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John Wing
Worst piece of advice a critic ever gave you?
A Montreal critic didn't like my tie once. Critics are the audience. Did they laugh? Okay the
The Weird Nucleus.
Interviews with my favourite comedians (and other distractions).
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- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
Paul James
How and why did you go into politics?
Every piece of shit internet troll that wasted hours of my life inspired me to get into politics. Now
sophiasalmassi
- Dec 18, 2020
- 6 min
Tiernan Douieb
What comedy most inspires you? Two kinds really. Properly cutting, savvy, cleverly written stuff with an edge that also is personal to...
sophiasalmassi
- Dec 15, 2020
- 4 min
Costas Lukaris
photo credit - Lorna Pritchard What comedy most inspires you? I try and look outside the world of comedy for inspiration, like...
sophiasalmassi
- Dec 14, 2020
- 5 min
Jenan Younis
The second comment was “be less Middle Eastern. Can’t you maybe be a bit Lebanese? Lebanese is cute; Iraq and Palestine not so cute”.
sophiasalmassi
- Dec 8, 2020
- 6 min
Col Howarth
What comedy most inspires you? I’m inspired by loads of styles of comedy. I’ve seen observational, sketch, character, one-liner and...
sophiasalmassi
- Nov 21, 2020
- 5 min
Dave Thompson
What comedy most inspires you? I hardly every “consume” comedy unless I’m watching another comedian on the same bill as me. If I’m...
sophiasalmassi
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Prince Abdi
What comedy most inspires you? Just funny and silly comedy. Not taking anything seriously. Which comedian most inspires you? Comedians...
sophiasalmassi
- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
Tony Law
Why and how did you get into comedy?
I was always funny with friends and colleagues cause it’s how I got attention and love. Also zero educ
sophiasalmassi
- Oct 6, 2020
- 5 min
Tom Little
If I couldn’t be a professional musician I wanted to be a writer, but I couldn’t get anyone to read anything I’d written. Stand-up seemed li
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 30, 2020
- 6 min
Steffan Evans
I have never been the best at anything but with this- it’s possible to be the best version of myself. What comedy most inspires you? I...
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 26, 2020
- 13 min
Paul Scoble
I like to see the world through someone else’s perspective as you can learn so much.
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 24, 2020
- 3 min
Shazia Mirza
I love it. I love comedy and when I don't do it, I miss it. During this pandemic, not doing comedy feels like a part of me has died.
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
Joe Wells
How has lockdown been for you?
Kind of loved it, got to read more and didn’t have to talk to anyone.
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 20, 2020
- 5 min
Karen Sherrard
What comedy most inspires you? I'm inspired by many styles of comedy but I love things to have a dark edge that borders on tragedy. I...
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 14, 2020
- 2 min
Frank Foucault
What comedy inspires you? Weirdly, it’s old-fashioned comedy. Old-time-y music-hall, cabaret and vaudeville stuff. I don’t how much of...
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 10, 2020
- 4 min
Jeff Japers
What comedy most inspires you? Silly, daft, prop, musical, irreverent, variety, It takes a lot for a straight stand-up to impress me,...
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 9, 2020
- 4 min
Bec Hill
What comedy most inspires you? I really enjoy watching people who do a type of comedy that I don't do - improv, sketch, musical, mime,...
sophiasalmassi
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
Chris Chopping
What comedy most inspires you? I'm taking my debut hour to Edinburgh this year so lately I've been watching a lot of stand up shows,...