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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Filed Under: Awards, BBC3, Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, Comedy, 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, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Stewart Lee, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Sunny D, The Guardian, USA, Writing

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Brian Regan is the undisputed master of the "act-out", reducing audiences to tears of joy as he inhabits one potent premise after another. We squeezed in half an hour backstage to talk about how he shapes and annotates his "vignettes", and find out why everyone considers him the nicest man in comedy.

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Filed Under: Brain Regan, Comedy, Fame, Storytelling, TV, USA, Writing, Writing On Stage

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One of comedy’s happiest and most humble men, Andy Askins reduces audiences to tears with his beautifully subtle and innocent-seeming punchlines. We discover the extraordinary backstory to his career, and find out about the decisions behind his whispered powerhouse performance.

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Filed Under: Age, Andy Askins, Audiences, Character, Comedy, Comedy Store, Edinburgh, Fame, Fear, Festival Comedian, Heckles, Jobs, Musical, Musical Comedy, Open Mic, Success, USA

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Legendary comic Barry Crimmins kickstarted Boston’s comedy scene in the 1980s, testified to the Senate against AOL.com profiteering from child pornography, and is to this day both a political firebrand and an intensely kind man. We talk about his new special “Whatever Threatens You”, released this week by Louis CK; political comedy and being your own trusted source; and Barry also acknowledges the personal cost of a life of activism.

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Filed Under: Age, Comedy, Criticism, Depression, Fame, Louis CK, Mental Health, Storytelling, Success, TV, USA, Writing, Writing On Stage

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Multiple Tony and Olivier Award-winner, and Emmy-nominee Tim Minchin went from gigging keyboardist, to Royal Albert Hall smash hit, to Dreamworks director. We explore the dynamic between Tim’s easy-going exterior and his internal driving force, learn his true feelings towards his own voice, and find out how he feels about death…

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Filed Under: Acting, Age, Arena Comedy, Audiences, Australia, Awards, Comedy, Controversial, Dark Humour, Edinburgh, Fame, Music Videos, Musical, Musical Comedy, Persona, Political Humour, Storytelling, Structure, Success, USA, Writing

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Is Lewis Black the angriest man in America? We discuss Lewis’ origins in theatre, his turnover of topical material, particularly in an election cycle, and the trigger points from which he derives his explosive creativity. We also find out why silence is where you hear the joke…

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Filed Under: Acting, Age, Comedy, Festival, Interview, Just For Laughs, Live, Open Mic, Stand Up, Success, TV, USA, Writing

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At the top of his game, stand-up Bill Burr is conquering the planet with an extraordinary creative ferocity. He delights in unsettling audiences by saying the un-sayable, before justifying his comic position with inspiring verve. We learn the tricks he uses to break out of routine onstage, explode the myth of finding one’s voice, and also have a really invigorating argument about privilege…

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Filed Under: Audiences, Beginners, Controversial, Criticism, Edinburgh, Ego, Fame, Feminism, Festival Comedian, Gender, Heckles, Improv, Inspiration, Money, Open Mic, Persona, Reviews, Stage Persona, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Touring Comedian, USA, Writing, Writing On Stage

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Brash but vulnerable, explicit but innocent, Abigoliah Schamaun loves whisky and hot yoga. We talk about her trans-atlantic transplant and the difference between bullies and wafflers, as well as getting stuck into gender norms and dirty jokes.

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Alex Edelman, Criticism, Edinburgh, Festival Comedian, London, Quality Control, Success, USA

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