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John Wing
Worst piece of advice a critic ever gave you?
A Montreal critic didn't like my tie once. Critics are the audience. Did they laugh? Okay the
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The Weird Nucleus.
Interviews with my favourite comedians (and other distractions).
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Dec 29, 20204 min read
Paul James
How and why did you go into politics?
Every piece of shit internet troll that wasted hours of my life inspired me to get into politics. Now
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Dec 18, 20206 min read
Tiernan Douieb
What comedy most inspires you? Two kinds really. Properly cutting, savvy, cleverly written stuff with an edge that also is personal to...
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Dec 15, 20204 min read
Costas Lukaris
photo credit - Lorna Pritchard What comedy most inspires you? I try and look outside the world of comedy for inspiration, like...
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Dec 14, 20205 min read
Jenan Younis
The second comment was “be less Middle Eastern. Can’t you maybe be a bit Lebanese? Lebanese is cute; Iraq and Palestine not so cute”.
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Dec 8, 20206 min read
Col Howarth
What comedy most inspires you? I’m inspired by loads of styles of comedy. I’ve seen observational, sketch, character, one-liner and...
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Nov 21, 20205 min read
Dave Thompson
What comedy most inspires you? I hardly every “consume” comedy unless I’m watching another comedian on the same bill as me. If I’m...
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Nov 3, 20202 min read
Prince Abdi
What comedy most inspires you? Just funny and silly comedy. Not taking anything seriously. Which comedian most inspires you? Comedians...
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Oct 13, 20204 min read
Tony Law
Why and how did you get into comedy?
I was always funny with friends and colleagues cause it’s how I got attention and love. Also zero educ
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Oct 6, 20205 min read
Tom Little
If I couldn’t be a professional musician I wanted to be a writer, but I couldn’t get anyone to read anything I’d written. Stand-up seemed li
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Sep 30, 20206 min read
Steffan Evans
I have never been the best at anything but with this- it’s possible to be the best version of myself. What comedy most inspires you? I...
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Sep 26, 202013 min read
Paul Scoble
I like to see the world through someone else’s perspective as you can learn so much.
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Sep 24, 20203 min read
Shazia Mirza
I love it. I love comedy and when I don't do it, I miss it. During this pandemic, not doing comedy feels like a part of me has died.
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Sep 22, 20204 min read
Joe Wells
How has lockdown been for you?
Kind of loved it, got to read more and didn’t have to talk to anyone.
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Sep 20, 20205 min read
Karen Sherrard
What comedy most inspires you? I'm inspired by many styles of comedy but I love things to have a dark edge that borders on tragedy. I...
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Sep 14, 20202 min read
Frank Foucault
What comedy inspires you? Weirdly, it’s old-fashioned comedy. Old-time-y music-hall, cabaret and vaudeville stuff. I don’t how much of...
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Sep 9, 20204 min read
Jeff Japers
What comedy most inspires you? Silly, daft, prop, musical, irreverent, variety, It takes a lot for a straight stand-up to impress me,...
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Sep 9, 20204 min read
Bec Hill
What comedy most inspires you? I really enjoy watching people who do a type of comedy that I don't do - improv, sketch, musical, mime,...
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Sep 9, 20203 min read
Chris Chopping
What comedy most inspires you? I'm taking my debut hour to Edinburgh this year so lately I've been watching a lot of stand up shows,...
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