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Külas on üpriski värske koomik Tiina-Maria Tali, kes ühtlasi nüüd ka töötab Comedy Estonia ridades. Koos arutame Stand Upi tegemisest ja natuke ka telgitagustest. Ühtlasi õpime lihtsalt kõik üksteist natuke paremini tundma.

Külas on Matilde Matvere, kes on filminud ja/või kokku lõiganud suure osa Comedy Estonia klippidest ja tundidest. Koos avastamegi filmimaailma kulisside taga toimuva ning uurime, kuidas filmi tegemine toimub. Aeg lendas, sest Matildel on selle kõige kohta nii palju huvitavat rääkida. Kindlasti üks episood, mida soovitan tähelepanelikult kuulata.

This week I talk to Comedy Estonia comedian Ann Vaida who will be doing her first solo show in December. We chat about creativity in her day job, how she writes Stand Up and her feeling as she approaches her first Stand Up hour. Follow Ann: https://www.instagram.com/annvaida Episode video: https://youtu.be/4TSmA7YIiD0 You might like some of the other things I do too Comedy Guy Podcast: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy Zez Retro Podcast: https://anchor.fm/zezretro Twitter: https://twitter.com/louiszezeran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiszezeran Zez Retro on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZezRetro Retro Shmups on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/louiszezeran

I was back in Vilnius last week and I caught up with my friend Dominykas Klajumas. Dom is a podcaster, content creator, radio host and Stand Up comedian with "Humoro Klubas" which is roughly like the Comedy Estonia of the south. After years as a well known comedian and radio host, Dom moved into podcasting and online content creation at the start of the pandemic and things have gone very well for him, with episodes now regularly getting hundreds of thousands of views. Wow that's a lot, I sometimes forget that Lithuania is three times the size of Estonia. We had a really fun talk about his career, developing a Stand Up scene and why Comedy Estonia definitly should not worry about the latest Tõnis Niinemets tour. Fun fact: In Lithuania, they are not allowed to show alcohol logos on camera at all. Even for podcasts. This is why Dom always drinks from a cup. When he told me about this my first reaction was "fuk da Lithuanian police" and I definiantly said we don't follow such backward rules in Estonia and I'll drink a beer loud and proud. The problem is now is that Dom probably can not distrubte this episode in Lithuania. Which is where most people know him :D Still, I was keeping my beer real. Follow Dominykas https://www.instagram.com/klajumas https://www.facebook.com/dominykas.klajumas You might like some of the other things I do too Comedy Guy Podcast: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy Zez Retro Podcast: https://anchor.fm/zezretro Twitter: https://twitter.com/louiszezeran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiszezeran Zez Retro on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZezRetro Retro Shmups on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/louiszezeran --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy/message

I talk to Martin Rauam who is a former Estonian rally driver and now is a partner in JOLOS event and live communication agency. I know Martin from working with him on many events and I have always wanted to hear about his previous career as a rally drive back in the early 2000s which took him around Estonia and also for several seasons in the International leagues. We have a good talk about how artists and sports people need to prepare for the transitions in their life when you need to move on. Either the "big goal" is achieved or the realities of life say "sorry you now can not do this thing you trained for and focused your whole life around". Rally and life as a sportsman is about the first hour. Then we switch up and talk about the current state of events in Estonia. Martin's agency JOLOS mostly focused on "corporate" events where Comedy Estonia is slinging tickets to public shows. We talk about the market place and whats the mood of companies and the public right now Learn more about JOLOS: https://jolos.eu/en Martin is also on the board of the Estonian Marketing Association: https://turundajateliit.ee/en You might like some of the other things I do too Zez Retro Podcast: https://anchor.fm/zezretro Comedy Guy Podcast: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy Twitter: https://twitter.com/louiszezeran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiszezeran Zez Retro on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZezRetro Retro Shmups on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/louiszezeran --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy/message

This week Kaspar and I talk about comedy. The current state of Comedy Estonia, how to be a better host and what to make of all this showbiz stuff. Follow Kasper: https://www.instagram.com/kasparkikerpill You might like some of the other things I do too Zez Retro Podcast: https://anchor.fm/zezretro Comedy Guy Podcast: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy Twitter: https://twitter.com/louiszezeran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiszezeran Zez Retro on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZezRetro Retro Shmups on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/louiszezeran --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy/message

It has been a few months since Martin and I got together to talk comedy. In the meantime both Comedy Estonia and Ruutu10 have been doing lots of shows as we both try and get back into a rhythm of putting on events. * Ruutu10 "Barprov" shows * Ari Matti's tour going to London, Brussels and Helsinki * The difficulties in bringing an International improver to Estonia * Martin has a shiny new webshop Follow Ruutu10: https://www.instagram.com/ruutu10eesti Follow Martin: https://www.instagram.com/martin.junna You might like some of the other things I do too Comedy Guy Podcast: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy Twitter: https://twitter.com/louiszezeran Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiszezeran Zez Retro on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZezRetro Retro Shmups on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/louiszezeran --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy/message

In this episode with Louis Zezeran we go deeper into the topic of relationships.  - Would you like to know what is his relationship status?  - What does he think about Estonian women?  - Would you like to know a bit more about his relation to his parents and teenage years?  - Would you like to see Louis being curious about new ways to relate?  This episode is more like a deeper conversation about being human and how to tackle the challenges we have been facing.  Louise is a true healer in Estonia - prescribing laughter with his Comedy Estonia to all the people coming to listen and excited about being entertained.  A truly deep episode about life and its challenges! Enjoy! To support this Podcast - please share, like, review and download it. All comments, ideas and support are welcome! For financial contributions choose your options here: ----more---- Summary:  03:00 Is Louis still single? 03:31 Estonian women - how are they? 03:56 People are people no matter where... 04:10 2 women and 2 men at work 04:25 Gender balance with comedians is harder 04:46 Changing gender balance in art takes time 05:05 Special shows for women organized 05:42 If you only see men on stage it may give you a certain picture 06:03 Very strong, independent and doing things on their own 06:19 Women had to take charge here in the old times 06:35 Thrive for independence 06:50 Takes some time to get used to – as a foreigner 07:02 For Estonians second or third impression more important 07:29 Let them warm up first – especially emotionally 07:48 Cultural thing more than women thing 08:00 Men were taken away, sent to Siberia – men went to work in other countries 08:29 Cultural carefulness – who I can trust – KGB – not here 09:26 Beautiful women – independent, educated and no relationship 09:50 Mid to late twenties – super independent till then 10:23 Biological clock goes off – I need to get the man to have a baby with! 11:16 Small date pool – Tinder – 17 swipes and done – not many suitable partners around 11:56 Crystal's hunt for the Mr Right while traveling to 30 countries in 14 years 13:09 Not a fairytale - he found him – it is real 13:21 Louis - "I am as trapped as any other Estonian man" 13:36 Trying to grow as an adult – learn to accept love 14:01 Only child – how to accept people and let people in 14:33 Benefits of Estonia – great public health care – subsidized therapy sessions 15:21 Australian in Estonian winter - how to cope? 15:45 Readily available in Estonia now in English too 16:10 What is it am I looking? What has not been working? 17:05 Look deeper into the inner patterns 17:29 The process – how was that? 17:44 Crystal discovered going against myself in relationships – acknowledge it 18:06 Self-declaration list for myself with an example 19:45 I am not a rebound or backup any more - I am more! 20:28 Alanon – for family members of alcoholics 22:03 Second step – get to know them very good prior becoming intimate 23:01 No sex for the first months 23:45 A man to co-create with 24:28 Show me the spreadsheets! 24:48 Strong feminine and masculine 25:02 Crystal's “love internship” 25:28 Crystal's 5 page agreement with her king 26:58 Assuming and presuming in relationships does not work any more 28:00 Michael's past 28:28 Practical things people can do 28:44 Give a thought for a relationship agreement 30:11 Earlier part of your story 31:19 Accepting and allowing love 31:31 Pushing people away and unconscious patterning 32:33 Answers from parents 33:09 I am not going to get the resolution from my parents 33:42 Started his conversations with his parents 34:26 Keep the subtle healing process with parents 34:37 Trying to healing the initial difficulty 35:14 Crystal's parents story of death 36:07 Alcohol dependency finding other ways to express itself 36:33 First six years kids are like sponges 37:13 Crystal jumped out from the second floor as a kid with her sister 37:52 Inner Family Archetype's work 40:19 Abundance in Action – IT guy who has the comedy guy inside 40:50 Making living in Estonia working 41:18 Journey of healing is usually longer 42:06 Accepting your humanness – and patience 42:55 Legacy – Comedy Estonia continues to live – free expression of your thoughts 43:51 Important for society to have a place for free expression – bigger than me 44:33 Haigekassa – prescribe Comedy Estonia for Estonians 45:03 Comedy Estonia online (see info below) 45:22 Last message – take a moment to consider the other person's point of view 45:46 How can I take a step back and detach from this moment? 46:00 How can you detach and calm down and consider what the other person says? ** Louis Zezeran: To read more about Louis check out these pages:  www.facebook.com/louiszezeran www.zezeran.com www.anchorfm/comedyguy www.comedyestonia.com ** To make every Podcast count, please do not only listen or like it, but also download it - this helps to grow our numbers which can soon help to support us also in other ways; share it with many; make it your regular companion wherever you live, are or whatever you are creating in your life! Find our Podcast also at Spotify, I Tunes and Google Play! Check us also out in FB, and You Tube Some days after each audio version of the Podcast we will upload the video version to our new You Tube channel (#abundanceinactionpodcast). So check that out as well and support it the same way. Leave your comments, suggestions and ideas or a wish to contribute to us in comment sections or via email to abundanceinactionpodcast@gmail.com or to FB: www.facebook.com/abundanceinactionpodcast Thank you in advance! May Aloha be always with you! Crystal Ra Laksmi-Ditton & Michael Ditton Abundance in Action Podcast co-producers and co-hosts  

It has been too long! This week we are in Tim's apartment catching up on the past month * Tim didn't listen to the Istanbul episode so I answer his questions * The Brazilian lady who got deported from Estonia for illegally working for Bolt (or Wolt, we are not sure) * Why that might be Louis soon * Tim's feelings about the passing of Joey Jordison from Slipknot * Why some Irish boys are going to have to take it from Irish priests to save humanity * Louis' reaction to the online comments about Comedy Estonia's "covid safe" shows --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy/message

In this episode we meet an Australian - Louis Zezeran who actually has Romenian roots, but calls Estonia home. For the past 10 years he has been building a stand up comedy scene and culture in Estonia with his start up company called "Comedy Estonia".  We go back in time to explore how Louis did several "jumps" from the rational IT work to the world of creativity in theater production and project management. What are the key elements of that journey and what does he suggest for others contemplating that kind of a jump? To jump right away or to set it up gradually? You will get some new info about him which he has not been very public about before. You can hear him speaking Estonian and how amazing it is that only 1,3 million people have their own country with everything it comes with?  You have to follow up the next episode as well as we deep dive into relationships and go very deep with some other topics Louis has not touched that way publicly prior as well. All in all the episode is full of deep wisdom, amazing laughter and positive energy. A tasty mouthful of goodness. Please listen, share and comment!  ----more---- To support this Podcast - please share, like, review and download it. All comments, ideas and support are welcome! For financial contributions choose your options here: ** Summary:   05:00 Family history - parents are actually both from Romania but met in Australia 07:00 Why Louis ended up in Estonia? 07:37 Came to Estonia in 2006 in Tartu during student days and made friends 08:34 Wild West in Estonia while "nordicness" was still present 09:00 Estonian culture – 1,3 million people and have their own country 09:32 Skype developed by Estonians 10:02 Explored his abilities and character 10:15 Moving from IT world to creative world 10:50 25 years old going to a theater for the first time! 11:23 Theater people were so different 12:06 Who is a producer? A project manager! I can do that! 12:31 Creative people needed more structure and systems 12:51 Provide structure they needed but also emotional support 13:16 Discovered I was an actor too and started to explore my creativity 13:39 I help young Estonian comedians 14:40 Transitioning from the logical to creative twice 14:56 Leveraged my previous skills until I had enough to transition to the next thing 15:15 Did IT training till I was ready for the jump 16:01 10 years ago we established "Comedy Estonia" to train the market about stand-up comedy 16:37 You can not be creative if you are overly stressed about the essentials 17:00 Do not jump into the first thing 17:17 There will be a point where you get them even and then you can jump to the creative side 17:41 Fully established in the new area – but a very controlled and make it into a thought out leap 18:10 You will need to just jump in and go for it – be clever about it 18:32 Crystal Ra's experience with her company in Estonia for 2 years testing it 19:20 I am a producer, marketer and everything in one person 19:50 More work actually 20:12 I am a comedy guy now – after 10 years – great team, stable base and systems 20:30 I had stress for many years – for me to develop those skills 20:54 I love yoga, painting – I would love to turn that into work 21:05 That will be your work – not your hobby on the weekend – it is your job now! 21:23 That will be like your other job 21:46 Anything will become hard 22:17 I love old retro video games – huge nerd for old Sega and Intendos and have a huge collection 22:55 I do not want to sell any of the crap I have – it will turn it into business 23:09 It is hard when you turn it into business and may start to hate it 23:26 I had 2 years where I hated comedy but managed to push myself through it 24:04 I need help, I need a team and to delegate – first steps what to do? 25:00 You start not liking what you do – you do not have time to do your special sauce 25:28 Wants to do art, paint, write or sing. I need to build a team around it 26:07 Leader of the team and also a CEO and also be the artist too 26:36 You need to embrace – that you are the leader or have a partner – and you are the head artist 27:00 If you are just starting off – it is hard to just do the painting and you do the business 27:16 My business background helped to lean back to it, but not good at delegating and leadership 27:38 Leadership of people and business administration 28:00 Some skills were missing and I was unsure 28:12 You do not know if it is going to work 28:31 Very stressed and getting upset and "protectionist" and scared and insecure 29:00 Education of myself – studying leadership and how to guide and lead people 29:19 You know how to help the people around you the best 29:47 Decentralized command in your team – opposite for micromanagement 30:30 True path through this is to mentor and empower and trust them to make the correct decisions educate how things are done and trust they can do the best they can – delegate and give that faith 31:02 It is simple but not easy – stop doing it myself – make time to help them – to give my experience 31:28 I am fast – explain the basics – do that much better. Trust you to do it 31:48 People work better – given trust, responsibility – do well 32:23 Dip into patience 33:20 Try to take a breath before reacting and taking a step back 33:38 Do I need to yell straight away or give the negative opinion? Take a sip of water 34:04 How can I have a new perspective? 34:33 Intent what he needs – but not all the steps. Work out the steps on themselves 35:19 Activate their initiative and creativity 35:38 Best way to grow someone is to give them responsibility 36:02 They will rise to that level 36:25 Lead your business in Estonia without speaking Estonian 36:53 Special challenge or strength? 37:06 Turn it into a positive 37:21 People are laughing 37:40 Rhythm, body language, flow 38:10 View the artist more holistically and be detached 38:54 Did the audience like it? 39:12 Team knows what they need to do and they make it happen 39:30 They fill me in what I need to know 39:45 Detached leadership style 40:00 Great comedians and great culture between them while they help each other 40:18 If you being reasonable and you are nice and you will be invited in 40:41 Group helps themselves 40:56 I do my own comedy – so they can see me in action 41:05 We have created this great culture 41:22 Estonians working with each other? 42:01 Our top comedians are young people – in their twenties 42:22 Foreigner may be a factor 42:40 Sander Õigus, Ari Matti Mustonen – they have a good attitude – want to help one another 43:01 Sander and Ari coming together 43:16 He is an amazing Estonian artist 43:33 As a comedian you start to change words – and manipulate them and bend them and change the order 43:51 Sander was the first who put the Estonian language to adapt it to stand up comedy 44:23 Myself – outsider, international perspective 44:49 50% of life is luck 45:00 So much of it is what happens 45:29 When we set up the culture – people will follow – giving respect 45:49 I am a role model 46:02 We are silly, poking each other – where is the line between teasing and bullying? 46:32 Example from the past of the contrary 47:20 That individual has become far better comedian 47:43 Huge lesson – we do not want negativity 48:11 Can you say Estonian words? 49:00 Comedy Estonia building was my gift 49:12 Minu nimi on Louis, ma olen austraallane ja elan Tallinnas 49:50 Therapy trick from Crystal's husband practicing Estonian 50:48 1 million Estonians speaking Estonian 51:00 1 million people have their own country – two blocks in NYC 51:14 Seat in UN and European Union - can you imagine? 51:58 Everyone in Estonia need more laughter! 52:17 Comedy Estonia – www.zezeran.com 52:56 How can I detach from this moment and how can you detach and calm down and consider what the other person is saying? ** To read more about Louis check out these pages:  www.facebook.com/louiszezeran www.zezeran.com www.anchorfm/comedyguy www.comedyestonia.com ** To make every Podcast count, please do not only listen or like it, but also download it - this helps to grow our numbers which can soon help to support us also in other ways; share it with many; make it your regular companion wherever you live, are or whatever you are creating in your life! Find our Podcast also at Spotify, I Tunes and Google Play! Check us also out in FB, and You Tube Some days after each audio version of the Podcast we will upload the video version to our new You Tube channel (#abundanceinactionpodcast). So check that out as well and support it the same way. Leave your comments, suggestions and ideas or a wish to contribute to us in comment sections or via email to abundanceinactionpodcast@gmail.com or to FB: www.facebook.com/abundanceinactionpodcast Thank you in advance! May Aloha be always with you! Crystal Ra Laksmi-Ditton & Michael Ditton Abundance in Action Podcast co-producers and co-hosts

This week I am in Vilnius and I caught up with my old friend and Stand Up comedian, Paulius Ambrazevičius. Paulius runs a comedy group in Lithuania called Humoro Klubas which you can think of roughly something like Comedy Estonia. We have known each other for many years, we presented International acts together in Vilnius back in the day and done a bunch of shows together. Paulius is a top guy and a great comedian. It has been ages since we caught up so we go over where the comedy scene is at in Lithuania and Estonia right now. We go deep into the similarities are differences between Humoro Klubas and Comedy Estonia and the overall differance between the comedy scenes in our two countries. We talk about the back story of Humoro Klubas which is one I will never tire of hearing. Basically his group had a weekly show on TV within 3 months of doing their first gigs. They did well enough (or didnt suck that bad, depends on how you wanna look at it) to establish their names in Lithuanian pop culture and build their Stand Up and media careers from that. All credit to these guys, they did well and have forged successful careers from it, all while still keeping their burning love of Stand Up. We recorded this episode in Piano Man bar in Vilnius with some new lapel mics which.... didn't sound as nice as we hoped. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy/message

This is a series of episodes recorded with Martin Junna of Improv Comedy troupe, Ruutu10 and we talk about the similarities and differences between Ruutu10 and Comedy Estonia. In each episode we are trying to pick a topic and break down how we each do it. Martin and I take a recap of how our businesses are going post-lockdown. Warning, we geek the f*ck out in the episode on very nerdy business topics such as Registering for VAT. I realize this is odd advice from an Australian but I think it's a dumb scam if you think not registering for VAT will save you some money. Making you show budget lines up with what your accountant reports. Why doing Stand Up outside is harder than it seems Pubs in small cities can be awesome places to do a show but it's pretty hard to make a hip place in the countryside profitable. How can Ruutu10 branch out and perform in more cities than just Tallinn and Tartu. The different new rules for running a events in Estonia compared to Latvia. Thank you for the support, I know these super nerdy episodes might not appeal to everyone but we have had feedback that if you are into this topic, then you will really be into this stuff. If you want more information about Ruutu10 then sign up for their newsletter on their webpage https://www.ruutu10.ee --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comedyguy/message

This is a new series of episodes recorded with Martin Junna of Improv Comedy troupe, Ruutu10 and we talk about the similarities and differences between Ruutu10 and Comedy Estonia. In each episode we are trying to pick a topic and break down how we each do it. Episode 99! Now that open mics are happening again we have a timely episode. Martin and I talk about how to choose a venue for your comedy performance. Why one cafe but not another cafe? Bars? What about theater shows? Theater shows are the upper level (and ticket sales = income to live from) but some form of regular, low pressure event needs to happen to make it easy for people to attend. In Comedy Estonia, that's basically what our Open Mic shows do: they provide an easy way for audience to experience Stand Up with a low commitment. We also get a place to try our material so it can be polished and by the time you see that joke at a theater, it's good and solid and worth your ticket fee. Follow Ruutu10 at www.ruutu10.ee Follow me at @louiszezeran on Twitter and Insta

This is a new series of episodes recorded with Martin Junna of Improv Comedy troupe, Ruutu10 and we talk about the similarities and differences between Ruutu10 and Comedy Estonia. In each episode we are trying to pick a topic and break down how we each do it. In this week's episode we talk about the upcoming season of comedy and we think it's going to be a fantastic time for both performers and audience when everyone is allowed out again. We talk about what makes a good venue and in particular, where would be good for Ruutu10 to put on some shows. They have a very cool workshop space in Tondi but it's a little out of the way. So how to get more exposure by presenting regular shows in different cafes and bars: What makes a good bar venue? Should there be a ticket or instead ask for a donation at the end? How to break down which neighborhood it should be in? What sort of show should Ruutu10 present in one of these venues? How to preserve the value of your larger ticketed shows while still presenting free comedy like this. Follow Ruutu10 at www.ruutu10.ee Follow me at @louiszezeran on Twitter and Insta but not TikTok

Caleb Brunick is American, 22, has lived in Estonia for 4 years and is a Comedy Estonia comedian. He has a story which in one way I am intimately familiar with: working on your comedy career as a foreigner in Estonia. On the other hand, he's blowing up on TikTok and I am like, wtf is TikTok anyway? Caleb talks about making those TikTok videos and interacting in impromptu streams with Estonians on his channel. That's a very different experience in getting to know a place and a culture than what I went through. I feel like a ghost from the future coming to warn Caleb to hold back on the Suur Munamägi jokes. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/ZEayO1KEQ2k Follow Caleb https://www.instagram.com/calebbrunick https://twitter.com/CalebBrunick Follow me at @louiszezeran on Twitter and Insta

This is a new series of episodes recorded with Martin Junna of Improv Comedy troupe, Ruutu10 and we talk about the similarities and differences between Ruutu10 and Comedy Estonia. In each episode we are trying to pick a topic and break down how we each do it. After talking about the business side for 4 episodes, we get into being an artist and how do we practice creativity. We look at how Martin and myself have balanced writing jokes and also running the operation. Pre-show stress has been a big part of my early years as a comedian and in general there is one way comedians deal with grief of any kind.... by getting on stage and talking about it. Better to get on stage with a negative emotion than feeling numb. We meander around the subject a bit as some sort of meta-reflection that being creative isn't something you can schedule into small amounts of time, its something you need to orientate your life around. Follow Ruutu10 at www.ruutu10.ee Follow me at @louiszezeran on Twitter and Insta

Sel ajal, kui Marianne teenib Eesti rahvast, tähistab Sillekas rahvusvahelist lemmikloomapäeva. Külas on seekord väga äge loomaarst, Sigrid Praats, keda saab ka Comedy Estonia laval näha. Räägime lemmikloomadest: mis on loomaarsti töö võlud ja valud? Miks ei tohiks paberiteta tõukoera võtta? Milline lemmikloom on parim? Okei, duuh, merisead on parimad loomulikult, aga teised on ka ägedad. Üks väga omamoodi osa päikselisel pühapäeval. Nautige päikest, Tissidenti & kevadet! Sigridit saate jälgida instagramis @mississiki Kirjutage meile oma tegemistest tissident@ekspressmeedia.ee Teised vahvad podcastid leiad Delfi Taskust.

This is a new series of episodes recorded with Martin Junna of Improv Comedy troupe, Ruutu10 and we talk about the similarities and differences between Ruutu10 and Comedy Estonia. In each episode we are trying to pick a topic and break down how we each do it. In this episode we had meant to to "how to sell to private events part 2" but instead we started to talk about the Estonian entertainment industry and how our groups fit into it. TV, what sort of shows could we make? Can we even adapt what we do to TV? We try and work out what comedy would work on tv now. Also, are any of these online streaming platforms any good for selling comedy?   Follow Ruutu10 at www.ruutu10.ee Follow me at @louiszezeran on Twitter and Insta

This is a new series of episodes recorded with Martin Junna of Improv Comedy troupe, Ruutu10 and we talk about the similarities and differences between Ruutu10 and Comedy Estonia. In each episode we are trying to pick a topic and break down how we each do it. In this episode we discuss how we sell and perform at private events like birthdays or company parties. Doing these sort of performances is a key way for artists to earn a proper living but if you don't do the prep work, it can be a big bomb. Follow Ruutu10 at www.ruutu10.ee Follow me at @louiszezeran on Twitter and Insta

Tim is back and we banter about Emakeelepäev as we try and work out who is "Foreigner of the Year 2021". It's an old school long ass episode where we go through such controversial topics as: The fall of the Irish language Who's paying the copyright on those old Estonian 90's songs which you later found out are covers of Western songs? The literary masterpiece that is "Bang Estonia" by Roosh V Is Tim depressed? What will Louis do now he's not CEO of Comedy Estonia anymore https://twitter.com/louiszezeran https://www.instagram.com/louiszezeran   Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/r3k4LeJRppc

This is a new series of episodes recorded with Martin Junna of Improv Comedy Troupe, Ruutu10. We talk about the similarities and differences between Ruutu10 and Comedy Estonia. Somethings are close, somethings are different. Somethings are different because Stand Up is different to Improv but somethings are different just cause there is no one path when trying to make it as an artist. In our second episode we look further into how each group arranges their shows. I know how Comedy Estonia has open mics and comedy nights to help develop talent but how did Ruutu10 create a system of development for their performers?   Follow Ruutu10 at www.ruutu10.ee Follow me at @louiszezeran on Twitter and Insta  

It has been a while but the sun is out and it's time for the next season of Comedy Guy. With this episode I am starting a new series along with Martin Junna of Impro troupe Ruutu10. I have all these topics I want to discuss about running a comedy group and how to help develop artists. In past seasons I have spoken to other people in the entertainment industry about how their art form works. With Martin and his experiences running Ruutu10, we have many similar experiences. They also have a group of comedians whom they are trying to develop artistically along with trying to make a business out of this whole thing. That's the dream: to be able to do your thing and make a living out of it as well. Martin and I will do a series of episodes talking about developing comedy and comedians. There are a whole bunch of things which are similar between Comedy Estonia and Ruutu10 as well as things we do differently, either because Stand Up and Impro are different or just because we chose different ways. When you are trying to make a career from your art, there is no set road. No HR manager to ask how can you proceed to the next level. In these episodes we are going to talk about our experiences running these groups with hopefully entertaining stories from behind the scenes as well as good advice if you are trying to hustle as well. In this first episode, Martin and I take some time to settle in and set the scene. Louis wants to know what Ruuto10 does and how they organize themselves.   Follow Ruutu10 at www.ruutu10.ee Follow me at @louiszezeran on Twitter and Insta

Me ei tea, mis juhtus. Ausalt! Täiega läks käest. Sillekas sai 30. Me räägime pulmadest, sünnipäevadest, ettevõtlusest ja kõigest, mis sinna vahapeale jääb. Meil on stuudios külas üks äge naine, kes veab eest kahte kohvikut Lõuna-Eestis: Kristina Noorsalu! Saame kuulda, kuidas ta leidis oma kire ning hakkas ettevõtjaks. Lisaks sellele jagab Kristina mõtteid oma pulmadest ja kuidas on korraldada nii suurt sündmust COVID-19 ajal. Ahjaa, me kogemata ajasime ühe paari ka lahku ... Kristina tegemistel saab silma peal hoida tema instagramis @kittiesandcakes kirjuta meile mõni naljakas seiklus: tissident@ekspressmeedia.ee 17.12 Tissident Jõulueri on tulemas @Uus Laine! Piletid on saadaval Comedy Estonia veebipoes: pood.comedyestonia.com/product/tissident-joulueri/

Seekord on külas koomik Ann Vaida, kellega läheb jutt totaalselt lappesse. Kas me räägime stand-up'ist? Jah. Kas me räägime poliitikast? Jah. Kas me räägime kõigest, mis sinna vahepeale jääb? Absoluutselt! Ann Vaida YouTube kanal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQGLIYkfR-NTut46Hf06F3w Tissident Instas ja mujal @tissident Teised ägedad podcastid tasku.delfi.ee kirjuta meile tissident@ekspressmeedia.ee 17.12 Tissident Jõulueri on tulemas @Uus Laine! Piletid on saadaval Comedy Estonia veebipoes: https://pood.comedyestonia.com/product/tissident-joulueri/

***** I really messed up the sound in this episode. We tried doing it online and I didn't know the recording had a massive feedback and it was a total shitshow. I tried to revive the audio the best I could but I understand if this too hard to listen to. I don't have another episode this week so I'll put this up anyway - Louis ***** Olga is one of our Comedy Estonia comedians who moved to Australia almost a year ago now. She had dreams of living in a social, care-free sunny environment where she can do comedy every night. So that dream worked out well for her. We talk about life in Melbourne, doing comedy over zoom and if Coles or Woolies is best.

Külas on seekord Comedy Estonia töötaja Hele-Riin Metsal ning temaga koos arutatakse sellest, kuidas on koomikutega koos töötada, millised on üldse töökohal olnud kogemused ja mida kõike tegelikult tegema peab, et üks show toimuks. A ja lõpus on ka veidrate ravimite kohta mäng, milles räägime looma anatoomiast, sest see on ikkagi Külapood.

Stuudios käis Tauri Küla. Ta on kolmekordne Battle For Sugar võitja, Comedy Estonia koomik, meie hea sõber ja üks kõige lõbusama elustiiliga inimesi. Nautige episoodi, jänkud!

Sten Erik Allikas is an old friend of mine who I haven't seen in years because hes been away from Estonia for the better part of 10 years off and on. Sten is just a regular dude who I think has had a pretty amazing life and shows that if you just get out there and try stuff, you will find your path. He grew up in Tallinn, had an interest in music and fell into working in a kitchen. He took those skills and was able to land a job in one of the best restaurants in London where he honed his skills and really learnt the food game. He then lived in a hippie commune in Spain for a while before taking off for Asia. He stayed for 5 years in Cambodia where he used that kitchen experience to turn around local establishments and was able to make a living for himself. He was also in a band and were playing 5 nights a week, all the time getting better at chefing and performing. They even ran some comedy nights at the local bar and I was giving Sten tips on how to run the evening while he was over there.I like Sten's story because it shows that you may not know what you wanna do with your life but you gotta get out there and try something. Learning practical skills like cheffing led him to find a way of supporting himself no matter where he went. An education is important and you shouldn't stop learning but there are so many more ways to do that in life than just studying at a university. I connected with details of his story I didn't know before because I saw elements of the same thing in my life: I love my crazy comedy life now but I really could only do it because I had this training in IT and mastered a skill in that first. I didn't just jump into being a comedian and promoter, I was able to gently bring down the amount of IT work I did as we got more and more Comedy Estonia gigs. Thanks for listening to the podcast, I am trying to settle into a weekly schedule now. I am hugely appreciatively of everyone who listens, because the point of this podcast isn't to be a huge hit, it is to get better at making podcasts. At the end of this episode we talk a bit about "deliberate practice", the idea that if you want to get better at something, you can't just do it over and over, you need to push and analyze yourself and find harder challenges each time to get better. These episodes are just that, me trying to have better conversations each time and I deeply appreciate you being along for the ride.   Watch the full episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/3CGlbCAzBmE

Erik Ott is a Comedy Estonia comedian and also an active member of the Estonian Army. We start by talking about how the Army dealt with the lockdown and talk about the troops being locked in on base and you can imagine that was a tough time. We get a lot into leadership and how the Army teaches leadership as Erki is currently studying at the military academy in Võrumaa. Leadership is probably my favourite topic (beside grilling and retro games) and go deep into the lessons Erki has learnt and then I contrast them to how I have applied them to comedy and business. The conversation comes pretty easily and we of course get to telling stories about the first comedy shows Erki did (and the way Tim Reidy corrupted him at the strip club).Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/rFcPSzP6jN4

After 6 weeks off I am back with more episodes of Comedy Guy. I am trying to get into a weekly schedule of releasing each Monday but here is an episode to kick us off. I talk with Roger about the Comedy Estonia Suvetuur. Roger is studying PR and as part of his internship he was one of the project managers of the Suvetuur. I figure the most Comedy Estonia way for us to debrief the process and lessons learnt is by talking about it on a podcast. This year the tour was about 33 shows across the whole country. We are very appreciative for the support as all the shows we were full and the crowds were great.We get into The history of Suvetuur and why it's different to our other shows The process Roger used to arrange the shows (he wasn't doing it alone) How it was to lead others in the group who are more senior to him The craziness of being the organizer and also a performer What he learnt from the whole thing Follow Roger in Insta and also listen to Päikesejänkud  https://www.instagram.com/rogerandre_/https://paikesejankud.podbean.com/ Watch the video of the episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu8UAYz7GRE

My IG: https://www.instagram.com/pynchonwoo/Louis' IG: https://www.instagram.com/louiszezeran/Comedy Estonia: https://www.comedyestonia.com/Louis is a stand-up comedian, who founded "Comedy Estonia". In the first non-solo episode of "Never Off the Boat", An Aussie and a Chinese went head-to-head on balcony barbecue, standup comedy, having a business in Estonia, and Chinese people's gambling issue.

Today its really good to talk to my old friend Phil Schwarzmann. Phil is an America was there for the early days of Comedy Estonia as a fellow comic and a big help. He was living in Helsinki when I moved there (right as we started the first shows in Estonia) and Phil and I ran a English club in Helsinki together. Phil was a comedian as well and we both tried to make it in Finland as comedians together. It was fun trying to pull in Finnish audiences cause that was one of the first regular English comedy night there. I can definitly say that loads of the ideas that Comedy Estonia has about putting on fun shows, started with these gigs Phil and I put on. He's got a great American positive attitude and a really keen brain for comedy, he was one of the first people to break down comedy and break down how the business worked for me. These days Phil lives in San Francisco so we do this one over zoom. I haven't talked to Phil for years and it was really good to talk about those days 10 years later. Phil is the author to the book "How to Marry a Finnish Girl" which is a satire book he wrote before he left Finland and at once stage was a number #1 best seller in Finland. You can find the book on Amazon (link) or in the 99c cent bin at your local book store. This is the video of Phil and I flyer on the streets of Helsinki in November 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVLzWSuaKVI This is the Stand Up promo clip reel made for Phil around the same time https://youtu.be/YnNa_bV0JWw    

Hendrik on Comedy Estonia projektimänedžeerija. Hendrik ja Roger laenasid Danielile korterit. Ühtlasi rääkisime käsitööst ajateenistuses. 

Today I do my first zoom podcast with my old friend, Joe Eagan. Joe is a Canadian who has been living in Sweden for 20 years. We met 12 years ago in Sweden when I was still living there. Joe is a comedian too and was opening an English language club in Malmö at the same time I was opening one in Stockholm. We got on and have had a bunch of comedy adventures over the years. Joe was also the very first headliner for Comedy Estonia. Back at the first shows in Student Days 2010, we did two in Tartu and one in Tallinn. Joe was our closer and main man of the night. Those nights have made Joe love Estonia forever. He is a bright and happy guy who looks on the positive side. We talk about how we met and those clubs we ran in Sweden. Both of us are foreigners who have moved to a new country and started some comedy shows. We have have had a lot of good times, it was real nice to catch up with him. No video sorry, I screwed up the screen recording :D

This episode in in English. Karl and Ardo are recording from home during this time of isolation but they are doing this with guests and this time that guest is the founder of Comedy Estonia, international host and also our boss - Louis Zezeran. We talk about life in lockdown, Australian stuff and play a game about hypotheticals, where we find out how Louis used to live back in the day.

Sille-Kadri Simer and I did a live stream from the Comedy Estonia studio. This was our first time going live and we had a few technical problems before everything started running smoothly. It was a bit chaotic but we had fun and for our first try at live streaming it went well. Beside figuring out the tech we spend the episode drinking beer and swapping dating stories. At first my phone locked the live stream in portrait mode and we had to restart. Even though we had done 90 mins of test stream my phone then chose his moment to over heat and so we restarted the stream one more time. Finally after making our patient listeners change streams 3 times we got it going and went on for the next 90 minutes. Watch the reply of the live stream on YouTube Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL8fx3ybbGU Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_dX3IqlUgc   Find Sille-Kadri on Insta https://www.instagram.com/sillekadri/ Listen to Sille on Tissident https://soundcloud.com/tissident

I got Roger Andrew today and we spend the first 30 minutes talking about how the corona situation has effected Comedy Estonia shows. It's been bananas for the last few days, we are in the middle of Sander's tour and loads of dates need to be rescheduled but we don't know when this will end. We gotta find new dates, let people know about them and then work with Piletilevi (and they have like 1000+ event cancellations too). It has been ape shit but not bad, the crew is tip top and everyone is handling it like a champ. Roger and I talk about the shows and how his comedy is going. He told me about the best underground comedy club in Tallinn "HA HA Comedy Club" which is a stage they built in Ari's living room so Daniel Veinbergs could perform a 20 minute set to Roger and Ari. It started as a joke but given corona maybe this is the future of our shows. We love Dan and near the episode we give him a call and he does not disappoint. Dan & Roger have a podcast "Päikesejänkud": Web: https://paikesejankud.podbean.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/p2ikesej2nkud/Follow Roger and Dan on twitterRoger: https://twitter.com/printseuronics Daniel: https://twitter.com/DanVeisenberg   Find me on Twitter and Insta https://twitter.com/louiszezeran https://www.instagram.com/louiszezeran/

#92 Selles episoodis räägivad 3 tartu meest enesekindlusest ja lavanärvist. Miks ajakirjanikud sakivad? Azmast, Battle For Sugarist, isiklikust solvumisest. Saame kriitikat herilasepesa disstrackide kohta. Arutame Ari Matti ja teistest Comedy Estonia alkoholitusest. Kas Underground MC lõi Aropi silma siniseks?  Mis seob Taurit Istoprocendi ja Kadiahiga. Samuti arutame Kobe Bryanti legacy'st ja tuhandest muust toredast asjast  Saatejuhtideks- Jüri Lebedev, Andreas Jääger ja Tauri Küla   Intro: Märt Koik   Herilasepesa instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herilasepesa.podcast/. Kirjuta saatele: herilasepesa.podcast@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/andreas_jgr_/ https://www.instagram.com/lebedevj/ https://www.instagram.com/taurikyla/  - Herilasepesa facebook: Herilasa pesa   - Youtube: Herilasepesa.podcast. Lindistatud Genklubis asuvas Generaadio stuudios- Magasini 5, 51005 Tartu, Eesti Salvestatud 03.02.2020 NB! Kõik lood ja tegelased, mis podcastis mainitud, on väljamõeldud.          

Episode 40! I talk to Comedy Estonia comic, Renar Trummal who has been a part of the newcommers tour "Värske Veri" and has been kicking ass. This episode is two comedians talking about comedy. and selling LHV. and comedy.

Tim is back and we get our old buddy, Saburi Ken into the studio. Saburi grew up in Singapore and has been living in Estonia for some years and is an old school Comedy Estonia open micer. He was doing shows with us back in *old* Möku, back when he was like the only Asian in the whole country. We talk about living in Estonia and what it's like for Saburi as a guy who really doesn't look Estonian. Unlike Tim. Thanks for listening to the new episodes, its fun to record these. @louiszezeran on twitter

Hey I'm back baby! With Blackjack and strippers! After a long break I am kicking off with Comedy Estonia guy, Caleb Brunick. He is an American who has lived in Estonia for 3 years more or less and we talk about being a foreigner and stuff. Getting a drivers license, using substances to deal with the winter and what it's like hanging out with other ex-pats   Thanks for the support, I got some more episodes coming soon

Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud saunas 22.11.2019 Toeta meid ja liitu armeegai: https://www.patreon.com/tussisoojad biit: james brown-it's a mans world. Lõpubiit: Suur papa-pätiplika.

Stewart Johnson on Eesti püstijalakomöödia lipulaeva Comedy Estonia üks asutajatest ja filmi "Ühemeheshow" peategelase Chucki kehastaja.

Stewart Johnson on Eesti püstijalakomöödia lipulaeva Comedy Estonia üks asutajatest ja filmi "Ühemeheshow" peategelase Chucki kehastaja.

Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud Generaadio stuudios 30.09.2019 biit: 615-näita weedi Lõpubiit: Kozinak-viimane peatus

My guest today is Timo Diener who is one of the founders of Estonian Theatrical Distribution but you might know them as "HeaFilm", they are one of the most prominent film distribution companies in Estonia and the Baltics. As well as movies big and small they are the ones who bring in 20th Century Fox and Disney movies into the country. We talk about movies, Stand Up and how does movie distribution work anyway? What the hell do they do? How does he pick out the films which he thinks Estonians will want to see and how does the business work? What movies have been weirdly successful in Estonia? Turns out Comedy Estonia and Timo's movies compete for the same rooms in Kultuurikeskused around the country. One thing is for sure, Timo knows more about movies than I do. Follow Timo on Insta https://www.instagram.com/timodiener/ and check out the HeaFilm website for all the upcoming movies http://www.heafilm.ee

Seller of coffee and Comedy Estonia comedian, Olga Loitšenko. Olga is off to Australia on that golden working holiday visa next week so we got a chance to talk before the crocodiles or the bogans in my home country get to her. Olga brought the cake and coffee and we talked about whats the deal with Australia anyway, growing up in Rakvere, how she got into comedy and I ask her for the thousandth time how we can get more women into Stand Up. Follow Olga at https://www.instagram.com/olgaloitsenko Thanks for listening, I got some good 'uns coming up in the next few weeks, I am psyched.

Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud Generaadio stuudios 10.09.2019 biit: Lana del rey Lõpubiit: Vennaskond- Appi! Ma vajan armastust

Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud Generaadio stuudios 26.08.2019 biit: 2023-la femme Lõpubiit: muse-madness

Rohkem polegi vaja öelda. Aitäh Delfi Tasku & Comedy Estonia. Kirjuta meile tissident@ekspressmeedia.ee Särgi saad: www.lehed.ee/tissident Instagram @tissident

Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud Generaadio stuudios 27.09.2019 biit: caribouu-can't do without you Lõpubiit: ain nufin-suvaline mees

I have been looking forward to this episode for ages! Y'all know I love retro video games and my favorite content creator is Bob Neal from a site called RetroRGB, which is all about helping people get the best quality video and audio from their old retro consoles. On this episode though, I didn't want to nerd out talking about old games, I wanted to dig into how does he handle this whole online movement he has help start. Bob lives in New York City and he does more than just make YouTube videos about games. Bob is really great at bringing the community together, he produces weekly news updates and has a knack for being able to connect like minded people. Not just that, after recently hitting 20K subs on YouTube RetroRGB is far from being a one man show. That means Bob is both an artist and a project manager of this stuff, which is similar to my place in Comedy Estonia. We start with a background of his work and how did he get started to build the website and move from having a regular job to making this his full time work. I wanted to talk to Bob about how does a content creator bring together an online community, how do you use services like Patreon to get support (should Comedy Estonia use it??), what responsibilities come with that support and what to do with difficult members of the community. If you are a retro games nerd, Bob's site RetroRGB will help you play your old games on modern TVs. I think Bob is great, he has a very humble and approachable style and I've wanted to talk with him for a long time, so I very much appreciate him kindly donating his time to talk. www.retrorgb.com https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroRGB Follow Bob on Twitter https://twitter.com/RetroRGB

A different sort of chat! We grab some beers and I talk with Dieter, my school mate who I was staying with in Atlanta. Dieter and I attended high school and university together and we went on the "Eurotrip 2006" which led me to Estonia and Dieter to meet his future wife. We used to steal A LOT of street signs. The chat was fun for me, Dieter tells the story of our Eurotrip and how we came to Estonia for the first time. We go through him meeting his wife and moving to America and setting up his business. We of course tell loads of stories about growing up and adventures in share house living at University. This was a special episode, thanks for listening to two old mates sit and talk about the old days over a few beers (and the vape pen ha). Probably one for the existing fans, if you wanna know a little more about me growing up before the Comedy Estonia days, this is it. Dieter ain't at all bad with photography and you can follow his insta at https://www.instagram.com/atlchefdad/ @atlchefdad  

A special episode for me! Merily has been our Comedy Estonia project manager for 2 years now and she helped to drag our dumb asses out of the stone age and create the well run, efficient schedule of live shows you enjoy today.I am talking to Merily because this is her last week with Comedy Estonia before she goes on maternity leave. We had a job ad out a while ago and I think everyone just thought "oh fuck those Comedy Estonia guys really turn over employees". I've heard its a good move to do "exit interviews" and so I tried to think of the most Comedy Estonia way possible. We talk about the old days and give a bit more insight into how our fabulous machine works.Thank you to Merily for her hard work at Comedy Estonia, we would not be where we are today without her.

If you want to know how to make it as a DJ in Estonia, this is your episode! I talk with Philip Nikolajev, better known as DJ Dr.PhilGood. Phil is super well respected live DJ and producer, current program manger at Club Studio and member of kick ass Estonian band Gram-Of-Fun. Phil has DJ'ed a bunch of Comedy Estonia gigs over the years and I count him as a friend. We go right through the way you can build yourself up as a DJ in Estonia. We start at home, mixing your own tracks, look at making your own parties to build a name and then move into the advanced stuff like learning about the community, getting mix tapes into the hands of club managers and then how and when you should try and find a manager. It's all in here: what social media to use, how do you ask for money for your gigs, how to stay humble and focus on your work. It was a really good talk with my man and I think we really get into the good stuff in the second half. Phil is currently working as a member of Gram-of-Fun, a band with the super impressive lineup of himself, Dj Jaan Jaago, Muudu and Kristel Aaslaid. Go listen to their new EP "Second Breakfast" on your fav streaming service now: https://lnk.to/SecondBreakfast   Follow Dr.PhilGood online: https://www.instagram.com/dj_philgood/ https://soundcloud.com/philipgood

I'm back baby! 21 days off weed and I'm feeling good and ready to record again. My good friend and colleague, Karl-Alari Varma joins me. Karl is filming his comedy special on June 20th at Heldeke and so we talk about his first two comedy specials and how this first filming is the combination of those he has always wanted to do. We go deep into the murky waters with Karl, we get right into how he used to play a lot of World of Warcraft, so much that he was leader of the third best guild/clan/nerdy thing in the world. Yeah in the world, with like 400 players working under him. That's an amazing achievement as a teenager and we talk about what it was like to have to manage literally hundreds of people working together under him. In the second half we go further into a personality trait we both share: problems to self promote and pushing your own image out there. As part of the Comedy Estonia crew its kind of natural sometimes to go along with the pack but as artists and specifically Stand Ups we also need to uumm huh.. stand up for ourselves too. Tickets for Karl's filming on June 20th at Heldeke in Tallinn at 8€/10€ and you can get them from Piletilevi https://www.piletilevi.ee/est/piletid/teater/komoodia/comedy-estonia-karl-alari-varma-kvaliteetaeg-lindistus-285939/Thanks for following the podcast and not giving up on me, I have some good stuff coming in the next few months, I think I am slowly getting this thing to where I want it to be

Dagmar Lamp is a blogger, podcaster and journalist for Postimees. We have a really nice talk about sexuality, podcasting, the early days of Comedy Estonia (she was there basically when we started in Tartu), artists and mental health, learning to grind away at your work and being able to get CBD over the counter in Estonia. Follow Dagmar https://twitter.com/dagmarlamp

Roger Andre is one of the Comedy Estonia comics and overall a fun, happy dude. He has only been at it for a few years but has come along way and can hold his own with any of our best comedians. We talk a lot about music and what influenced us when we were younger. Follow this good looking young man on insta @rogerandre_

SAUNA ERI! Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud Ari Matti saunas, 20.01.2019 Lõpubiit: Tsingis khan.

LIVE EPISOOD! Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud väljamüüdud Von Krahli teatris 15.01.19 Biit: James Brown-make it funky Lõpubiit: Billy Idol-eyes without a face.

It's the man with the (soon to be) mullet! I have comic Daniel Veinbergs on the show. Daniel and I met 6 and a half years ago when I gave a talk at his high school, wow that feels like a long time ago. We talk about comedy, Eddie Izzard, jokey thievery, giving donations at shows and tons more about Comedy Estonia and stand up in general and how our careers are going. Thanks for continuing to listen to the podcast. I have had 2 months off because I get kinda overworked and stressed out but the only solution is to get back into it. Stand Up, podcasting, creating, whatever you wanna do, if you have stopped it, just pick it up and continue again. Push and believe baby.    

Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud Generaadio stuudios, 12.01.2019 Biit: Tom Demac-White flowers Lõpubiit: French 79-Diamond veins

Podcast stand-upist, tussisöömisest ja muust elulisest.  Saatejuhtideks koomikud Ari Matti Mustonen ning Mikael Meema.  Liitu meiega @ https://twitter.com/tussisoojad  Instagram: tussisööjad Kirjuta saatele: tussisoojad@gmail.com  Lindistatud Viljandis, 04.01.2019 Biit: French79-Between the buttons Lõpubiit: NOEPxSanderMölder-San Francisco

Sel korral on Tissidendil külas Louis Zezeran, kes on stand-upimpeeriumi (uhhhh, kui pikk sõna!) Comedy Estonia looja ja vaimne isa. Räägime stand-up'ist, sellest, kuidas ta aru saab, kes on naljakas, kui ta ise eesti keelt ei räägi? Ühtlasi räägib Louis oma nooruspõlvest ning sellest, kuidas on eluaeg võidelnud ärevushäirega ning kuidas sellega toime tuleb. Head kuulamist! Louisel on ka podcast, mille leiad siit: https://louispodcast.podbean.com/ Kirjuta meile tissident@ekspressmeedia.ee

Comedy Estonia läheb oma komöödiaga pikapäevarühma.

Comedy Estonia läheb oma komöödiaga pikapäevarühma.

Today I talk with Marianne Ubaleht, journalist and one half of the "Tissdent" podcast. We are talking about how to position yourself with the media, how can a young artist use the media and what message should they be sending to newspapers / radio / tv to try and get the word out there about their stuff. Back when we started Comedy Estonia, "the media" was this shining goal: if we can only get that article or that TV spot or that exposure, then we thought that would sell tickets. And we wondered for years why we were not that interesting and why we were not being picked up. Eventually we kind of gave up trying to push our stuff down mainstream media and made our own thing and only now are we starting to gently flirt with them again.The first half of the episode we talk more about Tissident and Marianne's experience in running a podcast which is very new with early success and the second half is more about media advice for artists. Follow Tissident on Spotify, your fav podcasting platform or on the web at https://soundcloud.com/tissident

Our Comedy Estonia autumn tour is happening and between that and studying for the Estonian driving/poetry interpretation exam, I have about -5 minutes free every day, I love it. I am happy to have my mate Mikael Meema in the office with me for this episode. We talk about his comedy career, how Comedy Estonia evolved from disorganized into very organized, how we can better support our open mic comedians, why we love doing small small rooms and of course, a podcast called Tüssisööjad. Mikael is performing his second show "See kõlas minu peas paremini" in Tartu and Tallinn in early December because we are filming the Tallinn shows. Tix @ Piletilevi

Sorry it has been a while between episodes! I've been on the road with Jimmy Carr and Daniel Sloss and this episode with Kaspar we tell the behind the scenes stories about how we organized these shows and what happens on the day. I talked to Jimmy about his new special and hanging out with Sloss and Kai is always a party. Also we go over our trip to Vilnius to perform (me, Sander, Mikael, Rauno and Karl went) and performing to a grand total of 12 people at the first Lasnamäe Open Mic. Don't let the small number throw you off, the show was great fun. PLUS! We discuss the job opening Comedy Estonia has right now, for Operations Manager. We talk about the duties involved and the entire episode gives good background into how we do our thing at Comedy Estonia. If you are interested in the position its a great episode to listen to and if you know someone who would fit this, please let them know

Tänases «Naistejuttude» erisaates on külas Comedy Estonia eestvedaja ja koomik Louis Zezeran, seetõttu on ka tegemist esmakordselt inglisekeelse saatega. Louis räägib, miks ta kolis Eestisse, mida ta arvab Eesti naistest ning jagab oma muresid Tinderiga. Muuhulgas räägime ka stand up koomikute elust, naaberriikidest, keskeakriisist (ja selle puudumisest), erinevatest toredatest podcast'idest, meelelahutaja elu muredest-rõõmudest ning Louis jagab häid nõuandeid, kuidas elada unistuste elu.

I have a late Friday night chat with my friend and brother Sander Õigus. I screwed up the recording and we only got the first 50 minutes (plus bonus ending) but I wanted to put it out anyway cause this is a podcast, there are no rules anymore.We talk about working in the Comedy Estonia crew, crazy shit in the early times of Estonian independence, food vans and like always, we make it back to comedy because that's pretty much what we talk about all day every day. Twitter / Insta: @louiszezeranThanks for listening, that rad.

First episode! Louis wants to do this podcast where he talks about how to help artists find their way and do their thing. With him is Kaspar Kikerpill and their conversation is approx half about the entertainment industry in general and half experiences from Comedy Estonia.

Neljandas episoodis räägime Louis Zezeraniga: Austraaliast pärit mees, kes tänu oma seiklushimulisusele ja julgusele võtta riske kolis aastaid tagasi Eestisse ja asutas Comedy Estonia. Louis räägib, kuidas ta jõudis backpackerina Euroopasse, elas Rootsis ja Soomes ning miks otsustas tema kui arvutiteadlane hakata tegema püstijalakomöödiat. Lisaks sellele, et ta on koomik, on ta ka teiste artistide mänedžer ning korraldab Comedy Estonia üritusi. Ta räägib, kuidas saada edukaks Eesti turul, mis on eduka meeskonna ja äri saladused ning kuidas leida see, mida hing ihaldab.

Aasta lõpu viimases saates on stuudios külas Comedy Estonia stand up koomik Ari Matti Mustonen, kelle kohta Kristina Herodes otsustas kohe, et talle Ari ei meeldi. Räägime meestest ja naistest, sellest, et mehed on «emotsionaalsed retakad», nagu Ari ütleb ja miks nii paljud naised panevad suures vihas meeste autosid põlema.