Brian Conley: podcast appearances and interviews

Brian Paul Conley, born 7 August 1961, is an English actor, comedian, singer, and television presenter. He has had a television career spanning over 40 years, during which he hosted The Brian Conley Show and presented the Royal Variety Performance on eight occasions. Conley has starred in award-winning sitcoms including Time After Time and The Grimleys. In addition to his television work, he has appeared in West End musicals such as Me and My Girl, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hairspray, Oliver!, The Music Man, and Barnum, taking on lead roles. Notably, he portrayed Al Jolson in the musical Jolson at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 1995; the production won the Best New Musical award at the 1996 Laurence Olivier Awards, and Conley was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. As a musician, he has released five albums, among them Brian Conley Sings, Let the Good Times Roll, and Stage to Stage. His career has garnered numerous awards, including the National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Performer, the Best Live Performer accolade from Manchester Evening News, and a British Comedy Award. Conley's recent work includes appearances in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Tom Rocky Cotton from 2021 to 2023, with a return for one episode in 2025 as part of the departure storyline for Sonia Fowler.