About this episode

Mama G joins the Scummy Mummies for a humorous discussion about her career in pantomime and children's entertainment.

She's Britain's favourite pantomime dame (oh no she isn't, etc) - it's Mama G! Join us for a hilarious chat covering everything from panto and children's books to lesbian grandmas and Irene from Home and Away.  We delve deep into Mama G's origin story, and find out how she got started in the panto game. What was it like to play Bungle in the Rainbow stage show, and what happened when she met the one from the telly? And is Zippy a dick in real life?  We also talk about Mama G's experience of leading a team of dames to the semi-final on Britain's Got Talent. What's Simon Cowell like when the cameras are off? And what's her one regret about appearing on the show? For more from Mama G, follow her on Instagram  @mamagstories . Her latest book,  The Proudest Bird in the World , is out in July, but you can  preorder now . And you can see her brilliant show at the  Edinburgh Fringe  this August.  We are on tour! See you soon, Stratford and South Norwood! Then we're visiting all sorts of venues all over the country right up till 2027. Yes, INCLUDING MANCHESTER AND NORWICH! Visit  scummymummies.com  for dates and tickets.  WE HAVE A…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellie Gibson, Helen Thorn

Guest: Mama G

Topics covered

• pantomime
• children's books
• Britain's Got Talent
• comedy
• performing arts

Keywords

• Mama G
• pantomime
• Britain's Got Talent
• Bungle
• children's books

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Britain's Got Talent

Books & works: The Proudest Bird in the World

Places: Edinburgh Fringe, Stratford, South Norwood, Manchester, Norwich

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