Softly spoken and absolutely committed to the truth, Chris Gethard took Edinburgh by storm with a searingly honest and blackly funny show about depression and attempted suicide. We talk about creativity and catharsis, his superb blogs, and whether or not performing is therapy…

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Filed Under: Acting, Alternative Comedy, Audiences, Canada, Character, Chris Gethard, Comedy Central, Depression, Edinburgh, Ego, Fame, Feminism, Festival Comedian, Gender, Improv, Mainstream, Open Mic, Reviews, Sketch, Storytelling, Success, TV, YouTube

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Rigorously intellectual and brilliantly poetic, Liam Williams approaches comedy like writing a novel, but does he even enjoy standup?

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Character, Clown, Criticism, Edinburgh, Fear, Footlights, Plagiarism, Poetry, School, Sheeps, Sketch, Stage Persona, Storytelling, Structure, Tim Key, Writing On Stage

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Bird-flipping, bumhole-shouting Gein’s Family Giftshop are horror-obsessed, wildly inventive and deeply funny. We dig into the internal dynamics of the group, find out why they don’t wear wigs, and examine the crucial role played by their unseen fourth member.

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Filed Under: Chortle, Controversial, Dark Humour, David Lynch, Edinburgh, Fear, Feminism, Festival, Footlights, Fringe, Funz and Gamez, Horror, Improv, Inspiration, Interview, Isolation, League of Gentlemen, Physical Comedy, Podcasting, Provocateur, Puffin Island, Quality Control, Radio, Radio 4, Reviews, Risk, Simon Pegg, Sketch, Stage Persona, Steve Coogan, Structure, Success, The Mighty Boosh, Writing On Stage

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Winner of two UK Barry Awards - voted on by comedians - for his 2015 show “Proper Job”, Spencer Jones is a natural born, funny-boned twinkler. Never mind his clowning, props, vocal loops and charming idiocy, he reduces an audience to tears just by walking on to the stage. The hard work and professionalism underpinning the chaos might surprise you…

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Filed Under: Adam Larter, Ali Bryce, Big Babies, Broken Biscuits, Character, Clown, Dan Kirwan, Dr Brown, Ecole Philippe Gaulier, Edinburgh, Festival, Festival Comedian, Fringe, Improv, Inspiration, Interview, Karl Schultz, Live, Lucy Hopkins, Physical Comedy, Quality Control, Red Bastard, Risk, Sketch, Stage Persona, Success, The Boy With Tape On His Face, The Herbert, Writing On Stage

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Wickedly spiky and dry as sand, controversy-courting stand-up Jena Friedman has writing credits for “Letterman” and “The Daily Show” under her belt.  We discover her unusual origin, as her thesis on Chicago’s improv scene drew her into the undertow of the comedy world, and talk in depth about the courage required to “own” difficult material...

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Filed Under: Controversial, Criticism, Dark Humour, Edinburgh, First Open Spot, Improv, Jewish Comedy, Reviews, Risk, Sketch, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, Twitter, USA, Viral, Writing On Stage

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One of the most recognisable faces in UK comedy, Matt Lucas charts his journey from Shooting Stars’ improvising baby-grow nutcase George Dawes, to the double-act with David Walliams that made him a household name, to his most recent foray into purely physical comedy Pompidou. We explore his writing and creative process, and as well as unpacking the controversy surrounding Little Britain and Come Fly with Me, we learn what drives Matt, and whether his success has brought him happiness.

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Filed Under: Alan Davies, BBC One, BBC3, Ben Miller, Character, Charlie Chaplin, Criticism, Double Act, George Dawes, Harry Enfield, Improv, Inspiration, Interview, Ivor Dembina, Little Britain, London, Nicole Kidman, Owen Jones, Peter Kay, Physical Comedy, Reviews, Rhys Thomas, Shooting Stars, Sketch, Stage Persona, Success, Vic And Bob

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Creator and host of his own TV show “Legally Brown”, Nazeem Hussain aces it in sketch, stand-up and on the road. Unusually for a comic he’s also an upstanding pillar of his community! As well as winning the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Newcomer, he is also the recipient of awards for leadership in diversity, and is the patron of a refugee charity. We talk about how his faith feeds into his work, being “a tough-talking idiot”, and the reality of being genuinely targeted by shadowy government organisations…

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A startlingly creative character comic, Nick Mohammed produces utterly silly work with a rigorous technical backbone. We talk about his most enduring creation Mr Swallow, and how he has cultivated that act from a casual sketch to a rollerskating operatic Dracula. We also discuss his role in the new Ridley Scott film “The Martian”…

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Filed Under: Channel 4, Chortle, Dan Tetsell, Derren Brown, Dracula The Musical, Edinburgh, Festival, Footlights, Fringe, Interview, Julia Davis, Marc Wootton, Morning Has Broken, Mr Swallow, Musical Comedy, Ridley Scott, Sketch, Stefan Golaszewski, The Thick of It, Uncle

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