“How dare I not be entertaining!?”  One of the world’s greatest one-liner comics, Stewart Francis brings his quickfire mind to bear on the podcast, and gets grappling.  For a man who claims he has no need to perform, Stewart seems utterly unwilling to let go of the gags, but what starts as a scuffle begins to yield some insight into a professed disdain for self-indulgence. Will we learn more about him here than his audience ever do?

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Filed Under: Bill Hicks, Bridget Christie, Canada, Carson, Craig Campbell, Daniel Kitson, Daniel Sloss, David Letterman, Edinburgh, Festival, First Open Spot, Fringe, Gary Delaney, Glenn Wool, Interview, Jimmy Carr, Live, Live At The Apollo, Milton Jones, One Liners, Peter Brush, Plagiarism, Quality Control, Sean Meo, Simon Munnery, Stage Persona, Stewart Lee, Structure, Tim Vine, Touring Comedian, Writing Jokes

Lou Sanders is off the rails. Her deliciously shameless stage persona is backed up by punchy writing, peppered with surreal flavours. From gurus to glitter, we discuss the technique behind her tackle…

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Filed Under: Bridget Christie, Daniel Kitson, Festival, Harley Breen, How To, Interview, Jo Brand, Louis CK, Nat Luurtsema, Pappy’s, Philippe Gaulier, Stewart Lee, Surreal, The Alternative Comedy Experience

The leading voice of feminism in UK comedy, devastatingly funny Bridget Christie is adept at unearthing humour in difficult or important topics.
She talks here about her comic origins in surrealism, and reveals beneath her insecurities the wilfulness that kept her going in the face of critical bewilderment.

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Filed Under: A Bic For Her, ACMS, Alison Vernon-Smith, An Ungrateful Woman, Bridget Christie, Bridget Christie Minds The Gap, Celebrity Squares, Charles II, Cheese Roll, Daily Mail, Danielle Ward, David Trent, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Feminist, Festival, Fosters Comedy Award, Fringe, Hannibal Buress, Housewife Surrealist, Interview, Kate Smurthwaite, Live, Radio 4, Sam Simmons, Soho Theatre, The Alternative Comedy Experience, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, The Comedy Stop, The Comedy Store, The Stand, War Donkey, Warwick Davies, We Love Comedy

From “Porky the Poet” to “Never Mind The Buzzcocks” to his own stand-up tours, Phill Jupitus is responsible for a prodigious comic output.
We discuss his origins as a performer, his use of his family in his material, and the usefulness of unresolved anger…

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Filed Under: ACMS, Alistair McGowan, Andre Vincent, Bridget Christie, Deborah Francis-White, Edinburgh, Festival, Free Fringe, Fringe, Interview, Jeremy Hardy, John Mann, Josie Long, Kevin Day, Live, Malcolm Hardee, Marcus Brigstocke, Mark Thomas, Nadia Kamil, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Poetry, Porky The Poet, Sara Pascoe, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, The Comedy Store, World’s Most Dangerous Roads

Claudia O’Doherty is a genuine comedy pioneer, who uses high concepts and holograms in order to have fun behaving like a dickhead.
We talk about the inspiration behind topics like ocean research or soil erosion, and how she manages to make such esoteria properly funny, as well as why both clowns and standups are jerks.

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Filed Under: Bridget Christie, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Christopher Guest, Comedy Blaps, Dr Brown, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Gilded Balloon, Interview, Josie Long, Live, Live at the Purple Onion, London, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Monsters Of The Deep 3D, Nick Kroll, Phil Burgers, Pig Island, Telescope, Tig Notaro, Waiting For Guffman, YouTube, Zach Galifianakis

A recipe for a happy life as a comic? Kerry Godliman is a superb observationalist, and a tremendous comic actor.
She shares her philosophy on writing, gigging and how to achieve a positive work-life balance, as well as delving into why she’s never been afraid to scratch a living.  We also discuss positive discrimination, covens of rage, and why wahwah is way better than flimflam…

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Filed Under: A Bic For Her, Actor, Alun Cochrane, Bridget Christie, Daniel Kitson, Derek, Ed Byrne, Face Time, Fosters Comedy Award, Gary Delaney, George Egg, Gilded Balloon, Glee Club, Interview, Jen Brister, Jenny Collier, Jenny Eclair, Jo Brand, Jongleurs, Josie Long, Kerry's List, Komedia, Late N' Live, Laughing Horse, Lipstick & Shopping, Louis CK, Micky Flanagan, Mike Belgrave, Miranda, Miranda Hart, Nick Helm, Off The Kerb, Pear Shaped Comedy, Phil Nichol, Ricky Gervais, Rob Rouse, Roisin Conaty, Sara Pascoe, Sarah Millican, Soho Theatre, Sue Perkins, Tom Goodman-Hill, Wendy Wason, White Van Man, Zoe Lyons

Sarah Millican returns for a live sequel, in which we go into detail on how she copes with her ever-increasing fame, and being regarded as one of the “100 most powerful women in Britain”. As well as discussing her views on feminism, and how she keeps challenging herself when playing to an audience who love her, she also explains how to stay grounded at Edinburgh, and why she feels “ballsy.”

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Filed Under: A Bic For Her, Bill Bailey, Bridget Christie, Edinburgh, Feminism, Festival, Fringe, Gavin Webster, Interview, Jack Dee, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Cook, Jeremy Hardy, Live, Nadia Kamil, Sean Hughes, The Pleasance, Tig Notaro, Tony Law, Touring Comedian, Victoria Wood

Known for his hyper-personal material about death, infidelity and suicide, David Quirk is happy to be an outsider, to the comedy community as well as his audience.
We discuss the tropes of contemporary standup and David’s decision to move away from them; the need to watch other people’s shows or not; and what it feels like to release oneself from the compulsion to be funny. We also touch on negative-sounding noises that mean people hate you.

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Filed Under: Adelaide, Bill Hicks, Bridget Christie, Dave Quirk, Finland, Harley Breen, Interview, John Gordillo, Johnny Ramone, Jongleurs, Karl Chandler, Political Comedy, YouTube