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Katy Wix • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #418
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!
This week Pip is joined by brilliant actor, writer and author KATY WIX!
A really engaging and honest check in about so much on the whole, but with a ton which will certainly appeal to the writers out there on account of the really useful process and practice thoughts. Of course it’s not all about that, but it’s very cool to get an insight into what went into Katy’s book ‘Delicacy - A Memoir About Cake & Death’. Among other ace tangents, Katy and Pip cover awkward coughing, finding beauty in the details, giving self-permission to focus on the personal details, death and grief, cathartis and therapy through writing, time management and fitting much into not much, magical Cardiff beginnings and acting alongside Steve Coogan in full Alan Partridge mode, and on Stath Lets Flats! Refreshing and inspiring. Enjoy!
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01:24:04|emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Stewart Lee, originally episode 15 from 2015-01-21.A VERY early episode from the back catalogue but one that is hugely important in the DPP canon. This episode is refered to to this very day, and has remained a firm favourite of you all, the DPP crew. Those of you who have heard it, of course. Something similar happened on Marc Maron's WTF podcast when Stewart Lee guested on there all those years ago - it still comes up. So here's a perfect chance to catch up with an amazing comedy mind, essential listening for those who enjoy this podcast and want to hear one of the earlier moments that helped shape the show of the future, and always interesting to hear how different the world was back then.PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureONLINE (the most comprehensive resource for anything Stewart related!)DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP BANDCAMPPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITTERPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE630. Michael Socha (Part 2): a classic two parter for the books with the brilliant actor (The Gallows Pole / Toxic Town / This Is England) #630
37:44||Ep. 630Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the glorious actor MICHAEL SOCHA! Part 2 of 2!Drop right into this really lovely chat with Michael and Pip, who previously chatted in podcast form all them years back in 2016! Verging on a decade. Time marches on doesn't it. It's lovely to hear from Michael this time around with so much passed, but it isn't just re-call from that time, and catching up on those years. It's a typically wide-ranging conversation spread over two parts, bringing in so much of the acting world but also the various bits and pieces that inform the acting world and work within it. In the mix you can hear about such items as the good old self tape versus in-the-room debate, giving and receiving advice, the opposing and contradictory ends of the spiritual spectrum, trust, workshopping, Shane Meadows and some real nice wrestling analogies. But so much more, as you can tell by the simple fact that this is a two parter. So go in! Enjoy! Of course you will.PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureTHE GALLOWS POLEWHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRLTOXIC TOWNIMDBSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMPIP TWITTERPIP PATREONPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE630. Michael Socha (Part 1): a classic two parter for the books with the brilliant actor (The Gallows Pole / Toxic Town / This Is England) #630
43:18||Ep. 630Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the glorious actor MICHAEL SOCHA! Part 1 of 2!Drop right into this really lovely chat with Michael and Pip, who previously chatted in podcast form all them years back in 2016! Verging on a decade. Time marches on doesn't it. It's lovely to hear from Michael this time around with so much passed, but it isn't just re-call from that time, and catching up on those years. It's a typically wide-ranging conversation spread over two parts, bringing in so much of the acting world but also the various bits and pieces that inform the acting world and work within it. In the mix you can hear about such items as the good old self tape versus in-the-room debate, giving and receiving advice, the opposing and contradictory ends of the spiritual spectrum, trust, workshopping, Shane Meadows and some real nice wrestling analogies. But so much more, as you can tell by the simple fact that this is a two parter. So go in! Enjoy! Of course you will.PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureTHE GALLOWS POLEWHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRLTOXIC TOWNIMDBSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMPIP TWITTERPIP PATREONPIP IMDBPOD BIBLELouis Theroux (documentaries / podcasts / television) • Friday Rewind
01:11:04|emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Louis Theroux, originally episode 289 from 2019-09-25.Original writeup below:The conversation starts right up top with pseudonyms and nom-de-plumes the moment Louis joins Pip, and things don’t let up from there - Pip and Louis cover much ground in an hour which slips by gently and easily, covering Louis’ love of golden age hip hop and early wishes to be a rapper, the early days of being mates with Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish and trading tapes with Buckles, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci and Welsh prog, listening to podcasts on his bike, his ‘curiosity before judgement’ approach, family life and focus, getting involved with the subjects on his old shows, his early days at TV Nation, asking the obvious questions, differences and benefits of working with a crew or solo, the fallout of the infamous Jimmy Saville episode, the existential byproduct of writing, that glorious episode of the Adam Buxton podcast and generally seeing friends doing well. Awesome from beginning to end, enjoy!PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureONLINEIMDBBBC PAGEDAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP BANDCAMPPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITTERPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE629. Lauren Lyle: forging a unique path to primetime, brick by brick (Karen Pirie / Outlander / The Outrun) #629
01:02:50||Ep. 629Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by fabulous actor LAUREN LYLE!A perfect piece of acting-focused chat but of course, not limited to...! Lauren is a very welcome guest, who has been on a proper mission on her way to securing bigger roles and ones that would find those huge audiences. From her artistic origins, spending time in New Zealand and putting in work in various disciplines back in the day, to the real machine work of getting more and more roles which ultimately led to the point at which we find Lauren today! Of course, there are the universal and familiar issues of comparison (unfortunately inevitable in areas of the acting world), but also revelations to do with community, finding and asking for help, swimming, the hidden positive aspects of breakups, and also - speaking of revelations - Pip casually throws one in there around halfway in which you don't want to miss so stick around for that nugget! Awesome goodness here, join in, and if you haven't seen Outlander or Karen Pirie yet, by all means listen first and then go find 'em.PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureIMDBINSTAGRAMKAREN PIRIEOUTLANDERTHE OUTRUNSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMPIP TWITTERPIP PATREONPIP IMDBPOD BIBLEKelly Marcel (Saving Mr Banks / Cruella / Venom) • Friday Rewind
01:22:57|emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Kelly Marcel, originally episode 147 from 2017-04-19.Original writeup below:This week your host Scroobius Pip is joined by none other than his old pal and script/screenwriter Kelly Marcel! A crazy story right here which Kelly unfolds for you, not before she relays how she rescued a fearless but accident prone squirrel and nursed it back to bitey and aggro health... From her days back in the book corner at school (a punishment area, not for recreation) up to her days in the video store hanging with a then fairly green Tom Hardy, and her reasons for ending up there which involved a not so supportive school system, hear how she became a full on fully qualified silver screen smash through various acting jobs (of COURSE The Bill is involved!), up to her crossing paths with the director of all directors himself Stephen Spielberg. (original write-up got cut off halfway over years of platform alterations but you get the point - it's a great episode...!)PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureIMDBSAVING MR BANKSVENOM: THE LAST DANCECRUELLAPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITTERPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE628. Ralph Ineson: ascending and adjusting, and being a larger than life character, literally (The Fantastic Four / The Office / Nosferatu) #628
46:15||Ep. 628Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by Leeds acting legend RALPH INESON!We join Ralph in that limbo state of him being wrapped on a film but us, the public, having not yet seen it (at time of broadcast) - but playing the role of Galactus must be quite a trip, and certainly quite a height to come back down to Earth from. Thankfully Ralph is a delightful blend of proud but also humble, and we get to hear a perfect collage of tales from his career. From the early days of wokring as security to being a teacher and then - with echoes of Ed Skrein's past mantra - someone saying "Why the f•ck not?" in regards to whether or not he should give acting a shot... We also get to hear about the conflicts of playing, or maybe rather being associated with 'Finchy' from The Office, the strangeness of being part of the MCU which already has a very dedicated fanbase, and his 25 year old son leading the bootcamp for him in the MCU too. There's also the uniquely strange experience of playing Galactus and how that whole thing worked - but this is all for you to enjoy...! As well as Ralph's unmistakeable voice.PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureIMDBINSTAGRAMFANTASTIC FOURTHE GREEN KNIGHTFINCHYSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMPIP TWITTERPIP PATREONPIP IMDBPOD BIBLEVicky McClure (This Is England / Insomnia / Line Of Duty) • Friday Rewind
01:06:25|emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Vicky McClure, originally episode 187 from 2018-01-31.Original writeup below:Surely you will have seen Vicky's acting greatness on the big and small screen, having a HUGE part to play in the filmography of the legend Shane Meadows in films such as A Room For Romeo Brass, This Is England and the series of which the film spawned (as ‘Lol’), but if not you will most definitely be catching up after this chat with Pip, as she goes all the way into the archives, back to her days in the acting workshop where she honed her craft and improvisational skills (which would be vital in her later roles), Nottingham days, her very realistic and sobering view on her own acting profession which is very refreshing to hear, a TON of fascinating behind the scenes science on the Meadows method and the deep connection between director, cast, and overall end product, and her own collaboration with fashion label Finery. An all round podcast of pure perfection, so set aside some time and enjoy every moment. You shall.PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureIMDBINSTAGRAMTHIS IS ENGLANDINSOMNIAPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITTERPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE627. Harry Trevaldwyn: the life and times of a fully fledged Drama King (How To Train Your Dragon / The Acolyte) #627
59:57||Ep. 627Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by actor and comic HARRY TREVALDWYN!A wonderful episode which is a joyous celebration of all things actorial, but certainly not limited to... Harry and Pip have shared screen time by way of The Acolyte (albeit in very different roles) aka the wokest Star Wars ever, but Harry's world has been on a beautiful path throughout. From early days of the pandemic working on The Bubble (a Judd Apatow joint), right up to most recently How To Train Your Dragon, and the release of his new book 'The Romantic Tragedies Of A Drama King', there's so much happening and now is a great time to catch him. And who better to catch him than Pip. Lovely stuff - make sure you check Harry's work!PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureIMDBTRANSACTIONTHE ROMANTIC TRAGEDIES OF A DRAMA KINGHOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGONTHE BUBBLETHE ACOLYTESPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMPIP TWITTERPIP PATREONPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE