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EPISODE 23: ANDREW RYAN

In this episode, I chat to the fantastic Irish comedian ANDREW RYAN about his comedy career.

Making his stand-up comedy debut in 2008, Ryan is both a brilliant compere and an excellent headline act in his own right.  His typical storytelling abilities matched with a warm, mischievous and outgoing manner have made him a natural stand-up comedian.  I have seen Ryan live onstage many times and he has made me laugh continuously with his wonderful routines and stories.

The comedian performed his debut hour show Ryanopoly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012, and I saw his next solo show The Life of Ryan in 2014, which was brilliant and I became a fan.  There were also follow-up Fringe shows in 2015 and 2017 when I also watched him compere his Pick of the Fringe show that year.

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Please read Andrew Ryan’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2019/07/07/andrew-ryan/

Andrew Ryan’s Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewRyanComedian/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewryancomedy

Website: https://www.andrewryancomedy.com/

 

 

EPISODE 22: MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE

In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE about his comedy career.

Marcus Brigstocke is an English stand-up comedian.  He has worked extensively in television, radio and musical theatre.  He won the BBC New Comedian in 1996 and has since emerged as a major comedy, writing and acting talent, performing in the UK and Europe.  He is a regular voice on BBC Radio with an impressive list of TV and film credits and in 2020 / 2021; he performed with his wife comedian Rachel Parris on a regular basis for Always Be Comedy Online Tuesday Night Club.

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Please read Marcus Brigstocke’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/06/marcus-brigstocke/

Marcus Brigstocke’s Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcusbrigstocke/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/marcusbrig

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcusbrigstocke

Website: http://marcusbrigstocke.com/

 

 

 

 

EPISODE 21: JASON BYRNE

In this episode, I talk to the one of my favourite comedians JASON BYRNE about his comedy career.

Irishman Byrne is a unique comic force who performs with an incredible amount of inspired, energetic lunacy.  He has made appearances on television and radio and has become a renowned comedian.  Brilliant with audience interaction, he is the biggest selling comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe. I have seen his wonderfully named and exceptionally creative solo shows at the festival every year since 2005 where he has made me laugh so hard over the years.

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Please read Jason Byrne’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/09/jason-byrne/

Jason Byrne Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasonByrneLive

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejasonbyrne

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejasonbyrne

Website: http://www.jasonbyrne.ie/

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPISODE 20: BARRY CRYER

In this episode, I talk to the comedy legend BARRY CRYER about his comedy career.

Barry Cryer is an English writer, comedian and actor.  He has written for many major comedians that are feature in my blog including Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Bob Monkhouse, Frankie Howerd, Bruce Forsyth, Kenny Everett, Richard Pryor and Spike Milligan.

I have watched many of his shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and he is a master at constructing and delivering a joke.  Since 1972, he has been a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and is frequently on TV talking about comedy on various shows including fronting Comedy Legends on Sky Arts.

I was extremely saddened to hear of Cryer's passing in January 2022 aged 86 years old and It was an honour and a pleasure talking to the great comedian. 

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Please read Barry Cryer’s blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2018/08/21/barry-cryer/

Barry Cryer’s Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarryCryerScrapbook/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrycryer80

 

 

EPISODE 19: IAN SMITH

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian IAN SMITH about his comedy career.

Yorkshire man Ian Smith is an original and exhilarating comedian.  He is exceptional at improvisation and delivers animated stories and observations with highly original props.  This creates an amazingly funny show and I have seen him perform critically acclaimed solo shows Craft in 2018 and Half-Life in 2019 at the Edinburgh Fringe.  Smith has written and performed on BBC Radio 4’s Now Show and News Quiz and is a very funny comedian to watch and admire.

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Please read Ian Smith’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/05/21/ian-smith/

Ian Smith’s Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/iansmithcomedy

Twitter: www.twitter.com/Iansmithcomedy

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iansmithcomedy

Website: www.iansmithcomedian.co.uk

 

EPISODE 18: SCOTT BENNETT

In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian SCOTT BENNETT about his comedy career.

Beginning his career in 2009, Bennett is one of the biggest rising stars on the UK comedy circuit.  The exceptionally funny Yorkshireman delivers sharply written routines packed with jokes about family life and modern living.  In 2020/21, when the whole world was in lockdown, he was a massive hit online broadcasting shows from his shed. In fact, to date, I have never met and I am determined to put that right soon.  The comedian deserves every success and is definitely one to watch.

Thanks so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.

Please read Scott Bennett’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/07/02/scott-bennett/

Scott Bennett’s Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/scottybcomedy

Twitter: www.twitter.com/scottbcomedyuk

Instagram: www.instagram.com/scottbcomedyuk

Website: www.scottbennettcomedy.co.uk

 

 

EPISODE 17: AL MURRAY

In this episode, I talk to the comedy legend AL MURRAY about his comedy career.

Murray is an English comedian, actor, writer, and musician.  Murray's principal character is The Pub Landlord who puts Great Britain first in his values and will not settle for anything less. The joke is always on him and he has appeared as the character for over twenty years.  I think The Pub Landlord is one of the greatest creations in modern comedy and I have laughed so much at his mighty comic performances over the years.  Brilliant at audience interaction, I have seen him in many solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (including The Only Way is Epic in 2012, One Man, One Guvnor in 2014 and Landlord of Hope and Glory in 2019). Most recently in 2021 Murray compared the online weekly quiz Al Murray’s Lockdown Lock-in for Always Be Comedy Online.

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Please read Al Murray’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/18/al-murray/

Al Murray’s Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thepublandlord

Twitter: www.twitter.com/almurray

Instagram: www.instagram.com/thealmurray

Website: www.thepublandlord.com

 

 

EPISODE 16: JARLATH REGAN

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian JARLATH REGAN about his comedy career.

London-based Irish comedian and podcaster Regan began his stand-up comedy career in 2003. A year later, he was a finalist in three major UK comedy awards: So You Think You’re Funny, Chortle Student Comedian of The Year and BBC New Comedy Awards.  A regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe, I have seen Regan’s solo shows Organ Freeman in 2018 (which detailed his experience as a live-organ donor) and Notion’s Eleven in 2019.  In 2013, he devised and began an award-winning podcast: An Irishman Abroad which is a series of interviews with people of Irish descent and Irish people talking about their lives.  In 2020 / 2021, I became a regular attendee at his brilliant hosted online comedy show Return of The Craic, and this seriously funny comedian is a joy to watch.

Thanks so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.

Please read Jarlath Regan’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/29/jarlath-regan/

Jarlath Regan's’s Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/JarlathReganComedian

Twitter: www.twitter.com/Jarlath

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jarlathregan_irishmanabroad

Website: https://anirishmanabroad.podbean.com

 

EPISODE 15: RACHEL FAIRBURN

In this episode, I chat to the superb comedian RACHEL FAIRBURN about her comedy career.

Northern comedian Fairburn started comedy in 2007 and in 2008, she was a finalist in both the Funny Women and City Life North-West Comedian Of The Year competitions.  On stage, she can be engaging one minute and very dark the next.  She is co-host of the extremely successful comedy podcast All Killa No Filla along with fellow comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

Thanks so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.

Please read Rachel Fairburn’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/16/rachel-fairburn/

Rachel Fairburn’s Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Rachel-Fairburn

Twitter: www.twitter.com/RachelFairburn

Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelfairburn

Website: www.allkillanofilla.libsyn.com

 

 

 

EPISODE 14: VIX LEYTON

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian VIX LEYTON about her comedy career.

Leyton is a very funny Welsh comedian who I first saw appear at Birdies free comedy showcase in 2019 where she performed an inspired five-minute set.  Since then, she performed a hundred gigs in a year, has compered her own comedy show and has had several different projects online including interviewing me for her chat show (which you can listen to in the Interviews With Me section of my blog), as well as devising and hosting her popular podcast Comedy Roulette.

Thanks so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.

Please read Vix Leyton’s blog at: https://arichcomiclife.blog/2020/09/13/vix-leyton/

Vix Leyton’s Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/VixLStandsup

Twitter: www.twitter.com/prvix

Instagram: www.instagram.com/vixel247

Website: www.comedyarcadepodcast.co.uk