Our guest for this episode is the awesome author Julia Raeside. She tells us about her brilliant and very funny book about women taking on toxic men in comedy, Don't Make Me Laugh.

We discuss why so many comedians turn out to be dreadful, and how working together is the key to effecting change. Julia talks about the reactions her book has had so far and why it seems to be resonating with so many people.

There's also a bit of chat about the writing process - why is it so difficult? What should you do when you feel like packing it in? And which is harder, writing a book or running a marathon? Julia helps us try to answer these questions, and shares her top tip for getting your first draft finished.

We round off with some classic Scummy Mummy Confessions involving McDonald's, cat diarrhoea, and lying to children about sex.

Julia's book is out now in paperback and you can follow her on Instagram @juliaraesidewriter.

**AUTUMN TOUR TIME!** Yes we are hitting the road again this month with our new for 2025 show, HOT MESS! September is Loughborough, Tonbridge, Exeter, Redruth, Basingstoke, and Bishop's Stortford. In October we're coming to Tenbury Wells, Leamington Spa, Maidenhead, Potters Bar, Tonbridge yes again, Tewkesbury, Canterbury, Wimborne... Then it's our huge homecoming gig in Catford on 14 November, plus lots of other shows all round the country. For dates and tickets go to scummymummies.com

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This episode comes to you live from a Premier Inn room in Stevenage. That's showbusiness!

Our guest is Steve Hill, sports writer, roadie, and miserable but funny man.

We talk about his last decade driving for the Scummy Mummies, and how he's managed to finagle his way onto the stage. Listen in to discover what we fight about in the van, which curry Steve always orders, and how Ellie finds such nice pubs for lunch. Plus there's some incredibly lowbrow toilet humour and a debate about whether we'd have it off with Keir Starmer.

So all in all it's a bit of a silly summer episode as we take a break for the holidays. But we'll be back in autumn with new guests, and of course more shows - come and see us LIVE in Loughborough, Tonbridge, Exeter, Redruth, Bishop's Stortford, Tenbury Wells, Leamington Spa, Maidenhead, Potters Bar, Tewkesbury, Canterbury, Wimborne... For loads more dates and tickets, go to scummymummies.com.

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What's the best way to dispose of a sex toy? Do cats have nails? And is it wrong to take a piss in your cheating husband's bathwater? Nobody is asking these questions, but we attempt to answer them anyway in this special episode!

As we take a break from gigging for the summer, we reflect on the opening leg of our Hot Mess tour, and share some of our favourite confessions from those first 43 shows. Tune in to hear tale of what one naughty toddler did with some Rice Krispies, how one woman ended up with tits that smell like Big Macs, and a top tip for managing screen time that involves Russia. Plus: we discuss the confessions that are too scummy to read out...

An amazing FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE have already been to see Hot Mess. Thank you so much to everyone who's come along and shared confessions. If you've been to the show and enjoyed it, please tell your friends! And/or, bring them along to the next one! We start gigging again in the autumn, then it's our Christmas tour, and we have shows booked in right the way up to 2027... New dates are announced all the time, so keep an eye on scummymummies.com for tickets.

A huge thank you to all our podcast listeners - especially the ones who have been with us for the last 12 years, through all three hundred and something episodes. We never thought we'd last this long, but here we are, and we love it, so we're going to keep going. We are so grateful for your support.

Until next time, thank you for listening!

E&H xxx

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