Comedy speaks through Tommy Tiernan like an elemental force. One of Ireland’s most respected comic exports, his latest challenge is to improvise an hour without repeating anything he’s ever said before. We discuss the problems this presents, what led him to take it on, and where and when to wave your mickey in the moonlight…

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Abandoman, Alcohol, Compere/MC/Hosting, Controversial, Criticism, Dara O'Briain, Edinburgh, Eleanor Tiernan, Fear, Festival, Fringe, Improv, Interview, Ireland, Isolation, Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan, Live, Live At The Apollo, Owen O'Neill, Phil Kay, Rich Hall, Risk, Ross Noble, Storytelling, Success, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

Sage-like producer of QI, Blackadder, Not The Nine O’Clock News and forty years’ worth of some of Britain’s finest comedy TV and radio, John Lloyd could be forgiven for resting on his considerable laurels. Instead he’s brought his third standup show to the fringe, and talks here about process, legacy and how he philosophised himself out of a deep depression…

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Filed Under: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Bill Bailey, Edinburgh, Family Guy, Fear, Festival, Interview, Jimmy Carr, Live, Mental Health, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Peter Cook, Political Humour, QI, Radio 4, Reviews, Spitting Image, Stephen Fry, Structure, Success, TV Comedy, Writing Jokes

Red in tooth and claw, Katherine Ryan is adept at shredding celebrities and has a few choice words too for her sister’s whore friends. She reveals a gentleness behind the exterior that critics love to call “waspish”, and talks us through the moral principles that guide her sting…

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Aisling Bea, Amy Schumer, Canada, Channel 4, Comedy Central, Daniel Sloss, David Letterman, Edinburgh, Feminism, Festival, Frankie Boyle, Fringe, Geoff Norcott, Hannibal Buress, Inspiration, Interview, Jeff Ross, Jimmy Carr, Joan Rivers, Joe Lycett, Live, Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, QI, Sara Pascoe, Sarah Millican, Sarah Silverman, Sarah Tiana, Sean Lock, Stage Persona, Stephen Mangan, Stewart Francis, Structure, Success, The Stand, Touring Comedian, Twitter, VEEP, Writing On Stage

Showman, crooner and superb standup Charlie is the embodiment of an all-rounder, as well as one of the warmest performers on the UK circuit. Live at Latitude after a good old-fashioned cattle auction, he lays bare his attitude to stand-up, opens his heart about the over-use of his killer twenty, and comes clean about a sticky incident with a pint of lager…

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Andy Parsons, Comic Relief, Compere/MC/Hosting, Dominic Holland, Edinburgh, Festival, Festival Comedian, Fringe, Ha Bloody Ha, Harry Hill, Interview, Jack Dee, Let's Dance, Live, Musical Comedy, Parsons and Naylor, Stage Persona, The Comedy Store, Vic And Bob, Writing On Stage

A strong contender for Stu’s favourite comic of all time, Patton Oswalt is a behemoth of invention, imagination and creativity. Live from Montreal, at which he won “Stand-up Comedian of the Year”, we discuss what lifts a comic above being “funny but who gives a fuck?”  We also discuss issues of richness, legacy and whether the road gigs are worth it after all; but will Stu manage not to swoon like an Edwardian lady?

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Filed Under: 11/22/63, Alan Moore, Bill Hicks, Dave Chappelle, Directing, Down Periscope, Festival, Interview, James Joyce, King of Queens, Kyle Kinane, Live, Louis CK, Ratatouille, Risk, Silver Screen Fiend, Stage Persona, Star Wars, Success, The Beatles, USA, VEEP, Writing On Stage

Podcast pioneer, arch-noodler, jingle-master and YouTube cosmonaut, Adam Buxton invented loads of your favourite stuff before it was famous. We talk about the creative urge; exploiting one’s family for material; and how to cope with criticism. We also explore the dynamic between Adam and long-term collaborator Joe Cornish. But which one is the best? It’s Adam.

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Filed Under: 6Music, Adam and Joe, BUG, Channel 4, Graham Linehan, Interview, Joe Cornish, Jon Ronson, Live, Ricky Gervais, Shaun Keaveny, Song Wars, Stephen Merchant, The Persuasionists, XFM

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

Second-ever winner of the voted-for-only-by-comics “Comedians Comedian” award (no relation), Gavin Webster is one of the most frequently requested guests on this podcast. A true circuit stalwart with a phenomenal gag-rate and an ability to play any room, he talks about his inspiration in music hall comedy and punk rock, his deliberately provocative titles, and his frustration with “posh people with pens”…

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Filed Under: Alan Davies, Bill Hicks, Bob Mills, Chortle, Edinburgh, Fringe, Harry Hill, Interview, Jo Brand, Live, Music Hall, Paul Foot, Ross Noble, Stewart Lee, The Comedy Store