The comedians paradise

Making people laugh is the greatest feeling in the world, the challenges you have to overcome are not. Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche.

Todays guest is the magnificent Tom Little, a brilliant comedian based in the midlands that has built a large social media following. He is already an award-winning comedian having been a finalist in the coveted BBC New Comedy Award 2014, he then won the title of Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2015 which firmly cemented his billing as ‘rising star.’ His 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award. He also performed in the Pleasance Comedy Reserve and the Just The Tonic: Big Value showcases at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here is what we discussed:

[[05:26]] Comedians having their audience and Jerry Sadowitz [[07:35]]

[[16:08]] What works on social media doesn’t always work in standup [[17:38]]

[[17:47]] What is the best social media platform [[23:56]]

[[24:53]] Podcasts being the most important thing in the building fans [[27:35]]

[[28:12]] What is the next thing going to be in comedy [[29:48]]

[[30:04]] Is the Edinburgh fringe back to its best? [[34:36]]

[[36:18]] There are two ways of doing Edinburgh [[42:01]]

[[42:01]] Difference between London, Midlands and rest of the UK [[46:24]]

[[45:29]] The problem with London [[46:24]]

[[47:11]] Should only pro comedians be teaching people about comedy [[50:41]]

[[51:48]] A golden nugget of comedy advice [[59:34]]

If you would like to know more on Tom Little, you can follow him on Twitter at @ThisIsTomLittle, Instagram at thisistomlittle and Youtube at @TomLittle. Furthermore, you can also find out about his latest gigs on his website at https://thisistomlittle.wordpress.com/, alternatively, you could watch his sketch at this link here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYO-tcK1ycw.

We talk to the brilliant Sue Morrison, she is a world-class teacher of performance-oriented Clown and Bouffon. An experienced performer, she is a sought after show creator, director, and consultant who has been instrumental in redefining clown for today’s world.

Early in her career, Sue was the protégé of Richard Pochinko, and was chosen to develop and add multiple new dimensions to his original Clown Through Mask. Today, her unique and powerful work brings together the diverse elements of Native American and European Clowning, Bouffon, Le Jeu, Improvisation, and Puppetry, creating dynamic performances that grip the audience. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[10:37]] How are ideas of ourselves are never true

[[27:37]] Why Sue doesn’t like Joey Diaz to

[[33:47]] What would be the reason people choose to be a performer

[[40:29]] The process of developing a show

[[43:24]] What makes a good clown show

[[49:09]] How expectation cuts off experience

If you would like to know more about Sue Morrison , you can reach her on her website at https://canadianclowning.com/ or you could purchase her book on amazon here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clown-Through-Mask-Pioneering-Practiced/dp/1841505749.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster.

We talk to the man behind the greatest UK-based French character comedian around.

His deadpan stand-up, world-class sex poetry and bawdy chansons have been a huge hit all over Europe, Australasia and America. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[04:27]] Breaking character as Marcel Lucont

[[07:36]] Can you MC as a character comedian and how Marcel Lucont was created

[[19:09]] Difference between stand ups and clowns

[[34:40]] The drawbacks of being a Character comedian

[[38:14]] The difference between the comedy industry and the comedy circuit

If you would like to know more about Marcel Lucont, you can reach him on his Linktree at linktr.ee/marcellucont or if you want to find out more about Alexis, you can reach him on his Linktree at linktr.ee/alexisdubus.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster.

Making people laugh is the greatest feeling in the world, the challenges you have to overcome are not. Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche.

Todays guest is the magnificent, Dave Bibby, he is a versatile, award-winning comic talent. As an actor he has appeared in comedies for Channel 4, Netflix and Comedy Central. This year he managed to win the Amused moose comedy award on a very limited budget and resources. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[02:521]] Why the London circuit is shit

[[06:101]] How gigging in different parts of the UK helped his Edinburgh show

[[08:011]] Is Edinburgh cliquey

[[14:061]] Being very specific with your show to avoid disappointing people

[[35:161]] How he created an award winning show through deadlines

[[41:301]] How he created a great show with limited resources

[[51:251]] Winning the Amused moose comedy award

[[55:261]] Every dickhead having an opinion

[[58:131]] Hearing bad advice

[[59:441]] A good indicator of a good comedian

[[65:541]] What he has learnt from the worst and best comedy performances he has seen. in Edinburgh

If you would like to know more about Dave Bibby, you can reach him on his website at https://davebibby.com/.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #edinburghfringe #standup #comedyfestival

Making people laugh is the greatest feeling in the world, the challenges you have to overcome are not. Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche. 

Todays guest is the magnificent, Liam “Lemon” McCdonald , He is the owner of the Lemon Stand Comedy Club, Singapores biggest full-time comedy club . Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[03:14]] The Singaporean and Malaysian comedy scenes

[[11:49]] Having to shutdown a show 

[[21:56]] How he has built a successful comedy club

[[25:09]] Jonathan Atherton on Singapore

[[33:22]] Using bad comedy club reviews

[[37:50]] How important customer service is to a comedy club

[[56:23]] His favourite bit in comedy

[[66:47]] How you will never be prepared for everything

If you would like to know more about Liam and the Lemon stand comedy club, you can go to their website at https://www.thelemonstand.sg/.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #podcast #Singapore

Making people laugh is the greatest feeling in the world, the challenges you have to overcome are not. Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche.

Todays guest is the magnificent,Barnaby King , He is an internationally recognised clown practitioner with who bridges the worlds of live performance, clown coaching, and academic research. He is also the CEO of Clown Spirit, an organisation dedicated to bringing more clowns into the world and one of the biggest online resources of clown in the world. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[10:10]] How Barnaby stumbled into clown

[[16:29]] The different types of clown

[[29:04]] What is clowning

[[45:20]] How Viggo Venn beat gong shows

[[57:36]] How clowning differs depending on the country and culture

[[63:03]] The damage IT has caused the clown community

[[68:48]] The creative process of German clown Gardi Hutter

[[71:29]] Never knowing what will happen with each interview

[[79:23]] Not being afraid to fail

If you would like to know more about Barnaby and learn more about clowning, you can join the Clown spirit mailing List at https://www.clown-spirit.com/, go on the Clown spirit website at go.clown-spirit.com, subscribe to the Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@clownspirit, watch online masterclasses with the best clowns in the business at https://go.clown-spirit.com/clownx or you can purchase a course at https://go.clown-spirit.com/C4L.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #clowning #clownpodcast

You can follow this podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/41LWDAq, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3oLrmyU and Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/3LEkr3E.

Making people laugh is the greatest feeling in the world, the challenges you have to overcome are not. Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche.

Todays guest is the magnificent Scott Kingston, a comedian and father who has been going for 5 years on the London comedy circuit. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[25:13]] Having a family and doing comedy

[[30:41]] What are the signs you’ve done well from family and friends

[[38:33]] People being fascinated by those do comedy

[[44:11]] Performing at a mad improv comedy night

[[48:16]] Mad experience at Up the creek

[[52:45]] Meeting Reginald d hunter

[[55:13]] The biggest dickheads in comedy

[[64:00]] What he has learnt recently through watching comedians storm and bomb

If you would like to know more about Scott, you can follow him on Instagram at ScottJBennett88, Twitter at @ScottKingston88, or you can listen to his rearprojectionpod on this link here: https://shorturl.at/wHMY7.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #standupcomedy #podcast #podcastclips #podcastclip

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Making people laugh is the greatest feeling in the world, the challenges you have to overcome are not. Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche.

Todays guest is the magnificent, indemnifying Kris Davies, a comedian and comedy promoter based in South Wales. He has been writing and performing stand-up comedy for over 6 years, supported Nish Kumar, Harriet Kemsley and Bobby Mair and performed all over the UK including Cardiff and Birmingham Glee Clubs. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[03:17]] Doing comedy in Welsh and being a youth worker

[[05:02]] An Englishman getting into trouble in Wales

[[06:48]] Swansea and Cardiff beef

[[13:38]] The cost of being different and what you need to survive as a consequence

[[36:22]] Making jokes accessible

[[40:31]] Each part of Wales has a different style of humour

[[46:57]] The funniest gig he did

[[48:34]] Comedy is such a fun place

[[52:22]] Why you should do comedy

If you would like to know more about Kris, you can reach him on [email protected], his Facebook page at kris81comedy and the laugheasy comedy club website through this link here:https://shorturl.at/avADP.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #standupcomedy #podcast #podcastvideo #welsh #welshcomedian #bridgend

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Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche.

In this episode, we chat to Namit Jain. He is a full-time comedian and comedy club owner in Bangalore, India, here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[15:14]] Comedy clubs being a new thing in Bangalore

[[23:04]] How he fell into running comedy clubs

[[42:12]] Interesting moments in comedy

[[48:29]] Defining what success is

If you would like to know more on Just BLR comedy club you can follow their Instagram at Justblr comedyclub or you can drop Namit Jain a message on Instagram at nightclubcomic.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #Bangalore #podcast #bangalorecomedy

You can follow this podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/41LWDAq, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3oLrmyU and Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/3LEkr3E.

Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche.

In this episode, we chat to Wilson Milton . A comedian who has been going to 12 years, he is a comic who is famous for coming across as a cheeky chappie, but it doesn't take long to realise that Wilson has a lot more strings to his bow. A mixture of sharp observations, pinpoint accents and curveball one liners that suit all types of audience's. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[06:52]] Why I love bad gigs

[[10:49]] I don’t know what to do when I storm a gig

[[12:02]] Are all comedians broken

[[19:07]] Why I love working class comedy gigs

[[32:13]] Why people get heckled

[[38:18]] How learning to be myself made me a great comic

[[46:13]] Restoring a gig after bombing

If you would like to know more on Wilson Milton, you can go on his website at https://www.wilsonthecomedian.com/ , Facebook at wilsoncomedian and Instagram at wilsonsjokes.

If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #londoncomedy #podcast #ukcomedy

You can follow this podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/41LWDAq, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3oLrmyU and Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/3LEkr3E.