Alex chats to writer performer David Reed (BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Penny Dreadfuls’, BBC’s ‘It’s Kevin’) about dispensable characters, the playfulness of sketch and the joy of watching serious actors be idiots.David also creates a character on the spot based solely on the made-up name given to him by the show’s previous guest in ‘Chain(ge) of Character’. This episode was recorded 13th June 2020.You can find out more about David at… https://www.mrdavidreed.com/ Tw: @MrDavidReedListen to ‘Inside the Comedian’ here.. https://play.acast.com/s/insidethecomedianListen to ‘All Rather Mysterious’ here… https://play.acast.com/s/allrathermysteriousPresented, recorded, edited and produced by Alex Lynch (@AlexJRLynch)Music by NaiveArtwork by Tom CrowleyA Great Big Owl Podcast (@greatbigowl)Follow the podcast at @oocharacterpod on Twitter. Email oocharacterpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.