My mistakes in comedy

We chat to the host and founder of the podcast, Marvin McCarthy, a promoter, comedian and clown. Here is an overview of what to expect: [[03:07]] How I started my comedy journey [[09:28]] What not to do when running a comedy club [[22:34]] The mistake I made running a podcast If you would like to …

Being a professional comedian in Singapore

We chat to Sam See, a comedian and promoter based in experience with over a decades experience in Singapore. Here is an overview of what to expect: [[12:40]]How being a booker gives you power [[15:55]]The common troupes I have seen in comedy scenes across the globe  [[20:27]]What I don’t understand about other comedians  [[28:37]]The Malaysian …

Why I moved from improv to clown

We chat to the brilliant, Piotr Szczęsny, an improviser and clown from Poland, who studied at Gaulier and is moving to London. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[01:41]] How I became a clown and improviser [[11:57]] Working with different performers [[14:45]] Don’t get bogged down in one group [[17:26]] Being in Edinburgh …

Aberdeen comedian Peter Wood

In this episode we chat to Peter Wood a comedian with many stories to tell, with 14 years experienced who has become a regular MC at one of Scotlands biggest comedy, Breakneck comedy, here is what we discussed: [[03:18]] How being taken the piss out of led to me being a comic [[05:02]] How a …

Danish comedy superstar Geo

In this episode we chat to Danish superstar comedian,Christian Geo Heltboe aka Geo, He is one of the biggest comedians in Denmark and here is what we discussed: [[01:21]] How I came up with my name [[02:25]] British audiences are more rowdy than the Danes [[06:20]] How Geo got into comedy [[10:42]] What is the …

Founder of the Leicester comedy festival

We chat to Geoff Rowe, the founder of the Leicester comedy festival, which he started 30 years ago, here is an overview of what we talked about: [[01:59]] How I started the Leicester comedy festival [[08:58]] When it became my main job [[11:52]] How much time does it take to build the festival [[14:23]] Setting …

Being the owner of an english speaking comedy club in Amsterdam

We chat to Tim Hill English comedy promoter, tour guide in Amsterdam, where we chat about the Amsterdam comedy scene, here is an overview of what we talked about: 03:36 Being fluent in Dutch an English 10:17 A racist holiday 11:28 Very hard to shock dutch audiences 13:41 Why the dutch speak English so well …

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, …