Yes But Why Podcast

This week on Yes But Why, we talk to Alex Marion and Nick Hildred of Release The Clowns Podcast.From writing sketch comedy for “Week Ending” on BBC Radio 4 to orchestrating silly gags on “The Big Breakfast”, Nick Hildred has built a career as a TV and Radio writer and producer. Get ready for the crazy chicken story!During this time, Alex Marion was performing comedy and running comedy venues. Later, he went to study improv with the Free Association and that is where he met Nick. Together, Nick and Alex produce the Release The Clowns Podcast. Release The Clowns is what happens when a mix of comedy writers, performers and improvisers get together to have fun. Nick and Alex bring some semblance of order to the chaos, but only when they're not causing chaos themselves. These two were a fun pair to talk to. In our conversation, Nick and Alex tell me about the separate adventures that eventually led them to find each other and start collaborating. Tune in for Alex’s harrowing tale of booking venues with gangsters!