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Graham Fellows: Perfectly Broken Keyboards and Endless Bounty Bars
Season 3
Episode 23
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
Description
Graham Fellows accidentally became Jilted John, accidentally became John Shuttleworth, and has spent several decades building one of the most quietly inventive careers in British comedy — largely by following things to see where they go.
Graham Fellows is a British actor, comedian, and musician best known for creating Jilted John and John Shuttleworth. As Jilted John, he scored a late 70s hit that thrust him into the spotlight; as Shuttleworth, he developed one of British comedy's most beloved characters — a middle-aged suburban man with a deep love of music technology and dry wit.
- How John Shuttleworth came into existence following a publishing deal — and then refused to leave
- What appearing on Top of the Pops in the early 80s was actually like
- The shifting world of 1980s and 90s television — Saturday Night Zoo, The Paradise Club, and what that era made possible for comedy
- Why following an accidental creation wherever it leads is a more reliable creative strategy than planning
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