About this episode

Kate Hammer joins the podcast to discuss her experiences with the UK Global Talent Visa and her work on River City.

This week the boays are joined by comedian and writer Kate Hammer. Kate discusses her stay in the UK being dependent on applying for a "Global Talent Visa" (and having to prove to be funny to the UK government) and chats about her experiences working as a writer on River City (RIP) and the logistical challenges that prevented some more creative storylines. Plus, Marc gets it tight for being a picky eater, Steve reveals which R&B star's concert he attended to miss his sister's engagement party, and Stu asks a hard-hitting question. Bonus points if you caught the unspoken potential River City storyline that tickled Marc so much... Kate is performing her debut show "Government Approved Comedian" at the Edinburgh Fringe at 5PM every night from 3rd-30th August at Monkey Barrel. Tickets here: Marc is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show "If & When" at 7:35PM every night at Monkey Barrel. Tickets here: ⁠⁠https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/marc-jennings-if-when⁠⁠ Steve & Stu are performing their joint work-in-progress show at 12:05PM from 3rd-10th August. Tickets here…

People in this episode

Hosts: Marc, Steve, Stu

Guest: Kate Hammer

Topics covered

• UK Visa
• Comedy
• Writing
• River City
• Edinburgh Fringe

Keywords

• Global Talent Visa
• River City
• Edinburgh Fringe
• comedy
• writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: River City, Monkey Barrel, Some Laugh Podcast

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