guest seat, and he certainly didn’t disappoint!

He tells Chris about the multiple shows which descended into confusing chaos, the meals he’d rather forget and the many other acts he’s been in which include Skank Thing, Junior Blancs, Sgt. Rock, Butternut and of course Collapsed Lung.

Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer is currently gigging all over the place as well as planning multiple musical releases.

Chris welcomes the fantastic Laura Lexx to the podcast! Laura is a stand up comedian as well as the author of two books - Klopp Actually and Pivot.

In this episode Laura reminisces on a particularly bad racecourse comedy gig, a truly terrible motorway journey and a drunken episode which caused her to gag some weeks later.

Laura is regularly on tour and she has her own podcast that she hosts with her brother - Lexx Education.

For the first ever episode of the Worst Time Podcast, Chris chats to actor & comedian Alex Lowe AKA the man behind the brilliant comedy characters Barry From Watford & Clinton Baptiste.

Alex talks about his time working on a children’s TV show, how an early performance with his brother might be the cause of his pre-show nerves and what lead up to his legendary (and slightly questionable) catchphrase being shouted back at him on a recent train journey!

Alex is on tour as Clinton Baptiste and he has his own podcast – Clinton Baptiste’s Paranormal Podcast.