Why I left comedy after 23 years

We chat to former comedian, James Harris, a comedian with over 20 years experience in the UK and German comedy scene, who after many years of being a standup, decided it wasn’t for him, here is what we discussed: [00:00] Intro [01:02] Popular German saying, “Give the monkeys their sugar.” [05:25] The difficulties of doing comedy …

Black and mainstream comedy circuit legend Mr Cee

We chat to a man, who you name it, has done it on both the black and mainstream comedy circuits of the UK, Mr Cee, he has travelled across the globe, has been doing comedy for over 20 years and has supported Kevin Hart, Dick Gregory, Paul Mooney, Felix Dexter, Gina Yashere & Clint Da …

Founder of sh*ggers

We chat Nik Coppin, a veteran comedian of over 20 years, who is the founder of both shaggers. He has performed many solo shows at the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, New Zealand and Melbourne International Comedy Festivals. Whats more, he can be described as a comedy traveller, he has performed in Germany, Spain, Ireland, …

Being a Taiwanese LGBT comedian

We chat to Kuan-Wen Huang, he is a Taiwanese, gay, happily chubby, an obsessive Teddybear hoarder who escaped from a clichéd Tiger mom. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [07:18] How Kuan moved from Taiwan to the UK [12:20] Are accountants boring and whether it affected his comedy? [16:10] How he became a …

Being the lovely boys

We chat to Joe Kent-Walters and Mikey Bligh-Smith, together they are the unique clown troop, “The Lovely Boys.” They want to show off their jumpers, and play with their toys and bring joy to their audience. Expect silly fun and games wherever they go. Here is an overview of what we discussed : [02:48] What …

Being a clown and theatre director

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 …

Being my own boss

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 …

Being a British and Italian comic

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. …

Being a professional street performer and comedian

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 …

Being an MC, comedian and musician in the midlands

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 …