The comedians paradise

Why I left comedy after 23 years


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We chat to former comedian, James Harris, a comedian with over 20 years experience in the UK and German comedy scene, who after many years of being a standup, decided it wasn't for him, here is what we discussed:

[00:00] Intro

[01:02] Popular German saying, "Give the monkeys their sugar."

[05:25] The difficulties of doing comedy in another language

[13:02] His overall comedy journey

[18:54] When is the time to leave your dream 

[23;40]How comedy is focused on marketability

If you would like to know more about James, here are links to his latest works:https://stiffupperquip.substack.com/ and https://www.amazon.co.uk/Midlands-James-Harris/dp/B0B38CX11P. 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

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