Episodes

  • S2 EP10: Dan Tiernan

    S2 EP10: Dan Tiernan
    Dec 12 2024
    Tim talks to one of the biggest, most exciting new faces in stand-up comedy, Dan Tiernan. Dan exploded on to the stage in 2022 when he won BBC New Comedian Of The Year, British New Comedian Of The Year, and following that up by winning Best Newcomer Of The Year at Edinburgh in 2023. Dan tells Tim about his journey from being bullied at school, trying his (very sore) hand at magic before finding his natural home in stand-up comedy. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • S2 EP9: The Dawson Brothers

    S2 EP9: The Dawson Brothers
    Dec 5 2024
    Tim talks to comedy writing team The Dawson Brothers about their writing partnership and how they've worked together to create some of the best loved sketches, and collaborated on some of the nation's favourite TV shows. Andrew, Steve, and Tim tell our Tim what it's like to work on I'm A Celebrity..., what it felt like to see Ronnie Corbett perform their iconic Blackberry Sketch and why they never tell which one of them wrote what. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • S2 EP8: Jamil Qureshi

    S2 EP8: Jamil Qureshi
    Nov 28 2024
    Tim talks to world renowned performance psychologist and speaker circuit favourite Jamil Qureshi about how we can all think differently to enhance our own performance. Tim and Jamil discuss the role of humour in helping us think differently and perform better, how Jamil helped a range of sports stars reach the peak of their respective sports, and Jamil unmasks himself as the man behind.... (listen to find out!). Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • S2 EP7: Angela Barnes

    S2 EP7: Angela Barnes
    Nov 21 2024
    Tim talks to comedian, and podcaster Angela Barnes about her journey from comedy club booker to winner of the BBC New Comedy Awards and becoming one of the country's most popular comedians, and a regular on TV panel shows like Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo. Angela and Tim chat about handling nerves as you get started in the world of comedy, how to think on your feet while performing, and how we all have different methods of organising our thoughts and building ideas. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • S2 EP6: Justin Moorhouse

    S2 EP6: Justin Moorhouse
    Nov 14 2024
    Tim talks to comedian, actor and podcaster Justin Moorhouse about how he went from homeless Peter Kay disciple to tiger-face-painted star of Phoenix Nights and award winning stand-up comedian. Tim and Justin discuss the power of saying "No", the creative fuel that comes from Imposter Syndrome and what a mate's mum vowed never to do for him again. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • S2 EP5: Michael Spicer

    S2 EP5: Michael Spicer
    Nov 7 2024
    Tim talks to the man behind the the man in the Room Next Door, Michael Spicer. They talk about his journey from Shipping Company marketing exec to becoming one of the pioneers of social media satire. Michael discusses how a last minute tweet caught the eye of Sharon Horgan and became the catalyst that kick-started his comedy career. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • S2 EP4: Neil Mullarkey

    S2 EP4: Neil Mullarkey
    Oct 31 2024
    Tim talks to actor, writer, comedian, and improv legend Neil Mullarkey about how a chance meeting with Mike Myers in the 1980s changed his life forever, and how he became part of the gang that brought the art of improv into the mainstream of British comedy. Tim and Neil discuss how the tools and techniques of improv can help everybody up their own creative game. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • S2 EP3: Nina Gilligan

    S2 EP3: Nina Gilligan
    Oct 24 2024
    Tim talks to multi-award winning stand-up comedian, Nina Gilligan, up at the Edinburgh Fringe, about her life in comedy, her journey from running a comedy club in Manchester at just 16 to becoming one of the country's most highly decorated stand-up comedians in the 2020s. Nina tells Tim about her club running days in the early 90s, working with comedy legends like Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener’s first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69 Steve Coogan and Caroline Aherne, and how ideas can come at you through the cosmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins