Hello and welcome to the show, Stuart Goldsmith here, and this is my last little recording before I go for an actual holiday with my actual family and do actually, well I was going to say very little, but probably, I don't know, maybe a bit of canoeing. We're going to the Y Valley. So if you're there, nod respectfully from a distance. Now we have got this final episode. I've gone a bit demob

happy because I'm just wrapping things up. Most people in the comedy world will know John O Johnson,

which is not his real name, it turns out, as a third of the sketch trio Sheeps. But more

recently he has taken up the role of headwriter at SNL UK.

Recorded back in January before the show had started writing and recording, in this first

half, we discuss the hidden world of sketchwriting and script editing.

We'll find out why he wanted to be the Chuckle Brothers.

We'll talk to him in some detail about how he manages on-stage anxiety and anxiety in a wider context in real time.

And we will find out all about John O's impressive musical talents from writing pantomimes to freestyle raps.

And I can't stress enough.

You'll hear me absolutely bang on about this during the episode.

But I was so, so blown away by his show at Edinburgh last year, and I cannot believe how early it is in the life of that show.

Admittedly, some of the bits have more maturity, but as a show, it was so coherent, and so he's clearly just an exceptional writer and I'm so thrilled for him and

the rest of those crazy kids at SNL UK because that all seems to be coming along famously.

So really do make a huge effort to see him wherever you can. I don't imagine he's doing Mac

because most people who were doing Mac who are also in SNL have been, they had to sadly

pull back from their Mac shows because their shows already been extended. So I don't know if

he'll be there, but I hope he will be at Edinburgh. But in many ways, loving him as I do,

I also hope that he won't necessarily, he desperately wants to be because I think that

Jono is someone who, I'm sure, after listening to this episode, you will want as much as I

will want him to do what he wants to do and be happy and satisfied and really bask in his wonderful talent and work ethic. There we go. I think I managed to say that without being patronising. I just love him to bits and I'm thrilled to bring this one to you. And three pounds a month of course is your Patreon donation. If you'd like to go to Comcom pod, no. If you'd like to go to patreon.com.com slash Comcom pod and support us. you get ad-free access to the full video and audio. Yes, this is on video as well, but only if you're in the gang. We've got extra content with Jono, more details on that soon. A new format, Stu and A every week and a lovely warm, buzzy feeling. As if you're going to go out on a big night out in 2007, and you haven't told your parents what time you're going to be back.

So all of that good stuff for you with a three-month or more donation for this independently produced podcast.

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