"I knew what I wanted to do since I was 12" with Philip Simon (Stand Up Comedian, Actor and Writer)

More Than Work

This week’s guest is writer, actor and comedian, Philip Simon.

Philip started out as an actor, attending the Guildford Theatre School before landing his first professional gig in a commercial. After a long run as Daddy Pig in a staged puppetry production of Peppa Pig, he decided it was time for a change and enrolled in a course at The Comedy School in London.

On the stage performing standup comedy is where Philip feels immense joy. We chat about his work and also the sudden impact of COVID lockdowns on performers. While unable to entertain audiences in person, the father of two acted as head teacher for his kids and also created “School’s Out Comedy Club”, an online comedy program for kids. Out of that came a kids’ comedy book and the opportunity to give back. Profits from book sales go to the charity FareShare which fights against hunger in the UK.

Philip also teaches sex education in Jewish schools and hosts the podcast “Jew Talkin’ To Me” with fellow stand up comic Rachel Creeger. He’ll be at Edinburgh Fringe this year with two shows so check out the details below. You’ll want to find out where to watch him after listening to this one!

Note from Rabiah (Host):

I have to admit, editing this one was not easy. Sometimes I spend a lot of time reflecting on what a guest said. Sometimes I even cry. In this case, I did a lot of laughing! I am always grateful to my guests for taking the time to share stories about themselves and to listeners for taking the time to hear them. For me, it was particularly important timing for me to listen to someone talk about loving comedy the way Philip does. It was also a lot of fun. Let me know what guests resonate with you or what joke you heard that you like best!

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Find Philip

Website: www.philipsimon.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilipsComedy/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PhilipsComedy/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilipsComedy/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philipscomedy

Jew Talkin’ To Me: https://pod.link/1519680527

Kids’ Joke Book: philipsimon.co.uk/shop

School’s Out Comedy Club at Edinburgh Fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/school-s-out-comedy-club

Jew-o-Rama at Edinburgh Fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jew-o-rama

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Comedy School (Camden): https://thecomedyschool.com/

Joe Bor: http://www.joebor.co.uk/

FareShare: https://fareshare.org.uk/

Rachel Creeger: https://www.rachelcreeger.com/

Marcus Rashford: https://www.instagram.com/marcusrashford

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