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Sophie talks to actor and comedian Colin Hoult about going from one child to two, the benefits of meditation and adapting the classics for a young audience... Colin Hoult has written and performed in numerous successful Edinburgh comedy shows including Carnival of Monsters and Anna Mann: A Sketch Show for Depressives. He's appeared in lots of telly including Being Human, Life is Short, Russell Howard's Good News and Harry Hill's TV Burp.
Rachel Parris is a multi-talented comedian, musician, improviser and presenter who stars in The Mash Report on BBC Two and is a regular member of the improv theatre group Austentatious.She has made several appearances on BBC Radio 4 and BBC 6 Music, most recently in The Now Show, and on TV, she appeared in the highly anticipated IT Crowd Special on Channel 4, which was nominated in the Bafta Awards. Rachel presented the Game of Thrones fanshow, Thronecast on Sky Atlantic and she has appeared in BBC2's Murder in Successful, Russell Howard's Good News, satirical sketch show Revolting.Rachel is one of the nicest people and very kindly invited us round for a coffee and we started by comparing the price of haircuts and the downsides of multi-option takeaways.Rachel's tells us about her early life growing up in Leicester and enjoying school. We discuss the process of performance and wanting to have some order to things to help rein in the nerves and how a recent period of anxiety became a worry that performing live would be affected by it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode Tom stumbles on a fan page for Martin's old band Bourgeois and this spurs him on even more for his New Romantic revival night. An unlikely face reappears from the past...and when Martin's at Tesco Tom is joined in secret by poet and philanderer Marcel Lucont (as seen on Russell Howard's Good News and The John Bishop Show) to chat women, philosophy & Milton Keynes. As ever the clock is ticking, and Tom must get his flamboyant guest interviewed and out of the house before Martin returns! Tom Ward - As himself Martin - Jeff Innocent Marcel Lucont - Alexis Dubus Molly Offended - Katie Norris 'You seem happy?' - Performed by Chiara Goldsmith (Roisin & Chiara) Bailiff 1 (Ron) - Joe Jacobs All Music - Lawrence Diamond & Adam Easton (AKA LNLY)
Eman El-Husseini is a stand-up comedian and writer. She’s known for her appearances on CBC and CTV’s Just for Laughs, and for her Comedy Network stand-up special. She’s opened for Patton Oswalt, and her comedy album, “Unveiled”, was released in 2016. Her writing has been featured in Rover, The Beaverton, The Montreal Gazette, and The Dean’s Report, among other publications. Check out her cartoon on instagram based on her married life with her wife who is also a comedian: @theelsalomons Erin Jackson Erin Jackson is a stand up comedian who recently made her late night debut on CONAN, and has appeared on the Ellen Show, Last Comic Standing, Live at Gotham and Wanda Sykes’ Herlarious. She'll be releasing her debut album, "Grudgery," this fall. Dana Alexander Began her comedy career at the age of 18 years old in Canada. Before long she began touring nationally with Yuk Yuk's Comedy Clubs, completed 5 television galas and several radio spots for major stations. In 2011 Dana moved to the U.K. where she premiered her solo hour at The Edinburgh Festival for which she received nominations including "Best Comic" and "Best International Act" from Chortle and Black Comedy Awards. She then featured on British television on programs such as "Russell Howard's Good News", "Edinburgh Comedy Fest" and "The Culture Show". Her solo comedy special also aired in Canada's popular Stand-up show "Comedy Now" and she has been named in the Top 10 Comedians 3 years running by NOW Magazine in Canada. Dana can be seen on stage within in the U.K. and Internationally. She has also performed for the British Armed Forces.You also can hear Dana by following her regular Podcast which is available here - "Comedians Of The World" Dana will be performing her new solo hour “Shady With A Chance Of Sunburn” at The Edinburgh Festival in August 2018. Always hosted by Marina Franklin- Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.
Cariad talks to stand-up comedian Bobby Mair (8 out of 10 Cats, Russell Howard's Good News, Bobby & Harriet Get Married) about the death of his biological Mother, as well as the death of his adopted Mother. As ever they discuss grief, facebook + apologising to the people in shops you've shouted at.You can tweet the show @thegriefcast, follow us on instagram @thegriefcast or email us thegriefcast@gmail.com because you are not alone See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jade, Emily and Erin are joined by the lovely (and Scottish) Jason Dawson, producer of The Russell Howard Hour and Russell Howard's Good News. Jason also produced Comedy Central's 'Stand Up Central.' There's also chat about Jade's funeral and what makes a good buffet...
Baines was joined by Live at the Apollo star Seann Walsh for a nice long chat on this week’s Baines Plus One. In fact Seann turned the tables on Baines, quizzing her on her very own quick-fire quiz round (as Alan Partridge) before tackling a more in depth interview. Hit play to hear Seann’s take on writing for Edinburgh, hair care and ‘Desert Island... Curries’. @SamanthaBaines @SeannWalsh
This week we spoke to Irish comedian Jarlath Regan ahead of his gig at the Komedia in Brighton. Jarlath is one of Ireland's most successful comedians having toured and performed at comedy festivals all over the world. Jarlath is well known for his TV work in Ireland and has featured on Russell Howard's Good News on the BBC in the UK. He is also the creator and host of the hit podcast An Irishman Abroad which has seen him interview the likes of Sir Terry Wogan, Stewart Lee, Dermot O'Leary, Hozier and a plethora of other stars. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Irish #podcast #comedy #comedian #podcasting #JarlathRegan #standup
Today I’m talking to BAFTA nominated comedy writing duo, Marc Blakewill and James Harris. Their writing credits include CBBC’s Horrible Histories, Russel Howard’s Good News, White Van Man, Sorry I’ve Got No Head and the brilliant 4 o’clock club.
In GBA 216 we get better acquainted with Tiernan Douieb. He talks making comedy for kids and adults, checking his privilege, the landscape of TV comedy, making politics funny, Arts Emergency and more. Tiernan plugs: This Isn't For You: http://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/ 2.30pm - PBH Free Fringe - Liquid Room Annex - The World is Full of Idiots Let's Live in Space: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tiernan-douieb-the-world-s-full-of-idiots-let-s-live-in-space @TiernanDouieb: https://twitter.com/TiernanDouieb I plug: GBA and SUT in Edinburgh: http://www.facebook.com/events/1378858509079820/ http://www.facebook.com/events/1446178112341943/ http://www.facebook.com/events/1554323898168649/ We mention: Caimh McDonnell: http://whitehairedirishman.com/ March Against Austerity: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/21/protest-march-austerity-london-russell-brand-peoples-assembly Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ The Moth: http://themoth.org/ Louis CK: https://louisck.net/ Louis CK Moth Acceptance Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1iXJPFnFyA Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/ Natural Born Storytellers: http://www.naturalbornstorytellers.com/ Truth Be Told: Pilot on 26th August: https://twitter.com/truthbetold_bbc Sarah Benetto - Storytellers Club: https://www.facebook.com/StoryClub Eddie Brimsom: http://www.eddybrimson.com/ Craig Campbell: http://www.avalonuk.com/artists/view/14 Comedian's Comedian Podcast: http://www.comedianscomedian.com/ Alexei Sayle: http://www.alexeisayle.me/ Jo Brand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Brand Harry Enfield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Enfield Eddie Izzard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard Jack Dee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dee Comedy Club 4 Kids: http://www.comedyclub4kids.co.uk/ Bec Hill: http://www.bechillcomedian.com/ Bec Hill GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-105-bec-hill Bec and Tom's Awesome Laundry: http://www.becandtom.com/ Tom Allen: http://www.tomindeed.com/ Andrew O'Neill: http://www.andrewoneill.co.uk/ Nick Doody: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Doody Howard Read: http://www.howardread.com/ James Acaster: http://www.jamesacaster.com/ Nish Kumar: http://www.nishkumar.co.uk/ Ben Hilton: http://www.mrbenhilton.com/ VHX: https://www.vhx.tv/ Greg Proops: http://www.gregproops.com/ Aziz Ansari: http://azizansari.com/ Dan Harmon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon Harmontown: http://live.harmontown.com/ Russell Howard's Good News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00phwkz John Oliver's Last Week Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight Partly Political Broadcast: http://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/shows_partlypolitical.php Josie Long: http://www.josielong.com/ Chris Coltrane: http://www.chriscoltrane.co.uk/ Joe Wells: http://www.joewells.org.uk/ Charlie Brooker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brooker Frankie Boyle: http://www.frankieboyle.com/ Frankie Boyle's Election Autopsy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qs82x Mock the Week: http://www.mocktheweek.tv/ FB's Guardian articles: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/frankie-boyle Daily Show: http://thedailyshow.cc.com/ Stephen Colbert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert Jon Stewert on Charleston shooting: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/19/daily-shows-jon-stewart-on-charleston-shooting-this-was-a-terrorist-attack Lolitics: http://www.chriscoltrane.co.uk/lolitics-my-camden-political-comedy-club.html Andy Zaltzman: http://satiristforhire.com/ Lampoon Apathy: http://www.lampoonapathy.com/ Election Giggle: https://www.facebook.com/events/769185533174803/?ref=5 Thom Tuck: http://turlygod.com/ Tim Fitzhigham: http://www.fitzhigham.com/ Y: The Last Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man Preacher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics) Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!