Distraction Pieces Podcast With Scroobius Pip

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by comedian, writer and actor LIAM WILLIAMS!A very cool episode right here as we hear Pip and Liam basically meet for the very first time, which is a nice touch! Oh and respect to Alex Beardall by the way, whoever he is. A conversation full of value-packed and rich tangents, from the barber-shop setlist, creative beginnings, Fringe origins (not barber related, that one), intense injuries that would ironically stop one from standing up, Youtubers and vloggers, nostalgia, class, universal basic income, Footlights and Cambridge Uni, old teachers, Ladhood, Pls Like and everything else that falls within these Venn diagrams. Very wide ranging and organic and very entertaining for your weekly DPP fix. Enjoy!LIAM LINKSIMDBTWITTERONLINEHOMES & EXPERIENCES bookMARK FISHERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOO

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by brilliant actor, writer and author KATY WIX!A really engaging and honest check in about so much on the whole, but with a ton which will certainly appeal to the writers out there on account of the really useful process and practice thoughts. Of course it’s not all about that, but it’s very cool to get an insight into what went into Katy’s book ‘Delicacy - A Memoir About Cake & Death’. Among other ace tangents, Katy and Pip cover awkward coughing, finding beauty in the details, giving self-permission to focus on the personal details, death and grief, cathartis and therapy through writing, time management and fitting much into not much, magical Cardiff beginnings and acting alongside Steve Coogan in full Alan Partridge mode, and on Stath Lets Flats! Refreshing and inspiring. Enjoy!Pip on 'Around The Block' podcast from Stamma!KATY LINKSDELICACY - A MEMOIR ABOUT CAKE AND DEATHTWITTERSTATH LETS FLATSALAN P

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by acting treasure DANIEL MAYS!A seemingly long overdue catchup in session right here, as Pip and Daniel talk shop and chop it up like old acting mates in a delightful and wide ranging episode. Daniel’s been busy for years, and chances are you will be familiar with him from more than Line Of Duty, but if not - as ever, the Distraction Pieces Podcast will steer you right on your path to familiarity, as Daniel breaks it down about film sets during covid times, unions and the crucial world behind the camera, DPP spiritual father Stephen Graham (aka - in this case - Cilla Black), process and nuances in acting, his filmography and television spots including Temple, Red Riding, Shifty, Line Of Duty of course and all that’s ahead. Lovely stuff! Enjoy.Pip on 'Around The Block' podcast from Stamma!DANIEL LINKSTEMPLECODE 404LINE OF DUTYIMDBTWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISIN

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by director and screenwriter EDGAR WRIGHT!For sure one of the more long awaited ones right here, as Pip finally checks in with Edgar in person. Edgar’s on top form as he goes into depth on his latest movie, and depth that will please all film enthusiasts at that. No spoilers given so don’t worry if you haven’t seen it yet, but it all sounds incredible. You’ll hear about production being shut down on arrival of the pandemic, the distopian Soho landscape which played into his film set in Soho (which boasts on location filming other than the parts referenced by Edgar here), authenticity, on camera effects and capturing magic, dealing with the present as well as going back in time, danger of romanticising the past, not turning his back on the UK, the cast and of course the Sparks documentary which is introducing and re-introducing a whole new and existing audience to the band. Excellent stuff, get involved!EDGAR

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by comedian and podcaster PAUL CHOWDHRY!Pip and Paul catch up on all things life and comedy, including other comedians in the game, Stewart Lee, being a podcaster, the ‘Avalon Route’, comedy circuits and the various paths that comedians take, TV standup, the Apollo, Edgware origins, ruling state mentalities, his path to where he is now, Taskmaster, plagiarism in comedy and homage in film, Paul Chowdhry as a character and what it means for an audience to spend time in his company. Ace stuff, enjoy!PAUL LINKSONLINETWITTERPUDCASTINSTAGRAMIMDBMORE LINKS!SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the UK’s most notorious music making two man crew, SLEAFORD MODS!A great opportunity to catch them both in one place (albeit remotely), as Jason and Andrew check in with Pip about everything from then to now… Of course this includes matters pandemical, and how it affected the two musically and mentally, fitness regimes and incidental social Curb Your Enthusiasm-like moments, social media and the many varied pitfalls of it, politics and the UK’s island mentality, punk, noise, influences, anunciation and the whole rest of it… Naturally that means scratching the surface but it’s a joy to get even this far with the two. Brilliant stuff, you’ll enjoy!SLEAFORD LINKSONLINETWITTERSPARE RIBS ALBUMMORK & MINDYSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES P

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by all star comedian, host, writer and more JIMMY CARR!You for sure know Jimmy, for Jimmy is ubiquitous and with good reason - he’s a very funny comedian and always comes through on a panel show. He has a new book out too called Before & Laughter, which is very much a ‘get to know’ kind of book so well worth peeping. He and Pip cover a ton of ground on here too, from the difference pace of feedback loops in comedy and book writing, the trojan horse of standup in panel shows, joke analytics, the legacy of the incredible Sean Lock (RIP), life choices, comedy workouts, comparison as the thief of joy, his well publicised money issues, being a father and all kinds of life in between. Honest, interesting and very funny - enjoy.JIMMY LINKSONLINETWITTERBEFORE AND LAUGHTER BOOKIMDBSTANDUP SHOWSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTION PI

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by long term friend and founder of mental health consultancy Born Human, ANDY CHAMBERS!A lovely bonus edition of the podcast here as Pip and Andy kick off plotting the lineage of their friendship before our ears, which is a lovely thing to behold and even something we can do with our own friends perhaps. In learning more about Andy, we also learn more about his organisation Born Human, which revolves around mental health in a very focused way. What’s cool about this episode is that we hear what the organisation’s ‘personality’ is through hearing from Andy, which is the perfect way to do it. Everything from rituals, loss and grief, family, birth, the minds of kids, safe spaces, post natal depression in mothers and fathers, the benefit of the walk and talk, preventative care and the Born Human podcast. A balm for your mind, which will soothe and replenish. No it’s not about skincare. Enjoy!ANDY LINKSINSTAGRAMB

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the prolific and inspirational screenwriter JACK THORNE!An exciting one for us all, not least for Pip, as we hear the two check in on all matters of the small and big screen from a unique point of view. Jack has been a part of such a lot of incredible productions, and this will be a delight not only for those who know exactly who he is, but those who are unfamiliar - the themes and topics are universal in creativity and process. From ill children, to season 2 being the best season, DPP pod godfather Stephen Graham, writing in shades of grey and occasionally black and white, fiction informed by real life, the Shane Meadows sandbox, intricacies of roles, ratings, social realism and a selection of his works from Skins, to Shameless, to Help, to This Is England, it’s a packed and awesome one.JACK LINKSTWITTERIMDBARTICLESHELPSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEE

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the hilarious comic TOM STADE!Hailing from Canada, specifically Northern BC (the ‘rich mans playground’), it’s a delight to hear Tom referencing and talking on his time spent in Wolverhampton and the revelations he’s had while living in the UK. But that’s only part of the story, as Tom has a ton to share with us including how acting entered his life, The Real West Digest, hitting the UK and delivering his comedy, family times, 9-11, Soccer AM, the mystical comedy wonderland that is Edinburgh, smoking, relentless gigging, and having a good bunch of tales to tell. Discover, or become better acquainted with, Tom Stade!TOM LINKSTWITTERONLINETOMFLIXSTANDUPLIVE DATESSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE  See acast.com/priv

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the amazing actor, comic and writer SOPHIE WILLAN!…also known as Bafta Award winning Sophie Willan! Sophie’s running things right now, not only on account of her fantastic and unique series Alma’s Not Normal, but through pure hard work and an individual, very real eye through which she filters what’s happening out there. She and Pip get into all of it, including her work on The Circle, being mates with Jayde Adams, Bolton, shining light on the past and honoring real people from real places, working class backgrounds, being introduced to John Waters and Mike Leigh through her grandma, past job, Rob Parker, going against ‘safe’ lineups in casts, charity work and so much more besides - if you don’t know Sophie, prepare to make a new pal right here.SOPHIE LINKSIMDBALMA'S NOT NORMALTHE CIRCLETWITTERINSTAGRAMBAFTASCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMEN

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the tremendous actor SAM SPRUELL!A very open chat with Pip and Sam, who actually joined forces once upon a time in one of Pip’s earlier acting adventures. They catch up on that of course, but all the way through this is peppered with all sorts of wisdom and experience which touches on so many facets of acting and life in general (while being grounded in Sam’s current project The North Water) - the importance of breaks and holidays, funny-bad reviews, attitude on set, getting notes on your character, working with director Andrew Haigh, class structures in historical drama, cut-off locations, staying in your lane as a character, Steve McQueen and the Small Axe series, and too much more to synopsise here. Just dive in - you’ll get a lot from it.SAM LINKSIMDBTHE NORTH WATERMANGROVETHE HANGING SUNSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDI

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by long awaited / much requested rapper and activist LOWKEY!While rapper and activist might not cover it completely, Lowkey is someone who you need on your radar as this podcast will prove. It feels like Pip has been in training for this one but it is not a tricky listen - more like one that will continue to reward you on repeat listens. From the start I would suggest keeping a pad and pen by you just in case you want to make some notes, but otherwise it’s a perfect chance to let some pure facts and figures wash over you. From remittances, immigration, tax havens, etymology and what could be taught in schools, patriotism, circular logic, kung fu, houses of cards, the Grenfell tragedy, Operation Legacy and too much more to list. As I say - get a pen and pad ready, and prepare to take on fuel for a thousand conversations to come.LOWKEY LINKSTWITTERINSTAGRAMMINT PRESS NEWS / WatchdogA/POLITICALSCROOBIUS PIP on

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!BONUS TIMES as Pip re-presents for you a classic Distraction Pieces Network podcast SAY WHY TO DRUGS with SUZI GAGE!All is explained in the intro but below is the original writeup for the episode. Find the podcast feed in all good pod spots but links will be posted below too. ENJOY!"Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip discuss booze on this episode, the drug of choice in the UK and elsewhere. Although its legal, and often barely considered as a drug, it's by no means a safe substance."SUZI LINKSTWITTERSAY WHY TO DRUGS • AcastSAY WHY TO DRUGS • SpotifySCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the actorial force of nature NATHANIEL MARTELLO-WHITE!Yet another masterclass in the acting world, following a series of incredible one-on-ones with legends on the screens of all sizes… This time Nathaniel steps up to the microphone to talk all things stage and screen, including the feeling of not stopping through the pandemic, as well as thoughts on that subject itself, race and culture, growing up, the art of acting itself, near scrapes with footballing, Steve McQueen, art and his many varied projects past present and future. Inspiring all the way, enjoy!NATHANIEL LINKSINSTAGRAMGUERILLADECEITI HATE SUZIEIMDBROYAL COURT THEATRESCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out infor

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the absolutely brilliant actor NIAMH ALGAR!Niamh and Pip get straight into the whole actorial science pretty swiftly right here, from her place in the early stages of quarantine. What this all leads to is an incredibly useful toolbox for actors with gems from all sides of the camera including how to dismount emotionally after heavier scenes, the strangeness of being praised for reaching emotional places, on set therapy and the importance of decompression through the process (and how the days of distressing your cast as director are hopefully behind us), manipulation, Deceit, Raised By Wolves, Calm With Horses, Ridley Scott, Prano Bailey Bond, defending your character, process and craft, collaboration and just so much more. You’ll really enjoy this one whether you’re involved in acting or not… Have fun!NIAMH LINKSTWITTERCENSORDECEITRAISED BY WOLVESCALM WITH HORSESIMDBSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by People Just Do Nothing star STEVE STAMP!Of course the term ‘star’ doesn’t cover all the bases of what Steve does over there at the Kurupt FM towers… From writing to directing to all kinds of other bits and bobs, he is in a perfect position to chat with Pip about the makings of the People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan film, the timing of it in a mid-post-pandemic world, the writing process, characters, development and all that comes with it. Of course the two branch out into other topics but that’s a fine roundup of what you can expect. Have fun, and make sure you catch the film too!STEVE LINKSTWITTERINSTAGRAMPEOPLE JUST DO NOTHING: BIG IN JAPANIMDBSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE  See acast.com/privacy for

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!An amazing opportunity to get inside the mind of writer, director and producer SHAWN LEVY!You may be familiar with Shawn from such projects as the sleeper hit ‘Real Steel’, the ‘Night At The Museum’ series and ‘Stranger Things’ to name a mere sprinkling in the vast ocean of goodies he’s been involved in - a brief glimpse at his IMDB will open the door on these so definitely have a peep - but this is a great full length chat with Pip, as the two go in on things in some nice detail. What’s really cool is how Shawn becomes a fast convert to the DPP faith around 20 minutes in when it’s clear that, dear listeners, our own Pip knows exactly what he’s doing behind the steering wheel. Hear about the amazing ‘Free Guy’, casting, creation, self taping and in person auditions, letting ideas flow in the edit stage, and so much more including some choice horse analogies. Please enjoy!SHAWN LINKSTWITTERINSTAGRAMFREE GUYIMDBSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTA

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!A fabulous episode as Pip is joined by the very funny and very lovely comic and actor TIM RENKOW!A class act from beginning to end, as Tim catches us up on all things actorial, comedic and other such goodness including his show Jerk, being an American in the UK (by way of Mexico, North Carolina and Memphis), hippy parents, rough days on set, accessibility in comedy clubs, cold curry, exhaustion, and awesome rap including MF Doom and our very own Pip! Tim’s also very honest about his own work ethic, which is almost a ‘make hay while the sun shines’ attitude, combined with a hard work drive that’s more about keeping it GOOD rather than predictable. Proper inspiring, and you shall for sure be checking out his work in the acting and standup worlds after this if you haven’t already.TIM LINKSTWITTERIMDBJERKART SCHOOL WARSSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONDEBRISNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDSDISTRACTIO

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!Party people in the place, please be welcomed once more (making that four welcomes if yr counting) to EPISODE 400! The big birthday bash episode!Two birthdays in fact - if you consider an episode as having a birthday, which of course means the podcast had to go through the being born process and who knows how that works in this scenario - but regardless, this is episode 400 as well as being Uncle Pip’s 40th birthday celebration! Things kick off from episode 1, which lands directly on Pip’s big day, and the celebrations from there shall be echoes of the party but no less awesome and entertaining. So come for the birthday goings on, stay for the cake and stick around as long as its deemed polite to at a birthday party! Let’s all be happy birthday wishing and uproarious in our celebrations. You know, in safe ways. Headphones are probably the utmost in safety so you’re already ahead of the game, folks. Please enjoy! OH - importantly to