A disciple of "chaotic joy", Sindhu Vee's rise to standup stardom is about as meteoric as they get; just a hop and a skip from the open mic circuit, to award nominations and appearances on "QI" and "Have I Got News For You". A cursory glance at this hyper-qualified former investment banker reveals an addiction to excellence and discipline.

A self-identified "graduate" of this podcast, Sindhu opens up about the defining moment that launched this phase of her life, and celebrates the endless possibilities of self-belief.

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Get tickets to my new tour dates at www.comedianscomedian.com/tour or on any of the following venues below:

13/03/2019 Salisbury Art Centre

20/03/2019 Cheltenham Playhouse

29/03/2019 Crawley -The Hawth

05/04/2019 Reading – South Street Arts

12/04/2019 Leamington Spa - Royal Spa Centre

17/04/2019 Oxford Old Fire Station

19/04/2019 Bromsgrove – The Artix

27/04/2019 Plymouth Barbican

9-11/05/2019 Soho Theatre, London

05/10/19 Edinburgh Stand (early show – 5pm)

11/10/19 Northampton Royal and Derngate

25/10/19 Teignmouth Pavillions

26/10/19 Swindon Arts Centre

04/11/19 Nottingham Glee Club

05/11/19 Birmingham Glee Club

08/11/19 Bristol - The Comedy Box at the Hen and Chicken

04/12/19 Aldershot - The West End Centre

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

28/02/20 Cambridge Junction

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Filed Under: Age, Argument, Audiences, BBC, BBC4, College, Depression, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Ego, Equality, Fame, Fear, Festival, First Open Spot, Free Fringe, Fringe, Gender, Heckles, India, Indian Comedy, Inspiration, Interview, Isolation, Jobs, Live, Live At The Apollo, London, Mental Health, Onstage Persona, Open Mic, Persona, Radio 4, Risk, School, Sexuality, Stage Persona, Success, TV, Twitter, Up The Creek, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

One of the co-founders of Newport's finest musical export "Goldie Lookin Chain", John "Eggsy" Rutledge is an irrepressibly joyful soul who raps but isn't a rapper.
We talk about the development of the band, why you can't ever get off the tour bus, his "Unexplainers" podcast with Mike Bubbins, and how and when to avoid the grownups.

www.theunexplainers.co.uk | @theunexplainers | @TheGLC | Goldie Lookin Chain
Enjoy ad-free episodes plus a ton of extra content from interviews, as well as access to the private podcast and our super-fan community at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

Book now for LIVE ComComPod at Birmingham Podcast Festival:

Mar 23rd 1pm - Live special with comedy legend TBC @ Birmingham Podcast Festival!

Stu’s 2019 tour of “End Of” is on sale now!
“A comedy masterclass… Endlessly inventive” (The List)
Tickets for the first half of the tour at these links:
22/02/2019 Maidenhead – Norden Farm
01/03/2019 Falmouth – The Poly
13/03/2019 Salisbury Art Centre
20/03/2019 Cheltenham Playhouse
29/03/2019 Crawley -The Hawth
05/04/2019 Reading – South Street Arts
12/04/2019 Leamington Spa - Royal Spa Centre
17/04/2019 Oxford Old Fire Station
19/04/2019 Bromsgrove – The Artix
27/04/2019 Plymouth Barbican
9-11/05/2019 Soho Theatre, London

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Filed Under: Adam and Joe, Age, Alcohol, Audience Participation, Audiences, Awards, BBC, Big Brother, College, Directing, Drinking, Fame, Festival, Flight Of The Conchords, Improv, Inspiration, Interview, Jobs, John Cleese, Mainstream, Money, Monty Python, Music Videos, Musical Comedy, Nick Helm, Onstage Persona, Parody, Persona, Podcasting, Public Enemy, Radio, Reality TV, Rhod Gilbert, Risk, Success, YouTube

Splicing together physical absurdity with beautifully cerebral joke-writing, John Luke Roberts is responsible for some genuinely ground-breaking comedy. We discuss how he was vice-president of Cambridge Footlights while not feeling part of it, how he battles his ego and why he was drawn to Ecole Phillipe Gaulier.  We also explore what it feels like to perform as a terrifying clown of your own dead father...

Extras available by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders include the inside story on ACMS and his "mutually-assured" relationship with co-host Thom Tuck, and his thoughts on why even though the highs of improv and musical comedy are high indeed, the entry level is pretty low...

@JLukeRoberts / Tickets for John Luke's 2018 Ed Fringe show

Stu's remaining tour dates:

29/06/2018 Tringe Festival

And get information on Stu's Ed Fringe show 'End Of' HERE.

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Acting, Age, Alternative Comedy, Audiences, Awards, Character, Clown, College, Competitions, Edinburgh, Ego, Festival, Festival Comedian, Footlights, Fringe, Interview, John Luke Roberts, Mental Health, Mock The Week, Onstage Persona, Persona, Philippe Gaulier, Physical Comedy, Reviews, Risk, School, Simon Munnery, So You Think You’re Funny, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, Surreal, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, Thom Tuck, TV, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

Sophie is a hurricane of comedy in action. Possessed of a singular voice, she focuses her wit on genuinely important subject matter, including the cuts to social and mental health care services.  We talk about obtaining government funding for her comedy tours, the "politics of politeness", and what happens after the conversation about class in comedy...   Hear extra material from this conversation with Sophie, as well as extras from Russell Howard, James Acaster and more, plus a load of other interactive comedy projects... Support the show by becoming a member of the "Insiders Club" at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders   See Sophie on tour nationally and at the Soho Theatre this June, details via www.sophiewillan.com   @SophieWillan @ComComPod   See Stu on tour over the next two months, including a DVD record of the tour show on June 14th in Bristol:  

30/05/2018 Aldershot, West End Centre

01/06/2018 Sheffield, The Lescar

02/06/2018 York, The Basement

03/06/2018 Newcastle – The Stand

04/06/2018 Leeds, Duke Studios

08/06/2018 Southampton, Hanger Farm

09/06/2018 Cambridge Junction

12/06/2018 Edinburgh, The Monkey Barrel

13/06/2018 Glasgow, The Stand

14/06/2018 DVD RECORD IN BRISTOL 

15/06/2018 Birmingham Glee

17/06/2018 Brighton Komedia

21-23 June London, Soho Theatre

29/06/2018 Tringe Festival

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Filed Under: Acting, Argument, Audiences, BBC, Bridget Christie, Caroline Aherne, Character, Clown, College, Edinburgh, Equality, Fear, Feminism, Festival, Fringe, Gender, Improv, Inspiration, Interview, Jobs, Mental Health, Persona, Physical Comedy, Risk, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Stewart Lee, Storytelling, Street-Performing, Structure, Success, Surreal, Touring Comedian, Writing On Stage

Her laid-back style masking a sly wit that rewards your full attention, Beth Stelling is an indomitable comic force. Live at SXSW, we discuss risk and reward with regard to pace, bridging alt and mainstream, "putting your briefcase away" when it comes to your set-list, and why she'll never make another bagel sandwich...

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Filed Under: Acting, Age, Alternative Comedy, Audiences, College, Comedy Central, Dark Humour, Diversity, Edgy, Equality, Fame, Fear, Feminism, First Open Spot, Gender, Inspiration, Interview, Jim Carrey, Jobs, Live, Mainstream, Mental Health, Netflix, Open Mic, Persona, Plagiarism, Reviews, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Stage Persona, Success, SXSW, TV, TV Comedy, Twitter, USA, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, YouTube

Celebrating the release of hilarious and terrifying new movie "Ghost Stories", co-creators and childhood friends Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson talk to Stu about the myriad connections between comedy and horror...   Best known as the invisible fourth member of British comedy legends The League of Gentlemen, Jeremy Dyson is expert at making the familiar unfamiliar. We talk here about the elegantly simple process that he and Andy used to develop "Ghost Stories" from page to West End stage to screen, and discover a jaw-dropping fact about the forthcoming League live tour!  

See Stu's on tour: www.comedianscomedian.com/tour

Support the podcast: www.comedianscomedian.com/donate


Ghost Stories is out this week at UK cinemas!

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Filed Under: Andy Nyman, Audiences, BBC, Character, College, Dark Humour, Directing, Edinburgh, Fame, Fringe, Funland, Inspiration, Interview, League of Gentlemen, Magician, Mainstream, Radio 4, Reviews, Sketch, Storytelling, Structure, student comedy, Success, Surreal, The Wrong Mans, TV

James Davis' star is in the ascendent.  In this live special episode from South By South West in Austin Texas, we discuss how the "Hood Adjacent" comic keeps his material provocative without being exploitative.  Just off the back of writing gags for Will Smith on a major new movie, we learn how James is levelling up...   

James on Twitter: @TheJamesDavis
James on Insta: instagram.com/theejamesdavis  

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Filed Under: Acting, Audiences, Chris Rock, Clown, College, Comedy Central, Denzel Washington, Drake, Drama School, Eddie Murphy, Edgy, Ego, Fame, Festival, First Open Spot, Hood Adjacent, Interview, Jamie Foxx, Live, Mainstream, Martin Lawrence, Michael J Fox, Money, Netflix, Open Mic, Persona, Saturday Night Live, School, Seinfeld, SNL, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Success, The Late Show, TV, TV Comedy, Twitter, Urban Circuit, USA, Will Smith, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, YouTube

Provocative, disarmingly frank and very funny, Ola is an emphatic voice in British comedy.  As well as getting into the nitty-gritty of his creativity, we discuss Ola's faith as the foundation of his self-belief, and take a whirlwind tour through #WhiteTears, intersectionality and how he feels about wielding the racial discomfort of his audience...

 

www.olathecomedian.com
@olathecomedian
Sunday Service

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, African, Audiences, Channel 4, Chris Rock, College, Comedy Store, Diversity, Equality, First Open Spot, Interview, Live At The Apollo, London, Money, Nigerian, Persona, Risk, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Success, The Comedy Store, The Guardian, Trevor Noah, TV, Twitter, Urban Circuit, Writing Jokes