Fiercely intelligent political and socio-political comic, friend of the show and self-confessed “great laugh”, Nish Kumar is at the height of his powers.
We discuss the self and the presentational self, his family, tremendous ego and the unquenchable analytical thirst that powers his comedy and his life. But is he really only able to face his problems in front of strangers?

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Filed Under: BBC3, Exclusive, Great Friend, How To, Interview, Political Comedy, Touring Comedian, Writing Jokes

It’s episode 100 of the podcast and Stu’s been saving this one up! If you’ve donated in the last few months you’ll have heard this one as a sneaky pre-release but here it is for the rest of us…
Phil Kay is a force of nature. Not a metaphorical one; an actual force of nature. “The guy that speaks really fast until it goes wrong” waxes sagacious about staying in the bit that works, no longer being appropriate to the bullets, and most importantly of all believing in belief.
Phil’s autobiography “The Wholly Viable” is available online now and you’d be an idiot to miss it.

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Filed Under: Andrei Tarkovsky, Apocalypto, Arthur Smith, Boogie NIghts, Brotherhood Of The Wolf, Corky And The Juice Pigs, Dave McSavage, David Lynch, Dr Brown, Eddie Izzard, Exclusive, Force Of Nature, Gandalf, Gilded Balloon, Glasgow Caledonian University, How To, Interview, Katie Taylor, Late N' Live, Live, Magnolia, Malcolm Hardee, Mark Lamarr, Mulholland Drive, Oblivion Boys, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phil Kay Feels, Phil Nichol, Poetry, Sean Cullen, Sean Hughes, So You Think You’re Funny, Steve Frost, The Wholly Viable, Touring Comedian

Luisa Omielan has established herself as a comic force to be reckoned with, by-passing the usual club/progression route, and cultivating an audience all her own.
We explore the dynamic between her excellent stand-up and the theatrical elements that lift it to another level, and she talks candidly about her relationships with her family, and with the circuit that she’d still love to feel more a part of.

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Filed Under: Am I Right Ladies?, BBC3, Big Brother, Caroline Rhea, Criminal Minds, Edinburgh, Fringe, Interview, Jongleurs, Leicester Square Theatre, Live At The Apollo, Montreal Comedy Festival, Off The Kerb, Soho Theatre, Suzi Ruffell, The Exhibit, Top Secret Comedy Club, Underbelly, Viva Forever, What Would Beyonce Do?, Whoopi Goldberg, XS Malarkey

In part two of this conversation with the free-wheeling comedy craftsman, Ross Noble argues that ideas with unusual logic are often mistaken for “surreal” comedy, and explains his process of un-honing ideas by starting with something neat and then taking it to bits live on stage…

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Filed Under: Australia, Bill Bailey, Bill Hicks, Billy Connolly, Boothy Graffoe, Dave Gorman, Exclusive, Fred Macauley, Glee Club, Harry Hill, Improv, Interview, Jasper Carrott, Jo Brand, Joe Wilkinson, John Cooper Clarke, Lee Evans, Lenny Bruce, Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Peter Kay, Rob Newman, Russell Brand, Sean Hughes, Sean Lock, Stewart Lee, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Touring Comedian, Writing Jokes

Ross Noble makes apparently casual improvisation into an art form, breathing life into nonsense for hours at a time and provoking gales of laughter.
In the first part of this conversation we talk about how he cultivated his devoted live following, how hard it is to define what’s basically him “dicking about”, and the benefits of making TV warm-up work for you…

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Prince Abdi is a sublimely daft story-teller, whose material spills out of a life where he can’t help saying “yes”.
We talk about his upbringing and his reluctant involvement in a gang, and he reveals how his experiences in ITV reality show “Show Me The Funny” temporarily set back his career…

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Filed Under: Banana Cabaret, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Cole Parker, Comedy Cafe, Delirious, Eddie Murphy, Interview, John Maloney, Kate Copstick, Kojo Comedy Fun House, Laugh Factory, Louis CK, Noel Faulkner, Quincy, Reginald D. Hunter, Russell Peters, Show Me The Funny, Stephen K Amos, The Apprentice, The Comedy Store, Time Out, Up The Creek

David Cross asked me to distribute this never-before-heard deleted track from his 2014 album “It’s Not Funny”, featuring H. Jon Benjamin as the voice of God.
The track was intended as the finale of the album but never included, as he explains in Episode 96 of “The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast” - available at www.comedianscomedian.com
Purchase the original album at itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/david-cross/id15367333
Legal disclaimer: I, David Cross, (of this email address) of sound mind and body, do declare that this audio file, let’s call it, “Clapping in the USA” is mine all mine. And I am happy to give it to Stuart to post on his podcast thing. Especially as I wilfully have no presence on Social Media. Yours in Christ, David

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In the second part of our conversation, standup and comic actor David Cross explores offence, outrage and sensitivity.
We also talk about his work on Arrested Development and Mr Show, and dig into his process, his struggle to write jokes, and how to regard an audience as a living breathing thing…

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Filed Under: Andy Kaufman, Arrested Development, Bigger And Blacker, Happy Mondays, Interview, Jerry Seinfeld, John Benjamin, Lenny Bruce, Marilyn Quail, Mr Show, Political Comedy, Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Steven Wright, Tobias Funke, Touring Comedian, TV Comedy, USA