Episode · Nov 10, 2026

One Gig Five Experts

Starring the full cast: Marty Ledger, Blaise Malloy, Riff Ransom, Vera Velvet and Mack Watts

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Tonight: one local gig and five professionals, allegedly. Meet the booking manager, the promoter, the lead guitarist, the venue owner and the production company owner. Everyone is confirmed. Individually.

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NARRATOR: Tonight, one local gig, five professionals. Allegedly. MARTY: I'm Marty Ledger. I booked the show. Everyone's confirmed. Individually. We haven't compared dates. BLAISE: I'm Blaise Malloy. They call me Big Reach. I promote the show. The poster says almost sold out. The poster's my department. RIFF: I'm Riff Ransom, lead guitar. I travel with my own road crew. That's me in a different shirt. VERA: I'm Vera Velvet. I own the venue. Blaise promised me a packed house. I've put out both chairs. MACK: I'm Mack Watts. I own the production company. Stage, sound, lights. Both chairs get the full experience.

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Meet the cast

Marty Ledger in tinted glasses and a burgundy velvet blazer, smiling at his booking-office desk beside a beige landline.

Booking office

Marty Ledger

Booking Manager

Blaise Malloy, salt-and-pepper curls and round glasses, seated at his advance-room desk in a piped jacket and striped polo.

Advance room

Blaise Malloy

Promoter

Riff Ransom, platinum streak and ivory fringe jacket, holding a guitar case at the loading door beside an open yellow van.

Loading door

Riff Ransom

Musician · Lead Guitar

Vera Velvet in an emerald suit standing by the oak bar on an empty venue floor, two chairs set out facing the stage.

Venue floor

Vera Velvet

Venue Owner

Mack Watts, grey flat-top and moustache, in an orange hi-vis vest at a mixing desk in the stage wing.

Stage wing

Mack Watts

Production Company Owner

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