A uniquely nuanced voice in comedy, the riotously imaginative Tom Ward balances gleeful absorption in the creative process and robustly-managed mental health.
Destined to become a fan favourite, this episode sees Tom sensitively exploring: why comics with certainty make him suspicious; his internal landscape and how he copes with the non-triggered meltdowns occasioned by his Complex PTSD; and how his careful devotion to doing one thing at a time impacts his creativity.
He also uses a burner phone so he can’t get distracted whilst writing… •chef’s kiss•
25 mins of extra content available exclusively to the Insiders Club includes Tom on the therapeutic value of comedy for good or ill; how his stolen Casio beats keep his ambiguity accessible; and the shared desire to write “a joke so good that he doesn’t die alone”.
Catch up with Tom:
www.tomwardvoice.com
IG: @tomwardcomedian
www.facebook.com/tomwardcomedian
Tom Ward: Anthem plays at Monkey Barrel at The Edinburgh Fringe from 3-28th Aug 2022 @22.25
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tom-ward-anthem
Everything Stu's up to
Find links to:
Stu’s show at Edinburgh Fringe: Monkey Barrel, 13:25 (4-11th only)
Podcast community links
Social media handles and comedy clips
And his official YouTube channel…
All via:
linktr.ee/stuartgoldsmith
Or visit his sites:
www.comedianscomedian.com
www.stuartgoldsmith.com
Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.
“There’s perfect and there’s perfect; and that was perfect.” David Cooper, Chief People Officer Circle Health Group
Sharp as a tack and with a scientific bent that underpins her charming demeanour, Ria Lina is experiencing a TV-takeover career breakthrough. We talk about the different preparation required for Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You and QI; why the fact that a comedy career has no end point is so addictive; and how the recent increase in diversity on the circuit gave her an insight into embracing a more distinct character.
With degrees in virology, pathology and forensics, we also learn more than you might expect about bodies washing up on shores, and ask Ria to turn her scientific mind to analysis of how to save the circuit…
25 mins of extra content available exclusively to the Insiders Club include some excellent advice to newer comics, and an investigation of which social media platforms suit which characters - and some brief thoughts on the implied consent of audience interaction videos going viral…
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for ad-free episodes, extra content from every show that has it, and much more - including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, Alfie Brown, James Acaster and Fern Brady, plus the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.
Catch up with Ria Lina:
www.rialina.com
TW/IG: @rialina_
www.tiktok.com/@rialinaofficial
www.facebook.com/rialina
Everything Stu's up to:
This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter
www.comedianscomedian.com
IG and Tik: @stuartgoldsmithcomedy
Find out everything Stu’s up to at www.stuartgoldsmith.com
Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.
“There’s perfect and there’s perfect; and that was perfect.” David Cooper, Chief People Officer Circle Health Group
Filed Under: Age, Audiences, Autism, Comedy, Edinburgh, Fringe, Have I Got News For You, HIGNFY, Interview, Live At The Apollo, Mental Health, Mock The Week, Ria Lina, Sindhu Vee, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Success, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes
Comments: No CommentsTremendous story-teller comedian Alison Spittle is a very sunny specialist in making comedy from trauma, but you’ll be furious that she’s had to undergo so much of it. We talk about her incredible new Edinburgh show “Wet”, and why it’s no longer simply about a fight during an aqua aerobics class. We also cover her excellent shame-beating podcast “Wheel of Misfortune”; the challenge of keeping oneself emotionally secure when making comedy out of pain; and how to be powerful.
25 mins of extras available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club include Alison on her earliest material that made her feel like herself; the journey of her expressing her mental health honestly; the importance or not of doing “reps” in comedy; and the non-comedy-related quality that got her where she is…
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for ad-free episodes, extra content from every show that has it, and much more - including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, Alfie Brown, James Acaster and Fern Brady, plus the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.
Catch up with Alison Spittle:
www.alisonspittle.com
IG/TW: @alisonspittle
Wheel of Misfortune podcast: https://pod.link/1525520717
See Alison live in Leicester and London:
http://alisonspittle.com/gigs
See “Wet” at the Edinburgh Fringe:
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alison-spittle-wet
Everything Stu's up to:
This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter
www.comedianscomedian.com
IG and Tik: @stuartgoldsmithcomedy
Find out everything Stu’s up to at www.stuartgoldsmith.com
Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.
“There’s perfect and there’s perfect; and that was perfect.” David Cooper, Chief People Officer Circle Health Group
Filed Under: Alison Spittle, Audiences, BBC, Bill Hicks, Blue Peter, Cancel Culture, comcompod, Comedy, Coping, Eddie Murphy, Edinburgh, Fear, Feminism, Fern Brady, First Open Spot, Fringe, Interview, Irish, Kerry Katona, Mental Health, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Nish Kumar, Stage Persona, Stand Up, The Guilty Feminist, Tommy Tiernan, TV, Twitter, Wheel of Misfortune, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes
Comments: No CommentsAmy Miller is an explosive club act, wielding real depth and texture as well as her “resting dustbowl face”, to polarise audiences who either love her, or hate her and can’t figure out why.
We get into the relative merits of US and UK gag rate; employing and avoiding comedy tropes about appearance; bullying tall men; how the circuit is changing; and why she’s still being advised by female comics not to talk about her age…
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for ad-free episodes, extra content from every show that has it, and much more - including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, Alfie Brown, James Acaster and Fern Brady, plus the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.
Catch up with Amy Miller:
TW: @amymiller
IG: @amymillercomedy
www.amymillercomedy.com
Everything Stu's up to:
This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter
Standup clips on IG and TikTok: @stuartgoldsmithcomedy
Find out everything Stu’s up to at www.stuartgoldsmith.com
Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.
“There’s perfect and there’s perfect; and that was perfect.” David Cooper, Chief People Officer Circle Health Group
www.comedianscomedian.com
Filed Under: Age, Amy Miller, Amy Poehler, Amy Schumer, Audiences, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, comcompod, Comedy, Coping, Edinburgh, Interview, Last Comic Standing, Leslie Jones, Offensive, Onstage Persona, Patton Oswalt, Persona, Problems, Racism, Risk, Roseanne Barr, Russell Howard, Sexuality, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Storytelling, Structure, Success, SXSW, Wanda Sykes, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes
Comments: No CommentsCW: Self-harm
"Basic plus" (because she’s self-aware), brilliant Helen Bauer is probably the most self-actualised comedian and human we’ve had on the show. Her punchy gags and insightful premises are all imbued with an absolute tsunami of personality, flirting with us one minute and roaring the next. And she even seems to have accepted her longterm depression…
We talk about her Apollo-conquering debut; how she acutely weaponises elements from her real life that might seem like hindrances; and basing your personality around a scrunchie.
15 deeply painful minutes of extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club includes a conversation about “cringe”. (I mean honestly, even if you’re an Insider, just skip this bit - there’s nothing for you here), and some lovely stuff about her podcasting co-hosts Rosie Jones and Catherine Bohart.
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for ad-free episodes, extra content from every show that has it, and much more - including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, Alfie Brown, James Acaster and Fern Brady, plus the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.
Catch up with Helen Bauer:
Helen and Catherine Bohart’s podcast is “Trusty Hogs”, discover it at https://pod.link/1587488188
www.helenbauer.co.uk
IG and TW: @helenbabauer
Everything Stu's up to:
This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter
www.comedianscomedian.com
Clips of Stu’s standup that prove he is good despite how vulnerable he deliberately makes himself in interviews for YOUR benefit can be found on IG and Tiktok:
@stuartgoldsmithcomedy
#cringe
Find out everything Stu’s up to at www.stuartgoldsmith.com
Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.
“There’s perfect and there’s perfect; and that was perfect.” David Cooper, Chief People Officer Circle Health Group
Filed Under: Age, Audiences, Catherine Bohart, Comedy, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Rosie Jones, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Success, Trusty Hogs, TV, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, Zach and Viggo
Comments: No CommentsOn the tenth anniversary of the first release, our first ever ComCom guest Rob Deering returns to discuss marathons not sprints. One of Stu’s all-time favourite acts, we’ll celebrate Rob’s huge “Running Commentary” podcast with Paul Tonkinson, and its associated fandom; whether Rob is secretly serious; walking away from the desire to be liked; and the secret of Roger Rabbit’s handcuffs…
25 mins of extras available exclusively to the Insiders Club includes Rob on meritocracy and the strange evolution of comedy from the 70s to now, as well as some informed speculation on its future!
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for this and much more, including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Fern Brady and the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.
Catch up with Rob Deering:
Read Rob's brilliant book "Running Tracks" (that could even turn you into a runner):
www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444
TW: @deeringrob
IG: @robdeeringcomedian
www.robdeering.com
Everything Stu's up to:
This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter and Instagram
www.comedianscomedian.com
www.stuartgoldsmith.com
Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.
“Stuart was brilliant; he nailed the brief, and the balance of meaningful content and humour was perfect for our audience.” Jo Matkin, CEO Celsus Group
Filed Under: Audiences, Carson, Chris Addison, Clown, comcompod, Comedy, Competitions, Coping, Corona, Corporate Gigs, COVID-19, Ed Gamble, Edinburgh, Fame, Festival, Fringe, George Carlin, Interview, Jongleurs, Josh Widdicombe, Lee Evans, Lenny Bruce, Live At The Apollo, London, Mental Health, Milton Jones, Onstage Persona, Paul Tonkinson, Rik Mayall, Rob Deering, Running, Running Commentary, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stewart Lee, Structure, Stuart Goldsmith, Success, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, YouTube
Comments: No CommentsIn this unmissable live special from South By South West, the Bitter Buddha returns to lay waste to us all with analysis of his insanely good new special, “For The Masses”. We explore how he structured and taped the special; why his sets are all cries for help; his vulnerabilities and internal responses to things; and how to destroy him if you were a heckler…
We also peek into his obsession with impending doom, weigh up how much truth there is in the backstory of his archetypal persona, and learn how to flee the scene of an actual murder.
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for ad-free episodes, extra content from every show that has it, and much more - including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, Alfie Brown, James Acaster and Fern Brady, plus the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.
Catch up with Eddie:
“For The Masses” is available on YouTube here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik-skhmSFLI
TW: @eddiepepitone
IG: @eddiepep
Web: www.eddiepepitone.com
Eddie’s new podcast “Apocalypse Soon” is available now!
Everything Stu's up to:
This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter and Instagram
www.comedianscomedian.com
Join the mailing-list for info on Stu's upcoming series of previews, and get tickets for his new WIP “A Shared Illusion” at Edinburgh 4-11th Aug 2022 here:
https://event.bookitbee.com/38959/stuart-goldsmith-a-shared-illusion-wip
Find out everything Stu’s up to at www.stuartgoldsmith.com
Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.
“Stuart was brilliant; he nailed the brief, and the balance of meaningful content and humour was perfect for our audience.” Jo Matkin, CEO Celsus Group
Filed Under: Audiences, Brooklyn 99, Comedy, Eddie Pepitone, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Jim Jefferies, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Success, TV, USA, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes
Comments: No CommentsCW: Suicide, School shooting
Visionary comedian, and actor in “Honey Boy” (Prime) and “Concrete Cowboys” (Netflix), Byron Bowers once moved to LA and slept in his car while he tried to make stand-up work. In this live special from South By South West, he joins us to talk about processing trauma; finding true freedom onstage and emotional freedom among his family; how he apprehends his comic and acting technique; and being so poor people think you’re wealthy…
25 mins of extra content available exclusively to the Insiders Club include Byron on his relationship to hope, his experience at Old Rope in London, and how he avoids feeling like a v victim of racism in Hollywood.
Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for this and much more, including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Fern Brady and the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.
Catch up with Byron:
TW/IG: @ByronBowers
www.byronbowerslive.com
Byron’s new special “Spiritual Negro” is in the edit, so watch out for a release soon!
Everything Stu's up to
This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter and Instagram
www.comedianscomedian.com
Find out everything Stu’s up to at www.stuartgoldsmith.com
Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team-members.
“Stuart was brilliant; he nailed the brief, and the balance of meaningful content and humour was perfect for our audience.” Jo Matkin, CEO Celsus Group
Filed Under: Acting, Audiences, Byron Bowers, Concrete Cowboys, Honey Boy, Interview, Robin Williams, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Success, SXSW, TV, TV Comedy, USA, Worth, Writing
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