Ian Smith has funny bones. His whole demeanour just makes me smile and watching him perform onstage never fails to bring me joy so it was a real pleasure to have him on the podcast. We talked about growing up in a small town, local press, the pressure that sometimes comes with being a comedian up at the Edinburgh Festival in an ever more competitive industry and local newspaper journalism. 
Find Ian here: Instagram: /iansmithcomedy Twitter: @iansmithcomedy
See Ian here: I'll be back at Soho Theatre next year with my Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show Crushing - 29th-31st January at 7.30pm. Tickets here: https://sohotheatre.com/events/ian-smith-crushing-2/ I'll also be on tour around the UK next year, with dates in Manchester, Hull, Edinburgh, Glasgow and lots more. All tickets here via my LinkTree or Insta: https://linktr.ee/iansmithcomedy 
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Ian Smith

Comedian Rich Wilson talks to funny & interesting people about their experiences with men’s mental health.
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Hear Richard Gadd's open and honest chat with Rich Wilson at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe, discussing some of the events that inspired the hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer.
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Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd

In 2023, Holly and David released their own TV show: EGGS TV, embarking on a televisual odyssey through alternative art, music, spoken word and underground culture. Teaming up with artist Casey Raymond, the 6 part YouTube series sucks you spiralling down the plughole into The Lovely Eggs’ distinctly off the wall universe, featuring guests Ian Mackaye, Gruff Rhys, Stewart Lee, John Grant, Cate le Bon, Maxine Peake, John Cooper Clarke, Space Lady, Pigs X 7, White Hills, Chris Packham and loads more.
The Lovely Eggs have played hundreds of gigs around the UK, USA and Europe. They have produced six albums and recorded more than ten live sessions for BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio One.
Their new album "Eggsistentialism" is released May 17.
Chapters00:00 Introduction and DIY Approach to Music 07:27 Mental Health and Challenges of Being Independent Artists 16:28 The Impact of the Internet on Music Discovery 36:30 The Importance of Belonging to a Tribe 46:12 Embracing Individuality and Creating Unique Sounds 53:21 Creating the World You Want to Live In
Find them on all the socials @thelovelyeggs
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The Lovely Eggs

“An hour of television can change everything,” Billie Piper says in the trailer for the new Netflix film based on the true events leading up to Prince Andrew’s explosive 2019 BBC Newsnight interview. The eyes of Britain were on journalist Emily Maitlis (played by Gillian Anderson) as she grilled the royal (Rufus Sewell) about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The fallout was immediate, as Prince Andrew announced that he was stepping back from his public duties in the days following the broadcast.  
24 hours ahead of the new Netflix drama SCOOP "dropping", here's another chance to hear Mark Harrison, the photographer who took the photo that was front page on newspapers around the world, talking to Rich Wilson back in 2021.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Photographer Mark Harrison

Our wonderful guest this week is artist and comedian Nick Wilty and I’m telling you now that nobody has lived a life as full as Nick. The stories this man could tell would be enough time fill twenty podcasts so I was overjoyed when agreed to join me on Men Brain. I will tell you now that we do cover some fairly dark topics but Nick’s storytelling ability makes them easy to navigate.
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Nick Wilty

Louie Green is a proud working class comedian. On 9th Feb 2021 Louie did not die and in fact he was given a second chance and this second chance came in the form of a colostomy bag. Louie brings stomas to the forefront of conversations both in his stand up and to the public after recently hitting the national press for revealing his colostomy bag on stage. He has now been featured on prime time TV raising awareness and proving that a stoma is something to be proud of. 
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Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/louiegreencomedy?igsh=bGRvbmRkOGd5emRw
Tiktok  https://www.tiktok.com/@louiegreencomedy?_t=8kSclAADv6H&_r=1
Colostomy UK  https://www.colostomyuk.org/ 
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Ian Smith

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