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Episode 420: Robert White
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Robert. He returns to the Fringe in 2017 with an ‘electro-classical comedy opera’ which features unlikely, but entirely true, comedic tales of misadventures and misfortune.
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Episode 419: James Adomian
Famous for impersonating Bernie Sanders during the last US election, James is now free to take on some of the worlds other biggest characters. Enjoy 15 minutes of performance and chat. What does James make of former wrestler and Minnesota Governor, Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura?
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Episode 418: Gráinne Maguire
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the comedian, comedy writer and actor, Gráinne Maguire. Her new Edinburgh show explores what it’s like to be an EU citizen in the UK now everyone has decided they don’t like Europeans so much. Plus, what’s it like working with Pam Ayres and Stewart Lee?
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Episode 417: Jonny Pelham
Jonny has fallen in love, ‘completed’ therapy, written a very good joke about Taylor Swift and much to his own surprise feels… happy. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the talented, intelligent, slightly dark, and very funny comedian.
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Episode 416: Juliette Burton II
Juliette’s new show, ‘Butterfly Effect’ is a brand new docu-comedy in which she investigates the power of kindness. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with one of the kindest, open, honest and funniest writer/performers in the UK today.
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Episode 415: Mindy Raf
With an open mind, heart, and vagina, US based Comedian Mindy Raf makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in her new show ‘Keeping My Kidneys’. Enjoy 15 minutes of performance and chat with the writer, actor and comedian from New York City.
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Episode 414: Loyiso Gola II
Enjoy 10 minutes of stand up and chat with South African born Loyiso Gola. His new Edinburgh show, ‘Unlearning’ brings together sharp observations, satirical wit and philosophical contemplations. Loyiso challenges societal norms, making you question everything you thought you knew about politics, race and history.
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Episode 413: Andy Daly
Enjoy 10 minutes of comedy and chat with Andy and his cowboy poet character Dalton Wilcox, the self-described “poet-laureate of the west”. Plus, a snippet from Andy’s perverted theatrical director Don DiMello and from the archives, we hear some live stand up from 2011, with Andy’s character, Jerry O’Hearn.
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Episode 412: Tom Houghton
When your Dad is the professional head of the entire British Military, life is strange. Raised on army barracks across Europe under the shadow of his father, Tom had bodyguards, kidnap training and endless ranks of soldiers saluting his family wherever he went. What was that like?
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Episode 411: Phil Dunning
Enjoy 10 minutes of chat with actor, writer and comedian Phil Dunning. His show features the underground world of disheveled and disturbing cabaret bar, The House of Pigs. Join him as he tries to save the club from being sold to the evil pub chain, The Slug and Arsehole.
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Episode 410: Daniel Cook
Daniel brings his brand-new hour to the Fringe this year with the stand-up show, ‘For Money’. Enjoy 10 minutes of chat with the comedian, writer and actor, who knows what it’s like to be broke. If you follow your dreams, do you get happy?
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Episode 409: Asher Treleaven
Enjoy 10 minutes of chat with the popular character actor and comedian, recorded live at the sunset in Darwin, Australia. Asher is one half of double act, Peter and Bambi Heaven, alongside his ex-wife, Gypsy Wood. So what happens, when love becomes magic?
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Episode 408: Cally Beaton
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Cally Beaton. Accomplished and insecure; perky yet prone to crying; open and yet guarded; sophisticated and so not. Cally explains how being Super and Fragile can be OK.
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Episode 407: Maria Shehata
Having moved 5,437 miles for love, award-winning Egyptian-American comedian, Maria Shehata presents her debut Edinburgh hour of playfully sardonic comedy. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with a comic seeking wisdom.
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Episode 406: Ben Fogg
Ben’s show not only tears up the rule book of live comedy, it panics, gets out sticky tape, organises all the pieces, tries to stick them back together, fails, cries, then rallies in the nick of time and wins major awards. This episode features ‘Semi Detached’ – a stand up set recorded in a kitchen.
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Episode 405: Tom Skelton
Tom developed a genetic eye condition eight years ago, leaving him with 5% vision. He first noticed some sight loss at the Edinburgh Fringe, when fellow performers on stage became blurry. Enjoy 15 minutes in the company of the actor, comedian and writer, featuring comedy from the brilliant Racing Minds podcast.
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Episode 404: Caroline Mabey
Caroline desperately tries to memorise the 103 allowable two letter Scrabble words. Or maybe she doesn’t. She might change her mind. Never apologise. Never Cry. And never appear to know what you’re doing.
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Episode 403: Jessica Fostekew
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Jess, who returns to Edinburgh in 2017 with her fifth show. Jess is a story telling comedian, writer, co-host of the popular Guilty Feminist podcast and presenter of the Comedy Club on Radio 4 Extra. But how did she survive her nautical adventure?
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Episode 402: Tom Ward II
In ‘Love Machine’ Tom returns with a picnic of broken dreams to share. And the dome-haired, exuberant loner brings forth quite a banquet. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with one of the UK’s funniest and most truthful comedians.
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Episode 401: Eshaan Akbar
Eshaan was born the ultimate colonial baby, with family members from each of the sub-continental countries that were created in the aftermath of Partition. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the son of a Thatcherite and a Labourite. How did these contradictions shape his view of the world?
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Episode 400: Jess Robinson III
To celebrate reaching Episode 400, On the Mic presents our favourite comedian, actor, singer and impressionist, Jess Robinson. Enjoy a roller coaster 15 minutes of comedy, music and chat, featuring more impressions in a quarter of an hour than you’d ever have thought possible.
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Episode 399: Abigoliah Schamaun
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Abigoliah Schamaun, who returns to Edinburgh in 2017 with her unique brand of frank-yet-poignant comedy, on a mission to dissect mankind’s relationship with wellness and happiness. This episode features an exclusive clip of Abigoliah’s first ever stand up gig.
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Episode 398: Julio Torres
Julio’s show, ‘My Favorite Shapes’ explores one of his biggest passions: shapes. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the comedian and writer who hails from El Salvador, but plies his trade in New York City, USA.
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Episode 397: Will Duggan II
Since the successes of his solo debut, Will has fallen victim to a break up. Luckily, this has freed up a lot of time in which he can solve the problems of the world. In his own way. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the Funz and Gamez man.
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Episode 396: Christel Bartelse
Written by Christel Bartelse and directed by Michelle Polak, ‘All KIDding Aside’ is a comically honest exploration into the fears and hesitations of a 30 something year old woman wanting to hit the snooze button on her biological clock as it starts to tick…… It’s now decision time. Tick ..tick.. Tickety-tock.
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