Episodes

  • S2 EP4: Neil Mullarkey

    S2 EP4: Neil Mullarkey
    Oct 31 2024
    Tim talks to actor, writer, comedian, and improv legend Neil Mullarkey about how a chance meeting with Mike Myers in the 1980s changed his life forever, and how he became part of the gang that brought the art of improv into the mainstream of British comedy. Tim and Neil discuss how the tools and techniques of improv can help everybody up their own creative game. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • S2 EP3: Nina Gilligan

    S2 EP3: Nina Gilligan
    Oct 24 2024
    Tim talks to multi-award winning stand-up comedian, Nina Gilligan, up at the Edinburgh Fringe, about her life in comedy, her journey from running a comedy club in Manchester at just 16 to becoming one of the country's most highly decorated stand-up comedians in the 2020s. Nina tells Tim about her club running days in the early 90s, working with comedy legends like Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69 Steve Coogan and Caroline Aherne, and how ideas can come at you through the cosmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • S2 EP2: Matt Forde

    S2 EP2: Matt Forde
    Oct 17 2024
    Tim talks to political comedian, satirist, broadcaster and Spitting Image impressionist, Matt Forde about his journey into politics and comedy, and how he's managed to combine his two passions to become one of the country's best known satirical comedians. Matt tells Tim how a man with eyes tattooed onto his buttocks sparked his own political awakening, and he explains how he could see that a young Jon Richardson was a brilliant comedian, even if his fellow students couldn't. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • S2 EP1: Russell Kane

    S2 EP1: Russell Kane
    Oct 10 2024
    Tim talks to multi-award winning comedian, actor, author and presenter, Russell Kane about his unusual journey into comedy, his voracious appetite for learning and how he challenges himself to create in the moment rather than overthink his constant stream of social media Kaneings. Russell discusses how a chance encounter with a girl "out of his world" at a rave changed his life forever, and how that turning point ultimately led him into the world of comedy. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Edinburgh Festival Special

    Edinburgh Festival Special
    Aug 23 2024
    Fist of First returns for a pre-Series 2 galavant to the Edinburgh Fringe. It’s Tim’s first time to the Festival and the law dictates that if you work in comedy, you MUST make a pilgrimage to the city. So join Tim as he takes in the festival for the first time and gives you his insights on what makes it so great. And if you’re headed there this weekend, there’s loads of recommendations for the best acts to see, the best venues to visit, and the best way to plan out your days so you can take in as much as possible. Expect comedy, expect bagpipes, and expect the inside scoop from the city’s taxi drivers, who have all the gossip on which comedians make the best and worst passengers. Fist of Firsts will return for Series 2 soon. In the meantime email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your guest suggestions. Follow Tim on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • S1 EP8: Zoe Lyons

    S1 EP8: Zoe Lyons
    Apr 18 2024
    Tim talks to multi-award winning comedian and TV host, Zoe Lyons about her journey into comedy, her relationship with writing and how she lets ideas percolate away in her subconscious, sometimes for months. Zoe talks about how her unsettled childhood made her comfortable with being uncomfortable and how that's helped her as a comedian. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • S1 EP7: Hannah Byczkowski

    S1 EP7: Hannah Byczkowski
    Apr 11 2024
    Tim talks to comedian, winner of series one of The Traitors and Ghost Hun podcaster, Hannah Byczkowski about her journey from a career in health and social care, to being a Faithful in the Traitors and launching her dream career as a stand-up comedian. Hannah talks about how she develops new material live, in front of an audience, how she and fellow comedian Suzi Preece launched their podcast Ghost Huns, and how just being nice to people can get you a long way. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • S1 EP6: Geoff Norcott

    S1 EP6: Geoff Norcott
    Apr 4 2024
    Tim talks to comedian, writer and political commentator Geoff Norcott about his journey into comedy, his creative process and what he learned about his own creativity during his time working in the relentlessly demanding environment of TV comedy Writers Rooms. Geoff talks about getting his first laughs as Cowboy Geoff from Essex, about his need to get pen on paper as quickly as possible, and how he found himself becoming a vocal advocate for men's mental health. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins