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

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Filed Under: Acting, Actor, Age, Alan Davies, Alcohol, Audiences, Awards, BBC, Billy Connolly, Blogging, Bridget Christie, comcompod, Comedy Store, Competitions, Criticism, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Jerry Sadowitz, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand, Jobs, Josie Long, Leicester Square Theatre, Malcolm Hardee, Mental Health, Money, Morecambe & Wise, Onstage Persona, Panel Shows, Perrier, Perrier Comedy Award, Persona, Phil Kay, Plagiarism, Rhona Cameron, Risk, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Structure, Stuart Goldsmith, Success, Tarantino, The Pleasance, The Stand, TV, TV Comedy, Twitter, Underbelly, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, YouTube

A master of "pulling back into the wide angle", Jamali Maddix thrives on big routines about big subjects, letting his innate comic ability run riot. We talk about the pressures of keeping up hit-rate within routines, and get technical about top-lines, and why he wants the premise of a bit to be more intelligent than he is himself. But what happens when you lose sight of your goals in the process of following the next apparently logical step?

30 mins of extras available exclusively to the Insiders Club include Jamali going deep into the production of his Vice TV smash "Hate Thy Neighbour", which saw him write an hour of comedy in three days, sixteen times, whilst avoiding being killed by neo-Nazis. We also cover how to extract laughter from horrific things, and find the fertile ground between outrage and consensus...

Join now at comedianscomedian.com/insiders

www.jamalimaddix.com

TW: @jamalimaddix | IG: @jamalimaddix

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

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

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Audiences, Awards, Bill Burr, Bill Hicks, comcompod, Competitions, Dave Chappelle, Edgy, Edinburgh, Ego, Fern Brady, First Open Spot, Imran Yusuf, Interview, Jason Manford, Jobs, London, Melbourne, Mike Gunn, Money, Montreal Comedy Festival, Onstage Persona, Patrice O'Neal, Persona, Phil Kay, Reginald D. Hunter, Risk, Russell Howard, Stage Persona, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Tom Stade, TV, Twitter, Vice, Writing Jokes

Star of his own sitcom "Jerk" (BBC) and a gleefully discomforting stand-up, Tim Renkow makes his point with devastating wit. We talk about how people's exploitation of Tim's physical vulnerability has shaped his outlook and work, learn how his dispassion towards his audience's reaction makes him a stronger comic, and find out why he would rather be alone in a wood with a shotgun.

Content warning: strong language and discussion of sexual abuse.

Members of the Insiders Club can enjoy 20 mins of extra content with Tim giving us his analysis of the four types of Edinburgh fringe shows, precisely why he doesn't like award-winning shows, and what great idea he only tried saying on stage once...
All of that, plus all the extras from every show which has them, exclusively available to members of the Insiders Club. Join today at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

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Get tickets for Stu's tour:

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

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

www.comedianscomedian.com | @Comcompod

*NEW* Check out Stu's new corporate resilience training monolith at www.comedyinsights.com

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Filed Under: Audiences, BBC3, Bob Slayer, Bobby Mair, Dylan Moran, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Interview, Phil Kay, Richard Pryor, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Structure, student comedy, Success, Tim Renkow, TV, TV Comedy, USA, Writing Jokes

Comedian, former street-performer and popular podcast host, Stu Goldsmith is a charming but tortur-

Oh god I can't fake this, it's me isn't it? It's bloody ME!

Your fearless interviewer has the tables turned as he sits down to be interviewed by ComCom fans Sarah Millican, Tom Allen and Sindhu Vee, and fields questions from listeners including James Acaster, Nish Kumar, Ricky Gervais, Brett Goldstein, Herbie Treehead, Josh Widdicombe, Fern Brady and Nathaniel Metcalfe, as well as those sent in by you the listener via the ComCom Facebook page.

It was quite bruising but he enjoyed it.

@ComComPod | @StuGoldsmith

www.comedianscomedian.com | www.stuartgoldsmith.co.uk

The rushes from the three main interviews are available soon from www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders, along with all the extra material from any episode which has ever had extras attached!

Come and see Stu's work-in-progress show "Primer" at the Edinburgh Fringe at Monkey Barrel, who appear to have cheekily grabbed

www.thefringe.com

www.thefringe.co.uk

and

www.fairfringe.com

But you can find Stu's details here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stuart-goldsmith-primer-wip

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Filed Under: Age, Audiences, Claudia O'Doherty, College, comcompod, Compere/MC/Hosting, Double Act, Edinburgh, Fear, Fern Brady, Festival, Festival Comedian, First Open Spot, Free Fringe, Fringe, Gary Delaney, Gig Recordings, Heckles, Ian Cognito, Inspiration, Interview, Isolation, James Acaster, Jobs, Joe Lycett, John Luke Roberts, john robins, Josh Widdicombe, London, Maria Bamford, Mental Health, Nish Kumar, Onstage Persona, Patton Oswalt, Persona, Phil Kay, Philippe Gaulier, Podcasting, Pomodoro, Problems, Ricky Gervais, Risk, Sarah Millican, Show Me The Funny, Sindhu Vee, Stage Persona, Stuart Goldsmith, Success, Tim Vine, Tom Allen, Twitter, Widdicombe, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

I said it and I'm sticking with it: Russell Hicks is a risk-taking ball of fire. Making a conscious choice to bet the house on every gig, he eschews material in favour of 100% riffing, with explosive results. We explore the economic consequences of approaching a set like a game of pinball in an industry based on reliability, dig into his use of comic muscle memory, and find out why he paints on a cave wall and not a canvas...

Extra material available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club includes Russell on why he chose the UK over America, how it felt to be told he wouldn't succeed whilst succeeding, and the suggestion other comics always make to him... and why he ignores it. Join up at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

Find Russell's comedy album, consisting of three different hours recorded in Edinburgh 2016 at www.russellhicks.co.uk

See my show Primer at this year's Edinburgh Fringe

@ComComPod | www.comedianscomedian.com

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Filed Under: Alex Edelman, Alternative Comedy, Audience Participation, Audiences, Awards, Bill Hicks, Bob Slayer, Comedy Store, Daniel Kitson, Dave Chappelle, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Jobs, John Gordillo, Johnny Vegas, Lenny Bruce, London, Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Mental Health, Money, Netflix, Onstage Persona, Persona, Phil Kay, Reviews, Ross Noble, Russell Hicks, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, USA, Viral, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, YouTube

One of the most inventive comics in Britain, documentary pioneer Dave Gorman gives us a genuinely thorough and methodical analysis of the four (or more) phases of his career. We discuss the TV show he’s least proud of, the wince-inducing way he found out a show wasn’t re-commissioned, and dig into the critical value of structure (Gorman-esque or otherwise…)

Get ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

@comcompod | www.comedianscomedian.com
And don't forget to join the Comcom Facebook group, which you can do here.

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Filed Under: Are You Dave Gorman?, Ben Miller, Dave (TV channel), Edinburgh, Festival, First Open Spot, Frank Skinner, Fringe, Googlewhack Adventure, Henry Normal, Inspiration, Interview, John Hegley, Ken Campbell, KenCampbell, Live, Money, Nick Doody, Phil Kay, Podcasting, Poetry, Quality Control, Reasons to be Cheerful, Reviews, Stage Persona, Steve Coogan, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Touring Comedian

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…

Get ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

@comcompod | www.comedianscomedian.com
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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

Eleanor Tiernan makes tremendously articulate comedy, often out of morally murky ideas and subjects. She talks here about the comedy scene in her native Ireland, how to find the bits of your act that are genuinely “alive”, and how she escaped material she felt trapped by.
We also go into depth on her experiences with therapy, how her artistic purpose helps her emotionally, and how we share the underlying fear of getting kicked out of the gang...

Get ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

@comcompod | www.comedianscomedian.com
And don't forget to join the Comcom Facebook group, which you can do here.

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Filed Under: Andrew Lawrence, Chris Brown, Dara O'Briain, Dave McSavage, Dublin Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Festival, Free Fringe, Fringe, Headwreckers, Help The Frigid, Hunter Square, Interview, Jason Byrne, Laughter Lounge, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Phil Kay, Reginald D. Hunter, So You Think You’re Funny, Stewart Lee, The Alternative Comedy Experience, The Comedy Store, The National Therapy Project, The Oxford Drama School, The Poor School, Tommy Tiernan, Up The Creek