The Comedian's Comedian WITH STUART GOLDSMITH

For anyone who writes comedy, makes comedy, loves comedy, or just has an interest in comedians and what makes them so annoying.

259 – Rose Matafeo

Winner of the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award (called it!), Rose Matafeo brought the thunder to #edfringe this year, with a barnstorming performance of her show "Horndog". We discuss how she ensured her hilarious material about female sexuality brought the whole room along with it; how she's actively mining for hot takes; and why she has a quintuple-threat approach to performance.

@Rose_Matafeo

See "The Comedian's Comedian" podcast live with special guests "No Such Thing As A Fish" (the QI Elves podcast) at London Podfest, 9.30pm on Sunday 16th Sept 2018

https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/the-comedians-comedian-with-guests-no-such-thing-as-a-fish/

Tickets are selling fast for this headline event!#LondonPodFest

www.comedianscomedian.com

@ComComPod

Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to support the show with £2 per month or more, and get access to a treasure trove of secret podcast extra material and special projects, including the chance to interview Stu on the subject of your choice, or give community feedback to clips from up and coming comedians.

The Comedian's Comedian - 259 – Rose Matafeo

Filed Under: Audiences, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, James Acaster, Jimmy Carr, Joe Lycett, New Zealand, Stage Persona, Success, Taika Waititi, Tina Fey, Writing Jokes

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257 – Myq Kaplan

Myq Kaplan just bubbles over with jokes; every punchline has a topper and every topper has a tag in his absurdly punchline-dense cascade of comedy. We talk about structure, rhythm and where it all comes from, and enjoy a superb counter to the question "are you happy?"

http://myqkaplan.com/
Tickets for Myq's Edinburgh show
@MyqKaplan

See "The Comedian's Comedian" podcast live with special guests "No Such Thing As A Fish" (the QI Elves podcast) at London Podfest, 9.30pm on Sunday 16th Sept 2018

https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/the-comedians-comedian-with-guests-no-such-thing-as-a-fish/

Tickets are selling fast for this headline event!#LondonPodFest

See Stu's new show "End Of" at Edinburgh now!www.comedianscomedian.com @ComComPod

Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to support the show with £2 per month or more, and get access to a treasure trove of secret podcast extra material and special projects, including the chance to interview Stu on the subject of your choice, or give community feedback to clips from up and coming comedians.

The Comedian's Comedian - 257 – Myq Kaplan

Filed Under: Audiences, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Live, Stage Persona, Success

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256 – Jen Brister (Live at Larmer Tree Festival)

Jen Brister is one of those comics who has been excellent for a long time and is finally getting some proper recognition. Her passionate, witty material about love, motherhood and human relationships is backed up a real talent for characterisation, and lashings of anger and self-doubt; a bulletproof bag of nerves if you will... We talk about her brief stint as a BBC6 Music presenter, how her subsequent fall from grace reinvigorated her comedy career, and what was going through her mind as she walked onstage at Live At The Apollo...

www.jenbrister.co.uk
Tickets for Jen's tour and Edinburgh shows
@JenBrister

See "The Comedian's Comedian" podcast live with special guests "No Such Thing As A Fish" (the QI Elves podcast) at London Podfest, 9.30pm on Sunday 16th Sept 2018

https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/the-comedians-comedian-with-guests-no-such-thing-as-a-fish/

Tickets are selling fast for this headline event! #LondonPodFest

See Stu's new show "End Of" at Edinburgh this August!

www.comedianscomedian.com @ComComPod

Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to support the show with £2 per month or more, and get access to a treasure trove of secret podcast extra material and special projects, including the chance to interview Stu on the subject of your choice, or give community feedback to clips from up and coming comedians.

The Comedian's Comedian - 256 – Jen Brister (Live at Larmer Tree Festival)

Filed Under: Age, Audiences, BBC, Criticism, Edinburgh, Fame, Fear, Feminism, Festival Comedian, Free Fringe, Gender, Jack Whitehall, Jo Brand, Jobs, Jon Richardson, Josie Long, Kerry Godliman, Live At The Apollo, London, Mainstream, Observational Comedy, Open Mic, Persona, Radio, Reviews, Russell Brand, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, The Stand, Touring Comedian, TV, Twitter, Writing On Stage

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254 – Paul Foot

Paul Foot has one of the most refreshingly original comic voices in the world. We delve deep into the 13 years he spent being brilliant but unreliable, and the psychological toll imposed by the heroic deaths necessary to achieve genuine excellence. We talk about his writing partnership, his "guild of connoisseurs", and the Australian run of shows that changed everything...

Hungry for more? Experience Paul's jaw-droppingly comprehensive 30 minute explanation of his "seven styles of comedy" (possibly impenetrable to the casual listener), and discover the origin of his utterly unique dress code, all available now to members of the Insiders Club!

Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to support the show with £2 per month or more, and get access to a treasure trove of secret podcast extra material and special projects, including the chance to interview Stu on the subject of your choice, or give community feedback to clips from up and coming comedians.

See Paul Foot at this year's Ed Fringe
@PaulFoot
www.paulfoot.tv
The Guild of Connoisseurs

See Stu's new show "End Of" at Edinburgh this August!
@ComComPod

253 – The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue

Vaudeville musical prop-based comedy dickheads, the Raymond and Mr Timpkins Review have been winning standing ovations all over Britain for decades. We talk about their origins filling in during the scoring on battle of the bands nights, why they consider themselves hobbyists despite being full-time professionals, and find out how and why they're gearing up for their first ever Edinburgh Fringe run...

Hear extra material from guests including Robin Ince, Dara O'Briain, James Acaster and more, PLUS a load of other interactive comedy projects giving you more tailored direct advice on creating work. Don't miss out, download the private "Insiders Club" podcast at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

See Tony and Andy in the Pleasance Dome at 8.30pm, in "Ham"

www.raymondandmrtimpkins.co.uk

@raymondtimpkins

See Stu's new show "End Of" at Edinburgh this August!

@ComComPod

Filed Under: Age, Audiences, Chortle, Double Act, Edinburgh, Fringe, George Egg, Interview, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand, Jobs, Malcolm Hardee, Musical Comedy, Plagiarism, Radio, Reviews, Sketch, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, The Pleasance, Tom Gleeson, Twitter, Up The Creek, Vic And Bob, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

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252 – John Luke Roberts

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.

@ComComPod

251 – Robin Ince

Comedian, broadcaster, science-afficionado and author of forthcoming psychological memoir "I'm A Joke And So Are You", Robin Ince's ideas flow through him like neutrinos. We discuss his constant state of "hypervigilant" anxiety, improvisation and tangents, success and frustration. Once or twice he even pauses for breath... @RobinInce / www.RobinInce.com / The Infinite Monkey Cage Hear an extra 40 minutes of Robin Ince, as well as bonus material from the likes of Dara O'Briain, James Acaster and more, PLUS a load of other interactive comedy projects giving you more tailored direct advice on creating work... Don't miss out, download the private "Insiders Club" podcast at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders See Stu's remaining tour shows:

21-23 June London, Soho Theatre

29/06/2018 Tringe Festival

And get information on Stu's 2018 Ed Fringe show 'End Of' HERE.

@ComComPod

The Comedian's Comedian - 251 – Robin Ince

Filed Under: Alternative Comedy, Audiences, Barry Cryer, BBC, Depression, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Isolation, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand, Josie Long, Mental Health, Persona, Podcasting, QI, Radio, Radio 4, Reviews, Ricky Gervais, Sketch, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Stephen Fry, Stephen Merchant, Steve Bennett, Stewart Lee, Structure, Success, The Stand, Touring Comedian, TV, Twitter, Writing On Stage

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250 – Simon Evans

A fitting guest for the Sestercentennial of the show, Simon "The Patrician" Evans was once Guest Zero - without him the podcast might not exist at all. A touring and club powerhouse, and Radio 4 regular, his every line and inflection is a polished diamond. We explore the grind necessary to achieve those results, discover the devilment beneath his political dalliances, and learn which TV comic pushed him to "adapt or die"...

Hear extra material from this conversation with Simon, as well as from Dara O'Briain, James Acaster and more, PLUS a load of other interactive comedy projects giving you more tailored direct advice on creating work. Don't miss out, download the private "Insiders Club" podcast at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

See Simon's "Genius 2.0" at Edinburgh

@TheSimonEvans

See Stu on tour over the next month, including a DVD record of the tour show on June 14th in Bristol:

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