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JA and CMB get into it!

They discuss writing, death, Glasgow and sandwiches. What else is there to talk about?

Christopher is on tour throughout the Autumn. 

He has added an extra date at the Blue Lamp in Aberdeen on 29 October https://www.goodeggcomedy.co.uk/event-details-registration/cmb-scarytimes-29oct

Get tour tickets, watch his special “OH NO” and find his podcasts here: https://linktr.ee/macarthurboyd 

https://x.com/macarthurboyd

John is joined by old friend, brilliant comedian, clown and improviser Phil O’Shea to talk about his hometown and spending a lot of time indoors as kids and developing their taste with limited resources. A great chat. 

See Phil at the Edinburgh Fringe throughout August https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/phil-o-shea-never-pretend-to-be-an-owl

Visit Milton Keynes https://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk 

Black Sabbath at Ozzfest, Milton Keynes Bowl, VH1 (1998) https://youtu.be/Q42BJU9er6c?si=IzBmBskeSlLaaWMJ&t=170 

The Plank (1967)

https://youtu.be/mJbfxzTBJag?si=fxTAEYCikhsOejW1 

Homesickness, Rene Magritte (1940)

https://www.renemagritte.org/homesickness.jsp

Music: Northern Lights by Erskine Lynas https://erskinelynas1.bandcamp.com/

John is joined by one of his oldest comedy pals, Amelia Bayler, for a very silly conversation/ deep chat about musical comedY, moving from England to Scotland and loads more.

Kathleen Hughes joins John to discuss writing, language and community. 

See their show 'Cryptid' at the Edinburgh Fringe

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/kathleen-hughes-cryptid

⁠https://x.com/kathleenwho_⁠ 

https://www.humourmillglasgow.co.uk

https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/cumbernauld-p237211

Chris Weir is cursed, Scottish, hilarious and he’s in John’s home.

Comedian and history tour guide Roisin visits John and talks about growing up in Govan, living in York, Prague and being a Glaswegian living in Edinburgh.

https://twitter.com/Rois_Kenny

John is joined by one of Scotland's best comedians and co-host of the Some Laugh podcast - Stuart McPherson - to talk about growing up in a wee coastal town where nothing happens and how that's fine actually.

Visit Burntisland

Go see Stuart's excellent show, Love That For Me, at the Glasgow Comedy Festival

Watch his comedy special - The Peesh.

John is joined by the ambitious northern English comedian (and so much more) David Callaghan. They get quite deep touching upon class, politics and football.

Music: Northern Lights by Erskine Lynas

In the first episode of his new podcast, John talks with his dear friend - the brilliant comedian Chris Thorburn - about growing up in Airdrie, youth theatre, Hamilton, moving to the university town of Ayr and working in the cinema.