A RICH COMIC LIFE PODCAST

EPISODE 106: BARRY FERNS

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.

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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

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

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.

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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

 

 

EPISODE 103. VICTORIA MELODY

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, VICTORIA MELODY.

Award winning comedian Melody writes, produces and performs comedy, theatre and film.  With a love of experimentation, she has appeared on stage in such diverse roles as a pigeon fancier, dog handler, funeral director, beauty queen and police officer.   Her stand-up comedy is enthusiastic, off-the-wall, original, and relatable.  Her solo show for the Edinburgh Festival in 2022 saw her perform with a headset describing the processes of comedy.  Brimming with ideas, Melody is an extremely funny and endearing comedian.

I have seen Melody appear twice as part of the Sofa So Funny showcase, at St Christopher’s Pub, Liverpool Street, London in 2022 and Upstairs at The Flying Horse in Liverpool Street, London in 2023.

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Please read Victoria Melody’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/03/19/victoria-melody/

Victoria Melody Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheVictoriaMelody

Twitter: www.twitter.com/victoriamelody

Instagram: www.instagram.com/victoriamelody_/

Website: www.victoriamelody.com

 

EPISODE 102: BELLA HULL

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, BELLA HULL.

Bella Hull is a London-based stand-up comedian and writer.  Very engaging and exciting on stage, she is confident and extremely funny with very clever material about her life and career.  Hull performed her debut solo show, Babycakes, at the Edinburgh Fringe and then the Soho Theatre to rave reviews in 2022.

I have watched Hull perform for Always Be Comedy both online, and at Sambrook’s Brewery in Wandsworth in 2022, and at the Kennington venue in 2023.

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Please read Bella Hull’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/04/03/bella-hull/

Bella Hull Links:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/bellabellahull

Instagram: www.instagram.com/bellabellahull/

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPISODE 101: STEVE BEST

In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian and photographer, STEVE BEST.

As a comedian, Best has a very immature and zany presence on stage elevating his comedy to laugh-out-loud status.  He is a man of many talents and has an exceptional form of slapstick humour.

As a photographer, Best has unprecedented access to the comedy world, regularly seen at comedy gigs taking photographs of the comics backstage and capturing the real essence of what it is like to be a stand-up comedian.  His wonderful, published books, to date, are Comedy Snapshot (2014), Joker Face (2017) and Comedians (2022).  The sequel Comedians 2 is due for publication in September 2023.  All are available from his website below.

I have watched Best perform at the Putney Comedy Tree in London in 2009, as well as attending the exhibitions Steve Best: Clicking Comedians (2018), Steve Best: Comedians Back To Front (2019) and was an invited guest for the launch of his book Comedians (2022), all at the Observatory Photographic Gallery 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 Steve Best’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/01/26/steve-best/

Steve Best Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SteveBestComic/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/SteveBestComic/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/stevebestpics/

Website: www.stevebest.com

 

 

 

 

EPISODE 100: JACK DOCHERTY

For the 100^th episode, I talk to a special guest, the brilliant comedian, JACK DOCHERTY.

Docherty is a Scottish comedian, actor, and writer.  He first performed at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe with the comedy sketch group The Bodgers (with Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy and Peter Baikie).  Docherty and Hunter became staff writers for the BBC radio comedy contributing to shows such as Radio Active, Week Ending and The News Huddlines. They were teamed with Norwenna Banks and John Sparkes and went onto make four series of the successful sketch show, Absolutely, for Channel 4 between 1989 and 1992. Also in the eighties, his writing skills helped make Spitting Image, Alas Smith & Jones, Vic Reeves Big Night Out, and The Lenny Henry Show, all major hits.  In 1997 (until 1999), he was part of the launch of Channel 5, becoming Britain's first five nights a week chat show host on The Jack Docherty Show.  From 2014, he has memorably starred as Chief Miekelson in BBC Scotland’s Scot Squad, winning awards for the part, and then wrote and starred in radio and television versions of Stop Start In 2018 he returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with new solo shows in 2018 and 2022, and has a new show, David Bowie and Me: Parallel Lives in 2023.

I have many happy memories of sitting in the audience at recordings of The Jack Docherty Show at The Whitehall Theatre in London (now Trafalgar Theatre) from 1997 to 1999.  I have also seen Docherty perform for Stop Start at the BBC Radio Theatre in 2015, and his solo shows Miekelson and McGlashan: Serious Men at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 and Nothing But, at the Soho Theatre, London in 2022.

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 Jack Docherty’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2018/08/30/jack-docherty/

Jack Docherty Links:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/mrjackdocherty

Instagram: www.instagram.com/mrjackdocherty

 

 

EPISODE 99: IAN STONE

In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, IAN STONE about his comedy career.

Stone is a writer, podcaster, broadcaster and one of the best stand-up comedians and comperes in Britain. On stage, he appears easy-going yet anxious, delivering hysterical topical humour with a downgrading and mocking tone.  On the comedy circuit for years and receiving a nomination for best show in 2012 at the Leicester Comedy Festival awards, his 2022 Edinburgh show, Righter of Wrongs, was a sellout, and he is returning to the Fringe with a brand-new show in August 2023.

I have seen Stone many times over the years, and he has made me laugh out loud consistently. I first saw him at the BBC Stand Up Show in Edinburgh in 2007, then, amongst others, Banana Cabaret in Balham in 2013, the Ealing Comedy Festival in 2016 and his solo 2023 show at the Leicester Comedy Festival, In The Wilderness.

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 Ian Stone’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/06/23/ian-stone/

Ian Stone Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ianstonecomedian/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/iandstone

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iandstone

Website: www.ianstonecomedian.co.uk

 

EPISODE 98: BRENNAN REECE

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, BRENNAN REECE about his comedy career.

Reece is a working class, northern comedian who won became a comedian in 2010 and won the English Comedian of The Year in 2015.  His cheeky on-stage persona is extremely funny and very endearing.

I have watched Reece perform for The Return of The Craic online comedy club in 2021, the Edinburgh Comedy Allstars, and his brilliant solo show, Crowded, at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022 and for Always Be Comedy in London also in 2022.

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 Brennan Reece’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2021/01/31/brennan-reece/

Brennan Reece’s Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/brennan.reece/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/brennanreece

Instagram: www.instagram/brennanreece

Website: www.brennanreece.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPISODE 97: NICK KIRK

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, Nick Kirk.

 

Kirk’s first gig was the inaugural Sofa SoFunny! online gig in December 2020. He became a consistent act when the showcase, created by his friend Leslie Gold, went live twice a month firstly at St Christopher’s pub, Liverpool Street and then Upstairs at The Flying Horse on Wilson Street.  Whether performing as himself or in character, Kirk is very clever and witty with his comedy.  His character Dave Steed, a fire inspector passing judgement on the venue clearly struggling divorce and bad life choices, is an inspired creation, regularly performed and popular with audiences.  Kirk deserves every success with his comic journey.

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 Nick Kirk's blog at:

https://arichcomiclife.blog/2022/02/17/nick-kirk/

Nick Kirk Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/nick.kirk.735

Twitter: www.twitter.com/thatbaldyfella/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatbaldyfella/

Instagram: www.instragram.com/davesteedsafety/