A master of "pulling back into the wide angle", Jamali Maddix thrives on big routines about big subjects, letting his innate comic ability run riot. We talk about the pressures of keeping up hit-rate within routines, and get technical about top-lines, and why he wants the premise of a bit to be more intelligent than he is himself. But what happens when you lose sight of your goals in the process of following the next apparently logical step?

30 mins of extras available exclusively to the Insiders Club include Jamali going deep into the production of his Vice TV smash "Hate Thy Neighbour", which saw him write an hour of comedy in three days, sixteen times, whilst avoiding being killed by neo-Nazis. We also cover how to extract laughter from horrific things, and find the fertile ground between outrage and consensus...

Join now at comedianscomedian.com/insiders

www.jamalimaddix.com

TW: @jamalimaddix | IG: @jamalimaddix

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Audiences, Awards, Bill Burr, Bill Hicks, comcompod, Competitions, Dave Chappelle, Edgy, Edinburgh, Ego, Fern Brady, First Open Spot, Imran Yusuf, Interview, Jason Manford, Jobs, London, Melbourne, Mike Gunn, Money, Montreal Comedy Festival, Onstage Persona, Patrice O'Neal, Persona, Phil Kay, Reginald D. Hunter, Risk, Russell Howard, Stage Persona, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Tom Stade, TV, Twitter, Vice, Writing Jokes

The only comic ever to have consecutively won Best Newcomer and Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, John Kearns is a master at finding pathos in the prosaic, combining clowning and standup in a way that makes absolutely no sense written down. With influences from Jacques Tati to Neil Hamburger, we explore his sense of place within himself, overreaching in his writing, and ambition in his career...

Thirty minutes of extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club includes John's brilliant technique for underpinning all his material with genuine pathos, and delves into writing for Harry Hill, meeting Chris Morris, and how the spotlight can burn...
@johnsfurcoat 

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

04/12/19

Aldershot – The West End Centre

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

www.comedianscomedian.com | @comcompod

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Filed Under: Alternative Comedy, Art, Audiences, Awards, BBC4, Best Newcomer, Bill Cosby, Bob Monkhouse, Character, Chris Morris, Clown, comcompod, Competitions, Dave (TV channel), Directing, Dr Brown, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Fame, Festival, Festival Comedian, Fosters Comedy Award, Free Fringe, Fringe, Gregg Turkington, Harry Hill, Interview, Isolation, Jobs, John Kearns, London, Mental Health, Neil Hamburger, Onstage Persona, Perrier Comedy Award, Persona, Phil Burgers, Problems, Radio 4, Risk, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Success, Tom Allen, Tony Hancock, Twitter, Whimsy, Woody Allen, Writing Jokes

Combining all the best elements of a DIY approach to touring, a powerhouse comic ability, and some ridiculous positivity of mind, Carl Hutchinson is on the up. We talk about relatability, rooting your material in your own embarrassment and some nifty tricks to conceal your observations as something else. We also get stuck into some of the notable missteps that glance off his robust sense of self, and explore how Carl copes with being regarded by some as the sidekick to a higher profile act...

Sign up for the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to get access to all the extra content from any episode that has it, plus loads of extra stuff on a special private podcast!

carlhutchinson.net | @CPHutchinson

Tickets and info for Carl's tour

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

08/11/19
Bristol – The Comedy Box at the Hen and Chicken

04/12/19
Aldershot – The West End Centre

25/01/20
Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20
Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20
Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20
Farnham Maltings

11/02/20
York – The Basement

12/02/20
Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20
Cambridge Junction
www.comedianscomedian.com | @Comcompod

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Andy Parsons, Audiences, Carl Hutchinson, Chris Ramsey, comcompod, Comedy Central, Comedy Store, Competitions, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Jack Whitehall, Jason Cook, Jason Manford, Stage Persona, Success, The Stand, Writing Jokes

Almost certainly the comedian with the most online content in the world, Paul Smith has uploaded over 1000 short clips of his crowdwork at Liverpool's Hot Water Comedy Club, and caught a wave of success he could never have imagined. We talk about the moment he nearly lost control of his 8000-strong hometown arena show, why he doesn't want or need TV exposure, and how he feels about the prospect of being credited as the originator of certain stock material and structures...

30 mins of extras available by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders including Paul's advice for comics aiming to follow in his footsteps, his very early TV work in a standup competition, and how he manages to retain his resistance to pressure.

Paul's Youtube clips | @paulisthejoker | Paul's upcoming Hot Water gigs

Tickets for my show Primer at this year's Edinburgh Fringe

@ComComPod | www.comedianscomedian.com

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Filed Under: Audiences, Awards, Compere, Compere/MC/Hosting, Competitions, Dan Nightingale, Daniel Kitson, Heckles, Hot Water, Improv, Interview, Jobs, Liverpool, Mainstream, Markus Birdman, Onstage Persona, Open Spot, Persona, Risk, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Structure, Success, TV, Twitter, Viral, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, XS Malarkey, YouTube

In the hands of a lesser comic, Ahir Shah's ambitions towards political discourse might seem lofty, but this agile act has the punchlines to back them up. 

We explore how he sees one-liners as ".zip" files, using punchy gags into which he's compressed huge ideas, and learn how he attempts to safeguard his precarious mental health, particularly with regard to the loneliness of the job.

20 mins of extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club includes Ahir on his survival tips for small scale touring, the strategy behind his switch from the free to the paid fringe this year, and the thought he'll keep in mind when appearing shortly on "Have I Got News For You".
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to access the private podcast with all extra content plus "Comedy Critique", in which the Insiders collaborate on feedback to newer comics!

Tickets and details of Ahir's Fringe show
ahirshah.com | @AhirShah

See my show Primer at this year's Edinburgh Fringe
@ComComPod | www.comedianscomedian.com

www.theirworld.org | www.educationcannotwait.org

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Filed Under: Ahir Shah, Audiences, BBC, College, Competitions, Edinburgh, Emo Phillips, Festival, First Open Spot, Free Fringe, Fringe, Have I Got News For You, Interview, London, Mental Health, Nish Kumar, Observational Comedy, Onstage Persona, Panel Shows, political, Radio, Reviews, Risk, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Structure, Success, TV, Writing Jokes

If I told you "Police Cops" met at drama school, mucked about to make their fellow students laugh and now tour an action movie spoof comedy show, you might turn up your nose. But you'd be a fool to ignore their hyper-speed joke rate, astonishing innovation and innate physical clowning. They are laugh-til-you-cry, standing-ovation funny, and they're converting crowds into baying fans wherever they go. We talk live in a dank cellar about their favourite gags, their gag-grinding process, and the providence of brown stains...

SEE POLICE COPS ON TOUR

@PoliceCops_ | www.policecops.co.uk

Book now for LIVE ComComPods:
Mar 23rd 1pm - Live special with comedy legend TBC @ Birmingham Podcast Festival!

Stu’s 2019 tour of “End Of” is on sale now!
“A comedy masterclass… Endlessly inventive” (The List)
Tickets for the first half of the tour at these links:
22/02/2019 Maidenhead – Norden Farm
01/03/2019 Falmouth – The Poly
13/03/2019 Salisbury Art Centre
20/03/2019 Cheltenham Playhouse
29/03/2019 Crawley -The Hawth
05/04/2019 Reading – South Street Arts
12/04/2019 Leamington Spa - Royal Spa Centre
17/04/2019 Oxford Old Fire Station
19/04/2019 Bromsgrove – The Artix
27/04/2019 Plymouth Barbican
9-11/05/2019 Soho Theatre, London


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Filed Under: Acting, Amused Moose, Audiences, Aunty Donna, Awards, Character Comedy, Competitions, Cowards, Darkplace, Edinburgh, Festival, Flight Of The Conchords, Fringe, Garth Marenghi, Interview, Jobs, Live, London, Noel Fielding, Onstage Persona, Pappy’s, Parody, Physical Comedy, Police Cops In Space, Sketch, Spinal Tap, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Structure, student comedy, Success, The Mighty Boosh, TV, USA, Vault Festival, We Are Klang, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, YouTube

Splicing together physical absurdity with beautifully cerebral joke-writing, John Luke Roberts is responsible for some genuinely ground-breaking comedy. We discuss how he was vice-president of Cambridge Footlights while not feeling part of it, how he battles his ego and why he was drawn to Ecole Phillipe Gaulier.  We also explore what it feels like to perform as a terrifying clown of your own dead father...

Extras available by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders include the inside story on ACMS and his "mutually-assured" relationship with co-host Thom Tuck, and his thoughts on why even though the highs of improv and musical comedy are high indeed, the entry level is pretty low...

@JLukeRoberts / Tickets for John Luke's 2018 Ed Fringe show

Stu's remaining tour dates:

29/06/2018 Tringe Festival

And get information on Stu's Ed Fringe show 'End Of' HERE.

@ComComPod

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Acting, Age, Alternative Comedy, Audiences, Awards, Character, Clown, College, Competitions, Edinburgh, Ego, Festival, Festival Comedian, Footlights, Fringe, Interview, John Luke Roberts, Mental Health, Mock The Week, Onstage Persona, Persona, Philippe Gaulier, Physical Comedy, Reviews, Risk, School, Simon Munnery, So You Think You’re Funny, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, Surreal, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, Thom Tuck, TV, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

Recorded in 2017, this episode refers to Anne's previous Barry nomination and not her most recent one, which might hint at the kind of quality of comic we've got here...  We talk about her ability to inhabit incredibly funny and idiosyncratic Australian characters, her eye for detail, and then completely miss out on her excellent ABC "noir"-ish sitcom "The Edge Of The Bush".

@anneedmonds1

@comcompod

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16/05/2018 Norwich, Epic Studios

18/05/2018 Northampton Royal & Derngate

19/05/2018 Warwick Arts Centre (Coventry)

20/05/2018 Shrewsbury, Henry Tudor House

23/05/2018 Swindon Arts Centre

26/05/2018 Farnham Maltings

30/05/2018 Aldershot, West End Centre

01/06/2018 Sheffield, The Lescar

02/06/2018 York, The Basement

03/06/2018 Newcastle – The Stand

04/06/2018 Leeds, Duke Studios

08/06/2018 Southampton, Hanger Farm

09/06/2018 Cambridge Junction

12/06/2018 Edinburgh, The Monkey Barrel

13/06/2018 Glasgow, The Stand

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: Acting, Audiences, Aunty Donna, Australia, Barry Award, Competitions, Edinburgh, Equality, Fame, Feminism, Festival, Fringe, Gender, Interview, Jobs, Mainstream, Money, Persona, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Success, TV, TV Comedy, Twitter, YouTube