The Music of Frisky and Mannish - November 2024 November 18th, 2024

Laura Corcoran and Matthew Floyd Jones are the multi award winning musical comedy double act, Frisky and Mannish. In this classic interview, Laura chats about their origins and discusses three of our favourite F&M tracks. Featuring songs, LGBTQIA, Do You Want to Build a Landlord? and We Are the Stars. Frisky and Mannish’s Profile HERE

Mitch Benn and Boothby Graffoe - November 2024 November 12th, 2024

Classic interviews featuring musical comedians Mitch Benn and Boothby Graffoe –  To celebrate the release of (Mitch Benn is) All Over the Place: The English Album, we listen again to Mitch Benn chatting about Donald Trump, musical satire, Blade Runner, the Tarra Trilogy and much more. Originally recorded during Trump’s first reign, Benn’s words are […]

King Shan’s Origin Story - October 2024 October 29th, 2024

At the time of recording, King Shan was just ten gigs in to his stand up career. What made the award winning filmmaker take up stand up comedy?  PODCASTTRANSCRIPTKEYWORDS origin stories, stand-up journey, Bollywood films, stage fright, marketing degree, drama society, film producing, short films, COVID impact, personal struggles, comedy course, open mics, novice comedian, […]

Dave Chawner’s Origin Story - October 2024 October 23rd, 2024

Dave Chawner is a number one best selling author, award-winning stand up comedian, presenter and mental health campaigner. He’s also one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. PODCASTTRANSCRIPTKEYWORDS Dave Chawner origin, comedy, Edinburgh Fringe, open mic, mental health, philosophy, eating disorders, NHS, Comedy for Coping, Good Morning Britain, unconventional topics, challenging beliefs, personal stories, […]

Sam See Interview - October 2024 October 1st, 2024

Sam See is a stand up comedian from Singapore, currently based in London, England. This is his origin story.   Okay, so this is the fun thing. You’re gonna get the actual origin story. Because in a lot of articles and a lot of interviews, I tell the 2012 story, which is that I was […]

Becky Fury Interview and Review - September 2024 September 24th, 2024

Becky Fury: Great British C*nts ★★★★ Becky Fury discusses her discomfort with fashionable identities and she chooses to explore an unfashionable one – being British. She critiques the left-wing middle class’s distain of patriotism and the insularity of British politics. Describing her relationship with Britain as a “pansexual, non-monogamous situationship,” Becky emphasizes the importance of […]

Narin Oz Interview - September 2024 September 17th, 2024

Narin Oz (née Özenci) is an actor, comedian, writer and prankster based in London, England. She co-starred on the television hidden camera show, Girls Go Trolling (Ch4) with Stephanie O’Keeffe, Annie McGrath and Verona Rose. She acted in the TV comedy drama Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three) and in feature movies Hooligan Legacy (dir. Nicholas Winter, 2016), Finding Fatimah (dir. Oz Arshad, 2017) and […]

Kate Smurthwaite Interview and Review - September 2024 September 11th, 2024

Milo Standards: Penis de Milo ★★★★★ Traditionally, Drag Kings are women performers who adopt masculine attire and embody male gender stereotypes. Drag has been part of the British entertainment scene since the days of the nineteenth century music hall. Interestingly, in China, women took to the stage to perform as men as early as 700 […]

FIVE STAR SHOWS - August 2024 August 31st, 2024

We published reviews of 36 shows at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe. This is our complete list of 5 STAR shows.   ONE Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows ★★★★★ “Abby is warm and vulnerable and powerful.” TWO Milo Standards: Penis de Milo ★★★★★ “One day Kate Smurthwaite will receive the wider credit […]

REVIEWS: Twenty-Five of the Best - August 2024 August 13th, 2024

Pictured: Njambi McGrath by Steve Ullathorne Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows ★★★★★ Alex Kitson: Must I Paint You a Picture? ★★★ Barbaren Barbies: A Wild Women Circus ★★★★ Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch ★★★ Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody ★★★★ Dr Jo Prendergast: The Cool Mum ★★★ Elf Lyons: Horses ★★★★★ Elvis […]