Anuvab Pal is one of a new generation, exploding out of India's relatively recent "comedy Big Bang".  This disarming, witty act reveals how hard he finds it to embrace the Western "free thought" approach to learning, and waxes lyrical on the difference between art and "retail entertainment", as well as giving us the low-down on who to watch out for in Indian comedy...

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See Stu on tour over the next two months, including a DVD record of the tour show on June 14th in Bristol:

08/06/2018 Southampton, Hanger Farm

09/06/2018 Cambridge Junction

12/06/2018 Edinburgh, The Monkey Barrel

13/06/2018 Glasgow, The Stand

14/06/2018 DVD RECORD IN BRISTOL

15/06/2018 Birmingham Glee

17/06/2018 Brighton Komedia

21-23 June London, Soho Theatre

29/06/2018 Tringe Festival

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Filed Under: Age, Audiences, Comedy Store, Dylan Moran, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Ian Stone, India, Indian Comedy, Interview, Jobs, Mock The Week, Peter Kay, Rob Deering, Ross Noble, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Storytelling, Structure, Success, The Comedy Store, Twitter, YouTube

Provocative, disarmingly frank and very funny, Ola is an emphatic voice in British comedy.  As well as getting into the nitty-gritty of his creativity, we discuss Ola's faith as the foundation of his self-belief, and take a whirlwind tour through #WhiteTears, intersectionality and how he feels about wielding the racial discomfort of his audience...

 

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, African, Audiences, Channel 4, Chris Rock, College, Comedy Store, Diversity, Equality, First Open Spot, Interview, Live At The Apollo, London, Money, Nigerian, Persona, Risk, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Success, The Comedy Store, The Guardian, Trevor Noah, TV, Twitter, Urban Circuit, Writing Jokes

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Filed Under: Acting, Age, Alternative Comedy, Audiences, BBC, Comedy Store, Compere/MC/Hosting, Controversial, Criticism, Edinburgh, Equality, Fame, Feminism, Heckles, Jo Brand, QI, Radio, Success, The Comedy Store, TV

Pappys return to the show after four years to discuss BBC3’s Badults, live shows, their future together, and whether they’ll ever go back to Edinburgh. Laughter, tears and dickheads in a very festive special episode…

Download the accompanying episode from Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/flatshare_slamdown/christmas_2016/

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Filed Under: Acting, Age, Alcohol, Audiences, Awards, BBC3, Comedy Store, Criticism, Directing, Edinburgh, Interview, Pappy’s, Podcasting, political, Political Humour, Reviews, Sketch, Success, The Guardian, TV

One of comedy’s happiest and most humble men, Andy Askins reduces audiences to tears with his beautifully subtle and innocent-seeming punchlines. We discover the extraordinary backstory to his career, and find out about the decisions behind his whispered powerhouse performance.

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Filed Under: Age, Andy Askins, Audiences, Character, Comedy Store, Edinburgh, Fame, Fear, Festival Comedian, Heckles, Jobs, Musical, Musical Comedy, Open Mic, Success, USA

Brilliant British-Nigerian comic Funmbi shares a fascinating take on his transition from the urban circuit to the mainstream, and his reasoning behind the move. We also explore the dynamic between hype, substance and longevity, and get schooled on the inner mechanisms of the cussing battles which he mastered as a child…

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Filed Under: African, Amateur, Amused Moose, Audiences, Beginners, Chris Rock, College, Comedy Store, Def Comedy Jam, Def Jam, Double Act, Drama School, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Ghanaian, Improv, Jack Whitehall, Jamaican, Jobs, London, Mainstream, Money, Nigerian, One Liners, Paul Chowdhry, Persona, Prince Abdhi, School, Seinfeld, Soho Theatre, Stereotypes, Success, Tim Key, Top Secret, Urban Circuit