The comedians paradise

We chat to fellow Gaulier Alumni, Tom Fox, who had the unique name of Tom Fox FBI. He is a theatre practitioner, comedian, clown and director from Peterborough. His work crosses disciplines such as improvisation, comedy, movement and music. He is artistic director of devising theatre company Lamphouse theatre. Here is an overview of what we discussed : [01:31]How I came up with the name Tom Fox FB...

We chat to the brilliant, Jeff Leeson, a comedian who started at 14 and is now 37, he is a man who after getting rejected from Yuk Yuks has become a comedian who built his own tours and shows. He is now been dubbed the king of crowd work and is living his comedy journey on his terms,here is what we discussed : [10:48] How I adjusted to the owner of Yuk Yuks hating me [20:00] How I started touring...

We chat to the scintillating comedian, Luca Capani, one of my favourite acts on the circuit, a comedian who beat the notorious Comedy store gong show on his first ever comedy gig. He is making waves on both the Italian and UK comedy scene and is an absolute treat for anyone who watches him live. here is what we discussed : [06:33] Beating the king gong show at the Comedy store on your first gig [2...

We chat to the brilliant Quinn Beasley an up-and-coming comedian and street performer, who moved from Vancouver to London, where he is storming the streets of london and stand up comedy clubs across the UK. here is what we discussed : [[02:19]] How I became a comedian from being a busker [[04:50]] Why I became a street performer [[10.00]] Winning the crowd over [[13:32]] Canadiens are stealing our...

We chat to the brilliant Stevie Gray a comedian who moved from the London to Midlands, where he has become one of the best promoters, mcs and musical comedians in the area. here is what we discussed : [[05:46]] A lot of comedy is about marketing [[07:35]] How I got started in comedy [[09:51]] Finding my style [[14:09]] Is mcing linked to musical comedy [[16:29]] The best thing about being a promot...

We chat to the brilliant Kavin Jay, a comedian who has become a star in his homeland, he talks about being at the beginning of Malaysia ascent into comedy to now being one of the best comedy scenes in South East Asia, here is what we discussed : [[01:30]] Men buying drinks [[8:30]] Why I had to do comedy [[10:00]] My first bomb [[23:35]] Comedy is a universal language [[27:52]] You have to speak M...

We chat to the brilliant Sally Holloway, a former comedian,with decades of experience on the UK comedy scene, who wrote the famous comedy book, “A serious guide to joke writing.” Its a very famous comedy writing book and allows us to explore the author of one of the best comedy writing books out there, here is what we discussed: [[3:12]] Is Insecurity required to be successful in comedy?...

In todays episode we talk to Chris Knight where we talk about trying standup in many different artforms, what success means, how we should focus on what we are doing rather than anyone else. If you would like to find out what we discussed, here it is: 01:13 Australian food, pie floater mixed with Adelaide people not being filled with convicts, bangers and mush tiktok 04:59 Starting in comedy with...

Here we have the amazing Joanne Lau a former comedian on the UK comedy circuit, who after many years of gigging on circuit, hating it, decided to follow her hero Tina Fey and focus more on script writing. This is a great podcast for knowing when to pivot careers and focus, here is an overview of what was discussed: [[2:43]] How writing led her to comedy [[10:46]] How standup is misunderstood [[12:...

Here we chat to comedy prodigy and future star, Neko White, a comic with gigantic balls who started comedy at 14 and is now 28. He is an absolute inspiration and someone you will love. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[06:55]] Starting standup at 14 [[12:01]] The work he has put in to get to where he is [[23:01]] Figuring out what success means on your journey as a standup and going...

We chat to Lauren Compton, a onlyfans model, influencer, comedian, actress and a former playboy model. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[06:41]] Managing multiple roles In onlyfans, being a comedian and acting. [[12:17]] Detoxing from multiple projects [[14:01]] What you would never expect with Lauren [[25:17]] Types of BS in acting, comedy, only fans, tiktok [[31:01]] Being on the...

We chat to Mike Kim, he is a man who after graduating from Cal State University Northridge in 2015 with a Communication Studies degree and taking jobs he despised, he decided to pursue his dreams at the age of 29 in 2019.   Now in 2022, after Covid hit the LA comedy scene, he decided to go hard in the paint with social media and in 4 weeks, his TikTok audience grew from 5,000 followers t...

In this episode we have the amazing, Bob Walshy Walsh. He is a committed AFC Wimbledon fan, comedian of 20 years and chief organiser of Wrong comedy, a show he has been running since 2012, which is the most controversial and mad comedy show in Edinburgh you will encounter. This is a great episode, where the main take from this is doing your own thing, here is an overview of what we discussed: Why...

In this episode, we chat to a very innovative and unique comic who combines both standup and improv into a melting pot of hilarious comedy, Mr Lewis Dunn. He is very and inquisitive comedian, where the biggest lesson is being the best you as a comic, here is an overview of what we discussed: Recognising your strengths,weaknesses, how to capitalise on them to forge your own career How much do you p...

In this episode we chat to Danny Mcginlay, Australia’s only Three Michelin star Comedian, who is also a podcaster Aussie rules and football fanatic. It was great and delightful episode your going to love, here is an overview of what we discussed: The comedy scene and the main clubs in Melbourne Key basics of mcing and his famous article in Chortle, "How to MC." The most f*cked up thing he has enco...

In this episode we chat to Tiernan Douieb a comedian, podcaster and co-organiser of Comedy club 4 kids. This is a comedy organisation that has been running for over 15 years and pride itself on providing cracking entertainment for children the age of 6 and over. He is a veteran of the UK comedy scene and was a delightful guest, who gave insights into comedy which I feel any comic looking to start...

In this episode we chat to Aideen Mcqueen, a comedian on the Irish and London comedy scene with charm to conquer any audience, in this episode we discussed: How she got started at the Kilkenny comedy festival How people react when people know you do comedy What I consider to be the biggest problem with comedy To find out more about Aideen, you can reach her on Instagram and Twitter at aideenmcquee...

In this episode we chat to Laura Lyons, a comedian on the Seattle comedy scene and a would be lawyer. In this episode we discuss: How to get kicked out a comedy scene How Seattle differs to other comedy scenes Being a woman in comedy Why she started comedy to make friends Why she chose to move to Seattle and what she loves about law. If you would like to know more about Laura Lyons, you can reach...

In this episode we chat to Ribs Norman, founder of the Faversham fringe festival, playwright, web developer, comedy promoter and comedian. She was a remarkable lady who as a result of all her various roles has a very diverse view of comedy shows and being a comedian. In this episode we discussed: How she got into comedy, how stand up compares with other artforms and is the most effcient The challe...

In this episode we chat to Polish comedian and jazz lover, Mike Topoloski, he is a man who has built a massive comedy chain of clubs, all in Polish across the UK. In this episode we cover: How he got started in Polish speaking comedy shows How he has team of people that help him run ten comedy shows each month How Polish and English culture differ How Polish and English comedy humour differ If you...

We have Kev Rook, owner and founder of Nodding Dog Comedy. He is a former standup, radio presenter, podcaster, events manager and producer. Nodding Dog Comedy Produce, promote and supply comedy events across the North West. From comedy clubs, festivals, outdoor comedy shows, pop ups, corporates, fundraisers, live streamed, podcasts and more. He was great guest who gave a lot of insights into produ...

No Filter Paul is a brit who has spent 20 years in New jersey and spoke too many world-renowed comedians during his time on 'The Opie and Anthony Show,' ten years before his actual foray into comedy. He chats about many of the issues comedians face, the benefits of being in the New Jersey scene without actually being in New York. If you would like to know more about him you can reach him on all so...

Earl Okin (@ EarlOkin ) is a London singer-songwriter, musician and comedian. He's been performing music and musical comedy for over 40 years and knows the entire scene inside out. He also knows why things on the circuit and in Edinburgh have evolved the way they have. We talked about that and his biggest regrets along along with the biggest lessons he's learned. I got him on the pod to talk...

Oleg Denisov is a Moscow-based Russian political comedian, who has performed all over the UK and Europe and done two Edinburgh Fringe solo shows. He also runs Steal the show, a trilingual comedy show based in Moscow. This is a great episode which looks at how Oleg got into comedy, how Russian comedy differs to the UK comedy scene, how he creates great comedy sets for English and Russian comedy and...

Friz Frizzle  is going to ruin your favourite songs. He has been storming audiences with his armed piano for a decade, where his main aim is to take the tunes you know and love and mess about with them until you don't want to know or love them anymore. He is unique and wonderful guest talking about how his love for parodies led to standup, his opinions on other musicians, how to conquer edinb...