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Butterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryS1E8: Stomping on the 2019 Champions League Final with Stuart LawsWhat if the hand ball rule was slightly changed meaning Tottenham didn't go 1-0 down in the first 30 seconds of the 2019 Champions League Final? A lot, it turns out!Join us as we take special guest historical vandal Stuart Laws, gilet-wearing stand up comic with some of the best show titles in the biz and director of some of the biggest names in UK comedy (including James Acaster & Nish Kumar), on a joyride through alternative history! Stu completes a committed round of crossbar challenge on a magical football pitch and takes us back to 2019 to...2025-05-111h 25Butterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryBONUS - Stomping on Steffan AlunBONUS EPISODE: What if we gave you the highlights of our 3 hours of chat with Steffan Alun? Join us for the best bits of our wide ranging conversation with previous guest, bisexual, bilingual stand up Steffan Alun. This bonus episode sees us diving deep into Steff's origin story, his winding path towards becoming a standup, as well as some really interesting insights into Welsh language activism and how activism is represented within comedy. We also dive deep into local comedy lore, discussing how we build community within the open mic scene, share tips on breaking into the...2025-05-0945 minButterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryS1E7: Stomping on 'Chaos with Ed Miliband' with Steffan AlunWhat if Ed Miliband won the 2015 General Election? Join us as we take special guest historical vandal, bilingual stand up Steffan Alun, for a joyride through alternative history in his time machine of choice. Steffan takes us back in time using a magical amulet possessed by a disgruntled Australian genie to the good old days of 2015, where he sets up a rogue electioneering machine fuelled by Cambridge Analytica's data farms, while also training the mild mannered Labour Leader how to eat a bacon sandwich properly, sweeping him to power by nefarious means. What would chaos with Ed...2025-04-141h 28Butterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryS1E6: Stomping on Alexander the Great with Harry (Just Harry)What if Alexander the Great died before he became the great?In this adventure in alternative history, we're joined by historical vandal, stand up, promoter, and comedy writer (as seen on BBC Sesh), Harry (REDACTED). Harry has three degrees in ancient history, and armed with his extensive knowledge he takes us for a joyride back to the 4th Century BC in his flying bed time machine he bought off former Lancashire county cricketer, Glen Chapple. Harry successfully spooks Alexander's horse Bucephalus, thwarting the mythological rise of Alexander the Great and nipping his...2025-04-021h 15Butterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryS1E5: Stomping on John Lennon's Assassination with Max JonesWhat if John Lennon was never assassinated? Join us as we welcome special guest historical vandal, Cardiff-born stand up, actor, and writer Max Jones as we bubble through the ages in his hot tub time machine to prevent the assassination of Beatles (and future Ono-Lennon Family Band) legend John Lennon in December 1980. Max travels back to the swinging 60s with ex-Manchester United hardman Roy Keane, to inspire John's assassin Mark David Chapman to ditch the incels for the jocks. Max also invents Morrissey and the music of the Smiths 20 years early and rises to fame as a...2025-03-171h 15Butterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryS1E4: Stomping on Nintendo with May ThompsonWhat if Nintendo never made video games?Join special guest historical vandal, comedian (Machynlleth Comedy Festival), writer (BBC Wales' Welcome Strangers), and podcaster (The Justin Timberthon) May Thompson on a journey back in time to 1966 Japan, where Nintendo maintenance worker Gunpei Yokoi is about to make video game history when he is spotted playing with a handmade toy on the factory floor by corporation president, Hiroshi Yamauchi. Listen as we wave goodbye to the Wii, Mario, 1000s of Gigabytes of furry art, and even our beloved Bubsy 3D. She also takes it upon herself to serenade the...2025-02-231h 24
The Justin Timberthon28 - In Time (2011) feat. Joe DehuaiSo my (Mabel Thompson (the comedian who plays the character May Thompson (yeah May is a character I hate to break it to you, I'm actually quite normal and not that excitable in real life))) favourite film is The Truman Show, written by Andrew Nicholls. He also wrote 2011's In Time. I'm starting to think The Truman Show was a fluke.Me (May Thompson) and Harri (Harri Dobbs) are joined by Joe Dehuai (the character played by Joe Morgan) to discuss this film in a completely unbiased and normal way.Joe's new podcast "...2025-02-161h 05Butterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryS1E3: Stomping on Napoleon with Harri Dobbs (and 3000 Rabbits)What if Napoleon was killed when he was attacked by 3000 rabbits? Join us as we welcome bilingual comedian and podcaster Harri Dobbs (Didn't Ask & the Justin Timberthon) to journey back in time before a job interview at WH Smith's. This episode sees us bringing down one of the world's most dastardly despots, Napoleon Bonaparte, with an army of ravenous rabbits. We also take a detour to terrorise the passengers of the Titanic, and do something unspeakable to a Mediaeval peasant.*Note this was originally the pilot episode and was recorded in September 2023...2025-02-0959 minButterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryS1E2: Stomping on Neal Maupay (and Lionel Messi's World Cup Dream) with Henry King O'ReillyWhat if Lionel Messi never won the World Cup? Join special guest historical vandal, stand up Henry King-O'Reilly, us as we journey back to the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic on a flaming turquoise Vespa- will Henry stop a second wave? No, he's going to shred the very fabric of space time like it was single-ply toilet paper in order to stop Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup trophy with Argentina at Quatar 2022. Historical Vandal: @hkoreillyButterfly effect article: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-arsenal-martinez-messi-287752832025-01-261h 18Butterfly Stompers: Adventures in Alternative HistoryS1E1: Stomping on The Very Hungry Caterpillar with Austin HampshireWhat if the Very Hungry Caterpillar was never published?Join us for our first trip back through time with writer, actor and sometime stand up comic, Austin Hampshire, as he takes us on a journey to 1930s Germany using his trusty ATM (Austin Time Machine) to break author Eric Carle's passion for children's literature to delete the classic kids book The Very hungry Caterpillar from existence. Historical Vandal: @Austi.hampsLink to Austin's upcoming radio drama: TBC2025-01-121h 16