{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Variety Show","title":"A pig bite on stage, fire juggling, and teaching Adam the apple fork trick with Jon Udry","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3593,"description":"To stay updated on future episodes, follow us on:TikTokInstagramYouTubeIf you have any comments about the podcast or are a performer who wants advice please do email info@thevarietyshowpodcast.co.ukArtist bioJon is a Cornwall-born stand-up comedian and juggler whose work combines technical circus skill with sharp comic timing, improvisation and audience interaction. He began juggling at the age of six after becoming obsessed with diabolo, balance tricks and circus props, and soon turned that passion into performances, workshops and paid work while still a child. After initially training as an electrician, Jon took the leap into performance full-time as a teenager and built a career across street shows, cabaret, comedy clubs, theatres, cruise ships and international touring. Known for blending virtuoso juggling with warmth, risk and self-aware humour, he has developed a style that challenges assumptions about what a juggling show can be.Episode summaryIn this episode of The Variety Show, Adam Sternberg talks with comedian and juggler Jon about growing up in Cornwall, discovering juggling as a child, and turning an unusual obsession into a full-time career. Jon reflects on learning diabolo, juggling clubs and balance tricks from a young age, practicing through school lunchtimes, and performing in assemblies long before he had any real sense of what a professional life in juggling might look like.He shares stories of growing up as the “oddball” who was happy to spend hours practicing while others played football, being encouraged by supportive parents, and learning from local clowns, magicians and street performers. The conversation traces his path from early paid workshop jobs and a brief apprenticeship as an electrician to a life-changing opportunity with Gandini Juggling that pushed him to move to London and try performing professionally.Along the way, Jon discusses the difference between technical skill and building a genuinely entertaining show, why comedy and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JHRDqil-H1p__PcBxkFKeWgvmzANKXqZzhsKiqUP0gc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mODc5/NmZkY2I4Nzk5OWNi/MjFiNDFhNzY5MTNi/NzI1Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}