Television Times with Steve Otis Gunn

John Scott: Wrong Place, Right Story

May 24, 2026·55 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

John Scott has been doing stand-up since 1999, accidentally said "Brexit" at a Yorkshire corporate full of insurance folk, co-wrote a Japanese animated drama, and once did a gig in Budapest that he's fairly certain was arranged for the Russian mafia. He also wants to go back in time and hang out with Bowie in Berlin, but then again, who doesn't?John Scott is a comedian, scriptwriter, and host of The Scottish Sweary News, known for his sharp, laid-back delivery and a career that has taken some genuinely unexpected turns.The Budapest gig — flown in, flown out the same night, performing to a room full of salespeople who were, he strongly suspects, selling to some very dodgy people indeedWalking on stage at a corporate event and saying the one word he'd told himself not to sayHow a pandemic freelancing site led to co-writing a Japanese animated drama — and what it taught him about storytellingHow The Scottish Sweary News started as an accident — and suddenly gained thousands of followersWhy he's stepped back from the Edinburgh Fringe — and why he thinks it stopped being a viable career step a long time agoConnect with John here:InstagramTikTokYouTubeFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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