Scroobius Pip is the professional name of David Meads, an actor podcaster and hip-hop artist. He has a podcast called Distraction Pieces and Jimmy was on #413, broadcast on October 13^th 2021.

This was one of the many promo appearances for his book, Before and Laughter – here. At this point he was touring with Terribly Funny, the first iteration of the tour.

It was recorded over Zoom and, having just re-listened to it, you can hear Jimmy’s dogs barking in a few places. First time it happened I pressed pause as I thought it was something outside…

It’s available on several podcast platforms, including Apple, Acast and Global Player.

At the start there’s a couple of adverts and the intro – so Jimmy arrives at 7 minutes and leaves around 59.

The Podcast write up says:

You for sure know Jimmy, for Jimmy is ubiquitous and with good reason – he’s a very funny comedian and always comes through on a panel show. He has a new book out too called Before & Laughter, which is very much a ‘get to know’ kind of book so well worth peeping. He and Pip cover a ton of ground on here too, from the difference pace of feedback loops in comedy and book writing, the trojan horse of standup in panel shows, joke analytics, the legacy of the incredible Sean Lock (RIP), life choices, comedy workouts, comparison as the thief of joy, his well-publicised money issues, being a father and all kinds of life in between. Honest, interesting and very funny – enjoy.

Topics include:

• Before and Laughter
• Sean Lock
• Loss and grief
• Dark sense of humour
• Which comics was Jimmy influenced by
• Scroobius lives near Grays, in Essex. He mentions that Jimmy’s warm up shows are often there and told a couple of stories that he’d heard about them. One about a fire, outside the fire door and the second about someone that had a heart attack and had to be taken off in an ambulance.
• How did he end up working at Shell Oil?
• Measure of having made it was being paid to do stand up in pubs
• Frenemies
• Brett Goldstein winning an Emmy
• From Limerick to Slough and not fitting in
• Love of being on the road
• What did he dream of doing, as a child?
• Loving Vic and Bob / The Young Ones when in 6^th form
• Gaining experience by gigging every night, multiple shows
• Edinburgh Festival
• Got on TV because I wore a suit and looked like a TV host
• Who was on the scene when Jimmy started out?
• TV or Stand up?
• With Jimmy’s level of fame is it hard to go to comedy shows?
• Nick Helm / Edinburgh
• Tax and public shaming
• Feeling sad and leaving Shell
• Both discussing attitudes to depression / sadness
• Jimmy’s anxiety
• Insomnia and coping mechanisms
• Does Jimmy want to make it big in America?
• James Corden’s success
• How is he coping with touring, now he has a young son?
• 8oo10c and BFQ must be dream jobs?
• New TV show next year – ILJTY