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

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

Director or script-editor of over sixty other acts including Michael McIntyre, Eddie Izzard and Reginald D Hunter, John Gordillo is a superb comedian in his own right.

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Filed Under: Al Murray, Bill Burr, Carey Marx, David Letterman, Interview, Jerry Seinfeld, Live At The Apollo, Louis CK, Mark Thomas, Michael McIntyre, Naomi Klein, Reginald D. Hunter, Ross Noble, Sara Pascoe, Stewart Lee, Tim Vine

Brendon Burns returns to the show, live at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival, to clear up some matters of condescension, technique and the petulance of his youth. In addition to discussing his new internet-based strategy, tour and podcast, we also analyse the routine he’s most proud of, and how he grew it over the course of years…

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Filed Under: Australia, Bill Burr, David Cross, Doug Stanhope, Eddie Murphy, Festival, Interview, Jerry Seinfeld, Live, Louis CK, Podcasting

Lou Sanders is off the rails. Her deliciously shameless stage persona is backed up by punchy writing, peppered with surreal flavours. From gurus to glitter, we discuss the technique behind her tackle…

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Filed Under: Bridget Christie, Daniel Kitson, Festival, Harley Breen, How To, Interview, Jo Brand, Louis CK, Nat Luurtsema, Pappy’s, Philippe Gaulier, Stewart Lee, Surreal, The Alternative Comedy Experience

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

Nick Doody is a textbook “unsung hero” of comedy: fiercely analytical, and with an approach to jokes that is both cerebral and instinctive.
He talks here in fascinating detail about elements of his writing process: divergent thinking, freeing oneself from the logic of a situation, and manufacturing outrage…

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Filed Under: Andy Zaltzman, Arnold Brown, Ben And Arn, Ben Moor, Carey Marx, Ed Byrne, Emo Phillips, Interview, Jack Dee, Jim Jefferies, John Gordillo, Louis CK, Matt Kirshen, Nick Revell, Old Rope, Paul Rogan, Radio 4, Simon Evans, Stephen Fry, Steven Wright, Stewart Lee, The Comedy Cellar, The Now Show, Waen Shepherd

New York-based former cabaret comic Adrienne Truscott is an articulate, passionate and hilarious new voice in stand-up.
Her “Asking For It” show won the panel prize at the Edinburgh Fringe for its abruptness, honesty and scathing wit. We discuss the vulnerability of performing naked, the responsibilities of freedom of speech, and how to cultivate silliness from fury…

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Filed Under: Amy Saunders, Andy Kaufman, Cabaret, Daniel Tosh, Doug Stanhope, Edinburgh, Feminist, Festival, Flo Rida, Fosters Comedy Award, Fringe, Hit Parade, Interview, Jimmy Carr, Louis CK, Nish Kumar, Patton Oswalt, Petra Massey, Reggie Watts, Steve Bennett, Tanya Gagne, The Nerdist, Wau Wau Sisters