Best know nowadays as Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson from BBC Scotland's "Scot Squad", Jack Docherty first came to comedy in 1980 with his sketch group "The Bodgers" arrival at the Edinburgh Fringe.  
We explore how the Fringe has changed, trace his career via the Channel Four sketch show "Absolutely", and resulting spin-off "Mr Don & Mr George", and discover his frustrations on hosting the chatshow that was a Channel 5 flagship.  We also unpack which absurdist elements of Jack's improvisation are too much for TV...    

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Last chance to see "The Comedian's Comedian" podcast LIVE with special guests "No Such Thing As A Fish" (the QI Elves podcast) at London Podfest, 9.30pm this Sunday 16th Sept 2018!  
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Filed Under: Absolutely, Adrian Edmondson, Audiences, Bodgers, Bowie, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Festival Comedian, First Open Spot, Footlights, Frank Skinner, Fringe, Interview, Rik Mayall, Scot Squad, Sketch, Stage Persona, Stephen Fry, Structure, student comedy, Success, The Mighty Boosh, Tony Hancock, TV, TV Comedy, Vic And Bob, Writing Jokes

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...

Hear extra material from this conversation with Anuvab, as well as extras from Russell Howard, James Acaster and more, PLUS a load of other interactive comedy projects giving you more tailored direct advice on creating work.  Don't miss out, download the private "Insiders" podcast at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

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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

Considering oneself "an artist who works in the field of comedy" is the starting point for a fascinating re-framing of the whole goddamn thing, in this conversation with the wonderfully funny, curious, and extraordinarily inventive Ben Target. We discover a shared inspiration in an Argentinian circus, explore Ben's holistic approach to theatre-in-the-round, and find out why minor authority figures are inherently funny...

See Ben's Edinburgh Fringe show 'Splosh'

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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: Age, Audiences, Awards, Character, Clown, Depression, Drama School, Ed Gamble, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Festival Comedian, Fringe, Fuerza Bruta, Improv, Interview, Isolation, Jobs, Johnny Vegas, Leicester Comedy Festival, Liam Williams, Mental Health, Nick Helm, Nish Kumar, Open Mic, Pappy’s, Simon Munnery, Sketch, Spencer Jones, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Street-Performing, Structure, Success, Surreal, The Herbert, Tony Law, Zach Galifianakis

As you might expect from the impish British-Iranian comic who wears her heart on her sleeve, this conversation gets pretty deep pretty fast! We talk about shifting status, manufacturing common ground with your crowd and the nature of addiction. We also discover Shappi’s recent enthusiasm for “giving love” to an audience, and what it’s like when the comedy circuit starts to resemble the playground…

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Filed Under: Compere/MC/Hosting, Corporate Work, Dr Brown, Dylan Moran, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Feminism, Feminist, Katherine Ryan, Mental Health, Sara Pascoe, School, Shappi Khorsandi

In part two, Jimmy Carr explores the application of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to his personal life and work, and we learn the most common mistake he sees newer comedians make on panel shows. We also get to grips with his recent switch from DVD releases to Netflix, and discover the surprising way in which he’s regarded in the USA.

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Al Murray, Alan Carr, Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Channel 4, Compere/MC/Hosting, Controversial, Corporate Work, Criticism, Dark Humour, E4, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Emo Phillips, Festival, Frank Skinner, Frankie Boyle, Fringe, George Carlin, Harry Hill, Interview, Katherine Ryan, London, Michelle Wolf, Micky Flanagan, One Liners, QI, Quality Control, Reviews, Rich Hall, Risk, Stage Persona, Steven Wright, Structure, Success, Tommy Cooper, Twitter, Writing Jokes

Canadian comic Mae Martin combines sparkling punchlines and disarming candour in her deeply personal standup. We talk about her startling origin as an audience volunteer, gender politics, and we investigate her responsibility or otherwise to her audience. Guys?

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Filed Under: Adam Bloom, Adam Hess, Bill Burr, Canada, Comedy Central, Dennis Quaid, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Fear, Festival, First Open Spot, Free Fringe, Fringe, Improv, Interview, Jim Carrey, Just For Laughs, Kyle Dunnigan, Live, London, Marc Maron, Mental Health, Patton Oswalt, Robin Williams, Russell Howard, Stage Persona, Storytelling, The Big Lebowski, Tig Notaro, Touring Comedian, Writing On Stage

As well as co-hosting The Football’s On show on BT and the Tuesday Club podcast, Ian Stone is an unbreakable club comic with a resume that includes TV panel games, regularly headlining the Comedy Store and performing to British troops in Afghanistan. He charts the development of his writing skills, and explores the revelation he had in deciding to “piss about” on stage. We also cover only writing stuff that you care about, and using moaning as a creative force…

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Filed Under: BT Sport, Dave Schneider, David Baddiel, Dylan Moran, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Ian Cognito, Interview, Jenny Eclair, Jerry Sadowitz, Michael McIntyre, Milton Jones, Mock The Week, Podcasting, Rich Hall, The Comedy Store, The Football’s On

With a staggering sixteen year back-catalogue of weekly topical songs under his belt, musical comedian Mitch Benn is a firm fixture of “The Now Show” on Radio 4. We talk about circuit snobbery regarding “the cheating stick”, the joy of creating music as well as comedy, and the perils of being so good at what you do that people have a hard time imagining you as anything else…

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Filed Under: Bill Hicks, Charlie Brooker, Daniel Kitson, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Harry Hill, Harry Shearer, Hugh Dennis, Imran Yusuf, Interview, Jay Foreman, Jenny Eclair, Jess Robinson, John Maloney, Jon Holmes, Live, Marcus Brigstocke, Mark Thomas, Mock The Week, Musical Comedy, Nick Wilty, Parody, Radio 4, Ross Noble, Shlomo, Spinal Tap, Steve Punt, Tallinn Comedy Festival, The Alternative Comedy Experience, The Beatles, The Now Show