In the second part of our conversation, standup and comic actor David Cross explores offence, outrage and sensitivity.
We also talk about his work on Arrested Development and Mr Show, and dig into his process, his struggle to write jokes, and how to regard an audience as a living breathing thing…
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For anyone who writes comedy, makes comedy, loves comedy, or just has an interest in comedians and what makes them so annoying.
The star of “Arrested Development”, “Mr Show” and “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret”, David Cross is also a phenomenal stand-up, whose work howls at the stupidity and hypocrisy around him.
In part one of this interview he talks about his earliest material and how he overcame the fear of bombing onstage, and speaks very frankly about the cycle of anger and depression that could grip him in his less creative moments…
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Filed Under: Andy Kaufman, Arrested Development, Bigger And Blacker, Happy Mondays, Interview, Jerry Seinfeld, John Benjamin, Lenny Bruce, Marilyn Quail, Mr Show, Political Comedy, Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Steven Wright, Tobias Funke, TV Comedy, USA
Comments: No CommentsBloody lovely Trygve is a superb physical improviser, and more of a “weird lanky white brittle idiot” than a clown.
We dissect the hilarious savagery of his imaginary worlds, and talk about stealing ideas from yourself, spotting your habits, and why it’s good to go and see bad shows…
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Filed Under: Auckland, Barnie Duncan, Ben Target, Benjamin Crellin, Buster Keaton, Calypso Nights, Cardboard Cabaret, Carlo Jacucci, Charlie Chaplin, Clowning Around, Dr Brown, FRED Awards, Golden Gibbo Awards, Imagine Toi, Interview, John Kearns, Julien Cottereau, Kim Noble, Kraken, Kune’s Kitchen, Laurel And Hardy, Le Flop, Liam Williams, Monty Python, Phil Burgers, Philippe Gaulier, Red Bastard, Squidboy, Steen Raskopoulos, The Boy With Tape On His Face, The Classic, Underbelly, Vikki Stone
Comments: No CommentsAlthough he’s frequently referred to as a “philosophical” or “stoner” comic, Tom Stade is actually a Level Twenty Comedian. He waxes lyrical about striving for wisdom in his writing, rather than cleverness, and why he focuses on the internal not the external.
We also talk about videotaping yourself to dissolve the delusion that an audio-recording of your act affords, acting like a star, and why Tom’s a dangerous person to have on TV…
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Filed Under: Brendon Burns, Craig Campbell, Doug Stanhope, Gary Delaney, Interview, John Hastings, Live, Live At The Apollo, Micky Flanagan, Stephen Fry
Comments: No CommentsEleanor Tiernan makes tremendously articulate comedy, often out of morally murky ideas and subjects. She talks here about the comedy scene in her native Ireland, how to find the bits of your act that are genuinely “alive”, and how she escaped material she felt trapped by.
We also go into depth on her experiences with therapy, how her artistic purpose helps her emotionally, and how we share the underlying fear of getting kicked out of the gang...
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Filed Under: Andrew Lawrence, Chris Brown, Dara O'Briain, Dave McSavage, Dublin Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Festival, Free Fringe, Fringe, Headwreckers, Help The Frigid, Hunter Square, Interview, Jason Byrne, Laughter Lounge, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Phil Kay, Reginald D. Hunter, So You Think You’re Funny, Stewart Lee, The Alternative Comedy Experience, The Comedy Store, The National Therapy Project, The Oxford Drama School, The Poor School, Tommy Tiernan, Up The Creek
Comments: No CommentsIrrepressibly positive, and relentless in her pursuit of betterment, deliriously funny Josie Long is much more than a figurehead for “whimsy”.
We talk here about how her humour has developed from Japanese frog gods to politics and back, and how to make sure you get taken on the expedition.
She also covers getting trolled before it was cool, unsubscribing from abuse and being fucking zen.
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Impro aficionado Steen Raskopoulos has mastered a style of audience interaction that lets his volunteers contribute to the show, rather than simply supplying a punchline.
Nominated for Edinburgh Best Newcomer moments after this interview, he talks here about his training, the origins of his characters, and how he’s ended up so aggravatingly well-adjusted…
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The leading voice of feminism in UK comedy, devastatingly funny Bridget Christie is adept at unearthing humour in difficult or important topics.
She talks here about her comic origins in surrealism, and reveals beneath her insecurities the wilfulness that kept her going in the face of critical bewilderment.
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Filed Under: A Bic For Her, ACMS, Alison Vernon-Smith, An Ungrateful Woman, Bridget Christie, Bridget Christie Minds The Gap, Celebrity Squares, Charles II, Cheese Roll, Daily Mail, Danielle Ward, David Trent, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Feminist, Festival, Fosters Comedy Award, Fringe, Hannibal Buress, Housewife Surrealist, Interview, Kate Smurthwaite, Live, Radio 4, Sam Simmons, Soho Theatre, The Alternative Comedy Experience, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, The Comedy Stop, The Comedy Store, The Stand, War Donkey, Warwick Davies, We Love Comedy
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