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The comedians paradise

Marvin McCarthy

Join comedian and promoter, Marvin McCarthy each Sunday at 8pm UK time as he interviews the mavericks of the comedy world.

comedy stand-up

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53:53

My experience in the Russian comedy scene

The comedians paradise ·

2021/10/17

Oleg Denisov is a Moscow-based Russian political comedian, who has performed all over the UK and Europe and done two Edinburgh Fringe solo shows. He also runs Steal the show, a trilingual comedy show based in Moscow.This is a great episode which looks at how Oleg got into comedy, how Russian comedy differs to the UK comedy scene, how he creates great comedy sets for English and Russian comedy and his experience running a trilingual comedy club.If you would like to know more about Oleg, you can go on

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01:31:52

How I became a musical parody comic

The comedians paradise ·

2021/10/10

Friz Frizzleis going to ruin your favourite songs. He has been storming audiences with his armed piano for a decade, where his main aim is to take the tunes you know and love and mess about with them until you don't want to know or love them anymore. He is unique and wonderful guest talking about how his love for parodies led to standup, his opinions on other musicians, how to conquer edinburgh, his struggles and his big Tiktok break.If you would like to know more about Friz, you can reach him on

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01:31:12

How I became the biggest comedy booker in the UK

The comedians paradise ·

2021/10/03

Geoff Whitingis a comedian who started performing over 20 years ago. He foundedMirth Controlfrom his house without a phone during a period of unemployment. In the past 18 years Mirth hasrun thousands of gigs, corporates and more! This is fascinating episode looking at the struggles he took to create the UKs biggest comedy club chain, the benefits of being a booker and performer, where there are many lessons to take if you are looking to start a comedy club.If you would like to know more about Geoff

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01:08:39

Being a partially sighted comedian on the comedy circuit

The comedians paradise ·

2021/09/26

Chris J Markiewicz Comedy Promoter , Comedian , Public speaker as the only Sexageneran visually impaired Comic of Polish Origin on the planet. We talk about his first introduction to comedy, the positives and negatives of his USP, running a variety comedy show, a brief introduction to running courses and the biggest lessons he has learnt in life. He is an overview of what we covered:If you would like to know more about Chris J Markiewicz you can follow his comedy club on Facebook at

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01:15:10

How I became a comedian in Egypt

The comedians paradise ·

2021/09/19

Saif Abu Kandil is a comedian of Egyptian-Iraqi descent. He speaks English, Arabic, and French. .He began his comedy career in 2002. In 2005 he performed at his first Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was on BBC's 60 Comics in 60 minutes. At the 2006 EFF (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) he performed in Patrick Monahan's "Do the right thing." He appeared on Set List opening for Rick Overton that night, as well as other shows during the festival in 2011. In 2014, Saif became the Managing Director of Al Hezb El

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58:53

How body language can be used for comedy

The comedians paradise ·

2021/09/12

Adrianne Carter is the Face Whisperer. She’s a specialist in understanding facial expressions and applying this to help people communicate with each other. Adrianne can understand other people’s deep subliminal reactions and react to improve in the effectiveness of messaging and communications.She has worked across the world in 17 different countries – from Australia to Russia, and from Japan to the USA – so has a great understanding about different cultures and how human beings interact and

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55:16

What I have learnt about comedians as a comedy...

The comedians paradise ·

2021/09/05

John Fleming is a well-renowned comedy blogger and creator of the Malcolm Hardee, this a podcast episode focusing on his journey into comedy interviewing, what he has learnt about comedians through interviewing them and the common misconceptions.If you would like to know more about John Flemming,you can reach him and find out about his lovely interviews on https://thejohnfleming.wordpress.com/. To be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on allthe main social media

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01:33:10

Being an amputee with puns

The comedians paradise ·

2021/08/29

Todays guest is Colin Leggo, a professional stand-up comedian, writer and current UK Pun Champion. He has taken many successful shows to the Edinburgh Festival as a performer, director and producer. In 2017, Colinwas featured on the Daily Telegraph’s ‘50 best Jokes of the Fringe’ list, and in March the same year, an article about Colin’s joke writing process was featured in the Daily Mirror. He is a comedian with a fascinating story, we talk about his journey into a comedy, how he found out he had

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01:31:36

What I have learnt in seventeen years in comedy

The comedians paradise ·

2021/08/15

In todays episode, we speak to former amateur bodybuilder and seventeen year veteran of the scene, Sandra Risser. She is smart, funny and older than Twinkies. She's eccentric not crazy, drives in the fast lane and can still bench press 500 grams. She believes in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus and clean underwear.Through self deprecating stories and one-liners, Sandra builds a bond with the audience. She entertains them with stories about her misspent youth, young adult antics and middle aged

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01:31:05

Being an impressionist, prankster and screenwriter

The comedians paradise ·

2021/08/08

This is a fantastic podcast episode with the amazing, Mikey Bharj, He is an actor/screenwriter/director/editor/musician and award winning stand-up comedian from London, United Kingdom. Born in Harrow (London), Mikey propelled to comedy in his early teens. During his education, Mikey worked as a professional comedian on the comedy circuit, touring universities and comedy clubs throughout London &Europe. In this interview, we discuss his experience dealing with dodgey comedy agents, his

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01:11:51

Can you win an Edinburgh award with legs?

The comedians paradise ·

2021/08/01

This is a fantastic podcast episode with the amazing, Julia Masli, Julia Masli is an Estonian born, London based performer, theatre-maker and clown. She is committed to the exploration of how to be a human being in the world, or at times - a blade of grass. Her work aims to connect directly to audience’s hearts, make their bellies hurt from laughter, and transcend the concept of time and space, on a good day.In this interview we discuss her humble beginnings at the hardest taskmaster in all of

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01:21:22

Malaysia's first full-time comedy club

The comedians paradise ·

2021/07/25

This is a fantastic podcast episode with the amazing, Rizal Van Geyzel, co-founder and co-owner of Crackhouse comedy club, Malaysias' first full-time comedy club. It looks at his Dutch and Chinese heritage, how he first got interested in comedy by watching, Only fools and horses, what lead him to starting Malaysia's first-full time comedy club, how he loves having competitors, how he recruits international headliners, how him and his team are keeping afloat by making pizzas with comedy clips. This

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59:15

What comedians can learn from a voiceover artist

The comedians paradise ·

2021/07/18

In this episode we speak to the amazing Dian Perry, a US voiceover artist, teacher and voiceover coach based in London with over 20 years in the industry. She’s worked as a professional voice actor since early 1998 and a character voice teacher and voiceover coach since 2006.She was a remarkable guests giving unique insights into how stand-up and voiceover work are very similar, looks at what are pitfalls both performers in those mediums share, how to challenge that and how focusing on the process

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01:10:54

Combining magic and comedy

The comedians paradise ·

2021/07/14

Wayne the weird or Wayne Shakespeare is a comedian and magician, who has been performing for corporate clients, private parties,weddings, restaurants and even onthestreetsentertaining and amazing audiences of all ages for over a decade. This is a great podcast where we examine the difficulties of being a comic and magician, the advantages, performing on line ups with other magicians, why he never posts on social media.If you would like to find out about Wayne, you can reach him on Facebook at

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01:33:16

Dealing with comedians and criminals

The comedians paradise ·

2021/07/11

Matt Price has been a comedian for a very long time. He has performed in 30 countries including fiver tours of Australia and he hosts a podcast called Conversations with criminals. He is known as a storytelling comedian (but with plenty of jokes) but he is an all-rounder who can turn up at pretty much any room and entertain whoever is in the audience. Apart from the odd disaster. He is a great comic who discusses how his years in comedy and dealing with criminals has shaped him as a comedian. If you

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01:03:25

San Francisco comedy scene

The comedians paradise ·

2021/07/07

Pam Benjamin has been the Director of Mutiny Radio since 2013, a free speech, internet streaming podcast hub from the Mission district of San Francisco providing a platform for comedy, poetry, local and world news, opinion, music, activism and more! She's also a stand up comic and internationally published poet with 2 published novels. She is a character on the San Francisco comedy scene, gave us a thorough account of the clubs in San Francisco, how the city has changed over the years, what she has

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59:09

Combining poetry with standup

The comedians paradise ·

2021/07/04

Max Kerwien is a standup comedian, actor, and award winning poet originally from Seattle, Washington. His silly and biting humor has won over audiences all around the world. He has performed at the Hollywood Improv, Second City Hollywood, and the Comedy Underground in Seattle. In 2016 he won the Joan Grayston Poetry Prize. He is best known for his book, "Poems to Ruin Dinner with", and the fact that he is legally no longer allowed to enter Alaska due to a misunderstanding at the border. He performs

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47:58

What being a variety performer has given me

The comedians paradise ·

2021/06/30

Todays guest is Dr Naomi Paxton, a performer, writer, broadcaster, and researcher.She is currently employed as Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London. She is also a Parliamentary Academic Fellow, and an Associate Fellow of the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Naomi performs comedy, cabaret, magic and variety shows as her character Ada Campe.In 2018 she won the prestigious New Act of the Year Show (NATYS), and the Leicester

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59:38

How San Diego and Houston comedy scenes shaped me

The comedians paradise ·

2021/06/27

In this episode we talk to the magnificent, amazing Bilal Young, a very determined and hungry comedian. He gives a brief intro into the San Diego scene, Houston, how Kobe Bryant inspires him and many more as he has made a permanent mark on the San Diego scene in such a short space of time.If you would like to know more about Bilal, you can reach him on www.westonyoungent.com or all social media platforms at @bilalyoungofficial. Whilst if you would like to know about Marvin, you can reach him on all

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