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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, ALISTAIR BARRIE. Barrie is a British comedian, writer and actor, who regular performs on the UK comedy circuit, and in other countries. He has also guested at numerous comedy festivals and taken several solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to critical acclaim. I have seen Barrie in London at Headliners Comedy Club in 2016, Always Be Comedy in London in 2019 and 2021, and Downstairs at the Kings Head in 2023. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Alistair Barrie's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/03/31/alistair-barrie/ Alistair Barrie's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlistairBarrieComedian/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/alistairbarrie/ Website: www.alistairbarrie.com
In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, TOM PRICE. Originally from Monmouth in Wales, Price is a British actor, radio presenter, voice-over artist and stand-up comedian. He is most notable for playing Ady Davidson in the BBC TV Dr Who spin-off series, Torchwood. He also regularly plays the UK comedy circuit with his bizarre and unique sense of humour. I have seen Price as a guest for the Always Be Comedy showcase in London in 2022. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Tom Price's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/12/18/tom-price/ Tom Price's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/thepriceistom/ X (Twitter): www.x.com/pricetom Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepricetom/ Website: www.pricetom.com
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, JESSICA FOSTEKEW. Fostekew is an English actress and stand-up comedian. She is a regular presence on the UK stand-up comedy circuit, and her solo show, Hench, was nominated for the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best show. Her TV acting credits include Avoidance (with Romesh Ranganathan), Cuckoo, and Motherland. She has featured on BBC Radio 4 (including The News Quiz) and on numerous TV entertainment shows, (including Live at The Apollo). She is a regular co-host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, as well as creator and host of the comedy food podcast, Hoovering. I always smile when I see her name on a comedy bill as I know I am in for as good time. She has on numerous occasions reduced me to helpless fits of laughter, and I have seen her many times over the years. I first saw her as a guest for Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival in 2012, and other notable performances include as a guest act for Always Be Comedy in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2022, Work In Progress shows at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, and Battersea Arts Centre in 2023, and her Hoovering Podcast Live in London in 2021 and Leicester in 2024. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Jessica Fostekew's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/10/jess-fostekew/ Jessica Fostekew's links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/jessicafostekew/ X (Twitter): www.x.com/jessicafostekew Instagram: www.instagram.com/jessicafostekew/
In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian, CAREY MARX. Marx is a regular headliner on the comedy circuit who delivers a unique mixture of dark humour and fantastic delivery. He has performed several solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and has twice won the New Zealand Comedy Festival for Best International Show. I have seen Marx live on stage for We Love Comedy in London in 2013, The Best of The Comedy Store in 2014, Always Be Comedy in London in 2017 and Downstairs At The Kings Head in London in 2023. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Carey Marx's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2021/04/12/carey-marx/ Carey Marx Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/CareyMarxComedy/ Twitter (X): www.x.com/CareyMarx Instagram: www.instagram.com/carey.marx/ Website: www.careymarx.com
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, ALEXANDER BENNETT. Regularly appearing on the UK comedy circuit, Alexander Bennett's comedy is intelligent, obscene, murky, meaningless and exceptionally funny. He has filmed several stand-up specials and has his own podcast with fellow comedian, Andy Barr entitled Born Yesterday (www.shows.acast.com/born-yesterday). I have watched Bennett compering for Always Be Comedy in 2019, co-creating and appearing in Dan Vs Food at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, as a guest for Live at Limehouse in 2020, Always Be Comedy Online: The James Gill Roast in 2021, The Comedy Arcade Live, and his own special I Don't Care For The Man Myself at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2023, and Sofa So Funny! in 2024. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Alexander Bennett's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/01/25/alexander-bennett/ Alexander Bennett's links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlexanderBennettComedian Instagram: www.instagram.com/alexanderybennett/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8qpVrvjyaOJkve6LlLAbQ
In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, JAMES DOWDESWELL. James Dowdeswell is a comedian, actor and writer. He had headlined and compered many comedy nights, has appeared in the TV comedy series Extras with Ricky Gervais, and wrote the book The Pub Manifesto: A Comedian Stands Up For Pubs. His comedy is knowledgeable, intelligent and exceptionally witty. I have seen Dowdeswell appear for the Always Be Comedy in London in 2019, perform his own solo show, Beers of A Clown at the Clapham Fringe in 2022 and as a guest for Collywobblers Comedy at Sambrook's Brewery in Wandsworth, London in 2023. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read James Dowdeswell's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/12/07/james-dowdeswell/ James Dowdeswell's links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/james.dowdeswell.5/ X (Twitter): www.x.com/jamesdowdeswell Instagram: www.instagram.com/dowdeswell_drinks_well
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, BEN POPE. Starting comedy at university, where he was president of the Cambridge Footlights (2013 /2014), Ben Pope is a rising star on the comedy circuit both as a compere and as a performer. He is a gifted storyteller and brilliant comedy writer. Effortlessly at ease on stage with an audience, he has an extremely likeable stage presence and has toured internationally and around the UK, including critically acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. I have seen Pope compering and performing at Always Be Comedy in 2022 and delivering his solo show Holy Cow at the Vault Festival and the Soho Theatre in London in 2023, plus a guest spot for On The Edge Best of the Fest at the Brighton Fringe in 2023 and a full work in progress show at the Brighton Fringe in 2024. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Ben Pope's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/11/08/ben-pope/ Ben Pope's links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/benedict.pope.92/ X (Twitter): www.twitter.com/BenWPope Instagram: www.instagram.com/popesbenedict/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe9kHuQ_7MY
In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, ALEXANDRA HADDOW. Regularly performing at comedy clubs all over the country, London-based Haddow is a naturally funny woman on stage displaying charisma, smut and audacity whilst delivering extremely relatable humorous stories. She hosts Dulwich Hamlet Comedy every month, her debut solo show Not My Finest Hour in 2023 won plaudits at comedy festivals, and she has been tour-support for the likes of Frankie Boyle and Bill Bailey. I have watched Haddow as a guest for 21 Soho in 2022, Always Be Comedy in 2023 and also her solo show Not My Finest Hour at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Alexandra Haddow's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/10/09/alexandra-haddow/ Alexandra Haddow Links: Twitter: www.twitter.com/missahaddow Instagram: www.instagram.com/alexandrahaddow/
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, BELLA HULL. Bella Hull is a London-based stand-up comedian and writer. Very engaging and exciting on stage, she is confident and extremely funny with very clever material about her life and career. Hull performed her debut solo show, Babycakes, at the Edinburgh Fringe and then the Soho Theatre to rave reviews in 2022. I have watched Hull perform for Always Be Comedy both online, and at Sambrook's Brewery in Wandsworth in 2022, and at the Kennington venue in 2023. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Bella Hull's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/04/03/bella-hull/ Bella Hull Links: Twitter: www.twitter.com/bellabellahull Instagram: www.instagram.com/bellabellahull/
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, BRENNAN REECE about his comedy career. Reece is a working class, northern comedian who won became a comedian in 2010 and won the English Comedian of The Year in 2015. His cheeky on-stage persona is extremely funny and very endearing. I have watched Reece perform for The Return of The Craic online comedy club in 2021, the Edinburgh Comedy Allstars, and his brilliant solo show, Crowded, at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022 and for Always Be Comedy in London also in 2022. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Brennan Reece's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2021/01/31/brennan-reece/ Brennan Reece's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/brennan.reece/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/brennanreece Instagram: www.instagram/brennanreece Website: www.brennanreece.com
Can you feel it, listener? I can. I can feel it. The warm, sultry breeze of our impending Succotash hiatus is gently wafting around the next bend in our feed. I'm your every-other-weekly-host Marc Hershon and welcome to Episode 352, which I'm calling “Last Clips Before Hiatus” because, well, it's our second-to-last episode before we take a break BUT the last one in which we'll be featuring clips. I'll tell you more about what our LAST show before jump the tracks is going to be like toward this end of this blog entry but, for now, let's share this time together as just another in the long lines of Succotash episodes where we feature clips from other comedy soundcasts across the internet. Before I get to what I have in store for you, let's recall what Epi351, Tyson Saner's final solo hosting episode before the break, was like last week. His was the first episode to officially enter our 12th year of soundcasting. We started in April of 2011 so Tyson got the glory and the honor of being the first of us to break the tape on year 12 with “The Penultimate Pre-Hiatus Show”, which featured clips from comedy soundcasts Holidays After Dark, What Went Wrong, and Bit Weird But Fair Enough (I Guess). Tyson wrapped up that episode with a very sincere thanks and farewell for now and I think you'll get a great deal out of listening to that installment of the show. As for me, I'm intending to go out with this show as it was originally conceived: By featuring a collection of clips from soundcasts that we've not featured before. Sure, we've occasionally dipped back into the same pool now and again to feature some faves – but our overall design and intent has been to bring you what's fresh and new, at least our ears and quite possibly yours. Bearing that in mind, I have clips from Literally with Rob Lowe, a new sitcom soundcast called Popcorn For Dinner, and a show from across the Pond in England – a well-regarded standby there called Always Be Comedy. Since this will be our last opportunity to do so for awhile, I'm going to feature an audio essay from comedian and friend of the show Dan St. Paul, from his Slices blog, entitled “Slave to the Machines”. This lovely cavalcade of clippage is brought to you, as always, by Henderson's Pants and their new Bottoms Up Cargo Pants, a recent introduction designed by our own announcer, Bill Heywatt, for that discriminating boozehound on the go. As I said, toward the end of this episode I let you know what's in store for the final-final episode next week, as well as a few wrap-up thoughts from my brain and my heart as we hit our 12th year anniversary. CLIPS Literally with Rob Lowe Is there more of a consummate celebrity in the entertainment world today than Rob Lowe? He's an actor who has created an indelible brand for and of himself, he's never really had any controversy around him, and he's basically a Hollywood homegrown talent who's been around since he was a kid. A few yeas ago he started popping up as a guest on a number of soundcasts and it wasn't long until he pulled the cloak off of Literally, the show he hosts every week, mostly talking to friends that he pulls right out of his own cell phone. He recently talk with Levar Burton, famous for playing Geordi LaForge on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Before that, he broke through as Kunta Kinte, a young slave on the Roots miniseries. And he talks a bit about both those experiences in this clip. Popcorn For Dinner This next entry is brand new. It's only been out for about 8 or 9 weeks at this point, which means its first season is coming to a close and you can binge it. Because it's one of the first full-on soundcast situation comedies that I've heard. Popcorn for Dinner is, first of all, produced by one of my favorite production outfits on the planet, which is Kelly&Kelly out of Vancouver, Canada. We've featured other shows from them before, including This Sounds Serious and Dexter Guff is Smarter Than You. This new offering is largely written and created by comedian Maddy Kelly – no relation to Pat Kelly or Chris Kelly, who ARE related, but maybe it helps to have them set a show up if your last name IS Kelly. It features former Nickelodean star Ciara Bravo as the narrator, and stars Maddy Kelly, Charlie Foster, Jillian Ebanks and Ben Fawcett as four friends in their early 20s as they try to make it on their own, despite the fact that none of them know what that looks like...at all. It's got all the tropes that make classic sitcoms identifiable including a laugh track. It's meta, it's corny, it's funny and – after I listened to the first three episodes, I was pretty much hooked. The clip I have for you is from Episode 6 and I picked the very opening of the show so you can easily pick up on the vibe – they have the opening teaser scene, the set-up for the episode and your get to hear what the main characters each sound like. Always Be Comedy I'm not sure how long Always Be Comedy has been cranking out episode in Britain but, given their list of guests, it's been going awhile. Hosted by comics James Gill and Tim Lewis, they invite other comedians in to chat and to curate their dream gig – o talk about all the elements that they would bring together to make a dynamite boffo show. This clip doesn't quite get to that part of the hosts' chat with guest, England comedy legend Stewart Lee, which is well worth strapping in for given his experience. Instead, Stewart waxes on a bit about some of his contemporary veteran comedians. Dan St. Paul: Slave to the Machines Which brings us to the end of our featured clips this week and right up to the doorstep of comedian and friend of the show Dan St. Paul. He's been writing these humorous essays for his “Slices” blog on Substack for a while now, and I had him record a few and then added some music and effects to them. That was impetus enough for Dan to turn to his pal Jimmy Goings and really get into producing them. Here's his latest, entitled “Slave to the Machines”. That is going to do it for this final solo episode before our Succotash hiatus begins. As I teased at the top of the show, I can let you know that next week, for our 12th Anniversary Show, Tyson Saner and I will be joining forces to celebrate the blessed event. Joining us will be longtime friend of the show who we first met in Episode 36 back in the Fall of 2012, Travis Clark. We'll look back and reminisce not just about Succotash but also about soundcasting and how far it come since we first fired up the mics in 2011. That's next week, in this very same feed, so don't miss it! As for me, I am sometime startled to wake up and discover this Succotash thing has been going as long as it has. I've made a lot of friends, literally around the globe, through the network of soundcasters out there. I think one of the things that we'll do as we sail into our 12th year is that I may just have to stop beating the drum to call these things soundcasts instead of podcasts. We gave it a valiant effort. I don't think anyone would deny us that. We'll see. I have to thank Joe Paulino, first and foremost, which helped me breathe life into this concept through the auspices of Studio P, his “home of the hit” in Sausalito, California. And for introducing us to Bill Heywatt, our erstwhile and often tanked booth announcer. Scott Carvey, one of Dana Carvey's brothers, created our theme music from me sending him a jazz tune I liked and doing his own interpretation of the concept so we could have some music free and clear. Kenny Durgis is our booth assistant who, frankly doesn't do much more than complain but we gotta acknowledge the little guy. More than anyone connected to the show, my heartfelt and deep gratitude goes to Tyson Saner, who went from contributing a few odd clips now and again to becoming the show's Associate Producer to full-blown host, slipping into the Big Chair for several years while it stepped into the background as Executive Producer and got to take a big breather. I would be remiss if I didn't thank my wife, the lovely and talented Debra Hershon. While she's never spent a moment hanging around this show, if not for her support and giving me the space to create and shave time off of our personal time – sometimes on while on vacation and sometimes even urging me to head to LA or shows in San Francisco so I could get interviews and such, this show certainly wouldn't have happened. Finally, of course, there's you. Our listener. Whether this is the very first time you've filled your ears with Succotash or if you've been with us for every one of the 352 episodes we've dropped, this has always been intended for you. As a wayfinding tool to help you hack through the soundcast wilderness to find fun, new shows to listen to. And whether it was from those heady early days when we actually would show up on the front page of Apple's downloads or, more often bouncing along with just blips on the download radar, we know that you've been out there putting up with our audio shenanigans. So thank you, thank you, thank you. We'll be here next year with that 12th anniversary show. And then Tyson, Bill, Joe, and I are going to take a little break. Catch our breaths and figure out how and when we'll return. This show maybe exactly like you hear it today. Or we may change up the format and try some different things. Hang in there and we'll let you know what's what. And in the meantime, if in the next week or so you have someone tap you on the shoulder while you're working out in the gym and they ask what you're listening to on your earbuds, won't you please pass the Succotash? — Marc Hershon
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian ANIA MAGLIANO about her comedy career. Magliano is an Italian-Polish comedian based in London, who made the final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2018 and the Funny Women Award in 2020. On stage, she is an exceptionally confident, warm, and funny comedian, who is highly recommended. I have seen Magliano perform both live and online at Always Be Comedy in 2021 and 2022. I also saw her debut solo Edinburgh Fringe show, Absolutely No Worries If Not, in 2022. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Ania Magliano's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2021/10/09/ania-magliano/ Ania Magliano's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/aniamaglianocomedy Twitter: www.twitter.com/AniaMags Instagram: www.instagram.com/aniamagliano/ Website: www.aniamagliano.com
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian FRANCIS FOSTER about his comedy career. Francis Foster is a brilliant stand-up comedian who regularly performs at UK comedy clubs, as well as all over the world. His writing credits include Mock The Week for the BBC, and in 2018, he began co-hosting the podcast TRIGGERnometry with fellow comedian Konstantin Kisin, which has achieved enormous success. I have seen Foster on stage for Birdies Comedy in 2014, Always Be Comedy in 2016 and for Angel Comedy at the Camden Head, Islington in 2017 all in London. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Francis Foster's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/10/31/francis-foster/ Francis Foster's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/francis.foster3 Twitter: www.twitter.com/francisjfoster Instagram: www.instagram.com/francisjfoster/ Website: www.francisfoster.co.uk
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, JOSH PUGH, about his comedy career. Pugh is an British stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing in 2014 and in that year as well as 2015, he won the Midlands New Act of The Year. In 2015, he also won new act competitions at both the Birmingham Comedy Festival and Nottingham Comedy Festival and in 2016 he won the English Comedian of the Year. He has become a regular on the comedy circuit and is on tour in 2023 with his solo show Sausage, Egg, Josh Pugh, Chips and Beans. I have seen Pugh perform for Always Be Comedy online in 2020, 2021 and 2022, Always Be Comedy live in 2021 and 2022, and solo show Josh Pugh: Danger, High Loltage (work in progress) at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2022. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Josh Pugh's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/09/27/josh-pugh/ Josh Pugh's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/joshPughComic/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/JoshPughComic Instagram: www.instagram.com/joshpughcomic/
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, STEVE BUGEJA, about his comedy career. Bugeja is a regular in comedy clubs and is also a writer and actor. Co-creating and appearing in the ITV 2 sitcom, Buffering (with Iain Stirling) and has been part of the main writing team for Stirling's ITV 2 comedy quiz show, Celebability and The Russell Hour for Sky Television. He won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2013 and has since had five successful solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and been on two national tours. An extremely funny and unique comic performer on stage, he has razor-sharp wit and delivers each story and joke with brilliant precision and timing. I have seen Bugeja perform for Always Be Comedy in London in 2017, Mervyn Stutter's Pick of The Fringe in Edinburgh in 2018, Always Be Comedy in 2021, his work-in-progress solo show Tried To Start His Own Nickname in 2021 for the Leicester Comedy Festival and supporting Iain Stirling on tour at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London in 2022. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Steve Bugeja's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2018/09/08/steve-bugeja/ Steve Bugeja's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/SteveBugejaComedian/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/stevebugeja Instagram: www.instagram.com/stevebugejacomedy/ Website: www.stevebugeja.com
In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian PAUL TONKINSON, about his comedy career. Tonkinson is an extraordinary live performer. Winning the 1992 Time Out New Act of the Year Award and the Time Out Stand-Up Comic of the Year in 1997, he is a regular headlining act on the comedy circuit. Famed for his lively visual and physicality and accurate parodies, his first-rate material on every-day life is hysterical. He has been tour-support for Michael McIntyre in 2013, 2015 and 2021 and, on television, he has also hosted Channel 4's The Big Breakfast and the BBC's The Sunday Show. I have seen Tonkinson perform for Headliners Comedy Club in 2015, Banana Cabaret in 2017, Always Be Comedy in 2017 and 2020 and supporting Michael McIntyre at the Leicester Square Theatre, London in 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Paul Tonkinson's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/02/28/paul-tonkinson/ Paul Tonkinson's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/paultonkinsoncomic/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/paultonkinson
In this episode, I talk to the comedian ELLIOT STEEL, about his comedy career. A stand-up comedian like his dad, Mark; Steele has performed truthful and extremely funny comedy sets, which are delivered with a refreshingly individual style together with a self-assured stage presence. I have seen Steel perform for Always Be Comedy, London in 2017, 2019 and 2020 and at the Hastings Comedy Festival in 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Elliot Steel's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/03/14/elliot-steel/ Elliot Steel's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/elliotsteelcom/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/elliotsteelcom Instagram: www.instagram.com/elliotsteel/
In this episode, I talk to one of my absolute favourite comedians, MILTON JONES, about his comedy career. Jones is one of the best one-line pun comedians working today. Familiar for his wild hair and wonderful loud fashionable shirts, his expressionless and overanxious delivery of the joke is superb. The lines to the joke are extremely well crafted, hysterically funny and he has become exceptionally popular with audiences. He has had various shows on BBC Radio 4 and was a regular panellist on BBC TV's Mock The Week. I have seen Jones perform many times over the years. I first saw him perform at the Ealing Comedy in London in 2010 and then a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe with his solo shows Milton Jones: On The High Road in 2013, Milton Jones and The Temple of Daft in 2015, and Milton Impossible in 2019, and again in London in 2022. I have also him numerous times as a guest for Always Be Comedy, Headliners Comedy Club and Outside The Box, all in London. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Milton Jones's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/27/milton-jones/ Milton Jones's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/miltonjonescomedy/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/themiltonjones Instagram: www.instagram.com/themiltonjones/ Website: www.miltonjones.com
In this episode, I talk to two members – Tom Livingstone and Robin Hatcher - of the hilarious comedy sketch group, The Noise Next Door. The Noise Next Door is the UK's premier improvised comedy ensemble who have been performing together since 2005. The current line up comprises of Livingstone, Hatcher, Matt Grant, and Sam Pacelli. Charlie Granville has also been a member as has Tom Houghton who left in 2016 to go solo. Each show is different and is made up of taking suggestions from the audience on any topic, and then acting out scenarios and stories made up on the spot with hilarious characters and situations. It has proved to be a winning and thoroughly entertaining formula. I have seen The Noise Next Door perform many times over the years including at the Underbelly Festival on the Southbank in London and the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015, Leicester Square Theatre, London and the Edinburgh Fringe in 2016, Always Be Comedy in Kennington, London and the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 and 2019, The Old Firestation, Carlisle in 2020, and The Brighton Open Air Theatre plus the Underbelly Festival, Cavendish Square in London in 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read The Noise Next Door's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/06/26/the-noise-next-door/ The Noise Next Door's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/noisenextdoor Twitter: www.twitter.com/NoiseNextDoor Instagram: www.instagram.com/noisenextdoor/ Website: www.thenoisenextdoor.co.uk
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian Jeff Innocent about his comedy career. Innocent has been a comedian, writer, and actor for over twenty years and regularly headlines comedy clubs. Winner of British Comedian of The Year in 2021, as well as numerous other awards, he has created the Jeff Innocent Comedy Academy teaching budding stand-up's the tricks of the trade, and his unique influence is somewhere between looking like a London hard-man and his refined, thoughtful approach to comedy. I have seen Innocent perform regularly for Always Be Comedy in 2017 and 2019, Bearcat Comedy in 2018, Headliners Comedy Club in 2021 and the Ealing Comedy Festival in 2022. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Jeff Innocent's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/02/09/jeff-innocent/ Jeff Innocent's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeffinnocentcomedian/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/InnocentJeff Instagram: www.instagram.com/jeffinnocentofficial/ Website: www.innocentacademy.com
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comic actor Alex Lowe about his comedy career. Lowe is an English actor, comedian and voice artist. He is the creator and performer of brilliant comic characters Barry from Watford and Clinton Baptiste. Barry is an eighty plus Motivational Speaker with a fine line in comic smut, as featured on Steve Wright In The Afternoon on BBC Radio 2. Lowe's most famous comic creation Clinton Baptiste, the impatient medium, clairvoyant and psychic best known for his appearances on Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights broadcast on Channel 4. Lowe isA regular headliner at comedy nights and is an extremely funny performer I have seen Lowe perform as Barry from Watford at Mervyn Stutter's Pick of The Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival in 2013 and as Clinton Baptiste at Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights Live at the Manchester arena in 2015, Always Be Comedy in London in 2018 and 2019 and Epic Comedy in Chichester in 2022. Lowe is a regular headliner at comedy nights and is an extremely funny performer. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Alex Lowe's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/09/07/clinton-baptiste/ www.arichcomiclife.blog/2018/03/04/barry-from-watford-aka-alex-lowe/ Alex Lowe's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/realclintonb Twitter: www.twitter.com/alexlowe51 Facebook: www.facebook.com/BarryFromWatford Instagram: www.instagram.com/baptisteclinton/ Website: www.clintonbaptiste.com
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian Stevie Martin about her comic career. Martin is a comedian, actor, writer and podcaster. Online output includes a regular improvised comedy book club on Twitch and two successful podcasts Might Delete Later with Gina Martin and Nobody Panic with Tessa Coates. Her many TV appearances include Starstruck opposite Rose Matafeo, Comedians Giving Lectures and Russell Howard's Good News who she has also written for. On radio, her credits include Tom Neenan Is Not All Men and Sketchorama. I have seen Martin perform at Always Be Comedy and the London Comedy All Stars both in 2019 as well as her highly acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe solo show Hot Content in 2021 at the Soho Theatre in London. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Stevie Martin's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/07/07/stevie-martin/ Stevie Martin's Links: Twitter: www.twitter.com/5tevieM Instagram: www.instagram.com/5teviem/ Website: www.steviemartin.com
In this episode, I talk to one of my favourite comedians ANGELA BARNES about her comedy career. One of the UK's very best comedians, since winning the BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award in 2011, Barnes has not looked back. A regular on the comedy circuit and at festivals, her on-stage persona is blunt, no-nonsense, and hysterically funny. A familiar face and voice on radio and television, she is the host of Newsjack, been a guest host and panellist on The News Quiz and appeared on The Now Show all for BBC Radio 4. On television, her credits include Stand Up For The Week for Channel 4, As Yet Untitled with Alan Davies for Dave, Live At The Apollo and a regular guest on Mock The Week for the BBC. In 2020, she began co-hosting the podcast We are History with acclaimed author John O'Farrell. I have watched Barnes live on many occurrences over the years including appearances at various Always Be Comedy showcases from 2016 to 2022, also at 99 Club Comedy, London in 2018, Headliners Comedy Club, London in 2019 and 2022 and her solo shows Fortitude in 2017 and Rose Tinted in 2018 both at the Edinburgh Fringe. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Angela Barnes' blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/23/angela-barnes/ Angela Barnes' Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/angelabarnescomedy Twitter: www.twitter.com/angelabarnes Instagram: www.instagram.com/angela_barnesy Website: www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian ROSE JOHNSON about her comedy career. One third of comedy sketch group Birthday Girls (whose podcast Birthday Girls House Party was nominated for the 2019 British Podcast Award for Best Comedy), Johnson is an actress, writer, stand-up comedian, and compere. Her many TV writing credits include Have I Got News For You, The Mash Report, The Last Leg and Hypothetical. She also writes for children's TV including episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine. A natural comedian who is a pleasure to watch, I have seen Johnson many times on stage performing with the Birthday Girls for the Late-Night Comedy Party at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 and for the Birthday Girls Live Comedy Podcast for the Underbelly Festival in London in 2021. Performing solo, I have seen Johnson at Always Be Comedy, live in 2019, online in 2020 and live as guest compere in 2020 and 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Rose Johnson's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/10/13/rose-johnson/ Rose Johnson's Links: Twitter: www.twitter.com/rosejohnno Instagram: www.instagram.com/rosejohnno/
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian JULIAN DEANE about his comedy career. Julian Deane is a stand-up comedian and writer. Known for his clever punchlines and warped view of the world, he started his comedy career in 2005. By 2008, he was named the best new comedian of the year by the Comedy Café in London and in 2010, he won the Laughing Horse New Act of The Year competition. On TV, his writing credits include Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Mock The Week. I have seen Deane perform live in 2020 for Always Be Comedy and the Clapham Comedy Club and in 2021 for Happy Mondays Comedy online. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Julian Deane's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/01/25/julian-deane/ Julian Deane's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/juliandeanecomedian/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/Julian_Deane/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/juliandeanecomedian Website: www.juliandeane.co.uk
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, NEIL DELAMERE about his comedy career. Beginning his career at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004, Delamere is one of Ireland's most brilliant comedians. Warm, endearing and extremely funny, the comedian's take on life is accurate, honest, and hilarious. As well as touring, the comedian has also worked on both radio and television including the BBC comedy series One Night Stand and BBC radio and television panel quiz The Blame Game. I have watched Delamere on stage many times over the years including at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011 and 2012 and at Headliners Comedy Club and Always Be Comedy in 2019 then the Boatshow Comedy in 2021 all in London. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Neil Delamere's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/09/22/neil-delamere/ Neil Delamere Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/NeilDelamere Twitter: www.twitter.com/neildelamere Instagram: www.instagram.com/neildelamerecomedy/ Website: www.neildelamere.com
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, SIKISA about her comedy career. Hailing from Barbados and based in South London, Sikisa has become of the most thrilling acts currently on the circuit, gaining audience appreciation with her vibrant and bold routines. She was a finalist at the 2007 BBC New Comedy Award competition and regularly appears on stage with a warm and endearing presence delivering razor-sharp material. I first saw Sikisa live in 2020 where she was a guest for Always Be Comedy and has appeared for the club many times since during 2020 and 2021 both online and live as a compere or an act. I have also seen her perform for Live @ Limehouse and Vix Leyton's Comedy Arcade in 2020 as well as her solo work-in-progress show Bad Guy at the Brighton Fringe in 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Sikisa's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/28/sikisa/ Sikisa Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Twixcomedy/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/sikisacomedy Instagram: www.instagram.com/twix_choc87/ Website: www.sikisacomedy.com
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, JACOB HAWLEY about his comedy career. Starting in 2014, London based working class comedian Jacob Hawley is now a regular on the comedy circuit. As well as columnist for The Metro newspaper, he also has two hit podcasts Jacob Hawley: On Drugs and Jacob Hawley: On Love. Since 2020, I have seen Hawley many times at Always Be Comedy both live and online and watched him develop into an excellent comedian. He is a extremely self-assured performer with an appealing charisma and is highly recommended. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Jacob Hawley's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/05/28/jacob-hawley/ Jacob Hawley's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/jacobhawleycomedy/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/hawleyjacob Instagram: www.instagram.com/jacobhawley/ Website: www.jacobhawley.co.uk
In this episode, I talk to the very funny comedian, CARL DONNELLY about his comedy career. After winning the Chortle Awards for Best Newcomer and the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award both in 2007, Donnelly garnered status as one of Britain's funniest comedians and comperes. Brilliant at audience participation, he appears regularly at comedy clubs and festivals. I have seen Donnelly many times over the years including compering and appearing in shows for the Edinburgh Fringe from 2009 to 2018, 99 Club Comedy in 2015, Always Be Comedy in 2016, 2017 and 2020 and Save Live Comedy at the Clapham Grand in 2020 Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Carl Donnelly's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/09/05/carl-donnelly/ Carl Donnelly's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/carldonnellycomedian/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/CarlDonnelly Instagram: www.instagram.com/carldonnelly Website: www.carldonnelly.co.uk/
In this episode, I talk to one of my favourite comedians, RICH WILSON about his comedy career. Whilst working as a barman at Up The Creek Comedy Club in South East London, Wilson was inspired by the comedy acts he saw on stage and decided to try stand-up in 2004. Since then, he has never looked back gaining a reputation as one of Britain's best comedians. He quickly became a regular on the comedy circuit and headlines many major comedy clubs often reducing me to hysterics when I watch him live. In 2019, Wilson launched his incredibly successful podcast Insane In The Men Brain where he chats to fellow comedians. I have watched him perform many times, from his own acclaimed solo show, Death Becomes Him at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, to headlining shows for fellow comedian and promoter Vix Leyton, and playing major comedy clubs such as Up The Creek and Always Be Comedy in 2020. He can also be heard weekly on the digital station Islington Radio presenting his show The Tuned Up Time Machine. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Rich Wilson's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/09/13/rich-wilson/ Rich Wilson's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/richwilsoncomedy/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/IamRichWilson Instagram: www.instagram.com/iamrichwilson Website: www.richwilsoncomedian.com/
In this episode, I talk to the very funny comedian, SEAN MCLOUGHLIN about his comedy career. A familiar act at comedy festivals and clubs worldwide, and having performed several acclaimed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, McLoughlin has supported Ricky Gervais on a world tour and opened for Bill Burr in London. I have seen the comedian perform many times including support for Katherine Ryan on her Glam Role Model in 2015 and for appearances at Always Be Comedy in 2016. 2018, 2020 and 2021. He has consistently managed to reduce me to hysterical laughter when I have seen him live on stage and he is highly recommended. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Sean McLoughlin's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2018/01/14/sean-mcloughlin/ Sean McLoughlin's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/SeanMcLoughlinComedian Twitter: www.twitter.com/SeanMcloughlin Instagram: www.instagram.com/seanmcloughlincomedy/ Website: www.seanmcloughlincomedy.com
In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian, MARK WATSON about his comedy career. Watson has had a long and varied career as a stand-up comedian. He is a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe being nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2005 Perrier Awards and winning the first ever Panel Prize at the if.comeddies in 2006. In the same year, he also received a Barry Award nomination for best show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival as well as the Time Out Critics Choice Award. Since 2006, I have enjoyed watching Watson's solo shows at The Edinburgh Fringe including I'm Worried That I'm Starting to Hate Almost Everything in the World in 2006, Do I Know You in 2010, Flaws in 2014, Festival of Bad Ideas in 2017 and I Appreciate You Coming to This and Let's Hope for the Best in 2019. I have also seen online versions of his twenty-four charity shows The Watsonathon in 2020 together with other performances including Always Be Comedy in 2020 and 2021. The comedian is also an acclaimed author and his ideas are always very clever and extremely funny. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Mark Watson's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/10/mark-watson/ Mark Watson's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarkWatsonComedian/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/watsoncomedian/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/watsoncomedian Website: www.markwatsonthecomedian.com/
In this episode, I talk to one of my favourite comedians, NICK HELM about his comedy career. The comedian, actor and rock musician is famous for his confrontational style of comedy, is hilariously funny and has built up a cult status over the years. Helm starred in the BBC Three comedy series Uncle from 2012 to 2017 A regular Edinburgh Fringe favourite since 2010, I have watched his solo show Masterworks in Progress at the Pleasance Theatre in 2017 and his solo triumphant show Phoenix From The Flames in 2019. I have seen him perform many times for Always Be Comedy from 2016 to 2021 and have watched his infamous Christmas Show at the Pleasance Theatre in London every year since 2017. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Nick Helm's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/20/nick-helm/ Nick Helm's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheNickHelm Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheNickHelm Instagram: www.instagram.com/TheNickHelm Website: http://www.nick-helm.co.uk/
In this episode, I talk to one of Britain's most popular comedians, JOE LYCETT about his comedy career. Lycett won the Chortle Student Comedian of The Year competition in 2009, the runner-up in the 2009 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year in the same year, and a finalist in the 2011 BBC New Comedy Awards. In 2012, his acclaimed debut stand-up show Some Lycett Hot was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. In 2016, his book Parsnips, Buttered was published and in 2019, and a TV regular, his consumer show Joe Lycett's Got Your Back began broadcasting on Channel 4. Also, in 2019, he became the host of the BBCs, The Great British Sewing Bee and in 2021, he was a subject on the popular ancestry show Who Do You Think You Are. One of my absolute favourite comedians, I have seen Lycett perform many times including at the Edinburgh Fringe his solo show That's The Way Aha Aha Joe Lycett in 2015 and for Always Be Comedy from 2016 to 2021 where his unique style of comedy has repeatedly reduced me to fits of hysterical laughter. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Joe Lycett's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/11/09/joe-lycett Joe Lycett's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/joelycett Twitter: www.twitter.com/joelycett Instagram: www.instagram.com/joelycett Website: www.joelycett.com
EPISODE 46: KEVIN DAY In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, KEVIN DAY about his comedy career. Day is a British stand-up comedian, sports presenter and comedy writer. He was a regular at The Comedy Store in London in the late eighties and early nineties. He has written for many comedians including Dave Allen and Jo Brand. In 2005, became a programme associate on the BBC's long running topical news quiz Have I Got News For You. Since 2004, he has been a regular on Match of The Day 2 and has appeared on and written for other TV and radio shows. Day has effortlessly made me laugh continuously whenever I have watched him. I have seen his solo shows Standy Uppy in 2014 and Hairline in 2015 both at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as performing for Always Be Comedy online in 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Kevin Day's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/10/05/kevin-day/ Kevin Day's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/KevinDayComedy Twitter: www.twitter.com/kevinhunterday
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, GLENN MOORE about his comedy career. Moore is a comedian, actor and one of the most creative joke writers in the UK. In 2011, he was a finalist for the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Award whilst studying and after graduating in English Literature, he worked as a newsreader for a variety of radio stations by day and performing stand-up in the evenings. Moore is a regular performer on the comedy circuit and nominated at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards during the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe. He has also appeared on many TV shows including Mock The Week for BBC and The Stand Up Sketch Up Show for ITV2. I have seen Moore perform many times for Always Be Comedy as well as The Big Funny Fest and The Camden Fringe between 2017 and 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Glenn Moore's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/02/16/glenn-moore/ Glenn Moore's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheNewsAtGlenn/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheNewsAtGlenn Instagram: www.instagram.com.glennrogermoore/
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian JEN BRISTER about her comedy career. Brister is an exceptionally talented and extremely funny comedian who often talks on stage about her Spanish mum, the relationship with her partner and her twin boys. She is superb at displaying levels of frustration or ranting for comic effect and is a wonderfully compelling performer. I have watched her comic routines and compering many times at Always Be Comedy and other venues since 2017 as well as her solo Edinburgh shows Meaningless in 2018 and Under Privilege in 2019. She is also co-host of a successful podcast with comedian Maureen Younger and author of the book The Other Mother, published in 2019. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Jen Brister's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/17/jen-brister/ Jen Brister's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/JenBristercomedy Twitter: www.twitter.com/jenbrister Instagram: www.instagram.com/jen_brister/ Website: www.jenbrister.co.uk
In this episode, I talk to one of my favourite comedians, JUSTIN MOORHOUSE about his comedy career. Moorhouse began his career at the famous Frog and Bucket Comedy Club in Manchester and in 2002, he won a local comedy competition appearing at The Comedy Store in the city. This led to touring and appearing as Young Kenny in the Channel 4 classic comedy series Phoenix Nights alongside Peter Kay and a wonderful cast. He has also been a radio DJ, and actor appearing on stage at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, in the film Looking For Eric released in 2009 and on TV in Coronation Street in 2014. Moorhouse is a popular MC at The Comedy Store both in Manchester and London and he regularly performs stand-up comedy across Britain. I have seen Moorhouse perform many times to great acclaim with his solo Edinburgh Fringe shows from 2007 to 2010 and 2014 to 2018 as well as for The Comedy Store, Always Be Comedy, Return of The Craic and Headliners Comedy Club from 2019 to 2021. I always look forward to seeing his name on a bill and whenever I have watched him, he has made me consistently laugh out loud until my sides ache. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Justin Moorhouse's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/28/justin-moorhouse/ Justin Moorhouse's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/justinmoorhouse Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinmoorhouse Instagram: www.instagram.com/justinmoorhouse/ Website: www.justinmoorhouse.com
In this episode, I talk to the comedian LAUREN PATTISON about her comedy career. Charming Geordie comedian Lauren Pattison was a finalist for the Chortle Student Comedy Awards in 2015 and a finalist for the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2016 as well as a nomination for the Best Newcomer Award at the Lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2017. I have seen Pattison perform many times to great acclaim in 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021 for Always Be Comedy live and online and for the Return of The Craic online comedy show in 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Lauren Pattison's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/02/lauren-pattison/ Lauren Pattison's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/laurenpattisoncomedy/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/laurenpattison Instagram: www.instagram.com/lauren_pattison/ Website: www.lauren-pattison.com/
In this episode, I talk to comedian ESTHER MANITO about her comedy career. Winner of many awards including the BBC New Award 2016 – 2018 and the winner of the Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2021, the comedian has a very confident manner when she performs live delivering superbly timed rants and exceptionally funny stories. I have seen Manito online for Happy Mondays Comedy in 2020 and for Always Be Comedy in 2018 and again live in 2021. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Esther Manito's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2018/10/13/esther-manito/ Esther Manito's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/estherfunnyoldgoat/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/esther_manito Instagram: www.instagram.com/esthermanito/ Website: www.esthermanito.co.uk
In this episode, I talk to the one of the wonderful comedian KELLY CONVEY about her comedy career. Beginning in 2016, Convey is a very honest and extremely funny comedian. She has been a finalist of the famous So You Think You're Funny competition and has separately toured with Russell Kane and Alan Carr. I have seen her perform many times at Always Be Comedy and in 2019, I saw her debut solo show Telephone Voice at the Edinburgh Fringe where she was a delight to watch. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Kelly Convey's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/08/26/kelly-convey/ Kelly Convey's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/kellyconveycomedy Twitter: www.twitter.com/kelly_convey Instagram: www.instagram.com/kelly_convey Website: www.kellyconvey.com
In this episode, I talk to the one of my favourite comedians, PAUL MCCAFFREY about his comedy career. Winner of the Latitude New Act of the Year in 2009, McCaffrey has always made me consistently laugh at his brilliantly inspired everyday life routines. He has been the support act on tour for Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges. He has performed four critically acclaimed Edinburgh solo shows and appeared at music festivals such as Reading, Leeds and Latitude. I always smile when I see him name on a comedy bill knowing that I am going to have a good time. I have seen him live many times including his solo shows Suburban Legend in 2017 and Lemon in 2019 both at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as many performances for Always Be Comedy in London. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Paul McCaffrey's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/09/05/paul-mccaffrey/ Paul McCaffrey's Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/paul.mccaffrey.39 Twitter: www.twitter.com/paulmccaffreys Instagram: www.instagram.com/paulmccaffreycomedian/ Website: www.paulmccaffrey.com
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian LLOYD GRIFFITH about his comedy career. Griffith is an exceptionally funny comedian who has made me laugh so much over the years and has supported Rob Beckett on tour in 2013 / 2014 and Jack Whitehall on tour in in 2017. He has also been a presenter on Sky TV's Soccer AM and for BBC 5Live and Talksport. I have seen Griffith live several times, including his solo shows In.Undated in 2017 and All Rounder in 2019 both at the Soho Theatre and many performances for Always Be Comedy in London. In 2021, I am looking forward to seeing his new solo show Not Just A Pretty Face at the Leicester Square Theatre towards the end of the year. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Lloyd Griffith's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/06/18/lloyd-griffith/ Lloyd Griffith's Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/lloydgriffithcomedian Twitter: https://twitter.com/LloydGriffith/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lloydgriffith/ Website: https://lloydgriffith.com
In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian SEANN WALSH about his comedy career. Walsh is one of the very best current observational comedians who has made me consistently roar with laughter whenever I have seen him perform. He has who has won several awards including the Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year and the Chortle Best Newcomer both in 2009. I have seen him live many times over the years including his solo shows Ying and Yang in 2011, Seann To Be Wild in 2012, The Lie-In King in 2013, Seann: 28 in 2014 and After This One I'm Going Home in 2019 all at the Edinburgh Fringe. I have also seen him regularly perform at Always Be Comedy. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Seann Walsh's blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/09/05/seann-walsh/ Seann Walsh's Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/seannwalshcomedy Twitter: https://twitter.com/seannwalsh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seannwalsh/ Website: https://seannwalsh.com
With the release of this podcast episode, it will be my birthday week and to celebrate, my interview guest is Britain's greatest compere and ‘my comedy brother' James Gill. Gill is the co-founder and resident compere at Always Be Comedy club. Having celebrated its tenth birthday in June 2021, I have been attending the club weekly for the last six years both live and online. Together with Tech guru Tim Lewis, it is testament to Gill that he has created an incredible evening, featuring amazingly talented comic acts, as he tirelessly works week in week out to entertain an audience. Please read James Gill's blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/10/james-gill/ James Gill's Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesGillComedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgillcomedy/ Website: https://www.jamesgillcomedy.com/
In this episode, I talk to the excellent compere and comedian MAFF BROWN about his comedy career. Beginning stand-up comedy in 2005, I saw Brown guest compere Always Be Comedy in 2018 where I was impressed by his roguish style of storytelling. He was great at building up routines and effortlessly warmed up the audience for the main acts. Brown is the founder and resident compare for the award-winning Outside The Box Comedy Club in London, tours his own material and is a regular TV warm-up host. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Maff Brown's blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2018/03/31/maff-brown/ Maff Brown's Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maffbrown Twitter: https://twitter.com/maffbrown Website: https://www.maffbrown.com/
In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian JAKE LAMBERT about his comedy career. I have seen Lambert perform many times as both a compere and solo act. His charm and wit on stage make him a natural stand-up. I have seen his shows Little Lost Lad and Never Mak The Same Mistak Twice at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as numerous times at Always Be Comedy in London. He has supported Sean Walsh, Kerry Godliman, Tom Allen and Rob Beckett on tour and has written for TV's Mock The Week and 8 Out Of 10 Cats and also on radio for The Now Show and The News Quiz. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Jake Lambert's blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/06/11/jake-lambert/ Jake Lambert's Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jake.e.lambert Twitter: https://twitter.com/LittleLostLad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlelostlad/ Website: https://www.jakelambertcomedy.com/
In this episode, I talk to the comedian STEFANIA LICARI about her comedy career. A qualified doctor and budding stand-up comedian, Licari training as an actress in London and France, and was coached in physical theatre in Poland. I first met her on the virtual front row at Always Be Comedy where she wanted to gain experience at being a stand-up. Being brand new to the comedy world, I was fascinated at what drove her to become a comedian. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Stefania Licari's Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/licaristefania/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StefaniaLicari Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/licaristefania/ Website: https://www.stefanialicari.com/bio
In this episode, I chat to the very funny comedian JACK BARRY about his comedy career. Stand-up and sketch comedian, Barry began his career as a student member of the crtically acclaimed Leeds Tealights sketch group from 2009 to 2011. He then performed solo at the Edinburgh from 2012. He is a stand-up comedian and resident compere at Mild Friends Comedy Club in Oxford, UK where he is a co-founder. I have seen him perform many times at Always Be Comedy where he has left me helpless with laughter and in 2019, I saw him host the Berks Nest Comedy Special at the Edinburgh Fringe. Thanks so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Jack Barry's blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2019/12/07/jack-barry/ Jack Barry's Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackBarryComedy Twitter: https://twitter.com/JBazzler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamjackbarry Website: https://www.jackbarry.co.uk
In this episode, I chat to the excellent comedian TOM DEACON about his comedy career. Comedian, DJ, and presenter Deacon has performed on stage numerous times and on TV he has appeared in many programmes, including Dave's One Night Stand, The Rob Brydon Show and Edinburgh and Beyond. I have really enjoyed his routines at the Always Be Comedy club where he was sometimes a guest compere as well as a solo performer. He had an effortless ability to create wonderful random stories and routines and is highly recommended. Thanks so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Please read Tom Deacon's blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2019/10/18/tom-deacon/ Tom Deacon's Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tomdeaconcomedy Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TomHDeacon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomdeaconcomedy Website: https://www.tomdeacon.co.uk/
We chat with one of Britain's best comedians: the great Jen Brister.Jen - a star of Live At The Apollo - talks candidly about parenthood, as well as her brilliant book The Other Mother, out now in paperback and also strongly recommended as audiobook. We would also recommend you catch Jen live whenever is legally possible - she's one of the best in the biz.This episode was recorded live at Always Be Comedy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With!Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe in this LIVE episode with the fantastic JAMES GILL, comedian and founder of Always Be Comedy!As a matter of fact - this episode was recorded via Always Be Comedy - so now everything is all tied up with a neat little bow! It’s a lovely episode, and a great switchup to the usual format in a time when live in person shows are not available. James is excellent and he and Brett work it perfectly - the only thing that is a little different is the laugh track you might expect…! A peek behind the curtain here - so this is producer Buddy Peace talking to you breaking the fourth wall a little - basically, the laugh track would have been impossible for a lot of sync/sound-related reasons, but just know that Brett and James were in front of a Zoom audience and it was very much live! It’s a great one, so please enjoy a lovely live Films To Be Buried With!JAMES LINKSTWITTERALWAYS BE COMEDYONLINEBRETT GOLDSTEIN on TWITTERBRETT GOLDSTEIN on INSTAGRAMBRETT GOLDSTEIN on PATREONFTBBW PODCAST MERCHANDISETED LASSOSOULMATESSUPERBOB - Brett's 2015 feature filmCORNERBOYS with BRETT & SCROOBIUS PIPDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/filmstobeburiedwith. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apparently it is Thanksgiving, so it's time for the awesome Planes, Trains And Automobiles, another John Hughes winner. Joining me was comedian James Gill - James is MC at "Always Be Comedy", a regular show held at the Tommyfield pub in Kennington, South London, featuring a number of household names. The podcast was recorded in the corridor of the pub before a show back in August 2018, hence the slight echo and the numerous Police cars in the background - well, it is South London... There was also a slight issue with my microphone - luckily James is far funnier than I, and came out a lot clearer on the pod. Because we spent so long gassing, I've added the number one song intro at the end. Don't forget to rate and review the show on your podcast app of choice.
Caitlin Gill, Billy Wayne Davis, Joz Norris and Rachel Parris join host, Dave Holmes for clip show goodness, spicy food adventures, and Beatle-Pirate mashups Caitlin Gill wants to plug Crabapples with Bobcat Goldthwait and recommends Angie Tribeca. Billy Wayne Davis wants to plug his live tour and his album Live at Third Man Records and recommends you listen to Skyway Man. Joz Norris wants to plug his live shows and his short films and recommends Laugh Out London. Rachel Parris wants to plug her keynote at Edinburgh Fringe and recommends Always Be Comedy. And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and hosts his live quiz show, The Friday Forty at LA’s Meltdown Theatre on the second Friday of every month. Dave would like to recommend Coronation Street on BritBox. You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter. Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA and GuiltFreePost in London, produced by Jennifer Marmor, Christian Dueñas, and Laura Swisher. Thanks for listening to our silly show and helping us reach 100 episodes! Special thanks to Colin Anderson, Asterios Kokkinos, Sarah Morgan, Jordan Morris, and Jesse Thorn!
Always Be Comedy’s James Gill sits down for a chat with loyal regular Rob Collins. Rob talks about his role as a school mentor, offering a fascinating insight on gang culture. On a lighter note, Rob also talks about his time working in hotels (it’s pretty bawdy stuff).
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