Brian Conley: “I made everyone laugh, that was my defence mechanism.”
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Global
4.6 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
From the world of variety to the West End stage, Brian Conley has built a career around his infectious energy, unique humour, and remarkable talent. In this episode of Full Disclosure, Brian opens up about his journey, from growing up in a working-class family to finding solace and confidence in showbiz. He reflects on the highs of performing with legends like Tom Jones to his struggles with dyslexia and alcohol. With his trademark wit, Brian shares how his love for comedy, musicals, and warm-up performances led to a stellar career, while touching on the personal challenges that shaped him along the way. Insightful, raw, and full of laughter, Brian’s story is a testament to resilience and the power of finding your true calling.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Global Player Original podcast. |
| 0:05.6 | Hello, James here. Just before we get into the latest brilliant episode of full disclosure, |
| 0:10.3 | I wanted to give you a quick heads up about a brand new podcast I've been doing, James O'Brien Daily. |
| 0:15.6 | It's a condensed 60-minute highlights reel of some of my favourite bits from the Daily LBC show. Some of my |
| 0:22.5 | favourite calls, some of my favourite, there I say, monologues and some of my favourite questions. |
| 0:27.2 | There's a new episode every day, as you'd expect, from a daily radio show. Just search |
| 0:31.1 | James O'Brien Daily on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts. Or of course, just listen |
| 0:36.4 | live to LBC every day from 10am. |
| 0:39.6 | But for now, enjoy this episode of Full Disclosure. |
| 0:49.8 | Hello and welcome to Full Disclosure, |
| 0:52.0 | a podcast project conceived entirely to let me spend more time with interesting people than I would ever get on the radio. |
| 0:58.4 | And I shouldn't say this because it makes it sound like I get less excited on other occasions, but I have been really looking forward to this one. |
| 1:05.4 | Brian Conley, welcome. |
| 1:07.1 | Well, I'm a huge fan of yours. |
| 1:08.8 | Stop it. |
| 1:09.1 | You know, I know I really am. |
| 1:11.3 | And we've got that. |
| 1:14.1 | I think we've got a sort of link with the Brian. |
| 1:15.7 | And, of course, I'm a Brian. |
| 1:17.0 | I'm very happy to be here. I mean, this is a very new thing over the lot, the whole podcast thing. |
| 1:21.1 | Yes. what I'm used to is say on Alan Titchmarsh or, you know, these shows where you probably do |
| 1:28.7 | two or three minutes, you know, like breakfast TVs like, you know, this morning, that, |
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