EP.250 - JONNY SWEET

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Jun 18, 2025

Jonny Sweet, a British writer and comedian known for 'The Kellerby Code' and his role in 'Together,' engages in a candid conversation about class, shame, and the challenges of self-promotion. He shares his unconventional experiences with shiatsu therapy and reflects on personal anxieties in the creative industry. The discussion also touches on the complexities of storytelling, identity, and the emotional toll of writing, with a humorous look at health challenges like Bell's palsy. It wraps up with a heartfelt tribute to Brian Wilson and his influence.

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ANECDOTE

Tutoring Anecdote Inspires Novel

Jonny Sweet described tutoring for rich kids where he was treated like a butler, not just a tutor.
He was given odd non-tutoring tasks, which inspired themes in The Kellaby Code.

INSIGHT

Living in Perpetual Wrongness

Jonny Sweet explored the feeling of profound wrongness and insufficiency in modern life.
He conveyed how one can feel perpetually out of place within societal expectations.

ANECDOTE

Stress Impact from Making "Together"

Jonny Sweet shared how making the sitcom Together caused stress and a severe throat ulcer mistaken for cancer.
He realized he shouldn't let work stress him so intensely in the future.

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The Kellerby Code

If you like Wodehouse and you liked Highsmith . . . thats what it reminded me of. Richard Osman

Jonny Sweet

The Code of the Worcesters

P.G. Woodhouse

The great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published in 1925, 'The Great Gatsby' is a tragic love story, a mystery, and a social commentary on American life during the Jazz Age. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, who moves to Long Island and becomes entangled in the lives of his wealthy and mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and Gatsby's obsession to win back his first love, Daisy Buchanan. The story delves into themes of honesty, the temptations of wealth, and the struggle to escape the past, ultimately reflecting on the disintegration of the American Dream.

Strangers on a train

Patricia Highsmith

In 'Strangers on a Train', Patricia Highsmith crafts a gripping narrative about Guy Haines, an architect, and Charles Bruno, a wealthy socialite, who form an unlikely bond on a train. Bruno proposes a sinister plan to swap murders, which Guy initially rejects, but Bruno's actions soon entangle Guy in a dark game of cat and mouse. The novel explores themes of psychological tension, moral ambiguity, and the blurred lines between good and evil.

Brideshead revisited

Evelyn Waugh

Published in 1945, 'Brideshead Revisited' is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh that chronicles the lives of the aristocratic Flyte family from the 1920s through to the Second World War. The story is narrated by Captain Charles Ryder, who forms a deep friendship with Sebastian Flyte at Oxford University. The novel delves into the complexities of relationships, the pervasive influence of the Catholic Church on the Flyte family, and the gradual decay of the aristocratic way of life. It explores themes of faith, love, and the search for meaning in a world undergoing significant change. Waugh's work is noted for its elegant prose, witty dialogue, and a profound exploration of the human condition[2][3][5].

Money

Conor McCabe