Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed....

By Jimi Longmuir

Talking to comedians worldwide who've kept going under the grip of a global pandemic and local lockdowns.... more

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The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.

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July 26, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep. 16 w/ Bob Walsh(Wrong Comedy)
Hello, and welcome to Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed, S3, Ep. 16 with special guest, all the way from London, Bob Walsh(Wrong Comedy). Bob is a committed AFC Wimbledon fan and socialist(in that order) who has been performing stand up for twenty years across the UK. Since 2012, he has brought his Wrong Comedy show to the Fringe, and will do so again this upcoming August. WC is a PBH institution, and features totally shameless acts performing blue, funny, lairy, sweary, stand up at The Globe in Riddrie Street. Join us as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and the best psychedelic drugs to take when testing a comrades suitability for going into battle with.
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50min
July 23, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep 15 w/ Andy Quirk(Ms Angela Bra)
Hello and welcome to Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep 15 with special guest, all the way from Glossop Andy Quirk(Ms Angela Bra).
Formerly known as Andy Quirk, the UK’s premier rapper of first world problems, and guitar toting performer of the award winning Parodies From The Peak District fringe show; Angela Bra is Andy’s drag-infused alter ego taking inspiration from a life in primary teaching, his east end family connections and Gemma Collins. Andy has performed 3 full runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, hosts variety shows Anything Goes and Clash of the Tight Tens and during lockdown also co-hosted Angela Bra's Bonkers Quiz Night online. Angela is also the public face and MC of party bingo night, Bop & Bingo.
Please note, “Angela Bra” is pronounced like “Candelabra” and is equally classy.
Join us as we chat about comedy, lockdown while respectfully preserving the enigma of what makes Ms Angela Bra tick.
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43min
July 19, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep. 14 w/ Alex Petty(Laughing Horse)
Hello, and welcome to 'Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... 'S3, Ep. 14 with special guest, all the way from Twickenham via Surrey, Alex Petty(Laughing Horse). Alex is head honcho at Laughing Horse, which is a mainstay organisation at most comedy festivals. He has been busy preparing a range of real live, in person events at this year's Free Fringe after mainly curating online content for 2020's non event. Join us as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and build ourselves into feverish anticipation of the goings on in Edinburgh for 2021.
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31min
July 08, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep 13 w/ Lu Williams(Chester)
Hello, and welcome to 'Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed...' S3, Ep 13 with special guest, all the way from Chester, Lu Williams! Lu is a Londoner in the North who kept busy in Lockdown with zoom gigs, panel shows and general tomfoolery. With more career comebacks than Tyson Fury she’s not vicious or malicious just Dee-lovely and Dee-Licious. She currently runs Comedy at the Commercial, fortnightly Thursdays with more nights in the pipeline. Join us as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and the importance of just doing the dishes and having a wank in the midst of the drama in a Pandemic.
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1h
July 05, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep. 12 w/ Maeve Boffey(1st ever live gig special!)
Hello, and welcome to Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed, S3, Ep. 12 with special guest, all the way from The Matrix to Zion, Maeve Boffey! Maeve began performing stand up sitting down over zoom in 2020. This year she is venturing out into the real world to make people laugh at Brighton Fringe and Beyond. She's a playful comedian who laughs at herself and invites you to do the same.
Join us as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and the thrill of finally getting to tell jokes in front of a room full of living, breathing actual human beings.
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1h 14min
June 29, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep. 11 w/ Charlie Wallace(Don't Mention Covid)
Hello and welcome 'Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed...' S1, Ep. 11 with special guest, all the way from Dundee via Guildford and the Far East, Charlie Wallace(Don't Mention Covid) Charlie is an award-losing stand-up comedian from the UK. Starting his career on the English language Asia comedy circuit, he has performed extensively in China and Vietnam, as well as Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and once in Eqypt. Over his four year stand-up career he’s opened for Ardal O’Hanlon, Glenn Wool, Phil Kay, Martin Mor and Greg Fleet to name but a few. Now based in Dundee, he is running live shows under Comedy Dundee, and Don’t Mention Covid, a twice weekly Zoom mic. Join us as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and the best way to prove a top name in comedy is down to earth, which is by getting them to headline a gig at a burger van on the other side of the planet.
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47min
June 24, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep. 10 w/ Jason Ox-Horn & Mark Burkwood (TJM & Laugh-Able)
Hello, and welcome to Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep. 10 with special guests, all the way from New York City & London Town, Jason Ox-Horn & Mark Burkwood (TJM & Laugh-Able). Both have been on the show before, so I brought them back together to talk about comedy life emerging tentatively from Lockdown. Jason lives and gigs in New York and runs the Two Joke Minimum open mic and workshops online and in real life. Mark lives in London and has recently been gigging all over the place, even winning the much feared King Gong Online in May 2021. He also runs Laugh Able, which provides a safe space for comedians with disabilities to perform, online and in real life. Join us as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and the differences in what we will all face as performers as we slowly make our way back onstage.
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1h 1min
June 21, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep. 9 w/ Andy Laird(Oban Comedy Festival)
Hello, and welcome to 'Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed...' S3, Ep. 9 with special guest, all the way from Oban, Andy Laird(Oban Comedy Festival) The Oban Comedy Festival takes place over several weekends from Fri 25 June to Sat 24 July.

It offers a socially distanced and reassuringly Covid-safe experience. Held in partnership with the Oban Comedy Club, it's shaping up to be Scotland's – and perhaps even the UK's – first such event since Covid-19 struck and promises to give those local to Oban 'the full Edinburgh Fringe experience on your doorstep'.

Join us as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and the many things to look forward to in the Oban Comedy Festival this year!
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59min
June 14, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep 8 w/ Kyle Wallace(G&B Comedy)
Hello, and welcome to 'Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed...' Season 2, Episode 8 with special guest, all the way from London via Glasgow, Kyle Wallace(G&B Comedy) Kyle is a Comedian. Stage Magician, Psychologist and Scuba Diving Instructor, originally from Glasgow but he's now settled in the Big Smoke. He has been running G&B online and in-person for over 8 years. G&B is described as a vibrant, enthusiastic night for comedians and a fun night to remember for the audience. G&B tries its best to be a little different to other open mic nights with a firm focus on it being a night where you want to bring friends to see you perform, not because you have to as a plus one. Join as we chat about Comedy, Lockdown and have such a good time that your host forgets the guests surname and doesn't even remember to bring up the time Kyle sang 'Mah Nah Mah Nah' onstage with none other than Lily Savage!
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1h 2min
June 10, 2021 Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed... S3, Ep. 7 w/ Lucy Orchard and Lizzy Lenco(Road Closure)
Hello, and welcome to 'Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed...' S3, Ep. 7 w Lucy Orchard and Lizzy Lenco. Lizzy and Lucy's Fringe show, Road Closure, is a full throttle, hoping the brakes work as we screech to a halt at the road-blocks, kind of show. We laughed, we cried, we nearly died, so join us on the road as we share our ridiculous tales of stolen diesel, communicable disease, and the things we have in our glove compartment.
“You were hilarious. I enjoyed it so much” - Fathia in Brighton
‘Two funny females who will titillate your funny bone’ Roger in Brighton
Lucy Orchard is Welsh, but we still love her. A notorious female truck driver, Lucy still travels the country delivering goods and punchlines. She will regale you with stories from the open road and she’ll even let you into a few secrets.
“Hysterical tales of her glamorous award-winning day job” – G&B Comedy
Women in Live Music Truck Driver of the Year: 2019
Lizzy Lenco isn’t right in the head and she has the MRI to prove it. Play ‘near death bingo’ with a woman who closed the A34 and really has made hell wait for her.
“I can’t believe I laughed about Typhoid” Bloke in Northampton
“Dark, very dark, but funny” Luke in Brighton
Join us as we talk about Comedy, Lockdown and the fork in the road where lady truckers, brain injuries and triumphant returns to the stage meet.
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49min

FAQs about Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed....:

How many episodes does Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed.... have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.