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After a decade of mashing up stories on stage, multi-award winning comedy trio the Sleeping Trees bring their narrative skills to a podcast! Each episode the Trees are joined by a special guest who must help them try to write the greatest story of all time, using only randomly selected genres, characters and settings. But beware! Each episode contains a mystery Story Bomb which will blow all of their handy-work to smithereens, leaving James, John & Josh to write themselves out of the wreckage.
Episodes
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
A Short Break!
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
We are taking a short break to catch up on editing a new episode will be with you soon.
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
10 Good Cop Blood Cop with Ben Clark
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
This week we try our hand at joining two of literatures greatest characters together with help of comedy's greatest heroes, everyone's third favourite Pappy, Ben Clark.
Thursday May 27, 2021
09 A Six Pack Of Dolphins with Ben Hales
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
Matilda is here to save the planet, her planet, for she is MOTHER EARTH. Loaded with a golf club that is deadly accurate and six dolphins with six-packs there ain't no wave too high, earthquake too rumbly or aliens too Rock'n'Roll that can stop her...This is our* attempt at a DISASTER MOVIE.
*We are joined once again by the forever comforting Ben Hales.
Thursday May 20, 2021
08 Onion-man and Piss Boy with Anna Spearpoint
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
This week we are joined by the fantastic Anna Spearpoint as we try and navigate through the depths of hell armed only with an onion and a full bladder, yes you read that correctly. This bladder my be full but that wont deter our protagonist...Why? Have a listen and find out.
Robin Hood as a fox, tiny Little John and his father, Papa are a trio we certainly didn't see coming. Neither did the Three Blind Mice *SPOILER ALERT* it's a Superhero Story.
Thursday May 13, 2021
07 The Marie Curie Freakishly Talented Vaudeville Show: On Skates with Ben Hales
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
Ben Hales is back and this time we throw some more hurdles his way on our quest to make a some what cohesive story, spoiler alert; we don't succeed.
Thursday May 06, 2021
06 A Floaty Mess with Alice Carter
Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
This episode is very dear to our hearts, not only because it involves our beloved producer Alice Carter, the woman who has made us who we are, but also because it's a goddamn floaty mess. Enjoy!
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
05 Mr Blobby (The Untold Story (because it didn’t exist)) with Steve Dunne
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
It’s episode 5 time on Story Bomb, and this week the Sleeping Trees are joined by prolific comedy writer and director, Steve Dunne! On this episode the story bombers are tasked with creating a martial arts flick starring none other than the 90s TV heartthrob, Mr Blobby. No spoilers but it’s MENTAL.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
04 Dial up to Die with Ben Hales
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
The Story Bomb train keeps on rolling, here to pick up any passengers keen for a bit of episode FOUR. This episode sees the welcome return of Benny ‘the hale-storm’ Hales in the Story Bomb studio, as the gang turn their attention to a slasher horror set inside an internet chat room. There will be blood, there will be death and there will be plenty of dodgy dial-up internet.
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
03 Bend it like Pocahontas with Kerry Frampton
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
It’s episode 3 of Story Bomb and there is a new special guest in the Story Bomb studio! This week the Trees are joined by the hugely talented artist, director & theatre maker Kerry Frampton! In this epsiode the team tackle a tense legal drama, as newly qualified lawyer Pocahontas is asked to defend the friendliest serial killer of all time.
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
02 Atlantis High School Musical with Ben Hales
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Well as episode 1 went so well, who fancies a bit of episode 2? The Sleeping Trees certainly do and big bad Ben Hales is back in the Story Bomb studio to help them create another story to rival the greats. With randomly selected genres now added to the mix, the gang is faced with the challenge of creating a teen movie set in a lost and forgotten underwater city. Is this is an easy task? No. Do the Story Bomb team manage to do it? Yes, kind of.