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PODCAST

A History Of Comedy In Several Objects

ahistoryofcomedypodcast

A monthly podcast that examines the history of stand-up comedy through objects found at the British Stand-up Comedy Archive.

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01:09:59

Episode 15 'Lynne Parker's Funny Women programme'

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2017/07/03

Welcome to HistComPodFest – an audio festival to tantalise your mind through the analysis of a comedy object (and also through the age-old method of rocking out). This week your incredible headliner is Lynne Parker, the founder and the head of Funny Women. She discusses her experiences running Funny Women, the success stories, the controversial stories and she articulates points about feminism within stand-up comedy throughout the ages. So start a mosh-pit, powerslide and sing this podcast loudly at

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00:49:57

Episode 14 'Angela Barnes Chooses Post-it Notes'

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2017/06/08

Put your apron on, grab your baker's whites and don some oven mitts, as you get ready for a freshly baked episode of A History of Comedy in Several Objects. Mmm! It's the best thing since sliced podcast! (This analogy would have been more ideal on episode 13, as it would have been our baker's dozen. Still, never mind.) This week, the brilliantly funny comedian Angela Barnes visits the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive to look at a whole swathe of material relating to her comic hero, Linda Smith. Which

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00:54:36

Episode 13 'Richard Herring's Sketchpad'

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2017/06/01

Salutations compadres! It’s another special week as we have another amazing guest: RICHARD HERRING. That’s right – the creator of RHLSTP (“Ruh-huh-luh-stuh-puh!”), one half of comedy double act Lee and Herring, and writer of many masterful Edinburgh Fringe shows. In our exclusive interview with the fantastic “Podfather ”, you’ll hear Olly asking him a multitude of searching questions (albeit not as searching as, “Ham hand or sun cream armpit?”). Herring discusses his university scrapbook, his

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00:40:04

Episode 12 'Josie Long's Sketchpad'

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2017/05/25

Yeehaw! Giddy up! Welcome back to another rootin’ tootin’ episode of A History of Comedy in Several Objects. Saddle up and get prepared for more galloping comedy analysis with your hosts Oliver Double and Elspeth Millar. This week’s episode is so good that you’ll be lasso-ing for more. It kicks more than a Bucking Bronco (if a Bucking Bronco had an analytical comedy podcast). This week features an exclusive interview with the gun-slingin’ JOSIE LONG and her sketchpad, talking about the creative

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01:08:18

Episode 11 'Pit Stop Tour 1985'

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2017/05/18

Beep Beep! Get your keys, fire up the engine and let’s drive the national speed limit (it's a legal requirement) down the great podcast road. We’ll turn the headlights on, and we’ll examine an object within the British Stand-up Comedy Archive in another episode of HistComPod. Put your seatbelts on (it's a legal requirement) and join Oliver Double and Elspeth Millar in a very special episode. We have ‘bumper’ pack for you today, including exclusive clips of Mark Thomas, Linda Smith and featuring an

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00:31:34

Episode 10 'Captain JJ Waller's Publicity Shot'

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2017/05/08

Ahoy matey! Yo ho ho and a bottle A History of Comedy in Several Objects! Welcome back for another week of spine-tinglingly good stand-up comedy history, analysed by Doctor Oliver Double and Elspeth Millar in the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive. This time we look at at a range of evocative posters and photos from Captain JJ Waller, alongside an exclusive interview. In the course of doing so, we find out about the links between Covent Garden street theatre and alternative cabaret, and hear just how

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00:19:34

Episode 09 'Porky's Red Wedge Cartoon'

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2017/04/27

Get out of the podcast bed, put on your headphone slippers and open up your iTunes curtains for another weekly instalment of A History of Comedy in Several Objects, in which Elspeth and Olly bring sunshine to the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive and analyse a comic object of historical worth. In this episode, we look at the Red Wedge Comedy Tour, a run of 1980's pro-Labour performances featuring comedians and musicians, like Billy Bragg, Mark Miwurdz and Porky the Poet. Listen in for an exclusive

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00:31:42

Episode 08 'Nick Toczek's Cracker'

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2017/04/20

Good news everyone! We have a new episode of our weekly podcast for you, featuring your two favourite comedy archivists, Oliver Double and Elspeth Millar. Grab your knife and forks and get ready for your platter of stand-up history as we tuck into another serving of archive object analysis. Sounds delicious and informative! In this we look at a range of different flyers with multiple styles from Nick Toczek's Comedy Cracker, which had great line-ups in the 1990's, featuring one of your favourite

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00:24:24

Episode 07 'Meccano Club Bookings Book'

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2017/04/12

Shiver me timbers – it’s a new podcast! That’s right landlubbers, the latest instalment of A History of Comedy in Several Objects is now available, so set your ships to sail and embark on this week’s historical comedy voyage! Walk down the podcast plank and hear about one of the archive’s most popular items: the bookings book from legendary London alternative comedy venue, the Meccano Club. This episode looks at the stars of the circuit that played the Meccano Club in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as

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00:23:05

Episode 06 'Jim Barclay's Letter Of Complaint'

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2017/04/07

We’ve cracked open the vault of interesting artefacts to bring you a new episode of A History of Comedy in Several Objects, in which we look at strongly-worded letter written to that legend of early alternative comedy, Jim Barclay. This angry missive was provoked by a riotous show by Alternative Cabaret at Goldsmiths College Students’ Union in 1979. Expect deviance, titillation and Keith Allen. We also have excerpts from an exclusive interview with Jim Barclay himself! Enjoy! Please review us on

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00:49:41

Episode 05 'Mark Thomas's Absurd Object'

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2017/03/30

Welcome back to A History of Comedy in Several Objects, a weekly podcast which delightfully dives into the eclectic paddling pool of comedy past, plucking out an interesting object and analysing it in detail. This episode features an exclusive interview with the legendary political comedian, Mark Thomas. We look at his particularly absurd object, which leads us to discuss such big topics as whether comedy can create change and what is the role of a stand-up comedian? Join Olly and Elspeth to explore

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00:26:13

Episode 04 'Robin Ince's Postcards'

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2017/03/23

Welcome back for another wander down Archive Lane in the fourth episode of A History Of Comedy In Several Objects. In this episode, we great to grips with comedians’ set lists, whilst exploring how scripts and prompts are used in stand-up. We see some influential great comedians’ archived materials, including Josie Long's spider diagrams, Linda Smith's notes and of course, Robin Ince's postcards. We also feature exclusive clips from Andy De La Tour and Linda Smith. Don't forget to get involved!

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00:27:03

Episode 03 'Comedy Trade Union'

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2017/03/16

Welcome to the third episode of A History Of Comedy In Several Objects (or HistComPod for short). Join Olly and Elspeth for another week spelunking in the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive as we look at an attempt to establish a Comedy Trade Union in 1983, and go through a list of all the key acts in the alternative comedy scene of the day, where future stars like French and Saunders rubbed shoulders with long forgotten performers whose gags are now lost in the mists of time. Remember you can follow

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00:22:02

Episode 02 'Alternative Cabaret Flyer'

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2017/03/09

Welcome to another episode of A History Of Comedy In Several Objects with Oliver Double and Elspeth Millar. In this episode, we delve back into the depths of the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive to analyse an 'Alternative Cabaret' flyer. There is discussion of the style of the flyer, the context to the content and what comedy was like in the wave of alternative comedy. On top of this, we have a rare and exclusive clip of Alexei Sayle giving his commentary on the design of the flyer. Enjoy the

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00:44:04

Episode 01 'Foodstuff'

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2017/02/20

In this jam-packed inaugural episode, Olly and Elspeth discuss the origins of the archive, the project of the podcast and whether it’s possible to archive a performance. The featured item is a bit of foodstuff which once belonged to Josie Long and was used in her performance. Olly and Elspeth examine this uncannily desiccated object and the significance it has, whilst touching upon Elspeth’s ‘archivist’s guilt’.

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