With his own Radio Four series and a raft of Mock The Week appearances under his belt, Nathan Caton remains astonishingly down to earth and level-headed. We explore panel-show tactics, discuss using comedy to heal people close to you, and learn how he was dropped by a leading agent out of the blue.  He’s happy, well-balanced and kind - will Stu manage to crack the bastard?

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Filed Under: Andy Parsons, Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing, Carl Donnelly, Chris Addison, Criticism, Dara O'Briain, Ed Byrne, Ed Gamble, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Festival Comedian, First Open Spot, Fringe, Hugh Dennis, Ian Stone, Inspiration, Interview, Joe Wilkinson, John Maloney, Lenny Henry, Live At The Apollo, London, Micky Flanagan, Mock The Week, Observational Comedy, Radio, Radio 4, Reviews, Sara Pascoe, Sarah Millican, So You Think You’re Funny, Stage Persona, Stewart Francis, Storytelling, Success, The Comedy Store, Writing On Stage

Is Daliso Chaponda Malawi’s only professional comic? Methodical to a fault and gleefully non-improvisational, Daliso talks us through the crafting of his unbreakable jokes. A truly global act, he explains what it’s like to be a headliner on one continent and a road act on another…

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Filed Under: Eddie Murphy, Interview, Just For Laughs, Live, Malawi, Political Comedy, Roger Ebert, The Colbert Report

Brendon Burns returns to the show, live at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival, to clear up some matters of condescension, technique and the petulance of his youth. In addition to discussing his new internet-based strategy, tour and podcast, we also analyse the routine he’s most proud of, and how he grew it over the course of years…

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Filed Under: Australia, Bill Burr, David Cross, Doug Stanhope, Eddie Murphy, Festival, Interview, Jerry Seinfeld, Live, Louis CK, Podcasting

Prince Abdi is a sublimely daft story-teller, whose material spills out of a life where he can’t help saying “yes”.
We talk about his upbringing and his reluctant involvement in a gang, and he reveals how his experiences in ITV reality show “Show Me The Funny” temporarily set back his career…

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Filed Under: Banana Cabaret, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Cole Parker, Comedy Cafe, Delirious, Eddie Murphy, Interview, John Maloney, Kate Copstick, Kojo Comedy Fun House, Laugh Factory, Louis CK, Noel Faulkner, Quincy, Reginald D. Hunter, Russell Peters, Show Me The Funny, Stephen K Amos, The Apprentice, The Comedy Store, Time Out, Up The Creek

Virtuoso sketch comedian, The Pajama Men combine rich characterisation and zinging one-liners, to the extent that one of their recent shows was the single best-reviewed work at an entire Edinburgh Fringe.
They discuss their long-standing double-act dynamic, the pressures of touring, and also delve into how the audience becomes their “director”, offering a third voice to their creative process.

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Filed Under: Canada, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Improv, Interview, Lenny Henry, Live, Pajama Men, Physical Comedy, Sketch, Storytelling, The Zucker Brothers

Edinburgh comedy award winner Brendon Burns speaks candidly about “the most self-absorbed art-form there is”, and savages what he sees as the covert bigotry and condescension in the UK. We also delve into the dynamic between the passionate truth-teller and the self-involved teenager that comprise his persona, and discuss whether you can find solutions to your problems by making shows… Recorded live at the Gilded Balloon at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe.

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Filed Under: Ben Norris, Brian Logan, Colt Cabana, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Festival, Flip Wilson, Fringe, Interview, John Bishop, Kate Copstick, Late N' Live, Live, Patrice O'Neal, Paul Byrne, Richard Herring, Richard Pryor, Stewart Lee, The Stand

Rubber-legged comedy mantis Asher Treleaven has been nominated for the most prestigious awards in the UK and Australia. He talks here about his transition from art-house darling to club-fit road act, and the changes in his strategy towards festivals.
As well as exploring the development of his persona, he’s also admirably frank in describing his concerns about a dwindling audience, something he faces despite his critical acclaim…

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Filed Under: Adam Hills, Ali McGregor, Bec Sutherland, Benny Boot, Bill Hicks, Brass Eye, Celia Pacquola, Chris Morris, Clown, Dylan Moran, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Louis CK, Mark Thomas, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Monty Python, Rhod Gilbert, Robin Ince, Robin Williams, Stephen Merchant, Stewart Lee, Terry Alderton