Ask The Industry Podcast
167 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsInterviews with comedy agents, tv commissioners and more about what they do and how they do it.
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EP102 - Doug Stanhope - How to avoid all industry and build your own fan base.
June 03, 2018 22:11 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBDoug Stanhope (@DougStanhope) is a comedian, writer and podcaster with nearly 30 years of performing under his belt. After cutting his teeth on the open mic circuit, Doug moved into MCing a “crappy” hotel gig which gave him the taste of being a “comedian with a point of view”. Since then he’s spent his time building his cult-like following and touring with his brash, honest, loud and often controversial style of comedy. I got him on to talk about... -Building his audience from scratch one ...
hiatus update
May 12, 2018 11:52 - 9 minutes - 13 MBThis will be deleted when the show comes back but it's a quick one to let you know what's been going on behind the scenes. Please keep supporting this show with iTunes reviews and Patreon donations (there's more exclusive content up there now and more going live in a week). Other things mentioned - Join the FB group for the ATI pod to know who is going to be on series 2 and ask your questions to them. Check out the Time Capsule podcast [iTunes | Stream | YouTube] Check out Laughter is t...
Comedy 101. With Ben Verth and Simon Caine - What have I learned in the first 100 episodes.
April 05, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBBen Verth (@benverth) is the founder of Monkey Barrel comedy club. A purpose-built venue in the heart of Edinburgh, but above, he's a good friend of mine. In an interesting twist the normal format I invited him on to interview me. That's right, for one episode only we're going to have a little look back over the first 100 episodes in what I am going to call Comedy 101. I got him to talk to me about (he wrote the questions, so this is just some highlights)... -What I’ve learned in the last...
We joined the Acast network! What does this mean...?
March 24, 2018 12:06 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBHere's a little update as we go into "series 2"... We joined the Acast network which is exciting but not everyone knows why and what this means for the show so this is a little update to just answer some FAQs. Our Acast link - https://www.acast.com/asktheindustry Fancy donating? http://patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast Or a review would be lovely - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937 Thanks for the on-going support, it means the world. :) Support th...
EP100 – Jon Mountague – Comedy Commissioning Editor at Sky.
March 16, 2018 15:55 - 1 hour - 107 MBJon Montague (@montiQu) is the head comedy commissioner at Sky TV. He heads up a team of diligent commissioning editors who are tasked with finding and making funny shows to entertain their 11 million subscribers. More recently Jon has also dipped his toe into podcasting and we got into what it's like making high end, high budget TV programs by day and low budget, low tech podcasts by night and how that's given him a new outlook on the internet, content and more. I got him on to talk about....
EP99 - John Gordillo - Do comedians need a director?
March 02, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBJohn Gordillo (@johngordillo) is an award-winning script editor/director who has worked with Eddie Izzard, Seann Walsh, Josh Widdicombe, Shappi Khorsandi, Dara Ó Briain, Paul Chowdhry, Michael Mcintyre, Mark Steel and Reginald D Hunter. I got him on to talk about... -What is a director and what do they do for comedy shows? -How does the venue size (arena / theatre) impact his directing? -His excitement and drive to tell stories in any medium and in any format. -His take on the collabora...
EP98 - The Care Home Tour. - Pope Lonergan and Ben Targét
February 16, 2018 06:01 - 1 hour - 101 MBPope Lonergan (@thedailybumbler) and Ben Targét (@BenTarget) are the founders of the Care Home Tour. An initiative where they take physical and clowning performers and do professional comedy shows in Care Homes all over the country for disabled patients who can't come to clubs. I got them on to talk about... -Why they’re doing gigs to dementia patients. -Why charity work for performers is rewarding and worth doing. -What kind of performers they’re looking for. -How you’d scout for talen...
ATI EdFringe leg up day - This Saturday reminder!
February 13, 2018 22:22 - 4 minutes - 6.42 MBPlease come. Get your tickets here - http://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/events/ask-industry-podcast-edinburgh-fringe-leg-day/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EP97 - Peter Fellows - How to build a mainstream and indie writing career at the same time.
February 02, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBPeter is a film writing, actor, producer, director and basically anything that is involved in movie and film making from the script to the post-production to the organising of screenings. We talked about how he got started making films as a child and how the change in technology has enabled him to continue creating his own projects but also work on mainstream TV and films. I got him on to talk about... How he went from making stop-motion with his dads tape camcorder to making content for M...
EP96 - Ben Verth and John Miller - Monkey Barrel Comedy - #BarrellBoys
January 19, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBBen Verth (@benverth) and John Millar (@JohnMillarComic) are two of the four Barrel boys who founded Monkey Barrel comedy (@barrelcomedy) club. This amazing purpose built venue rose from the ashes of Ben's first club in the Grassmarket known as the Beehive and we get into the future of Scottish comedy, the Edinburgh Fringe and why they were so secretive about the new venture. I got them on to talk about... Why they felt the Edinburgh Fringe needs another comedy venue. What the future of t...
EP95 - Maureen Younger - What is it like running an all-female comedy club?
January 05, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBMaureen Younger (@maureenyounger) is a veteran comedian and promoter who runs MY Comedy. A series of all female comedy nights which run for profit and charity. I got her on to talk about... What was the circuit line 12 years ago for misogyny. Are all female line ups still needed? Does a female act from TV sell more tickets than a man? Her thoughts on quotas What still needs to change AND MORE Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/MaureennYounger iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/...
Edinburgh Fringe Leg Up Day - Get your tickets now! :)
December 16, 2017 12:10 - 5 minutes - 8.19 MBPerfect for Christmas... please come! :) TL;DR Date - 17th Feb 2018 Time - 1-5pm Cost - £20 Ticket link - http://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/events/ask-industry-podcast-edinburgh-fringe-leg-day/ Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/133191834119613/ And if you'd like to become a patreon - https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast And here's a link to the facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/AskTheIndustryPodcast/ Thank you for your support... Si Support this ...
EP94 - Mark Talbot - Head of Comedy Development | Hat Trick Productions
December 15, 2017 00:47 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBMark Talbot is the Head of Comedy Development at Hat Trick Productions. Hat Trick was one of the original TV development indie's back in the late 80s and 1990s and has produced amazing shows including The Armstrong and Miller Show, The Kumars at No. 42, Father Ted, Game On, Fonejacker and more. I got him on to talk about... What are the doing to give chances to new writers / writers from underrepresented backgrounds. How they keep track of consumer tastes to avoid offence. What he thinks...
EP93 - Edinburgh Fringe Live Q&A Panel with 3 Comedy Agents
December 01, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBThis is our 4th live Q&A. It took place at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017 at the Sweets Venue in Grassmarket. Thanks to JD at the venue as well as the whole panel and everyone who came down to attend and ask questions. About the panel - Chris Lander (@christophlander) is an agent at Phil Mcintyre Entertainment. He deals with the new and up-and-coming talent including Nish Kumar, Masud Milas, David Trent and more. Katya Balfour-Lynn (@katyabalfourlyn) is a live booking agent for United Agent...
Happy 3rd birthday to us!
November 27, 2017 06:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBIt's been three years guys! *puts on a party hat and throws streamers* Thank you so much for your on-going support, kind words and downloads. This project would be nothing without you and I want you to know I appreciate any and all acts of kindness you offer. From tweeting a guest to say thanks to sending me a nice message to reviews on iTunes to donating. We're all in this together. Sincerely, thank you all. List of ways to support. List of community links. Facebook Group - https://...
EP92 – Mike Leigh – Free digital content and the impact on the careers of artists signed to MLA.
November 17, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBMike Leigh is the founder of MLA Talent. They're not just a talent agency they also produce a lot of free digital media and podcasts creating their own podcast network to share audiences. I got him on to talk about... How does he scout for new talent or online content to develop? Does it help having a following online to get on TV or radio? Why he thinks there’s so few great comedy producers now. Why he thinks acts with big profiles shouldn’t be doing the Free Fringe and who he books at...
The Audio Time Capsule - Series 1 trailer.
November 05, 2017 00:07 - 10 minutes - 14.6 MBINCOMING...here comes a little bit of cross-promotion. Hello, Ask The Industry listeners.... I'll keep this brief. I've been working on another podcast for 3 years. It's taken me 2 years to learn how to edit to a skill level that means I can do this show and another year to create the first episode, why? The show is where the guest comes on, leaves 15-20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self. It's called The ...
EP91 – Helen Stead – Founder of NCF Comedy – The differences in comedy audiences between places in the midlands.
November 03, 2017 00:25 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBHelen Stead is the director and founder of NCF Comedy which started back in 2009 at the Nottingham Comedy Festival. Since then NCF has grown and had 8 successful comedy festivals and runs shows in Nottingham, Birmingham, Leicester and throughout the midlands all year long. We talked about how you process with NCF, the difference in audiences from place to place in the midlands and why she does no free comedy nights (even her new material one is £1 entry). This is a far cry from London where...
EP90 – Jo O’Callaghan - How to bring a show to the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
October 19, 2017 23:42 - 57 minutes - 79 MBJo O'Callaghan is a former performer who is head of artists, venues and events at the Adelaide Fringe . She's previously worked at Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne International Film Festival, Short + Sweet Melbourne, and Melbourne International Comedy Festival so she knows her stuff and specifically her stuff about Australian festivals. I got her on the podcast to talk about... How to bring a show to the Adelaide Fringe Common mistakes performers make that you should avoid What the audience ...
EP89 – Nica Burns – The secrets behind the Edinburgh Fringe Newcomer Award
October 06, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBNica Burns OBE is a London theatre producer and co-owner with her business partner Max Weitzenhoffer of the Nimax Theatres group Beyond owning a lot of influential theatres Nica is best known as the director and producer of the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards since it started in 1984. I got her on the podcast to talk about... -How she didn’t actually found the awards, but did take over them. -Why they started and what they’re used for / about now. -Women in comedy and how the award has ...
EP88 - Milton Jones - How to make a career as a one-liner comedian.
September 14, 2017 23:04 - 1 hour - 113 MBMilton Jones ( @TheMiltonJones ) is a one-liner powerhouse with a strong work ethic and an interesting approach to how he see's his on stage self as a cartoon rather than a comedian or a character. We talked about - Is comedy still a stepping stone to “something else”? His frustrations with getting work commissioned on TV (or the lack of it). Did doing something a bit “different” / weird help him in his early career and has he benefitted from having promoters wanting “variety” How was ...
EP87 - How to sell a DVD online from Chris Evans, the founder of Go Faster Stripe
September 01, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBChris Evans ( @gofasterchris ) is the founder of Go Faster Stripe. Go Faster are an independent film production and distribution company that specialise in comedy shows but have recently expanded out to books and CDs as well. We talked about... How do they make money from recording comedy shows? Scratching my own itch in business. How GoFaster continue to operate a DIY comedy DVD company when the DVD market is narrowing. Why he doesn’t like to do more than one take so that the recording...
EP86 - Sam Bain - How to write BAFTA winning sitcoms.
August 17, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBSam Bain (@SamBainTV) is a British comedy writer, best known for the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show and his writing partnership with Jesse Armstrong. Along with writing for sitcoms including Smack the Pony and That Mitchell and Webb Look he has also written the film Magicians and contributed to the film Four Lions. We talked about... Has social media helped people bypass the agent gatekeepers? How did he get his agent and how he and Jesse picked the right one? What’s it like writing as a par...
EP85 - Nick Ranceford-Hadley - What’s it like to start your own talent agency?
August 04, 2017 06:00 - 57 minutes - 78.2 MBNRH Management (@nickr_h) is the agency of Nick Ranceford-Hadley. Nick has been an agent for twenty five years, most of which at Noel Gay Artists, where he was Managing Director. He has represented many of the great names in the entertainment business from the creators of The Weakest Link to the late Sir David Frost. We talked about... Who works for who? Is it better to approach an agent or wait for them to come to you? What does / doesn’t he do? How he (and his clients) have benefitted ...
EP84 - Richard Herring - How to build an audience through podcasting.
July 21, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBRichard Herring (@Herring1967) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and recognised as a pioneer of comedy podcasting. He daily blogs his life and is known as a massive advocate of free content and building a path for yourself by finding your audience using the internet. We talked about... Moving into the self-funded self-generated content era. How he build a relationship with his audience through podcasting If he thinks he had a “leg up” on other lesser-known comedians getting into p...
EP83 - Brendon Burns - What’s the difference between joke theft and parallel thinking?
July 07, 2017 09:26 - 1 hour - 114 MBBrendon Burns (@brendonburns) is an Australian stand-up comedian and author who is known for his boisterous stage presence and controversial material. We got talking about how he found his audience through podcasting and has continued to grow it through touring new shows and giving away free content online. We talked about... The value of people's time / the connection you make when podcasting How the downloads go up when his family is on. The heckler at the gig we did together showing h...
Edinburgh Fringe info (please listen even if you’re not going!)
June 25, 2017 11:44 - 5 minutes - 7.89 MBI'll keep this brief... I am doing the Edinburgh Fringe with my 2nd solo hour. You can book a ticket for £5 (or turn up and pay what you want on exit) - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/laughter-is-the-best-placebo If you're not going to the Edinburgh Fringe, check out my tour dates (I'm adding more in the coming weeks so please check back) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/LaughterIsTheBestPlacebo?id=PodJune If I'm not coming to your town / city / living room and you'd like me to, just...
EP82 – Dan Berg – The future of online comedy streaming from the founder of Next Up
June 19, 2017 09:15 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBDan Berg (@mrdanielberg) is a writer and comedian from London who founded Fringe Funder (@fringefunder) as a means to help comedians raise the money to do Edinburgh and more recently launched the on-demand streaming NextUp Comedy (@nextupcomedy). We talked about... How he started a project to help the community and help us out. How they’re making a community around the product and building it into the existing live scene. Scratching your own itch and making sure that you love what you’re...
EP81 - Carl Donnelly - Death, divorce and stand up.
June 02, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBCarl Donnelly (@CarlDonnelly) is an English stand-up comedian, podcaster and writer. He has built an audience for his work and is known for being open and honest about his mental health. We talked about... How long did it take him to go full time in comedy? Do you think you were good enough when you went full time and do you know. How does he cope with a bad gig? Did he feel any responsibility when writing jokes about mental health? AND MORE! This podcast would be great for anyone...
EP79 - Vladimir McTavish - the secrets behind The Stand
May 05, 2017 06:01 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBVladimir McTavish (@vladmctavish) is one of 4 comedians who sits on the board of directors at the world famous Stand comedy club. We talked about building an audience for a comedy club, why the Stand is so highly looked at by comedians as a model for how a club should be run and more. We talked about... The value of unpaid gigs. Balancing being a promoter and a comedian. The secrets behind the comedy club chain The Stand AND MORE! This podcast would be great for anyone who is inter...
EP78 - Ryan Taylor - Head of comedy at the Pleasance - What makes a “Pleasance act”.
April 21, 2017 06:01 - 1 hour - 100 MBRyan Taylor (@Ryan_Taylor_) is the Head of Comedy at the Pleasance (@ThePleasance) in both London and at the Edinburgh Fringe. He is in charge of gets slots at the venue but more importantly he's passionate about bringing through new talent and building a circuit for the newer performers as well as the established ones. We talked about... Do program listings still work for paid shows in an age of mobile phones / social media? The psychology of paid vs free fringe shows and how to sell bo...
EP80 - Midlands Live Circuit Panel Special.
April 19, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBThe panel included - 1) Red Redmond - promoter at Deadcat Comedy 2) Glen Gandy - promoter at Blue Giraffe Comedy 3) Adam Rushton - A Rush Of Laughter Comedy Management / Comedy promoter. 4) Alex Hylton & Dave McGuckin - Promoters at Jokes On Us at the Leicester Comedy Festival. We talked about... The midlands festival and club circuit Progression and how to get it. Why 5 minutes isn't enough in the midlands Stories from the green rooms. AND MORE! This podcast would be great for ...
EP77 - Aditi Mittal - India’s first professional female comedian.
April 07, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBAditi Mittal (@awryaditi) an Indian stand-up comedian, actress and writer and one of the first women to do stand-up comedy in India, Aditi has been rated amongst India’s top 10 stand-up comedians by The Times of India. We talked about... The class issues in comedy and how society impacts what they can / can’t say. How the Indian circuit has evolved and what the British circuit can learn from it. What does she make of the Edinburgh Fringe? The challenge of performing comedy in more than ...
EP76 - Mark Tughan - Founder of the Glee Club - How to create a credible comedy club chain.
March 17, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBMark Tughan (@marktughan) opened the first Glee Comedy Club (@thegleeclub) over 20 years ago having just left his job as a city banker. He fell in love with comedy and put his money where his mouth is to become part of the industry. Today the Glee has 4 venues across the UK and continues to be (as he puts it) one of the elite "credible" comedy clubs outside of the London. We talked about... How and why he decided to quit his day job in finance and start the first purpose built comedy club...
EP75 - Paul Weedon - Red 24 Management - Can comedians be TV presenters?
March 03, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBPaul Weedon is the founder of Red 24 management (@Red24Management) who just celebrated their 7th year in the entertainment industry. Red 24 is the parent company to CatFace comedy talent and specializes in TV presenters. We talked about if comedians can be TV presenters, how to break into TV presenting, what's changed in TV in the last 10 years and where he see's it going and we discuss some myths like do you need to be "attractive" to be a TV presenter? We talked about... Why comedians ar...
EP74 - Toby Hadoke - What the Manchester comedy scene has that the London circuit doesn’t…
February 21, 2017 18:22 - 1 hour - 102 MBToby Hadoke is a Comedian, Actor and Writer who quite likes Doctor Who. He founded the long running Manchester based club XS Malarkey and books the Manchester Comedy Stores new material night as well as being a regular MC at the 99 Club. We talked about building an audience, podcasting and what the Manchester scene has that the London scene doesn't... We talked about... Why he started podcasting. What the Manchester comedy scene has that the London circuit does. How he made his career in...
EP73 - Chris Sussman - The future of comedy at BBC Studios from the Head of Comedy.
February 05, 2017 00:37 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBChris Sussman (@chris_sussman) is the Head of Comedy at BBC Studios. Chris is responsible for leading the BBC Studios Comedy team, across the UK - in TV, radio and online. He manages the existing slate of productions and take the lead in developing new hit shows and working with exciting, diverse comedy writers and performers. If anyone knows about offence, the state of comedy at the BBC and how to sell an idea to TV it's Chris. I got him on to talk about: What is BBC Studios? The nature ...
EP72 - Ben Venables - Editor at The Skinny - How to get your show noticed / reviewed.
January 22, 2017 16:25 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBBen Venables (@benvenables) is the comedy editor at the Skinny which covers the Glasgow and Edinburgh Festivals (as well as the Scottish scene the whole year round). Ben has been a journalist for a number of years and has carved out a great niche for himself as a knowledgeable and earnest lover of stand-up. I got him on to talk about the future of the Edinburgh Fringe, what it is like working at the Skinny and his best tips to get reviewed (with and without a PR). I got him on to talk about...
EP71 - JD Henshaw - Owner and founder of Sweet Venues
January 06, 2017 20:56 - 1 hour - 116 MBJohn-David (or JD as he prefers to be called) is the founder and artistic director at the Sweet Venues (@sweetvenues) that currently operate largely at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe. But in addition to that he runs a lot of other literary festivals as well as a horror festival. The Sweets recent move into taking on more comedy shows than ever marks an interesting development for them and the Fringe in general. I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues...
EP70 – Barry Ferns and Sarah Pearce – Angel Comedy – How to build a community-led comedy club.
December 16, 2016 10:32 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBBarry Ferns (@barryferns) started Angel Comedy (@angelcomedy) 6 years ago in 2010 as an open mic night to give himself more stagetime. Since then it has expanded and now runs comedy shows 7 nights a week. More recently the core team and their volunteer army have crowdfunded to lease their very own venue, just down the road from the original. They raised £46,643 from 1049 in 30 days. I got on Barry and former comedian, now Angel booker / show manager / venue manager / everything Sarah Pearc...
EP69 - Michael Redmond - How he accidentally became a cult figure.
December 03, 2016 00:27 - 1 hour - 101 MBMichael Redmond (@redmondmichael1) is an Irish stand-up comedian from Blackrock, Dublin best known for playing Father Stone in the Father Ted episode "Entertaining Father Stone". He has a deadpan style of delivery which has led to him becoming a dependable and experienced performer of quotable, but hard to replicate gags... having said that one of his jokes was famously stolen by Joe Pasquale and we get into how he felt about that and the subsequent joke written by Stewart Lee. Redmond began...
EP68 - Simon Abrahams - CEO of the Melbourne Fringe
November 22, 2016 09:14 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBSimon Abrahams (@simonjabrahams) is the Creative Director & CEO at the Melbourne Fringe. Having worked with performers his whole professional career he now runs a large comedy festival in Australia which is used for a lot of different types of performers to try out more experimental and work-in-progress shows. I got him on the podcast to talk about - How the Fringe helps people get to Australia and find them somewhere to stay (and help with the VISAs) The loss of print media in Australia...
Happy 2nd anniversary to us!
November 12, 2016 21:16 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBWe're two years old! Here's a quick round up of what's been happening in the last year and below are all the links to things you might be interested in! We hit 120,000 downloads. THANK YOU. Please keep sharing the episodes.We launched a YouTube channel [here].Here's the 2nd annual yearly advice blog (you can find the first one here).We won the Podcast Bursary [more info here]. ParaPod [Their episode on ATI]Guys We FuckedJames Quentin | Can I be funny? Please keep an eye out for my futu...
EP67 - Armando Iannucci - I’m not a political satirist!
November 04, 2016 13:09 - 1 hour - 133 MBArmando Iannucci (@aiannucci) is a Scottish satirist, writer, television director and radio producer. He's best known for The Armando Iannucci Shows, The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Veep and I'm Alan Partridge. I got him on the podcast to talk about - How he got started in radio, what it was like moving radio shows to TV and other visual mediums with no experience in them How he picks the people he collaborates with. The draw backs of having a fanbase at his level Why he doe...
EP66 - Helen Zaltzman - The history and future of podcasting.
October 28, 2016 21:13 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBHelen Zaltzman (@helenzaltzman) is a podcasting ninja having started her career in DIY radio in 2007. Her full time job is now creating online audio shows including Answer Me This! with her longtime collaborator Olly Mann as well as the Allusionist podcast. I got her on the podcast to talk about - How has podcasting changed since 2007? Why did she start and what would she advise to anyone starting now? What's the best thing that has come out of podcasting? How do you see it evolv...
EP65 - Tony Law - Mental health and the life of a professional stand up comedian.
October 17, 2016 20:41 - 53 minutes - 73 MBTony Law (@mrTonyLaw) is professional stand up comedian who recently got clean from drink and other demons. In this candid interview he talks about trying to get back in with promoters who were annoyed by his antics, attempting to build a touring audience for his shows and becoming mentally healthy for the first time in years. I got him on the podcast to talk about - How he went from getting one audience member to selling out his Fringe runs. How he got sober and then hated his mate...
EP64 - Julia McKenzie - What are BBC Radio 4 looking for?
October 10, 2016 16:59 - 43 minutes - 35 MBJulia Mckenzie (@juliaamckenzie) is the Executive Editor of BBC Radio Comedy (part of BBC Studios). She makes comedy shows for Radio 4 and 2. Julia has produced many radio comedies, including The Jason Byrne Show, Ian D Montfort Is: Unbelievable and French & Saunders for Radio 2 and Party, Mark Steel's in Town, Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section and The Penny Dreadfuls Presents, for Radio 4. I got her on the podcast to talk about - How the BBC picks the ideas it commissions. Does BBC ...
EP63 – Ariane Sherine – How to move from TV writer to stand up comedian
September 28, 2016 21:48 - 1 hour - 122 MBAriane Sherine (@ArianeSherine) is a British musical stand-up comedian, comedy writer and journalist. She created the Atheist Bus Campaign, which ran in 13 countries during January 2009. In her career in TV she's written for My Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Countdown, The Story of Tracy Beaker and more! I got her on the podcast to talk about - Getting hate mail for the athiest bus campaign Dealing with a mental breakdown Fearing going to the final of a competition in...
EP62 - Post Edinburgh Fringe 2017 Analysis.
September 14, 2016 09:32 - 1 hour - 134 MBThe Edinburgh Fringe is a fickle place and comedians (as well as all other types of performers) use everything at their disposal to stack the deck in their favour. From PRs to giant posters I got a panel of comedy industry experts together to discuss what works, what doesn't and bust myths about the Fringe. The panel consisted of - Steve Bennett (@stevechortle) - Founder of Chortle.com (@chortle), the Chortle awards and head reviewer at Chortle. Bruce Dessau (@brucedes) - Founder of Beyo...
EP61 - Jonathan Pie - The power of political satire on social media
September 06, 2016 21:42 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBTom Walker is better known as Jonathan Pie (@JonathanPieNews) a satirical news reporter character who is an idealist at heart but can't stand the way his job often pans out. In little over a year Tom has grown a dedicated and engaged social media audience of people who believe in Pie's words but also those who do not. I got him on the podcast to talk about - How he came up with the idea, how it has developed and if he thinks it would have worked 6 or 12 months ago. How he dealt wit...