Fame: Perks and Pressures

The Show People Podcast is back! Join host Andrew Keates for a very special relaunch of The Show People Podcast, recorded live from The Two Brewers in Clapham. This episode features an intimate, wide-ranging conversation with national treasure, Sir Stephen Fry, celebrated writer, actor, comedian, broadcaster, and recent knight for his contributions to mental health awareness and environmental causes.

Episode Highlights Include:
- Has Stephen ever been to the Two Brewers before?
- Stephen’s formative years growing up, the first parts he played, how he discovered a love of language and how his Jewishness has shaped him.
- His passion for working with friends, including collaborating with Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson and his unforgettable experiences creating Blackadder, A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster.
- Advice for young actors. - How he prepared to play the role of Oscar Wilde and how the playwright, poet and essayist has inspired him throughout the years.
- How fame does no necessarily lead to happiness
- Frank and powerful discussions around mental health struggles, suicide, addiction and his advocacy for others.

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