Andy Parsons
Brydon &
Rob Brydon | Wondery
4.6 • 597 Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Andy Parsons joins Rob this week to talk about his new show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Andy shares intriguing insights into his journey on the comedy circuits: from his early days collaborating with Henry Naylor during their time at Cambridge, to making a significant impact as a writer on beloved shows such as "Week Ending" and "Spitting Image."
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| 0:00.0 | Well, it's nice to see you again. I wondered where you'd been. Who are you talking to today, Rob? |
| 0:05.9 | We already know otherwise we wouldn't have clicked. Yes, it's Andy Parsons. Now, Andy and I, |
| 0:11.5 | although in the same business and in the same geographically, same kind of area, we don't seem to run |
| 0:17.6 | into each other very much, so I didn't quite know what to expect. |
| 0:21.5 | And I had forgotten, as becomes apparent in this, the last time. |
| 0:25.7 | We met, he had to remind me. |
| 0:27.9 | Wonderful conversation from his beginnings down in Cornwall and Devon. |
| 0:31.7 | I didn't know that. |
| 0:32.9 | To going to Cambridge. |
| 0:34.3 | I didn't know that. |
| 0:35.3 | To only getting into the footlights |
| 0:37.5 | kind of after the |
| 0:39.0 | after the fact, |
| 0:41.5 | as it were, to spitting image, |
| 0:43.6 | to working with Henry Naylor, to mock |
| 0:45.3 | the week, to all sorts in his current |
| 0:47.2 | touring schedule. It was a |
| 0:49.2 | fascinating conversation, so do enjoy this. |
| 0:51.7 | It's Bryden and Andy Pusts. |
| 1:00.1 | Music So do enjoy this. It's Bryden and Andy Parsons. Given that we've both been kicking around for some time now, |
| 1:04.3 | we actually run into each other very rarely. |
| 1:07.9 | You've heard me on this say, oh, I see this person yet, |
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