{"podcast":{"title":"Great Company with Jamie Laing","slug":"great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737","podcast_index_feed_id":6839737,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/great-company","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2/1711487298871-b756059f93a7cbbeb13d72822c0f05a9.jpeg","author":"Jampot","episode_count":161,"summary":"I’m Jamie Laing and this is Great Company – a weekly podcast full of inspiring conversations about resilience, joy and self-improvement. Each week I sit down with fascinating guests from entertainment, business and psychology to share the stories that help us learn, grow and feel more connected. New episodes every Wednesday. A JamPot Productions Original Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:19:30.848408+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737"},"episode":{"title":"NICK MOHAMMED: How Comedy & Magic Helped Me Survive the Playground Bullies","slug":"nick-mohammed-how-comedy-magic-helped-me-survive-the-playground-bullies","published_at":"2026-07-14T23:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/nick-mohammed-how-comedy-magic-helped-me-survive-the-playground-bullies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737","url":"https://shows.acast.com/great-company/episodes/nick-mohammed-how-comedy-magic-helped-me-survive-the-playgro","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2/e/6a5664ab70516c28660fbfb3/media.mp3","summary":"Nick Mohammed is a man of many talents. He's the comedian behind the iconic character Mr Swallow, an Emmy-nominated actor best known for Ted Lasso, Slow Horses and Intelligence and, an amazing magician.  He also captured the nation’s hearts as the Faithful who almost won the first series of The Celebrity Traitors . Nick is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. He’s also proof that success rarely happens overnight. Nick started out performing stand-up to an audience of just two people and he has worked his way up to become one of the country’s favourite comedians and actors.  In our conversation, Nick shares:  How magic helped him deal with school bullies Being part of the first ever series of The Celebrity Traitors  What it’s like working with David Schwimmer and Jason Sudeikis  How he created his iconic character Mr Swallow  The secret to a happy marriage  Nick is proof that the things that make you feel different can end up becoming your biggest strengths.  Nick Mohammed is Great Company. If you enjoyed the show, you can also follow us:  Instagram- @greatcompanypodcast TikTok - @greatcompanypodcast  Jamie - @jamielaing And if you've got thoughts, questions and comments, you can email us at: greatcompany@jampotproductions.co.uk THE CREDITS Producers: Helen Burke  Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins Video: Josh Bennett Senior Social Media Manager: Laura Coughlan Audio: Rafi Amsili Geovannetti Executive Producer: Ewan Newbigging-Lister Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Nick Mohammed is a man of many talents. He's the comedian behind the iconic character Mr Swallow, an Emmy-nominated actor best known for Ted Lasso, Slow H…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3201,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/episodes/nick-mohammed-how-comedy-magic-helped-me-survive-the-playground-bullies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/nick-mohammed-how-comedy-magic-helped-me-survive-the-playground-bullies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}