The Cheeky Podcast

The incredible Neven Connolly: Clown, Dancer and Creative shares about his background and current projects! Timestamps 0.00m Introductions 1.36m Where Nevens journey began, Theatre and Dance Classes  6.22m Studying Dance full time @ Urban Dance centre / Phly Crew  8.25m Cirque du Soleil at Sea 10.24m What does a Comedy Dance show look like?  15.16m Frequency of being onstage as an understudy  16.29 The Cirque at Sea Characters  21.47 COVID and everything since  26.35 Blanc de Blanc UNCORKED & Taking on pre Existing roles   34.48m The Empire Strips Back 42.48m Lassu Cosmic Cabaret – The Creation  55.38m Kårera – Voyage of Wonder  1.05.48m Performing Highlights and Lowlights  1.14.20m Reflecting on Networking at its importance  1.18.57 Creative Inspirations  1.22.58 Bucket List Performing Goals  1.25.38 Final Thoughts  1.27.40 Joke of the Day  

Ciara Thornburn is an International Circus / Clown / Character artist who first appeared 4.5 years ago on the Cheeky Podcast. Tune in to hear all the incredible new stories and performance experiences that have unravelled in this time between 2020 and 2025. TIMESTAMPS and Things Discussed:  0.00 Introductions 2.43m Refreshing the timeline – Covid / The Thesis / Circus Rio Being Employee Vs Creating your own work7.04m What Ian’s been up to? Mentioning Neven Connolly, Jessie Grant, Mitchel Woodcock The creation of LASSU                            Discussing act creation, where to put the difficult tricks in an act. 15.22m What's Ciara doing in Perth?   Council Gigs , What’s a council gig?   17.27m Starting Street Performing Japanese Awaji Festival Creating different ways of Displaying your skills 25.32m About Camp Culture, the amazing children’s show 28.13m How did Working for Virgin Voyages come about?  34.57m Cruise ship lifestyle Talking wages / evaluating your worth Acknowledging the grind – Do the work! 44.01m What would you still like to do? Career bucket list 48m - About Purple Rabbit , how it came about Tangent – Talking about Rico and Vivi53.07m All about Palazzo! 58.20m Future Plans! – GOP ?? The Crazy Audition journey Plans to go visit and meet the director falling through Visa problems  1.05hr Joys of creating a new character ! Creation vs taking over something  existing Getting into a position to choose 1.11hr Cruise Ship realities Sharing Rooms and accommodation on tour Differences working on cruise lines 1.16hr Routine and comfort on tour 1.18.46 How is Ciara different now from then? 1.23.56 Joke of the Day / Conclusion 

The Cheeky Podcast welcomes a special International guest direct from New York City, Jesse Highley! Jesse is performing a Christmas season with the Big Apple Circus with their brand new show Hometown Playground. Here, Jesse shares his story including his journey and insights into Clowning,  touring with Ringling Bros and Barnum and Baileys Circus, The Human Fountains in Las Vegas as well as performing with Magic Mike Live?!Enjoy!Timestamps: 0.00 Introductions 0.47 About Hometown Playground 1.54 Jessie Highley! - Early Life and seeing the Circus as a child5.07 First Clowning Classes / Teenage Years / Theatre Studies 8.48 Dreams of Clown College Crushed 10.37 First Professional Gig - Prince Charming at Walt Disney World 12.40 Moving Back into Comedy / Discussing Typecasting 18.18 Clowning in Big Apple Circus - Hometown Playground19.47 All about  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus30.06 Clowning specifics with the Greatest Show on Earth 35.39 Performance Characteristics of Classic American Circus Clowns 38.40 Tangent - Travelling Australia / Disney Live as Buzz Lightyear 40.26 Comparing Australian / South American and American Clowning 43.24 What is Clowning ? Jesse Highley's interpretation 51.24 Discussing Audience Participation 57.55 Tapping into our inner Child 1.00.00 Biggest Performance Highlight 1.04.35 Least Favourite Career Highlight 1.07.34 A dream come true with the Big Apple Circus 1.09.16 The Human Fountains and Americas got talent Superstars LIVE 1.13.11 The Origins of The Human Fountains and Creative Process 1.17.23 Magic Mike LIVE 1.25.34 Finding time for Creative Projects - iLuminate LAS VEGAS1.35.30 Other opportunities in the Comedy industry 1.39.48 Future Career Aspirations and Dreams / Leaving a Legacy Links of Mentioned Things / Places / Shows   Jesses Instagramhttps://x.com/jessehighleyThe Human Fountains:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDMqFa7y980&ab_channel=JesseHighleyThe Big Apple Circushttps://bigapplecircus.com/iLuminatehttps://thestrat.com/entertainment/featured/iluminateInfamoushttps://www.infamous.net.au/

In this fresh episode of 'The Cheeky Podcast' , host Ian Richardson shares his journey performing the 'Bell Hop' clown role in Infamous the Show, marking the first-ever handover of the character since its creation in 2017.Ian takes us behind the scenes, recounting the lead-up to his premiere and his first two months on stage. He dives into his creative process, tackling expectations, and embracing the highs and lows of trial and error while crafting a fresh take on a dearly beloved character. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!*Recorded on the 30th of June 2024*TIMESTAMPS:0.00 Introductions1m 15sec  About 'Infamous'2m 18sec 'What made you want to do the role? 5m 27sec 'Did someone fill the Handbalancing Role? 8min 40 sec "What was the Process of learning the Clown Role? 11min 43sec What was the process for Creating a new 'Spotlight' Act 14min 34sec Back to Learning the rest of it 19.52m How much do you get to improvise each show? 26.11m Did all the acts have the same amout of colaboration during their creation? 28.40m What type of clown is the character?  30.46m Whats your favourite part of the show? 34.40m Anything else to say? 39.30m Joke of the Day 41.25m EndMentioned People / Places / Things Jessie Grant's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jessie_grant92/Viva Melbourne: https://vivamelbourne.com.au/Infamous the Show: https://www.infamous.net.au/Cameron Taylor: https://camerontaylors.com/

WE'RE BACK! The Podcast all about Clowning and Comedy has returned for All New Episodes after a two year hiatus, starting with an interview with our very own host Tomas Correia and his partner Lesh Kelso. These two describe and reflect about their show 'A Space Between' that they created, and performed this year in the the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Sit back, relax, and enjoy! Timestamps:0.00 Introduction 01.09 Tell us about the Show! 08.36 How did you structure creative development?14.48 What Circus is in the show? 24.03 What are your favourite moments in the show?31.58 What Comedic Devices are in the Show? 41.00 How did you find the Business side of things? 49.50 What is something you would do differently next time? 59.35 What was your favourite thing about the entire experience ? 1.04 Outro & Joke of the Day 

Dive into a mismatched narrative of a caveman who struggles to light a fire... Clowns Create is a new  series where Tom and Ian exercise their funny brains and imagine a Clown Act from scratch using nothing but quick wit and accumulated knowledge from the Cheeky Podcast series. These episodes are aimed to inspire and entertain listeners for their own creative projects, while we come up with both terrible and hilarious ideas. Timestamps 0.19m Intro 1.28m The Action Triangle2.41m Things we try to Include 3.35m The Brainstorming Begins 9.04m Discovering Motivations and Problems to solve 22.48.m Outro24.00m Joke of the Day 

Answering the age old question of Bouffon, Tom and Ian get into how, where and why Bouffon came to be. Bouffon is a style of performance in which the aim is to provoke emotion (usually laughter in the uncomfortable) in order to gain clarity or resonance in a particular subject - the more taboo, raucous, or edgy the better.If you're interested in researching more about Bouffon then feel free to have a look through our sources below! Let us know if we missed something interesting.TIMESTAMPS0.00 Intro1.18 Initial Notes2.09 Quotes5.30 What is Bouffon?7.32 Myth of Bouffon11.15 Good Art12.33 Visuals of Bouffon14.24 Modern Bouffon Origin18.33 Stock Characters19.11 Nate20.26 Outro21.20 Joke of the DaySHOWNOTES & SOURCESJacques LecoqPhillipe GaulierGiovanni FusettiBouffon ExamplesNatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouffonwashingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/05/AR2011010505738.html https://www.aqueoushumour.com/about/bouffons/https://batterseaartscentreblog.com/2020/02/13/bouffon-for-beginners/https://learningthroughtheatre.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-origin-of-bouffonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulcinellahttps://www.lifeinitaly.com/lifestyle/holidays/carnival/pulcinella/https://www.petalily.com/blog-dark-clown-clown-plus/bouffon-satire-dark-clownhttps://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315745251.ch18https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Fools 

The next installment of the Clowns Create series has landed! Using nothing but quick wit and creativity, Tom and Ian brainstorm an entire live performance Clown Routine completely from scratch.  Clowns Create episodes were made to exercise our creative muscles and apply some of the clowning techniques we have learned about while at NICA and producing the Cheeky Podcast.  TIMESTAMPS 0.00m Intro1.32m Act Triangle 4.04m Brainstorming Begins18.09m Remembering Audience Interaction ! 23.48mRecap 26.52m Outro 28.25mJoke of the Day Around the World Daft Punkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKYPYj2XX80Classic Bugs Bunny Skit with Lightning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJI_gygXsfs

Today we take a look at the most famous MIME in the world! Said to have single handedly revived the art of mime during the 20th century, there is most certainly more than meets the eye here!After rescuing many children during WWII as a part of the French Resistance, he turned to performance, where his shows would touch hearts and minds. Even becoming friends with Michael Jackson and becoming an inspiration for the moonwalk!TIMESTAMPS0.00 Intro1.24 Opening Notes3.04 Birth and Youth9.03 School and Beginning of Career15.27 Stock Acts22.03 Side Track22.48 Outro23.30 Joke Of The DaySHOWNOTESMarcel Marceau MimingThe Mask ActShitfaced ShakespeareLaughfactory.comSOURCEShttps://www.mime.info/encyclopedia/marceau.htmlhttps://www.mime.info/encyclopedia/marceau-bio.htmlhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0545131/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_smhttps://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/paris/articles/marcel-marceau-frances-most-memorable-mime/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcel-Marceauhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Marceauhttps://artsandculture.google.com/entity/marcel-marceau/m017_65?hl=enhttps://www.history.com/news/marcel-marceau-wwii-french-resistance-georges-loinger

What is Mime?! Baby don't hurt me...Don't hurt me... No More! In this episode of the Cheeky Podcast Tom and Ian attempt to make sense of the performance genre of Mime. What is Mime? And how is it similar and different to Clowning? Find out this and more as we try to piece together the mystery of Mime. TIMESTAMPS: 0.00m Introduction 3.55m What is Mime? 8.53m Can Mimes use Props ?13.39m Is mime a category of Clown ? 17.38m History of Modern Mime 22.55m Trivia & Fun Facts  24.55m Outro 26.15m Joke of the Day Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mime_artisthttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-mimehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporeal_mimehttp://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-mime-and-clown/https://www.theatreinparis.com/blog/a-history-of-mime-the-most-oh-so-french-of-art-formshttp://worldmime.org/en/about-mime/mime-and-pantomime.htmlhttp://www.peareylalbhawan.com/blog/2017/08/24/mime-as-a-performance-art/http://worldmime.org/en/about-mime/mime-and-pantomime/104-mime-and-pantomime/291-le-mime.htmlPop Culture references ! Video 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyqelMwAza4&ab_channel=TheOfficialPok%C3%A9monYouTubechannelVideo 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwasv_AImtI&ab_channel=Movieclips