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 chi

S1 EP7: Hannah Byczkowski

Apr 11th, 2024 52m 8s

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 c

S1 EP6: Geoff Norcott

Apr 4th, 2024 1h 10m

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 comed

S1 EP5: Kemah Bob

Mar 28th, 2024 1h 14m

Tim talks to comedian, writer and producer Kemah Bob about how her comedy journey has taken her from stabbing her own eyes out in a play in Texas to running her own comedy nights, the FOC It Up Comedy Club in London. Kemah talks about her appro

S1 EP4: Richard Herring

Mar 21st, 2024 1h 7m

Tim talks to comedian, writer and prolific podcaster Richard Herring about his comedy journey, from student shows in Edinburgh, through the Lee and Herring years and up to the massive RHLSTP and more. Richard talks about how his daily blog has,

S1 EP3: Adil Ray

Mar 14th, 2024 1h 6m

Tim talks to actor, writer, presenter and producer Adil Ray about his first big break into radio and how he first created the comedy characters MC Raa and Mister Khan. Adil explains how he's managed to build a career that spans sitcom actor and

S1 EP2: Seann Walsh

Mar 7th, 2024 1h 5m

Tim talks to comedian, actor and writer Seann Walsh about finding his feet at a stand up workshop, how he died in Australia, and what happened when he met his comedy hero, Jim Carrey. Get your First Time stories on the next episode. Email fis

S1 EP1: Jon Richardson

Feb 29th, 2024 1h 9m

Tim talks to comedian, presenter and podcaster Jon Richardson about the first big steps in his career and the priceless piece of advice Sean Lock gave him when he was just starting out. Get your First Time stories on the next episode. Email f

Fist of Firsts - COMING SOON!!

Feb 19th, 2024 4m 55s

Coming soon...Sitcom writer and creativity expert Tim Reid uncovers top comedians' backstories by exploring their key "first times", the pivotal first steps in their lives, their careers and their creative process. Like the first time they re

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