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Jessica Fostekew

Jessica Fostekew

Thursday 11th January 2018

The increasingly in-demand Jessica Fostekew is celebrating 10 years since she started gigging. Well, she's celebrating most of it.

Pope Lonergan. Copyright: Victor Pãtrãscan

Pope Lonergan

Thursday 4th January 2018

It's Pope's New Year Message - Pope Lonergan that is, from Essex, whose career hasn't always been good clean fun.

Joseph Morpurgo

Joseph Morpurgo

Thursday 28th December 2017

Joseph Morpurgo now makes show-of-the-year candidates - but how memorable were his early gigs?

Image shows from L to R: Harry Baker, Chris Read

Harry & Chris

Thursday 21st December 2017

Who are Harry and Chris? Why have they switched from poetry and jazz to comedy (ok, yep, silly question), and what's all this about dating padlocks and sock rants?

Eleanor Morton

Eleanor Morton

Thursday 14th December 2017

In this festive edition, ghost-hunting Eleanor Morton talks us through Hogmanay dismay, knife hopes and the case of the missing owl.

Dane Baptiste. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Dane Baptiste

Thursday 7th December 2017

The increasingly in-demand Baptiste drifts wistfully back to Brandy, Bill Burr, and a full list of weird gigs.

Spencer Jones. Copyright: Jill Wooster

Spencer Jones

Thursday 30th November 2017

In a specially extended edition of FGWG, we talk ball-grabbing, The Beatles and Blue Planet 2 with the oddly-dressed but highly-decorated Spencer Jones.

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Thursday 23rd November 2017

The Virgin Radio drivetime host and star of Celebrity Haunted Mansion is haunted by which Inbetweener?

Steve Day

Steve Day

Thursday 16th November 2017

The long-serving Steve Day recalls tipsy rugby types, a random stately home party, and useful lumps of cash.

Kelly Convey

Kelly Convey

Thursday 9th November 2017

Kelly Convey is playing a new night in Southend called 'Pints.' And pints made a sizeable impact on a couple of her previous gigs.

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