This is a podcast about finding the funny when the baby sh** hits the fan. Dubbed the punk rock of comedy by Phill Jupitus, Joanna Carolan and Pascale Wilson are comedians Shirley and Shirley. They do everything together. They even got up the duff together. But when it comes to raising their mini humans, they couldn’t do things more differently. These old school pals will bring their eye-popping honesty and pitch black humour to the airwaves. Join them as they compare notes on the pitfalls of parenting, their cock-ups and cocktails and the differences between raising a child with another woman versus a man. You can see live show dates and all things Shirley here: www.shirleyandshirley.com Produced by Mable Productions. Original music by Sacha Puttnam. Edited/Produced by Kez Sol Owens (@kezsolmedia)
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Joanna Carolan
Joanna is a half Palestinian, half Irish party starter turned knackered earth mother. When she’s not performing and fooling around with the Longer Shirley, she sits alone in a room and writes. Her semi-autobiographical pilot ‘The Other Mother’ was shortlisted for Funny Women’s ‘Best Comedy writing Award’ and she recently wrote a few lines on a big U.S romcom due for release later this year. Joanna will ingest anything that promises her bag-free eyes and eternal youth. And snacks. She loves to snack.
Pascale Wilson
Pascale is the longer Shirley, 6”2 in her stockinged feet. She’s part Surinamese, part Chinese and but she’s wholly from Lewisham. She trained at The Jacque Lecoq School in Paris In the art of Clowning, mask and mime, she does a stunning performance as a sausage in a pan. She then trained on Central’s acting course for 3 years. Away from Shirley & Shirley, Pascale has also appeared in a horror film, a number of UK sitcoms and stage roles from Frinton-On-Sea to Tripoli. She’s a Mama Ragu who will happily throw open her doors to anyone who comes bearing good chat and plenty of plonk!