Matt Skillington's Skillieve it or not! Podcast

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Matt Skillington from sketch group Seldom Differ interviews creatives from the world of comedy, music, acting, and beyond. Sometimes funny, sometimes interesting, always absolutely fine.

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EP 13 | LISA CLARK

Matt Skillington's Skillieve it or not! PodcastFeb 14, 2019

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EP 13 | LISA CLARK

Today's guest is legendary TV producer Lisa Clark. Lisa has worked on some of the best comedy and entertainment shows of the last 25 years including The Big Breakfast, TFI Friday, Spaced, Shooting Stars, Catterick, House of Fools, Big Night Out, Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing. As well as working prolifically with Vic & Bob on their various programmes, she also set up and ran production company Pett Productions with the pair between 2001 - 2015. We talk about her early career as an onscreen journalist, slagging off orange revels with Vic & Bob and Celebrity Boxing... I also play a track at the end of the podcast by the brilliant band AULD - here's a link to buy tickets to their album launch on 20th Feb 2019: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/455547 ••••• LISA CLARK ON TWITTER — https://twitter.com/petttv ••••• AULD ON FACEBOOK — www.facebook.com/auldmusic/ ••••• AULD on YOUTUBE — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9iXFMo5nITnEZ2t5MSsQeA ••••• AULD on TWITTER — /twitter.com/Auldmusic ••••• AULD on INSTAGRAM — www.instagram.com/auldmusic/ ••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER — twitter.com/mattskillington  ••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mattskillz87 ••••• SELDOM DIFFER on FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/seldomdiffercomedy/ ••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer  ••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ  ••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — www.seldomdiffer.co.uk •••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Feb 14, 201951:15

EP 12 | LEO KEARSE

This week's guest is comedian Leo Kearse. In 2017 Leo was crowned Scottish Comedian Of The Year. He has also bagged himself a top 3 joke in the Edinburgh festival top ten jokes. As well as his own standup he also runs the popular gig "Hate and Live". He's known for being one of the few right wing comedians on the circuit with his last 2 shows being titled "I Can Make You Tory" and "Right Wing Comedian".

We talk about oats, Andy Murray and what it’s like to be hit by a British Telecom lorry...

••••• LEO KEARSE ON FACEBOOK — www.facebook.com/leokearsecomedy/
••••• LEO KEARSE ONLINE — www.leokearse.com
••••• LEO KEARSE on YOUTUBE — www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1hRBGoDHKSn4HiHIzkXAw
••••• LEO KEARSE on TWITTER — twitter.com/comedyLeo
••••• LEO KEARSE on INSTAGRAM — www.instagram.com/leo.kearse/

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER — twitter.com/mattskillington
••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mattskillz87

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — www.seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Jan 30, 201951:50

EP 11 | DAVID FIRTH (SALAD FINGERS)

This week's guest is animator David Firth. He's the creator of the viral hit series Salad Fingers and countless other weird, dark, twisted and hilarious animations including Burnt Face Man, Jerry Jackson, Spoilsbury Toast Boy as well as more recently CREAM, The News Hasn't Happened Yet and his retrospective DVD Umbilical World.

We talk about working with Charlie Brooker, internet trolls and Brian Wilson's penis.

••••• DAVID FIRTH ONLINE — www.fat-pie.com
••••• DAVID FIRTH on YOUTUBE— www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGev0JRG7Dp5c_R4ROADLw
••••• DAVID FIRTH on TWITTER — twitter.com/DAVID_FIRTH
••••• DAVID FIRTH on INSTAGRAM — www.instagram.com/davidfirth66

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER — twitter.com/mattskillington
••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mattskillz87

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Dec 07, 201801:25:20

EP 10 | THOMAS GRAY

This week’s guest is comedy writer/performer Thomas Gray. After creating viral hit STAG DO, Thomas went on to make Ladventures for BBC Three and is now developing a new comedy produced by Jack Whitehall.

We talk about blue finch semen, being in the ring with Anthony Joshua and the struggles that come with comedy writing.

••••• THOMAS GRAY on TWITTER — twitter.com/thomasjamesgray
••••• THOMAS GRAY on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/tomgray87
••••• THOMAS GRAY on YOUTUBE — youtube.com/channel/UCxpkOc6vh-06MJcKkpqQUdw

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER — twitter.com/mattskillington
••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mattskillz87

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Mar 30, 201845:28

EP 09 | POPE LONERGAN & BEN TARGET - The Care Home Tour Special

This week I caught up with comedians Pope Lonergan & Ben Target to chat about their current project ‘The Care Home Tour’. We discuss the rewards and challenges of performing to an elderly audience and find out why this endeavour is being backed by so many well known comedians. ••••• POPE LONERGAN on TWITTER — https://twitter.com/thedailybumbler ••••• BEN TARGET on TWITTER — https://twitter.com/bentarget ••••• BEN TARGET on INSTAGRAM — https://instagram.com/bentarget/ ••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER— https://twitter.com/mattskillington ••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – https://twitter.com/SeldomDiffer ••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – https://instagram.com/seldom_differ/ ••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — http://seldomdiffer.co.uk •••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Mar 14, 201846:34

EP 08 | RYAN SAMPSON

This week’s guest is the massively talented Ryan Sampson. Ryan is Probably best known for his character Grumio in the award winning sitcom "Plebs." He's also appeared in numerous other things including his own sketch show, "Glitchy", "The Work Experience", "The Frankenstein Chronicles", "Up The Women" and many more. We talk about selling cars to Sean Bean, playing Dudley Moore and working with fake excrement.

••••• RYAN SAMPSON on TWITTER — twitter.com/MrRyanSampson
••••• RYAN SAMPSON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mrryansampson

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER — twitter.com/mattskillington
••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mattskillz87

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Feb 28, 201849:26

EP 07 | ELLIE WHITE

This week's guest is comedy writer and actor Ellie White. Ellie has appeared in such shows as Vic and Bob's ‘House of Fools’, ‘Murder in Successful’ and ‘The Other One’ with Rebecca Front. We talk about pink wafers, Mr Bean and how to win at Tinder.

••••• ELLIE WHITE on TWITTER — twitter.com/EllieWhite5

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER — twitter.com/mattskillington
••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mattskillz87

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Feb 14, 201841:40

EP 06 | MAREK LARWOOD

This week's guest is comedian Marek Larwood. He was a member of Edinburgh Award nominated sketch group We Are Klang (along side Greg Davies and Steve Hall). He starred in Impractical Jokers on BBC3 and has appeared in loads of TV comedy including Tim Vine Travels Through Time, Extras, Hyperdrive, Sorry, I've Got No Head, Fast and Loose, Rush Hour and more...

••••• MAREK LARWOOD on YOUTUBE — youtube.com/BigPotatoProductions
••••• MAREK LARWOOD on TWITTER — twitter.com/MarekLarwood
••••• MAREK LARWOOD ONLINE — mareklarwood.com

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER — twitter.com/mattskillington
••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mattskillz87

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Nov 26, 201701:06:07

EP 05 | SHORT AND CURLY (REBECCA SHORROCKS & PAUL F TAYLOR)

This week's guests are the hilarious Short and Curly. They are a sketch double act made up of comedy actress Rebecca Shorrocks and standup comedian Paul F Taylor. We talk marriage proposals, bad gigs and terrorism...

••••• SHORT AND CURLY on TWITTER — twitter.com/ShortCurlycom
••••• SHORT AND CURLY ONLINE — shortandcurlycomedy.co.uk

••••• REBECCA SHORROCKS on TWITTER — twitter.com/r_shorrocks
••••• PAUL F TAYLOR on TWITTER — twitter.com/paul_f_taylor

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER — twitter.com/mattskillington
••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/mattskillz87

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Nov 19, 201759:16

EP 04 | JOE MORROW (AKA JOE MOROSE)

This week's guest is the wonderful Joe Morrow otherwise known as his onstage persona Joe Morose. He's a prolific Cabaret and Burlesque compere and has performed musical theatre in the West End.
We talk about early days as a jobbing actor, mental health and dancing dressed as a giant pillow to "It's Oh So Quiet" by Bjork...

••••• JOE MOROSE on TWITTER — twitter.com/joemorose
••••• JOE MOROSE on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/joemorose

••••• JOE MORROW on TWITTER — twitter.com/The_Joe_Morrow

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER— twitter.com/mattskillington

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ/
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Nov 13, 201701:24:56

EP 03 | REBECCA LUCY TAYLOR (SELF ESTEEM)

This week's guest is the amazing Rebecca Lucy Taylor. She's one half of the band Slow Club and both halves of her new solo project Self Esteem. We talk about her early am-dram days, going solo, and erotic Dominoes pizza calendars.

••••• REBECCA TALYOR on TWITTER — twitter.com/rlt___
••••• REBECCA TAYLOR on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/rebeccalucytaylor

••••• SELF ESTEEM on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/selfesteemselfesteem
••••• SELF ESTEEM on FACEBOOK — facebook.com/RLTSELFESTEEM/

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER— twitter.com/mattskillington

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ/
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Oct 15, 201701:00:48

EP 02 | MAE MARTIN

This week's guest is Edinburgh Award nominated comedian Mae Martin. We talk about her new show "Dope", her craziest gig, and her Dad's dick.

"Above all else is very funny” ****.5 CHORTLE

“Astute, provocative, and genuinely funny” ***** EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINES

“Martin has been turning out impressive work on the circuit for a while without quite getting the attention she deserves. Now’s the time for her to come out of the shadows.” **** METRO

••••• MAE MARTIN on TOUR — www.maemartin.net/dope-tour-dates
••••• MAE MARTIN on TWITTER — twitter.com/TheMaeMartin
••••• MAE MARTIN on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/hooraymae/

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER— twitter.com/mattskillington

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ/
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

Oct 09, 201752:36

EP 01 | BEN TARGET

This week's guest is Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominated comedian Ben Target. We talk about mental health, suicidal thoughts and the film Predator.

****½ (Adelaide Advertiser)
‘Ben Target is a breath of fresh, daft air’ (List).
‘A true original and a legend in the making’ (Guardian).

••••• BEN TARGET on TWITTER — twitter.com/bentarget
••••• BEN TARGET on INSTAGRAM — instagram.com/bentarget/

••••• MATT SKILLINGTON on TWITTER— twitter.com/mattskillington

••••• SELDOM DIFFER on TWITTER – twitter.com/SeldomDiffer
••••• SELDOM DIFFER INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/seldom_differ/
••••• SELDOM DIFFER ONLINE — seldomdiffer.co.uk

•••••••••• FOLLOW AND ENJOY!!!

Oct 01, 201701:00:34