Motormouth reporter Jonathan Pie is the creation of motormouth actor Tom Walker.  His online videos of a furious news reporter apparently caught on camera are massively viral and often hilarious. We talk about the synthesis of an internet character into a live show, discover the politics of the writing team behind the agitator, and encounter the pressures of a weekly committment to content.

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Filed Under: Acting, Argument, Audiences, Character, Controversial, Criticism, Edinburgh, Ego, Equality, Fame, Fear, Festival, Fringe, Inspiration, Interview, Mock The Week, Onstage Persona, Persona, political, Political Comedy, Political Humour, Risk, Stage Persona, Structure, Success, The Guardian, The Pleasance, Touring Comedian, TV, Viral, Writing Jokes, YouTube

Dane Baptiste is raising the bar for articulate, socially-conscious stand-up, and pulls no intellectual punches in this conversation, which takes in chakras, Arthur Maslow's hierarchy of needs and transcendental perception...  We talk about what it means to be the first black Briton to be nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award; why validation, gratification and dopamine aren't the end goal; and why he's a goofball.

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Dane in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/mar/20/dane-baptiste-standup-comedy-interview-sunny-d-bbc3

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Filed Under: Awards, BBC3, Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Diversity, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Ego, Equality, Fame, Feminism, Festival, Fist Of Fun, Fringe, Gina Yashere, Interview, Jim Carrey, Jimmy Carr, Joel Dommett, Just For Laughs, London, Louis CK, Martin Lawrence, Melbourne, Nish Kumar, Orlando Baxter, Persona, Peter Kay, Prince Abdhi, Reginald D. Hunter, Reviews, Risk, Roseanne Barr, Saturday Night Live, School, Spike Lee, Stage Persona, Stereotypes, Stewart Lee, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Sunny D, The Guardian, USA

Jonny Donahoe and Paddy Gervers are political musical comics with real jokes, real music and real politics. Regulars on R4’s The Now Show, and creators of iTunes chart-topping “The Farage Song”, they discuss the creative dynamic behind their work, and profess a disgusting amount of love and respect for one another.

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Filed Under: Age, Audiences, Character, Controversial, Criticism, Depression, Diversity, Double Act, Edinburgh, Fear, Gender, Hatemail, Mental Health, Money, Musical, Musical Comedy, political, Reviews, Risk

Erudite stand-up, amazingly elastic improviser, and Goldsmith facial-resembler, John Robins is hitting his stride. We talk about the difficulties of changing gear mid-career, treating writing shows like writing essays, and being driven by shame.

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Filed Under: Character, Criticism, Double Act, Edinburgh, Improv, Interview, Isolation, London, Mock The Week, Podcasting, Risk, Success

Why is Emmy-nominated South-African satirist and comedian Loyiso is treated like a rock-star by his nation’s politicians? We explore the ability of SA comics to be outsiders to both UK and US culture, talk about his forthcoming Vimeo special, and learn why some comic ideas in the Xhosa language are untranslatable… Support the podcast at www.comedianscomedian.com/donate

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Filed Under: African, Audiences, Edinburgh, New York, Reviews, Risk, Success, Touring Comedian, TV

In part two, Jimmy Carr explores the application of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to his personal life and work, and we learn the most common mistake he sees newer comedians make on panel shows. We also get to grips with his recent switch from DVD releases to Netflix, and discover the surprising way in which he’s regarded in the USA.

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Al Murray, Alan Carr, Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Channel 4, Compere/MC/Hosting, Controversial, Corporate Work, Criticism, Dark Humour, E4, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Emo Phillips, Festival, Frank Skinner, Frankie Boyle, Fringe, George Carlin, Harry Hill, Interview, Katherine Ryan, London, Michelle Wolf, Micky Flanagan, One Liners, QI, Quality Control, Reviews, Rich Hall, Risk, Stage Persona, Steven Wright, Structure, Success, Tommy Cooper, Twitter, Writing Jokes

“Uncle Mike” tells it like it is. A veteran standup possessed of an extraordinarily empathic relationship with his crowd, Mike loves enrapturing and abusing his audience with dirty gags your mum would accept from no-one else. There’s life in this aging warhorse…

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Daniel Kitson, Doug Stanhope, Emo Phillips, Fear, Festival Comedian, First Open Spot, Inspiration, Interview, Just For Laughs, Live At The Apollo, London, Milton Jones, Money, Phil Nichol, Rich Hall, Risk, Sam Simmons, Setlist, South Park, Stage Persona, Stewart Francis, Structure, Success, Tim Vine, USA, Writing On Stage

With a cut-glass accent that reflects her precision-tooled comedy, Tania Edwards inflicts maximum damage with faint praise. We talk about her process, her practice and her peeves - and learn why you can’t have your cake and eat it too…

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Alcohol, Andrew Maxwell, Dr Brown, Edinburgh, Feminism, Festival Comedian, Holly Walsh, Interview, Jerry Sadowitz, Joan Rivers, Joe Wilkinson, Julian Deane, Katherine Ryan, Lenny Bruce, London, Louis CK, Luke Toulson, Mock The Week, Nathan Caton, Political Humour, Quality Control, Radio 4, Reviews, Rich Hall, Risk, Stage Persona, Stand Up For The Week, Stewart Lee, Storytelling, Structure, Success