First Impressions – Humour Burger

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First Impressions

Peter Humphreys

32 episodes

5 days ago

First Impressions blends storytelling, humour, interviews, music and more. It's a bit all over the place, but then so is its creator, award-winning writer and editor Peter Humphreys. He claims the aim of the podcast is ‘to spread a little mirth during these difficult times, with an emphasis on the arts and all things literary’, but it could just as easily be a case of bandwagon jumping in the name of shameless self-promotion. It wouldn’t be the first time…

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First Impressions – Humour Burger – Episode 12 (re-edit)

First Impressions

1 hour 6 minutes 43 seconds

6 months ago

First Impressions – Humour Burger – Episode 12 (re-edit)

*Originally released 9 September 2021*

Go on, have a nibble on Episode 12 of First Impressions, boldly entitled Humour Burger. It’s your last serving for a while and features an array of experimental dishes to suit all tastes, particularly if you like your comedy medium rare (i.e. weird and wonderful). Most sketches are 2-3 minutes long so you can either listen in bite-sized chunks or dive straight into the tangy homemade relish and see what happens.

Best listened to through headphones, you’ll hear some familiar voices from previous episodes throughout the pod among tall tales involving indie pop reunions, murderous soft toys, and psychogeography, plus candid confessions that incorporate online dating, hoarding, and Will Self.

There’s also a Pete n’ Dud reunion, an exclusive Batson Bargreaves interview, and much more. Consult the contents list below if you wish to avoid (or listen exclusively to) the more explicit fare [E]. As you’d expect, this episode is also full-to-bursting of original and classic comedy-appropriate music. Stay subscribed ready for Season 2 of First Impressions due in early 2022. If you’d like to be a guest on the new series, let me know.

Thanks for listening!

Chez Longue (0:00) / Cutesy Bear (4:00) [E] / Memes (7:08) [E] / Psychogeography, 1/2 (08:43) / Bunged up (15:27) [E] / Gold (17:20) / Pete and Dud (18:02) / Walter and Estelle 1/3 (22:20) / Monkey Scribbling advert (22:43) / Dicks by Eoghan Walls (25:49) [E] / How to make a Million, 1/2 (26:50) / Oriental Rug Cleaning (28:42) / Action Man Doll (29:18) [E] / Walter and Estelle 2/3 (31:37) / Batson Bargreaves interview (32:15) [E] / Sponsorship (35:55) [E] / How to make a Million, 2/2 (38:30) [E] / Same-namers, 1/2 (41:27) [E] / Walter and Estelle, 3/3 (46:53) / The Hoarder (47:34) / Psychogeography, 2/2 (50:42) [E] / Same-namers, 2/2 (56:53).

Episode 12 writers/performers: Peter Humphreys, Garth Simmons, Mike Humphreys, Eoghan Walls, Maria Roberts, Richard Pye

Garth appears in the seminal podcast ⁠Semi⁠, brought to you by Slanderhour.

Garth’s collection of stories, ⁠Hole Punch⁠, is out soon in paperback. Find out more about Eoghan’s poetry collection, Pigeon Songs, ⁠here⁠.

Maria’s Penguin-published paperback Single Mother on the Verge continues to win new fans. Read about it ⁠here⁠.

Richard appears on the humorous ‘90s letter-reading podcast, ⁠Monkey Scribbling⁠.

My novel ⁠Hong Kong Rocks⁠ is available in the usual places.

Check social media (@theworddiver on Instagram) for news of the Mancaster Rocks reading event on Weds 20 October at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester.