A master of "pulling back into the wide angle", Jamali Maddix thrives on big routines about big subjects, letting his innate comic ability run riot. We talk about the pressures of keeping up hit-rate within routines, and get technical about top-lines, and why he wants the premise of a bit to be more intelligent than he is himself. But what happens when you lose sight of your goals in the process of following the next apparently logical step?

30 mins of extras available exclusively to the Insiders Club include Jamali going deep into the production of his Vice TV smash "Hate Thy Neighbour", which saw him write an hour of comedy in three days, sixteen times, whilst avoiding being killed by neo-Nazis. We also cover how to extract laughter from horrific things, and find the fertile ground between outrage and consensus...

Join now at comedianscomedian.com/insiders

www.jamalimaddix.com

TW: @jamalimaddix | IG: @jamalimaddix

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Audiences, Awards, Bill Burr, Bill Hicks, comcompod, Comedy, Competitions, Dave Chappelle, Edgy, Edinburgh, Ego, Fern Brady, First Open Spot, Imran Yusuf, Interview, Jason Manford, Jobs, London, Melbourne, Mike Gunn, Money, Montreal Comedy Festival, Onstage Persona, Patrice O'Neal, Persona, Phil Kay, Reginald D. Hunter, Risk, Russell Howard, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Storytelling, Structure, Success, Tom Stade, TV, Twitter, Vice, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes

The only comic ever to have consecutively won Best Newcomer and Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, John Kearns is a master at finding pathos in the prosaic, combining clowning and standup in a way that makes absolutely no sense written down. With influences from Jacques Tati to Neil Hamburger, we explore his sense of place within himself, overreaching in his writing, and ambition in his career...

Thirty minutes of extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club includes John's brilliant technique for underpinning all his material with genuine pathos, and delves into writing for Harry Hill, meeting Chris Morris, and how the spotlight can burn...
@johnsfurcoat 

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

04/12/19

Aldershot – The West End Centre

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

www.comedianscomedian.com | @comcompod

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Filed Under: Alternative Comedy, Art, Audiences, Awards, BBC4, Best Newcomer, Bill Cosby, Bob Monkhouse, Character, Chris Morris, Clown, comcompod, Comedy, Competitions, Dave (TV channel), Directing, Dr Brown, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Fame, Festival, Festival Comedian, Fosters Comedy Award, Free Fringe, Fringe, Gregg Turkington, Harry Hill, Interview, Isolation, Jobs, John Kearns, London, Mental Health, Neil Hamburger, Onstage Persona, Perrier Comedy Award, Persona, Phil Burgers, Problems, Radio 4, Risk, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Success, Tom Allen, Tony Hancock, Twitter, Whimsy, Woody Allen, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes

Returning to stand-up this month with a run at Soho Theatre, after many years working on other projects including his sitcom Plebs, Tom Basden is inventive and prolific, also handsome. We talk about the parallels between the superb musical comedy that won him Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh fringe and his new stand-up, discover Tom's English middle-class-ness and why he's very suited to telling some "guys" to "calm down", and explore whether his work ethic is pathological...

Extras exclusively available to the Insiders Club include some really specific insight into the structuring and writing of Tom's sitcom "Plebs", and the dangers of mining real life events for comedy, and Stu railing at the injustice of how the TV sketch show "Cowards" didn't become better known. Join the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

Find details and tickets for Tom's imminent Soho Theatre run:

13/01/20

14/01/20

15/01/20

16/01/20

17/01/20

18/01/20

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

04/12/19

Aldershot – The West End Centre

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

www.comedianscomedian.com | @Comcompod

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Filed Under: Andy Samberg, Arrested Development, BBC, BBC3, Big Train, Cowards, Edinburgh, Emo Phillips, Interview, Jack Black, Pappy’s, Persona, Pleasance, Plebs, Radio, Red Dwarf, Risk, Simon Pegg, Sketch, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, student comedy, Success, The Day Today, The Office, The Pleasance, Tim Key, TV, TV Comedy, Whimsy, Will Ferrell, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, YouTube

In this Christmas Special, we speak to the actual Santa Claus, via his little helper and confidant, consummate clown Herbie Treehead. Herbie is a phenomenal street-performer, known around the world for his joyful daftness, silly songs and funny bones.

We talk about what his first Santa season means to him, and discover an enormously rich and respectful seam of kindness and good cheer. We also dive into Herbie's origins as a performer and his maverick work within vaudeville troupe Slightly Fat Features; learn how to steal a lorry; and reflect on the nature and cost of real performative risk...

www.herbietreehead.info
www.slightlyfatfeatures.com

Get ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

www.comedianscomedian.com | @Comcompod

Happy Christmas one and all.

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Filed Under: Age, Alcohol, Alternative Comedy, Art, Audiences, Comedy, Edinburgh, Festival, Fire Breathing, Fringe, Herbie Treehead, Interview, Persona, Risk, Santa, Sketch, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Street Performance, Street Performing, Street-Performing, Structure, Stuart Goldsmith, Success, Worth, Writing

Flo and Joan are a uniquely funny musical duo, with deadpan front-cloth patter rooted in their actual siblinghood. We talk about going from open mics to a special on Amazon Prime in just four years, get the inside story on their recent gig at the Royal Variety Performance, and learn why going viral makes you turn your phone off. We also discover what they learnt from the Canadian improv scene that underpins the whole shebang, and find out why shaking an egg is harder than it looks...

Thirty minutes of extras exclusive to the Insiders Club include a directorial tip that helped them trend on twitter on their first opening weekend; the backstage story on the Nationwide telly adverts that blew up and resulted in death threats; a look at the devilishly cunning improv-style narrative structure that forms the backbone of their special; plus the girls' analysis of each other's strengths and weaknesses!
And some burps.

Join up today at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders
Tour info at floandjoan.com

Soho Theatre run starts 13th Jan

TW: @floandjoan | IG: @floandjoan

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

www.comedianscomedian.com | @Comcompod

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Filed Under: 30 Rock, Acting, Age, Audiences, Awards, Canada, College, comcompod, Comedy, Criticism, Dark Humour, Directing, Double Act, Edinburgh, Fame, Fear, Festival, First Open Spot, Flo & Joan, Free Fringe, Fringe, Improv, Inspiration, Interview, Jobs, Just For Laughs, Kerry Godliman, Kristen Wiig, Melbourne, Music, Music Videos, Musical Comedy, Netflix, Newsjack, Onstage Persona, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Russell Howard, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Structure, Success, Tim Minchin, Viral, Whimsy, Worth, Writing, YouTube

Star of his own sitcom "Jerk" (BBC) and a gleefully discomforting stand-up, Tim Renkow makes his point with devastating wit. We talk about how people's exploitation of Tim's physical vulnerability has shaped his outlook and work, learn how his dispassion towards his audience's reaction makes him a stronger comic, and find out why he would rather be alone in a wood with a shotgun.

Content warning: strong language and discussion of sexual abuse.

Members of the Insiders Club can enjoy 20 mins of extra content with Tim giving us his analysis of the four types of Edinburgh fringe shows, precisely why he doesn't like award-winning shows, and what great idea he only tried saying on stage once...
All of that, plus all the extras from every show which has them, exclusively available to members of the Insiders Club. Join today at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders

FB: TimRenkowcomedy | TW: @TimRenkowComedy

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

www.comedianscomedian.com | @Comcompod

*NEW* Check out Stu's new corporate resilience training monolith at www.comedyinsights.com

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Filed Under: Audiences, BBC3, Bob Slayer, Bobby Mair, Comedy, Dylan Moran, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Festival, Interview, Phil Kay, Richard Pryor, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Structure, student comedy, Success, Tim Renkow, TV, TV Comedy, USA, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes

"America's Funnyman" Neil Hamburger is the disturbing comic creation of Gregg Turkington; deeply funny, vile and poignant in equal measure. Ordinarily reluctant to talk about his alter-ego, Gregg gradually uncovers his love for outsider art, and the qualities he considers genius. We learn about the origins of Neil in prank phone calls and fake live shows, the comedy he can't stand and why, and the utterly original concept behind his live albums.

Over 30mins of extra content available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club include Gregg on being booed onto the stage supporting Tenacious D at Reading Festival, and how it meant no more to him than a crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting his name! We also learn the surprising basis to whom he won't attack and why, and find out why he considers interviews pointless... Support the show today with a recurring donation and receive your access to the Insiders Club private podcast at www.comedianscomedians.com/insiders

www.americasfunnyman.com | @NeilHamburger

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

04/12/19

Aldershot – The West End Centre

25/01/20

Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20

Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20

Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20

Farnham Maltings

11/02/20

York – The Basement

12/02/20

Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20

Cambridge Junction

www.comedianscomedian.com | @Comcompod

Weirdos Save Christmas

Content Web Series from Turtle Canyon

#ContentWebSeries

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Filed Under: Acting, Age, Alternative Comedy, Art, Audience Participation, Audiences, Australia, Character, Character Comedy, comcompod, Comedy, Controversial, Controversy, Dark Humour, Directing, Festival, Festival Comedian, First Open Spot, Gregg Turkington, Heckles, Inspiration, Interview, Jobs, Kanye, Music, Music Videos, Musical, Onstage Persona, Persona, Risk, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Stereotypes, Steve Martin, Structure, Success, Tenacious D, TV, Twitter, Upright Citizens Brigade, USA, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes, YouTube

Combining all the best elements of a DIY approach to touring, a powerhouse comic ability, and some ridiculous positivity of mind, Carl Hutchinson is on the up. We talk about relatability, rooting your material in your own embarrassment and some nifty tricks to conceal your observations as something else. We also get stuck into some of the notable missteps that glance off his robust sense of self, and explore how Carl copes with being regarded by some as the sidekick to a higher profile act...

Sign up for the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders to get access to all the extra content from any episode that has it, plus loads of extra stuff on a special private podcast!

carlhutchinson.net | @CPHutchinson

Tickets and info for Carl's tour

Get tickets for Stu's tour:

08/11/19
Bristol – The Comedy Box at the Hen and Chicken

04/12/19
Aldershot – The West End Centre

25/01/20
Corsham – The Pound Arts Centre

01/02/20
Newcastle Stand (early show – 5pm)

02/02/20
Glasgow – The Stand

07/02/20
Farnham Maltings

11/02/20
York – The Basement

12/02/20
Leeds – Hyde Park Book Club

28/02/20
Cambridge Junction
www.comedianscomedian.com | @Comcompod

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Filed Under: Alcohol, Andy Parsons, Audiences, Carl Hutchinson, Chris Ramsey, comcompod, Comedy, Comedy Central, Comedy Store, Competitions, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Jack Whitehall, Jason Cook, Jason Manford, Stage Persona, Stand Up, Success, The Stand, Worth, Writing, Writing Jokes