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The Weird Nucleus.
Interviews with my favourite comedians (and other distractions).
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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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Jan 11, 20216 min read
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Alex Leeds
Were you ever bored as a child? No, never really bored. I was always either making comics or inviting kids outside to play Pokemon or...
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Jan 11, 20213 min read
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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 18, 20206 min read
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Atsuko Okatsuka
What comedy most inspires you? I love comedy that dares to take you to task with hard to talk about topics, unique, personal...
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Dec 7, 20202 min read
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Teresa Lo
What comedy most inspires you? I like observational standup, fun TV shows, tweets, sketches, etc. I'm inspired by anything that makes me...
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Nov 9, 20204 min read
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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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Oct 6, 20205 min read
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Solange Castro
I just like to giggle. I think the desire defies all logic and reason. I just gravitate to funny people.
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Oct 1, 20202 min read
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Paul Scoble
I like to see the world through someone else’s perspective as you can learn so much.
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Sep 26, 202013 min read
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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 22, 20204 min read
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Melissa Mcqueen
So humor became my coping mechanism. Then as I got older, standup became a way to justify my weird childhood.
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Sep 11, 20203 min read
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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 10, 20204 min read
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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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Sep 9, 20203 min read
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Eman Elhusseini
What comedy most inspires you? Whatever makes me laugh out loud. Comedy has evolved into so many different styles today. I don’t laugh as...
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Sep 6, 20203 min read
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Francisco Ramos
What comedy most inspires you? Universal comedy. I love making people laugh from every part of the world. I like to use my personal life...
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Sep 4, 20203 min read
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Patrick Keane
I wish someone would make me stop sometimes. I'll quit if I can get a writing job.
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Aug 29, 20204 min read
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