Balancing Acts
A series of conversations with an array of creatives, hosted by Steve Whiteley. We talk about their journey, the struggles they’ve faced whilst progressing their career, strategies they use to unlock their creativity, how they balance their career with their personal lives, what impact this has on their mental health and lots more!
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 80
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
Tony Kent on balancing being an author and criminal barrister
Tony Kent is an author and criminal barrister.
Tony grew up on a council estate in west London, he came from an Irish family of builders some of whom, including his older brother, found themselves on …
Shaun Pye on finding the balance between writing on panel and narrative shows
Shaun Pye is a writer and producer.
Shaun has written for numerous TV shows including The 11 O'Clock Show, Have I Got News For You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, They Think It's All Over, Armstrong and Mi…
Anirban Dasgupta on becoming India's rising comedy star and the fear of being arrested
Anirban is a comedian and writer from India.
Anirban Dasgupta gave up his sales job to pursue comedy. He was of the founders of Comedified, one of the first legit comedy groups of Kolkata, and was ins…
KG Tha Comedian on his 10 year journey to success
KG The Comedian is an actor, comedian and writer.
KG is best known for a YouTube viral hit called Shadrack & The Mandem which culminated in millions of views, with fellow comedian Marston. As an actor…
Neil Webster on enjoying the creative process and finding Buddhism along the way
Neil is a writer, exec producer and co-founded the comedy drama production company Happy Tramp.
Happy Tramp have produced a sitcom series for BBC1, a sketch show for BBC2 (Morgana Robinson’s The Agenc…
Athena Kugblenu on the benefits of starting out in comedy in your 30's
Athena writes and performs comedy. She is a member of the BBC Comedy Room 2019/20 and was awarded the BBC Felix Dexter Bursary for BAME up-and-coming comedy writers in 2020. She’s also a nominee for …
Zuby on why he decided to become more outspoken on his opinions and beliefs
Zuby is an independent rapper, podcast host, author, public speaker and creative entrepreneur, with over 500,000 followers across social media. He was born in England, raised in Saudi Arabia and is a…
Rachel Stubbings on being a jack of all trades and how it's finally paying off
In this conversation I chat to actor/writer/director Rachel Stubbings (https://twitter.com/RachelStubbings).
Rachel is a BAFTA nominated writer whose credits include The Athena (Sky), 8 Out Of 10 Cats…
Shane Todd on why he adopts a positive mindset and how he went viral after roasting the Ulster rugby team
In this conversation I chat to comedian/actor/presenter Shane Todd (https://twitter.com/shanetodd).
Shane began performing stand up at the age of 19 and then began posting videos on YouTube, as part …
Adjani Salmon on creating an award winning web series and lessons learned along the way
In this conversation I chat to writer/director Adjani Salmon (https://www.instagram.com/s.adjani).
Adjani is an award winning writer and director from Jamaica. Before graduating from the Met Film Scho…
Tom Deacon on how he balances being a comedian and presenter
In this conversation I chat to comedian and presenter Tom Deacon (https://twitter.com/TomHDeacon).
Tom has been performing live stand-up for the last 12 years and has notched up 4 Edinburgh solo shows…
Andrew Gold on making HBO and BBC documentaries abroad
In this conversation I chat to documentary maker and journalist Andrew Gold (https://twitter.com/AndrewGold_ok).
Andrew speaks 5 languages, has lived in 6 countries and produces award winning document…
Nat Luurtsema on manifesting her dream career
In this conversation I chat to writer, director and author Nat Luurtsema (https://twitter.com/natluurtsema).
Nat has written for Mock The Week (BBC), 8 Out Of Ten Cats (Channel 4) and with her sketch …
Nathan Caton on collaborating with writers from different perspectives
In this conversation I chat to comedian and writer Nathan Caton (https://twitter.com/NathanCaton)
Nathan began performing stand up comedy at the age of 19 and since then he has been on Live at the Apo…
Gytha Lodge on her 22 year journey to becoming a best selling author
In this conversation I chat to author/playwright/screenwriter Gytha Lodge (https://twitter.com/thegyth).
Gytha set up her own theatre company after graduating from Cambridge with a degree in English a…
Heydon Prowse on making online political stunts and co-creating the BAFTA winning 'The Revolution Will Be Televised'
In this conversation I chat to writer/director/performer/producer, Heydon Prowse (https://www.twitter.com/HeydonProwse).
Heydon began his career creating hidden camera political stunts with the viral …
Steve Roe on running Hoopla Impro and learning the art of delegation
In this conversation I chat to the founder of Hoopla, Steve Roe (https://www.hooplaimpro.com).
Steve co-founded Hoopla in 2006 with his friend Edgar Fernando and they started running improv classes an…
Jacob Reed on directing Jimmy Kimmel Live
In this conversation I chat to writer/director/improviser Jacob Reed (http://jacobreed.net).
Jacob has directed for Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central, Funny or Die, Nickelodeon and BuzzFeed. Over the …
Joe Jacobs on making his BBC Radio 4 documentary 'Hip-hop's Laughing Stock'
In this conversation I chat to comedian and rapper Joe Jacobs (https://www.instagram.com/jesterjacobs).
Joe Jacobs is a comedian, rapper and writer. He has shared bills with acts including Bill Burr a…
Tom Houghton how he transitioned from performing as part of a group to becoming a solo stand up comedian
In this conversation I chat to comedian Tom Houghton (https://www.instagram.com/honourabletom).
Tom has shared line-ups with the likes of Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Jason Manford and Jack Whitehal…