Joel Morris, comedy writer (Philomena Cunk, Black Mirror, Paddington).

Joel Morris, comedy writer (Philomena Cunk, Black Mirror, Paddington).

Joel Morris is a multi-award winning comedy writer, and a contributor to the widely beloved Paddington films. One of the best regarded comedic talents in Britain, during the past two decades he has written for everyone from David Mitchell to Miranda Hart to Ronnie Corbett. A long-time collaborator with Charlie Brooker, he was a key part of the BAFTA-winning Wipe shows, and co-creator of the comedy character Philomena Cunk, whose dim-witted documentaries are beloved around the world.


A busy author, he wrote The Framley Examiner, a spoof on local British newspapers, as well as the multi-million selling series of Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups. In 2024 he published, ‘Be Funny or Die: How Comedy Works and Why It Matters,’ analysing everything from stand-up to slapstick. He has also worked as a writer for video games, collaborating on projects for Microsoft and Ubisoft. Whatever he turns his hand to, comedy remains at the core. As Richard Curtis, the writer of ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ once put it, my guest “gets to the heart of comedy.”

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Joseph Mackertich, editor, Time Out.

Joseph Mackertich, editor, Time Out.

My guest today is editor-in-chief of Time Out London. After graduating from SOAS University with a degree in religion and the history of art, he moved to China for a few years, then struck out as a fr...

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Paul Chowdhry, actor, comedian.

Paul Chowdhry, actor, comedian.

My guest today is multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Born in Edgware London, to a Punjabi Sikh family, he was in his mid-twenties when he first tried stand-up. Five years later ...

31 Jul 20231h 9min

Dominic Armato, food critic & voice actor (The Curse of Monkey Island, Sea of Thieves)

Dominic Armato, food critic & voice actor (The Curse of Monkey Island, Sea of Thieves)

My guest today is an American food critic and voice actor. Born in Chicago in the late seventies, he began performing in public as a young child after he joined the chorus for a production of the oper...

24 Jul 20231h 17min

Chella Ramanan, narrative designer (Tales of Windrush; Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora)

Chella Ramanan, narrative designer (Tales of Windrush; Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora)

My guest today is a writer and narrative designer for independent and blockbuster video games. Born in London she studied English Literature at Kingston University, then completed her postgrad in jour...

17 Jul 20231h 6min

Dylan Cuthbert, President Q-Games.

Dylan Cuthbert, President Q-Games.

My guest today is an English programmer, game-maker and President of the Kyoto-based video game studio Q-Games. Born in London, he dropped out of school at the age of 17 to join Argonaut Games where, ...

10 Jul 20231h 14min

Glenn Moore, comedian.

Glenn Moore, comedian.

My guest today is an English comedian, actor and one of the most prolific joke writers in the UK. He first made a room laugh as a young child at his aunt’s wedding, when, during the ceremonial speeche...

3 Jul 20231h 18min

Marie Le Conte, political journalist.

Marie Le Conte, political journalist.

My guest today is a French Moroccan political journalist and author based in London. She grew up in Nantes on the west coast of France, then moved to the UK in 2009 to study journalism at the Universi...

26 Jun 20231h 6min

Jörg Tittel, writer & director (The Last Worker, C-Smash VRS)

Jörg Tittel, writer & director (The Last Worker, C-Smash VRS)

My guest today is a writer, producer and director of plays, films and videogames. In 1997 he left Belgium to study theatre at NYU in New York. While a student my guest began freelancing as a video gam...

19 Jun 20231h 10min

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