In this episode, I chat with actor, writer and stand-up comedian, Barry Castagnola.

Barry talks about his early years as a child magician, performing shows for his family and then doing GCSE Drama, moving onto acting and being influenced by the comedy of the Young Ones. He chats about being part of the amazing, 'Cyderdelic' with Marc Wootton, playing the Edinburgh Festival and also how he handles hecklers. Barry also chats about his love of music, including Bill Withers, The Beatles and Portishead..

https://barrycastagnola.com/

https://www.instagram.com/barry.castagnola

Music;

'Blue Ska' - Kevin MacLeod

(non-copyrighted music)

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In this episode I chat with stand-up comedian and actor, Alan Francis. We chat about his early years and his journey through acting, working in a garden centre and into stand-up.. We talk about the Edinburgh Fringe and winning the 1991 Channel 4 'So You Think You're Funny'. Alan tells stories of some of the incredible shows he's worked on, including 'Psychoville' with Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton, working with Mel Smith & Griff Rhys Jones and also the stage production of War Horse. He chats about some of his big music loves, including John Martyn, David Byrne, Meatloaf and his love of Jazz..

Music;

'Blue Ska' - Kevin MacLeod

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In this episode I chat with stand-up and photographer, Steve Best. We chat about his beginnings and journey, through magic and comedy, to becoming a renowned photographer of his fellow comedians. We chat about his processes, finding his style and the understanding of how to frame an image.

We also chat about his love of music and how if things had been different, he'd be teaching Flamenco guitar in Spain.

https://www.stevebest.com/

https://www.instagram.com/stevebestpics

Music;

'Blue Ska' - Kevin MacLeod

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