All My Clothes Need Burning (formerly Television Times)

In this repeat transmission, Nick Helm explains how he's made getting things spectacularly wrong into one of his most consistent creative strategies — and it's won him an Edinburgh Comedy Award, a British Comedy Award, and a Chortle Award along the way.Nick Helm is a British comedian, actor, and writer known for his bold, high-energy performances and dark humour, with a distinctive style that blends absurdity with emotional depth across stand-up, television, and film.Why the risks worth taking on stage are the ones that terrify you the mostWhat really goes on behind the scenes of creating television and filmHow failure has been one of the most important and underacknowledged forces in his careerWhy embracing the possibility of getting it spectacularly wrong is a more reliable creative strategy than playing it safeConnect with Nick here:InstagramFacebookFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this repeat transmission, Paul Foot explains why he has strong feelings about Heinz baked beans, finds genuine comfort in the image of Judy Murray orbiting the Earth, and once had Keith Chegwin turn up in a conversation in a way that's difficult to fully explain. A completely normal episode.Paul Foot is a British comedian and writer renowned for his offbeat and surreal comedic style, with a career spanning stand-up, television, and radio, and a loyal fanbase drawn to his entirely unique comic voice.The figures and ideas that spark his imagination — and the strange places they end up taking the materialWhy the image of Judy Murray orbiting the Earth is, in context, genuinely comfortingA surprisingly passionate critique of Heinz baked beans — and the conviction with which it's deliveredWhy comedy that doesn't try to be relatable can be more connecting than comedy that doesConnect with Paul here:InstagramFacebookYouTubeFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this repeat transmission, Dom Joly talks about how he invented a format, watched it become a global phenomenon, spent years explaining why the American version wasn't quite the same thing, and has since investigated the conspiracy theory that Finland might not exist.Dom Joly is a British comedian, broadcaster, and author best known for Trigger Happy TV, and for a career that has expanded into travel writing and conspiracy theory investigation.The creative risks behind Trigger Happy TV — and how something that simple became so influentialWhat happened when the format travelled internationally, and why translation is always more complicated than it looksThe misunderstood moments in his career — including This is Dom Joly and why he still wants to talk about itHis time on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls — what he expected and what happenedWhy conspiracy theories are more interesting as a subject than their believersConnect with Dom here:InstagramFacebookOfficial WebsiteFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.