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Interviews with legendary comedy audience member, Richard Gill and some of his favourite comedians.
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Saturday Nov 09, 2024
Saturday Nov 09, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, MICHELLE SHAUGHNESSY.
Canadian-born Shaughnessy is a London-based comedian who is extremely compelling and very funny on stage. She has appeared at many UK comedy clubs and her solo show Be Your Own Daddy, directed by Adam Hills was performed to wide acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022.
I have seen Shaughnessy live on stage for Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of The Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival in 2022 and delivering her work in progress show, Pointless at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2023.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Please read Michelle Shaughnessy’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/08/28/michelle-shaughnessy/
Michelle Shaunessy Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/michellesfunny
Twitter (X): www.x.com/michellesfunny
Instagram: www.instagram.com/michellesfunny/
Website: www.michellesfunny.com
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, PAUL MERRYCK.
The Essex based character comedian is shameless, ineffective and unethical on stage delivering a hysterical collection of short stories and jokes about the mishaps of his life. Merryck is a regular on the London and South-East comedy circuit and comperes a monthly night at ACanteen in Chelmsford. He is also a regular at Fringe Festivals, including performing at the Edinburgh Fringe every year since 2016, and Hastings Comedy Festival since 2018.
I have seen Merryck live on stage for Angel Comedy at The Bill Murray pub in Islington, London in 2023, and a guest on The Late Show at The Hastings Comedy Festival in 2024.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Please read Paul Merryck’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2023/05/05/paul-merryck/
Paul Merryck Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064114387724
Instagram: www.instagram.com/paulmerryck/
Website: www.paulmerryck.com
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, HUW THOMAS.
I have spent many a happy comedy night from 1992 to 1997, watching legendary resident compere Thomas at the Downstairs at The Kings Head Comedy Club in Crouch End, London. The club was co-founded in 1981 by Peter Grahame and Thomas, who was forced to retire in 2002, after twenty years, due to health problems. During his glorious time at the club, he would perform his off-the-wall comedy routines (including infamous animal impressions) to delighted audiences.
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Please read Huw Thomas’ blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2021/07/04/huw-thomas/
Huw Thomas Links:
www.downstairsatthekingshead.com
Saturday Oct 12, 2024
Saturday Oct 12, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian, GARY JENNISON.
Jennison is a co-director (with comedian Jed Salisbury) of the annual Hull Comedy Festival, held each November. He has funny bones is determined not to leave the stage until an audience is laughing. He is also one of the friendliest and most consistently hilarious people I have ever encountered.
I have seen Jennison perform at the Hastings Comedy Festival in June 2022, 2023, and 2024, and the Hull Comedy Festival in November 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Please read Gary Jennison’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/06/25/gary-jennison/
Gary Jennison Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GaryJennisonComedy/
Twitter: www.x.com/garyjcomedy
Instagram: www.instagram.com/garyjcomedy/
Saturday Oct 05, 2024
Saturday Oct 05, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, JED SALISBURY.
Salisbury is an English actor and comedian based in Hull. He regularly headlined on the UK comedy circuit and is a co-director (with Gary Jennison) of the annual Hull Comedy Festival, held each November.
I have seen Salisbury perform at the Hastings Comedy Festival in June 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the Hull Comedy Festival in November 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Please read Jed Salisbury’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/06/25/jed-salisbury
Jed Salisbury Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Jedsalis/
Twitter: www.x.com/Jedandbreakfast/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jedandbreakfast/
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the producer, promoter and comedian, SARAH BOWLES.
Producer and promoter for The Rat Pack Comedy Club in London and for Laughs at The Louis in Dover, as well as Head Judge of the Jones the Bootmaker ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards (with Nathan Cassidy), Sarah Bowles is also a very funny comedian in her own right. She was a main prize nominee at the Silver Stand Up Competition 2023 and an Industry Winner at the Funny Women Awards also in 2023.
I have seen Bowles perform twice at the Sofa So Funny! showcase upstairs at The Flying Horse pub in 2023, and at The Angelic pub in 2024, both in London.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Please read Sarah Bowles’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2023/07/09/sarah-bowles/
Sarah Bowles links:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/fairybowles/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/fairybowles/
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the comedian, LOGAN MURRAY.
Murray is a superb established comedian who is infamous for running comedy workshops. The courses include teaching stand-up comedy, writing comedy and improvisation. His luminaries include Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert and Osho and many more. Murray is also a writer and actor making many appearances on TV in comedy and drama.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Logan Murray links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/logan.murray.1466
Instagram: www.instagram.com/logan_murray_comedy_guru/?locale=en_GB
Website: www.loganmurray.com
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the son of a comic legend, GARY MORECAMBE.
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise are Britain’s favourite comedy act, and they are the reason why my blog and podcast exist. It was an honour and a privilege talking to Eric’s son about the career of these two extraordinary comic geniuses, renowned by many of today’s comedians.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Please read the blog at:
https://arichcomiclife.blog/the-ones-that-got-away/
Morecambe and Wise link:
Website: http://www.morecambeandwise.com/
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the amazing comedian, PHIL NICHOL
Comedian, actor, writer, musician, podcaster, and director, Nichol is a man of many talents. As a comic, he has reduced me to tears of laughter on many occasions. A regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and UK comedy circuit, Nichol’s style of comedy is outrageous, unhinged, unexpected, and hysterically funny.
Among many performances over the years, at the Edinburgh Fringe, I have watched Nichol as a guest for Nicholas Parsons Happy Hour in 2005, appear in the plays Talk Radio and True West (both 2006), Killer Joe (2007), and The School for Scandal (2009) and Hughie in 2019. He was a guest for Mervyn Stutter’s 20th Anniversary Pick of the Fringe in 2012 and in London, Downstairs at The Kings Head 40th Anniversary Show in 2023.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Please read Phil Nichol’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/08/22/phil-nichol/
Phil Nichol’s links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThePhilNichol/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/philbo2000/
Website: www.philnichol.com
Saturday Aug 31, 2024
Saturday Aug 31, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, ALEXANDER BENNETT.
Regularly appearing on the UK comedy circuit, Alexander Bennett’s comedy is intelligent, obscene, murky, meaningless and exceptionally funny. He has filmed several stand-up specials and has his own podcast with fellow comedian, Andy Barr entitled Born Yesterday (www.shows.acast.com/born-yesterday).
I have watched Bennett compering for Always Be Comedy in 2019, co-creating and appearing in Dan Vs Food at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, as a guest for Live at Limehouse in 2020, Always Be Comedy Online: The James Gill Roast in 2021, The Comedy Arcade Live, and his own special I Don’t Care For The Man Myself at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2023, and Sofa So Funny! in 2024.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Please read Alexander Bennett’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/01/25/alexander-bennett/
Alexander Bennett’s links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlexanderBennettComedian
Instagram: www.instagram.com/alexanderybennett/