The Cheeky Podcast

The incredible Neven Connolly: Clown, Dancer and Creative shares about his background and current projects! 
Timestamps 
0.00m Introductions
 1.36m Where Nevens journey began, Theatre and Dance Classes 
 6.22m Studying Dance full time @ Urban Dance centre / Phly Crew 
 8.25m Cirque du Soleil at Sea
 10.24m What does a Comedy Dance show look like? 
 15.16m Frequency of being onstage as an understudy 
 16.29 The Cirque at Sea Characters 
 21.47 COVID and everything since 
 26.35 Blanc de Blanc UNCORKED & Taking on pre Existing roles  
 34.48m The Empire Strips Back
 42.48m Lassu Cosmic Cabaret – The Creation 
 55.38m Kårera – Voyage of Wonder 
 1.05.48m Performing Highlights and Lowlights 
 1.14.20m Reflecting on Networking at its importance 
 1.18.57 Creative Inspirations 
 1.22.58 Bucket List Performing Goals 
 1.25.38 Final Thoughts 
 1.27.40 Joke of the Day

Ciara Thornburn is an International Circus / Clown / Character artist who first appeared 4.5 years ago on the Cheeky Podcast. Tune in to hear all the incredible new stories and performance experiences that have unravelled in this time between 2020 and 2025. 

TIMESTAMPS and Things Discussed:  
0.00 Introductions 
2.43m Refreshing the timeline – Covid / The Thesis / Circus Rio 
Being Employee Vs Creating your own work
7.04m What Ian’s been up to? 
Mentioning Neven Connolly, Jessie Grant, Mitchel Woodcock 
The creation of LASSU                            
Discussing act creation, where to put the difficult tricks in an act. 
15.22m What's Ciara doing in Perth?   
Council Gigs , What’s a council gig?   
17.27m Starting Street Performing 
Japanese Awaji Festival 
Creating different ways of Displaying your skills 
25.32m About Camp Culture, the amazing children’s show 
28.13m How did Working for Virgin Voyages come about?  
34.57m Cruise ship lifestyle 
Talking wages / evaluating your worth 
Acknowledging the grind – Do the work! 
44.01m What would you still like to do? Career bucket list 
48m - About Purple Rabbit , how it came about 
Tangent – Talking about Rico and Vivi
53.07m All about Palazzo! 
58.20m Future Plans! – GOP ?? 
The Crazy Audition journey 
Plans to go visit and meet the director falling through 
Visa problems  
1.05hr Joys of creating a new character ! 
Creation vs taking over something  existing 
Getting into a position to choose 
1.11hr Cruise Ship realities 
Sharing Rooms and accommodation on tour 
Differences working on cruise lines 
1.16hr Routine and comfort on tour 
1.18.46 How is Ciara different now from then? 
1.23.56 Joke of the Day / Conclusion

The Cheeky Podcast welcomes a special International guest direct from New York City, Jesse Highley! Jesse is performing a Christmas season with the Big Apple Circus with their brand new show Hometown Playground. 

Here, Jesse shares his story including his journey and insights into Clowning,  touring with Ringling Bros and Barnum and Baileys Circus, The Human Fountains in Las Vegas as well as performing with Magic Mike Live?!

Enjoy!

Timestamps: 
0.00 Introductions 
0.47 About Hometown Playground 
1.54 Jessie Highley! - Early Life and seeing the Circus as a child
5.07 First Clowning Classes / Teenage Years / Theatre Studies 
8.48 Dreams of Clown College Crushed 
10.37 First Professional Gig - Prince Charming at Walt Disney World 
12.40 Moving Back into Comedy / Discussing Typecasting 
18.18 Clowning in Big Apple Circus - Hometown Playground
19.47 All about  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
30.06 Clowning specifics with the Greatest Show on Earth 
35.39 Performance Characteristics of Classic American Circus Clowns 
38.40 Tangent - Travelling Australia / Disney Live as Buzz Lightyear 
40.26 Comparing Australian / South American and American Clowning 
43.24 What is Clowning ? Jesse Highley's interpretation 
51.24 Discussing Audience Participation 
57.55 Tapping into our inner Child 
1.00.00 Biggest Performance Highlight 
1.04.35 Least Favourite Career Highlight 
1.07.34 A dream come true with the Big Apple Circus 
1.09.16 The Human Fountains and Americas got talent Superstars LIVE 
1.13.11 The Origins of The Human Fountains and Creative Process 
1.17.23 Magic Mike LIVE 
1.25.34 Finding time for Creative Projects - iLuminate LAS VEGAS
1.35.30 Other opportunities in the Comedy industry 
1.39.48 Future Career Aspirations and Dreams / Leaving a Legacy 

Links of Mentioned Things / Places / Shows   

Jesses Instagram
https://x.com/jessehighley

The Human Fountains:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDMqFa7y980&ab_channel=JesseHighley

The Big Apple Circus
https://bigapplecircus.com/
iLuminate
https://thestrat.com/entertainment/featured/iluminate
Infamous
https://www.infamous.net.au/

In this fresh episode of 'The Cheeky Podcast' , host Ian Richardson shares his journey performing the 'Bell Hop' clown role in Infamous the Show, marking the first-ever handover of the character since its creation in 2017.
Ian takes us behind the scenes, recounting the lead-up to his premiere and his first two months on stage. He dives into his creative process, tackling expectations, and embracing the highs and lows of trial and error while crafting a fresh take on a dearly beloved character. 
Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

*Recorded on the 30th of June 2024*

TIMESTAMPS:
0.00 Introductions
1m 15sec  About 'Infamous'
2m 18sec 'What made you want to do the role?
5m 27sec 'Did someone fill the Handbalancing Role?
8min 40 sec "What was the Process of learning the Clown Role?
11min 43sec What was the process for Creating a new 'Spotlight' Act
14min 34sec Back to Learning the rest of it
19.52m How much do you get to improvise each show?
26.11m Did all the acts have the same amout of colaboration during their creation?
28.40m What type of clown is the character? 
30.46m Whats your favourite part of the show?
34.40m Anything else to say?
39.30m Joke of the Day
41.25m End

Mentioned People / Places / Things

Jessie Grant's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jessie_grant92/

Viva Melbourne:
https://vivamelbourne.com.au/

Infamous the Show:
https://www.infamous.net.au/

Cameron Taylor:
https://camerontaylors.com/

WE'RE BACK! 

The Podcast all about Clowning and Comedy has returned for All New Episodes after a two year hiatus, starting with an interview with our very own host Tomas Correia and his partner Lesh Kelso. 

These two describe and reflect about their show 'A Space Between' that they created, and performed this year in the the Adelaide Fringe Festival. 

Sit back, relax, and enjoy! 

Timestamps:

0.00 Introduction 
01.09 Tell us about the Show! 
08.36 How did you structure creative development?
14.48 What Circus is in the show? 
24.03 What are your favourite moments in the show?
31.58 What Comedic Devices are in the Show? 
41.00 How did you find the Business side of things? 
49.50 What is something you would do differently next time? 
59.35 What was your favourite thing about the entire experience ? 
1.04 Outro & Joke of the Day