The Divine Comedians Podcast

In this episode I chat with actor, writer, performer and comedian, Risteard Cooper. Risteard chats about his childhood and the performative streak that flows through his family. He also chats about his journey into comedy, through acting on some of Ireland's finest stages and then meeting Barry Murphy and Gary Cooke and forming the Irish comedy show, 'Apres Match'. He talks about his processes and the wide variety of impressions he has built up over the years and also about the one-man show he is currently touring across the country.We also chat about the music he loves and the joy of finding bands through your siblings.. https://www.risteardcooper.com/tourhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlLVn6LhLBdLBb9SWF_u64o0ZxvBs9MSMusic;'Blue Ska' - Kevin MacLeod(non-copyrighted music) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.castagnolaMusic;'Blue Ska' - Kevin MacLeod (non-copyrighted music) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/stevebestpicsMusic; 'Blue Ska' - Kevin MacLeod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I chat with the late Roy Hudd's wife, Debbie about their life together and Roy's extensive career. She tells the story of how when working as a dancer, she met the enigmatic Roy and how their romance blossomed over time. Debbie tells stories of Roy's incredible life, including him receiving an OBE for 'Services to Entertainment' from HM The Queen and their many trips to one of their favourite places, Monkey World in Dorset.She also talks about their shared love of music and we hear about some of Roy's quite surprising music loves.https://www.theroyhuddstatueappeal.co.uk/welcome-from-the-missus-1Music by;Kevin MacLeod - Blue Ska Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.