Irrepressibly positive, and relentless in her pursuit of betterment, deliriously funny Josie Long is much more than a figurehead for “whimsy”.
We talk here about how her humour has developed from Japanese frog gods to politics and back, and how to make sure you get taken on the expedition.
She also covers getting trolled before it was cool, unsubscribing from abuse and being fucking zen.

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Filed Under: Arts Emergency, Be Honourable, Bob Monkhouse, Dave Chappelle, David Cameron, East Dulwich Tavern, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Live, Political Comedy, Robin Ince, The Future Is Another Place, Twitter, Young Comedian Of The Year Award

The leading voice of feminism in UK comedy, devastatingly funny Bridget Christie is adept at unearthing humour in difficult or important topics.
She talks here about her comic origins in surrealism, and reveals beneath her insecurities the wilfulness that kept her going in the face of critical bewilderment.

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Filed Under: A Bic For Her, ACMS, Alison Vernon-Smith, An Ungrateful Woman, Bridget Christie, Bridget Christie Minds The Gap, Celebrity Squares, Charles II, Cheese Roll, Daily Mail, Danielle Ward, David Trent, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Feminist, Festival, Fosters Comedy Award, Fringe, Hannibal Buress, Housewife Surrealist, Interview, Kate Smurthwaite, Live, Radio 4, Sam Simmons, Soho Theatre, The Alternative Comedy Experience, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, The Comedy Stop, The Comedy Store, The Stand, War Donkey, Warwick Davies, We Love Comedy

From “Porky the Poet” to “Never Mind The Buzzcocks” to his own stand-up tours, Phill Jupitus is responsible for a prodigious comic output.
We discuss his origins as a performer, his use of his family in his material, and the usefulness of unresolved anger…

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Filed Under: ACMS, Alistair McGowan, Andre Vincent, Bridget Christie, Deborah Francis-White, Edinburgh, Festival, Free Fringe, Fringe, Interview, Jeremy Hardy, John Mann, Josie Long, Kevin Day, Live, Malcolm Hardee, Marcus Brigstocke, Mark Thomas, Nadia Kamil, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Poetry, Porky The Poet, Sara Pascoe, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, The Comedy Store, World’s Most Dangerous Roads

Laidback observationalist Ben Hurley made a foray to the UK some years ago, and returned to his native New Zealand to become a TV hero.
We get stuck into the relationship between British and NZ comedy, and the pros and cons of each scene. We also cover natural talent, making laziness work for you, and whether observations hit harder when performed totally clean, or when injected with personality…

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Filed Under: Andrew Maxwell, Andy Parsons, Arthur Smith, Asher Treleaven, Ben Hurley, Benjamin Crellin, Billy T Award, Blackadder, Brendhan Lovegrove, Cal Wilson, Carey Marx, Carl Barron, Christian Knowles, David Letterman, Ed Byrne, Ewan Gilmour, Fawlty Towers, Flight Of The Conchords, Glee Club, Interview, Jack Dee, Jarred Christmas, Jason Byrne, Jerry Seinfeld, Jongleurs, Live, Michael McIntyre, Mike Wilmot, Monty Python, New Zealand, Noel Fielding, Off The Kerb, Phil Nichol, Te Radar, The Classic

Carey Marx is a silver-tongued charmer who delights in navigating boundaries of logic, language and taste.
With a unique take on verbal dexterity and misdirection, informed in part by his previous career as a magician, he talks at the NZICF about what makes comedy offensive, which words he won’t stop using, and even reveals some of his self-generated writing exercises…

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Filed Under: Auckland, Ben Norris, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, John Gordillo, Live, Magic, New Zealand, Screaming Blue Murder Show, Sean Collins, The Classic, The Comedy Cafe, The Comedy Store, The Stand Up Show, Will Smith

Claudia O’Doherty is a genuine comedy pioneer, who uses high concepts and holograms in order to have fun behaving like a dickhead.
We talk about the inspiration behind topics like ocean research or soil erosion, and how she manages to make such esoteria properly funny, as well as why both clowns and standups are jerks.

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Filed Under: Bridget Christie, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Christopher Guest, Comedy Blaps, Dr Brown, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Gilded Balloon, Interview, Josie Long, Live, Live at the Purple Onion, London, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Monsters Of The Deep 3D, Nick Kroll, Phil Burgers, Pig Island, Telescope, Tig Notaro, Waiting For Guffman, YouTube, Zach Galifianakis

To call Max and Ivan a comedy double-act with a narrative doesn’t really do justice to this pair of rubber-faced, multi-voiced storytellers, who have a penchant for sneaking actual theatre into their work.
They’ve only recently quit their day-jobs, but with a run of international festival appearances and award nominations under their belt, it seems to be working out – you could literally just slap them. Here, the boys outline their writing and rehearsal process, who gets final say over the editing, and which one of them has a google alert for their own reviews…

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Filed Under: Bo Burnham, Daniel Kitson, Double Act, Dum Show, Edinburgh, Festival, Fosters Comedy Award, Fringe, Holmes And Watson, Interview, Live, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Nick Helm, Radio 4, Reviews, Sketch, Tim Key, Tom Parry, TV Comedy

Does “whimsy” have to mean fairy lights and bunting, or is it just owning a bag?
David O’Doherty is a multi-award winning comic and musical noodler, with a real emotional depth at the core of his seemingly fanciful material.
We discuss why he had a breakdown and how he recovered, the significance of sitting on the far left on a panel show, and what you should never ever do on a bicycle…

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Filed Under: Andrew Maxwell, Comedian's Football, David O’Doherty, Dylan Moran, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Gemma Whelan, Interview, Irish, Jay Z, Joe Wilkinson, John Oliver, Live, Lou Reed, No Direction Home, Roald Dahl, Simon Amstell, The Comedy Cellar, Whimsy