In the second of two programmes recorded on March 1st, above-the-title talent John Dredge and his co-writer / producer Richard Cray wobble on about the making of Series 5 of the Nothing to Do with Anything Show, pretty much giving away all the secrets. Why not take them all down in a notebook, arrange some time at your friend Ben’s studio, copy the…

Enjoyed the fifth series of the John Dredge Nothing to Do with Anything Show at British Comedy Guide? Eager for more? Well, here’s the next best thing. On March 1st, John and co-writer / producer Richard Cray sat in a couple of very comfortable armchairs and waffled away for several hours when they should have been quality checking the episodes. Th…

And now, before you can say ‘Ymgdgngngjgngfg’ – and in that order – Something or Other Productions presents this splendid and, indeed, splondid compilation of the first four series of John Dredge’s acclaimed yet weird Nothing to Do with Anything Show. Thrill once again to the bizarre sketch comedy podcast that brought you filmmaker David Lynch read…

Lo, we find ourselves at the end of another season of nutty audio raves from John Dredge and his heavily-coerced team of Richard Cray, Anna Emerson, Greg Haiste, and James Shakeshaft until such a time as they are prepared to go “boing” in the same room as each other again. But never fear, odd listener, for they go out in fine style with an appearan…

John Dredge says goodbye to 2012, also known as the Chinese Year of the Accoutrement, with yet another one of those crazy end-of-year round-ups of the year’s most shocking household implements. There will also be odd noises of all shapes and sizes, plus an argy-bargy of aquatic goodies including the sound of a very large splash, courtesy of our fri…

The omnipresent John Dredge returns – or does he? Some say he’s never been away - but tune in to find out anyway. Listeners in New Malden should take note that our roadshow team of one is also in the area, so please stand well back and allow her to pass along Coombe Road unhindered. Also this week: Who's behind the cartoon door? Is it Lord Hailsham…

In the thrid of six new podcasts, John Dredge invites our crack team of announcers to announce what's in this week's announcer-packed programme, with each and every single announcement lovingly frosted with audio glucose. We welcome back agricultural song stylist Farmer Collins for some reason, and there's other things both here and there. If you'd…

In this week's edition, sideboards rule the roost and there's cubes a-plenty when Reigate comes into the picture - yet all is not as it seems (observe the conundrum as our theme tune is marched straight out of the studio). Pop personalities and phone-ins galore are also very much in short supply tonight, so grab your armchairs and await further ins…

NEW!! Raise your holdalls once more, as the time has come for John Dredge to invoke the spirit of plinths, cagoules and vestibules and unveil a second series of Nothing to Do with Anything Shows. In this first act of audio audacity, we highlight the achievements of man, woman and shrew with not only the sounds of tomorrow today but also the sounds …

In her fourth and final consultation with comedians, award-winning comic and former psychotherapist Taylor Glenn talks to 24-year-old Nigerian Christian stand-up Idris Olawale Gbaja-Biamila, thankfully better known to MCs as Ola, about race, religion, and finding fun amidst his ambitions. So far Ola has gone a long way to fulfilling those ambitions…

UK-based American stand-up Taylor Glenn returns with another in her series of interviews with fellow comedians about life on and off stage. This week, Lindsay Sharman shares her journey with Taylor, finding humour in tragedy and debating the question of vulnerability on stage. If this podcast gets you in the mood for more complimentary comedy thera…

This week's indie comedy special includes the new single by Fractious Nit and an interview with pop twinnock Rex Twix. Madonna and Morrissey will be arguing in the kitchen, and there's another mention of New Malden as well as an uncanny reference to steam engines. We're still looking for people to take part in our new game show Get in the Sideboard…

On this week's programme, there's a very special interview which we can't tell you too much about because we've forgotten who it's with. Acclaimed non-Frinton-based actress Anna Emerson will also be saying several words, and guest star Reg Chimpolomew will be doing very little. There's also the ongoing adventures of Basil the Cylinder, the answer's…

On this week's show, you’ll not only hear a combine harvester but also a specially-built giant catapult. Guests include acclaimed actors Greg Haiste and Anna Worthington, as well as the less acclaimed Crazy Eric and Leonard Aircraft. There's a feature on old bits of bark off trees, and extensive information about shoe shop logistics. Plus: will the…

In today’s edition of t'Nowt to do Wi' Owt Show, why not join in with our agricultural singalong? There's also the sound of a tree falling over and spaceships for all the family. This week's show is presented by John Dredge, who not only presents the show this week, but every week in fact. So put your feet up, sit back and deactivatatronalize for a…

In the second of her shows leading up to her solo debut at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning comic and former psychotherapist Taylor Glenn interviews stand-up Ben Van Der Velde about being a Jewish Geordie, the thrill of improvisation, and cross-dressing. Taylor's Edinburgh show, Reverse Psycomedy, is on at the Gilded Balloon Turret Room fro…

This week's long-range programme comes to you from a burgon dispensing plant in Frinton, and includes fabulous adventures concerning artichokes and a special mention of New Malden for fans of New Malden. There's an unedited interview with a slightly odd person, and one of Britain’s oldest actors makes a special appearance inside a fish tank. Come, …

NEW!! In tonight's holdall-packed episode, Frinton TV's Twig Harper will be presenting the first of a 200-part series about something or other. There's also the first ever appearance on radio of an alarm clock with a tuba nailed to the side, and a Dalek will be appearing as himself. Plus find out what to do if a bowler hat is fired at you from a ca…

NEW TO 404 FUNNY: Award-winning comic and former psychotherapist Taylor Glenn interviews fellow stand ups about life on and off stage. In this first edition, Matt Price talks with Taylor about surviving hard knocks, living in the moment, and authenticity. For more information on Reverse Psycomedy, Taylor's 2012 Edinburgh Fringe show at the Gilded B…

NEW!! Double act Poncho Fandango (featuring Doctor of Cutlery Emily McQuade & world-famous collector of everything John Dredge) provide sketches for both you and your family dog, with a mixture of thrills, spills, sounds, non-sounds and musical silage. Listen today the Poncho way!By 404 Funny

The theme behind this final 404 Special of 2011 is Town and Country, and the Strange People Within. These inhabitants include a humanoid mass of vegetable matter, a caveman, an advocate of self-immolation, some racoons with a penchant for arson, historical re-enactors who'd rather be in a different time and/or place, a potential borderline schizoph…

In the first of two new 404 Specials to close 2011, Richard Cray chooses another selection of songs about the art of songwriting and the biz of music in general. Featuring live recordings from Worm Quartet and Matt Griffo, plus parodies, mash-ups, and ego-shredding satirical comment from Devo Spice, Dino-Mike, Conscripted, Morning Sidekick, Project…

NEW!! Richard Cray returns with a freshly-picked selection of Christmas comedy songs to see you through the horrors of the festive season. FEATURING: Robert Lund & Spaff, Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders, Rob Paravonian, Moneyshot Cosmonauts, Steve Goodie, Mind Map That, Jacob Haller, and Nice Peter. Music provided by Mevio's Music Alley at music.mev…

NEW!! Nearly 34 minutes of continuous comedic weirdness direct from somewhere. Radiophonic holdall consultant John Dredge invites you and your team of aardvarks into his odd yet peculiar cubic audio realm. Featuring the following fabulous featured features: At Home with The Human League, The Adventures of Basil the Cylinder, and an exclusive Open U…

A short preview of what's in store on The John Dredge Nothing to Do with Xmas Show, coming to 404 Funny on December 21st. However, eager beavers amongst you will be delighted to know that an edited version of the show is to be broadcast on London's Resonance 104.4 FM at 22.30 GMT on December 8th. To find out how to listen live and become the envy o…

With Alan Sugar's MacBeth closing to an indifferent public, Mary Christmas enjoys some down time on Brad Pitt's yacht over the summer as rehearsals begin for the Amstrad chief's new musical with some industrial action. Just another ordinary July and August, then. Mary would like it to be known that it is purely the decision of Maggie Gordon-Walker …

John Dredge, who can currently be found, presents the best bits from his seven-part Not on TV Show. It's exciting and the sound of now, even though it was recorded in the spring of 2009. Stay subscribed to 404 Funny for some new and previously unheard material from John both in and on the not-too-distant futon.…

Mary Christmas reveals what happened before, during, and after the opening night of Steeple Bumstead's celebrity version of MacBeth, which saw the reviews flood in and Jedward walk out. So not all bad news, then. Alan Sugar, meanwhile, starts to wish he hadn't started the whole shooting match...before moving onto a new artistic venture. For the lat…

This, the fourth of four episodes, vaults into the land of holdalls for one final burst of audio chicanery. A load of microscopes will be on sale, and John will be singing through a special sieve to increase radiophonic density. Normality be gone - here comes an electronic wigwam. PLEASE NOTE: this week’s show is oblongular. Listen with appropriate…

Spring in Steeple Bumstead saw preparations well underway for the season's two major productions: Prince William's nuptials and Alan Sugar's MacBeth. But only one of them led to police action. Mary Christmas was on the scene to capture all the childish behaviour and celebrity tantrums there was to witness. For the very latest Steeple Bumstead news,…

This week's show includes little tunes from beyond your own vantage point. Several sports reports will be destroyed in a controlled explosion, and there’s the regular radio gang of twenty-five million aardvarks who will attempt something for you and yours. Why not write in and we’ll return your letters unopened free of charge. PLEASE NOTE: this wee…

Mary Christmas breaks off from writing letters to prisoners to bring you more celebrity tittle-tattle - more tattle than tittle, to be honest. The casting for Alan Sugar's production of The Scottish Play is revealed - will there be a role for Kenneth Branagh? What do you think? Keep up-to-date with the very latest Steeple Bumstead gossip at twitter…

This week’s episode simply cannot be gainsayed, and involves light sabres for one and all. Backing music is provided by the Frinton Cubic Choir, led by the Reverend James Cylindrical. Crashing noises are supplied by Mr Ulock Chaydds in a cameo role. PLEASE NOTE: This week’s show is green. Please wear suitable attire, such as a sturdy green inflatab…

Mary Christmas returns with more delusions of grandeur and tall tales from her celebrity journal, including Alan Sugar's introduction into the world of theatre production. Keep up-to-date with the goings-on in Steeple Bumstead and Mary's own head at twitter.com/MaryChristmasxx. Mary would like it to be known that she is owned by Maggie Gordon-Walke…

NEW! John Dredge returns with a show that features not only the sounds of tomorrow, such as a teacup in mid-air, but also valuable wheelbarrow information and, of course, radiophonic trundling. PLEASE NOTE: This show involves audio lampposts. Stand well back and deactivatatronalise until ready. Thank you.…

NEW!! Siren and love trainer Mary Christmas makes her 404 Funny debut with a six-part serialization of entries from her journal, full of the sort of spurious celebrity tittle-tattle that used to appear in certain tabloid newspapers before all of the journalists within a mile's radius of Wapping were arrested. Keep fully up-to-date with the goings-o…

Pegabovine get excited about sheep, are visited by their landlord, and unveil a Biblical epic. Featuring Stuart Goldsmith, currently appearing in ITV1's Show Me the Funny. Plus a song from singer-songwriter Kat Flint, Cultural Correspondent Julie Bower, Samuel Hutchinson, Chris Boyd, Lewis James, and the lonely poet Luke Kennard.…

Another chance to hear more excerpts from Comedy 365's two trips to the Edinburgh Fringe, including a performance from Show Me the Funny contender Alfie Moore. Also featured are Lorcan McGrane, Jen Warren, Dee Custance, and Eric Kirchberger. Recorded in August 2009 at The White Horse, Canongate, as part of Sowerby & Luff's All Stars.…

First podcast from Pegabovine (Matthew Henry Johnson, Luke Kennard, Jenny Sutton, and Tom "Davis" Wateracre), in which everything's clunkily set up, with the expectation that the gags will pay off some time later. Also featuring Stuart Goldsmith (currently one of the contenders in ITV1’s Show Me the Funny), Girl & Dean (Jess Ransom & Sarah Dean), L…

Another chance to hear some excerpts from Comedy 365's two trips to the Edinburgh Fringe, including a performance from from Show Me the Funny contender Alfie Moore. Also featured are Doug Faulkner, Jon Brittain, Tom Wateracre, Rosie Wilby, and James Shakeshaft & David LE Davis. Recorded in August 2008 at Dragonfly, West Port, as part of Sex Tips fo…

On today's 404 Special: the circle of life (sort of) with Rob Paravonian, Matt Griffo, Project Sisyphus, Jeff Kornberg, Worm Quartet, Ben Twisted, Rob Balder, Robert Lund, Flat 29, The Volume Brothers, and TVs Kyle. Trying to make sense of why he's no better off at the age of 41 than he was at the age of 23 is Richard Cray. Tracks provided by Mevio…

Food, drink, and drugs are on the menu in today's 404 Special with songs from Rob Paravonian, Marc Gunn, TVs Kyle, Odd Austin, Pink Steel, Steve Goodie, Jay Foreman, Robert Lund & Spaff.com, and Flat 29, and Richard Cray offering the wafer-thin mints. Tracks provided by Mevio's Music Alley at music.mevio.com and by kind permssion of Rob Paravonian …

Fans of Daniel Radcliffe, the Twilight franchise, and Miley Jekyll Cyrus / Hannah Hyde Montana might wish to avoid listening to this edition of The 404 Special. Everyone else, meanwhile, will enjoy funny songs from Steve Goodie, Jonni Music, Jeff Kornberg, Nuclear Bubble Wrap, Flat 29 featuring The Great Luke Ski & Carrie Dahlby, Tom Smith, Robert …

Richard Cray presents another feast of musical comedy featuring Odd Austin, Jay Foreman, Steve Goodie, Power Salad, Project Sisyphus, Flat 29, Rob Paravonian, and Robert Lund. Tracks provided by Mevio's Music Alley at music.mevio.com, and by kind permission of Jay Foreman, Flat 29, and Rob Paravonian. Visit 404media.blogspot.com for artist links. h…

NEW!! At long last, Richard Cray returns to satisfy your comedy music cravings for a few weeks with some brand spanking new editions of The 404 Special. This week's show features: Matt Griffo, Flat 29, David Tanny, Robert Lund, Lotzie Weaver, Pro Audio, Nuclear Bubble Wrap, Joshua Grosvent, Project Sisyphus, and Rob Paravonian. Tracks provided by M…

A specially-edited compilation of the best bits from series 2 of Liar News, first aired at the turn of 2009-10. Show originally conceived by Richard Cray and Brian Luff. Hosted and produced by Richard Cray, and featuring the voices of Simon Beale, Eirlys Bellin, Holly Burn, Rob Clyne, David LE Davis, Jeremy Deverall, John Dredge, Miles Eady, Taylor…

All the news that's fit to print - and quite a lot that isn't - in this compilation of the best bits from the first series of Liar News, first aired on Comedy 365 in February 2008 and re-aired on 404 Funny in October and November 2009. All six original episodes are still available for download. Show originally conceived and written by Richard Cray …

Remember the 2010 General Election? We here at 404 Funny certainly do. And what a difference a year has made - not only to the social and political landscape of Britain but also to our own memories of that extraordinary election campaign. Yes, that's right: now you can relive all the agony, ecstasy, and dubious accuracy of the Liar News team's cove…

A little something from the Dogs Must Be Carried archive to commemorate whatever it was that happened yesterday.By 404 Funny

To celebrate 404 Funny's first birthday, here's a fresh compilation of some of the best bits from our first 12 months of shows. Featuring (in order of appearance): Will Franken, John Dredge, Richard Cray, Jake Yapp, James Shakeshaft, Jenni Armstrong & Dr Roberts, Chris Skinner & Friends, David LE Davis, Seamonkey, Nick Saalfeld, Holly Burn, Liam J …