Adam talks to British stand up comedian Romesh Ranganathan about life in Los Angeles, race and diversity in comedy (funnier than that sounds) dealing with negative criticism (a favourite topic!) and the delicate business of exploiting your family for entertainment purposes. There’s also some freestyle rapping that should provoke some considerable insecurity for the so called giants of the hip hop community. 

Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com

Thanks to Seamus Murphy Mitchell for production support. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton

EP.61 - ROMESH RANGANATHAN

Adam talks with British comedian Bob Mortimer.

Hi. Adam Buxton here with some notes about Bob and this episode.

For nearly 30 years Bob and his comedy partner Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) have stuck doggedly to what makes them laugh whether mainstream audiences get it or not, with shows like ‘The Smell Of Reeves & Mortimer’, ‘Bang Bang It’s Reeves & Mortimer’, ‘Catterick’, and ‘House Of Fools’ as well as the occasional reboots of the massively popular panel show ‘Shooting Stars’ and the show that introduced them to the world in 1990, ‘Big Night Out’. 

Consistently and inexhaustibly joyful, energetic and absurd, their parade of characters, silly voices, home made props and a sensibility that is often close to avant garde performance art, has made them two of the best loved and most influential comedians the UK has ever produced. 

When not working with Jim, Bob enjoys watching football. He’s an avid supporter of Middlesbrough FC and is currently the co host along with comedy writer Andy Dawson of the vaguely football themed podcast, ‘Athletico Mince’. It’s up with the funniest stuff Bob’s ever done.

My conversation with Bob, took place in the London office of his agent and for a while we had to battle with some quite loud talkers in the corridor outside doing agent business (I was too weedy to ask them to be quiet), but that calmed down after a little while and we rambled about getting older, the TV shows that Bob enjoys, his new fishing show with old friend and fellow comedian Paul Whitehouse, music, petty crime and now and then we looked back over a few Vic & Bob moments from the last 30 years. 

It was a fun conversation that often revealed a softer and more gentle side to Bob than people might expect. It’s a good bet that he would feel quite deeply nauseated by that last sentence and perhaps a few before too.

Thanks to Seamus Murphy Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton	

RELATED LINKS

THE SMELL OF REEVES & MORTIMER (1995) ‘MASTERCHEF’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os82UYqssSc

SHOOTING STARS (2002) GEORGE DAWES (MATT LUCAS) ‘PEANUTS’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=59&v=lMPJZ4YZnqI

CATTERICK (2004) EPISODE 1 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVrcNXm0z3Y

SHOOTING STARS (2010) ‘COLDLAND’  (ICELAND ADVERT SPOOF)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2FJITNSlCQ

VIC & BOB’S BIG NIGHT OUT (2017) ‘FIRST DATES’
https://youtu.be/fjGXqeD6W_w?list=PLdqTDdzCk1-bQaH66D9L4n2lYZpp2MSwe&t=438

ATHLETICO MINCE (2018) ‘THE FUN BUS’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puBNysxaHXI

THE WEEKENDERS (1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAR06SEQf8

EP.74 - BOB MORTIMER

Adam talks to journalist, documentarian and old friend Louis Theroux about writing, grim celebrity rumours, polyamory, death, and the daily routines of Mark Wahlberg and Oprah Winfrey. 

The first of Louis’ 3 Altered States films goes out on BBC2 on Sunday, November 4th, 2018

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing.

Music and jingles by Adam Buxton 

LOUIS & ADAM’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY RECOMMENDATIONS

BOB DYLAN - CHRONICLES, VOLUME 1
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14318.Chronicles_Volume_One

MARC MARON - ATTEMPTING NORMAL
https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=MARC+MARON+-+ATTEMPTING+NORMAL

STEVE MARTIN - BORN STANDING UP
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/773858.Born_Standing_Up?from_search=true

WALTER KIRN - BLOOD WILL OUT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6jpgwgBwyE

AL KOOPER - BACKSTAGE PASSES AND BACKSTABBING BASTARDS
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2048852.Backstage_Passes_Backstabbing_Bastards

TRACEY THORN - BEDSIT DISCO QUEEN
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Bedsit-Disco-Queen-Audiobook/B00H58NGHE?source_code=M2M14DFT1BkSH082015011R

LUKE HAINES - BAD VIBES 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5801619-bad-vibes

RELATED LINKS

WHEN LOUIS MET JIMMY (Louis’ original Jimmy Savile programme)
https://vimeo.com/76002148

BEST OF ENEMIES (Gore Vidal vs William F Buckley documentary) TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6qW-ZKxZss

BURN THE PLACE YOU HIDE (St Thomas documentary)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B077SP9KX5

EP.81 - LOUIS THEROUX

Adam talks with British stand up comedian, actor and radio host Nish Kumar about football, communal baths, India, comedy, angry political exchanges and towards the end we take a deep dive into some of the music Nish has loved over the years, including Bob Dylan, Prince and the highs and lows of being a Bowie fan. Speaking of Zavid, there’s a very special musical treat at the end of our conversation for Nish and Bowie fans alike, depending that is, on your definition of the words ‘special’, ‘musical’, and ‘treat’.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Anneka Myson for additional editing.

Music and jingles by Adam Buxton
The ‘I Just Bumped Into You’ jingle features bass from Dan Hawkins: https://www.onlinebassplayer.com/ and instruments from the Soniccouture plug in: http://www.soniccouture.com/en/

RELATED LINKS

GUIDE TO KERALA AND SOUTH INDIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSeUuA5K1zE

ROMESH AND NISH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEw4kxAFchQ

EP.87 - NISH KUMAR

Heart update sound with ReelWorld

The UK’s biggest commercial radio network, Heart, has updated its station sound with new jingles and imaging from ReelWorld.

The new branding continues to move forward the sound of the station in line with Heart’s evolving playlist and presenter line up.

ReelWorld also delivered unique imaging versions of the new jingle themes which add a creative VO-based aspect to the station branding.  

The update features a fresh news theme plus travel and weather beds to tie in with the launch of the new national schedule. 

Heart reaches almost 10 million listeners every week across the UK and earlier this month launched a new national breakfast show featuring Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden.

ReelWorld have been supporting Heart with the sound of the station since 2014.

Explore Heart 2019

Heart 2019 ReelWorld Jingles

Adam enjoys a remote ramble with British actor and writer Daisy Haggard.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing.

RELATED LINKS

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PODCAST POSTER
https://adam-buxton.backstreetmerch.com/en-gb/artist/adam-buxton-podcast/screenprints/buxton-propaganda-second-edition-signed-limited-edition

DR BUCKLES' LOCKDOWN RELAXORIUM PLAYLIST (SPOTIFY)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ri2t46mUmAsfCdXx5rbPc?si=bOHBwZhZT-inMFmifCKQLg

BACK TO LIFE (BBC IPLAYER)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0757vxm/back-to-life

TIM KEY'S LATE NIGHT POETRY PROGRAMME 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pn5pl/episodes/player

ADAM BUXTON READS REVIEWS FOR THE PERSUASIONISTS
https://thevelvetonion.com/2010/02/20/adam-buxton-on-the-persuasionists/

GUARDIAN INTERVIEW WITH DAISY (2019)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/12/daisy-haggard-interview-back-to-life

'BUSTLE' INTERVIEW WITH DAISY (2019)
https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-daisy-haggard-the-back-to-life-star-had-the-most-unexpected-harry-potter-cameo-17136392

EP.117 - DAISY HAGGARD

Beholder

EP 831 ความแตกต่างของ Measurement Assessment และ Evaluation

บทความนี้ผมได้สัมภาษณ์คุณวีรภัทร์ สุขศิริ ซึ่งเป็นนักศึกษาปริญญาเอกจาก UC Berkeley ที่เป็นมหาวิทยาลัยชั้นนำระดับโลก ในหัวข้อที่คุณวีรภัทรเชี่ยวชาญและทำวิจัยมาอย่างต่อเนื่อง โดยเนื้อหาจะเกี่ยวกับความแตกต่างของคำว่า Measurement Assessment และ Evaluation รวมถึงการวัดสิ่งที่วัดได้ยาก เช่น Competency หรือ ความพึงพอใจ ลองฟังกันเผื่อนำไปปรับใช้ในการทำงานได้ครับ

EP 831 ความแตกต่างของ Measurement Assessment และ Evaluation

Sunday night guitar loops. Unlike other recent guitar loop experiments I've tried out, this one has a live component. After the first minute or so (which I'd already layered in advance of hitting record), new material is added and then later deleted. This setup consists of electric guitar, reverb pedal, overdrive, and looper, plus an eBow on occasion for those extended notes. After recording (amp to phone, live in the room), I used Adobe Audition to implement a fade in and a fade out, and for a little additional reverb.

Night (There and Back)

naviarhaiku371 – Heavenly creatures

Heavenly creatures
descending it seems –
the sea of spring

Sea of Spring (naviarhaiku371)

Reelworld jingles produced for the Cheshire FM RSL in 2006.

Cheshire FM - Reelworld 2006

British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children. 

Adam has appeared in films such as ‘Hot Fuzz’, ‘Stardust’ and ‘Son Of Rambow’ as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted ‘BUG’, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish he also is one half of award winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam & Joe who have worked together since 1995. 

You can find many of the insanely catchy jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as amazing bonus material, beautiful merchandise and a selection of his incredibly funny and brilliant YouTube videos on the free Adam Buxton app.

Adam is writing this himself using the third person.