{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/67740749024ebc889d5ef078?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Graham Fellows: Perfectly Broken Keyboards and Endless Bounty Bars","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1776892278686-0e1168cc-1144-4c71-8686-377f8859c036.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Graham Fellows accidentally became Jilted John, accidentally became John Shuttleworth, and has spent several decades building one of the most quietly inventive careers in British comedy — largely by following things to see where they go.</p><p>Graham Fellows is a British actor, comedian, and musician best known for creating Jilted John and John Shuttleworth. As Jilted John, he scored a late 70s hit that thrust him into the spotlight; as Shuttleworth, he developed one of British comedy's most beloved characters — a middle-aged suburban man with a deep love of music technology and dry wit.</p><ul><li>How John Shuttleworth came into existence following a publishing deal — and then refused to leave</li><li>What appearing on Top of the Pops in the early 80s was actually like</li><li>The shifting world of 1980s and 90s television — Saturday Night Zoo, The Paradise Club, and what that era made possible for comedy</li><li>Why following an accidental creation wherever it leads is a more reliable creative strategy than planning</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Graham here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/johnshuttlewrth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/johnshuttlewrth/?locale=en_GB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk1GY2WmzYUSZaowoYdvYdg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a></li></ul><h3><br></h3><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}