Baines Plus One

The fabulous John-Luke Roberts dropped into the studio today. John-Luke has been a writer for TV shows such as Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Have I Got News For You and co-wrote the sit-com "Bull", starring Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman. Conversation ranged from John-Luke’s start in comedy to the merits of his moustache and nose-job. John-Luke enthralled us all with his Henry VIII themed poem and we had Plus One’s and the usual weird news headlines. @samanthabaines @jlukeroberts

Frog Stone, writer and co-star of hit BBC4 TV show "Bucket" joined Sam - who features in "Bucket" Episode 1 - in the Studio this week. Frog told us all about the development of her career from am-dram performances in village halls in the north west of England, to Cambridge Footlights and beyond. The Plus One Game saw Frog putting a call-out to commissioning editors with her TV show concept “First Hates!”and revealing some behind the scenes gossip from the TV industry. @samanthabaines @frogstoneuk

Jamie Morton, host and creator of the podcast smash hit "My Dad Wrote a Porno" was Samantha Baines’ guest in the studio today. Inevitably the conversation turned a bit smutty as we learnt all about the origins of Jamie’s podcast, heard some Rocky Flintstone EXCLUSIVES and got an insight into Morton family dynamics. Samantha and Jamie swapped stories about sibling rivalry and inadvertent attempts to dispatch with their sisters and Sam shared an interesting story about the 'grabbing a cervix' moment in Belinda Blinked. @samanthabaines @uncleegor @mydadwroteaporno

Comedian and writer Sophie Willan landed in the Hoxton Radio studio to chat with Sam this week. Sophie talked about her childhood and growing up in Bolton, learning to twerk in the clubs and dancehalls of Bolton, before progressing to acting, comedy and writing. @samanthabaines @sophiewillan

Actor, writer and performer Harrie Hayes dropped into the studio to chat with Sam today. We explored Harrie’s career in comedy and acting and how Harrie upset the vegan community… and how she plans to make amends. There was also talk of intriguing Plus Ones at a Zazu Fete and a party to celebrate the next prime minister. Poems and headlines also featured. @harriehayes @smanthabaines

Marcel Lucont joined Sam in the Hoxton Radio studio today. Marcel brought some French pedantry to proceedings in the quick fire round and regaled us with a ghostly story from his Edingburgh show. We also had an intriguing true life tale from Sam about her experiences performing on a yacht in the Med. @samanthabaines @MarcelLucont

Kelly rapped poetically on the theme of pronunciation and misnaming whilst Sam got serious on the theme of London terror attacks. We had a new Twitter poll on favourite Kellys and the usual news headlines and Plus One Game. @samanthabaines @kellyconveycmdy

Comedian, Eleanor Conway dropped into the new Hoxton Radio studios today. Eleanor’s comedy routine draws heavily on the extremes of her life from briefly working in the adult film industry to running away with her dealer – all this occurred before she got sober and turned her talent to comedy. We had all the usual stuff too – News, Poems and Plus Ones. @samanthabaines @eleanorconway

Conversation flowed from smelly beards to Edinburgh Fringe to re-enacting film scenes to new Pokemon movies when American comedian Omid Singh dropped into our new studio at Spitalfields market. As always we had the funniest news stories, best poems and new Plus One round. @samanthabaines @brownman3000

Loren O'Brien reveals her biggest lie was diagnosing herself with the wholly imagined condition of a “black spot” on the brain as an excuse for avoiding work - a lie that wasn't without its consequences. Loren redeems herself by providing a studio demonstration to answer the old philosophical riddle of, “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” Plus Ones, News and Poetry also feature. @lorenobrienLO @Samanthabaines

Sam interviews the X-Factor Finalist Freddy Parker at London Fashion Week in this mini Baines Plus One.

In the studio with Sam today was improvisation comedian and performer Anna Caro promoting the 2nd annual Shoreditch Improv’ Festival. Anna told us all about the art of improvisational comedy and her unlikely meeting with Shia LaBeouf in Australia and its subsequent broadcast on the giant screen outside the Sydney Opera House. We had our usual poetry, news and quick fire rounds and our new Plus One game. More details about the Shoreditch Impov’ Festival here. @cityimpro @samanthabaines

Melbourne born comedian Sarah Bennetto dropped into the studio this week. A quick blast of Bronski Beat had Sarah confessing her favourite musical genre to be "Danceable Misery" whislt Sam declared hers to be "Drunk Dancing Sloshed and Losing Control" . Sarah was the guinea pig for our new "Plus One' section. Among Sarah's proposed "Plus Ones" were Arnold Schwarzenegger, a vampire and Joan Collins... Sarah goes on to reveal the smell of Joan. @samanthabaines @sarahbennetto

Jayde Adams, reveals the long trajectory from perpetual 9th place pre-teen freestyle disco dancer to award winning Comedian. We hear about Jayde’s Edinburgh show ’31’ and the challenges of perfecting a performance. There’s the usual weird news headlines and epic poetry performances from both Jayde & Sam. You can find out more about Jayde’s schedule at www.jaydeadams.co.uk

Journalist and comedian Viv Groskop gets political and throws out the idea that perhaps Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage are in fact fictional characters. Viv also reveals her secret desire to emulate the career of Jane McDonald and become a professional cruise-ship crooner – in spite of her poor vocal abilities. Sam and Viv take on the news headlines but as a professional journalist Viv wasn’t entirely impressed - concluding that Big Data isn’t always as big as it pretends or life hacks all they are cracked up to be. @samanthabaines @vivgroskop

Lewis Reeves stand-up comedian and star of E4 sci-fi comedy Crazyhead in which he plays the loveable fool Jake was Sam's gurest in the studio on this week. Tips were exchanged for getting ahead of the Christmas present buying and wrapping and Lewis explained how his bum was banned from London Underground. Twitter posed the question “Why did you betray Alex?” A reference to Lewis’s contribution to the FIFA computer game as Gareth Walker – a role that led to Lewis becoming a social media target. @lewisreeves1 @samanthabaines @hoxtonradio

Decked out in her sparkly, sequinned, sea-creature jacket, up-and-coming comedian Lauren Pattison provided a gastronomic insight into the quality and virtues of the fish and chip shops of the north east of England. Sam and Lauren talked about the process of building up a routine from fifteen minutes to a full hour and finding comedic inspiration from the faux-pas of promoters. There was our usual poetry slot – Sam rhymed on the subject of fatty five pound notes and Lauren improvised on the theme of things in her head. Lauren also told us about her first published poem about the pain suffered by the beheading of Jelly Babies. Find Lauren on Twitter @laurenpattison or on Instagram @lauren_pattison. @samanthabaines

Kate Phillips, gorgeous star of The Crown, Wolf Hall, War & Peace and Peaky Blinders, joins Sam on this week's show. Conversation flowed from on set mishaps to appropriate chocolate storage techniques, Kate’s sporting achievements to the shape of Tudor sewing needles. Kate wrote a fantastic poem, which Samantha followed with a few verses on the recent Toblerone re-szing scandal. The show ended with Sam and Kate giving away some important spoilers about The Crown and where the Netflix series is headed next! @samanthabaines @katejphillips

Eating healthy and the benefits of salt on chocolate ice cream were among the topics of conversation when Sam met comedian and presenter Alistair Williams on this week's show. There was also a question of whether or not Mother Theresa was a vegetarian. The headlines brought us the idea of dwelling in London’s latest phallus shaped skyscraper and a dodgy Halloween outfit. Catch up with Alistair on instagram where he resides as @thehealthycomic or you can find out more at www.catfacetalent.com/profile/alistair-williams/ @samanthabaines @thehealthycomic

Sam’s guest this week was comedian and actress Ellie Taylor, who arrived in the studio made-up with a lipstick homage to the final BBC Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown and showing off her ultra-flexible thumbs. We talked Podcasts and Radio, self-promotion and the challenges of being a funny woman… “talent plus hard work plus opportunity = you’re ready” was Ellie’s formula for success. The news headlines brought up a tattooing tragedy and Sam revealed the story of her own tattoo… a tale of overcoming anxiety in a Thai Bar. Catch up with Ellie’s show “Infidelliety” as it tours the country more details at http://socomedy.co.uk/artist/ellie-taylor/ Or follow her blog at http://www.ellietaylorcomedy.com/category/blog/ @Samanthabaines @EllieJaneTaylor