“A drill-sergeant not a perfectionist”, Jessie Cave enjoys simultaneous careers as an actress, comic, artist, and performance artist, all of which marry an extraordinary pragmatism with an attitude of artistic abundance.
We talk about her relentless documentation of her life as a means of seeking permanence, the tragic death of her brother in 2019 - how she processed it, and the effect it had on her creativity - as well as her recent Soho On Demand special “Sunrise”, filmed in Corona to an audience of her sister BeBe, and her new novel “Sunset”.
* Content warning: Sexual assault *
15 mins of extra content available exclusively to the Insiders Club include Jessie on how her membership of the Harry Potter franchise has a legacy of fandom that isn’t always useful to her as an independent artist, and how the Cave Sisters Patreon has changed her relationship with elements of her following.
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for this and much more, including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Fern Brady and the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.
Instagram @JessieCave
Twitter @JessieCave
Website: www.jessiedoodles.com
Find Jessie’s debut novel “Sunset” here: https://linktr.ee/Jessie_Cave
Find Jessie and Bebe’s podcast: “We Can’t Talk About This Right Now” on YouTube and podcast providers
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cavesisters
Winner and still holder of the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award, Jordan Brookes’ marriage of stand-up and clowning is an absolutely extraordinary experience. He deftly walks a tightrope between frankness and insincerity, observing the observers, and mining material from the problem of self-reflection. And if you think that sounds pretentious you’re going to love the rest…
We talk about calling bullshit on emotional manipulation, his slow climb back to normality after a youth inflected with OCD and depression, as well as the seductive narrative of victimhood…. Also seducing your mum.
35 minutes of extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club includes Jordan on the arduous process of making his hit show “Bleed”, which did something incredibly new at imaginative, at some cost; the cultural race to expose more and more weakness and suffering over which comedy seems to obsess, and his mixed feelings about the award win.
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for this and much more, including the exclusive Insiders Q&A with James Acaster.
Follow Jordan Brookes:
On his excellent website, on which you can watch tonnes of clips, plus digitally download "Bleed" and "I've Got Nothing": www.jordanbrookescomedy.com
On Twitter: @jordbrookes
Everything Stu's up to:
Stu’s “Infinite Sofa” chat show is now available as the perfect solution to remote-working office parties, sales conferences, motivational and twellness events.
“It was an absolutely hysterical and wonderful evening, for both those partaking and everyone watching online!” Maria Kuzak (Fundraising Manager at CALM)
For more info on how this unique concept can bring your staff together while working apart, go to www.virtualofficeparty.co.uk
Stu also offers remote talks to business on what the distilled wisdom of over 350 comics can teach you about resilience, especially in times of pandemic.
“The most inspiring talk I’ve had in years!” (LEGO staff member)
Find out more at www.comedyinsights.com
This podcast is @ComComPod on twitter and instagram
Filed Under: Age, Alternative Comedy, Art, Audiences, Awards, Comedy, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Success, Twitter, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, YouTube
Comments: No CommentsWild man of the woods or naughty Viking uncle, Martin Mor typifies the “adventure comic”, constantly challenging and reinventing himself, with an unshakeable confidence that the world will look after him.
We discover his youth - hitchhiking, busking and squatting his way round the world to a backdrop of the explosive growth in new circus and alternative comedy - and how his desire to be “a juggler without tricks” led him at last to stand-up.
We also learn what charisma means, peek into his latest venture offering online mentorship to newer comics, and learn what happens when you realise you’ve told all your stories…
Catch up with Martin:
martinmor.com
@MartinMorComedy
@Martin_Mor_Comedy
martinmorcomedy@gmail.com
Everything Stu's up to:
The Infinite Sofa chat show is now available as a solution to remote-working office parties over the festive period! Go to www.virtualofficeparty.co.uk for more info on how this unique concept can bring your staff together while working apart!
Stu also offers remote talks to business on what the distilled wisdom of over 350 comics can teach you about resilience, especially in times of pandemic!
“The most inspiring talk I’ve had in years!” (LEGO staff member)
Find out more at www.comedyinsights.com
This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter and Instagram
www.comedianscomedian.com
Stu also co-hosts the “Child Labour" parenting podcast with Sindhu Vee
Filed Under: Adam Bloom, Age, Alternative Comedy, Art, Audiences, Bill Bailey, Cabaret, Chris Addison, Circus, Clown, comcompod, Comedy, Compere, Coping, Corona, COVID-19, Dave Gorman, Edinburgh, Festival, Festival Comedian, Fringe, Hitchhiking, Hunter S Thompson, Inspiration, Interview, Ireland, Irish, Jimmy Carr, Jobs, John Peel, Kerouac, Magic, Martin Mor, Mental Health, Onstage Persona, Persona, Peter Kay, Risk, Road Comic, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Storytelling, Street Performing, Success, The Stand, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage
Comments: No CommentsThe most successful open spot in the industry, Mat Ewins frequently leaves Stu crying with laughter, despite claiming to only have one joke…
30 mins of extra content available only to Insiders has Mat skimming the story of his childhood and his unusual relationship with his siblings; considering his appearances on Harry Hill’s Club Nite and reflecting on social media, apps that catch up with his own incredible video-editing skills, WAP-enabled phones, chaos and control. Don’t miss it - sign up today at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders
Download Mat and John Kearns’ podcast “Microscope”
https://play.acast.com/s/microscope
Watch Mat on Harry Hill:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaTsUMudD58
TW: @microscopefun
Everything Stu's up to:
This podcast is @ComComPod on twitter and instagram
Find out more at
Join the Insiders Club at
www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders
Stu speaks to your business about resilience, creativity and authenticity, more details at
Stu also co-hosts the “Child Labour" parenting podcast with Sindhu Vee
Mondays 9pm BST - "The Infinite Sofa" chat show
Top celebrity talent (previous guests include Dara O'Briain, Sarah Millican and Russell Howard) join Stu and 12 members of the public, in an increasingly cult-like live online performance experiment.
Tuesdays 8pm BST - "Chops" Online comedy club
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Filed Under: Adam Bloom, Alternative Comedy, Art, Audiences, Comedy, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Ironic, Jobs, John Kearns, Mat Ewins, Matt Winning, Money, Onstage Persona, Open Mic, Persona, Simon Munnery, Sketch, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Structure, student comedy, Success, The Guardian, TV Comedy, Twitch, Vic And Bob, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes
Comments: No CommentsArtist, comedian, provocateur and cleaner, Kim Noble is far more concerned with pursuing his artistic instinct than the trappings of success. From sneaking into B&Q dressed as staff (engaging with the customers and sometimes not even recording it), to his brilliant new podcast “Futile Attempts”, we find a man relentless in his integrity and experimentation, but sometimes adrift from the comedy community and the wider world.
We learn the sometimes devastating effect of his constant recording on his personal life; find out how his mum felt about his possible exploitation of his dementia-suffering father; and talk about innocence, terror, and overstepping the line.
30 minutes of extra content, available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club, includes Kim on his most recent “meltdown”; a meta chat about the pros and cons of his notion to record his appearance on the podcast and take control of the audio; the story behind “Noble and Silver” and why they split… and dread.
Join now at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders
Find out more about Kim:
www.mrkimnoble.com/futile-attempts-podcast/
www.twitter.com/mrkimnoble
Watch the “Noble and Silver: Get Off Me” episode filmed in one take:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDGixWJOetY
Everything Stu's up to:
This podcast is @ComComPod on twitter and instagram
Find out more at
www.comedianscomedian.com
Join the Insiders Club at
www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders
Stu also co-hosts the “Child Labour" parenting podcast with Sindhu Vee
www.childlabourpod.com
Mondays 9pm BST - "The Infinite Sofa" chat show
Top celebrity talent (previous guests include Dara O'Briain, Sarah Millican and Russell Howard) join Stu and 12 members of the public, in an increasingly cult-like live online performance experiment.
www.infinitesofa.com
Tuesdays 8pm BST - "Chops" Online comedy club
www.chopscomedy.com
Filed Under: Acting, Adam and Joe, Adam Buxton, Age, Alternative Comedy, Art, Audiences, Awards, Channel 4, Character, Clown, comcompod, Comedy, Corona, COVID-19, Depression, Directing, Double Act, Edinburgh, Fame, Festival, Fringe, Futile Attempts, Hatemail, Heckles, Inspiration, Interview, Isolation, Jobs, John Kearns, Noble and Silver, Onstage Persona, Podcasting, Poetry, Pope Lonergan, Problems, Risk, Rob Auton, Sketch, Stage Persona, Success, Tim Key, TV, TV Comedy, Worth, Writing
Comments: No CommentsShut up and listen to Alonzo Bodden, a towering comic who wields an absolute authority onstage! In the final pre-pandemic recording, we discover Alonzo's struggles to connect with black audiences, find out why alternative comedy doesn’t exist, and learn whether he’d accept a cure for depression if it meant giving up comedy…
30 mins of extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club include Alonzo’s extraordinary “missed break” after he won season three of Last Comic Standing just as cancellation of the show meant the final was never aired, how Terry Crews beat him to the punch in a big movie role, and how to go up next after a superstar… Join the Insiders Club now at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for all this and much much more.
STU GOLDSMITH’S INFINITE SOFA
Every Monday and Thursday night at 8pm, Stu Goldsmith’s Infinite Sofa brings you the warmest and most atmospheric cure for the social-isolation blues!
Forthcoming guests include James Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan and Sarah Millican, who with 10 members of the public join Stu for an hour of brilliant comedy, music and variety with amazing guests, interactive games and big laughs.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Join Stu Goldsmith for a one-to-one coaching session about your comedy career or personal project. These aren’t joke-writing sessions, more of a sort of micro-ComCom mentoring experience, to identify how you might be getting in the way of your own creativity and offer some solutions!
“Stu has made me think about writing comedy in a way that I wouldn’t have considered otherwise. His mentorship allowed me to access the deep, vulnerable, and humorous truths that are actually more impactful than the surface stuff I was doing otherwise. Highly recommend.” Jasky Singh
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/lunch and book your one-to-one with Stu now!
Filed Under: Acting, Age, Alternative Comedy, Audiences, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Comedy, Compere/MC/Hosting, Competitions, COVID-19, Dane Cook, Def Jam, Interview, Patton Oswalt, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Success, Todd Glass, TV Comedy, USA, Worth, Writing Jokes
Comments: No CommentsThe co-host and co-creator of Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit, Steve McNeil started his career in sketch comedy, and has enjoyed an invigoratingly twisty journey through multiple genres, currently specialising as a twitch gamer and host, with new project #WiFiWars gathering momentum online as we speak. We talk about his pivot away from TV, the single most agonising factor that led to the demise of "Go 8 Bit", his new special "Hey Listen!" and his recent battles with his mental health.
30 mins of extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club focuses Steve's tips and tricks for growing an audience on Twitch, and what comics can expect to find when trying to explore that fertile territory! Sign up now at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders
#WiFiWars
@WiFiWarsUK
Steve's special on GFS https://gofasterstripe.com/heylisten
https://twitter.com/stevemcneil
https://www.twitch.tv/stevefromgo8bit
https://www.twitch.tv/team/thestreamcreamdreamteam
As the live comedy circuit undergoes a painful transformation into some unknown new form, there HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME to keep the podcast alive and get hold of oodles of sweet extra content (including the new special episode about The Great Pivot with ComCom Consultant Pete Dobbing) with a regular subscription. Join now at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders
And join Stu Goldsmith for a Working Lunch! Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/lunch to book your one-to-one social, or professional, online lunch date with Stu!
@comcompod | @stugoldsmith
Filed Under: Acting, Age, Alternative Comedy, Audience Participation, Audiences, Awards, BBC, Bottom, Chortle, comcompod, Comedy, Coping, Corona, COVID-19, Dara O'Briain, Dave (TV channel), Depression, Double Act, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Gaming, Go 8 Bit, Interview, Jess Robinson, McNeil & Pamphilon, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Streaming, Success, TV, Twitch, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, YouTube
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