Colin's sublime creation "Anna Mann" is a faded actress (little ripple of recognition?) on a mission to fight the fascists! But she is only the tip of phenomenally creative and hilarious iceberg of talent. We shine a light on the darkness of his "Carnival of Monsters", and discuss surviving depression, moving on from a double-act, and get some unbelievable detail on how he "invites Anna in"...

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Filed Under: Acting, Actor, Alternative Comedy, Audiences, BBC, Character, College, Depression, Double Act, Drag, Drama School, Drinking, Edinburgh, Festival, Festival Comedian, First Open Spot, Free Fringe, Fringe, Heckles, Inspiration, Interview, Isolation, Jobs, League of Gentlemen, Lenny Henry, Little Britain, Mainstream, Mental Health, Money, Onstage Persona, Persona, Radio, Radio 4, Reviews, Risk, Russell Howard's Good News, Sketch, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Structure, Success, The Pleasance, The Royal Variety Performance, TV, Up The Creek, Viral, Writing Jokes, YouTube

Accelerating through the comedy industry with dizzying speed, BAFTA-nominated Romesh nonetheless has a quiet authority reminiscent of your favourite teacher. We explore his fearlessness, the support of his family, and his exceptionally lean writing, as well as investigating the danger of becoming a representative. Of grumpy pricks…

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Filed Under: Bobby Mair, Carl Donnelly, Edinburgh, Fear, First Open Spot, Interview, Lenny Henry, Live, Live At The Apollo, London, Michael McIntyre, Money, Provocateur, Quality Control, Radio 4, Ranga the Lazy Eyed Assassin, Rob Beckett, Seann Walsh, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, Touring Comedian, Writing On Stage

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

Wise beyond his years, the innocent-seeming Matt Kirshen has an extraordinary breadth of experience in UK comedy, even before “Last Comic Standing” introduced him to an American audience.  As well as some very vigorous technical analysis, the perky polymath gives us a uniquely transatlantic perspective on how it all works, and goes hog-wild for tagging jokes…

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Filed Under: Amy Saunders, Andrew Maxwell, Bill Burr, Carey Marx, Carl Donnelly, Chris Martin, Comedy Central, Ed Byrne, Edinburgh, Festival, First Open Spot, Fringe, Gein's Family Giftshop, Glee Club, Glenn Wool, Hannibal Buress, Henning Wehn, Interview, Jim Jefferies, Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson, Last Comic Standing, Lenny Henry, London, Louis CK, Maria Bamford, Nick Doody, Paul Byrne, Phil Nichol, Podcasting, Quality Control, Richard Herring, Russell Howard, Sarah Millican, Saturday Night Live, Setlist, SNL, Stage Persona, Stephen K Amos, Storytelling, Structure, Success, The Comedy Store, Tom Stade, Trevor Noah, Up The Creek, USA, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

A wilfully preposterous boozehound in a pashmina, Thom Tuck is a superbly theatrical stand-up, one third of fringe-conquering sketch outfit The Penny Dreadfuls, and co-ringmaster of The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society.
We delve into the challenges of developing a festival-friendly solo act for the live circuit, and discuss whether his commitment to character is ever a cage. He also reveals a surprising anger…

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Filed Under: ACMS, Adam Bloom, BBC4, Brendon Burns, Daniel Kitson, Interview, Josie Long, Lenny Henry, Liam Williams, Miles Jupp, Pappy’s, Sketch, Stewart Lee, Straight To DVD, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, The Mighty Boosh, The Penny Dreadfuls

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

It’s Episode 3, and Stu interviews Dan Antopolski in his writing-cellar.
Dan explores how to wrong-foot an audience’s assumptions, and argues comedy is an art not simply a craft.

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Filed Under: A Bit Of Fry And Laurie, Ben Elton, Christopher Hitchens, Craig Campbell, David 'Kid' Jensen, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Friday Night Live, Fringe, Harry Enfield, Harry Hill, Interview, Jigsaw, Lenny Henry, Louis CK, Mark Watson, Micky Flanagan, Nat Luurtsema, Purple Turtle, Rich Hall, Rob Deering, Ross Noble, Saturday Night Live, Sean Lock, Simon Munnery, Stewart Lee, The Comedy Store Players, The Dinks, The Mighty Boosh, Tom Basden, Tom Craine, Tony Law, We Are Klang