The Art of Deception

Episode 6- Sophie Duker and Kyrah Gray

Testing their lying skills with Thanyia today are comedians Sophie Duker and Kyrah Gray. Sophie Duker is a stand-up comedian, actor, podcast host, tv writer who appeared on Taskmaster, 8 out of 10 Cats does countdown, the last leg, Drunk history, Mock The Week, and Live At The Apollo. Kyrah Gray’s rise in comedy began in her last year of university. She has since performed at the O2 arena, and written for various TV shows including Bad Education. In this episode they share their childhood lies (including fake famous parents) and their cute aggression, and things get tense over the Spice Girls.

Episode 5 - Dinesh Nathan and Michael Akadiri

Testing their lying skills with Thanyia today are comedian’s Dinesh Nathan and Michael Akadiri. Dinesh Nathan has toured with legends like Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell, Seann Walsh and Fern Brady. He also won South Coast Comedian of the Year. Michael Akadiri has sold out runs at the Edinburgh fringe with his stand-up. He also worked as a Junior Doctor in the NHS. In this episode they try to decipher the King’s words from GPT’s, Michael explains why he lied about being raised as a girl, and Dinesh lists landmarks in Crawley.

Episode 4- Babatunde Aléshé and Emmanuel Sonubi

Testing their lying skills with Thanyia today are Babatunde Aléshé and Emmanuel Sonubi. Babatunde is a comedian, actor and podcaster, who’s credits include appearances in The Last Leg, Would I Lie To You, Celebrity Gogglebox and this year as a contestant on Taskmaster. Emmanuel is also a brilliant comedian. Despite only starting out a few years ago, he is already a regular favourite on the live comedy circuit, as well as frequently appearing on our TV screens on Live at the Apollo and Comedy Central. Together they discuss Nigerian names and Babatunde’s childhood stealing, fail to remember any rom-coms, and try to decipher chat GPT from Taylor Swift.

Episode 3- Marjolein Robertson & Lorna Rose Treen

Testing their lying skills with Thanyia today are Marjolein Robertson, a Shetland-born award winning stand-up comedian and storyteller. AND Lorna Rose Treen - a character comedian, writer, actor, improvisor and creator of BBC Radio 4 series Time of the Week. Together they discuss the lies behind Marjolein’s fear of Aliens and Lorna’s scheme to hire and underpay her own brother.

Eddie Kadi & Katherine Ryan

Testing their lying skills with Thanyia today are Katherine Ryan and Eddie Kadi. Katherine is an internationally renowned comedian, Sunday Times bestselling author, and the creator and star of Netflix’s The Duchess. Eddie is a world-famous stand-up, presenter, and music champion whose career highlights include selling out the O2 and starring as a contestant on Strictly. Together they discuss Eddie’s fake football tournament and Katherine’s made-up orphanage.