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Funny Peculiar Podcast

Funny Peculiar Podcast

Jeff Downs

This is a podcast with a difference where all the guests are from the world of alternative performance; burlesque dancers, illusionists, fetish acts, drag queens, character acts, circus clowns, sword swallowers & special FX make up artists. I'm your host Jeff Downs, character comic and budding drag artist and want you to join me on a journey through the world of the 'funny peculiar!'.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Funny Peculiar Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Funny Peculiar Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Funny Peculiar Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

This week I chat to Leah and Etienne better known as Acrobatrix!

They are a double-act comedy circus acrobat spectacular, who've been performing for the last 5 years across the world. Acrobatrix is a two-person comedy circus with plenty of bending, flipping and flying through the air-- the show is action packed from start to finish.

We talk about how the double act was formed, how they keep physically in shape to perform a very athletic show. What their audiences love about their shows and their journey from traditional theatre comedy improv to a fabulous act of stunts and jokes.

We also learn about the Renaissance festivals and cruise ship shows they perform at they have never stopped building and training and growing their craft. It's a great interview. Thanks so much Acrobatrix!

You can find Acrobratix here:

Website: www.acrobatrix.com

Instagram: acrobatrix

Facebook: Acrobatrix

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 50: Lucy Lush / Drag Queen and Radio Presenter
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05/08/19 • 72 min

This week and I chat to the amazingly talented Lucy Lush, drag queen extraordinaire.

Lucy Lush is a drag artiste actress/actor plus one of the campcooks touring UK wide festivals also a Broadcast Journalist for gaydio

Lucy boasts a flamboyant career spanning 20 years working with drag legends, such as Lily Savage.

But, while the name may not be instantly recognisable, his alter ego may well raise a few eyebrows.

She travels all over the UK as drag queen Lucy Lush, performing shows under other guises including Hilda Crabtree, Lucy’s 70-year-old grandmother.

Lucy Lush is not an everyday drag act and uses comedy put together from recent topical news stories to constantly update his acts.

“When Lucy Lush is on stage Lucy Lush is real.”

“From a performance aspect I can be as outrageous as possible and it’s all purely for fun.”

A massive thank you to Lucy for being my final guest on the podcast. It's truly a great interview.

https://twitter.com/therealLucyLush

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009111483198

https://www.instagram.com/lucylushuk/?hl=en

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 48: Bard Company / Poetry and music performance combo
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05/01/19 • 37 min

This week I chat with Tony Kinsella, Jeff Dawson (Jeffarama), Gordon Zola and Ian Whiteley, collectively known as Bard Company.

Poetry with a difference! Four alternative poets performing a rock n' roll fuelled selection of their work with humour and no doubt a bit of controversy. Each member brings his own unique style to the group getting to know each other on the poetry and performance circuit for the last 5 years. They include poetry with musical backing tracks and songs with acoustic backing, also comedy and brilliant one-liners to give the edge on any socialist event, anti-war gig or comedy fundraiser. As they say themselves, "We want to perform some old/new stuff as a group with a different edge to it, have a few laughs, cause a bit of controversy and mayhem on the way, all for one & one for all!!" They have so far played in Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Wigan, Leeds, Wakefield and grow from strength to strength. A big thank you again to Tony, Ian, Gordon and Jeff for coming on the show. Social media contact:

https://www.facebook.com/tony.kinsella.73

https://www.facebook.com/ian.c.whiteley

https://www.facebook.com/gordon.zola.1

https://www.facebook.com/jeff.dawson.792

Jeffarama Instagram account

https://www.instagram.com/jeffinbolton/?hl=en

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 47: Aunty Ginger / Drag Queen
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04/27/19 • 36 min

This week I chat to a wonderful lady, a marvellous performer Aunty Ginger aka Thomas Henderson-Griffiths.

Ginger has been on the drag circuit for four years and has made a huge impact, she won the Miss Drag UK 2019 competition and is part of The Three Ladies drag musical trio. She organises, produces and performs in her charity nights for the Albert Kennedy Trust and also performs in a variety of drag shows and events around the UK. Plus she is a grade 8 cello player! A multi talented lady indeed!

Come meet everyone’s favourite Aunty, she believes in justice for cougars and combines old school and new school with campy lip sync comedy, badly sung tunes and Dad jokes. She can always be relied on for whipping her baps out at a family gathering and her trademark crusty makeup will give you life, trust!

It's a great interview and a pleasure to have Aunty Ginger on the show! Thank you darling! Check out Aunty's instagram it's filled with great pics and info!

Social media for Aunty:

https://www.instagram.com/aunty_ginger

https://twitter.com/tdgriffiths1

https://www.facebook.com/auntyginger87/

[email protected]

https://www.akt.org.uk/

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 46: Christian Reilly / Musical Comedian
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04/16/19 • 58 min

This week I chat to the wonderfully talented Christian Reilly. A stalwart on the UK comedy circuit for many years Christian never fails to deliver outstanding comedy. I've always been a massive fan of his comedy and musical parodies, a range of bands, check out his Artic Monkey's parody! The best!!

Christian’s first comedy gig was in the Perrier Award-winning show, ‘Rich Hall is Otis Lee Crenshaw’. He is a global comedy circuit headliner and has appeared at numerous international comedy festivals, on BBC radio and TV, and in four series of the Chortle Award-winning stand-up and sketch show ‘Richard Herring: As It Occurs To Me’. In 2015, BBC Radio 4 followed Christian on the road to the Edinburgh Fringe for ‘Lives In a Landscape’. 2016 saw Christian taking his comedy to Australia as part of Perth’s Fringeworld festival. Catch him soon at a comedy club near you!

Check out Christian on social media:

https://christreilly.com/

https://twitter.com/christreilly

https://www.youtube.com/user/christianosfandango1/videos

https://www.facebook.com/christianreillycomedy

[email protected]

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 45: Dave Morgan / Poet and writer
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04/09/19 • 63 min

This week I chat to the multi-talented Dave Morgan, a Bolton poet who has been gigging and writing in and around the North West for the last 20 years.

He has worked in all sectors of education, and in a range of community and voluntary organisations plus involvement in teaching Chinese cooking, performance poetry, community action, and a host of other interests.

Dave says, "Younger people seem to think that those of us growing up in the 1960s were somehow charmed. Maybe we were. I have no idea what it is like to be young today, any more than my parents had any idea what it was like to be young in the 1960s. I don't envy the young, the odds are heavily stacked against them. Almost as much as they are stacked against the poor."

For further information about Dave please see links below:

https://www.davemorgan.info

https://www.writeoutloud.net/

https://www.facebook.com/dave.morgan.31945

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 44: Ginger La Rouge / Burlesque Dancer
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03/24/19 • 38 min

This week I chat to the wonderful and talented Ginger La Rouge, award winning international burlesque dancer!

Ginger is an award winning, international performer and has traveled the world performing her unique and diverse burlesque acts.

Ginger is a Manchester burlesque dancer and co-founded North West Burlesque in 2010, a company which provides entertainment and burlesque hen party teachers across the North West.

"The joyous thing about Ginger La Rouge is that you genuinely don't know what you're going to get: from the classically elegant to the sublimely ridiculous and everything in between, all fantastic and entertaining as heck." - Cabaret Roulette

"She's the title sequence of a Bond movie happening right in front of your eyes" - Review of Burlesque! At the Lowry

"A simply marvellous thing to witness" - The Skinny

www.gingerlarouge.com

FB: Ginger La Rouge

Twitter: Ginger La Rouge

Instagram: Ginger La Rouge

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 43: Poppycock / Drag Queen
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03/10/19 • 31 min

This week I chat to the wonderful and delightful Poppycock.

Smiley, happy dragling Poppycock is one of those characters that lights up a room and a stage as soon as they appear. She’s been performing as a drag artist for less than a year, but has already won Halfway II Heaven’s It’s a Knockout competition and made it to the semi-finals of this year’s Drag Idol UK. Thanks for coming on the show Poppycock and here are her social media links.

Contact

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/itspoppycock/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/itspoppycock

Twitter

https://twitter.com/_itspoppycock

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 42: Bob Sinfield / Radio Presenter and Comedy Writer
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03/03/19 • 33 min

This week I talk to the legend that is Bob Sinfield. Radio presenter and comedy writer who has been performing and writing comedy for the last 40 years. I first met Bob back in London around 2003 helping out on his comedy show's, writing and performing.

Bob Sinfield is an actor, author, presenter and freelance waster. He has appeared at theatre festivals from Edinburgh to Brighton and written scripts for some of the best comedy performers of the last four decades, including Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Tracey Ullman, Joan Sims, Stan Freberg and Rory Bremner. In his spare time, he enjoys name-dropping.

His books to date are Gentleman of Jazz, The Gag Trade, Simply Dead, Ready Steady Crook and, soon to be published, The Great Unwatched.

Bob’s voice has been heard on all the major radio networks (plus quite a few minor ones) and he even appears on television when they’re desperate.

Facebook: Bob Sinfield

Website: www.bobsinfield.co.uk

Mixcloud: MixCloud

Twitter: /twitter.com/BobSinfield

Podcasts: www.podomatic.com/podcasts/laughterzone

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Funny Peculiar Podcast - Episode 24: Marko / Circus Performer and workshop teacher
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09/23/18 • 46 min

This week I chat to Marko who is a circus performer and workshop teacher. Marko has been performing for over 11 years now and travels the UK impressing audiences with his many skills, juggling, the diablo, stilt walking, the list is endless.

We also chat about his hero Norman Wisdom, how Norman got started in showbiz himself and his journey into stardom. A very interesting part of the podcast plus a short bit on Tommy Cooper and how he came to choose a fez! So it's all here in this week's episode. A big thanks to Marko and here's where you can find him:

Facebook: Mark 'Marko' Taylor

Instagram: markoscircus

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FAQ

How many episodes does Funny Peculiar Podcast have?

Funny Peculiar Podcast currently has 50 episodes available.

What topics does Funny Peculiar Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Visual Arts, Comedy, Podcasts, Arts, Performing Arts and Fetish.

What is the most popular episode on Funny Peculiar Podcast?

The episode title 'Episode 49: Vivien Ella Walden / Madam and Author' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Funny Peculiar Podcast?

The average episode length on Funny Peculiar Podcast is 41 minutes.

How often are episodes of Funny Peculiar Podcast released?

Episodes of Funny Peculiar Podcast are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Funny Peculiar Podcast?

The first episode of Funny Peculiar Podcast was released on Apr 22, 2018.

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