Episodes
![EPISODE 113: KATE COPSTICK](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/113_KATE_COPSTICK_1400_X_1400_9mejo_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
EPISODE 113: KATE COPSTICK
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the actor, writer and journalist, KATE COPSTICK.
Copstick is one of the best-known comedy critics and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She was a Perrier Comedy Award judge in 2003 and 2004. She was also a Malcolm Hardee Award Judge from 2008 to 2015 and she is a regular critic to The Scotsman newspaper.
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![EPISODE 112: KATE MARTIN](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/112_KATE_MARTIN_1400_X_1400_6ogch_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
EPISODE 112: KATE MARTIN
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, KATE MARTIN.
Martin is an absolute natural on-stage and an exceptionally funny comedian. A brilliant and highly energetic storyteller with razor-sharp punchlines and observations, she can easily command a room generating waves of laughter, and regularly headlines at comedy clubs.
I have seen Martin perform for Epic Comedy in 2022, The Rat Pack Stand-Up Comedy at The Camden Comedy Club in 2023 and for Sofa So Funny! in 2022 and 2023.
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Kate Martin Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kate.martin.94064
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ThatKateMartin
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatkatemartin/
Website: www.thatkatemartin.com
![EPISODE 111: MARK OLVER](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/111_MARK_OLVER_1400_X_1400_912do_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
EPISODE 111: MARK OLVER
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian, MARK OLVER.
Stand-up comedian Olver is a very popular headliner act and compere and has been promoting and performing comedy in Bristol since 1998. From Edinburgh Fringe solo shows to warming-up the audience for TV’s Deal or No Deal, he has a wealth of experience, jokes, and material. He is an extremely funny, warm and engaging comic.
I have seen Olver as a guest for Vix Leyton’s Comedy Roulette online, and Always Be Comedy Online in 2020, compere for Up The Creek Saturday Night Comedy in 2022 and warm-up compere for recordings of Channel 4’s The Last Leg from 2021 to present.
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Mark Olver Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/markolver
Twitter: www.twitter.com/markolver
Instagram: www.instagram.com/markjohnolver/
![EPISODE 110: KATE MCGANN](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/110_KATE_MCGANN_1400_x_1400_b5kh8_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
EPISODE 110: KATE MCGANN
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, Kate McGann
A Finalist for So You Think You’re Funny in 2019 and the South Coast Comedian of the Year 2021, McGann deserves every success.
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Kate McGann Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KateMcGannComedian/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/katemcgannarang/
![EPISODE 109: ALEX HYLTON](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/109_ALEX_HYLTON_1400_x_1400_8epsp_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
EPISODE 109: ALEX HYLTON
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, Alex Hylton.
Based in the East Midlands, Hylton is an exceptionally funny comedian with a very likeable, and self-effacing stage persona. He is the monthly compere at 45 West Comedy Club in Leicester and has been in the finals, and won many comedy competitions, including best show at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020 and 2022.
I have watched Hylton at the Leicester Comedy Festival compering Late Night Jokes on Us in 2022 and his brilliant solo show, Performer, 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 Alex Hylton’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/02/17/alex-hylton/
Alex Hylton Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlexHyltonComedy/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/AlexParisHylton/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/alexparishylton/
![EPISODE 108: JOE JACOBS](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/108_JOE_JACOBS_1400_X_1400_b7674_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
EPISODE 108: JOE JACOBS
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, writer and rapper, Joe Jacobs.
Based in London, Jacobs’ style is to mix the comedy with rap. He has been seen and heard on amongst others, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music and gained millions of online views. Apart from stand-up comedy, he is also known as Jester Jacobs and has been releasing steady music since his debut album in 2008, Mental Disorder. His two Edinburgh Fringe solo shows, Ripe, in 2017 and Grimefulness, in 2019 both received critical acclaim.
I saw him give an exceptionally funny performance at 21 Soho, London in 2022, and I am looking forward to seeing the highly original comic talent again 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 Joe Jacobs’ blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/10/09/joe-jacobs/
Joe Jacobs’ Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jesterjacobs
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jesterjacobs
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jesterjacobs/
You Tube: www.youtube.com/jesterjacobs
Website: www.joejacobs.website
![EPISODE 107: DR OLIVER DOUBLE](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/107_DR_OLIVER_DOUBLE_1400_X_1400_96cj4_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
EPISODE 107: DR OLIVER DOUBLE
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
In this episode, I talk to Dr Oliver Double.
Dr Double is an academic and was previously an accomplished stand-up comedian who regularly played the circuit and created Sheffield’s longest running comedy club, The Last Laugh. Since 1999, he has been based at the University of Kent School of Arts, teaching and researching comic and popular performance. He has written several books and has helped to establish The British Stand Up Comedy Archive (BSUCA). Dr Double is also the regular compere of the Funny Rabbit Comedy Club performing at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury.
I first saw Dr Double at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015 where he interviewed Jo Brand and Alexei Sayle for his Talking Comedy series. I visited the Bristol Slapstick Festival in 2023 where Double was a guest of Robin Ince talking about the books of Monty Python. In 2023, I visited twice the BSUCA, where I watched Double compere a Funny Rabbit Comedy night, and I am very proud to say that the comedians’ interviews featured in my podcast are being added to the Archive collection.
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 Dr Double’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2023/01/29/dr-oliver-double/
Dr Oliver Double Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/oliver.double/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/OliverDouble/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/oliver.double/
Website: www.kent.ac.uk/arts/people/544/double-oliver
Website: www.arichcomiclife.blog/the-british-stand-up-comedy-archive/
![EPISODE 106: BARRY FERNS](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11664834/ARCL_5_77pb38_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
EPISODE 106: BARRY FERNS
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, BARRY FERNS
Beginning his stand-up career in 1995 aged 17, then quitting stand-up to make Edinburgh Fringe sketch shows, and then starting stand-up again from 2008, Barry Ferns is an extremely quick-witted host and headline comedian. One of the founding members of Angel Comedy in London and nominated for best compere at the Chortle Awards in 2014 for his work at the Angel Comedy Club, in 2012, he was in the final of the Leicester Square Comedian of The Year competition and he regularly appears at many comedy festivals.
I have seen Ferns perform for Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of The Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and at the Hastings Fringe Comedy Festival 2022 hosting the Norman Award Newcomer of The Year.
Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview.
Barry Ferns Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/barrybarryferns/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/barryferns
Instagram: www.instagram.com/barrybarryferns/
Website: www.barryferns.co.uk
![EPISODE 105: JIM DALY](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/105_JIM_DALY_1400_x_1400_8mk4o_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
EPISODE 105: JIM DALY
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, JIM DALY.
Presenter, actor and writer, London-based stand-up comedian Daly has hosted Chesham Comedy night and performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He is a regular writing contributor for the extremely popular News Revue show.
A Crystal Palace fan, he hosts the weekly football show, Football Friday on https://www.joe.co.uk/, the FYP Podcast, one of the UKs most downloaded independent football podcasts and has had more than five million views online for his comedy football songs and blogs.
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Jim Daly Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jimdalycomedy/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jimdalycomedy
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jimdalycomedy/
Website: www.jimdalycomedy.com/
![EPISODE 104: ANDREW BIRD](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11664834/104_ANDREW_BIRD_1400_X_1400_5zug4_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
EPISODE 104: ANDREW BIRD
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, ANDREW BIRD.
Bird is a regular headliner on the comedy circuit and has supported the likes of Rob Brydon, Rhod Gilbert and Michael McIntyre on tour. A brilliant storyteller on stage with a very likeable persona, he is a brilliant comedian. On TV, he has written for 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Lee Mack’s Duck Quacks Don’t Echo, and Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Warrior. On radio, he is a regular guest on BBC Radio 2’s The Rhod Gilbert Show.
I have seen Bird perform at the Krater Comedy Club in Brighton and for Boatshow Comedy in 2015, Top Secret Comedy Club in 2020 and The Return of The Craic Online in 2021.
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 Andrew Bird’s blog at:
www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/09/07/andrew-bird/
Andrew Bird Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AndrewBirdComedian
Twitter: www.twitter.com/a_tweety_bird
Instagram: www.instagram.com/andrewbirdcomedian/
Website: www.andrewbirdcomedian.com