The Comedian's Comedian WITH STUART GOLDSMITH

For anyone who writes comedy, makes comedy, loves comedy, or just has an interest in comedians and what makes them so annoying.

331 – Janey Godley

Superb comedian, thrilling storyteller and born survivor Janey Godley not only answers back to her online death-threats, but publishes her whereabouts with an open invitation to "come and have a go". We talk about how she thrived despite abuse, poverty and alcoholism in her upbringing; detail her absolute conviction in the power of honesty; and learn how an early experience at the Edinburgh Fringe led her to reject the comedy industry and focus instead on her audience.

CW: We talk about abuse Janey suffered as a child, at the very start of this show, and throughout.

25 mins of extras available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club include Janey on how her refusal to play along led to her being banned from a chain of comedy clubs; how she approaches publicising criminal connections whilst keeping her own nose clean; the ramifications of her husband’s autism, and the glee she feels at her daughter Ashley Storrie’s success in the comedy world. Join now and support the show at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

Thanks to the Stand Newcastle

www.janeygodley.com | @janeygodley

Janey Godley’s Soup Pot Tour is on right now - tickets available through her website

Stuart Goldsmith's Edinburgh Fringe show "The Void" is on sale now at tinyurl.com/stu2020

291 – Bec Hill

Beloved of her fans, and radiating a genuine adoration for people, Bec Hill fizzes with comic creativity. We talk about how she lost and refound her sense of play, and explore the relationship between her faith, her self-critical voice and her work. We also cover the difference between a nerd, a geek and a dork; and talk fringe shows, flipcharts and whether she peaked at Piaf...

Extra material exclusively available to members of the Insiders Club includes:

Her biggest challenge with social media and the surprising reason she no longer posts jokes
How Bec dealt with a new act reproducing a very specific aspect of her style and what she fears from big business
Bec and Stu share some more private stuff about what success means to us both.

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See Bec at this year's Ed Fringe here

www.bechillcomedian.com | @bechillcomedian

See my show at Soho Theatre between 9th-11th May

And come and see me at the Ed Fringe
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This episode was recorded at The Cheese Comedy Club, Bristol

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The Comedian's Comedian - 291 – Bec Hill

Filed Under: Acting, Actor, Adelaide, Audiences, Australia, Awards, Bec Hill, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Ego, Equality, Fear, Festival, Festival Comedian, Fringe, Gaming, Gender, Glee Club, Hannah Gadsby, Improv, Interview, Jobs, Josie Long, Mental Health, Onstage Persona, Persona, Plagiarism, Reviews, School, Stage Persona, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Twitter, Viral, Whimsy, Writing Jokes, YouTube

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289 – Deborah Frances-White

Creator and host of the Guilty Feminist podcast, Deborah Frances-White is a phenomenally energetic woman on a mission. A former Jehovah's Witness, she now leads her own army of followers, employing the machinery of business to liberate and entertain, and to inspire genuine activism. We explore how improv conquers repression, go into detail on the genesis of her extraordinary podcast and its roadmap for the future, and she exhorts the listener to make your own model.

Extras available only to members of the Insiders Club include two incredible pieces of advice: one on how to pass pretty much any interview for anything, and the other on how as a comedian she nipped bitterness in the bud. Plus some truly brilliant coaching on why and how to create your own model for success.... Join now at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

Her movie Say My Name is out on 23rd April, go to guiltyfeminist for tickets and details.

deborahfrances-white.com | @DeborahFW | guiltyfeminist.com

Get tickets to my new tour dates at www.comedianscomedian.com/tour or on any of the following venues below:

27/04/2019 Plymouth Barbican

9-11/05/2019 Soho Theatre, London

05/10/19 Edinburgh Stand (early show – 5pm)

11/10/19 Northampton Royal and Derngate

25/10/19 Teignmouth Pavillions

26/10/19 Swindon Arts Centre

04/11/19 Nottingham Glee Club

05/11/19 Birmingham Glee Club

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

28/02/20 Cambridge Junction

@comcompod | www.comedianscomedian.com

Charity Gig Shout-out!

On Monday 13th May, help support women, children, mothers and babies in the world’s poorest communities. Tickets for this gala line-up featuring loads of past ComCom guests and more besides can be got at the Leicester Square Theatre website or www.womenandchildrenfirst.org.uk/comedy

Comics new and old!

Check out www.comedy.co.uk/pro to see everything British Comedy Guide has to offer you and your career: curate your online profile on the most-visited website about UK comedy; get involved at the opportunities hub; and access exclusive articles about performing, writing and producing!

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273 – Laura Davis

Incredibly insightful and darkly funny, Laura Davis is a truly gifted artist who holds aspects of herself up to the light and says "you too?" We discuss the iron resolve that took her from an "extremely shy and extremely loud" girlhood, to performing jokes without victims, inside a duvet cover. If you've ever thought of jokes as "ideas refracted through a prism of other people's experience", you're going to love this one...

*Content Warning*: This episode contains a discussion of suicidal feelings.

Extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club include:

Some tips on wielding status for naturally shy comedians
A defence of the right of artists to make shitty work
A reflection on an early piece of Laura's work in which she deliberately entrapped the audience in an abusive relationship...

Join now at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders
Follow Laura Davis @LauraDavisComic
www.lauradaviscomedy.com http://comedy-festival.co.uk/event/laura-davis-cake-in-the-rain/
http://comedy-festival.co.uk/event/laura-davis-work-in-progress/
https://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/comedy/laura-davis-ghost-machine/

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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The Comedian's Comedian - 273 – Laura Davis

Filed Under: Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Joan Rivers, Josie Long, Stage Persona, Success, TV, Twitter, Writing Jokes, Zoe Lyons

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261 – Alex Edelman

Responsible for the best reviewed comedy show at Edfringe 2018, Alex Edelman is an irrepressibly funny comic, with a grasp of joke structure and narrative arc that is both innate and studied. We cover his Modern Orthodox Jewish upbringing, and as well as identifying a "a confessional arms race" in modern comedy, he reveals a desperate need to be accepted by his peers. But is he really "solicitous and pandering"? Extra content for this episode includes Alex's hypothetical "formula" for an award-winning first hour, and why although prescriptive it isn't actually that formulaic. We also get to hear him review himself honestly... Sign up for all the extras at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders Find out more about Alex at www.alexedelmancomedy.com @AlexEdelman www.comedianscomedian.com @StuGoldsmith @ComComPod

256 – Jen Brister (Live at Larmer Tree Festival)

Jen Brister is one of those comics who has been excellent for a long time and is finally getting some proper recognition. Her passionate, witty material about love, motherhood and human relationships is backed up a real talent for characterisation, and lashings of anger and self-doubt; a bulletproof bag of nerves if you will... We talk about her brief stint as a BBC6 Music presenter, how her subsequent fall from grace reinvigorated her comedy career, and what was going through her mind as she walked onstage at Live At The Apollo...

www.jenbrister.co.uk
Tickets for Jen's tour and Edinburgh shows
@JenBrister

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 on Sunday 16th Sept 2018

https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/the-comedians-comedian-with-guests-no-such-thing-as-a-fish/

Tickets are selling fast for this headline event! #LondonPodFest

See Stu's new show "End Of" at Edinburgh this August!

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Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to support the show with £2 per month or more, and get access to a treasure trove of secret podcast extra material and special projects, including the chance to interview Stu on the subject of your choice, or give community feedback to clips from up and coming comedians.

The Comedian's Comedian - 256 – Jen Brister (Live at Larmer Tree Festival)

Filed Under: Age, Audiences, BBC, Criticism, Edinburgh, Fame, Fear, Feminism, Festival Comedian, Free Fringe, Gender, Jack Whitehall, Jo Brand, Jobs, Jon Richardson, Josie Long, Kerry Godliman, Live At The Apollo, London, Mainstream, Observational Comedy, Open Mic, Persona, Radio, Reviews, Russell Brand, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, The Stand, Touring Comedian, TV, Twitter, Writing On Stage

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251 – Robin Ince

Comedian, broadcaster, science-afficionado and author of forthcoming psychological memoir "I'm A Joke And So Are You", Robin Ince's ideas flow through him like neutrinos. We discuss his constant state of "hypervigilant" anxiety, improvisation and tangents, success and frustration. Once or twice he even pauses for breath... @RobinInce / www.RobinInce.com / The Infinite Monkey Cage Hear an extra 40 minutes of Robin Ince, as well as bonus material from the likes of Dara O'Briain, 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 Club" podcast at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders See Stu's remaining tour shows:

21-23 June London, Soho Theatre

29/06/2018 Tringe Festival

And get information on Stu's 2018 Ed Fringe show 'End Of' HERE.

@ComComPod

The Comedian's Comedian - 251 – Robin Ince

Filed Under: Alternative Comedy, Audiences, Barry Cryer, BBC, Depression, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Isolation, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand, Josie Long, Mental Health, Persona, Podcasting, QI, Radio, Radio 4, Reviews, Ricky Gervais, Sketch, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Stephen Fry, Stephen Merchant, Steve Bennett, Stewart Lee, Structure, Success, The Stand, Touring Comedian, TV, Twitter, Writing On Stage

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238 – Maeve Higgins (SXSW)

Marvellous Maeve Higgins has an apparently meandering style that conceals some seismic punchlines. Now resident in the US, she reveals how running a comedy workshop in Iraq and podcasting with different immigrants has led her to a more global consciousness. She shares some brilliant writing "cheats" for silencing your inner critic, and we explore in detail the close relationships she has cultivated with the editors of her novels and column...

Find Maeve at www.maevehiggins.com or on Twitter @maeveinamerica

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