Flawless in delivery, bubbling over with jokes, and with something real and compassionate to say, Suzi Ruffell is at the peak of her powers. We talk about: her latest Edinburgh fringe show "Dance Like Everyone's Watching"; making sure that LGBTQ+ people in the audience feel seen; how punishing she found being a new act (and whether she could do it all again); and why she finds happiness terrifying.

Extras available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club include Suzi on her dos and don'ts of tour support, having worked extensively with Josh Widdicombe, Romesh Ranganathan and Kevin Bridges, as well as her thoughts on what makes a good director, and the best advice she was ever given... Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to support the podcast with a regular monthly donation of your choice. Every level gets the same stuff, you pay what you think is appropriate.

suziruffell.com | @suziruffell
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Filed Under: Acting, Audiences, Bruce Dessau, Chortle, Comedy, Daniel Sloss, Drama School, Edinburgh, Feminism, Festival, Fringe, Gender, Hannah Gadsby, Interview, Jay Z, Jobs, Josh Widdicombe, Kai Humphries, Kerry Godliman, Kevin Bridges, Live At The Apollo, London, Marcus Brigstocke, Maria Bamford, Mental Health, Onstage Persona, Persona, Reviews, Romesh Ranganathan, School, Seann Walsh, Sexuality, Sketch, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Success, Sue Perkins, Suzi Ruffell, Tony Allen, Touring Comedian, TV, TV Comedy, Widdicombe, Worth, Writing, Writing On Stage

Vikki Stone is a polymentalist, which is like a polymath for instruments. You'll all be using it soon...
Combining pinpoint observations with an innate compositional ability, not to mention all those tangible musical skills, she's underscoring set-ups and key-changing punchlines until your ribs hurt. We talk about side-hustles, captivity and the tricks of the trade, and find out why you're wrong about panto...

Tickets for Vikki's show Song Bird at the Ed Fringe

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Filed Under: Acting, Al Murray, Alan Partridge, Audiences, Comedy, Corporate Gigs, Corporate Work, Directing, Drama School, Edinburgh, Festival, Festival Comedian, First Open Spot, Fringe, Inspiration, Interview, Isolation, Jobs, Mental Health, Micky Flanagan, Money, Music, Musical, Musical Comedy, Nick Helm, Persona, Pleasance, Podcasting, Radio 4, Reviews, Risk, Sarah Millican, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stephen Fry, Stereotypes, Structure, Success, The John Bishop Show, The Pleasance, The Pub Landlord, Tim Minchin, TV, Twitter, Victoria Wood, Vikki Stone, Whimsy, Worth, Writing, YouTube

The giddily funny star of Crashing, You Made It Weird and his eponymous sketch and chat show, Pete Holmes lets his effervescent personality bubble over from the word go. We talk about his unerring ability to make the insanity of existence as funny as it is accessible, uncover how to embrace the coolness of uncoolness, and basically learn the meaning of life. This one is just amazing, enjoy!

peteholmes.com | @peteholmes

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Filed Under: Audiences, Beth Stelling, Bill Cosby, Comedy, Fame, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Jeff Dunham, Jerry Seinfeld, Jobs, John Mulaney, Judd Apatow, Just For Laughs, Live, Mainstream, Maria Bamford, Mental Health, Money, Netflix, Onstage Persona, Patton Oswalt, Persona, Pete Holmes, Podcasting, Seinfeld, Sketch, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Structure, Success, The Colbert Report, TV, TV Comedy, Twitter, USA, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, YouTube, Zach Galifianakis

Jayde Adams is a superstar in waiting; talented, highly driven and with an honesty which makes audiences fall in love with her. We talk about her turbulent early life in the shadow of her late sister, discover how an inflatable church led her to her calling, and hastily bleep an enormous amount of libel...

Don't miss Jayde in Edinburgh this year: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face
@JaydeAdams

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Filed Under: Audiences, Comedy, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Reviews, Risk, School, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Storytelling, Success, The Guilty Feminist, TV, TV Comedy, Twitter, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes

Simon Brodkin was best known as his comedy character "Lee Nelson", before handing Teresa May a P45, throwing money at Sepp Blatter, and invading Kanye's headline spot at Glastonbury. This former doctor with an impressive gag-rate and work ethic, now embarks on an even more challenging caper: playing himself. A new stand-up show sees him flex his joke-writing muscles in the pursuit of exploring his real life... but does he want to be himself?

Extras include Simon's blagger's guide to getting backstage at the world's biggest festival, reflections on the targets of his mockery and the challenges involved in gradually moving away from Lee step by step... Sign up for the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to get access to ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more.

@SimonBrodkin

Simon Brodkin brings his show 100% Simon Brodkin to The Pleasance Baby Grand as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 1st – 24th August at 9.30pm. More info and tickets available at edfringe.com

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Filed Under: Acting, Audiences, BBC, BBC3, Character, Character Comedy, College, comcompod, Comedy, Comedy Store, Controversial, Controversy, Edinburgh, Fame, Festival, First Open Spot, Fringe, Interview, Jobs, Kanye West, Lee Nelson, Little Britain, Live At The Apollo, London, Mainstream, Mental Health, Onstage Persona, Persona, Pleasance, Political Humour, Risk, Simon Brodkin, Sketch, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Stewart Lee, Structure, Success, Trump, TV, TV Comedy, Twitter, Viral, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

Comedian, former street-performer and popular podcast host, Stu Goldsmith is a charming but tortur-

Oh god I can't fake this, it's me isn't it? It's bloody ME!

Your fearless interviewer has the tables turned as he sits down to be interviewed by ComCom fans Sarah Millican, Tom Allen and Sindhu Vee, and fields questions from listeners including James Acaster, Nish Kumar, Ricky Gervais, Brett Goldstein, Herbie Treehead, Josh Widdicombe, Fern Brady and Nathaniel Metcalfe, as well as those sent in by you the listener via the ComCom Facebook page.

It was quite bruising but he enjoyed it.

@ComComPod | @StuGoldsmith

www.comedianscomedian.com | www.stuartgoldsmith.co.uk

The rushes from the three main interviews are available soon from www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders, along with all the extra material from any episode which has ever had extras attached!

Come and see Stu's work-in-progress show "Primer" at the Edinburgh Fringe at Monkey Barrel, who appear to have cheekily grabbed

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www.thefringe.co.uk

and

www.fairfringe.com

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Filed Under: Age, Audiences, Claudia O'Doherty, College, comcompod, Comedy, Compere/MC/Hosting, Double Act, Edinburgh, Fear, Fern Brady, Festival, Festival Comedian, First Open Spot, Free Fringe, Fringe, Gary Delaney, Gig Recordings, Heckles, Ian Cognito, Inspiration, Interview, Isolation, James Acaster, Jobs, Joe Lycett, John Luke Roberts, john robins, Josh Widdicombe, London, Maria Bamford, Mental Health, Nish Kumar, Onstage Persona, Patton Oswalt, Persona, Phil Kay, Philippe Gaulier, Podcasting, Pomodoro, Problems, Ricky Gervais, Risk, Sarah Millican, Show Me The Funny, Sindhu Vee, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stuart Goldsmith, Success, Tim Vine, Tom Allen, Twitter, Widdicombe, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

Your interviewer didn't really grasp the American term to "murder" a room, until he caught Sam Jay's set at SXSW Comedy earlier this year, in which she smashed the audience senseless with her unique perspective on race, sexuality and society. A breath-taking combination of unerring confidence, hammer-blow punchlines and genuine insight will see her reaching incredible heights in comedy. We talk about Boston, LA and New York, and why she has no time for comics who want to be adored.

samjaycomic | @samjaycomic

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Thanks to www.sohotheatre.com for the recording space, don't forget to check out their brilliantly varied lineups of the cream of international comedy.

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Filed Under: Age, Audiences, College, Comedy, Equality, Fame, First Open Spot, Gender, Gina Yashere, Interview, Jobs, Mental Health, Onstage Persona, Persona, Rick and Morty, Risk, Sam Jay, Sexuality, Sketch, SNL, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Structure, Success, SXSW, TV, Urban Circuit, USA, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage

Present at the opening night of the London Comedy Store, Nick Revell has been performing satirical, political and absurd standup for four decades. After a ten year break to write for TV, including on topical sitcom "Drop The Dead Donkey", he humbly returned to the open mic circuit to relearn his craft, and shares his unique perspective on how things had changed in that time, on stage, in audiences and in green rooms. We talk about the benefit of sleepless nights, his new narrative shows, and whether after nearly forty years he's finally found his voice... 25mins of extra material available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club include Nick on the excess of the early days of the Store, and some brilliant technical advice on how to absorb an instinct for the shape of a joke...  sign up at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders www.nickrevell.com | @TheNickRevell And go and see Nick's brilliantly titled Fringe show: "Nick Revell: Eurasia’s Most Eligible Psychopaths and Their Lovely Homes" Tickets for my show Primer at this year's Edinburgh Fringe @ComComPod | www.comedianscomedian.com

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Filed Under: Audiences, Channel 4, Comedy, Comedy Store, Dave Allen, Drop The Dead Donkey, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Fame, Festival, Fringe, Greg Davies, Gyles Brandreth, Henning Wehn, Inspiration, Interview, James Acaster, Jay Leno, Jo Brand, Jobs, John Cleese, John Lloyd, Lenny Bruce, Mental Health, Monty Python, Nick Revell, Open Mic, Pappy’s, Patton Oswalt, Perrier, Persona, Peter Cook, political, Radio, Radio 4, Richard Pryor, Risk, Robin Ince, Sketch, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Stewart Lee, Storytelling, Structure, Success, The Comedy Store, The House of Spirit Levels, Tony Allen, Tony Hancock, TV, TV Comedy, Twitter, We Are Klang, Whimsy, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage