Send us a text

Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.

Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.

Valentino reaches out to Edward "Ned" Kynaston, star actor of the King's Company, who was once the most revered and adored "boy player" of the pre-actress era. Convinced he can help Ned with modern ideas, he hopes their conversation will be the key to getting back home...no matter how jealous Valentino and Ned's chemistry might make Samuel. But when things go awry, Jane steps in with an intriguing offer...an offer that definitely isn't a trap, no way.

S1 of The Peek Stars:

Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock

The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster

Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista

This episode also guest stars:

Major Curda as Edward "Ned" Kynaston

Celeste Samson as Prologue Boy

Written and Directed by Lee Melillo

Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster

Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo

Associate Produced by Adeline Blue

Support the show by Subscribing!

Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys

Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com

Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts

For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys

Support the show

New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.

Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

Send us a text

Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.

Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.

Following their appearance at the King's Theatre Company for The Maiden Queen, word of Valentino's presence in London has begun to spread...as have some rumors our favorite gossip podcaster couldn't help but stir up at the show. Two unwelcome visitors come to confront him about this, and the schemes against Valentino pick up significantly...

S1 of The Peek Stars:

Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock

The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster

Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista

This episode also guest stars:

Aaron Dorelien as Sir William Davenant

Alex Ramirez Cannon as Thomas Betterton

Celeste Samson as Prologue Boy

Lee Melillo as Elizabeth Pepys

Written and Directed by Lee Melillo

Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster

Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo

Associate Produced by Adeline Blue

Support the show by Subscribing!

Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys

Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com

Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts

For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys

Support the show

New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.

Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

Send us a text

Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.

Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.

Pepys and Valentino attend the opening night performance of The Maiden Queen at the King's Theatre Company, on invite by actress Nell Gwyn. After the show, they encounter many major players in the Restoration Era theatre scene – including King Charles II himself. Rivalries are exposed, old lovers are scorned, and Valentino begins to realize the intricacies of these proto-celebrities' lives are more complicated than he could have ever imagined...

S1 of The Peek Stars:

Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock

The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster

Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista

This episode also guest stars:

Francesca Pinilla as Nell Gwyn

Matthew Cubillos as Charles Hart

James Kenna as Sir Thomas Killigrew

Aaron Dorelien as Sir William Davenant

Eunan Cannon as The Stagehand

James Carlos Lacey as King Charles II

Jacqueline McKenna as Mary Knep

Alex Ramirez Cannon as Thomas Betterton

Jason Maina as George Villiers

Major Curda as Edward Kynaston

with additional voices provided by the above ensemble, Lee Melillo, and Melissa Bautista.

Also featured in S1 of The Peek are:

Anna Mayo, Kana Seiki, Celeste Samson, & Zachary Harrison Poli

Written and Directed by Lee Melillo

Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster

Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo

Associate Produced by Adeline Blue

Support the show by Subscribing!

Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys

Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com

Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts

For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys

Support the show

New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.

Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

Send us a text

Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.

Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.

Pepys and "Valentino" have begun their podcast, The Peek with Samuel Pepys, in earnest. Their first topic? What exactly is going on with the monarchy (Valentino was never much of a history buff), where's Shakespeare, and which came first: King Charles II or his spaniels? The men are then unexpectedly visited by actress Nell Gwyn, and her arrival brings them one step closer to uncovering where the concept of celebrity truly began.

S1 of The Peek Stars:

Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock

The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster

Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista

This episode also guest stars:

Francesca Pinilla as Nell Gwyn

Anna Mayo as Elizabeth Pepys

Also featured in S1 of The Peek are:

Kana Seiki, Eunan Cannon, Major Curda, Celeste Samson, James Carlos Lacey, James Kenna, Aaron Dorelien, Jacqueline McKenna, Alex Ramirez Cannon, Zachary Harrison Poli, Lee Melillo, & Jason Maina.

Written and Directed by Lee Melillo

Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster

Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo

Associate Produced by Adeline Blue

Support the show by Subscribing!

Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys

Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com

Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts

For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys

Support the show

New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.

Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

Send us a text

Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.

Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.

A washed-up, jaded gossip podcast host is transported to 1660s London in the thick of England's Stuart Restoration following a freak matcha-spilling accident. There, he meets the famed diarist Samuel Pepys, whose writings give us a first-hand peek into the world of Restoration theatre and the beginnings of modern celebrity culture. Convinced he needs to learn something about this era to get back to our time, the Podcaster and Pepys strike a deal to work together and achieve their respective goals.

S1 of The Peek Stars:

Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock

The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster

Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista

Guest Starring:

Francesca Pinilla (Nell Gwyn), Anna Mayo (Elizabeth Pepys), Kana Seiki (Emily the Intern), Eunan Cannon (Priest/Stagehand), Celeste Samson (Boy/Witch), James Kenna (Sir Thomas Killigrew), Aaron Dorelien (Sir William Davenant), Jacqueline McKenna (Mary Knep), Alex Ramirez Cannon (Thomas Betterton), James Carlos Lacey (King Charles II), Zachary Harrison Poli (The Bard), and Lee Melillo (Aphra Behn).

Written and Directed by Lee Melillo

Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster

Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo

Associate Produced by Adeline Blue

Support the show by Subscribing!

Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys

Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com

Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts

For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys

Support the show

New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.

Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.

Send us a text

Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.

Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.

Join a washed-up, jaded gossip podcast host after he's transported to 1660s London in the thick of England's Stuart Restoration. Along with his jovial guide, Samuel Pepys, he'll learn just how modern celebrity culture came to be.

Episode 1 of THE PEEK WITH SAMUEL PEPYS will premiere Friday, August 1st, 2025. Subscribe now so you don't miss it!

Starring:

Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock

The Podcaster / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster

Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista

Guest Starring:

Francesca Pinilla (Nell Gwyn), Anna Mayo (Elizabeth Pepys), Kana Seiki (Emily the Intern), Eunan Cannon (Priest/Stagehand), Celeste Samson (Boy/Witch), James Kenna (Sir Thomas Killigrew), Aaron Dorelien (Sir William Davenant), Jacqueline McKenna (Mary Knep), Alex Ramirez Cannon (Thomas Betterton), James Carlos Lacey (King Charles II), Zachary Harrison Poli (The Bard), and Lee Melillo (Aphra Behn).

Written and Directed by Lee Melillo

Additional Script Edits by Charlie B. Foster

Executive Produced by Anna Mayo & Lee Melillo

Associate Produced by Adeline Blue

Support the show by Subscribing!

Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/thepeekwithpepys

Check out our website: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com

Episode transcripts here: thepeekwithsamuelpepys.com/transcripts

For social media and everything else: https://linktr.ee/thepeekwithsamuelpepys

Support the show

New episodes every other Friday at 12:00AM GMT-4.

Join our social media communities @thepeekwithpepys on Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube, tumblr, and TikTok.