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The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast

Mrs Barbara Nice is finally persuaded to sit down for half an hour or so and share what"s she"s been getting up to that week.Spend time in Barbara"s world and meet some of her friends too as they discuss topics close to her heart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:10

Promoter Dave Travis on Bands, Gigs and His Lack of...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/07/15

On today's Podcast, producer Paul has returned to the shed to meet up with today's guest in Person. Barbara however, is still in her back bedroom but she still manages to have a chat with legendary music promoter Dave Travis, who has promoted gigs all over the 2nd city of Birmingham over the years, including Nirvana, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene and many more. They talk about the current situation's impact on the music scene, the Marvellous Mrs Mabel, Lenny Bruce and other classic comedies and

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32:21

Who are Jan Ravens' Favourite Percys?

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/07/10

Jan Ravens is a comedian and impressionist who may have lost a lot of work to lockdown, but she's still battling onIn this episode she talks to Barbara Nice about the problems she had with the Church not accepting her well meaning grandad, 2 or 3 of her favourite Percy's and how she is still battling on as one of the Dead Ringer impressionists even without an audience Keep your ratings and reviews coming in, if you think the podcast worthy of them! We need all the help we can get to get

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43:19

Chris Fitchew Wants to Improve your Oxytocin Levels

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/07/08

Chris Fitchew is a comedian that has taken to lockdown and made it work for him On today's podcast he talks to Barbara about controlling every detail of his cabaret shows, resisting the temptation to order every single thing on Amazon and also has time to suggest improvements to Barbara's online shows. His show is https://www.soulpride.org/ (but don't expect Arethra!) and you can see shows from him this weekendBarbara too has her Lock-in This Saturday, the last in the series. If you're

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32:21

The Other Mother: Comedian Jen Brister on Parenting...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/07/03

Jen Brister is a comedian and author who has seen the majority of her upcoming work decimated by Covid-19 and LockdownBut it's not all doom and gloom as her book "The Other Mummy" is doing very well and has been nominated for a Polari award, which leads to her teaching Barbara about the meanings of some everyday polari words. She's also cracking on with Zoom comedy, if she can find a spare 5 mins away from the children of course!Her book "the Other Mummy" is available now, you can order it

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48:27

Comedian Craig Deeley has Kenneth Williams' Nostrils

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/07/01

In this Episode, Barbara is reeling from being made aware of a review of the podcast in the "I" newspaper that called her "Unintentionally Funny" but will take the extra attention nonetheless. She is joined by comedian Craig Deeley to talk Kenneth Williams (and Craig does a mean impression of him to boot), Coronation Street, female comedians that begin with the letter J and having your Twitter jokes become so popular you see them stolen and printed on a T-shirt. You can follow Craig on his

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34:05

Comedian Maureen Younger Wants her Catsuit Zipping Up

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/29

Before her Guest arrives, Barbara has been ruminating on the recent airings of the performance of David Bowie at Glastonbury and what she can learn from the master for her act. Then she is joined by Comedian Maureen Younger, a veteran of many comedy gigs with Barbara who also runs the Mycomedy Nights, which at the moment are running online (check them out here: https://www.maureenyounger.com/mycomedy/ )They talk the reasons for having fancy new audio equipment, forcing strangers to zip up

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30:30

UB40's Brian Travers turns the tables on Barbara

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/26

Barbara Nice and UB40's Brian Travers go back a long way. A very long way in fact, though maybe not quite as long as Brian ribs Barbara through the medium of musicHere, they reminisce about early gigs they shared together, why bucket lists are a waste of time and Brian's artwork Brian also managed to turn the tables on Barbara and ask her about her time in a band that should've been bigger than the rolling stones....Plus, there's always time for a tune or two from Brian's special instrument

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39:50

Confess your Sins to Comedian Harriet Dyer

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/24

After Barbara's first well earned Lockdown Break, she's back , and this time she's talking to comedian Harriet Dyer Harriet comes to visit Barbara electronically, but if she had traveled she'd have set off from sunny Glossop and noted down all the animals she saw on her journey. She still does that anyway, but she also finds time to talk about her comedy show where comedians confess their sins to her on stage, her new book that is still a long way from being completed and working out with

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43:17

Jenny Eclair and the Phantom Whistler...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/15

Another week for Barbara Nice and Friends and Barbara is in a bit of a technical stress, despite being in a great place off the back of her latest "Piggin' Lockin" show She is joined, and cheered up by, Jenny Eclair as they both visualise each other's locations, fantasise about being in the wings at a comedy club and discuss what they think about on stage. But mainly they get to the bottom of Jenny's phantom whistler phobia...Jenny Eclair has a podcast of her own, based off her book "Older

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33:13

Ninia Benjamin Loves a Bargain, but Isn't on Video...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/12

Ninia Benjamin was one of the Three Non-Blondes, has performed with Lenny Henry and, of course, has gigged with Barbara Nice Now she is a comedian who is wondering what else she can do, as the great comedy gap we are all suffering means she is considering her options. But for now, she's entertaining her audience on her Instagram walks and keeping an eye out for a bargain on Ebay, sometimes even when she should be podcasting! Follow Ninia on her Instagram

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32:56

Shappi Khorsandi and her Murderous Pets

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/11

Comedian Shappi Khorsandi was part of one of the last gigs Barbara Nice took part in before lockdown. She has missed all her deadlines since then and she's kind of ok with it. Here she talks to Barbara about perfect parenting in lockdown, how to adjust your work deadlines to fit around parenting and tidying up the mess after your killer pets have cut a swathe of death through the local wildlife. Follow Shappi on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/shappikhorsandiKeep your ratings and reviews

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31:44

The Oft-Borrowed Comedian Kirsty Newton (and Adelaide...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/10

Barbara Nice has been "borrowing" Kirsty Newton to perform comedy and music at her Piggin' Lock-in gigs and realises that she isn't the only comic to do that. In the past, Kirsty has been "borrowed" by Phil Nicholl, Robin Ince and Paul Merton, but now it's Barbara's turn to talk to her about why she isn't a massive name, how busy a comedian's life was before lockdown and why now is a brilliant time to have a cute new puppy called Adelaide in your life PLUS, the Donkey Riding song finally

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49:07

Through the Pass Door with Dramatist Terry Johnson

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/09

It's MONDAY in the world of Barbara Nice and Friends (your listening day may vary) and today Barbara is joined by award winning Dramatist Terry Johnson for a view on how the world of theatre is coping through lockdownTerry was one of the first adopters of the performing on zoom we almost take for granted now, and his show on Ken Loach at the start of lockdown brought Barbara to tears. Intentional tears, because it was GOODHe also finds time to talk about that transitory moment when you

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48:29

Reg Nice: Reunited with his Long Lost Comedy Mother:...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/05

Reg Blackwood, formerly known as "Reg as in Elton John, Nice as in the biscuit" joins Barbara Nice all the way from New Zealand to reminisce about their times at the "Gag Club" in Birmingham and how he had a hand in creating the legend that is Barbara Nice to be his comedy mother. Along the way they talk about other acts that graced the Gag Club stage that went on to become famous and the eccentric oddities you could only get at a club like The Gag ClubPlus, how the comedy scene compares in

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39:10

Christopher Neill; From the Voice of an Owl to Being...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/04

Steve Neill is an actor, comedian and writer who has met Barbara Nice on the circuit back in the times when people gathered solely for the purpose of laughter. Now he regales Barbara with tales about how the social distancing rules may well have improved his audience levels, how he can impress any child by revealing his is the voice of an owl and how he could get paid for eating anchovies.His new radio show "Woof" can be heard on the BBC Sounds appFollow Chris on Twitter

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26:37

Steve Day's Soon to be Redundant Lockdown Material

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/03

Firstly, Steve Day's wife was an Olympian in the 1996 Games. She probably wants us to mention that right off the bat. That said, it's Steve Day himself who has joined Barbara Nice for a conversation today. Steve realises he has a lot of lockdown jokes and assumes that when it all ends, no-one will want to hear anything about lockdown any more, so shares his best stuff with us while it's still relevant They also talk forgetting how to drive, cycling around in lockdown and zoom calling with

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25:20

It's Curtains for Comedian Lindsey Santoro

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/06/01

It's the first day of a new month, and Barbara is on a high after another successful lock-in comedy show over the weekend. While she is in such a good mood, she talks to comedian Lindsey Santoro, with whom she has shared many a car journey back in the day comedy was live. Lindsey tells her of her lockdown life, how her husband is hiding from her in the bath and how she is losing all her best material to online comedy shows. Plus! If you thought her curtain story was a winner, stick around

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39:38

Pippa Evans sees Ghosts on Top of Ghosts on Top of...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/05/28

Today, we find Barbara Nice in her Garden and as she ruminates about the slugs and birds, comedian and improviser Pippa Evans bursts in.They talk about the confusion over where they first met, how to take an idea from the first initial thoughts to into reality as well as share interesting rumours about jelly-tots Plus, Pippa gives us an impromptu performance of a song never heard before. You heard it hear first!You can follow Pippa Evans on Twitter https://twitter.com/IAmPippaEvansAnd get

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38:53

Maryam Snape: Chasing Spike from Buffy the Vampire...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/05/27

Barbara Nice is planning her next lock in comedy night, but the related technology is giving her some trials and tribulationsShe is joined by promoter and broadcaster Maryam Snape to talk about such technology and how Maryam keeps herself busy by planning multiple social events to keep Birmingham busy during LockdownThey also talk about the time Maz had to chase down Spike from Buffy, plus there's more from Producer Paul's dad's heckles. Apologies are needed. You can follow Maz on Twitter

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33:27

Mark Watson Vs Slugs and Bees for Post-Lockdown...

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast ·

2020/05/22

Comedian Mark Watson is famous for his extra-long shows that usually take place at the Edinburgh festival. Barbara herself joined the last one at the start of the month which didn't go spectacularly but certainly made an impressionNow Barbara and Mark re-unite to talk the best ideas they've had during lockdown, why Mark wants to return to dawdling and the mortal enemy of the comedian: the slug. You can follow Mark on Twitter here:https://twitter.com/watsoncomedianMark's "Watsonathon"

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