{"podcast":{"title":"Class Clown","slug":"class-clown-7344984","podcast_index_feed_id":7344984,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/APL3984327377","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/821e4098-92ed-11f0-9e25-6b7ea076d7b7/image/726519b844ec0f15e9de3617e20eb500.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Here Comes Trouble","episode_count":74,"summary":"Part nostalgia trip, part confessional, part masterclass in unconventional success—this is no ordinary interview podcast. In Class Clown, Seann Walsh chats to the boldest rule-breakers in entertainment, uncovering the wild tales of childhood chaos, brushes with disaster, and the personal battles that shaped them. But beneath the mischief lies a powerful thread—how the very traits that caused trouble early on became the unexpected fuel for their biggest achievements. Expect laugh-out-loud memories, raw moments of vulnerability, and the kind of hard-won wisdom you won't hear anywhere else. EXEC PRODUCER: Seann Walsh & Adam Horton PRODUCER/EDITOR: Adam Horton","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T08:18:05.508776+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/class-clown-7344984"},"episode":{"title":"PHIL ELLIS: Fighting at School, Rik Mayall and Growing Up in Preston","slug":"phil-ellis-fighting-at-school-rik-mayall-and-growing-up-in-preston","published_at":"2026-07-12T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/class-clown-7344984/phil-ellis-fighting-at-school-rik-mayall-and-growing-up-in-preston","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/class-clown-7344984","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/APL3745420982.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/APL3745420982.mp3","summary":"Taskmaster contestant and Edinburgh comedy legend Phil Ellis joins Seann Walsh to talk all things boyhood, including the influence of his comedy hero Rik Mayall (and a lovely story about when they met!), why he was constantly getting into fight as a young lad and what it was like living in Preston. See Phil at Edinburgh and on his Bath Mat tour! See Seann on the Autumn leg of his This Is Torture! Tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Taskmaster contestant and Edinburgh comedy legend Phil Ellis joins Seann Walsh to talk all things boyhood, including the influence of his comedy hero Rik…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2969,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/class-clown-7344984/episodes/phil-ellis-fighting-at-school-rik-mayall-and-growing-up-in-preston/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/class-clown-7344984/phil-ellis-fighting-at-school-rik-mayall-and-growing-up-in-preston.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}