Dane Baptiste is raising the bar for articulate, socially-conscious stand-up, and pulls no intellectual punches in this conversation, which takes in chakras, Arthur Maslow's hierarchy of needs and transcendental perception...  We talk about what it means to be the first black Briton to be nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award; why validation, gratification and dopamine aren't the end goal; and why he's a goofball.

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Dane in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/20/dane-baptiste-standup-comedy-interview-sunny-d-bbc3

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Filed Under: Awards, BBC3, Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Diversity, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Ego, Equality, Fame, Feminism, Festival, Fist Of Fun, Fringe, Gina Yashere, Interview, Jim Carrey, Jimmy Carr, Joel Dommett, Just For Laughs, London, Louis CK, Martin Lawrence, Melbourne, Nish Kumar, Orlando Baxter, Persona, Peter Kay, Prince Abdhi, Reginald D. Hunter, Reviews, Risk, Roseanne Barr, Saturday Night Live, School, Spike Lee, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Stewart Lee, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Sunny D, The Guardian, USA

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Uniquely funny and inventive stand-up Howard Read has recently been performing a double-act with an animated cartoon child version of himself.  We discuss the madness behind his method, explore the hazards of improvising double-act banter with oneself, and learn what he can and can't get away with...

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Filed Under: Audiences, BBC, Compere/MC/Hosting, Criticism, Double Act, Edinburgh, Fear, Improv, Inspiration, Interview, iPad, London, Money, Musical, Musical Comedy, Sketch, Stage Persona, Storytelling, Success, TV, Ventriloquism, YouTube

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A superb comedian story-teller, Sarah Kendall's work is suffused with genuine meaning.  She talks vividly here about controlling her anxiety and the aftermath of a nervous breakdown.  We also delve into some specifics, including the financial imperative of turning over new work annually, and how she had to re-discover her audience after time away from the fringe...

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Fuelled by a seemingly-bottomless well of anger, and capable of articulating it hilariously, Michael Legge rages that life isn't as beautiful as it should be. We learn how his own righteous ire mimics that of his bulletproof mum, discover the origins of twitter game #FuckAThing, and just at the end get him to say something pretentious about art.

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Filed Under: Age, Alternative Comedy, Argument, Audiences, Controversial, Dark Humour, Depression, Edinburgh, Ego, Fame, Heckles, Improv, Isolation, Jobs, London, Mental Health, Money, Podcasting, Political Humour

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Responsible for some of the funniest and most intelligent one-liners in the world, Simon Munnery has a brain like none other. Rarely will you find another comic so enthralled by serving "the idea", whether through Kierkegaardian prose or innovative but unreliable technology.  Simon reveals his approach to writing epigrammatic jokes, and Stu gently bullies him into trying harder to get back on TV.

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Filed Under: Edinburgh, Fame, Festival Comedian, Free Fringe, Heckles, Improv, London, Mainstream, One Liners, Open Mic, Persona, Poetry, political, Political Humour, Radio, Simon Munnery, Surreal, TV, Writing On Stage

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One of the most iconoclastic, pioneering and influential comedians in Britain, Stewart Lee has forged his post-punk ideals into a thrillingly funny live act, with the very form at his fingertips. We explore the deliberately uncomfortable tension between the man and the stage persona; discuss his self-imposed exclusion from the comedy community; and investigate his unshakeable conviction that he is in fact unsuccessful.

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Filed Under: Age, Alternative Comedy, Argument, Audiences, BBC, Character, Criticism, Double Act, Edinburgh, Fame, Fear, Heckles, Improv, Isolation, London, Reviews, Stage Persona, Stewart Lee, Storytelling, Success, The Guardian, Touring Comedian, TV

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Elis James and John Robins have both appeared on the show before as comics in their own right, but in this live special we focus on the work that goes into their endlessly funny and heartfelt radio and podcast double-act.  We explore the hidden language of the show, the dramatic improvement in their standup work, and a factually accurate description of the band Queen...

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Filed Under: Acting, BBC3, Compere/MC/Hosting, Dark Humour, Edinburgh, Elis James, john robins, London, Mental Health, Open Mic, Podcasting, Radio, Radio X, Soho Theatre, Storytelling, Success

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Fern Brady is a fiercely funny and provocative comic, with an invigorating ability to combine eloquence and bluntness.  A Guardian columnist and accidental spokesperson, she talks here about managing her anger, her frustrated attempts to make friends, and why she’s often surprised to hear that she doesn’t give a fuck…

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Acting, Audiences, Beginners, Competitions, Depression, Edinburgh, Feminism, Fern Brady, Festival Comedian, Gender, Heckles, Inspiration, Jobs, London, Mainstream, Mental Health, Money, Open Mic, So You Think You’re Funny, Stereotypes, The Guardian, TV

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