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• Russian Protests

  After a hiatus WE\'RE BACK!\r\n\r\nIn this episode we are delighted to welcome back to the show Russian comic, Denis Nikolin.\r\n\r\nWith pandemic lockdowns and worldwide vaccination drives, it is even crazier in Russia, where there are protest and people being detained over the handling of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.\r\n\r\nDenis discusses how it is getting harder to write comedy when the world decides it wants to get crazier than the punchlines he\'s writing.\r\n\r\nDenis is also working on some comedy videos released online, you can find him at \"Buttfuck Russia\", careful googling that, I wasn\'t!

• Icelandic Comedy

  On this episode we got two Icelandic comedians, Eyvindur Karlsson and Þórhallur Þórhallsson, also just known as Thor as Dave was too confused by the first one. The guys come on an explain how a country as small of Iceland can have a volcano that no one else on the planet can pronounce.  They also discuss the state of comedy in Iceland and explain to Dave what a Belly Brother in Law is ...

• Discussing Richard Pryor

  On this podcast we welcome American native, but Cork resident Dakota Mick.  In taking a break from discussing cancel culture Mick discusses one of the most formative comedians of his life, Richard Pryor.\r\n\r\nDiscussed are the man himself, black culture on humor in the United States and are there any gigs running in Ireland at all at the moment.  Dave tries as usual to wrangler a gig some where, with the same hilarious results.

• Censorious Times

  Today we are joined by podcasters Simon Cockle and Sam Harriot to discuss the more censorious issues that have plagued comedy and still plague us today. We cover Brass Eye, […]

• Black Comedy in America with Carter Anderson

  On this podcast we are delighted to have on American standup comedian, Carter Anderson. Carter discusses what  it is like to be a black comedian in America, particularly now in […]

• September 16, 2020Review

  I’m Dying Up Here – Review

  I’m Dying Up Here  William Knoedelseder   This book is set in the period of the 1970s when there was the comedy gold rush which started in LA.  Much of […]

• Cabaret Comedy – with Iestyn Edwards

  This week we are delighted to have on the podcast Iestyn Edwards. Iestyn discusses his art form, Cabaret Comedy, but we also delve into comedy characters, Madame Galina, woke culture […]

• September 4, 2020Uncategorized

  Anti Left Wing Comedy

  There has been some talk recently about comedy being too left wing. This seems to suggest that comedy, like politics is polar, which it is not! There is an interesting […]

• Norwegian Standup – with Pernille Haaland

  On this episode we are delighted to have on Norwegian comedian Pernille Haaland. Pernille is mainly based in the UK, but the Covid lockdown finds her back in Norway.

• Profiles Host Mickey Burns

  On this episode we have Staten Island native Mickey Burns. He is the host of the celebrity interview show Profiles on the NYC Media. He is also the Network President […]