An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In todays episode we speak to Martin Davis, a professional comedian of 30 years, Known for his unique style and his hilarious take on themes of social awkwardness, everyday absurdities, and the quirks of modern society. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[02:34]] Standups are delivering their view of the world and comedy is a standup argument [[05:52]] [[06:00]] Cancel culture comedy is a load of crap, there is no such thing as a ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this interview we speak to clown experts Dick Monday and Tiffany Riley. Dick Monday and Tiffany Riley have been life partners and performing partners for the past twenty years, during which time they have headlined at circuses and festivals worldwide including Circus Sarasota, The Big Apple Circus, The Lone Star Circus, Hanneford Circus, Circo Atayde, and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. They created the clown troupe The New Yo ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. We talk to Michelle Matlock, the first first African American woman to create a main character in a Cirque du soleil production. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[02:07 How she became a clown [[05:30]] [[05:30 Clowning vs acting [[06:10 [[07:04 What is clowning [[08:13 ]] [[10:19]] Being an African American clown is a different journey to regular clowns [[17:08]] [[26:42]] The difficulty of being the only African American clown ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. We speak to Bangladesh comedian and comedy club owner, Naveed Mahbub. He was awarded Best Male Comedian in the 2007 Las Vegas Comedy Festival. In 2016, Mahbub was featured in US-based comedy television channel Comedy Central. He hosts a morning radio show, Good Morning Bangladesh, on ABC Radio. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[07:02]] How I got started in comedy and my experience of the Bangladesh comedy scene [[10:35]] [[11:4 ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode, we talk to Mark Gindick. Mark is a professional actor, clown, physical comedian, director, teacher and writer/creator of his own theatrical shows. Wing-Man, his original theatrical piece without one spoken word, won BEST ONE-MAN SHOW in United Solo Theatre Festival, the largest solo festival of it’s kind in the world. Mark has appeared in major feature films, including the Nora Ephron comedy Julie & Julia with Mery ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode we speak to clown and co-founder of the London clown festival, Dan Lees. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[05:53]] Being tripped up by the BBC [[08:17 ]] [[10:43]] The existence of clown [[12:23]] [[16:05]] What makes a good clown show [[19:03]] [[20:24]] Directing someones show [[23:22]] [[25:39]] The Edinburgh fringe will still give you opportunities [[27:23]] [[30:23]] People should do smaller runs at the Edi ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode we speak to clown Jeff Raz. Jeff Raz starred in 'Corteo' with Cirque du Soleil for over 500 performances. He was co-founder of the Clown Conservatory in San Fransisco. He has performed and taught in Eskimo villages in the middle of winter. He also founded the Medical Clown Project and repurposed his performing and teaching skills to work with the global communications consulting firm Stand & Deliver. Now he has taken ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode we speak to Johnny Melville a revolutionary clown, actor and mime who is part of the group of artists who in the 1970s revolutionised the world of the clown in Europe, alongside names like Jango Edwards and Nola Rae in the historic Friends Roadshow in Amsterdam. In recent years he has combined his work as a clown, mime and trainer with that of actor in alternative filmmaking. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[01 ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode, we speak to veteran road comic, Stewart Huff, a remarkable and amazing comedian with many tales to tell. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[15:07]] The clubs in America now [[19:10]] [[19:57]] Every stereotype about different parts of America is worse and better than he thought[[24:35]] [[33:26]] Turning people who are against your joke [[35:01]] [[35:08]] Turning different crowds around to your way of thinki ..read more

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. Viv Gee is a comedian and comedy teacher who has been teaching comedy for 20 years and has performed comedy from L.A to Bangkok. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[01:23]] How she got the name viv gee [[02:11]] [[08:58]] Who are the comedians of the world [[15:36]] [[15:36]] Theatre schools [[20:18]] [[20:18]] Theatre vs standup [[24:04]] [[24:13]] More good standup that are good actors than actors being good comedians [[25:5 ..read more