The comedians paradise

In this episode we chat to Laura Lyons, a comedian on the Seattle comedy scene and a would be lawyer. In this episode we discuss:

How to get kicked out a comedy scene

How Seattle differs to other comedy scenes

Being a woman in comedy

Why she started comedy to make friends

Why she chose to move to Seattle and what she loves about law.

If you would like to know more about Laura Lyons, you can reach her on Insta at laura.lyons.e and

Twitter at ComedianLLyons.

If you would like to be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at theflopmaster2, or drop a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

In this episode we chat to Ribs Norman, founder of the Faversham fringe festival, playwright, web developer, comedy promoter and comedian. She was a remarkable lady who as a result of all her various roles has a very diverse view of comedy shows and being a comedian. In this episode we discussed:

How she got into comedy, how stand up compares with other artforms and is the most effcient

The challenges of all her disciplines

Promoting comedy shows

How she set up the Faversham fringe

Why she makes a terrible audience member

If you would like to know more about Ribs Norman, you can reach her on Twitter at RibsNorman ,Facebook at RibsNormanOfficial, send a message on her website at https://www.ribsnorman.online/ or you could register your show at the Faversham fringe festival at https://favershamfringe.co.uk/.

If you would like to be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at theflopmaster2, or drop a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

In this episode we chat to Polish comedian and jazz lover, Mike Topoloski, he is a man who has built a massive comedy chain of clubs, all in Polish across the UK. In this episode we cover:

How he got started in Polish speaking comedy shows

How he has team of people that help him run ten comedy shows each month

How Polish and English culture differ

How Polish and English comedy humour differ

If you would like to know more about Mike Topoloski and his comedy events, you can go on his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Polskistandupwuk/.

If you would like to be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at theflopmaster2, or drop a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

We have Kev Rook, owner and founder of Nodding Dog Comedy. He is a former standup, radio presenter, podcaster, events manager and producer. Nodding Dog Comedy Produce, promote and supply comedy events across the North West. From comedy clubs, festivals, outdoor comedy shows, pop ups, corporates, fundraisers, live streamed, podcasts and more. He was great guest who gave a lot of insights into producing comedy shows and is a must for anyone looking to start a comedy club!!! Here is what we covered in the episode:

Starting out in comedy and how it has changed

The benefits of running comedy competitions 

How important is it to have the right venue

What not to have at a comedy gig

What are the keys to booking a comedy night

How to get people to a comedy gig  

If your venue or event is crying out for some laughter get in touch with Kev on [email protected].

If you would like to be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at theflopmaster2, or drop a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

No Filter Paul is a brit who has spent 20 years in New jersey and spoke too many world-renowed comedians during his time on 'The Opie and Anthony Show,' ten years before his actual foray into comedy. He chats about many of the issues comedians face, the benefits of being in the New Jersey scene without actually being in New York. If you would like to know more about him you can reach him on all social media platforms at nofilterpaul.

If you would like to be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at theflopmaster2, or drop a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

Earl Okin (@EarlOkin) is a London singer-songwriter, musician and comedian. He's been performing music and musical comedy for over 40 years and knows the entire scene inside out. He also knows why things on the circuit and in Edinburgh have evolved the way they have. We talked about that and his biggest regrets along along with the biggest lessons he's learned.I got him on the pod to talk about - 

Where Alternative comedy comes from and individuality

His favourite acts

His experience with famous comedians

How the Edinburgh fringe has changed

How Live at the Apollo has developed over the years

His Experience of performing globally across the world

His near death experience in New York

If you would like to know more about Earl, you can find out about him on his website at https://www.earlokin.net/. To be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at theflopmaster2, or drop a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

Oleg Denisov is a Moscow-based Russian political comedian, who has performed all over the UK and Europe and done two Edinburgh Fringe solo shows. He also runs Steal the show, a trilingual comedy show based in Moscow.

This is a great episode which looks at how Oleg got into comedy, how Russian comedy differs to the UK comedy scene, how he creates great comedy sets for English and Russian comedy and his experience running a trilingual comedy club.

If you would like to know more about Oleg, you can go on the Steal the show website at https://www.stealtheshow.net/,Youtube at https://bit.ly/2YSQsz8, Facebook at stealtheshowcomedy and Instagram at stealtheshowcomedy. To be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at theflopmaster2, drop me a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

Friz Frizzle is going to ruin your favourite songs. He has been storming audiences with his armed piano for a decade, where his main aim is to take the tunes you know and love and mess about with them until you don't want to know or love them anymore. He is unique and wonderful guest talking about how his love for parodies led to standup, his opinions on other musicians, how to conquer edinburgh, his struggles and his big Tiktok break.

If you would like to know more about Friz, you can reach him on all social media platforms at FrizFrizzle or if you would like to see him in action, you can always check his tour dates here:https://frizfrizzle.bandcamp.com/. To be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at flopmaster2, drop me a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

Geoff Whiting is a comedian who started performing over 20 years ago. He founded Mirth Control from his house without a phone during a period of unemployment. In the past 18 years Mirth has run thousands of gigs, corporates and more!

This is fascinating episode looking at the struggles he took to create the UKs biggest comedy club chain, the benefits of being a booker and performer, where there are many lessons to take if you are looking to start a comedy club.

If you would like to know more about Geoff Whiting you can book a show with Mirth Control on [email protected], find out about him on his website at www.geoffwhiting.co.uk, Instagram at gthejman/,Twitter at @geoffwhitingba1 and Facebook at geoffwhitingcomedian. To be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at theflopmaster2, drop me a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.

Chris J Markiewicz Comedy Promoter , Comedian , Public speaker as the only Sexageneran visually impaired Comic of Polish Origin on the planet. We talk about his first introduction to comedy, the positives and negatives of his USP, running a variety comedy show, a brief introduction to running courses and the biggest lessons he has learnt in life. He is an overview of what we covered:

If you would like to know more about Chris J Markiewicz you can follow his comedy club on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/allsortzcomedy. To be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on all the main social media platforms at flopmaster2, drop me a message on [email protected] or you can donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.