A strong contender for Stu’s favourite comic of all time, Patton Oswalt is a behemoth of invention, imagination and creativity. Live from Montreal, at which he won “Stand-up Comedian of the Year”, we discuss what lifts a comic above being “funny but who gives a fuck?”  We also discuss issues of richness, legacy and whether the road gigs are worth it after all; but will Stu manage not to swoon like an Edwardian lady?

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Filed Under: 11/22/63, Alan Moore, Bill Hicks, Dave Chappelle, Directing, Down Periscope, Festival, Interview, James Joyce, King of Queens, Kyle Kinane, Live, Louis CK, Ratatouille, Risk, Silver Screen Fiend, Stage Persona, Star Wars, Success, The Beatles, USA, VEEP, Writing On Stage

Ready for some in-depth comedy theory?  Brainiac standup and one half of The Champs podcast, Moshe Kasher talks us through an exploded diagram of his approach to the art and craft of comedy. As well as detailing an analysis of his superb crowd-work, we get an inside view on the importance of “intrigue” in comedy and whether or not one can conjure it; not to mention the important difference between “riffingtons” and “rantingtons”…

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Filed Under: Ben Stiller, Bill Burr, Festival, Interview, Jerry Seinfeld, Jewish Comedy, Just For Laughs, Louis CK, Patrice O'Neal, Patton Oswalt, Podcasting, Stage Persona, Steven Wright, Structure, The Champs, Todd Barry, Writing On Stage, Zach Galifianakis, Zoolander

From the “Just For Laughs” Comedy Festival in Montreal, Jen Kirkman breaks down the elements of her personality that create such a thrilling dynamic in her stage and screen performance.  Relentlessly analytical of her emotions, she’s very candid about her self-criticism, the crisis of creating a comedy special about her marriage whilst knowing deep down she wanted that union to end, and how she connects so deeply with her audience…

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Filed Under: Bill Burr, Chelsea Handler, Chortle, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Eddie Pepitone, Festival, Hail To The Freaks, I Seem Fun, Interview, Isolation, Just For Laughs, Kurt Metzger, Louis CK, Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Mr Show, Podcasting, Reviews, Stage Persona, Steve Bennett, Storytelling, USA, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

“Anarchist Cook” George brings his ludicrous visual comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time this summer.  George bakes his own bread, builds his own props, and survives his hotel-based weekends in a hilariously inventive fashion which Stu has taken to heart…  We talk about comedy, cuisine and creativity, as well as George’s expectations of his first ever Edinburgh run.

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Filed Under: Anarchist Cook, Archaos, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, MAD Symposium, Robin Ince, Street Performance, The Hotel Survivor, Up The Creek, Viral, Will Smith, Writing Jokes, YouTube

As well as co-hosting The Football’s On show on BT and the Tuesday Club podcast, Ian Stone is an unbreakable club comic with a resume that includes TV panel games, regularly headlining the Comedy Store and performing to British troops in Afghanistan. He charts the development of his writing skills, and explores the revelation he had in deciding to “piss about” on stage. We also cover only writing stuff that you care about, and using moaning as a creative force…

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Filed Under: BT Sport, Dave Schneider, David Baddiel, Dylan Moran, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Ian Cognito, Interview, Jenny Eclair, Jerry Sadowitz, Michael McIntyre, Milton Jones, Mock The Week, Podcasting, Rich Hall, The Comedy Store, The Football’s On

One of Australia’s hottest comic properties, Wil Anderson is utterly charming as he analyses his career and the length of time it took him to find his voice. A self-confessed “dag”, he outlines the relationship between structuring and finessing his shows, shares with us comedy’s Prime Directive, and fails to understand the term “lush”…

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Filed Under: Bill Burr, Bill Hicks, Dame Edna Everage, Daniel Kitson, Ed Byrne, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, George Carlin, Glenn Wool, Interview, Lindsay Webb, Louis CK, Podcasting, Radiohead, Rich Hall, Stewart Lee, Tiffany Stevenson, Todd Barry

One of those acts floating around at the very top of the circuit, completely ready to outgrow it, Zoe Lyons is an expert at wringing every drop of funny out of a subject. We talk about the tough school environment that forged her, as well as the legacy of resilience it invoked, and ask why she still feels like an impostor.

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Filed Under: Ben Elton, Bent Double, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, James Acaster, Jo Brand, Jo Caulfield, John Bishop, Katherine Ryan, Kerry Godliman, Radio 4, Robin Williams, Russ Peers, Russell Kane, Tallinn Comedy Festival, The John Bishop Show, The Stand, Touring Comedian

With a staggering sixteen year back-catalogue of weekly topical songs under his belt, musical comedian Mitch Benn is a firm fixture of “The Now Show” on Radio 4. We talk about circuit snobbery regarding “the cheating stick”, the joy of creating music as well as comedy, and the perils of being so good at what you do that people have a hard time imagining you as anything else…

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Filed Under: Bill Hicks, Charlie Brooker, Daniel Kitson, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Harry Hill, Harry Shearer, Hugh Dennis, Imran Yusuf, Interview, Jay Foreman, Jenny Eclair, Jess Robinson, John Maloney, Jon Holmes, Live, Marcus Brigstocke, Mark Thomas, Mock The Week, Musical Comedy, Nick Wilty, Parody, Radio 4, Ross Noble, Shlomo, Spinal Tap, Steve Punt, Tallinn Comedy Festival, The Alternative Comedy Experience, The Beatles, The Now Show