The comedians paradise

We chat Nik Coppin, a veteran comedian of over 20 years, who is the founder of both shaggers. He has performed many solo shows at the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, New Zealand and Melbourne International Comedy Festivals.

Whats more, he can be described as a comedy traveller, he has performed in Germany, Spain, Ireland, Hungary, Poland, France, Denmark and Norway. He has also frequented Southeast Asia doing shows in Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong and The Philippines. He is an overview of what we discussed:

[02:25] How Spiderman influenced me to do comedy

[10:01] How to avoid making comedy therapy

[12:26] How the circuit used to be

[18:48] Why London comedy circuit is sh•t

[26:24] How I became a comedy teacher what teaching and doing comedy taught me

[37:30] Adjusting to different comedy scenes

[46:48] How I set up shaggers

If you would like to know more about Nik Coppin, you can find out about him and his projects on his website at https://www.nikcoppin.com/ or you can watch his Edinburgh show at https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/nik-coppin-shark.

If you enjoyed the episode you can help support the podcast by donating to the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. 

[07:18] How Kuan moved from Taiwan to the UK

[12:20] Are accountants boring and whether it affected his comedy?

[16:10] How he became a comedian

[22:47] How Asian kids are like trophies

[45:16] How British people are not honest with themselves, they like to think they are the least racist people , but the truth is it isn't

[50:00] Double standards within minority groups

[54:17] What has comedy given him, what is the main purpose of comedy

[60:00] How to manage your mental health and emotions

If you would like to know more about Kuan-Wen, you can find out about him and his projects on his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/kuanwenhuang.

If you enjoyed the episode you can help support the podcast by donating to the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. 

[02:48] What lead to the creation of the "Lovely boys."

[15:23] The migration of changing from musicians to comics

[16:43] Their reasons for coming to study with Philippe Gaulier

[20:53] What the Lovely boys overall experience of Philippe Gaulier was like

[27:10] How the Gaulier experience changed them?

[33:38] The benefits of being a double act

[39.20] Who their heroes are

[43:32] The problem with Edinburgh

[55:13] Their most shocking experience in comedy

If you would like to know more about The Lovelyboys, you can reach them on Facebook and Instagram at thelovelyboyscomedy or you can come watch them in Edinburgh here:https://edinburgh.justthetonic.com/event/88:2870/.

If you enjoyed the episode you can help support the podcast by donating to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. 

We chat to fellow Gaulier Alumni, Tom Fox, who had the unique name of Tom Fox FBI. He is a theatre practitioner, comedian, clown and director from Peterborough. His work crosses disciplines such as improvisation, comedy, movement and music. He is artistic director of devising theatre company Lamphouse theatre. Here is an overview of what we discussed :

[01:31]How I came up with the name Tom Fox FBI 

[08:29] What made me a clown and performer

[13:00] How I started Lamphouse theatre

[17:19] How I started in Gaulier

[25:52] My experience of working with different people in Gaulier

[33:59] What are the challenges of running a theatre company

[50:35] The problem with the Edinburgh Fringe

If you would like to know more about Tom Fox, you can follow Lamphouse theatre at https://www.lamphousetheatre.co.uk/, or you can watch Tom at this years Edinburgh Fringe. He is producing his tantalising show, "War of the worlds" (On a Budget) at the Haldane Theatre. Full details are here:https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/war-of-the-worlds-on-a-budget.

If you enjoyed the episode you can help support the podcast by donating to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. 

We chat to the brilliant, Jeff Leeson, a comedian who started at 14 and is now 37, he is a man who after getting rejected from Yuk Yuks has become a comedian who built his own tours and shows. He is now been dubbed the king of crowd work and is living his comedy journey on his terms,here is what we discussed :

[10:48] How I adjusted to the owner of Yuk Yuks hating me

[20:00] How I started touring

[23:16] The problem with viral comedians and people doing spots they aren't ready for

[37:05] What is a comedy superpower

[43:55] My advice for crowd work

[47:24] How I prepare for my shows

[57:13]The truth about comedy 

If you would like to know more about Jeff Leeson you can reach him on his website at https://jeffleesoncomedy.com/. If you enjoyed the episode you can , help support the podcast by donating to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. 

We chat to the scintillating comedian, Luca Capani, one of my favourite acts on the circuit, a comedian who beat the notorious Comedy store gong show on his first ever comedy gig. He is making waves on both the Italian and UK comedy scene and is an absolute treat for anyone who watches him live. here is what we discussed :

[06:33] Beating the king gong show at the Comedy store on your first gig

[20:05] The thing that is annoying about comedy

[28:25] Dealing with an audience that don’t like you

[37:54] Mcing different crowds

[42:03] Best bit of mcing I've seen

[45:14] What makes the best comedians successful

[49:09] Stop spending time making excuses for bombing at gigs, instead spend time on how your going to fix it quotes

[63:32] People need to stop talking about things they know nothing about

[72:12] Being proud of something you have no control over

[74:53] What food describes comedy and comedians

If you would like to know more about Luca Capani, you can reach him on his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/LucaCupani. If you enjoyed the episode you can , help support the podcast by donating to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. 

We chat to the brilliant Quinn Beasley an up-and-coming comedian and street performer, who moved from Vancouver to London, where he is storming the streets of london and stand up comedy clubs across the UK. here is what we discussed :

[[02:19]] How I became a comedian from being a busker

[[04:50]] Why I became a street performer

[[10.00]] Winning the crowd over

[[13:32]] Canadiens are stealing our jobs and why there is no money in Canada

[[18:08]] Britain vs Canada

[[22:58]] Are you a writer or performer

[[27:07]] Entertainment is filled with fucked up people

If you would like to know more about Quinn, you can listen to him on his podcast at https://apple.co/3rsFCv5 or you can reach him on all social media platforms at quinncomedian . If you enjoyed the episode you can , help support the podcast by donating to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. 

We chat to the brilliant Stevie Gray a comedian who moved from the London to Midlands, where he has become one of the best promoters, mcs and musical comedians in the area. here is what we discussed :

[[05:46]] A lot of comedy is about marketing

[[07:35]] How I got started in comedy

[[09:51]] Finding my style

[[14:09]] Is mcing linked to musical comedy

[[16:29]] The best thing about being a promoter

[[21:19]] Getting good outside of London

[[22:18]] How I became a bang average MC

[[27:37]] What setting up a gig does for you

[[28:03]] Dealing with hecklers

If you would like to know more about Stevie Gray, you can follow him on Facebook at StevieGrayComedian . If you enjoyed the episode you can , help support the podcast by donating to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. 

We chat to the brilliant Kavin Jay, a comedian who has become a star in his homeland, he talks about being at the beginning of Malaysia ascent into comedy to now being one of the best comedy scenes in South East Asia, here is what we discussed :

[[01:30]] Men buying drinks

[[8:30]] Why I had to do comedy

[[10:00]] My first bomb

[[23:35]] Comedy is a universal language

[[27:52]] You have to speak Malay to get on TV

[[45:46]] Does comedy get you laid

[[50:42]] What Malaysian dish describes a comedian

If you would like to know more about Kavin, you can reach him on his website at https://www.kavinjay.com/. If you enjoyed the episode you can follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster, also please help support the podcast by donating to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise. 

We chat to the brilliant Sally Holloway, a former comedian,with decades of experience on the UK comedy scene, who wrote the famous comedy book, “A serious guide to joke writing.” Its a very famous comedy writing book and allows us to explore the author of one of the best comedy writing books out there, here is what we discussed:

[[3:12]] Is Insecurity required to be successful in comedy?

[[8:23]] How I developed joke writing methods?

[[9:16]] How the serious guide to joke writing has been received?

[[11:56]] Why I left standup

[[19:20]] What separated the best comics

[[25:16]] How comedians who don’t have jokes are hilarious

[[38:53]] Worst thing to do with joke writing

If you would like to know more about Sally Holloway, you can buy her book on building your own hrt https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grow-Your-Own-HRT-hormone-rich/dp/1844097374 and her famous book, The serious guide to joke writing https://www.amazon.co.uk/Serious-Guide-Joke-Writing-Something/dp/1907498370. If you would like to be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster, or drop a message on [email protected]. Also, if you like this episode, please subscribe and donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.