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The Weird Nucleus.
Interviews with my favourite comedians (and other distractions).
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Sianny Thomas
What comedy most inspires you? I very rarely watch stand up comedy on TV due to anxiety around thinking I’ve come up with a joke when,...
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Oct 9, 20204 min read
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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
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Oct 6, 20205 min read
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Solange Castro
I just like to giggle. I think the desire defies all logic and reason. I just gravitate to funny people.
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Oct 1, 20202 min read
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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...
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Sep 30, 20206 min read
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Sep 28, 20204 min read
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Paul Scoble
I like to see the world through someone else’s perspective as you can learn so much.
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Sep 26, 202013 min read
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Work In Progress
I started interviewing comedians in 2016. I noticed friends of mine who were comedians didn't like to promote themselves. It gave me...
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Sep 24, 20201 min read
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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.
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Sep 24, 20203 min read
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Joe Wells
How has lockdown been for you?
Kind of loved it, got to read more and didn’t have to talk to anyone.
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Sep 22, 20204 min read
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Podcasts and online shows.
I don't listen to many podcasts. I listen to a lot of music at home and also have favourite comedies like The Thick of It on in the...
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Sep 21, 20202 min read
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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...
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Sep 14, 20202 min read
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Melissa Mcqueen
So humor became my coping mechanism. Then as I got older, standup became a way to justify my weird childhood.
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Sep 11, 20203 min read
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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,...
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Sep 9, 20204 min read
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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,...
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Sep 9, 20204 min read
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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,...
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Sep 9, 20203 min read
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Eman Elhusseini
What comedy most inspires you? Whatever makes me laugh out loud. Comedy has evolved into so many different styles today. I don’t laugh as...
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Sep 6, 20203 min read
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Asperger's Are Us
What comedy most inspires you? http://fox59.com/2018/03/22/group-hopes-to-inspire-comedy-through-act/ Which comedian most inspires you?...
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Sep 6, 20201 min read
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Barbara Brownskirt
Describe your worst experience on a coach.
Being sat next to a man who sat with his legs so wide open I couldn't enjoy my sandwiches.
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Sep 4, 20202 min read
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Francisco Ramos
What comedy most inspires you? Universal comedy. I love making people laugh from every part of the world. I like to use my personal life...
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Sep 4, 20203 min read
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Ms Samantha Mann
Ms Samantha Mann is not a comedian but an agony aunt in training. She was also free for an interview. What comedy most inspires you? I am...
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Aug 16, 20202 min read
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