Funny Mummies

Hatty is joined by regular Gemma Beagly ( Comedy Virgins ) and first time panel guest Beattie Edmundson (BBC  Josh, Disney's Patrick, Birthday Girls) and her baby Mabel. Hatty asks could she use her now redundant breast pump on a goat to express milk? They all decide nipple confusion is a myth. How our goal posts for sleep are moved, the shock of the first couple of months sleep, Mable lets one go...

It's our crimbo party... and we'll laugh if we want to! Rocking around the Christmas tree with Hatty Ashdown this month is playwright Vickie Donoghue (The Gift, Radio 4) and poddy regular Gemma Beagley (Comedy Virgins). Jingling on about organising family get togethers, picking the perfect present and who hosts who these days? Hatty. Vickie and Gemma discuss shifting roles compared to their own ch...

Hatty's guest funny mummies today are podcast hero and author, Catie Wilkins (Drunk Women Solving Crime), and Edinburgh Best Newcomer 2018, comedian Sarah Barron (BBC Live at the Apollo). They discuss the ins and outs of families with parents that both work in the comedy world and freelance creative industries. Uncertainty or freedom? Who is carrying the daily workload? Hatty, Catie and Sara cover...

Today, Hatty Ashdown chats with comedian Jen Brister (BBC Live at the Apollo) about her new book, The Other Mother, which charts the experience of being a mum and a non-biological gay mum of twins to boot. Not forgetting our poddy regular guest, Gemma Beagley (Comedy Virgins). Hatty, Jen and Gemma discuss comedy careers blossoming after having children, how being a parent creates a healthy level o...

Hatty welcomes journalist, author and fellow podcaster Viv Groskop (How To Own The Room) and salt to Hatty's pepper, our fave Gemma Beagley (Comedy Virgins). Today, it's all about self-confidence - as both a woman and a mum. Hatty, Viv and Gemma discuss navigating new social circles when children come along - those first day of school jitters aren't just for the kids - and the inevitable class Wha...

This month, Hatty welcomes podcast and improv master Cariad Lloyd (Griefcast, Peep Show) and our fave regular Gemma Beagley (Comedy Virgins) to talk about keeping that sense of self in the bonkersness of being a parent. Everything changes from where you live, work and hang out - it's baby identity theft! They chat about the initial shock of the first year, not comparing yourself to you of the past...

Hatty chats hedonism and motherhood with Kelly Ford (Book of Mum) and Caroline Hardie (Thomas Hardie). Of course, it wouldn't be Funny Mummies without an extra special bonus guest - the very well-behaved Tabitha. Caroline tells us all about rethinking family spaces in her venture, Peace & Riot. Hatty and Kelly discuss doing the whole mumming thing - without your own mum around. From the sublim...

It would be so nice… Hatty hosts playwright Sadie Hasler (Pramkicker) and writer/performer Abigail Burdess (The Tracey Ullman Show, Fresh Meat) - along with special mini guests, Huxley and Marcie! This month, the trials and tribulations of family holidays – the complex memories at Butlins of yesteryear, norovirus and inadvertent electrocutions (more than once?!). Plus Shakira, hirsute humans and u...

Hatty welcomes Gemma Beagley (Comedy Virgins) and Margaret Cabourn-Smith (Catastrophe, Motherland) to discuss the “constant guilty headache” of childcare. Hatty, Gemma and Margaret talk about childminders, preschool and the trickiness of getting that wraparound care. If not, just leave the baby on the bus – free babysitter all day. As well as pink jobs versus blue jobs, the ongoing joy Marie Kondo...

Hatty and guest Josie Long (BBC Radio 4, The Lefty Scum Tour) talk about getting back to work and still being funny whilst being a new mum. Hatty and Josie are not afraid to get into sharing birth stories ("a cross between MDMA and death"), family politics after a second baby and the unfailing beauty of maternity wear. Complete with a splash of Doris Day.  Broadcast live on The Other Women Show, S...

Hatty is joined by star guest - her baby Buster! Oh, and a few funny mums drop in too - the hilarious Cally Beaton (QI, Museum of Comedy) and Lheila Oberman (Aliens Ate My Schnitzel!). This month, Hatty and guests are talking about geriatic mothers, the menopause and single motherdom - trust us, there's plenty to laugh about! Along the way Marie Kondo gets dissed, Buster has a near-death experienc...

Comedian Hatty Ashdown is joined by Taylor Glenn, Drunk Women Solving Crime podcast supremo and fellow funny mummy, to talk about the dreaded T-word - tantrums. They're joined by clinical psychologist Jen Wills (now forever known as Dr J) who knows a thing or two about child development and has an unpredictable ball of joy of her own. Broadcast live on The Other Women Show, Soho Radio 21/02/19. In...

This month, comedian Hatty Ashdown is joined by Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist & Hoovering), Gemma Beagly and Jodie Carris from Head Space. We find out what accident Hatty’s had with her baby, along with regular feature SORTED. Jodie gives us all tools for coping with mum guilt, comparing to others and looking after our heads! Broadcast live on The Other Women Show, Soho Radio 24/01/19. In...