History Podcast / ActorsLifePodcast

** Bobby was chosen over an actor who ''was'' the same age as his character in ''{{Film/Victories}}'' but was YoungerThanTheyLook, because of TeensAreShort.

* RealMenHateAffection: Parodied in Bernard M's interview, where Bobby says they've gotten too sappy and have to become RatedMForManly again.

* GagBoobs: Saoirse Sine mentions in one of her theatre shows, they handed out pictures of crudely drawn breasts, because {{Website/Reddit}} users had asked for "more boobs" in theatre.

* IronicInversion: Sarah Elisabeth Flinton only went to a ballet class to spend time with a friend, and ended up having a career as a dancer.

* {{Corpsing}}: Bobby happily talks about one of Ross Grant's broadcasts, where he managed to completely throw him off laughing by mentioning the film ''Chatterbox'' (an infamous 70s flick about a woman with a talking vagina).

* HeterosexualLifePartners:
** Bobby frequently introduces Greg Young as "my best friend in the whole world", and it's clear by their banter that they're extremely close.
--> "You see, growing up frequently being ostracised or thinking everyone hates you, friendship always felt like this alien thing that only happened in fiction. I'd often have not imaginary friends but imaginary conversations with people I knew in passing or wished to get to know but was always too afraid to. One day I had to tell Greg that I never had to do much imagining with him...because the actual reality of being his friend is better than anything you could imagine."
** He's extremely close with Music/BernardM as well.
--> "He's just a really beautiful person. I'd known him in passing since 2017, but somehow in the middle of 2020 it was like the "did we just become best friends" scene in ''Film/StepBrothers''. We became brothers and it was really great."
** He and Adam Douglas became fast friends, starred in ''{{Film/Fallen 2021}}'' together and are obviously very close - as demonstrated in his interview.
--> "He's the type of friend I never expected to have, but I'm very glad I do obviously. We clicked almost in record time, and within only knowing him about three months, he said 'I know I've made a friend for life in you'. By now, he's family, and always will be."
** By the time Luke Byrne's interview went up (a year after it was recorded, no less), they'd become this as well.
--> "He reached out to me one day, I was afraid of talking to him to be honest (I often worry I'll make an ass of myself or say the wrong thing) but I'm so glad I did. He's just a really good person. He's a guy who just personifies goodness and kindness, and anyone who has him in their life is incredibly lucky."
** Likewise with Liam Gaynor, who calls him a good friend in his interview, and Bobby calls that interview his favourite.
--> "I learned very quickly what an incredible person he is. A kind soul that encourages you to be yourself and to be proud of what makes you weird or different. I love that guy so much, and I'm grateful every day for that nagging feeling I got at one point that said 'yeah, reach out to this Liam guy'."

* LesserStar: Liam Gaynor admits to feeling like this in comparison to the other ''Nutters'' cast members - Jordan and Mason have their music (and Jordan likewise has his acting and directing), Adam has gone onto ''WebVideo/MrPeterson'' and is acting in college, Greg likewise acts and produces, and Jackson the DP has moved on as well - saying that he's the one who's "at the back". He does however say he's happy staying behind until he's ready to pursue other things. He would end up earning acclaim in his own right for his performances in ''Family Painting'' and ''Misfits''.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor:
** Ingrid Igoe laughs at how often she played a {{Heel}} in wrestling when she much preferred being a {{Face}}. And obviously she ended up as the DeadpanSnarker Roisin in ''WebVideo/TheGumdrops'' - arguably the meanest character, when she's considered one of the nicest cast members.
** Jordan Lennon mentions that he's normally typecast as an aggressor, and says there are loads of other roles he'd like to play besides that. It's telling that the roles he's written for himself have him as either the OnlySaneMan (''The Nutters'') or ALighterShadeOfGrey (''Poisoned Minds'').

* PlatonicLifePartners:
** Michele [=McNally=], interview guest number five, and one of Bobby's favourite actors to write for. They've been close friends since 2018.
--> "She's just such a beautiful person. I knew within a couple of hours of meeting her that we'd be great friends. It's been three years and I don't think we've stopped talking since. I have to involve her in everything I do, she's such a great person to talk things through with."
** Ellen Jones, with whom Bobby worked in ''Theatre/KingLear'' and ''WebVideo/TheGumdrops''.
--> "She's a complete sweetheart. She's like Belle from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' in real life - seeing the good in everyone, and encouraging everyone to be the best version of themselves."

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Literally the first three guests - Rebecca Christina Flynn (blonde), Anthony O'Reilly Jr (brunet) and Adam Douglas (strawberry blond substituting redhead). Jordan Lennon then added black hair, and Michele [=McNally=] added [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink]].

* LamePunReaction: Luke Byrne and Bobby's first interaction; Bobby asked if his last name was [[Film/StarWars Skywalker]] and Luke just deadpan shook his head.

* BerserkButton: Bobby is normally happy-go-lucky and enthusiastic, but he takes the time to roast people who complain about unpaid acting work. He often says "if you think you're too good for unpaid, you're probably not." He maintains that if you don't want to do it, then don't, and there's no call to attack people for advertising it.

* TheMentor: Ross Grant - who is Bobby's - is the subject of the twentieth interview.

The podcast was announced as being on hiatus in November 2020, before being cancelled officially in 2021.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Bobby describes Thomas Fitzgerald as such.

* FlatWhat: Ellen Jones recalls auditioning for ''Theatre/KingLear'' with a monologue from ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra''...and a man in the audition trying to tell her it wasn't Shakespeare.

* LesserStar: Liam Gaynor admits to feeling like this in comparison to the other ''Nutters'' cast members - Jordan and Mason have their music (and Jordan likewise has his acting and directing), Adam has gone onto ''WebVideo/MrPeterson'' and is acting in college, Greg likewise acts and produces, and Jackson the DP has moved on as well - saying that he's the one who's "at the back". He does however say he's happy staying behind until he's ready to pursue other things.

** Adam Douglas is described as doing a great New York accent in ''{{Theatre/Annie}}'', a clip is shown of him doing Boston for a ''Film/MysticRiver'' monologue and a more neutral American in a scene with Bobby from ''Film/StopLoss''. Although not shown in the interview, he does Liverpudlian in a comedy sketch and London in the short film ''Fallen''.

** It's obvious that Jordan Lennon and his crew in Finglas - Mason Creedy, Adam Kearney and Liam Gaynor - are all very close and tight-knit.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: Thomas Fitzgerald's green eyes are described as something that anyone will get lost in.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Bobby is originally from Hertfordshire and has lived in Ireland for years, so his accent is a strange blend - and he mentions being mistaken for Australian, New Zealand and South African. He says that some Irish think he sounds English, but Brits who know the difference assume he's Australian.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Inverted when Dawn Wolfe mentions that there is usually more competition for younger actors, so there tends to be less older people in the profession - and therefore more opportunities. There are however less lead roles.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Displayed by many guests who are surprisingly young, but very insightful and mature. Greg Young and Adam Kearney (19), and Jordan Lennon and Bernard M (20).

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Bobby frequently introduces Greg Young as "my best friend in the whole world", and it's clear by their banter that they're extremely close.

They can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipdsXD0ze8I&list=PLZF8pTKwMkvgN5CyGHVq2ztqQNdKREhbW here]].

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Anthony O'Reilly Jr delivers a passionate one about how he knows they'll succeed in the industry because of hard work.

* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Andrew [=McNeil=] has had people thinking his natural Belfast accent is affected, and the German accent he used in ''Victories'' was the natural one.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: Thomas Fitzgerald's GreenEyes are described as something that anyone will get lost in.

** Likewise inverted with the UK guests, who are from Cumbria (Meg Birley), Sheffield (Sarah Elisabeth Flinton) and Manchester (Ross Grant). Bobby doesn't get a London guest until Kayne Harrison.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Robbie Walsh pushed for his character to survive ''Series/LoveHate'' and being told they were unlikely to get a second season. Even after the first one aired, he recalls producers and casting directors being put-off by his participation in it.

* LeslieNielsenSyndrome:[[invoked]] It's discussed how much harder comedy is than drama, Thomas Fitzgerald being out of his depth in his first comedy ''WebVideo/MrPeterson''. Although Kendal Evans finds comedy easier, because she's more experienced in it. She expresses a desire to star in more comedies.

* MilestoneCelebration:[[invoked]] The fifteenth interview is celebrated by having the co-host Greg Young as the guest, the twentieth with Bobby's mentor Creator/RossGrant, and the twenty-fifth with Bobby himself.

** Adam Douglas had a lockdown haircut he wasn't happy with right as his was filmed, and shaved his head a week later, as [[https://www.instagram.com/adamdouglasactor/channel/ seen here]].

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Ingrid Igoe laughs at how often she played a {{Heel}} in wrestling when she much preferred being a {{Face}}.

* MilestoneCelebration:[[note]] The fifteenth interview is celebrated by having the co-host Greg Young as the guest, the twentieth with Bobby's mentor Creator/RossGrant, and the twenty-fifth with Bobby himself.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: Andrew [=McNeil=] has had people thinking his natural Belfast accent is affected, and

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Anthony O'Reilly Jr delivers a passionate one about how he knows they'll succeed in the industry because of hard work.

* MilestoneCelebration: The fifteenth interview is celebrated by having the co-host Greg Young as the guest, the twentieth with Bobby's mentor Creator/RossGrant, and the twenty-fifth with Bobby himself.

* TomHanksSyndrome: Adam Douglas got his start in comedies like ''WebVideo/TheNutters'' and ''WebVideo/MrPeterson'' but expresses a desire to do more dramatic roles - such as his planned ''Unknown Enemies''.

* EverybodyLovesBlondes: Kendal Evans is a bubbly blonde from Los Angeles, and jokes that she's probably a little annoying to non-Americans.

** Inverted for Robbie Walsh, whose hair grew out from his usual crewcut style, but he likewise wasn't pleased with it.

* GenreBusting: Saoirse Sine intends to do this with Irish theatre, based off what she learned while studying in Chicago.

* TheDeterminator: Bernard M produced his first album during lockdown, using only his phone.
* DoubleStandard: Saoirse Sine says that if people see a bad film, it'll be seen as a once-off. But some people will write off theatre if they see one bad show.

One of many podcasts started during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the podcast initially interviewed various up-and-coming actors and creatives in the Irish film industry. But it soon expanded to include musicians, cinematographers and other creatives (rendering the title an ArtifactTitle by the sixth episode, unless you interpret it as referring to Bobby's life rather than those of his guests).

* AwardSnub: Discussed. Bobby takes the time to say he felt Creator/ShaileneWoodley deserved an Oscar nomination for ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars''.

** Jordan Lennon's interview runs the longest - at nearly 75 minutes - precisely because of how much Jordan talks. It's in fact eleven minutes after the first question before Bobby says something.

** Tony Rossi completes the trifecta, although he's more open about his flaws.

* SelfDeprecation: Bobby is not above taking shots at his own abilities.

** Bobby says he felt proud seeing Adam Douglas in ''{{Theatre/Annie}}'', noting his flawless American accent and occasionally forgetting he was watching him on stage.