All Made Up

EP92 - Immortal Kombat - Mick Ferry  High in the hills above Rochdale lives 45-year-old Biff Bronson, a former British Army soldier. Once happily married to his wife Debra, Biff’s life spiraled after a posting in Berlin led him into a hidden underground fight club. What begins as brutal, no-rules combat soon reveals something far darker. The fight club is run by Ruben, a 500-year-old vampire...

WE ARE NOW ON PATREON! Join our Patreon and get access to exclusive podcasts and discount tickets to shows here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/AllMadeUpPodcast The Wand Chooses The Wookie What happens when a Comic Con romance, a £200,000 scratch card win, and a love of fantasy collide with real-world debt? At a Comic Con event, 47-year-old Amos, dressed head to toe as Chewbacca, meets a woman dressed...

EP90 - The Cue and The Kite - James Crook In a weathered static caravan in the sleepy seaside town of Rhyl, 24-year-old Tim Jones drifts through life, long removed from the days he was hailed as a snooker prodigy. Since the tragic death of his beloved grandad a decade ago, Tim has shelved his cue—and his dreams—trading them for a soul-sapping job on an assembly line. But when he's fired by his ove...

EP89 - Reel Love - Katerina Robinson 28-year-old Ellie-Lou is Essex-born and bred, with dreams bigger than her beloved dad’s struggling chippy, Fish Lips . She’s always wanted to be a social media celebrity, but instead spends her days battering cod. Just as the chips seem well and truly down, Ellie-Lou gets her big break: a spot on a new dating reality show, Reel Love , where couples bond over fi...

EP88 - Heart to Fart - Dom Hatton-Woods When the going gets tough, the tough get going—and 33-year-old Neil James knows tough better than most. Years of abuse from his late father left him feeling like the underdog in his own life, but Neil’s dream of becoming an MMA coach keeps him fighting. That fight takes a devastating turn when his doctor delivers crushing news: Neil needs a heart transplant,...

EP87 - Howard Anstock - Business Christmas Back in October we were joined by stand-up comedian Howard Anstock who was eager to create a Hallmark Christmas D-List movie. Christmas Business: Holly Tinselton, a Christmas-hating real estate exec, returns to her aggressively festive hometown, Snowy Peaks, to sell it to a mini-golf developer. Determined to escape the tinsel overload, Holly dodges holida...

EP86 - Ben, Harry & Lewis - Relation-Ship Happy New Year Everyone!  Absolutely buzzing to be back together for another episode of the AllMadeUp Podcast. In today's episode, Harry talks all about his time gigging on a cruise ship over the Christmas period, Lewis talks about his new VR headset and Ben spent his Crimbo in Scotland.  Since we had so much to catch up on, we made todays ep...

EP85 - Pete Selwood - Pork Scratch That Itch  Lance has spent years scratching out a living as a travelling snack salesman, carrying on the family tradition of selling the finest pork scratchings in the North. But behind his stoic demeanor lies a secret passion for musical theatre—a dream he's never had the courage to chase. When Lance strikes up a friendship with Gina, a no-nonsense Huddersf...

EP84 - Clementine Bogg-Hargroves - Driving Over Christmas  (Christmas Special) For Gertrude, Christmas isn’t a time for joy—it’s a relentless reminder of everything she’s lost. Six years ago, her wife and two children were tragically killed. The killer Father Christmas and his sleigh. Ever since that night, Gertrude has devoted her career as a lawyer to proving Santa’s guilt in the crime. The...

EP83 - Charlie Lewis - Gear Or No Gear Barry Trotter, once the glittering star of 1980s children's TV, is now a washed-up 74-year-old performer struggling to stay afloat. With his glory days long behind him, Barry scrapes by entertaining unimpressed audiences at dingy social clubs, while sharing a cramped bedsit with his elderly mother. Barry's troubles go deeper than bad gigs and fading fame...

EP82 - Ryan Kenny - Karaoke and Kickoffs Dean Gafney, 35, lives for music and runs a karaoke bar in Manchester, but his heart has always held a soft spot for football—thanks in part to his ex-wife, Coleen, a former pro footballer. When a group of ex-Manchester United fringe players—including Eric Djemba-Djemba, Anders Lindegaard, and Rodrigo Possebon—stumble into his bar during a wild night out, D...

EP81 - Molly McGuinness - Hole In The Heart   Roy Holes isn’t just any adult art shop—it’s a Scarborough institution, renowned across the UK for its iconic pornography collection. Since its grand opening in the '70s, Roy’s Holes has drawn curious visitors, loyal patrons, and the occasional scandal. But for Roy, the shop is more than a business; it’s a bittersweet sanctuary. The only thin...

EP80 - Flesh & Blood - Harriet Dyer  Saboteur isn’t your everyday human—thanks to a rare medical condition, they resemble a walking, talking, human-shaped flubber. Squishy, supple, and perpetually bouncy, they’ve spent decades underground in a secret commune of 6,000 other flubber-like individuals, hidden from the judging eyes of the outside world. But Saboteur is determined to change tha...

EP79 - Jackpot Justice - Alex Camp  For 62-year-old Larry Milan, fruit machines are more than a hobby—they’re an obsession. He’s dreamed of making his mark on the gambling industry since childhood, but luck has never been on his side. Now living in Barcelona with his fiery fiancée, Zinfandel, Larry’s luck seems to turn when she surprises him with a trip to Las Vegas for their wedding. In Sin...

EP78 - Michael Mannion - Point-Blank Love Emma Nightingale, a 35-year-old librarian, has spent years searching for love—though mostly by judging men the way you’d judge a book by its cover (which, spoiler alert, never ends well). But things take a really strange turn when she wakes up to find a Nerf gun pointed at her head. The trigger-happy culprit? 6-year-old Martha, who’s a bit confused about w...

EP77 - Faizan Shah - Shadow of the Father In a gripping tale of survival and redemption, Faizan has spent years preparing for a confrontation he never wanted. After his father's release from prison, the fear that haunted his childhood resurfaces, pushing Faizan to the edge. With a family to protect, he can no longer remain the victim. As the tension mounts, Faizan taps into his extensive jujitsu t...

EP76 - George Zach - Rosco's Reich At 21, Rosco has everything he wants—a steady job as sheriff of a quiet Arizona town, a predictable life, and dreams of the classic American family behind a white picket fence. His daily challenges barely go beyond finding lost cats and choosing between glazed or jelly-filled doughnuts. But Rosco’s world is shaken when he arrests George Zach, a Greek comedian spe...

EP75 - Graham Kay -  LIVE @edfringe 2024 - Ice  Dreams Mick has never fully recovered from his divorce from Cheryl Anne. For the past 10 years, he’s been adrift, disconnected from any sense of happiness and—worse—his three teenage sons, who barely acknowledge him as their dad. While his ex-wife and kids thrive, Mick’s stuck managing a bus depot in Sheffield, surrounded by colleagues who...

EP74 - Ronnie Neville -  LIVE @edfringe 2024 -  Shoot For The Stars Tom Jones, a government guidance counsellor, thought he was in for a relaxing trip to the Olympic Games in Paris with his trusty four-legged companion, Rover. But things quickly spiral out of control when Tom stumbles into the locker room of Australian breakdancing sensation ‘Raygun’ and, in a moment of questionable judg...

EP73 - Sooz Kempner -  LIVE @edfringe 2024 -  Bullets Over Cloud Wave David Smith, 56, has always dreamt of an exciting life, but his crippling fear of flying kept his fantasies grounded—especially his dream of becoming a skydiving instructor. Meanwhile, resentment from his wife Daisy only grows as David’s life stagnates. But in 1941, their quiet Cotswold existence is thrown into chaos w...

EP72 - Jason Byrne - Out of Sight, Out of Space At 86 years old, blind, and perpetually reeking of fish, Carl Jennings has lived a life like no other. Decades ago, while fishing in his quiet Texas town, Carl was abducted by aliens, and they took more than just his sense of sight—they stole his chance to say goodbye to his parents. Now, confused and aching with the weight of years, Carl ekes out a...

EP71 - Ali Woods - Rock Your World The lights of Blackpool might be flickering, but 84-year-old club promoter Jemima is still the town’s glittering disco ball. She’s spent decades throwing the wildest nights in town, despite secretly hating northerners. But with Blackpool crumbling faster than a biscuit in a brew, Jemima's final mission is clear: host the biggest club night the town has ever seen....

EP70 - William Thompson - LIVE @edfringe 2024 - Brokedown Mountain Frank Lignos has spent the last 10 years trucking the open roads of the UK, but at 30, with seven kids from two exes, he’s more lost than his sat nav. While on his latest job—delivering a human heart to Scotland for life-saving surgery—his truck breaks down 500 miles from the hospital. With no options left, he starts hoofing it dow...

EP69 - Finlay Christie - LIVE @edfringe 2024 - Robin Them Blind Looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to 6-and-a-half-year-old Robin, an unassuming boy from Northampton who’s secretly the mastermind behind a thriving drug empire built on a fake prescription pad. In just two years, Robin has climbed to the top, ruling as the most powerful drug lord in the area. By his side is TK, his loy...

EP68 - Katie Green - LIVE @edfringe 2024 - Donkey, Dinosaurs and The Wardrobe  For 17 years, Pablo Garcia has delighted visitors as the Donkey attraction at Universal Studios in Hollywood. But his mundane life takes a wild twist when he stumbles upon a hidden wardrobe on set, which turns out to be a secret portal. Stepping inside, Pablo is unexpectedly transported to the prehistoric world of...