Interviews · 4 July 2018
Tom Houghton Playing Word Swap
Tom Houghton interviewed by Kevin Durham, 4 July 2018. 4m 51s on tape.
Stand up comedian Tom Houghton plays Word Swap. Tom Houghton is a British comedian known for his stand-up comedy performances and his work in the entertainment industry. He has been active in the comedy scene for several years and has made notable contributions to British comedy. Here are some ways in which Tom Houghton has influenced the comedy landscape: Stand-up Comedy: Houghton is primarily known for his stand-up comedy routines. His performances often feature storytelling, observational humor, and witty anecdotes. His ability to engage audiences with relatable and entertaining material has contributed to his influence in the British comedy scene.
What's on the tape
A transcript, made by machine from the audio and tidied up. It gets names and the odd word wrong, so treat it as a way to find the bit you want rather than as a quotation. Every timestamp jumps to that moment in the video.
0:02 Swap here's how it works right we just need to have a normal conversation with each other okay and we need to drop in certain words into that conversation and we need. To do it as naturally as possible I haven't seen these verbs these these been made by my producer okay there's your envelope okay you start. With the pull one out you start with your top word. I'm gonna need a need a psychiatrist after this that is totally his word not it's not version there oh my word is well Your Honor. On the gist of it I'm on the younger you're on the gist of it I'm on the gist yes yes no no urologist aha. I mind a bunch of words to make Europe that was as corny as some movies that I've seen I've seen some very corny movies oh.
1:02 Yes what sort of ones like the hotel called cats and dogs that was quite a calling moving in like that or Saved by the Bell the movie. When plat 90c I do with screech screech yeah and and that and that Kimberly I think generally Jennifer was the name of the actual actress. Who went on to be in showgirls yeah remember that now fixed she appeared in a high school musical. The the poster with the side boob in yeah the Adele so it has great side boob don't be a good siphon no no but I can't. Remember see actually these names no no it doesn't matter but I just got like my next one in yes High School Musical 2 well that's. Because I just got mine in as well side boob.
1:52 Side boob that is I just get the police down and because that should have been allowed you should be put in a jail sale well sell. Because that they want to sell their selves raise money because the police don't have a lot of money right now enough so they're sending lots of things that they yeah. Selling crunches there's a big 7:20 ins you ever wanted a big crunches I don't think functions your word but I think it was it no no I I've. Never wanted a truncheon tractions your truncheon nutrition I've owned handcuffs I've placed outside firefighters value you fan of hangers oh yeah yeah I am I I personally. I'm wanting to extend my musical collection you're extending you music yeah yeah how are you extend well I've got cats Elaine Paige singing and they make no no come.
2:55 On lady paint okay well we listen to leave a lengthy okay okay Brian Blessed singing the cat's thing or what Barbra. I've got Elton John I've known John she knows and John no oh come on great not I've already got it in cats no no come on Barbra. Streisand this contains you kid continues yeah yeah so I might need some kind of thing to sort of things you need like a midwife or a wife. Or birth control or a pill or a condom or a cup of tea actually cup of tea for my tea cup of words that keep the actual. Thing I just said have you just said it said pregnancy birth control birth control baby burger on baby just okay I've had it the baby I thought that was another bit of baby that since I go no more babies.
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4:07 Please I still worry Mabel heat baby here I saw Austin Powers recently it's kind of yeah it's in my life yeah have you done I know. But one walk you got one more powers realism do you have the series out with dr. evil he's like and you always do you a man but now I can see nuts nuts. Back not quite not quite no nuts crack no poor guys seem so long ago now doesn't it oh yeah I know that was cracking have you said it yeah. That sort of sort of mumbled it that poltergeist joke was cracking but the one I just said was nut cracking cracking. Cracking man I'm gonna give you that I think you.
