Adam talks with Scottish comedian, actor, musician and artist Sir Billy Connolly

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

RELATED LINKS

ADAM BUXTON 2020 BOOK TOUR

BILLY CONNOLLY - TALL TALES AND WEE STORIES (2019 BOOK)

BILLY CONNOLLY - CRUCIFIXION ROUTINE (YOUTUBE)

BILLY CONNOLLY - SOLO CONCERT (1974, STAND UP ALBUM ON SPOTIFY)

BILLY CONNOLLY - STAND UP COMPILATION (YOUTUBE)

BILLY CONNOLLY - DEAD WIFE JOKE ON PARKINSON (1975, YOUTUBE)

BILLY CONNOLLY - MADE IN SCOTLAND (2018, BBC, IPLAYER)

100 WORDS THAT PROVE YOU COME FROM GLASGOW (THE EVENING TIMES)

ADAM BUXTON PODCAST MERCH

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Adam talks with Sara Pascoe and Richard Ayoade, (two British comedians who have also read and written, more than one book) about J.D. Salinger's classic 1951 novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'.

SYNOPSIS: The story begins with 17 year old Holden Caulfield recuperating following a breakdown. The rest of the book is an account from Holden's point of view, of the events that lead to that breakdown, which took place the previous Winter in the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a private school. 

Holden's roommate is a meathead called Stradlater who has sexy plans for Jean Gallagher, a childhood friend of Holdens who he feels protective of. A a fight ensues after which Holden spends two days killing time in New York before he has to face his parents and inform them of his expulsion. 

We learn that things have been difficult for Holden since the death of his younger brother Allie when Holden was 13. From time to time Holden dwells on the memory of Allie's old baseball glove on which his little brother had written poems to read during boring baseball games. Now Holden entertains hopes of moving in with his older brother DB, a WWII vet who has become a successful screenwriter in Hollywood. 

During his visit to New York, a lonely Holden visits a jazz club and spends much of his remaining cash buying drinks for three older women, after which he arranges an abortive liaison with Sunny, a teenage prostitute and falls foul of her thuggish pimp Maurice. 

Later Holden arranges a meeting with an old girlfriend, Sally Hayes, and is briefly looked after by a well meaning teacher Mr Antolini. But Mr Antolini's affections are interpreted as predatory by Holden who ends up, distraught and emotional, creeping into his parents house to see the only person in the world he feels he can really talk to - his little sister Phoebe.

Thanks to Anneka Myson for additional editing and Seamus Murphy-Mitchel for production support on this episode.

RELATED LINKS

'SALINGER' (2013 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JSFr7YdKLE

'J.D. SALINGER DOESN'T WANT TO TALK' (1999 BBC DOCUMENTARY)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxVRPbhtxRg&t=529s

'J.D. SALINGER’S WOMEN' (1998 NEW YORKER ARTICLE BY PAUL ALEXANDER)

http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/features/2162/

SARA PASCOE - SEX POWER AND MONEY (2019)

https://www.waterstones.com/book/sex-power-money/sara-pascoe/9781785176838

RICHARD AYOADE IN CONVERSATION WITH ADAM BUXTON AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE, 5th SEPTEMBER 2019

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/134531-richard-ayoade-ayoade-top-2019

ORANGE JUICE - ALL THAT EVER MATTERED (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egb1FVNIo38

FLORENCE EASTON - 'COMIN' THRO' THE RYE' (1928)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byAvP_pIXO0

ADAM BUXTON PODCAST RAMBLE CHAT MUG

https://adam-buxton.backstreetmerch.com/

ADAM BUXTON’S OLD BITS DVD

https://www.gofasterstripe.com/

THE ADAM BUXTON APP

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A series of conversations with director, writer and actor Richard Ayoade, recorded in May 2016 while filming his Channel 4 show 'Travel Man' in Lisbon. All your favourite subjects are covered including guilt, films, Oscars, Michael Haneke and the challenges presented by interviews. Thanks to Seamus Murphy Mitchell for production support.

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Adam talks with British comedian James Acaster about school, a teenage religious/existential crisis, listening to music in cars, James's quest to find the best music of 2016, the joy of sulking and much other enjoyable business.

The conversation was recorded in November 2018.

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

RELATED LINKS

THE ADAM BUXTON APP

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-adam-buxton-app/id1264624915?mt=8

JAMES ON 'CONAN'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGp4qGNvb24

PAUL WILLIAMS - SURF MUSIC 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcqO8-uLxiw

JEFF ROSENSTOCK - WORRY (SPOTIFY)

https://open.spotify.com/album/18doqXfbCTpyz1PeO3d4eB

NONAME - TINY DESK CONCERT 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K58JYXhb4YA

DAVE EGGERS - YOU SHALL KNOW OUR VELOCITY (GOODREADS)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4954.You_Shall_Know_Our_Velocity_

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL - IN AN AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA (SPOTIFY)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5COXoP5kj2DWfCDg0vxi4F?autoplay=true&v=L

SURFACE TO AIR MISSIVE - AV (BANDCAMP)

https://surfacetoairmissive.bandcamp.com/album/a-v

'COLOSSAL' TRAILER 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8hpm_BcHKE

ANNA PAQUIN OSCAR SPEECH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xElXtoO_WmA

SEINFELD AWARDS SPEECH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F3pJfmqnUM

'SKYVIEW LITE' STARGAZING APP

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/skyview-lite/id413936865?mt=8

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Adam talks with British writer, producer and presenter Charlie Brooker.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND THEMES THAT HAVE OFFENDED IN THE PAST AND MAY OFFEND AGAIN.

There was a problem with one of the mics on this episode hence roomy sound from back up recording. Apologies for any emotional scarring this may cause.

Hello. Adam here with a few notes and links related to this episode for you.

My rambly conversation with Charlie was recorded in March of 2018, in the west London house where he lives with his wife Connie and their two young children. 

Charlie started his media career writing about video games in the 90s and we began by reminiscing about our childhood fascination with those blocky virtual worlds.

We also talked about Nathan Barley (Channel 4, 2005), Black Mirror (Channel 4, Netflix, 2011 - present), how comedic fury can be taken at face value, smoking, defecating, and how we would cope if we were on reality TV or facing armageddon and didn’t have Bear Grylls to advise us. Charlie also does a very good impression of comedian Jimmy Carr’s laugh.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.

Music and jingles by Adam Buxton

ADAM BUXTON’S OLD BITS DVD/DOWNLOAD

ADAM & JOE - PEOPLE PLACE 

TV GO HOME WEBSITE

NATHAN BARELY EP 1

‘WAKE IN FRIGHT’ 2012 ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORKER

‘WAKE IN FRIGHT’ HOW WAS THE KANGAROO SLAUGHTER FILMED?

ARISTON AD FEATURING ROBOCOP VIDEO GAME MUSIC

PYE CORNER AUDIO YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

Q.E.D. - A GUIDE TO ARMAGEDDON

PROTECT AND SURVIVE - 70s UK PUBLIC INFORMATION FILMS ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR

‘CHARLIE SAYS’ DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS

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Adam talks with director Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Punch Drunk Love, Boogie Nights) about Phantom Thread, Radiohead, Daniel Day Lewis, fatherhood, UK TV comedy and other vitally important business.

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

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

Music & jingles by Adam Buxton

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Join Adam & Louis Theroux for documentary related chat that includes heroin, documentary heroes and ’S-Town’ WARNING: CONTAINS S-TOWN SPOILERS, STRONG LANGUAGE AND WEAK LANGUAGE Thanks to Seamus Murphy Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton

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Adam enjoys some festive waffle with Joe Cornish.

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

Music and jingles by Adam Buxton (except for use of ‘Barnicle Bill The Sailor’ and karaoke backing tracks from ‘Hamilton’ by Lin Manuel Miranda for ‘Buckleton’ songs)

RELATED LINKS

BEAM (HOMELESS CHARITY) 

https://beam.org/

MS SOCIETY

https://www.mssociety.org.uk/

‘THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING’ TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJlxP5P9v9c

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Adam talks with British writer and radio and podcast host Emily Dean.

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

RELATED LINKS

EVERYBODY DIED SO I GOT A DOG by EMILY DEAN

https://www.waterstones.com/book/everybody-died-so-i-got-a-dog/emily-dean/9781473671362

THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (BBC TV, 1984)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2d30xf

EDDIE MURPHY - DELIRIOUS (YOUTUBE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGWYGQNBSZk

THE DAY SHALL COME (TRAILER)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR08yvgwPjE

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Adam talks to American actor, comedian and writer Bill Hader about life as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, what he learned from his time working at Pixar studios, panic attacks and more! Plus, news of an upcoming live podcast! Thanks to Matt Lamont for edit assistance and Seamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.

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Adam talks with American humorist David Sedaris about writing, failing to bond with Dads, football, eyeballs and colonoscopies.

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

Music and jingles by Adam Buxton (except ‘Drivin’ On 9’ by The Breeders performed by Adam Buxton, Garth Jennings and Danny Richards, aka The Best Band In The World)

RELATED LINKS

DAVID SEDARIS ON MICROAGGRESSIONS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKDW-MQR-QI

PARIS METRO STORY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXfzRXxThOY

DAVID SEDARIS JAZZ FAVOURITES SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

https://open.spotify.com/user/129999328/playlist/3qvYsiY3vduUj3WRLgn6Ui

DAVID SEDARIS IN THE STYLE OF BILLIE HOLIDAY

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2r8gyi

‘DAVID SEDARIS BLAMES POOR PEOPLE FOR LITTERING’

https://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/world-famous-author-david-sedaris-blames-poor-people-for-littering-south-downs-1-6508018

DAVID SEDARIS TALKS ABOUT SURVIVING THE SUICIDE OF A SIBLING

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/7bdvdg/remarkable-messes-0000671-v22n6

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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 Séamus 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

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CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE!!! Adam enjoys another ramble chat with film-maker/journalist and long time friend Louis Theroux about putting on make up in public, cinema etiquette, heckling and the fun/annoying things that kids say.

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Adam talks to British actor, writer and comedian Steve Coogan about films, music, phone hacking, Partridge and more! Thanks to Seamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green.

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Adam travels to Paris to meet his old friend, British director Garth Jennings. After a brief catch up, Garth introduces Adam to his old friend, and fellow Paris dweller, Wes Anderson of Texas, USA.

The conversation was recorded in early March 2018 shortly before the release of Anderson’s 9th feature, and 2nd foray into stop motion (after Fantastic Mr Fox) Isle Of Dogs. 

Set in a dystopian near-future Japan, Isle Of Dogs follows a young boy who goes in search of his dog after the whole species is banished to an island due to an illness outbreak.

Adam, Garth and Wes enjoy a rambly chat about the production of Isle of Dogs and stop motion in general, David Bowie (of course), Mary Poppins, cantankerous cast members and other important odds and sods. 

WES ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY

1996 - BOTTLE ROCKET

1998 - RUSHMORE

2001 - THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

2004 - THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU

2007 - THE DARJEELING LIMITED

2009 - THE FANTASTIC MR FOX

2012 - MOONRISE KINGDOM

2014 - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

2018 - ISLE OF DOGS

Bowie Trumps are made by Casey Raymond and currently available on line from Etsy.com

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.

Music & jingles by Adam Buxton

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Adam talks to composer and Radiohead man, Jonny Greenwood as they stroll around the French city of Lyon on June 1st 2016. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton ALWAYS DEAL WITH IT UP!

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Adam talks with British actor, comedian and action figure Simon Pegg about booze, drugs, teen romance, David Bowie, Tom Cruise, Star Trek circularity, Star Wars trolls, Big Train and other random whiffle.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support

Music and jingles by Adam Buxton (except ‘Star Trek’ theme composed by Alexander Courage)

RELATED LINKS

BIG TRAIN - WANKING IN THE OFFICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ufaDIdq37o

BIG TRAIN - SHOWJUMPERS AND FIREFIGHTERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCPhkxskRVs

BIG TRAIN - HALL AND OATES (Bad technical quality!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh5f-_I1df4

HOT FUZZ - TIM MESSENGER DEATH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BavTQmiA9mc

‘SLAUGHTERHOUSE RULEZ’ TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Dvh7OfMaM

BOWIE & ‘KIRLIAN’ PHOTOGRAPHY

https://boingboing.net/2017/10/26/the-time-david-bowie-photograp.html

BOWIE TALKS ABOUT COCAINE CAUSING ‘SWISS CHEESE BRAIN’

https://welcomebackbowie.wordpress.com/articles/david-bowie-interview-in-arena-springsummer-1993/

GOING CLEAR (SCIENTOLOGY DOC) TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgd38EZIR0

BRAIN PICKINGS - AGAINST SELF CRITICISM

https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/05/23/against-self-criticism-adam-phillips-unforbidden-pleasures/

BRAIN PICKINGS - JAMES BALDWIN & MARGARET MEAD DISCUSS FORGIVENESS, GUILT AND RESPONSIBILITY

https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/19/a-rap-on-race-margaret-mead-and-james-baldwin/

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Adam talks with old friend Louis Theroux (journalist and documentarian) about infantilism, booze, parenting and a shameful memory, before enjoying a bit of singing. Thanks to Seamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing.

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Adam talks to British journalist and documentary maker Adam Curtis, whose films include The Power Of Nightmares, The Century Of The Self, Bitter Lake and HyperNormalisation. Thanks to Nicky Waltham and her editor friend Doug Bryson for helping me put this episode together along with my regular production support pal Seamus Murphy Mitchel. Visit adam-buxton.co.uk for related links. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton

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Adam talks with British comedians Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer about Bowie, television, fishing, Athletico Mince, Stavros, Loadsamoney and other randomness.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for additional editing, and Dan Hawkins for bass playing on the instrumental jingle at approx 43 mins (see link below for Dan's excellent on-line bass player service)

GUARDIAN ARTICLE RE. MARTIN LUTHER KING CLAIMS

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/08/martin-luther-king-david-garrow-essay-claims?

ADAM BUXTON @ LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL, 12th SEPTEMBER, 2019

https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/single/SYOS.aspx?p=24202&syo=1

MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE - GONE FISHING AUDIOBOOK

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Mortimer-Whitehouse-Gone-Fishing-Audiobook/1788702174?source_code=M2M30DFT1BkSH121515013C&ipRedirectOverride=true

DAVID BOWIE DOES AN IMPRESSION OF PAUL WHITEHOUSE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30JBcxqGjKw&feature=youtu.be&t=172

ROSIE DOG IN FIELD BOUNCING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wODa2jV_MUs

2 NORTHDOWN - COMEDY VENUE AND SPACE FOR HIRE

https://www.2northdown.com/

DAN HAWKINS (ON LINE BASS PLAYER)

http://www.danhawkinsbass.com/

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