On this week’s episode of the Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids, and Chris are joined by comedian Tom Davis for a proper chat about football, comedy, West Ham and everything in between. Tom talks about his journey from working on building sites to becoming a successful comedian, actor and writer, including the moment Mickey Flanagan convinced him to give stand-up a go and what it was really like getting on stage for the first time at 32.
The lads also get stuck into Tom’s brilliant Murder in Successville, hearing about the chaos of improvising with celebrities and footballers, as well as the very different realities of being funny on a podcast and actually standing in front of a room full of people waiting for you to make them laugh.
Football is never far away, with Tom opening up about his love for West Ham, his memories of Upton Park and why he feels the club has lost some of its identity. We chat about the changing relationship between clubs and supporters, the impact of social media, working-class fans, Declan Rice, Mark Noble and Jarrod Bowen, and whether West Ham can bounce straight back to the Premier League.
And finally, it’s time for Chris Stark’s Paddy Power forfeit. After losing the podcast’s score prediction league, Chris has to perform stand-up for the first time ever — at a proper comedy club, in front of hundreds of people, with Andrew Mensch and the lads helping him prepare. There are nerves, emergency jokes, an outrageous ring walk, a very personal check-up story…
As the Crouchy puts it: “that takes some bollocks or a bollock.”
Chumbawamba
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00:00 - The lads tease Chris Stark’s upcoming forfeit
05:00 - Everton’s £25,000 “Legends VIP” experience
08:30 - Who should the podcast send to Everton?
10:57 - Tom Davis joins the podcast
11:01 - Tom Davis, Chris Stark and the great barbecue war
14:25 - Tom’s stand-up tour and his new love of golf
16:21 - The madness of Murder in Successville
18:21 - Tom’s funniest celebrity moments from the show
20:11 - How Mickey Flanagan inspired Tom to do stand-up
21:00 - Tom’s first Peter Crouch joke
22:18 - Why being funny on a podcast doesn’t make you a stand-up
28:26 - Tom’s brutal introduction to life on the building sites
29:20 - Tom’s prank calls and being “useless” at scaffolding
30:21 - How Tom became obsessed with West Ham
32:06 - Why West Ham have lost their identity
34:17 - “Working-class people have been strangled out” of football
36:06 - Social media and football fans demanding answers
38:12 - Can West Ham romp the Championship?
40:15 - What makes a genuinely great football squad
41:10 - Tom’s favourite West Ham era and Upton Park memories
42:10 - Declan Rice, Mark Noble and West Ham’s talismanic players
44:05 - Why Jarrod Bowen staying could make him a West Ham legend
47:05 - Tom on West Ham’s uncertain future
48:18 - Tom’s thoughts on Thomas Tuchel and Gareth Southgate
50:32 - Why Southgate changed England’s relationship with the fans
01:00:45 - Tom’s bizarre FIFA obsession led him to coaching
01:02:17 - When Tom’s wife caught him getting FIFA lessons
01:03:58 - Tom falls back into his gaming addiction
01:04:27 - Tom says goodbye
01:05:24 - The lads reveal how Chris’ forfeit went
01:08:00 - The coffee name game and football prediction chat
01:13:57 - The lads make their latest score predictions
01:15:05 - Chris’s forfeit mini-doc begins
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