Her writing and performance in The Fast Show made her one of the most influential women in British sketch comedy; now Arabella Weir reflects on her work and the balance of power underpinning the five-man, most-often-one-woman sketch team.  We discuss the tension and friction of making comedy; whether a happy person still has the same hunger to perform; and learn the awful truth about the genesis of her character "Girl Who Boys Can't Hear"...

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Filed Under: Acting, Actor, Age, Alexei Sayle, Audiences, Awards, Aziz Ansari, BBC, BBC One, Bottom, Caroline Aherne, Character, Character Comedy, Dawn French, Diversity, Equality, Fame, Fear, Feminism, Feminist, Gender, Inspiration, Interview, Jo Brand, Joan Rivers, Kenny Everett, Mainstream, Observational Comedy, Onstage Persona, Persona, Physical Comedy, Podcasting, Reviews, Sara Pascoe, Sexuality, Sketch, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Structure, Success, The Fast Show, The Guardian, TV, TV Comedy, Vic And Bob, Writing Jokes

Jess "Mighty Voice" Robinson is a phenomenal vocalist and impressionist, who has her audiences in tears of bliss as well as laughter.  We talk about her experience on "Britain's Got Talent" when she was "outed" by press as a seasoned professional, and learn how to survive stage school. Finally Jess overcomes her desire to please, and very honestly and painfully reveals why a standing ovation never seems "enough"...
 
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Filed Under: Audiences, Character, College, Dead Ringers, Drama School, Edinburgh, Festival, Festival Comedian, Fringe, Interview, john robins, Mainstream, Mental Health, Musical Comedy, Observational Comedy, Parody, Reality TV, Reviews, Sara Pascoe, Success, TV, YouTube

As you might expect from the impish British-Iranian comic who wears her heart on her sleeve, this conversation gets pretty deep pretty fast! We talk about shifting status, manufacturing common ground with your crowd and the nature of addiction. We also discover Shappi’s recent enthusiasm for “giving love” to an audience, and what it’s like when the comedy circuit starts to resemble the playground…

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Filed Under: Compere/MC/Hosting, Corporate Work, Dr Brown, Dylan Moran, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Feminism, Feminist, Katherine Ryan, Mental Health, Sara Pascoe, School, Shappi Khorsandi

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

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

Director or script-editor of over sixty other acts including Michael McIntyre, Eddie Izzard and Reginald D Hunter, John Gordillo is a superb comedian in his own right.

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Filed Under: Al Murray, Bill Burr, Carey Marx, David Letterman, Interview, Jerry Seinfeld, Live At The Apollo, Louis CK, Mark Thomas, Michael McIntyre, Naomi Klein, Reginald D. Hunter, Ross Noble, Sara Pascoe, Stewart Lee, Tim Vine

From “Porky the Poet” to “Never Mind The Buzzcocks” to his own stand-up tours, Phill Jupitus is responsible for a prodigious comic output.
We discuss his origins as a performer, his use of his family in his material, and the usefulness of unresolved anger…

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Filed Under: ACMS, Alistair McGowan, Andre Vincent, Bridget Christie, Deborah Francis-White, Edinburgh, Festival, Free Fringe, Fringe, Interview, Jeremy Hardy, John Mann, Josie Long, Kevin Day, Live, Malcolm Hardee, Marcus Brigstocke, Mark Thomas, Nadia Kamil, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Poetry, Porky The Poet, Sara Pascoe, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, The Comedy Store, World’s Most Dangerous Roads

The grand high sultan of Bullshit-istan, Andy Zaltzman is one half of the incredible Bugle Podcast, and combines densely-written satirical nonsense with improvised flights of fancy.
He goes into detail on how The Bugle is made, how he copes with his partner’s stratospheric success, and answers the ultimate question: “what is bullshit?”

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Filed Under: Alun Cochrane, Daniel Kitson, Danny Bhoy, David O’Doherty, Greg Proops, Honourable Men Of Art, Interview, John Oliver, Karen Taylor, Mark Thomas, Michael McIntyre, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Noel Fielding, Podcasting, Political Animal, Political Comedy, Radio 4, Richard Herring, Ricky Gervais, Rob Newman, Ross Noble, Sara Pascoe, Spencer Brown, Stewart Lee, The Bugle, The Daily Show, The Department