Sketch Please JULY 2018

The monthly sketch showcase Sketch Please returns with a new presenter, a new cast and a brand new batch of your finest comic writing.Katharine Kerr (@katkerrradio) is joined for nutty chat and by David Sylvester, Kerrie Thomason, Raphael von Blumenthal and Steve Garland.David Sylvester is musician, performer, comedian and artist from London. He’s an improv comedian, and musical badass who plays guitar, drums, bass and pianohttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2LjGeJJ-JsawXsdFaeFtw?view_as=subscriberhttps://www.youtube.com/user/BeautalityOfficialhttps://twitter.com/dershapeshifterKerrie Thomason is from Edinburgh, Scotland, and achieved a First Class honours in Musical Theatre at Blackpool School of Creative Arts. Kerrie has worked with the likes of Tim Key, and is also the show manager at 2NorthDown (a comedy venue in Kings Cross) She’s worked in comedy from sketch to stand up. She’s also part of the all-female theatre company SWIPERIGHT which was a hit at Edinburgh last year and is working on its next show right now. https://twitter.com/KerrieThomasonhttps://twitter.com/swiperightTChttps://www.swiperighttheatre.comRaphael von Blumenthal is an actor, stand up comedian and writer. His short films, viral videos and online sketches, co-written with and directed by Sam Baron have over 4 million views online, have been screened at BAFTA qualifying film festivals, and have been featured on among others the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky One. He is represented by APM Associates. Raphael can be seen in a supporting role in the 2017 comedy feature Demain Tout Commence (Two's a Family), featuring Omar Sy and Clémence Poésy. He comperes Rich Gifts Theatre's Deadline: 24 Hour Plays, and regularly performs stand up comedy.raphaelvonb.comhttps://twitter.com/Raphvb?lang=enSteve Garland is an actor, comedy performer and writer. He also runs an all-female pro comedian comedy night in Angel called Hysterical Women which raises money for Women’s Aid.https://twitter.com/LadyGarland33https://twitter.com/hysteric_womenThis month we feature the below sketches with the following casting:The History of Things by Leonie RachelAnnouncer - SteveJoel (Husband) - DavidMrs Houghton - KerrieOne of the Lads by Carol WalshSarah - KerrieSteve - StevePaul - DavidDennis - RaphaelSaw Paws by Alf OldmanVet - SteveFirst Pet Owner - DavidSecond Pet Owner - RaphaelVicar - RaphaelNarrator - KerrieBritish Transport Poem by Ellie FulcherPassenger - DavidNational Rail - SteveOffline Banking by Chris BallardRecorded voice - KerrieCashier - DavidCustomer - RaphaelGun Mom by Lauren OverpeckMs Jenn - KerrieBoy - DavidAntiques Roadshow Spoof by Andrew FawnExpert - KerrieMilennial - DavidGrandad - SteveDead Funny - Elliot StewartFred - RaphaelVicar - SteveYOU can take part in Sketch Please! Whether you’ve written an audio sketch or want to flex your voice acting muscles, just drop Katharine a note at [email protected] and put either ’Sketch’ or ‘Performer’ in the subject box. The deadline for August’s episode is Sunday 22nd July at midnight.Tell us a little about you, or if you’re submitting sketches, please keep it as close to two or three pages as possible, and number the pages so we don’t get ourselves in a papery flutter come recording day!And because we only feature 7 or 8 sketches per episode we will often hold sketches over to subsequent months to fit it all in, so don’t lose heart if we don’t feature your sketch this month!You can join us on twitter by following @sketchpleasepod or keep up to dates at podcastpioneers.com