Quite A Boast - A Celebration of Reeves & Mortimer

DONKEY!  In this episode we speak to the one and only David Kear, better known as Charlie Chuck. David regales us with a myriad of anecdotes from his many years in showbusiness; taking in everyone from Malcolm Hardee & Deborah Meaden to The Grumbleweeds & Sir Paul McCartney.  We also find out how a sparsely attended performance in Edinburgh lead to David being offered the role of Uncle Peter on 'The Smell of Reeves & Mortimer'.  I’ll tell yer that!You can buy Charlie’s autobiography, "I’ll Tell Yer That" here:  Autobiography: I'll Tell Yer That | Edie Wakefield's ShopAlso on Instagram here; https://www.instagram.com/cakeyswine

We are joined in this episode by Director & Producer David G Croft, who has many a tale to tell from his long and illustrious career in television; from co-creating The Crystal Maze to directing LIVE AID! He also tells us about his time working with Vic & Bob on Shooting Stars and the Viz Top Tips videos. Find out what foodstuff David was asked to procure for Vic & Bob’s football viewing snack, and how inaccurate headgear caused tension on the set of the Lance Corporal Boiled Egg sketch.

Our guest in this episode is actor & comedian Alex Lowe aka Clinton Baptiste aka Barry from Watford.  Alex regales us with stories from his extensive career including his experiences working with Vic & Bob in 'Monkey Trousers', 'House of Fools' and on the Whitehouse & Higson penned sitcom pilot, 'The Honeymoon’s Over'.  Also hear tales of corpsing alongside Angelos Epithemiou and ghost hunting with Vaun Earl Norman, and how the advent of the age of the podcast has brought about new creative possibilities for him as a performer.https://www.instagram.com/baptisteclintonhttps://www.barryfromwatford.co.uk/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9gXOAJkNTGMYQCtjQJsXjQhttps://www.patreon.com/angelosandbarryshow

In this episode we chat with journalist, author and Novelty Island stomper, James Brown.. one time features editor for the NME and creator of the legendary Loaded magazine.  After initially bonding over a shared love for early 80s Electro, he developed a close bond with Jim Moir who eventually became his landlord.  James regales us with tales of touring with Vic Reeves Big Night Out including experiencing a unique view of the show in Leicester, as well as revealing Jim’s specific wage demands for writing a column in Loaded.https://www.instagram.com/jamesjamesbrownhttps://x.com/jamesjamesbrown

Our guest in this episode has a face like stand-up comic, actor, writer, podcaster and Shooting Stars team captain.. it's the one and only Jack Dee, who talks us through his career in comedy from the 1980s to the present day. Jack describes how he found his role in the Shooting Stars set up, and how each week he managed to survive a barrage of insults from Vic & Bob, who had one goal in mind; to make Jack laugh! Jack also reminisces about recording the Shooting Stars sketches and working alongside Ulrika and Angelos Epithimiou.https://jackdeecomedy.com/Oh My Dog! Podcast link;https://open.spotify.com/show/1Cplb0Tk0KteJ3IW8yVinV

In this episode we chat with actor, writer & director, Rhys Thomas, who has worked on numerous television shows over the years including creating the sublime 'Brian Pern' mockumentaries and the delightful CBBC series 'Dodger'. He started his television career in a schoolboy work experience placement as a runner on Shooting Stars where he rubbed shoulders with several of his comedy heroes. Rhys tells us how he became a George Dawes stand-in, provided the profane comments for Donald Cox The Sweaty Fox and was present for the creation of Kinky John Fowler.

In this episode we are joined by director Matt Lipsey, who has directed some of the best comedy shows of our time, including; Little Britain, Human Remains, Upstart Crow, Psychoville, Inside No.9 and Ted Lasso. He was also behind the camera for some classic Reeves & Mortimer moments.. hear how he coped with a corpsing Mark Benton whilst filming Catterick and learn how maintaining temperature control helped keep a crocodile docile for a Croc Botherer sketch on Monkey Trousers.

In this episode we chat with James Atkin & Ian Dench from the Forest of Dean’s finest beat combo, EMF. We discuss their 1995 hit single with Vic & Bob, ‘I’m A Believer’ and also discuss how the collaboration came about. We hear stories about it’s recording and promotion and learn of their pride of being immortalised on The Man With The Stick’s helmet, Bob’s love of cheap lager and Jim’s attempt to trademark the famous ‘Oi’ refrain. https://open.spotify.com/track/2czSiogxA8W7LiZCJr1LMG?si=e121939670ea4d50https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdAVi061qTk

In this episode we talk to Iain Coyle, who went from being a Runner for Jonathan Ross to a top TV Commissioner. Along the way he has had numerous adventures in television including writing questions for Vic & Bob on Shooting Stars and being a ‘naughty boy’ on Families At War. Hear how Mark Lamarr could start a fight in an empty room and how Leo Sayer came a cropper on a treadmill! https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-coyle