What Do You Do? with Charlie MacKeith Charlie MacKeith

WDYD? is back in your ears as I chat with the lovely Ben about being a stand-up comedian. I wanted to find out what it's really like to work your magic on a room or fend off a gang of drunken punters with only a microphone. We talk heckles, first times, pre-show routines, and as always we blow the dust off the Jobometer and play Jargon Buster.

Ben is appearing at the Brighton Fringe this May, and has a Work in Progress show at the Bill Murray in Islington in August, go and see him! You'll find the links to those shows and his website below... And for some bonus content on some of Ben's biggest influences and his love/hate relationship with reels, stick around after the outro!

Music by Joe Greaney
Visuals by LUKE.TYPE

There’s two umbrellas and a multitude of hats this time on WDYD? as I talk to Katrina about her career as an independent curator and arts producer. Katrina had some amazing insights into her journey into the arts, the real work behind putting on a show, and the sheer variety that a day in her shoes can involve. As usual, we bust jargon in Jargon Buster, help ourselves to a Scoop and step into the Jobometer.

Music by Joe Greaney
Visuals by LUKE.TYPE

"If you can be a barrister, be a barrister..."

WDYD? is back with Jemima, a pupil barrister, who helps pull back the curtain on the fascinating world of criminal law. There's courtroom drama, cracking cases and wigs aplenty as Jemima paints a fascinating picture of a day in the life of a London barrister.

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Music by Joe Greaney
Visuals by LUKE.TYPE

“Nappies, dogs on the table. People do weird things.”

On today’s WDYD, Livia and Louisa are gloriously candid about what it takes to run a restaurant in London. That’s right, it’s double trouble for the first time on WDYD, and it’s an absolute delight hearing Livia and Louisa wax lyrical about bringing their Canadian-inspired restaurant, West 4th, to life in Parson's Green, Fulham.

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And needless to say, get yourselves down to West 4th as soon as you can and start a poutine routine!

Produced by Quincy De Vries
Music by Joe Greaney
Visuals by LUKE.TYPE

This time on WDYD I’m joined by Adam, who is a Curate for the Church of England. It’s a bumper episode and a lovely, thoughtful discussion, as you might expect given Adam’s job and his faith are tied up in the very same package.

As ever with WDYD though, that didn’t stop me from asking the hard questions, putting Adam through his paces in the Jobometer and reckoning with some ecclesiastical jargon in Jargon Buster.

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Produced by Quincy De Vries
Music by Joe Greaney
Visuals by LUKE.TYPE

"Skegness is lovely, what are you talking about?"

Get ready for some shocking revelations about porridge this time on What Do You Do? as I speak to Ross, who's a Press Officer. But what's a Press Officer there for? What's it like dealing with journalists? And where do I find the lawyers? All those questions and more in a short, sharp dive into the world of comms on WDYD?

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Produced by Quincy De Vries
Music by Joe Greaney
Visuals by LUKE.TYPE