Talented, dedicated and analytical, Melbourne-based Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall is part of a new generation of comics.
We discuss the acquisition of stage-time in a town with relatively few gigging opportunities, and geek out over the “mathematics” of joke-writing. Alasdair also reveals the ten thousand dollar motivational gamble that got his head in the game…

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Filed Under: Adelaide, Australia, Canada, Corporate Gigs, Demetri Martin, Dr Brown, Edinburgh, Festival, Free Fringe, Fringe, Interview, Louis CK, Mitch Hedburg, One Liners, Pajama Men, Stewart Francis, Stewart Lee, Twitter, YouTube, Zach Galifianakis

Known for his hyper-personal material about death, infidelity and suicide, David Quirk is happy to be an outsider, to the comedy community as well as his audience.
We discuss the tropes of contemporary standup and David’s decision to move away from them; the need to watch other people’s shows or not; and what it feels like to release oneself from the compulsion to be funny. We also touch on negative-sounding noises that mean people hate you.

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Filed Under: Adelaide, Bill Hicks, Bridget Christie, Dave Quirk, Finland, Harley Breen, Interview, John Gordillo, Johnny Ramone, Jongleurs, Karl Chandler, Political Comedy, YouTube

In this opening show, Stuart Goldsmith grills fabulous comedian Rob Deering, live at the Top Secret Comedy Club, Covent Garden.
Rob admits he drinks with strangers...
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Filed Under: 20 Minutes, Audiences, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Isolation, Live, Musical Comedy, Reviews, Risk, Stage Persona, Stewart Lee, Success, Top Secret Comedy Club, Writing Jokes, YouTube