Stand up comedian Gareth Charles Daniel joins Comedy creatives, Episode 12, where he talks about the merits of buying and selling at boot fairs, and the euphoria of parenthood. He also gives us the low down on his new venture with a difference, The Big Fat Shame Show! Listen in to hear about this comedy night with a unique twist!
Incredibly talented author, Paula Harmon chats in Episode 11 of Comedy Creatives, about her new novel, The Incomer. A character-driven werewolf/shifter story with a difference – as much about romance, love, friendship, family and learning how to be who you really are as it is a paranormal story of good versus evil. A lover of research Paula explains why going down a rabbit hole is actually a good thing!
Wow! What a treat to chat with the fantastic Amanda Graham! With her new book out, 'Good Stuff To Read When You're About To Lose Your Shit,' we talk about The Wilderness years of Amanda's life and how connecting the dots enabled her to write the book. Full of upbeat inspiring real life stories, Amanda tells it how it is! Hold on tight for this one!
Great to chat with stand up comic, and scriptwriter, Dom Burgess. With a wealth of writing credits under his belt, we talk about his love of writing, the methods he uses, what its like to write for T.V and radio, and his dream job! Have a watch and to catch more on Dom's stand up give him a follow on his socials @domburgesscomedy
The wonderful Angel Chi drops in for a catch up in this episode of Comedy creatives, and tells us why she's returning to stand up. We talk about how growing up there was a lack of female comedians to inspire future female stand ups, and how Angel always had a dream of being on stage...the bigger the stage the better! Looking to the future, Angel aspires to return to where it all started,
Project Comedy Ambassador Nick Cheng chats about taking the plunge and having a go at stand up...in China! We find out how his alter ego Long Hu came about, and the inspiration behind his comedy routines. Through his work with Project Comedy, Nick, along with other comedy creatives, will be at the Edinburgh Fringe this year with two very different shows, for more details take a look at the Project Comedy website.
Comedian, screenwriter and actress, Samia Rida has had an incredible creative journey! In this interview we talk about how it all began, from being a BBC Writers Room alumni, being mentored by comedy producer Gareth Edwards, and taking her one woman show, KIDNAP, to the Edinburgh Fringe! So much exciting stuff crammed into this interview!
Stand up Comedian Ryan Woods chats all things stand up in this episode of comedy creatives. From best gigs and travelling across the country, to finding the funny in past jobs. Ryan's enthusiastic take on delivering comedy will make him a sure fire hit in his upcoming gigs!
Nature writer, poet, and performance artist, Estelle Phillips joins me to chat about the importance of nature, and the connection humans gain from being in nature. We look at how and why Estelle started her podcast, Nature Talks with Humans, and the frustrations of technology!
Chatting comedy with the incredibly funny Mrs Smith, we look at how it all began, the journey to Edinburgh Fringe and Mrs Smith's first ever show. But most importantly, we talk about education and her current tour! It seems that education isn't just for the kids!
Photographer, and stand up comedian Asher Chan reveals what it's like to work on a film set, photographing promotional stills and behind the scenes moments. As a founder member of Asia's first female comedy troupe we chat about the difficulties of running a comedy night and the nerves getting up on stage for the first time. Loads of creative goodies in store in this episode of Comedy Creatives!
Catch up with Stand up Comedian Lee Smith, where we find out about first gigs, overcoming nerves, and comedy heroes! Oh and why it's best not to write your set prompts on your hand!