Red in tooth and claw, Katherine Ryan is adept at shredding celebrities and has a few choice words too for her sister’s whore friends. She reveals a gentleness behind the exterior that critics love to call “waspish”, and talks us through the moral principles that guide her sting…

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Filed Under: 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Aisling Bea, Amy Schumer, Canada, Channel 4, Comedy Central, Daniel Sloss, David Letterman, Edinburgh, Feminism, Festival, Frankie Boyle, Fringe, Geoff Norcott, Hannibal Buress, Inspiration, Interview, Jeff Ross, Jimmy Carr, Joan Rivers, Joe Lycett, Live, Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, QI, Sara Pascoe, Sarah Millican, Sarah Silverman, Sarah Tiana, Sean Lock, Stage Persona, Stephen Mangan, Stewart Francis, Structure, Success, The Stand, Touring Comedian, Twitter, VEEP, Writing On Stage

An actor and radio presenter as well as a touring comic, Justin Moorhouse is a supernaturally warm presence with the ability to make any audience sit up and beg. We go into detail on his story-boarding and structuring techniques, and explore the responsibilities of a comedian at the height of his powers.

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Filed Under: Alun Cochrane, Bill Burr, Chortle, Compere/MC/Hosting, Dave Spikey, Edinburgh, Festival, First Open Spot, Fringe, Interview, Jason Manford, Jo Brand, John Bishop, Johnny Vegas, Live At The Apollo, Louis CK, Mick Ferry, Mike Gunn, Paul Sinha, Peter Kay, Phoenix Nights, Radio, Rob Rouse, Ross Noble, Seinfeld, Stage Persona, Steve Bennett, Steve Coogan, Storytelling, Structure, Success, The Comedy Store, Tommy Tiernan, Touring Comedian, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

Ready for some in-depth comedy theory?  Brainiac standup and one half of The Champs podcast, Moshe Kasher talks us through an exploded diagram of his approach to the art and craft of comedy. As well as detailing an analysis of his superb crowd-work, we get an inside view on the importance of “intrigue” in comedy and whether or not one can conjure it; not to mention the important difference between “riffingtons” and “rantingtons”…

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Filed Under: Ben Stiller, Bill Burr, Festival, Interview, Jerry Seinfeld, Jewish Comedy, Just For Laughs, Louis CK, Patrice O'Neal, Patton Oswalt, Podcasting, Stage Persona, Steven Wright, Structure, The Champs, Todd Barry, Writing On Stage, Zach Galifianakis, Zoolander

Rapper and comedian Rob Broderick AKA Abandoman is a force of nature, whose invincible positivity is matched only by his breathtaking performance skill.
He talks in depth about his origins in rap and comedy, and how he combines the two today.
We also cover why “Hulk hands” can be a substitute for jokes, and what happens when two nice men attempt to battle-rap…

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Filed Under: 20 Minutes, Ali Cook, Ed Sheeran, Improv, Interview, John Craven, Live, Musical Comedy, Parody, Physical Comedy, Rob Broderick, So You Think You’re Funny, Structure, The Streets

Alan Davies is best known in the UK as a panellist on QI and as the star of Jonathan Creek, but he’s recently returned to his roots as a superb observational stand up.
In this live show from the Gilded Balloon, he describes in detail his process for turning notes into jokes, and how he goes about structuring a tour show. He also reads from some of his old comedy notebooks, and explores why theatre people have it easy…

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Filed Under: Andy Kindler, Bill Bailey, Dave Allen, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Gilded Balloon, Interview, Jonathan Creek, Just For Laughs, Live, Marnie Foulis, Mental Health, Observational Comedy, Plagiarism, QI, Rob Newman, Show Me The Funny, Structure, Touring Comedian, Vic And Bob

Josh Widdicombe is a rising star on the UK circuit, with a host of competition wins and nominations to his name.
He’s also a champion of pure observational comedy, and here articulates in fascinating depth the process by which he creates and structures his material. But is his main drive really “fear and negativity”?

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Filed Under: #Hypothetical, Dave, Dave (TV channel), Edinburgh, Fear, Festival, Fringe, Holly Walsh, Hypothetical, Interview, Jack Dee, James Acaster, Jon Richardson, Live, Michael McIntyre, Nick Helm, Nish Kumar, Observational Comedy, Rhona Cameron, Seann Walsh, Show Me The Funny, Stage Persona, Stewart Lee, Structure, Tom Craine

Twinkling anecdotalist Fred was the first Scot to MC the Comedy Store, and now presents his own show on BBC Radio Scotland, as well as touring his stand-up. He explains his preference for finding the funny in a live context instead of at a laptop, and reflects on when “funny isn’t good enough”.
NB - This episode has a sound recording problem which doesn’t reflect the quality of usual episodes. Apologies to Fred, and to you the listener.

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Filed Under: Compere, Corporate Gigs, Edinburgh, Fear, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Live, Mark Watson, Mock The Week, One Liners, Open Spot, Radio 4, Reviews, Storytelling, Structure, The Comedy Store

Liam would rather be accused of fascism than being boring.
Leaving behind the “intellectualised whimsy” of his former persona, he has embarked on a quest to say the unsayable.
Find out why Tim Minchin makes him angry, and the precise circumstances under which one might shoot a child in the legs.

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Filed Under: Andrew Lawrence, Andrew Watts, Chortle, Controversy, Free Fringe, Frisky And Mannish, Henning Wehn, Hils Barker, Interview, Martin Trenaman, Michael McIntyre, Political Comedy, Racism, Reviews, Risk, Stage Persona, Stand Up For The Week, Storytelling, Structure, The Comedy Store, Tim Minchin, Twitter, Will Self