# PHIL ELLIS: Arrested by Armed Police, Disastrous Red Dwarf Audition, Airbag Factory Beginnings

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Podcast: [Class Clown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/class-clown-7344984)
Published: 2026-07-19T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/APL5558285360.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2887

## Resource

Phil Ellis is back and this time he talks his early film making ambitions which leads to a hilarious tale of him being arrested by armed police, he also shares what's the exact thing you shouldn't do if you get the chance to audition for Red Dwarf and talks his early days working in an air bag factory. See Phil at Edinburgh and on his Bath Mat tour! https://www.philelliscomedy.com/ See Seann on the Autumn leg of his This Is Torture! Tour https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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