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Caroline Clifford! Comedian! Comedy coach! Friend! Delight! You can find out about her classes and online coaching here! You can read her excellent newsletter on Substack here! And you can listen to our fun and meaningful conversation HERE! (Where you already are.) PS This is only the first half of our chat. For part two, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR simply head on over here to Patreon!
This episode comes to you from the Lakeside Film Festival where we were joined by Fünfdollar - featuring Caroline Clifford, Amanda King, Richard Killiam and Kieran Humphries - as well as a live audience!We hear all about the Berlin Police and their latest investment for patrolling the Spree, Julia's nightmare dog-sitting experience, Caroline's 70 000 euro transfer faux pas, and Richard's unexplained willingness to let anyone put anything into his mouth. As you can imagine, the improv that follows goes some gloriously strange places, so buckle up!Disclaimer: We at What's the Mate believe that Columbia is an incredible country with a lot to offer, we do not condone irresponsible drug use, and as often as it may come up, we do not believe that German's are mean or angry people. This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio, produced and edited by Julia Joubert and Jill Beytin. Thank you to Mobile Kino and Podfest Berlin 2022, Hindenburg and Particle Studio.Our brilliant guests perform all over Berlin, so be sure to follow them on instagram, and visit www.comedycafeberlin.com, for info on where you can catch them next!
Jenny Katz (Caroline Clifford) wants to write a book about table tennis, a game she has never won, and also wishes the book to be physically impossible. Karen thinks romance is in the air. __ SHOW INFORMATION Twitter: @IWillWriteYour Instagram: @IWillWriteYourBook
Caroline Clifford stammt aus der Nähe von London und landete nach einigen Jahren als Singer-Songwriterin dann bei der Comedy. Seit 2011 lebt sie in Berlin und wechselt zwischen Stand-up und Impro-Comedy. Gemeinsam mit Paul Salamone gründete sie hier 2013 die erste regelmäßige Comedy-Show auf Englisch, We Are Not Gemüsed. Drei Jahre später folgte die Berlin Stand-up School, "to help the exponentially growing English language comedy scene". In dieser Folge spricht Caroline über ein Bit über den Keymaster, das auf einer wahren Geschichte basiert, aber als Stand-up-Bit bis ins Absurde ausgeschmückt wurde. Weil sie einen Firmenschlüssel ihres Arbeitgebers verloren hat, muss sich Caroline im Bit auf die Suche nach einem Ersatz begeben: durch von Fackeln erleuchtete Höhlen, vorbei an Fledermäusen und allerhand buckligen Charakteren. Außerdem geht es um die wichtigste Voraussetzung für Stand-up, die Schwierigkeit, eine Bühnenpersona zu finden, und darüber, was die Berliner Stand-up-Szene im internationalen Vergleich so besonders macht. Die Aufnahme entstand im Juli 2013 bei der Show We Are Not Gemüsed im Sameheads in Berlin. Carolines Bit bei We Are Not Gemüsed Carolines Homepage (mit Links zu ihren diversen Projekten) Homepage der Berlin Stand-up School Ihr könnt Setup/Punchline unterstützen - vielen Dank dafür! Paypal: https://paypal.me/SetupPunchline IBAN: DE98 1001 1001 2625 5007 36 BIC: NTSBDEB1XXX Verwendungszweck: Comedymagazin Folge direkt herunterladen
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Friends With Benefits join us for this week’s hilarious episode of What's The Mate! Antonia Bär, Caroline Clifford and Matilde Keizer dive right in, with the German Record of 268 litres of Solyanka, a traditional Russian soup, inspiring an unhealthy relationship between Antonia and Ramen noodles, 300 German swingers being evacuated from a building educated us on the realities of a "Swingers Buffet" and Matilde's horrible interaction with someone on public transport found us in a world where you reserve train tickets and waiting room chairs for sandwiches. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thanks again to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. Catch Friends With Benefits in various shows including, It's That Time of the Month, an improvised talk show that takes place every second Sunday of the month at Comedy Cafe Berlin or follow all three across social media to see where they're doing what: @iamabear @cliffy_butt @matikeizer.
We kick off Season 3 with CUNT HAMMER, our favourite 'girl group' since Destiny's Child and The Bangles! Sara Nere, Caroline Clifford and Janina Rook take us on a beautiful journey of "Double Dom" speed-dating, we take a peak into the bizarre world of Naked Attraction Germany, and CSD 2019 memories introduce us to a poor cop who has a rough first day on the job. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Big thanks to Hindenburg for their ongoing support and to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the tunes. Catch CUNT HAMMER performing at CCB where Sara, Caroline and Janina also do shows in various groups. Don't miss out on Janina's podcast, Unverschämt and her second one, Binge, available on iTunes. Witness Sara's singing talents with Rollercoasters @rollercoastersimprov and Caroline every Tuesday at We Are Not Gemüsed at Same Heads Bar.
We're out in the woods for Mobile Kino's annual camping trip. The Lakeside Film Festival is in its sixth year, and this was the biggest so far. We interview founders Joshua and Fernando about their recent scare with Facebook's business-killing algorithm. How will Berlin's five-year rent cap affect you? If you got a rent increase notice before June 18, you may have to pay it. But the rental experts at Wenigermiete.de say at least 50% of rent increase notices have technical errors that make them invalid. Check with them first before you sign anything - it could save you cash for years to come. What could happen to Berlin under a strict rent cap? Investors may flee - or be incentivised to build new flats, which are exempt from the rent cap. Landlords may stop maintaining their buildings - but renters can undertake the maintenance themselves and deduct the costs from their rent. Joel says the biggest thing to fear under a rent cap is ourselves. Tenants will be tempted to sublease at higher rates. Berlin's renters will need to stick together and resist overcharging our housemates. There's a state election on in Brandenburg. The Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, is leading in the polls at 21%, and also have the most posters up on the countryside roads. We discuss their empty slogans, which appeal to the grievances of East Germans who feel left behind the rest of the country, without offering any real policies to boost the local economy. Caroline Clifford guest hosts, and tells us about how much she loves camping. Caroline is the host of We Are Not Gemused, an open mic night at Sameheads.
Caroline Clifford has lots of experience doing stand-up comedy but is now more interested in Improv. Listen to her reasons why then check her out via her website. https://cliffweb.eu/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bitchinberlinpodcast/message
What's The Mate favourites, CUNT HAMMER, join us for another episode and it's a live one! Sara Nere, Caroline Clifford and Janina Rook took us on a very entertaining bro date inspired by Julia's solo mission to the movies, and a listener's voice note about mansplaining had our three improvisors do a very weird bit with a man hitting on women in ways that no-one ever should. There was also the very true story about an Anti-Trump Peaceful Vegan Brunch that inspired a world where every citizen was a Deliveroo driver. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Big thanks to Comedy Café Berlin for letting us use their space, to Hindenburg for their support and Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the tunes. Catch CUNT HAMMER performing at CCB where Sara, Caroline and Janina also do shows in various groups. Don't miss out on Janina's podcast, Unverschämt, recorded every Monday at CCB and available on iTunes. Witness Sara's singing talents with Rollercoasters every 4th Friday at CCB and catch Caroline every Tuesday at We Are Not Gemüsed at Same Heads Bar.
The wonderfully funny Friends With Benefits join us for this week’s episode of What's The Mate! Antonia Bär, Caroline Clifford and Matilde Keizer took us on a wild ride where stories of "manspreading" lead to owl eggs hatching in Caroline's pants, the Singing Shrinks of Berlin inspired the character of a one Dr Kant (lol) and the completely uncool way he guilt trips his patients into watching his Red Hot Chili Peppers covers and then there was the scene with a famous person who can't be named and a whole lotta salad - check it out! This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thanks against to The Venue for letting us use their space, to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. Catch Friends With Benefits as part of It's That Time of the Month, an improvised talk show that takes place every second Sunday of the month at Comedy Cafe Berlin or follow all three across social media to see where they're doing what: @iamabear @cliffy_butt @matikeizer.
Sara Nere, Janina Rook and Caroline Clifford of CǓNT HåmmɆr, join us for another brilliant episode of What’s The Mate! Our three improvisors unpacked how some of the week’s Berlin stories could have gone and blessed us with some truly hilarious improv. We explored a world where STD symptoms come in the form of Enya, Queen or Elton John songs & new recruits go to Aldi Supermarket Clerk Training Camp. We even weighed in on the rather bizarre and completely questionable effect that the prolonged warm weather would have on your choice of Döner Kebap meats. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this one!This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from the kind people of The Venue Berlin and a big thank you to Hindenburg too. Catch CǓNT HåmmɆr at We Are Not Gemüsed every other Tuesday in Neukölln and every first and third Friday as part of the Harold Nights at Comedy Cafe Berlin. Check out Caroline’s YouTube mini series called When I Grow Up and follow Janina (@rook_togo) on instagram, she needs more followers. You’ll find Sara on her Pennyfarthing somewhere in Berlin.
Our annual outdoor recording at the Mobile Kino Lakeside Film Festival at Klingemühle in Brandenburg. Now in its fifth year, the event many improvements - a new name, a new stage, more guests and more fun all round. Like playing card games while camping? Our guest Julia Weiss tells us what it's like to work for a card game company. Julia is the lead writer for Cards Against Humanity, as well as a cast member on the podcast The Improvised Star Trek. "If our goal is to live in a post-capitalist space future, watch Star Trek," Julia says. Caroline's review of Star Trek: "A lot of ambient music and three-dimensional board games." Berlins's garden plots are being targeted by property speculators. Investors are snapping up Kleingarten hoping the city will allow them to build apartments. One such investor is an alleged crime gang from Neukölln. Police recently seized 77 of their properties worth €9.2M, including garden plots. It's alleged the real estate was bought with the proceeds of a spectacular bank robbery. Temperatures hit 38.5°C in Berlin on August 9, just short of the record high. The city's street cleaning service plans to spray the roads with water to cool things down - though some think it might make the city more humid and uncomfortable. Hosted by Joel Dullroy, Jöran Mandik and Caroline Clifford.
This summer's bad weather is affecting local fruit supply. Yields of regional apples, pears, cherries and plums are down by about 50%, pushing prices up by 15%. In other apple news, there's controversy at the Apfelfest in Guben in south-east Brandenburg. A man is suing the organizer of the Apple Queen competition, claiming the vote was rigged in favour of a female contestant. He said voters were mislead as the winner didn't have a driver's license. English speaking waiters in Berlin are getting on the nerves of CDU politician Jens Spahn, who said they should be able to take orders in German. He also criticized Germans who talk to each other in English as being elitist. Air Berlin has officially filed for bankruptcy after 37 years in operation. Germany's second largest airline has been losing money, passengers and their luggage for years. Now several airlines are fighting to buy the scraps of Air Berlin, which owns some valuable landing spots at key airports. The airline is still operating and tickets are still valid. Come along to our next live recording on Sunday September 3 at the Comedy Cafe Berlin. Caroline is also hosting We Are Not Gemused, a stand-up show on Tuesday September 5 at Sameheads in Neukölln. This episode was presented by Caroline Clifford and Joel Dullroy, and brought to you by Radio Eins, Berlin's public broadcaster.
Meet Diana Arce, host of Politaoke, a cross between karaoke and political speeches. She hosts events where people read topical political rants while the audience boos and cheers. Diana is also part of White Guilt Cleanup, a service for people who don't know how to handle topics of race. Find out more at www.politaoke.com and www.whiteguiltcleanup.com We're live at the Mobile Kino Summer Camp at Klingemühle in Brandenburg, along with the brave folk who took a chance on the weather. There's a referendum coming up on September 24, the same day as the federal election. The question will be: should Berlin keep Tegel airport operating when BER finally opens? The no camp says Tegel will cost too much to renovate. The yes camp says it's necessary due to rising tourist traffic. Does Berlin really need more tourism? The Berlin Senate has finished a new law that ensures bicycle infrastructure will improve. There will be 50,000 new bike parking spots near public transport, including parking boxes. Bike lanes will be widened, a 100km bicycle highway will be opened, and dangerous spots will be fixed. If the Senate fails to deliver, social groups can sue to force them. Joel's got a new society startup idea: "Flat Rate Living - an all-inclusive way of life. All services provided free for 90% of your income." This episode was hosted by Jöran Mandik, Joel Dullroy and Caroline Clifford.
Meet our guest host Caroline Clifford, who will also join us at this weekend’s Mobile Kino Summer Camp live recording! Over 210,000 posters are going up on the lampposts for the federal election, happening on September 24. The AFD posters manage to be both racist and sexist: “Burkas? We’d rather bikinis.” We doubt they’d really be happy with streets full of half-naked women. What’s a souvenir these days? A Berlin court has decided that teapots, cake slicers and cheese graters are not. A kitchenware in Mitte was fined for opening on Sundays: only tourist shops are allowed to do that. Permitted souvenirs include street maps, guidebooks, tobacco, film and camera items. When was the last time anyone bought film? Berlin's cute little squirrels are suffering from a virus that makes wounds grow on their paws. The squirrels can't hold on to trees because their fingers are stuck together. The wounds can be so painful that the poor squirrels sometimes die from shock. The condition has been named the Berliner Eichhörnchenvirus. The abbreviation "späti" has been entered into Germany's respected Duden dictionary. Also going in the dictionary is "Icke." It’s all a publicity stunt as dictionaries are in decline. The U1 is running again after a few weeks of repairs, but the U6 and U7 will be affected by repair work at Mehringdamm station that will last until September 3. Join us on Sunday August 13 for a live recording at the Mobile Kino Summer Camp, taking place at Klingemühle, 100km east of Berlin. This episode was hosted by Jöran Mandik, Joel Dullroy and Caroline Clifford.
What would we do if we ran the city? Radio Spaetkauf is exploring Berlin's political system by trying to get our own host Jöran Mandik elected to the state Abgeordnetenhaus. We get tips from former Pirate Party leader Martin Delius about how local politics really works. And we're calling for ideas from listeners about what policies Jöran should add to his manifesto. Sunday trading for spaetkaufs? Online Bürgeramt registration? On this episode we're joined by a new co-host, stand-up comedian and computer programmer Caroline Clifford. Recorded on Monday May 23 2016 at the very empty Comedy Cafe Berlin.