Tom Davis: “I Was Sh!t At Everything!” – Scaffolding To Stand-Up & The Reluctant Vampire | EP. 424

On this week’s episode of the Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids, and Chris are joined by comedian Tom Davis for a proper chat about football, comedy, West Ham and his new show, The Reluctant Vampire. Tom talks about his journey from working on building sites to becoming a successful comedian, actor and writer, including the moment Mickey Flanagan convinced him to give stand-up a go and what it was really like getting on stage for the first time at 32. The lads also get stuck into Tom’s brilliant Murder in Successville, hearing about the chaos of improvising with celebrities and footballers, as well as the very different realities of being funny on a podcast and actually standing in front of a room full of people waiting for you to make them laugh.Football is never far away, with Tom opening up about his love for West Ham, his memories of Upton Park and why he feels the club has lost some of its identity. We chat about the changing relationship between clubs and supporters, the impact of social media, working-class fans, Declan Rice, Mark Noble and Jarrod Bowen, and whether West Ham can bounce straight back to the Premier League.And finally, it’s time for Chris Stark’s Paddy Power forfeit. After losing the podcast’s score prediction league, Chris has to perform stand-up for the first time ever — at a proper comedy club, in front of hundreds of people, with Andrew Mensch and the lads helping him prepare. There are nerves, emergency jokes, an outrageous ring walk, a very personal check-up story…As the Crouchy puts it: “that takes some bollocks or a bollock.”Chumbawamba- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00:00 - The lads tease Chris Stark’s upcoming forfeit05:00 - Everton’s £25,000 “Legends VIP” experience08:30 - Who should the podcast send to Everton?10:57 - Tom Davis joins the podcast11:01 - Tom Davis, Chris Stark and the great barbecue war14:25 - Tom’s stand-up tour and his new love of golf16:21 - The madness of Murder in Successville18:21 - Tom’s funniest celebrity moments from the show20:11 - How Mickey Flanagan inspired Tom to do stand-up21:00 - Tom’s first Peter Crouch joke22:18 - Why being funny on a podcast doesn’t make you a stand-up28:26 - Tom’s brutal introduction to life on the building sites29:20 - Tom’s prank calls and being “useless” at scaffolding30:21 - How Tom became obsessed with West Ham32:06 - Why West Ham have lost their identity34:17 - “Working-class people have been strangled out” of football36:06 - Social media and football fans demanding answers38:12 - Can West Ham romp the Championship?40:15 - What makes a genuinely great football squad41:10 - Tom’s favourite West Ham era and Upton Park memories42:10 - Declan Rice, Mark Noble and West Ham’s talismanic players44:05 - Why Jarrod Bowen staying could make him a West Ham legend47:05 - Tom on West Ham’s uncertain future48:18 - Tom’s thoughts on Thomas Tuchel and Gareth Southgate50:32 - Why Southgate changed England’s relationship with the fans01:00:45 - Tom’s bizarre FIFA obsession led him to coaching01:02:17 - When Tom’s wife caught him getting FIFA lessons01:03:58 - Tom falls back into his gaming addiction01:04:27 - Tom says goodbye01:05:24 - The lads reveal how Chris’ forfeit went01:08:00 - The coffee name game and football prediction chat01:13:57 - The lads make their latest score predictions01:15:05 - Chris’s forfeit mini-doc begins- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Join our Patreon Community - https://www.patreon.com/cw/ThatPeterCrouchPodcastShoutout to @‌rodemic, now powering the audio for the pod! - https://brandstore.rode.com/crouchpodFor more Peter Crouch: Twitter - https://twitter.com/petercrouch Therapy Crouch - https://www.youtube.com/@thetherapycrouch For more Chris Stark Twitter - https://twitter.com/Chris_StarkInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisstark/For more Steve Sidwell Twitter - https://twitter.com/sjsidwell Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stevesidwell14 #PeterCrouch #ThatPeterCrouchPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.