
Acting Up
Do you want to know the secret to becoming a successful actor? So do we.
Acting Up is a podcast made for struggling actors, by struggling actors (heavy emphasis on the struggling). Your hosts Megan Alderson and Jordan Skidmore delve into the harsh realities of breaking into a ruthless creative industry when you're working class, working a suffocating day job and disgustingly desperate. If you are sick of success stories and looking for something real, relatable and - in our opinion - quite funny? Welcome to Acting Up!
You can find us as @actingupthepodcast on all socials ;)
We are @megan_alderson_ & @jordan.skids
Artwork by @those_who.try
Acting Up
One Year of Acting Up!
1 year, 1 podcast, 2 besties, 2 countries, 4 counties, 25 guests, 49 episodes, a million train journeys and a whole film festival later?! We're so back.
Welcome to Acting Up in 2025!
In this episode we take a moment to reflect on and celebrate one more year of the podcast, one more year of friendship and one more year traversing the industry. Discussions include the Spotify Creators Wrapped and the statistics that blew our minds and warmed our hearts (we hit the charts and didn't even know about it?!), learning to pod as we go along, we did a film festival?! the friends we made along the way and you guys - the incredible community of guests and listeners who make Acting Up what it is. We remember the highs, the lows, the many groundhog days in between and the media (dramione fanfic apparently) and hobbies that got us through it! So what's next?! We set some goals, make a game plan but really you'll just have to wait and see!
Thank you for spending this year with us, we are truly so grateful for every opportunity and every one of you. All we ever wanted was to feel like a part of the industry, to stay creative when all the doors seem closed and to let other working class creatives know that they aren't alone, that it is difficult and that it's okay if you can't afford it right now. We are so proud of ourselves, we are so proud of you and we can't wait to spend another year together.
Thanks for everything.
Love,
Megan & Jordan x
Tangents include the art of smear tests, vampire threesomes, outing Megan, the power of acrylics, we heart WWE, getting assaulted, 37p refunds, death by a thousand paper cuts and KITTENS!
You can find us as @actingupthepodcast on all socials ;)
We are @megan_alderson_ & @jordan.skids
Artwork by @those_who.try
Wanna be on the pod? Email actingupthepodcast@gmail.com 🃏