Canadian comic Mae Martin combines sparkling punchlines and disarming candour in her deeply personal standup. We talk about her startling origin as an audience volunteer, gender politics, and we investigate her responsibility or otherwise to her audience. Guys?

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Filed Under: Adam Bloom, Adam Hess, Bill Burr, Canada, Comedy Central, Dennis Quaid, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Fear, Festival, First Open Spot, Free Fringe, Fringe, Improv, Interview, Jim Carrey, Just For Laughs, Kyle Dunnigan, Live, London, Marc Maron, Mental Health, Patton Oswalt, Robin Williams, Russell Howard, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Storytelling, The Big Lebowski, Tig Notaro, Touring Comedian, Writing On Stage

Sage-like producer of QI, Blackadder, Not The Nine O’Clock News and forty years’ worth of some of Britain’s finest comedy TV and radio, John Lloyd could be forgiven for resting on his considerable laurels. Instead he’s brought his third standup show to the fringe, and talks here about process, legacy and how he philosophised himself out of a deep depression…

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Filed Under: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Bill Bailey, Edinburgh, Family Guy, Fear, Festival, Interview, Jimmy Carr, Live, Mental Health, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Peter Cook, Political Humour, QI, Radio 4, Reviews, Spitting Image, Stand Up, Stephen Fry, Structure, Success, TV Comedy, Writing Jokes

Sean Hughes is a thoughtful, reflective performer, with a passion for self-expressive and profound comedy.
A pioneer of the themed, narrative standup show, after the 90s he quit the fishbowl of comedy celebrity to become a novelist, poet and actor.
We discuss his feelings on “outliving” his life experience; the amazing drug of comedy; and the challenges of attracting an audience other than the one you were aiming for…

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Filed Under: Actor, Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, Channel 4, Drinking, Edinburgh, Eric Morecambe, Fame, Festival, Fosters Comedy Award, Fringe, Interview, Irish, Live, Mental Health, Micky Flanagan, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Perrier Comedy Award, Poetry, Richard Pryor, Star Trek, Steve Frost, Tommy Cooper, Touring Comedian, TV Comedy

Susan Calman is fierce and fiercely funny, unleashing her personal demons to devastating comic effect in her work and here in conversation. As well as exploring how not to approach the Edinburgh fringe, we also uncover how Susan translates her anger into comedy, the pressure she feels to be a spokesperson for gay people, and why she feels she doesn’t deserve a glass…

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Filed Under: Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Gary Delaney, Interview, Jo Brand, Kevin Bridges, Live, Mental Health, Pippa Evans, Radio 4, Stand Up, The Comedy Store, The Stand, Tony Law, Touring Comedian, Victoria Wood

According to his mother, Rob Delaney is “a monster who does good things”. We talk about the differences between his standup persona and his voice on Twitter, as well as detailing the specific techniques he used to gather his 1,000,000+ followers. We also explore the dynamic between his creativity and his sometimes major depression, and investigate which elements of comedy still feel outside of his reach…

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Filed Under: Bill Burr, Eddie Pepitone, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Graham Linehan, Greg Proops, Improv, Interview, Live, Marc Maron, Mental Health, Neil Hamburger, Patrice O'Neal, Peter Serafinowicz, Sharon Horgan, The Groundlings, TV Comedy, Twitter

How do you make comedy out of stuff that hurts?  The low-falutin’ Jarlath Regan opens up about the near-tragic event he turned into a show, and why he had to leave his own country to pursue comedy.
We also explore the pros of flyering your festival show yourself; posing as your own agent; and what Jarlath will say to Louis CK’s face if he ever meets him…

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Filed Under: Andrew Maxwell, Bill Cosby, Carl Donnelly, Dara O'Briain, Demetri Martin, Dylan Moran, Ed Byrne, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Irish, Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Carr, Joe Wilkinson, Louis CK, Maeve Higgins, Mental Health, Mitch Hedburg, Podcasting, Ricky Gervais, So You Think You’re Funny, Steven Wright, The Comedy Cellar, Tom Gleeson, TV Comedy, YouTube

A study in confidence, Australian Tom Gleeson trades in lean, punchy material that batters an audience into submission. We discuss how “comedy’s Lex Luthor” changed from being a competent but boring standup, into a forceful presence with absolute faith in his comic perspective...

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Filed Under: Adelaide, Australia, Big Brother, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Improv, Interview, Kilkenny Comedy Festival, Louis CK, Mental Health, New Zealand, Observational Comedy, Onstage Persona, Risk, Sketch, TV Comedy

Felicity Ward hilariously combines expert physical characterisation with heartfelt storytelling.
Speaking just after the recording of her first DVD in Melbourne, she describes her creative process, her experiences in pilot season in L.A., and her strategies for coping with the self-criticism that can make her want to run from the stage.

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Filed Under: Actor, Ali McGregor, Celia Pacquola, Edinburgh, Fear, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Mary Poppins, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Mental Health, Physical Comedy, Reviews, Russell Howard, Sketch, Spicks And Specks, Storytelling, Twitter, USA