A semi-forensic vivisection of my Conan appearance and LA junket; a small reward for those of you inclined to learn more about the experience...
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
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
07/02/20
11/02/20
12/02/20
28/02/20
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, Stereotypes, student comedy, Success, The Day Today, The Office, The Pleasance, Tim Key, TV, TV Comedy, Whimsy, Will Ferrell, Writing Jokes, Writing On Stage, YouTube
Comments: No CommentsIn 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
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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
07/02/20
11/02/20
12/02/20
28/02/20
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Happy Christmas one and all.
Filed Under: Age, Alcohol, Alternative Comedy, Art, Audiences, Edinburgh, Festival, Fire Breathing, Fringe, Herbie Treehead, Interview, Persona, Risk, Santa, Sketch, Soho Theatre, Stage Persona, Street Performance, Street Performing, Street-Performing, Structure, Stuart Goldsmith, Success
Comments: No CommentsFlo 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.
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Tour info at floandjoan.com
Soho Theatre run starts 13th Jan
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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
07/02/20
11/02/20
12/02/20
28/02/20
Filed Under: 30 Rock, Acting, Age, Audiences, Awards, Canada, College, comcompod, 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, Structure, Success, Tim Minchin, Viral, Whimsy, YouTube
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