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Sue Perkins: An hour or so with...

13: Johnny Vegas / Michael Pennington

Sue Perkins: An hour or so with...

Audioboom Studios

Society & Culture, Arts, Performing Arts, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Angry comedic rants, surreal humour and a larger than life personality is how most people think of Johnny Vegas. Michael Pennington, the man behind Johnny is quite different.

On this episode Sue speaks to Michael about his community work during lockdown, auditioning for Hollywood films and what he plans to do when the zombie apocalypse starts.

All the music in this episode is by ‘Waiting For Smith’, go and check out more from ‘Waiting For Smith’ on Spotify and follow him on social media.

This episode contains strong language and adult content.

Produced by Dan Quick

Transcript

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0:00.0

Are you receiving tax credits? If so, this message is for you.

0:04.4

Tax credits are coming to an end and most people will be asked to apply for

0:08.1

universal credit instead. The Department for Work and Pensions is writing to Tax Credit claimants.

0:14.0

You won't be moved automatically, so look out for your letter explaining what you'll need to do and by when.

0:19.0

And there's also lots of support to help you make the move.

0:22.0

Get ready for your Universal Credit Switchover.

0:25.2

Search Understanding Universal Credit today.

0:28.2

Eligibility criteria apply. When you think of a human being with two distinct personalities you immediately think of

0:42.0

Jacqueline Hyde, one, one speakably evil.

0:45.2

When I think of a man with two personalities, I think of Michael Pennington and his alter ego

0:50.0

Johnny Vegas, neither of whom are evil, both of whom are beautiful and benign. One a

0:55.6

precious troublemaker and flares who's prone to making elaborate ceramics and

1:00.5

the other a thoughtful, kind, majestic human being.

1:05.0

I love both of them, but to you and it's a it's a really sort of

1:19.2

upward sort of sharp upward tilt you've got on your camera.

1:23.0

So you look like this is almost like a kind of Marvel character

1:26.3

against some sort of bifold doors.

1:28.2

Bifold doors in a pinball machine.

1:31.8

You know, just go in, no, machine, you know, just going,

1:32.8

no, yeah, but it's that what it is.

1:34.8

Could it be more redneck looking.

1:38.0

I had the most affordable mid-life prices.

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