Out Of Character with Alex Lynch: Conversations with Sketch and Character Comedians

Award-winning writer Alex Lynch interviews some of the top writers and performers from the world of sketch and character comedy.

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Award-winning writer Alex Lynch interviews some of the top writers and performers from the world of sketch and character comedy. Part of Podomedy, the UK's independent podcast comedy network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Marcus Brigstocke
Episode 66
Wednesday, 17 December, 2025

Alex chats to comedian and writer Marcus Brigstocke (BBC’s ‘Live at the Apollo’, Radio 4’s ‘The Brig Society’ and ‘Giles Wemmbly Hogg Goes Off’) about living the life of Giles Wemmbly Hogg, having a TV show whilst still at university, and what it means to be called ‘a broadcaster’.Marcus also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by Alex in our regular section ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 8th August 2025.You can find more of Marcus’s work and tickets for tour dates at https://www.offthekerb.com/artist/marcus-brigstocke/Insta: @marcusbrigstockeListen to his podcast with Rachel Parris ‘How Was That For You’ wherever you get your podcasts.Presented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)Music by NaiveArtwork by Tom CrowleyA Podomedy PodcastFollow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Instagram and BlueSky. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.