def name_splitter(name: str):
    """Extract gig name & start time from string
    
    Args:
        name (str): name item from ParisCat GetStack
    
    Returns:
        str, str: title, start_time
    """

    # Initialise Reponse Variables
    title = None
    start_time = None

    # Generally title & start time are provided in a single string split by either "//" or "/"
    start_name_split = [x.strip('/').strip() for x in name.split('/',1) if x != '']
    if len(start_name_split) == 2:
        title = start_name_split[1]
        start_time = start_name_split[0]
        
        return start_time, title

    # Some names don't contain a start time & thus are length 1
    elif len(start_name_split) == 1:

        title = start_name_split[0]
        start_time = None

    return start_time, title