{"podcast":{"title":"The comedians paradise","slug":"the-comedians-paradise-149885","podcast_index_feed_id":149885,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/thecomediansparadise/","website_url":"http://riceandchips.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/452619d8-69df-4d2e-8e10-8e072fe7327f/DnOjEyz95KviBPgwF6Brx_sA.jpg","author":"Marvin McCarthy","episode_count":300,"summary":"Join comedian and promoter, Marvin McCarthy each Sunday at 8pm UK time as he interviews the mavericks of the comedy world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T02:19:15.799643+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-comedians-paradise-149885"},"episode":{"title":"Britains got talent ventriloquist Steve Hewlett","slug":"britains-got-talent-ventriloquist-steve-hewlett","published_at":"2026-03-22T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-comedians-paradise-149885/britains-got-talent-ventriloquist-steve-hewlett","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-comedians-paradise-149885","url":"https://instant-laughs.com/steve-hewlett","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6d39cdf0-a39d-48dd-a59f-e03c9a67faff.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Comedian’s Paradise, Marvin McCarthy and Jack Wheeler sit down with the \"Supremo of Ventriloquism\", Steve Hewlett. With a career spanning 40 years, Steve discusses his journey from the \"bread and butter\" of the holiday park circuit to becoming a Britain's Got Talent finalist. Steve opens up about the reality of touring with The Osmonds in America, why he wouldn’t step onto the BGT stage in the current climate, and a fascinating story about his fan, the late John Hurt. We also explore the technical challenges of the craft and whether Simon Cowell is truly qualified to judge variety acts. Timestamps: [[02:41]] Going on Britain’s Got Talent, my bread and butter, touring with The Osmonds, and why I wouldn’t do it now [[11:42]] [[05:40]] Why I wouldn’t do Britain’s Got Talent [[06:12]] [[06:30]] My advice for talent shows [[09:16]] [[11:42]] Why I love small rooms and why I became a ventriloquist [[19:14]] [[19:14]] The struggles of a ventriloquist and the reward of the craft [[20:30]] [[19:14]] The struggles of being a ventriloquist [[19:50]] [[20:30]] Can Simon Cowell judge ventriloquists? [[42:23]] [[51:43]] The great things about live comedy [[01:03:59]] [[01:04:00]] If you don’t like something, don’t watch it [[01:07:12]] [[01:04:30]] John Hurt was a big fan of mine [[01:05:24]] [[01:07:12]] Performing a show for my mum [[01:09:50]] [[01:10:00]] My influences and advice [[01:26:00]] To find out more about Steve Hewlett, you can go on his website at https://stevehewlettventriloquist.com/. You can follow this podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/41LWDAq, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3oLrmyU,Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/3LEkr3E and you can support the pod on:https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise. #stevehewlett #thecomediansparadise #vent…","meta_description":"In this episode of The Comedian’s Paradise, Marvin McCarthy and Jack Wheeler sit down with the \"Supremo of Ventriloquism\", Steve Hewlett. With a career sp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5214,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-comedians-paradise-149885/episodes/britains-got-talent-ventriloquist-steve-hewlett/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-comedians-paradise-149885/britains-got-talent-ventriloquist-steve-hewlett.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}