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Episode 345: Markus Birdman
They say follow your dreams, but they don’t mean it. Dreams are like children, follow them too long, people get suspicious. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Markus Birdman, who presents an illustrated, animated, comic reworking of the classic tale of Rumplestiltskin.
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Episode 344: Sid Singh II
According to Sid, his show, ‘A Singh in the North’, isn’t about some brown kid talking about how brave he is in the face of racism or whatever. He’s a liberal, but if you learn something at his show, you should feel terrible, “…because that is probably something that you should have learned before you […]
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Episode 343: Nik Coppin
Nik is bringing no less than four shows to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the busy comedian as we debate pool playing Lady Boys and the merits of Doctor Who as a superhero.
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Episode 342: Jo D’Arcy
Jo D’Arcy was told she had ‘too much personality’ to teach, so she started doing comedy instead. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with a right proper ‘D’Arcehole.’. Is non-conformity necessarily a bad thing? Find out in a lesson that you won’t have been taught at school.
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Episode 341: Patrick Monahan III
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up, chat and big hugs with Irish Iranian Teesider, Patrick Monahan. His show, ‘Rewind Selector 90s’ is about identity and fitting in. Drink and drugs and rock n’roll’ was the trade mark saying back then, but for the tea total and drug free Pat, it was ‘cake and tea and […]
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Episode 340: Paul Valenti
In this new self-penned show reminiscent of the greatest American silent vaudevillian masters Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton, New York-based performing artist Paul Valenti plays a well-meaning affable and hopelessly fallible clown who cajoles, charms, flips, falls and flops his way to discovering what makes us truly happy.
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Episode 339: Gary Tro
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Gary Tro, who is bringing his mouthful of a show, ‘SupercalifragilisticexpiGARYTROcious’, back to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the second consecutive year. How do you find happiness when you’re incapable of seeing anything through to completion?
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Episode 338: Vicki Sargent
Enjoy 15 minutes with Vicki, the storytelling actor and character comedian. Suffering from severe anxiety, Vicki examines the areas of her life that cause her stress: work, boys, unachieved acting aspirations, living in the dead-end town of Dartford and the poor quality of daytime TV. Contains crisps.
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Episode 337: Leo Kearse II
Relish 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the Trump-supporting Scottish comedian. Leo challenges lefties to appreciate the benefits of nuclear power, capitalism, traditional values and in the end, he says, he can make you Tory.
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Episode 336: Olaf Falafel II
Critically acclaimed idiot, Olaf Falafel is back with another hour of surreal stupidity. Who knows what it’ll involve, probably conkers, maybe sandpaper. Enjoy 15 minutes in the company of the superior and subversive surrealist.
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Episode 335: Aatif Nawaz III
2017 marks ten years for Aatif Nawaz in comedy. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with a stayer in a highly competitive and cut-throat industry. In his quest for comedy stardom, few stones have been left unturned and – after a long hard graft – it’s finally time for Aatif to have ‘The […]
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Episode 334: Mark Thomas IV
In a frank 15 minute interview, Mark gives his reaction to the rise of Corbyn, the murder at Grenfell Tower and the growing irrelevance of The Sun and the Daily Mail. Also featuring stand up performance taking on the the arms trade. Plus, Mark’s new show, that quite literally gambles with the future.
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Episode 333: Charmian Hughes II
What if you met your younger self? Are you the person they wanted you to be? To find the answers, join Charmian in 15 minutes of performance and chat, as she encounters earlier versions of herself in a comedy trip where stand-up meets time travel.
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Episode 332: Ben Van der Velde II
Some people are life’s heroes: leading men and women full of swash, buckle and derring-do. Others just hold their jackets. Join Ben for 15 minutes of stand up and chat as he salutes the Barney Rubbles, Boo-Boos and Dr Watsons of the world.
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Episode 331: Kevin James Doyle
Raised a devout Christian, Kevin knew sex was meant for marriage only. When his engagement fell apart, he thought he’d missed the train for sex. And yet…. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the co-host of New York City’s live comedy show, ‘Great Times!’
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Episode 330: Diana Nguyen
Diana’s mum wanted her to be a doctor. She became a writer, producer, director, theatre maker, guest speaker, drama facilitator, MC and performer instead. Luckily, mum is now her biggest fan. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the multi-talented Asian Australian.
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Episode 329: Conor Drum II
In the last year Conor lost a girlfriend, two stone in weight and had to say goodbye to his best friend. Now he’s on his own… Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the new singleton as he wrestles with other people’s growing up.
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Episode 328: Christian Talbot III
‘Work in Progress’ is just one of three shows that the handsome and hardworking comedian is bringing to the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe. He’s also performing in a double act with Rosie Holt, ‘Holt and Talbot Can’t Stand the Sight of Each Other’ and in a play, ‘Bluebeard’s Ghost’.
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Episode 327: Nathan Cassidy II
Roosevelt said, ‘It’s not the critic who counts, it’s the man in the arena’. Nathan is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with two solo shows. The first is a comic play performed at ‘C cubed’. The second is the glorious return of his stand up at ‘The Free Sisters’.
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Episode 326: Zahra Barri
‘Talk Like an Egyptian’ is a comedy show about a serious topic. Spend 15 minutes in the company of Zahra, as she discusses the relationship between Middle Eastern people and Western folk – celebrating differences and bonding around similarities.
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Episode 325: Steve Attridge
Steve Attridge is an award-winning writer and performer – 9 stage plays, 100 TV scripts, 8 films and 20 books. In August he’s intergalactic Dick Spacey 007, where film noir murder meets existential madness. Enjoy 15 minutes of performance and chat with the BAFTA nominated all-rounder.
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Episode 324: Peter Michael Marino II
Pete aims to turn the often vilified clichés of the solo show genre on their clichéd heads. He performs, ‘Show Up’, an improvised solo show about your shitty life. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Edinburgh’s favourite American improviser.
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Episode 323: Scott ‘The Redman’ Redmond
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up, poetry and chat with Scottish comedian, Scott ‘The Redman’ Redmond. His new show, ‘Departures’, is the story of a poet forced to perform by Death. If he is liked he goes to heaven, if not he ends up in hell.
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Episode 322: Fiona Sagar
‘Sagar Mega Drive’ marks Fiona Sagar’s return to Edinburgh following her 2016 show ‘Entitled’. Plug in for hilarity and set your mode to multi-player as you enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the talented comedian, actor and impressionist.
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Episode 321: Struan Logan
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Scottish comedian, Struan Logan. After travelling and for three months in South East Asia, he returns to Scotland with an insight into what it is like living out of a backpack and performing comedy in completely different cultures.
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