Ronni Ancona - "Predicting the Future with Urine"

About this episode

Richard Herring interviews Ronni Ancona about her career and experiences in the entertainment industry.

RHLSTP #613 - Predicting the Future with Urine - Richard is at the Podcast Room with the one-of-a-kind diamond that is Ronni Ancona. They chat about the disappointments of the Blue Peter studio, performing together at the Edinburgh Fringe 1992, how Ronni`s unlikely professional partnership with Alistair McGowan bore fruit, even after their romantic relationship had ended, having a part especially written for her on Eastenders, working with the amazing John Sessions, failing to impress her kids with her social media successes and producing movies with Sally Phillips. SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Audio mix by Ben Evans (NTO) Thanks to Chris Evans (NTO) and Ben Walker Recorded at the Podcast Room Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard Herring

Guest: Ronni Ancona

Topics covered

• comedy
• performing arts
• television
• personal stories
• professional partnerships
• social media
• film production

Keywords

• Ronni Ancona
• Richard Herring
• comedy
• Eastenders
• Blue Peter
• Alistair McGowan
• John Sessions
• Sally Phillips
• Edinburgh Fringe
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Peter, Eastenders, Acast

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