SPECIAL: Riot Act - Conversation with Mark Humphries, Evan Williams, & Anjali Rao
WE MADE AN AUDIO SITCOM! - It's called Riot Act and is out today on Audible. https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Riot-Act-Audiobook/B081VGWJLG?qid=1575317103&sr=1-1&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=H1WJX9FR94HJ36GAQR9H&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1 Over the last couple of years Mark Humphries, Evan Williams and I have been writing a sitcom set in the world of conservative talkback radio. It's not so much a workplace comedy but a story about ambition, and politics at the extremes. With the support of Audible we made it into an 8-part sitcom for your ears (we only did the sound, the images are created by your own mind - it's cheaper that way), beating all the odds for making long-form narrative comedy in Australia. And check out this list of incredible performers: Liv Hewson Tony Martin Anjali Rao Gretel Killeen Rupert Degas Heather Mitchell Marc Fennell Bridie Connel Robbie McGregor Veronica Milsom Rosie Waterland Wendy Harmer Jordan Raskopoulos Clarke Richards Ash Williams Sandra Sully Hugh Rimminton Hamish Macdonald Penny Greenhalgh Anthony Salame Indira Naidoo Ben Fordham Angela Lavoirpierre .. plus a gazillion more including Mark Humphries and Dan Ilic (Me) We had a wonderful script editor in David K. Barnes (Wooden Overcoats) and an epic restructure and rewrite from Kacie Anning (The Other Guy). We made it with the incredible audio studio Uncanny Valley under the diligent supervision of Matt Perrot who built out the complex soundscape. So this podcast, Mark Humphries, Evan Williams and I had a chat about how and why we made Riot Act - with a call to Anjali Rao and Matt Perrot for some behind the scenes context. It was a real thrill for us to make it, and a privilege to work with our heroes and friends to create something we're very proud of. You can listen to Riot Act here -It's free if you're an Audible subscriber - you can get a 30day free trial if you're not - Riot Act is only 186 minutes so, you know, plenty of time to listen to it a few times, and leave a scathing review: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Riot-Act-Audiobook/B081VGWJLG?qid=1575317103&sr=1-1&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=H1WJX9FR94HJ36GAQR9H&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1