Ep. 384 - Paul Hendy

Paul Hendy is a script-writer, novelist, director, producer and filmmaker. In his early career, he was a TV presenter hosting the BAFTA nominated Dear Mr Barker, Don’t Try This at Home with Davina McCall, The Disney Club and Wheel of Fortune. He was a regular reporter on ITV’s This Morning and hosted ‘Stash the Cash’. In 2017 Paul wrote, produced and directed a short film The Last Laugh which sees three legendary British comedians in a dressing room discussing the secret of comedy and what it means to be funny. It won 'Best Film' at Manchester Film Festival, 'Special Audience Award' at Oxford Film Festival and 'Best Comedy Drama' at The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. Paul has adapted The Last Laugh into a play which will debut at The Edinburgh Festival 24. In 2005, Paul set up Evolution Productions with his wife, Emily Wood. It produces film and theatre in the UK and abroad including award winning pantomimes across the UK .Paul Hendy is guest number 384 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Watch Paul’s award winning short film, The Last Laugh, here - https://vimeo.com/210409977Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast and get all episodes ad-free, please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.