http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Laura Bacon is the creator and puppeteer of Patsy May who went all the way to the finals of Britain’s Got Talent.  She’s also puppeteered on Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and the recent incarnation of Spitting Image.  I talk to Laura about her path to puppetry and her career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Laura Bacon exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a Critterosity Glove Puppet Craft Kit by Swazzle!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! CONNECT WITH LAURA BACON: Instagram - https://instagram.com/thatlaurabacon Twitter - https://twitter.com/thatlaurabacon YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/StrappyMango Instagram (Patsy May) - https://instagram.com/totallypatsymay YouTube (Patsy May) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyc90X8NRDYnkdsB1DO8vQ Instagram (Mavis) - https://instagram.com/mavissuffolkfox DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Sesame Street - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Fraggle Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraggle_Rock Caroll Spinney - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Warwick Brownlow-Pike - https://instagram.com/warrickbp Terry Pratchett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett Men At Arms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_at_Arms Of Muppets and Men - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Of_Muppets_and_Men_(book) Long Lake Camp for the Arts - https://www.longlakecamp.com/theater-camp/ Glorified Sock Puppet Pattern - https://projectpuppet.com/products/the-glorified-sock-puppet-pattern Peter Linz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Linz Phil Fletcher - https://instagram.com/philfletcherofficial Patsy & Ian - https://youtu.be/XcST-RUYzCM Britains Got Talent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain%27s_Got_Talent Mavis the Suffolk Fox - https://youtu.be/R4VcRIrCfpI Mavis on the Radio - https://youtu.be/1pC-UnHAf2A Solo: A Star Wars Story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story Dark Crystal Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz Jerry Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Nelson Alice Dinnean - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2019/01/utp-24/ Neil Sterenberg - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Neil_Sterenberg Spitting Image - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_Image Evening with Patsy May - https://www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/an-evening-with-patsy-may-at-the-museum-of-comedy/ CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE: Britain's Got Talent - https://youtu.be/WdU-d4MbAws Mavis - https://youtu.be/R4VcRIrCfpI CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com