Out Of Character with Alex Lynch: Conversations with Sketch and Character Comedians

Romance, Horror, Murder! It's Episode 6 of our Edinburgh Fringe specials!Alex Lynch speaks to some of the top sketch and character comedy acts up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Featuring:Alex Prescot and Nikola McMurtrie (Mothman: A Romance Musical, Underbelly Cowgate, 18:50)Hudson Hughes (At Your Service, Underbelly Cowgate, 23:10)Lil Wenker (Boyking, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker One, 21:45)Recorded live at Fresh Air Radio, Edinburgh, on 6th August 2026.Special thanks to Evie Lancaster & Fresh Air and Flick Morris.Cheers to Jen Sugden, Jess Robinson, Katy Schutte and Georgia Pritchett for their character names.Presented and Produced by Alex LynchOriginal 'Out Of Character' Artwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastThis spin-off series is sponsored by Can Can Productions and is in collaboration with Fresh Air Radio for Edinburgh Fringe 2026.Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com

Curves, cakes and mid-life crisis! It's Episode 5 of our Edinburgh Fringe specials!Alex Lynch speaks to some of the top sketch and character comedy acts up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Featuring:Maya Ricote (Ay Am, Pleasance Courtyard, Cellar, 22:40)Davina Bentley (Dancing While Old, Pleasance Courtyard, 17:30)Katie Pritchard (Is Sir Elton Scone, Hoots @ Nicholson Square, Venue 63, 15:40)Recorded live at Fresh Air Radio, Edinburgh, on 4th & 6th August 2026.Special thanks to Evie Lancaster & Fresh Air, Gaby Jerrard, Julian Hall and Flick Morris.Cheers to Tom Crowley, Will Hartley, and Michael Spicer for their character names and to all the voxpops.Presented and Produced by Alex LynchOriginal 'Out Of Character' Artwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastThis spin-off series is sponsored by Can Can Productions and is in collaboration with Fresh Air Radio for Edinburgh Fringe 2026.Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com

Swords, strings and solutions! It's Episode 4 of our Edinburgh Fringe specials!Alex Lynch speaks to some of the top sketch and character comedy acts up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Featuring:Em Humble (Lady Of The Lakes, Pleasance Courtyard, 16:20)Tasmin Sarkany (Now That's What I Call Bach!, Hoots At Potterow, Wee Container 1, 12:35)Rob Preston (Amazing Global Solutions, Pleasance Courtyard, Below, 20:20)Recorded live at Fresh Air Radio, Edinburgh, on 4th & 5th August 2026.Special thanks to Evie Lancaster & Fresh Air and Flick Morris.Cheers to Dipak Patel, Professor Elemental, and Holly Hall for their character names and to all the voxpops.Presented and Produced by Alex LynchOriginal 'Out Of Character' Artwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastThis spin-off series is sponsored by Can Can Productions and is in collaboration with Fresh Air Radio for Edinburgh Fringe 2026.Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com

Sketches, stage fright and drag things! It's Episode 3 of our Edinburgh Fringe specials!Alex Lynch speaks to some of the top sketch and character comedy acts up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Featuring:John Luke Roberts (What I Talk About When I Run About Talking, Monkey Barrel, 14:10)Fanny Bleach (The Nearly Naked Show, Assembly Rooms Roxy, 21:50)Burger And A Pint (Treats For The Soul, Pleasance Courtyard, Cellar, 16:15)Recorded live at Fresh Air Radio, Edinburgh, on 5th & 6th August 2026.Special thanks to Evie Lancaster & Fresh Air, Flick Morris and Gaby Jerrard.Cheers to Brona C. Titley, David Elms, and Margaret Cabourn-Smith for their character names and to all the voxpops.Presented and Produced by Alex LynchOriginal 'Out Of Character' Artwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastThis spin-off series is sponsored by Can Can Productions and is in collaboration with Fresh Air Radio for Edinburgh Fringe 2026.Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com

Big heads, big dogs, and big characters! It's Episode 2 of our Edinburgh Fringe specials!Alex Lynch speaks to some of the top sketch and character comedy acts up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Featuring:Emmeline Downie (Gail, Pleasance Attic, 16:35)Zoe Wohlfeld (Dog Funeral, Underbelly Cowgate, 17:25)Sam Eley is Basil Crumbwick (Soul Sewage, Monkey Barrel 2, 23:25)Recorded live at Fresh Air Radio, Edinburgh, on 4th & 5th August 2026.Special thanks to Evie Lancaster & Fresh Air, Gaby Jerrard and Julian Hall.Cheers to Anna Morris, Hannah Croft, and David Reed for their character names and to all the voxpops.Presented and Produced by Alex LynchOriginal 'Out Of Character' Artwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastThis spin-off series is sponsored by Can Can Productions and is in collaboration with Fresh Air Radio for Edinburgh Fringe 2026.Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com

Ancestry, therapy, and vulnerability! It's Episode 1 of our Edinburgh Fringe specials!Alex Lynch speaks to some of the top sketch and character comedy acts up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Featuring:Gareth Gwynn (Cyril, Gilded Balloon Patter House, 13:00)The Gilbert Twins (Under The Influence, Underbelly Bristo Square Dairy Room, 21:20)Elouise Eftos (Aphrodite, Pleasance 10Dome, 20:10, No Mondays)Recorded live at Fresh Air Radio, Edinburgh, on 4th August 2026.Special thanks to Evie Lancaster & Fresh Air, Holly Nicholls and Megan Maloney.Cheers to Jess Carrivick, Gareth Gwynn and Steve McNeil for their character names and to all the voxpops.Presented and Produced by Alex LynchOriginal 'Out Of Character' Artwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastThis spin-off series is sponsored by Can Can Productions and is in collaboration with Fresh Air Radio for Edinburgh Fringe 2026.Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com

In this very special Series 5 finale, Alex chats to writer, performer and all round polymath Peter Serafinowicz (‘The Peter Serafinowicz Show’, ‘Shaun of the Dead’, ‘The Tick’) about making ‘Look Around You’, working with AI, and bringing back Brian Butterfield.Peter also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by Alex in our regular section ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 1st April 2026.You can find more of Peter’s work at https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/peter-serafinowicz-1Keep an eye out for tickets to Peter’s live shows via social media.Insta: @peterserafinowiczPresented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex LynchMusic by NaiveArtwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastSpecial thanks to Debi Allen, Megan Maloney and Thomas CaultonFollow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky.Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com

In what has perhaps been the most long-time-coming episode, Alex chats to writer and performer Gabby Best (‘Changing Ends’, ‘Dreamland’, ‘Top Coppers’) about insomnia, fashion, and Noel Edmunds.Gabby also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to her by Alex in our regular section ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 13th March 2026.You can find more of Gabby’s work at https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/gabby_best/Watch ‘Changing Ends’ on ITVXPresented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex LynchMusic by NaïveArtwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastFollow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com