The Worst Time Podcast

The broadcasting legend that is Jeremy Vine takes time out of his busy schedule and chats to Chris on the Worst Time Podcast this week! Jeremy runs through a memorable Fall gig that he attended with his brother Tim, a penny farthing accident he won’t forget in a hurry and the sign that had an alteration following a TV interview. Plus the pair recount the time Chris and his Dad went on Jeremy’s Channel 5 show, and how a serial prankster got the better of Jeremy a few years back. You can catch Jeremy Vine on Channel 5 and BBC Radio 2 every weekday, and he has a book on the way – watch out for that!

The fabulous comedian, singer and actor Michelle Brasier chats to Chris from Australia (oooh the podcast has gone international) and shares her worst times with the show! Fresh from performing off-Broadway in New York, Michelle recounts the baffling online scam which resulted in a whole new show being created as well as a truly chaotic trip which included the US, Canada and Scotland! Plus respect for Helen Mirren, lockdown purchases and the coolness of Bristol. Michelle is touring the UK & Ireland this year with her show Reform. Go check her out! And please note, there is plenty of swearing in this episode!

Actor, presenter and daytime DJ Jonny Owen shares his worst times with Chris on the podcast this week! Jonny recounts a lonely show in Wolverhampton, getting names muddled and the Xmas Eve drinkathon which he’ll never repeat again! Plus – the beauty of daytime parties and why the kebab is an underrated takeaway! You can catch Jonny DJing at Day Fever all over the UK and you can hear him presenting the BBC Sounds podcast Strike.

Comedian and writer Jo Caulfield joins Chris for a very funny, and in parts very touching, episode this week on the Worst Time Podcast. Fresh from a relaxing holiday in Malaga, Jo recounts some tremendous tales including waitressing for badly behaved policemen, accidentally becoming a peeping tom and being compared to someone’s dog. Also – doing gigs in Saltburn, harsh feedback from TV producers, meeting George Michael & George Martin (double George!) and much more. Jo is on tour all over the place (including Saltburn) with her show Here Comes Trouble and her book The Funny Thing About Death is available from all good online bookstores!

Comedian, sketch maker and TikTok icon Dhean Morris AKA Dheanasaur joins Chris to share his worst times on the podcast this week! Dhean reminisces on how he threw his nana around for the internet (in a nice way), how recreating a bank robbery for a sketch brought him a hell of a lot of stress and how he once ended up in a bathtub with the host of this very podcast. Plus, not one, but two urine-related stories. Don’t say we never treat you on this show! You can join the hundreds of thousands of people that follow Dhean on TikTok and Instagram! Just seach Dheanasaur.

Comedian, animator, author and the king of going viral, the brilliant Alasdair Beckett-King joins Chris to share some of his worst times on the Worst Time Podcast. ABK reminisces of the tube station fall which might have turned his beard hair white, the filming experience in a museum which resulted in him being frog-marched out through the gift shop and the vegan haggis experience that wasn’t quite so vegan after all. Plus – dealing with frosty comedy crowds, spending hours making short form content and how to deal with a Burns Night invitation. Alasdair is on tour at the moment with his show Nevermore, plus there’s a new Montgomery Bonbon book on the way – watch out for that!

Presenter, DJ, comedian, content creator and so much more Louise Schofield chats to Chris this week and shares some of her worst times on the show! She recounts a trip to Ibiza, some unfortunate ball placing and the music video which continues to haunt her to this day! Plus they cover indie discos, megapints, content creating in 2024 and a shared love of the Macclesfield band Cassia! You can find Louise Schofield on all the socials. Plus go check out her music chat show Spill The Sound right now!

Comedian, writer, extras extraordinaire and the ‘Don Draper of catfood’ Sam Williams is providing the worst time anecdotes this week with Chris for episode 51 of the podcast! Sam runs through the gig in Devil’s Dyke which almost ended in cannibalism, the earphones disaster on a recent a train journey and a frankly incredible Rod Stewart related room service fiasco. Plus, what exactly did Sam do in My Parents Are Aliens? All will be revealed over the course of the episode! Sam is doing lots of live shows in 2024 as well as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. Go  check out Instagram for all the updates!

An absolute legend on the show this week to celebrate reaching half a century – Mr. Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim! Norm goes through some truly insane stories from his career, including the time he was held up at gunpoint in the Bahamas, DJing Brighton Beach in the pouring rain, getting stuck in traffic jams, dealing with unwanted guests in the dressing room and the stalker that took things just a little bit too far. Plus the pair cover boozing as a DJ, books being written without consent, David Guetta’s skills whilst DJing with one deck, working in cafes during lockdowns, people sunbathing nude outside your front garden and Paul Heaton’s ability to come up with great nicknames. It’s an absolute bumper pack of an episode! Fatboy Slim is touring all over the place (and more intensively as ever before as you’ll hear) and he is almost certainly coming to a town near you – check out his website for all ticket details!

The excellent comedian, writer and TikTok icon Amy Mason joins Chris to go through some of her chaotic worst times from over the years! Self-proclaimed disaster (quoted from a 2013 BBC News article) Amy Mason goes through a holiday in Tunisia which didn’t quite go to plan, the takeaway that resulted in the sweats plus an arrest, an atrocious house sharing situation and a story from a first day at a new job she had which just gets funnier and funnier and funnier. Amy is taking her debut show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year! Plus she’ll be doing lots of previews around the country. Check out her website for details. And please note: this episode has some swearing!

Dani Rascal from the punk/ska band Faintest Idea chats to Chris this week, bringing with him a whole heap of unbelievable tales from on the road! There’s the time that he had to smuggle two of his band mates across various European borders, the time he had a run in with the German police and the time an encounter with some Russian nazis left him temporarily blind! Plus – suspected kidnappings, scary men with venetian masks, pepper spray, vegan pizza and trips to theme parks. There’s something for everyone on this episode! Faintest Idea are touring the US, Europe and beyond this year, plus they have new music on the way. Check out their socials for more details. And please note: some swears in this episode, particularly once Dani gets on to talking about Russian nazis!

A fantastically fun episode recorded on the gorgeous site of Splore Festival in New Zealand with musician, singer, dancer and artist Mr Bruce! Previously of the Correspondents, Mr Bruce shares his worst times with Chris, alongside a podcast audience of one - comedian, actor & Mr Bruce superfan Jayde Adams! Mr Bruce has stories about a Peaky Blinders themed festival, being nude in the back of a taxi on the Isle of Wight and getting many speeding tickets on the way back from Glastonbury Festival as well as the incident Mr Bruce went through whilst crowd surfing at a big Mumford & Sons show which was both uncomfortable and arousing. Plus, how much of a role did Chris play in connecting Mr Bruce with his producer Angus? Also, how he’s dealt with life after Chucks following his sad passing in 2020 and both Jayde & Chris share their tales of how The Correspondents blew them away in the early days. Mr Bruce is finishing up his new album, so watch out for that! Follow him on the socials for all updates!

Chris chats to the brilliant comedian Thomas Green and it’s a momentous occasion as it’s the first time the show has been recorded outside of the UK. All taking place in the top room of the Howling Owl (not the Flying Owl as Chris decides to call it) at a very warm Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia! Thomas goes through tales of gigging in country towns, how a terrible sunburn can land you an acting job and the UK service station which left him & his partner bed bound for 5 days! Plus, what’s the difference between Burger King and Hungry Jacks? And what exactly goes down on a snake farm? It’s a fun episode so slip on a pair of thongs, grab a can of Castlemaine XXXX and enjoy! Thomas is doing a full run at the Adelaide Fringe plus he’ll be touring extensively late 2024 into 2025, go follow him on the socials for all the updates!

Turntablist, DJ and AV maestro DJ Cheeba joins Chris on the Worst Time Podcast and he brings with him a bumper-filled pack of anecdotes! Cheeba goes through tales of DJing in dutch clubs, how he got his name, the late-night Zoom call with an American journalist which didn’t quite go to plan and the trip to Iceland which he almost didn’t come back from. Plus, why you need to be careful when sorting out the rider for big hip hop stars and even more careful when taking your young children to play crazy golf. You can catch DJ Cheeba doing a variety of interesting themed AV shows this year, go follow his socials for all the details!

Comedian Sikisa steps up the Worst Time Podcast podium this week, just before she jets off to luxurious Butlins, to go through a few of her times where things didn’t quite go to plan! She shares with Chris the risks of performing shows on a boat that you can’t escape from as well as the Christmas dinner that just went plain wrong. She also lays out the clear difference between nibbles & food and recounts the time she almost went ‘South London’. Sikisa is gigging lots in 2024 AND she has her own wrestling podcast (which she will continue with despite the trolls!) - check out her website for more details!

DJ, producer, KISS presenter and 24hr Garage Girls head honcho SHOSH shares her worst times with Chris from her pad in London this week! SHOSH recounts how the Garage Girls came together, how DJing with one CDJ is not the one, how three gigs and one car crash in one day can result in a very stressful time and how to deal with a nude man on stage at a festival. What is it with nude men at festivals on this podcast? Seems to be a recurring theme! SHOSH has got new music, a new label and loads of gigs coming up in 2024 – check out her socials for all the details!

Comedy heavyweight Reginald D. Hunter joins Chris on the podcast this week to share his worst times – what a treat! Reginald tells Chris about the overnight trip across the US combined with too many snacks which resulted in disaster as well the hotel stay with a fellow comedian in his early days of touring. Plus the delights of discovering Hull for the first time, touring Ireland, the difference between UK & US audiences and why it’s important to research your accents before taking part in a play. Reginald D. Hunter is on a massive tour in early 2024, check out his website for more details!

A cracking double header this week as Laila K & Barney Boom from the eclectic Sonic Boom Six join Chris on the Worst Time Podcast! The duo recount tales from their touring lives which include badly behaved gravel-carrying audience members, French teenage promoters hiding away watching soaps when they should be putting on shows and being stuck in a broke van in no-man’s land in Eastern Europe. Sonic Boom Six are back and gigging in 2024! You can catch them making festival appearances at Outcider & Bearded Theory amongst others. Check their website for more details!

The wonderful writer, journalist and podcaster Jon Ronson chats to Chris from his home in New York to coincide with the release of the second series of his brilliant podcast Things Fell Apart! Jon tells Chris about the terrible internet experience which resulted in him starting his journey of exploring the culture wars, the meal he had with his wife where a hand gesture gave off the wrong impression and the terrible neighbour who ridiculed his ‘cat voice’. Things Fell Apart series 2 is out now on BBC Sounds and you can catch Jon on tour in 2024 with his Psychopath Night!

Happy new year! It’s very much business as usual at Worst Time Podcast HQ as we welcome the brilliant singer/songwriter Elles Bailey to the show! Elles tells Chris about a few embarrassing gig moments which include phone calls, sticky tape and stage tumbles. Plus, why you shouldn’t drink too much booze around your heroes and Elles reveals the reason behind her trademark husky singing voice. Elles is touring more festivals, doing more shows and has an album on the way in 2024 – check out her website for more details!