The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith Page 23
Stuart Goldsmith talks to fellow stand-up comedians about how they create funny stuff and manage their career. These in-depth interviews are interesting and frequently revealing.
Previous episodes
Episode 49 - Hal Cruttenden (Live)
12th September 2013 59 minutes
After years of superb work at the top of the circuit, Hal Cruttenden is finally breaking through into the mainstream. We talk about how the best subjects are the ones...
Episode 48 - Marcel Lucont and Alexis Dubus (Live)
2nd September 2013 59 minutes
Raconteur, bon vivant and flanneur extraordinaire, the award-winning Marcel Lucont is inching his way up the comedy ladder. Alexis Dubus, Marcel's confidant, talks frankly about the differences between their styles...
Episode 47 - Brendon Burns (Live)
9th August 2013 60 minutes
Edinburgh comedy award winner Brendon Burns speaks candidly about 'the most self-absorbed art-form there is', and savages what he sees as the covert bigotry and condescension in the UK. We...
Episode 46a - Richard Herring
18th July 2013 57 minutes
Part two of the interview which sees Richard Herring talking about his stand-up. He explores his status and persona onstage, admits which subjects he finds difficult to include in his...
Episode 46 - Richard Herring
10th July 2013 77 minutes
Richard Herring is a prolific comedian, blogger and podcaster, comprehensively mining his every experience for comic potential. As well as exploring the unique resource of his daily blog, his online...
Episode 45 - Jarlath Regan
24th June 2013 73 minutes
How do you make comedy out of stuff that hurts? The low-falutin' Jarlath Regan opens up about the near-tragic event he turned into a show, and why he had to...
Episode 44 - Milo McCabe
12th June 2013 80 minutes
Milo McCabe is a superb character act with an unusual origin. We discuss growing up in the shadow of a comedian father, and the use of NLP and other psychological...
Episode 43 - Benny Boot (Live)
5th June 2013 70 minutes
It's the second Live special, and London-based Australian gagsmith Benny Boot lets us in on his effervescent cartoon-like imagination. We talk about the unusual techniques he employs to create a...
Episode 42 - Tom Binns
29th May 2013 82 minutes
The creator of barnstorming character acts such as hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury and 'spirit comedium' Ian D Montfort, comedian Tom Binns now faces a unique challenge. As well as...
Episode 41 - Tom Gleeson
22nd May 2013 81 minutes
A study in confidence, Australian Tom Gleeson trades in lean, punchy material that batters an audience into submission. We discuss how "comedy's Lex Luthor" changed from being a competent but...
Episode 40 - Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall
14th May 2013 70 minutes
Talented, dedicated and analytical, Melbourne-based Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall is part of a new generation of comics. We discuss the acquisition of stage-time in a town with relatively few gigging opportunities, and...
Episode 39 - Felicity Ward
8th May 2013 80 minutes
Felicity Ward hilariously combines expert physical characterisation with heartfelt storytelling. Speaking just after the recording of her first DVD in Melbourne, she describes her creative process, her experiences in pilot...
Episode 38 - Tom Allen
5th May 2013 73 minutes
The quintessential comic raconteur, Tom Allen's work sizzles with wit, candour and warmth. We discuss his rhythm, musicality and sociable methods of generating material, as well as investigating the self-criticism...
Episode 37 - Geraldine Hickey
24th April 2013 61 minutes
With an unselfconscious charm and a superb skill for finding the funny in true stories, Geraldine Hickey is a delightful comedian to spend an hour with. We talk about her...
Episode 36 - David Quirk
16th April 2013 59 minutes
Known for his hyper-personal material about death, infidelity and suicide, David Quirk is happy to be an outsider, to the comedy community as well as his audience. We discuss the...
Episode 35 - Asher Treleaven
10th April 2013 66 minutes
Rubber-legged comedy mantis Asher Treleaven has been nominated for the most prestigious awards in the UK and Australia. He talks here about his transition from art-house darling to club-fit road...
Episode 34 - Clarke MacFarlane
2nd April 2013 74 minutes
Variety superstar Clarke MacFarlane blends elements of stand-up, clowning and skills to create the show-stopping, crowd-surfing Mario, Queen of the Circus. Touring with La Clique and La Soiree has allowed...
Episode 33 - Lindsay Webb
23rd March 2013 59 minutes
Lindsay Webb is comedy's Mr Queensland. A hard-working positive-thinker, he once held a Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up show, and manages to make waves in the industry without...
Episode 32 - Carl Donnelly
12th March 2013 76 minutes
Suede-hooved waffler Carl Donnelly makes comic storytelling look easy. His turn of phrase and relaxed narrative style has influenced a wave of newer acts, but his eye for a genuinely...
Episode 31 - Heath 'Chopper' Franklin
4th March 2013 61 minutes
Heath Franklin performs stand-up as his alter-ego Chopper, a caricature of Australia's infamous career criminal and self-promoter. We explore the careful path Heath treads to avoid encouraging fans of the...