The Following Through Podcast

• Ep6 S1 – Moving to Paris – Guest: Luke Thompson

  Paris has become home for the guest of this latest episode. Alex Love and Siobhan Dodd welcome Luke Thompson, a successful podcaster, comedian, and TEFL teacher.  He hosts Luke's English Podcast, which has many thousands of regular listeners worldwide. In 2012, Luke moved from London to Paris to live with his girlfriend.  More than 12 years later, Luke talks about his time living in France, the cultural differences, and what it is like to perform comedy in English to a non-English audience.  Plus there are two sh*tting stories. One is from Luke and features a rogue nappy. The second is from a listener about when a bike ride goes badly wrong.  Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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• Ep5 S1 – Making a Sitcom – Guest: Hatty Ashdown

  Many comedians aspire to write sitcoms, but very few ever achieve it. Hatty Ashdown is one comedian who has succeeded in getting her work from page to screen and is the first guest in this series. Alex and Siobhan talk with Hatty about the making of her 2014 sitcom, Give Out Girls, based on her experience of working in the world of promo. They cover the long drawn out writing process, frustrations with development, the timelines, and how different ways of writing result in greater variations in the way material forms. The conversation also covers Hatty’s experience as a stand-up comedian and other forays into TV. Hatty comes in at 12 mins. Before that, Alex and Siobhan have a catch-up. Alex is starting an evening course, but what is it? And Siobhan is still recovering from a big night out with the mum lads. Plus there is a sh*tting story provided by Hatty. This one happened on a date during the Edinburgh Fringe. Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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• Ep4 S1 – Going on a Diet

  The latest in this anti-lifestyle lifestyle series sees comedians Alex Love and Siobhan Dodd discuss the need to go on a diet for health reasons. Alex had never been on a diet before he was diagnosed with high blood pressure in January 2024. Despite living pretty healthily, family history provided an incentive to do something about it. To avoid going on permanent meds, he reluctantly had to make some lifestyle changes, alter his diet, and lose weight. What did he do? And did it work? They talk about their favourite snacks and biscuits. Just how many packets of Mini Cheddars could you eat while driving home from the supermarket?  Siobhan talks about how her diet had to change during pregnancy due to developing gestational diabetes, but continues to rebel against healthy eating.  Siobhan tries again to get an invite to Alex's flat. Another challenge is set. And just how many times can Siobhan say “boom” and “b*llocks” in one episode?  Plus there is a listener’s tale about what happened after they had the Rumbles of Doom on a date while walking through the gardens of a stately home.  Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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• Ep3 S1 – Driving Lessons

  In episode three, Alex Love and Siobhan Dodd discuss something that they both really struggled with and hated: learning to drive.  They discuss their instructors – many, in Siobhan's case – and all their quirks. Did they both see it through? And how many attempts did it take to pass their tests? Later, they discuss the car crashes they've been in – but just how does this transition to a chat about the difficulties of uploading pictures of yourself to the internet in the very early 2000s? Alex also recounts his nightmare of a car journey to do a gig in Newcastle.  After suffering horrendous delays on the motorway, a paying audience was sitting in the venue waiting to see his show. But did he ever make it to the stage? More importantly, did he have time for a pre-gig poo?  Plus, this episode marks the telling of the first poo story submitted by a reader. Was it a sh*t? Or was it a miss? There's only one way to find out. In the words of Alex's driving instructor: "Gas, gas, gas..." Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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• Ep2 S1 - Doing Stand-Up Comedy

  In this Number Two Special of Following Through, comedians Alex Love and Siobhan Dodd explain how and why they got into stand-up comedy and what keeps them going after a bad gig. They talk about their first-ever gigs – why was Siobhan dressed as a bear? And what was the new act scene like in 2005 pre-Facebook? – along with their favourite comedy gigs and the best toilets on the circuit. Find out what it is like doing a show at Edinburgh Fringe when your bowels are chronically imploding.  Going back earlier, Alex recounts the surprise manifestation of Bruce Forsyth on stage at school that set him on the long path to stand-up.  They also finally set each other a challenge – Alex is not best pleased with his. And Siobhan makes another attempt to get into Alex’s flat. Although her house party poo story may have scuppered her chances.  Music is by Rich Shillitoe.  

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