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The Weird Nucleus.
Interviews with my favourite comedians (and other distractions).
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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
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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sophiasalmassi
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Ms Samantha Mann
Ms Samantha Mann is not a comedian but an agony aunt in training. She was also free for an interview. What comedy most inspires you? I am...
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