Acting Up

About 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

Publisher

Megan Alderson & Jordan Skidmore

Category

arts · arts · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jan 2024

Latest episode

24 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jul 2025

   Women Have BEEN Directing!

   Welcome back to Acting Up! This week Megan and Jordan are catching up and diving into the historical world of female film directors! Jordan kicks it off by discussing the statistics and state of affairs for female directors today (shocker - it’s not looking great) despite the quality and cult impact of the work being made. Are things even changing for the better? Jordan then dives into the life and work of Alice Guy-Blaché, who is widely regarded to be the first woman to direct a ...

2. 

   24 Jul 2025

   Morgan Beale is Burtonesque

   Today Megan and Jordan are Acting Up with the wonderful Morgan Beale! Colleague of Megan (shocking) and shockingly talented Actor, Morgan is here to share his unconventional journey into the industry, and how he found himself on the set of Wednesday! Morgan’s journey started as many of ours do, in a school play that ignited a love for theatre he’s still trying to understand. Studying GCSE and then A Level drama Morgan ended up doing a degree in… American Studies? Thank god for student l...

3. 

   13 Jun 2025

   Catching Up

   Hosts Megan and Jordan discuss Megan's short film booking, the audition process, upcoming auditions, and the podcast's purpose in this catch-up episode.

Who has been a guest on Acting Up

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nicola Wright
• Pip
• the creators of 'Two Big Feet'
• the creators of 'Don't Give Up'

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

56 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71