Sinopsis
Fact Up! The weekly improvised character comedy podcast from Britain's best improvisers & comedians. Join hosts Ian T Day (The Free Association), Chris Gau (C5's Borderline) & Shaun Lowthian (Do Not Adjust Your Stage) as they fail to answer all of life’s questions, one topic at a time. In their fruitless quest for knowledge, they're helped & hindered by guest ‘experts' from the UK & US comedy scene. Who is Eddie Stobart? What is the point? Why is France? Find out and Fact Up!
Episodios
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161 Trains (with Clare Plested)
09/04/2020 Duración: 26minWe’re delving into the vault for an unreleased episode from simpler times. Comedian Clare Plested joins hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian to talk trains! keeping things on track with this week's episode and Fact Up! ClarePlested.co.uk Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on ITunes
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160 Bees (with Tom Levinge)
14/08/2019 Duración: 27minDirector Tom Levinge (Mister Biscuits, Joel & Nish Vs The World, The Comedy Bus) joins co-hosts Ian T Day (Keith, The Wilsons), Chris Gau (C5’s Borderline, The Literary Adventures of Mr Brown) and Shaun Lowthian (DNAYS, Writers’ Guild Award nominee) to save the humble worker bee. Unlicensed beekeeper Nicky Smith shares his buzz-iness successes. Protect the queen, and Fact Up! See more of Tom’s work in film and TV at www.tomlevinge.com Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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159 Surfing
31/07/2019 Duración: 23minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day (Keith, The Wilsons), Chris Gau (C5’s Borderline, The Literary Adventures of Mr Brown) and Shaun Lowthian (DNAYS, Writers’ Guild Award nominee) as they ride the ocean waves of the topic of surfing. Special guest Sleeve Gride kicks back and shares the virtues of the beach lifestyle. Surf up and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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158 Shoes (with Ruairi McInerney)
17/07/2019 Duración: 21minImproviser and comedian Ruairi McInerney (Super Discount Party Store) joins co-hosts Ian T Day (Keith, The Wilsons), Chris Gau (C5’s Borderline, The Literary Adventures of Mr Brown) and Shaun Lowthian (DNAYS, Writers’ Guild Award nominee) to slide a foot into the topic of shoes. Shoe enthusiast Dorian explains the ins and outs of caring for a shoe. Tie your laces and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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157 Artificial Intelligence
04/07/2019 Duración: 27minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day (Keith, The Wilsons), Chris Gau (C5’s Borderline, The Literary Adventures of Mr Brown) & Shaun Lowthian (DNAYS, Writers’ Guild Award nominee) as they confront the future of civilisation: artificial intelligence. Guest Toby Green is a robot programming genius, but that buys you no friends. Lucky he knows how to make one. Open the pod doors, and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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156 Spices
20/06/2019 Duración: 22minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day (Keith, The Wilsons), Chris Gau (C5’s Borderline, The Literary Adventures of Mr Brown) and Shaun Lowthian (DNAYS, Writers’ Guild Award nominee) as they dip their spoon into the hottest of topics - spices. Guest Terry Funtt joins the team for some top tips on how to spice up your life and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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155 Cardboard
07/06/2019 Duración: 28minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day (Keith, The Wilsons), Chris Gau (C5’s Borderline, The Literary Adventures of Mr Brown) and Shaun Lowthian (DNAYS, Writers’ Guild Award nominee) as they package up all you need to know on that most essential of everyday items – cardboard. Special guest Declan Creamer appeals to the listeners for help saving his marriage. Box up, and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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154 Electricity
11/04/2019 Duración: 28minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau and Shaun Lowthian as they run some cables through the topic of electricity! Electrician Ally MacNicholl shares his tips for getting some electricity of a different kind. Plug in, and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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153 Barbecue (with Evelyn Mok)
27/03/2019 Duración: 26minComedian Evelyn Mok (Spiderman: Far From Home, The Toll, Comedy Central) joins Fact Up co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian to sizzle some meat on the barbecue! Heir to the Appleby’s empire Georgina Appleby serves up some traditional Milwaukee barbecue. Put another shrimp on the barbie, and Fact Up! Find out more about Evelyn’s work at www.evelynmok.com & @Evelynmok on social media Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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152 Gods
13/03/2019 Duración: 25minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian answer life’s biggest question - is God truly exists, how polite would he be? God of politeness Egulus sheds some light on how to work your way into heaven through good manners. Log-in and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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151 Cats (With Rhys Collier)
27/02/2019 Duración: 22minImproviser Rhys Collier (Boom Chicago, Do Not Adjust Your Stage) joins co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian to uncover the secrets of man's second best friend - cats! Fact Up neighbour and plastic moulding professional Mark Greene has lost some members of his community play. Can the Fact Up team help? Cough up a furball, and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes
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150 The Sun (with Graham Dickson)
13/02/2019 Duración: 26minImproviser and actor Graham Dickson (The Free Association, Austentatious) joins Fact Up co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian as they celebrate episode 150 by paying homage to the Sun! Guest Simon Slim is a Flat Sunner. He sets out his 'reasoning' behind this most shocking of revelations Slap on some suncream, and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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149 Surgery
06/02/2019 Duración: 26minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau and Shaun Lowthian as they make an incision into the topic of surgery! Tree surgeon Bert Spiegelman has lofty ambitions, and they’re not among the branches. Pass a scalpel, and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes
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148 Trade
30/01/2019 Duración: 21minJoin Fact Up co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian as they trade knowledge with you, the listener! UN Trade Ambassador Fuzz Capitan is absolutely not a pirate. Let him explain the Most Favoured Nation principle, or else you’ll walk the pl...face sanctions Sign a treaty, and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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147 Internet
23/01/2019 Duración: 23minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau and Shaun Lowthian answer life’s biggest questions through a highly underrated information source - the internet. Technology legend Pac-Man lends his expertise to the maze that is the World Wide Web. Log-in and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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78 Photography (With Freddie Stirling) [REBROADCAST]
16/01/2019 Duración: 30minImproviser and comedian Freddie Sandilands (The 838, The Petting Zoo) joins joins co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau and Shaun Lowthian to take a critical eye at the photographic arts. Expert photographer to babies, animals and the elderly Jerry Andrews shares his top tips on composition, colour and frame size. Say cheese and Fact Up! You can see Freddie’s show “Self Help” at The Natural Food Kafe at 9:55pm this August Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on ITunes
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71 Birthdays (With Clare Plested) [Rebroadcast]
09/01/2019 Duración: 32minComedian Clare Plested (The 838), joins hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian to celebrate their birthdays! We hear from girl-in-a-birthday-cake to the stars, Birthday Girl Cake Surprise, get to the bottom of Shaun's loneliness and get altogether too excited. Unwrap this week's episode and Fact Up! ClarePlested.co.uk See Clare's latest show Partay! at Reading Fringe Festival, 21-22 July Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on ITunes
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146 Coasters
02/01/2019 Duración: 16minJoin Fact Up co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau and Shaun Lowthian as they enter a new year with renewed vigour to take on the biggest and most important theatres of knowledge. This week: coasters! Learn the hidden depths of those essential household items. Put down your cup and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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145 Fact Up Book Club - 1984 by George Orwell
26/12/2018 Duración: 24minJoin co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau and Shaun Lowthian for the first edition of the Fact Up Book Club. The team tackle George Orwell’s seminal distopian classic 1984. Listen along live, you have a lifetime membership to the book club and a lifetime of reading to catch up on! Enter Room 101, and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.
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144 Santa Claus (Christmas Special)
19/12/2018 Duración: 23minJoin Fact Up co-hosts Ian T Day, Chris Gau & Shaun Lowthian for a special festive edition! The team gather round a traditional Christmas pentagram to summon some seasonal cheer. What could possibly go wrong? Pour out some eggnog and Fact Up! Leave a question on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @factuppod Leave a voice message on our answering machine at factuppod@gmail.com Leave a rating and review on iTunes Fact Up! is an improvised character comedy podcast supported by The Free Association theatre in London, UK. Visit thefreeassociation.co.uk for more information on shows and classes.