Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Join Emily and Raymond for the second half our walk with the brilliant comedian (and one of our favourite people on the planet) Suzi Ruffell!We chatted to Suzi about how anxiety goes hand in hand with stand up comedy, her brilliant mum and dad and learning to love the Pet Shop Boys. Suzi’s new book Am I Having Fun Now is a candid, funny and moving memoir. Suzi covers everything from masking anxiety with musical theatre, developing an obsession with Titanic, and struggling to find her groove at school, on stage, and in her love life, to (eventually) coming out, falling in love, and becoming a parent, Suzi lays her life bare with signature wit and style. You can order your copy here!Follow @suziruffellcomedy on Instagram Suzi is on tour from June 2025 across the UK - you can find dates and purchase tickets at https://suziruffell.com/ If you'd like to hear more from Suzi you can listen to her first appearance on Walking The Dog from March 2020 and her second appearance from January 2024.Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett 

This week - Ray’s been on a trip to his favourite place - Brighton Beach - to visit one of our favourite people… the comedian Suzi Ruffell! Suzi and Ray get on famously and Suzi’s part of the very exclusive club of people who have appeared on this podcast three times - you can hear her first appearance from March 2020 and her second appearance from January 2024.Despite three appearances on the podcast - Suzi STILL hasn’t got a dog… but we think she may nearly be ready to join the dog ownership club!!We had a huge catch up to find out all about Suzi’s new book Am I Having Fun Now? The book is a candid, funny and often moving memoir. Suzi covers everything from masking anxiety with musical theatre, developing an obsession with Titanic, and struggling to find her groove at school, on stage, and in her love life, to (eventually) coming out, falling in love, and becoming a parent, Suzi lays her life bare with signature wit and style. You can order your copy here! Follow @suziruffellcomedy on Instagram Suzi is on tour from June 2025 across the UK - you can find dates and purchase tickets at https://suziruffell.com/ Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett 

We’re in Epping Forest with the legendary England cricket player, Tammy Beaumont (aka Little Mitts) - and her black Labrador, Indy!In this part of our chat, we discuss some of the barriers faced by young women getting into sport - and what is being done to overcome them. Tammy tells us about some of the incredible places cricket has taken her - including getting her MBE after helping England win the Cricket World Cup in 2017. We have so much brilliant cricket ahead of us - including the India series this summer and the Women’s World Cup next year - so it’s the perfect time to get obsessed with cricket, which thanks to Tammy - we absolutely are! If you want to catch Tammy in action this summer you can get tickets to see her play here - or you can watch all the action on Sky Sports!IT20 & ODI India SeriesThe HundredFollow @tammybeau on Instagram Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett 

Today we’re in beautiful Epping Forest with the internationally recognised, record-breaking cricketer Tammy Beaumont!Tammy currently plays for England and she was part of the winning 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup team - she was named the player of the tournament and was awarded an MBE for services to cricket! We were joined by Tammy’s beautiful black Labrador Indy, who was named after Indiana Jones… and absolutely lives up to his namesake! Tammy tells us all about coming from a cricket-loving family, what it was like to be the only girl on the team and how she’s driven by the desire to prove everyone wrong. It’s an incredibly exciting time for women’s cricket - and Tammy tells us all about how cricket is becoming more inclusive and what that means for women in sport and beyond.If you want to catch Tammy in action this summer you can get tickets to see her play here - or you can watch all the action on Sky Sports!IT20 & ODI India SeriesThe HundredFollow @tammybeau on Instagram Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett 

We’re in beautiful Regent’s Park with the brilliant comedian, writer and broadcaster Glenn Moore! Glenn tells us about what it was like working on LBC with Katie Hopkins and Nigel Farage, what happens when you make a mistake when you're reading the news and his approach to magic realism within his comedy. Glenn is known for his brilliantly titled tour shows - and his new show “Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore?” is no exception. The show debuts in Edinburgh for the full month this August and tours the UK from Autumn 2025 to early 2026. For full dates and to purchase tickets - head to glennmoorecomedy.comThis episode was recorded in early May 2025 Follow @glennrogermoore on InstagramFollow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett 

Join Emily and Raymond for a stroll in London’s Regent’s Park with Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee, writer, broadcaster and stand-up Glenn Moore. Glenn is well known for his appearances on TV shows such as Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - as well as being heard daily as one quarter of The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio. Glenn claims to be very good with dogs - but he has no evidence to prove it. He told us all about his parents’ Welsh Terriers - one of which has a rather creepy memorial in their garden… We find out all about the missed opportunity that changed Glenn’s life, the way he has juggled his dual passions of comedy and newsreading throughout his career, and the rather brilliant comedy training he unwittingly received at school…Follow @glennrogermoore on Instagram Glenn’s new show Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore? debuts in Edinburgh for the full month this August and tours the UK from Autumn 2025 to early 2026. For full dates and to purchase tickets - head to glennmoorecomedy.comFollow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett 

We’re back on Hampstead Heath with the brilliant actor, writer and comedian Tom Basden! In this part of our chat, Tom tells us all about his new film - The Ballad of Wallis Island - which follows how old tensions resurface when former bandmates who were former lovers reunite for a private show at the island home of an eccentric millionaire.Tom tells us all about the surreal gig that helped to inspire him and long time collaborator Tim Key to write the film - and how Tim slid into Carey Mulligan’s inbox to ask her to be in the film. Raymond also had a bit of an embarrassing moment - which Tom handled with absolute class! We also find out the most controversial way to cut a Schnauzer’s beard… You can catch The Ballad Of Wallis Island in cinemas in the UK from 30th MayFollow @tom.basden on Instagram Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett 

This week, Emily and Ray are taking a glorious morning stroll on Hampstead Heath with the actor, writer and comedian Tom Basden! Tom grew up with a succession of Miniature Schnauzers - but he doesn’t currently have a dog… although his children are currently trying to convince him to get a Labrador… could a walk with Raymond be what brings him back to the dog side? We found out how Tom went from what he describes as a “really normal” childhood to writing and starring in some of the nations favourite TV comedies, including Plebs and Afterlife. We also discuss Tom’s perspective of Tim Key’s ‘great lie’, how he feels about casting himself in shows he has written and his experience of working with Ricky Gervais. Tom’s new film The Ballad Of Wallis Island follows the story of how old tensions resurface when former bandmates who were former lovers reunite for a private show at the island home of an eccentric millionaire. You can catch it in cinemas the UK from 30th May!Follow @tom.basden on Instagram Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett 

We’re back in Green Park with the wonderful Niall Harbison!In this part of our chat, Niall tells us how he went from feeding dogs on the side of the road, to eventually rehoming a rescue dog to Liam Gallagher! Niall also tells us all about his special connection with Tina - a dog who was found on a chain, after having been used for breeding all her life. Niall’s new book Tina: The Dog Who Changed The World tells her inspiring story and the incredible legacy that she has left. You can get your copy here!Follow @niall.harbison on Instagram Read more about Happy Doggo’s work to fix the world’s street dog problem at https://www.happydoggo.com/Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett