This week Stuart and Marc are joined by comedian Tom Ballard. Tom discusses the challenges of doing political comedy in Australia (and translating it for an international audience), developing his polemical style and what it was like hosting topical news show Tonightly which ran 5 nights a week on Aussie TV. Plus, Tom discusses the importance of the Edinburgh Fringe for acts from outside the UK, how he reacts to audience walk-outs and his critiques of religion through his stand-up act.A...

This week Marc and Stuart are joined by comedian Sikisa. They reminisce about early-2000's wrestling (particularly Mae Young's "puppies"), Sikisa discusses how she got into comedy via cabaret and burlesque, her reputation as a party girl at the Fringe and her experience of performing stand-up at Glastonbury. Plus, Sikisa reveals what she's learned from watching the mistakes of new comedians whilst hosting one of London's best-known open mics, and explains how she ended up being po...

The boays are back in the studio this week with a lengthy discussion of all things teeth-related, from dentists & invisalign to the big question - when did people start using toothpaste (the answer might shock you...) Then, it's on to preparation for Steve's wedding as he gives the lowdown on what to expect, while Stuart and Marc try to suss out what kind of crowd they'll be performing their joint best man's speech towards.A video version of this podcast is available on YouTub...

This week the boays are joined by comedian Pierre Novellie. Hailing from South Africa via the Isle of Man, Pierre describes how audiences react to his difficult-to-place accent, recounts his experiences of doing numerous Fringe hours (including one year when he provided the audience with pamplets to fact-check his jokes), and discusses how the skills he's honed in comedy have helped him write a book on autism following his recent diagnosis. Plus, Pierre details the main misconcept...

This week the boays are joined by comedian Josh Jones. Josh describes how he survived playing Manchester’s working men’s clubs when starting comedy, how he found moving to London as a working class Northerner, and how his experience of auditioning for and appearing on 8 Out of 10 Cats. Plus, Josh chats about his passion for history, reveals his unlikely new hobby that’s got him looking buff, and he and Steve recount an argument at a gig they done together between two other comics ...

This week Marc and Stuart are joined by comedian and actor Colin Hoult. Colin discusses how he creates comic characters from his own life, from his early days on the Fringe to his Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show “The Death of Anna Mann”. Plus, Colin discusses his roles in TV shows such as After Life & Murder in Successville, recalls a now possibly problematic cowboy society in his native Nottingham, and how after years of doing characters onstage he’s finally managed to ...

SOME LAUGH LIVE IS BACK AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ON 20TH AUGUST. TICKETS HERE: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/some-laugh-liveThis week the boays are joined by comedian Dan Tiernan. A comedic force of nature and winner of numerous new act-competitions, Dan describes his starting out in standup and how he developed his in-your-face style, recounts his childhood gigs performing magic tricks (not always successfully), and explains how he ended up working as a dinnerlady in his o...

SOME LAUGH LIVE IS BACK AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ON 20TH AUGUST. TICKETS HERE: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/some-laugh-liveThis week Stuart and Marc are joined by comedian Chloe Radcliffe. They discuss the differences between US and UK comedy clubs, Chloe’s being brought up doing Transcendental Meditation and her fondness for “dumpster diving”. Plus, Chloe discusses getting accustomed to British pronunciations and phrases, how being a Debate Champion has influenced h...

SOME LAUGH LIVE IS BACK AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ON 20TH AUGUST. TICKETS HERE: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/some-laugh-liveThis week the boays discuss their MTV Cribs-style dream homes, Steve reveals his childhood habit of making prank phonecalls and they cover the recent story about "cocaine sharks".A video version of this podcast is available on YouTube, where you can subscribe for all future episodes (and find all three of they boays' stand-up specials): https://www.youtube.c...

SOME LAUGH LIVE IS BACK AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ON 20TH AUGUST. TICKETS HERE: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/some-laugh-liveA free-wheeling conversation this week where the boays touch on topics including killling bugs, social media trends, and most hated phrases. Plus, Marc rants about his recent trip to the pharmacy, Steve reveals his new catchphrase, and the boays discuss techy teachers (leading to a near-fatal spit-take from Marc).A video version of this podcast is avai...