Happy New Year! We're waving goodbye to 2020 with a canter through a few more of your sketches. Sketch Please is the open-source sketch comedy podcast written and performed by you @sketchpleasepod. Get involved! Katharine Kerr@katkerrradio introduces sketches by: Amelia Stephenson Rebecca Bain and Alex Garrick-Wright Vincent Lynch Rohan Agalawatta Alf Oldman Wayne Timms Bravely brightening us up from tier to tier, our performers this time are: Amelia Stephenson and Amy McCann... ...are 2 parts of comedy trio Quirks and Foibles. They release a new sketch every Monday at 6pm. Follow them on Youtube via @quirksandfoibles quirksandfoiblessketch on Facebook and Instagram quirks_foibles on Twitter Tom Scudamore... ...is a sketch writer and facilitator of improv, running classes for adults and exercises with kids! He regularly presents masterclasses in devising, story and drama for young people on YouTube interactive arts-based channel "Yes Let's" (Twitter: @YesLetsYouTube, YouTube: Yes Let's). Follow Tom on Twitter @tomsketchamore, and look out for his new sketch YouTube channel in 2021, "SCUDASHORTS"! Luke Murray... ...is the writer and creator of Bedsitcom, a romantic comedy about awkward workplace romance produced by Podcast Pioneers. He's working on a new play and the next series of his sitcom. https://www.podcastpioneers.com/bedsitcom Featured sketches are performers are below in order: - The Coroner's Inquest - Amelia Stephenson USHER - TOM THE CORONER - LUKE DR VICKI - AMELIA - Obnoxious Driving Lessons - Rebecca Bain and Alex Garrick-Wright INSTRUCTOR - AMY GARY - LUKE - 2020 Coma - Vincent Lynch NURSE - LUKE PATIENT - AMELIA DOCTOR - TOM - Stuck in a Lift Batman - Rohan Agalawatta BRUCE WAYNE - LUKE CALL HANDLER - AMY - Government Through the Looking Glass - Alf Oldman INTERVIEWER - AMELIA MR CARROLL - TOM - Top Rated Medical Drama - Wayne Timms INTERN - TOM DOCTOR - AMY If you'd like to write for Sketch Please, get in touch using the email address sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com. We'll be back again soon with more of your writing!

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Sketch Please DECEMBER 2020

Sketch Please returns with a rampaging crop of brilliant comedy sketches, written and performed by people like you. Thanks to the internet we’ve been able to carry on making our show and after a strange few months it’s nice to be a bit silly again, isn’t it? Sketch Please is presented by @katkerrradio and made by Podcast Pioneers to add to the writing and performance opportunities available in podcasting for rising talent. You can submit your sketches and put your name forward to appear on a show by emailing us at sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com. With many thanks to our writers and performers this time. 1. PATRICK ROBINSON - BAR SKETCH WOMAN - Katie Bennett BAR staff - Edward Dyson 2. BECCA BAIN AND ALEX GARRICK-WRIGHT - TINDER DATE GETAWAY SUZY - Sarah Tattersall ANDREA -Estefania Hageman 3. MICHAEL MONKHOUSE - PLACE SCHOOL TOM - Edward Dyson DICK - Estefania Hageman 4. HOLLIE WILSON - CRIMINALS FEELING SHORT CHANGED REPORTER - Sarah Tattersall CRIM - Katie Bennett 5. BELINDA BRADY - REFEREES ANONYMOUS JO - Estefania Hageman TERRY - Edward Dyson 6. ROB SMYTH - ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? NASA - Edward Dyson ASTRONAUT 1 - Sarah Tattersall ASTRO 2 - Katie Bennett ASTRO 3 - Estefania Hageman 7. GARY MULOCK - DR JEKYLL GOES TO THE THEATRE MISS WEBB - Sarah Tattersall Dr Jekyll - Edward Dyson 8. NICOLE COLCHETE - HELP AN MFA STUDENT OUT REBECCA - Sarah Tattersall CATHERINE - Katie Bennett OUR WRITERS Patrick Robinson Becca Bain & Alex Garrick-Wright Michael Monkhouse Hollie Wilson Belinda Brady Roby Smyth Gary Mulock Nicole Colchete ABOUT OUR CAST SARAH TATTERSALL Sarah Tattersall is an actor, stand-up and writer. Pre-Covid, her 2019 stand-up show ‘Girls With Jokes’ and theatre show ‘Me and My’ enjoyed multiple sell-out runs across the UK. Post-Covid, well, who knows. Catch her next in sketch show ‘Box of Charms’, and now 2021 show ‘Culture, Media and Sport’ with her company Funny Bird Productions. All social media: @sarahjtat @funnybirdprod @boxofcharmstv for sketches KATIE BENNETT Katie is an actor who has always had a love for all things comedy! She is 1/3 of Comedy Sketch Trio ‘Quirks & Foibles’, who release NEW, original sketches online EVERY Monday! You can follow Katie on Twitter & Instagram @katiefbennett AND you can also keep up to date with Quirks & Foibles on Twitter @Quirks_Foibles, on Facebook @QuirksAndFoiblesSketch and even subscribe to their YouTube Channel https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCZfF-dCk-p0XmzhNfAgdUIg @katiefbennett Her sketch group Quirks and Foibles are still making comedy from different parts of the UK. @quirks_foibles on Twitter @quirksandfoiblessketch on Facebook For new sketches every Monday at 6pm on Youtube ESTEFANIA HAGEMAN Estefania Hageman is a Latina comedian and writer based in London. Estefania holds zero awards or accolades, but has logged many hours doing stand up in gorgeous, dimly-lit bars and off-brand, underground comedy clubs. Raised on programs like Strangers With Candy and Comedy Def Jam, Estefania's brand of comedy is often hailed as "niche" or "loud". Website: http://www.estefaniahageman.com/ Twitter: @Estefanialol IG: @Estefaniabaha ED DYSON Ed Dyson is a podcaster, author, comedy writer and journalist living in London. United Queendom Podcast on Apple, Spotify and Soundcloud @unitedqueendompodcast on insta @unitedqueendom1 on Twitter Comedy sketches, outrageous stories and impressions. APPLE PODCASTS https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/united-queendom-podcast/id1482277960 TWITTER https://mobile.twitter.com/edwarddyson205?lang=en MUSIC PROVIDED BY: FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE Lobo_Loco_-_25_-_Duo_Fanfare_News_Jingle_1_ID_419 Three_Jolly_Rogues_-_09_-_Greenland_Whale_Fisheries

Sketch Please AUGUST 2020

Back with sketches about middle class problems, financially insolvent vampires and… bullshit, all from the minds of talented writers from the internet. Also from our cast: a heartwarming story about swinging in castles, homemade kefir, and a 7 minute exploration of Star Wars and historical geopolitics. It’s shambolic but quite informative, and we guarantee you will listen to this episode and think, “Ah, I listened to this episode.” Presented by Katharine Kerr @katkerrradio Starring David Sylvester @dershapeshifter, Julie Flower @julieflower4 and Susan Cunningham. Sketches written by Elliot Stewart, Chris Ballard, Wayne Timms, Bryan Burke and Isiah Headen. 1.Horror legends- Elliot Stewart 04:18 Vampire - Julie Monster – Susan 2 National trust - Chris Ballard 07:09 Receptionist / Tea Room - Julie Wife - Susan Husband – David 3.Diet sketch - Wayne Timms 10:27 Chris - Susan Gloria - Julie Phone guy / Waiter - Katharine 4.Vader S***s shyly in the Death Star - Bryan Burke 20:55 Darth - Susan Palpatine – David 5.Canoe Sketch - Isiah Headen 24:34 Kid - Susan Dad – David

Sketch Please OCT 2019

Recorded on our first May Bank holiday, we spend an inordinate amount of time discussing what doesn’t happen in the latest of Marvel’s Avengers franchise then everyone loses it, leading to some nail-biting editing retrospectively. See if you can spot the points where KK had to cut out these things: * Rude jokes about Endgame * Soho sex shops * Post-party paranoia * Bad things happening on good buses * General descent into madness Meet this month’s supremely nice performers: Hannah Tarrington is an actor and comedy performer and has just joined the National Youth Theatre. On the side she helps businesses with their branding. She credits being a nice dickhead and winging it with her success. Follow @han_tarrington on Twitter or hannahalisontarrington@gmail.com for small business branding. Phoebe Hitt is part of an award-nominated all female comedy group as well as a musical group called Accomplished Ladies, which follows women from different periods of history with songs and japes. She also has Grade 4 on the flute. Follow @Phoebehitt or @accomplishedla1 and catch them on the 6th July at Buxton Fringe. Robbie Sunderland rode bareback on a griffin all the way from Norfolk to join us. He writes for the monthly BBC New Comedy show there and has written and performed one of the sketches today. You can find him @robbie_sun89 and @bbcnewcomedy Derek Murphy is an actor and producer of audio, stage and a web series.. He’s just starred in "The Platform" at the Bread and Roses theatre in London and is producing a new writers night on the 8th of June at the Abacus Art Studios in Elephant and Castle. He also starts in Sequins, a movie which is currently touring on the festival circuit. Find him at @derekmmurphy and @delight_dk for DK Delight Productions. And thanks to our super duper writers below. Remember, you can also write a 2/3 page sketch or appear on the show as a performer - just submit your details to perform via sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com. Follow us on @sketchpleasepod and check out our website www.podcastpioneers.com. CLICHE MEASUREMENT - AMBER PHILLIPS SHOPKEEPER - Derek WOMAN - Hannah FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE - WAYNE TIMMS TOBY - Robbie ANGUS - Derek JENNIFER - Phoebe AIR RAISIN’ - MICHAEL MONKHOUSE TRAVEL AGENT - Robbie CUSTOMER - Hannah BOSS - Phoebe POLICE SHORTAGES - GARTH APTHOMAS SERGEANT - Phoebe RESIDENT - Derek WAR ON CANCER - HENRIK PERSSON TERRY - Robbie LIZ - Hannah COOK RIGHT - ELLIOT STEWART COOK - Hannah INT - Phoebe TRAIN PAIN - ANON JOURNO - Derek CALLER - Robbie PA / STELLA - Phoebe PA2 / LOU - Hannah BATH BOMB - ROBBIE SUNDERLAND MIKE - Robbie JULIE - Phoebe SOPHIE - Hannah KOWALSKI - Derek

Sketch Please MAY 2019

Themes of food and crime knit seamlessly together in this month’s crop of sketches, written by you! This month, Sketch Please was written by: Kristie McNiel, Joe Young, Chris Ballard, Leonie Rachel, Henrik Persson, Paul Nash and Patrick Robinson. It stars... Ruby Martin, a stand-up and podcast host: Monthly arts and craft comedy night Wednesday 20th March Comical Comedy @comical_comedy Trashfiremag.com for her honest funny takes on how we’re all bad people @rubymartinart @nsfwriting for her smutty fan fiction podcast Phoebe Batteson-Brown, an actor, performer, voice artist and one half of sketch duo Ladylikes: @ladylikescomedy ladylikescomedy.com phoebebattesonbrown.com Check out her show Top Secret House Party Plus Sketchy Ladies on Thursday 21st March at the Water Poet, London, 7pm Katerina Robinson is an actor, stand-up comedian and writer: @misskaterinar www.katerinarobinson,com You can star in Sketch Please too. Just send in your name or sketch with the subject title ‘performer’ or ‘sketch’ to sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com. You can follow our host Katharine Kerr @katkerrradio on Twitter. This month’s sketches in order: Kristie McNiel - Come Dine with Me Spoof Joe Young - Adventurous Dining Chris Ballard - DIY Sketch Leonie Rachel - Wellness R Us Henrik Persson - Foxhole Paul Nash - Mugger Rugger

Sketch Please MARCH 2019

In November’s Sketch Please, (released in January, sorry, folks) we all go a bit stir crazy pre-christmas, insult one another then make up by losing the plot in an overheated studio. It’s lovely. Please enjoy some of November and December’s finest sketches interspersed with curious accents and wild chat from people who spent an evening doing this instead of actual paid work. Pringles were involved. But no Bourbons. Huge thanks to everyone involved in this month’s show. You can submit your sketches and sign up to perform with the details at the bottom. OUR SKETCHES Helpful Desk - Paul Nash Help - David Sarah - Suzie Bob’s Booze & Cigarettes - Alex De-Gruchy Piggy - Thomas Bob - David Jane - Maggie Sales Funnel - Chris Tindall Mike - Thomas David - David Helen - Maggie Midwife - Suzie Biscuits Sketch - Robert Mills Stubbs - Suzie Harris - Thomas St Peter - Maggie Blue Peter - Amber Phillips Presenter 1 - David Presenter 2 - Thomas Like a Virgin - Michael Monkhouse Joseph - David Mary - Suzie Reel Lies of Rock- Elliot Stewart Int - Maggie Dir - Thomas OUR PERFORMERS Suzie Houlihan Suzie is an actor, comedian, model and presenter based in London. You can find her @sanhou on Twitter and Instagram Suzie plays Sarah in "The Cat in the Flat" on Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cat-in-the-flat/id1435097517?mt=2 David Ruby David is a writer, improviser and movie producer currently working on a selection of short films and theatre show. He’s on Twitter @medavidruby. He also looks like Dudley Moore, according to some accounts. How to Date a Magical Creature comes to the Vault Festival in London in February. Details at howtodateamagicalcreate.com @datingcreatures on social media Custom Love is a film about a Valentines Day date gone wrong! https://vimeo.com/218420760 Maggie Tolmie Maggie is a retired actor and mezzo soprano who practises improv comedy with Hoopla. She’s also trained in clowning! Maggie Tolmie is on Facebook where you can find podcasts of her character Vladi the lonely old vampire! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Keyhjga7g1Q&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3Pme_ZLB1SkBRBQJ_8rQMhGo31-wGRKFsLMYZBluXNYsAm4VVTyjoDUzo Thomas Melhuish Is a director working on a short film for release. This dark comedy about a last meal is due for release in February. He’s also working with a group of Raindance festival acquaintances on a forthcoming mockumentary. https://shootingpeople.org/cards/ThomasMelhuish Instagram @camembertfrosting SUBMIT YOUR SKETCHES We’ll be back at the end of January, so you know what to do - send your sketches to sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com with ’SKETCH’ in the title and volunteer to perform at with the email title ‘PERFORMER' See you out there!

Sketch Please NOV DEC 2018

This month's episode of the open-submission sketch comedy podcast features Dave Bibby, Miztli Rose Neville and Luke Murray! These fine actors and comedians have come together to bring to life the works of 7 writers. And Sketch Please will be back later in November with more! Submit your sketches or let us know if you’d like to perform by getting touch at sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com Follow Dave @davebibby / dave.bibby on instagram Follow Luke @lukemurraymagic Follow Miztli @roseneville1 @ladylikes Follow Katharine @katkerrradio AND enjoy these sketches! Martin Talbot - Austerity Party Holly - Miztli George - David Jemima - Luke Leonie Rachel - Pre Meeting Meeting Boss - David Tony - Luke Kim - Miztli Mr Parker’s Passport Barman - Mitzli Angie Notindrag - David Tannoy - Luke Paul Parker - Luke Dan Sweryt - CSA 007 007 - David Blomfeld - Luke Martina - Mitzli Deidre - Mitzli Kaya Forde and Vicky de Lacy - I’m not a feminist but... Pippa - Miztli Emily - Luke Thomas Brogan - Wicker Man Baby Trump - David Speaker - Mitzli Narrator - Luke Joe West - Tea for Two Simon - Luke Gary - David

Sketch Please OCTOBER 2018

This month's episode of the open-submission sketch comedy podcast features Dreamweaver Quartet! Francesca Reid, James Witt and Greg Birks join Katharine from some chatter about creative life, gentrification and how to blag free Headspace. They share their beautiful singing talents, inspired by their top notch improvised show, and bring your sketches to life in another awesome edition. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR CAST AT PODCASTPIONEERS.COM Follow: @sketchpleasepod on Facebook and Twitter @Francescarenee3 on instagram or Twiitter Francecareidactor facebook @Gregjbirks on Instagram @Gregbirks on Twitter @wittyleaks on Twitter James Witt on Facebook @DreamweaverQRT on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram Get in touch with Dreamweaver Quartet and submit you strange dreams to appear on the brand new Dreamweaver Quartet podcast with Podcast Pioneers. Show Dates at Hoopla this Autumn: 14th September 27th October 17th November 1st December Hooplaimpro.com for show info and to book onto James’s classes. Send your sketches and performance submissions to sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com with either SKETCH OR PERFORMER in the subject box to take part Sketches in order of appearance: 1. Stephanie Weston - Britannia HR Person - James Britannia - Fran 2. Chris Ballard - Cocktail of Pollution Bartender - James Man - Greg Woman - Fran 3. Viv Riddoch and Jane McCutcheon - Playing Outdoors Attenborough - Greg Child 1 - James Child 2 - Fran Child 3 - James Mum - Fran 4. James Docherty - Heatmap Horror Jan - Fran Dominic - Greg 5. Michael Monkhouse - 15 Things I must stop doing - Soapbox Narrator character - James 6. Robert Mills - Guru Sketch Guru - James Student - Greg 7. Elliot Stewart - Manners Maketh Points George - Fran Presenter - James

Sketch Please AUGUST 2018

The monthly sketch showcase Sketch Please returns with a new presenter, a new cast and a brand new batch of your finest comic writing. Katharine Kerr (@katkerrradio) is joined for nutty chat and by David Sylvester, Kerrie Thomason, Raphael von Blumenthal and Steve Garland. David Sylvester is musician, performer, comedian and artist from London. He’s an improv comedian, and musical badass who plays guitar, drums, bass and piano https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2LjGeJJ-JsawXsdFaeFtw?view_as=subscriber https://www.youtube.com/user/BeautalityOfficial https://twitter.com/dershapeshifter Kerrie Thomason is from Edinburgh, Scotland, and achieved a First Class honours in Musical Theatre at Blackpool School of Creative Arts. Kerrie has worked with the likes of Tim Key, and is also the show manager at 2NorthDown (a comedy venue in Kings Cross) She’s worked in comedy from sketch to stand up. She’s also part of the all-female theatre company SWIPERIGHT which was a hit at Edinburgh last year and is working on its next show right now. https://twitter.com/KerrieThomason https://twitter.com/swiperightTC https://www.swiperighttheatre.com Raphael von Blumenthal is an actor, stand up comedian and writer. His short films, viral videos and online sketches, co-written with and directed by Sam Baron have over 4 million views online, have been screened at BAFTA qualifying film festivals, and have been featured on among others the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky One. He is represented by APM Associates. Raphael can be seen in a supporting role in the 2017 comedy feature Demain Tout Commence (Two's a Family), featuring Omar Sy and Clémence Poésy. He comperes Rich Gifts Theatre's Deadline: 24 Hour Plays, and regularly performs stand up comedy. raphaelvonb.com https://twitter.com/Raphvb?lang=en Steve Garland is an actor, comedy performer and writer. He also runs an all-female pro comedian comedy night in Angel called Hysterical Women which raises money for Women’s Aid. https://twitter.com/LadyGarland33 https://twitter.com/hysteric_women This month we feature the below sketches with the following casting: The History of Things by Leonie Rachel Announcer - Steve Joel (Husband) - David Mrs Houghton - Kerrie One of the Lads by Carol Walsh Sarah - Kerrie Steve - Steve Paul - David Dennis - Raphael Saw Paws by Alf Oldman Vet - Steve First Pet Owner - David Second Pet Owner - Raphael Vicar - Raphael Narrator - Kerrie British Transport Poem by Ellie Fulcher Passenger - David National Rail - Steve Offline Banking by Chris Ballard Recorded voice - Kerrie Cashier - David Customer - Raphael Gun Mom by Lauren Overpeck Ms Jenn - Kerrie Boy - David Antiques Roadshow Spoof by Andrew Fawn Expert - Kerrie Milennial - David Grandad - Steve Dead Funny - Elliot Stewart Fred - Raphael Vicar - Steve YOU can take part in Sketch Please! Whether you’ve written an audio sketch or want to flex your voice acting muscles, just drop Katharine a note at sketchplease@podcastpioneers.com and put either ’Sketch’ or ‘Performer’ in the subject box. The deadline for August’s episode is Sunday 22nd July at midnight. Tell us a little about you, or if you’re submitting sketches, please keep it as close to two or three pages as possible, and number the pages so we don’t get ourselves in a papery flutter come recording day! And because we only feature 7 or 8 sketches per episode we will often hold sketches over to subsequent months to fit it all in, so don’t lose heart if we don’t feature your sketch this month! You can join us on twitter by following @sketchpleasepod or keep up to dates at podcastpioneers.com

Sketch Please JULY 2018

Sketch Please is back! Listen up and find out how you can get involved, write sketches and perform on London's monthly sketch comedy podcast. Wherever you are in the UK, you can take part in a show that's made just for you, just for the hell of it by professional and entirely AI podcast producer Katharine Kerr. Maybe you're an aspiring writer, maybe you're an aspiring performer. Maybe you're very well seasoned in both those things. Either way, the door is open: welcome funny friend. Find out more at podcastpioneers.com or email us at podcastpioneersinfo@gmail.com to get involved.

Sketch Please IS BACK - get involved! Deadline Sunday 3rd of June

Sketch, Please! takes a breath between Dead Drunk Detective performances to bring you this month’s listener-submitted comedy sketches. Ever wanted to be a gritty police officer but are just too happy? Good! Think you could really do with some quiet prison time? So do we! This week we look at everything from relationships to ambition. Plus all the usual (and unusual chatter from our cast? All that and more is included in this month’s Sketch, Please! Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on iTunes and Soundcloud. And if you want to be involved in the next episode, check out our Submissions Page! CAST Gillian Horgan is from Cork, and trained at Drama Studio London. Theatre credits include: She Moved Through the Fair: The Legend of Margaret Barry at UK Folk Festivals, A Place at The Bridewell Theatre, The Conservatory at The Bread & Roses Theatre as well as one-woman show #nofilter. Screen credits include: Hungry Dogs, The Wives Did It, Persona Non Grata, The Inner Life of Veronica, Wounded, Three, Forget-Me-Not, Camden Calling, Verge, and Black Coffee. Radio credits include: Live From The Get In and Hang. Dave Chawner is an award winning comic, published author and mental health campaigner. He has just returned from the Edinburgh fringe with his one man show C’est La Vegan. For more information, including his gig at The Leicester Square Theatre, go to DaveChawner.co.uk. Suzie Houlihan is an Irish actor who trained at The International School of Screen Acting (ISSA) London and at The Ivana Chubbuck Studio in LA. She is an experienced presenter, voiceover artist and commercial model. She trained in stand up comedy at hooplaimpro.com performing at open mic nights around London. She also has a degree in Commerce and Law and worked in a city law firm prior to embarking an acting career. CREDITS First Day by Brendan Way JILL – Gillian Horgan BILL – Dave Chawner Luggage Restriction by Stephanie Weston ANNOUNCER – Edmund Fargher MAN – Dave Chawner WOMAN – Suzie Houlihan 2ND WOMAN – Gillian Horgan What A Time to Be Alive by Jasmine Tonie. Read by Dave Chawmer Prison by Luke Murray and Christopher Ward Guard – Gillian Horgan Prisoner – Suzie Houlihan Nose Theft by Steve Blair JANE – Gillian Horgan SOLICITOR – Suzie Houlihan JUDGE – Dave Chawner Write Here, Write Now by Michael Monkhouse. Read by Gillian Morgan A Quickie Encounter by Elliot Stewart Lady – Suzie Houlihan Gent – Dave Chawner Hosted by Edmund Fargher Produced by Katharine Kerr

Episode 15: Prison, Brit Pop and Other Brief Encounters

Sketch, Please! is goes gothic with a special Dead Drunk Detective cast performing this month’s listener-submitted comedy sketches. Love a good pun? You will be in excellent company! Ready to go on holiday? We’ve got a couple of people with some stuff to say! Do all babies look ugly? That’s up for debate, but should you actually mention it to the parents? And who exactly is in the running to be canonised a saint? All that and more is included in this month’s Sketch, Please! Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on iTunes and Soundcloud. And if you want to be involved in the next episode, check out our Submissions Page! CAST Kate Oswald began writing and performing comedy in 2014 when she left her job in high end fashion realising that zippers, although important, are not necessarily worth crying over. She has recently graduated from the National Film and Television School where she studied Writing and Producing Comedy. She regularly performs improv on the London circuit with her group The Parentheticals. she is also a part of Bear With Productions. She plays surly sidekick Betty on Dead Drunk Detective. Brendan Way has written a range of comical scripts and presented various podcasts, all of which he devised. He is delighted to collaborate with Podcast Adventures on Dead Drunk Detective, his first scripted radio series. He is also a part of improv groups Duck Duck Goose and The Parentheticals. CREDITS The Disappointment Hotline by Veronica Tomasiello OPERATOR – Kate Oswald CALLER- Brendan Way ELECTRONIC VOICE – Edmund Fargher App Dealer by Robert Mills DEALER – Kate Oswald MAN – Brendan Way Arise St. Daniels by James Docherty CARDINAL – Kate Oswald PRIEST – Brendan Way NUN – Edmund Fargher Oh, Airlines by Roy Gordon Monologue read by Brendan Way The Observationist Holiday by Nichola O’Hare Monologue read by Kate Oswald Ugly Baby by Ben Jay CAROL – Kate Oswald JACK – Brendan Way Almost Too Fishy by Elliot Stewart TROUT – Brendan Way COD – Kate Oswald Produced by Katharine Kerr Hosted by Edmund Fargher

Episode 14: Holidays, Talking Fish and Other Disappointments

Sketch, Please! is back with a boiling hot, and we mean boiling hot (to hell with this weather), episode of sketch comedy goodness.  Hate job interviews? So do we! Love Batman? We do too. And so does Alfred. Ever wondered if the supermarket self-checkout was mocking? Do you suppose Batman gets costume anxiety? What about that moment when you disapprove of a friend's date? All that and more is included in this month’s Sketch, Please! Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on iTunes and Soundcloud. And if you want to be involved in the next episode, check out our Submissions Page! CAST Katie Pritchard exists within a whirlwind of carnage. A professional Actor, a Musician mastering 12 instruments (including the rather tricky slide whistle), a Karaoke demonstrator, a Writer, and an award winning Comedian, Katie has chosen a colourful cornucopia of professions to create the melée that is her life. Mark Johnson is a director of Prospero Theatre CIC and Waterloo Community Theatre CIC and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has recently been a part of Neverfolk, a new improvised theatre project from Sonder, and was a cast member of Dead Drunk Detective. Victoria Cansfield trained at the National Youth Film Academy and Bath Spa University. Comedy credits include; The Antic's Joke Show (Bristol & tour), This Show has got Nothing to do with Penguins (Edinburgh Fringe); The Vick 'N' Rick Show (tour); The Ladle of Destiny (Bath Comedy Festival). Theatre credits include; Cinderella (tour), My Name is Tom (The Dugdale Centre), Sleeping Beauty (tour), Theatrino sketch tour (tour, Italy). Film Credits include; Total Hassle (Wilbee Productions), Catharsis (NYFA) and Frack Off (Willbe Productions). Victoria also writes sketches for a number of different companies.   CREDITS Gig Economy by Danny Antrobus -Boss - Mark Johnson -Client - Victoria Cansfield -Temp 1 - Ed Fargher -Temp 2 - Katie Pritchard Self Check Out by Robert Mills -Customer - Victoria Cansfield -Checkout - Katie Pritchard Dark Knight Terrors by Elliot Stewart -Alfred - Mark Johnson -Bruce - Katie Pritchard? Taxi(n the brain) by Michael Monkhouse -Driver - Victoria Cansfield -Businessman - Mark Johnson Double Your Meat by MKM Comedy -Becca - Katie Pritchard -Tom - Mark Johnson Fly on the Wings of Love by Stephanie Weston - Jane - Katie Pritchard - Amy - Victoria Cansfield Last Interview vs The Undead by Elliot Stewart Manager - Victoria Cansfield Doug - Mark Johnson Produced by Katharine Kerr Hosted by Edmund Fargher

Episode 13: Jobs, Transactions and Other Horrors

Sketch, Please! returns with another batch of listener-submitted sketches performed by volunteers. And this one with take you to outer space and back to the supermarket. Ever competed with a friend over the smallest things? Have you ever dropped a hint to a partner that they just didn't get? How about that moment when you get in to an argument with you Superhero college over your costumes? All that and more is included in this month's Sketch, Please! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe on iTunes and Soundcloud. And if you want to be involved in the next episode, check out our Submissions Page! CAST Danni Payne is a musical theatre performer who trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Danni has dabbled in comedy, but so far has made a living by lying and singing at people. Credits include, Newsrevue, Burelli Sister in The Rat Pack Live, Dolly in A Tribute to the Blues Brothers at the Edinburgh Fringe and Divina in Broke Britannia (Bridewell Theatre). You can follow her on Twitter at @dannipaynee. Lewis Cook is a comedian as part of sketch comedy double act Cook and Davies. Cook and Davies were Finalists at the Welsh unsigned Stand Up Awards, So You Think You Write Funny and Semi Finalists at the Laughing Horse New Comedy Act of The Year. He is also the writer of Good Little Boy, a one-act play that premiered at The Wardrobe Theatre. CREDITS Edna and Blanche by MKM Comedy EDNA - Lewis Cook BLANCHE - Danni Payne Useless Technical Director by Robert Mills BOSS - Danni Payne BARRY - Lewis Cook Pirates Expenses by Daniel Page SPARROW - Edmund Fargher FIRST MATE - Lewis Cook PETE - Danni Payne Three's Awkward by Elliot Stewart JO - Danni Payne TIM - Lewis Cook RACHAEL - Katharine Kerr Just Relax by Martin Price TRACY - Danni Payne ALFRED - Lewis Cook STEPHEN - Edmund Fargher Mars Mishap by Stephanie Weston MARTIAN 1 - Danni Payne MARTIAN 2 - Lewis Cook MARTIAN 3 - Edmund Fargher Heroic Delays by Elliot Stewart COMPUTER - Edmund Fargher HEROMAN - Lewis Cook HEROGIRL - Danni Payne Produced by Katharine Kerr Hosted by Edmund Fargher

Episode 12: Martians, Superheroes and other Jobs

Episode 11 arrives with a bang as we make comedy out of all the big issues. Prisons, healthcare, murder art you name it. And with a fantastic cast to boot! What constitutes an artistic statement? Where is the line between loyalty and happiness among thieves? And how far can you push a healthcare worker before they snap? All this and more to be found on this month’s episode.

EPISODE 11 - Sport, Art and other Reinterpretations

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