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Hello and welcome back to The Comedy Cast; today we’ll be hearing from a new, up-and-coming Scottish stand-up comedian, Gary Faulds. Gary’s passion for comedy is nothing but infectious, after the interview I felt like I could take on the world while giving it a big hug at the same time. I don’t know if it’s because he’s new to comedy and still all starry-eyed with wonder and confidence but I loved chatting to him. I don’t for a second really think that though, he’s just a mega fellow, very funny and a really sound man. We had a chat about his life before comedy, his time in the British Army and returning to Glasgow to man the family business. We then speak about his interesting family history, which has seen him plastered across Scottish tabloids. He speaks frankly about it, his father and his stepdad. It just goes to show that we don’t have to follow paths laid out in front of us and we can make our own choices. Of course we natter about his comedy, his influences growing up and why he got into the dog-eat-dog world of stand-up comedy. Gary’s website: here Gary’s Facebook: here Gary’s Twitter: here Gary’s Instagram: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here  

Welcome back to The Comedy Cast; today you’re going to be hearing from an English stand-up comedian, Tom Ward. We had a chat about how and why Tom got into the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy. We also spoke about his undying love for music and his previous time playing in bands in England. We also spoke about how the comed down of having a successful Edinburgh Fringe Festival show can leave you both mentally and physically drained and in need of a bit of a hug. His beloved Southampton FC also gets a mention in our True/Falso Challenge. Tom’s still pretty new to the world of comedy but he’s already making waves and has been winning over audiences to his unique style of comedy since he started out. His observational humour is really top class and the way he mixes bizarre observations of the mundanity of modern life really cracks me up, be that his jokes on boiling water, his three favourite types of silence, or his ex-girlfriend’s fringe, his live act is something special and Tom Ward is destined for greatness. Of that I have no doubt. Tom’s website: here Tom’s Twitter: here Tom’s Facebook: here Tom’s YouTube: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here

Welcome back to The Comedy Cast; today you’ll be hearing from American stand-up comedian Tim Trueheart. Tim’s being doing stand-up comedy for a few years now and is the kind of guy that uses his talents in many areas, including: acting, art, voice acting, broadcasting, sketch and of course, stand-up comedy. Tim’s clearly a multi-talented guy and a great story teller so we had a great chat about all things comedy, how he got into it and who his influences were, we also talk about his vlogs, the podcast he’s involved with (The JellyFish Show Podcast) and how he nearly got stabbed while teaching. Tim’s website: here Tim’s Facebook: here Tim’s Twitter: here Tim’s Youtube: here Tim’s Instagram: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here

Welcomed back to The Comedy Cast; today you’ll be hearing from Irish comedian Robbie Bonham. Robbie will be well-known to anyone that follows the Irish comedy scene, he’s been gigging for many years now and is renowned for his honesty and his dealing with personal issues while on stage. This was a real education for me; to speak to a comedian in a time of real transition, as someone who has to deal yet again with alcoholism, relationship difficulties and depression, while also re-entering education as an adult and trying to re-find his place in comedy. Robbie’s a bit of a hero of mine as you’ll hear in the podcast and I wish him well for the future and I hope that we can speak again on the podcast because I feel he has a lot more to say regarding comedy and I strongly feel that his comedic talents have been somewhat overlooked in Ireland, but hopefully in the years to come he’ll finally get the recognition and praise he deserves. Robbie’s wesbite: here Robbie’s Twitter: here Robbie’s Facebook: here Robbie’s Youtube: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here

Today you’ll be hearing from one of Scotland’s most hotly-tipped comedians, Jamie MacDonald. Hello and welcome back to The Comedy Cast. Jamie’s a Glasgow man who’s pretty new to comedy, only starting a couple of years ago, something we can thank the global recession for. We have a chat about his former banking career and how he didn’t really like it, actually he didn’t like it at all. When we spoke Jamie had just come back from a really successful stint at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Comedy Podcast We also nattered about who his comedic influences were growing up and who they are now as well. We spoke too about how and why he got into comedy, what it’s like to be labelled a British sex symbol and recent the Scottish Independence referendum and Brexit for a mention too, as did his new puppy who kindly took a dump while we were recording. Jamie’s website: here Jamie’s Facebook: here Jamie’s Twitter: here Jamie’s YouTube: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here  

We have a very special episode today the current President of the Lafta Republic; President Obonjo. Hello and welcome back to The Comedy Cast. President Obonjo is an outrageously-funny character developed by Benjamin Bello, we had a great laugh together for the interview with some of it being done in character. We spoke about Benjamin’s comedy career and about how it all came together when he came up with the character of President Obonjo of the Lafka Republic. We also chatted about his influences and why he got into comedy in the first place. The we spoke too about being an emigrant in the UK and how that has had an effect on both his career and character, what he misses from Nigeria and how he stays in touch with his culture. We had a wee natter about the President’s plans for world domination and close with the question; what the worst piece of advice he could give new stand-up comedians. Benjamin Bello’s Twitter: here Benjamin Bello’s Facebook: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here      

Hello and welcome back to The Comedy Cast; Today you’ll be hearing from an American stand-up comedian, Karen Rontowski. Comedy Podcast Had a great laugh with Karen, not only about comedy, but also about what she likes to do in her spare time; reading tarot cards and ghost hunting. So we had a great chat about reading tarot cards and even said that my kid probably sees ghosts when he stares into space. Karen has ghost hunted all over the world too so we had a wee talk about that. Of course, we also have a chat about comedy; why and how Karen got into the business. We spoke too her influences and the comedic influences in her house when she was growing up. I quizzed Karen about the American phenomenon of clean comedy and how American stand-up comedians have to be able to change between both frequently. Finally then, we speak about her appearance on the David Letterman show and our usual True/False Challenge. Karen’s website: here Karen’s Facebook: here Karen’s Twitter: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here Funny Podcasts    

  Welcome back to The Comedy Cast; Today you’ll be hearing from Irish stand-up comedian, Ryan Cullen. Ryan Cullen will be well-known to anyone that has ever seen any of the Facts videos; where Irish people give their reactions to eating or drinking crazy food from around the world, or their reaction to watching something strange from other countries, usually America for some bizarre reason. Comedy Podcast Had a great chat with Ryan about the Facts videos, about his love for comedy and in particular his special type of comedy, his time at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, his influences growing up and what the future holds for him. Ryan’s Facebook: here Ryan Cullen’s Twitter: here Ryan’s Instagram: here Ryan’s Snapchat: here Ryan’s YouTube: here Facts YouTube: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here    

Hello and welcomed back to The Comedy Cast; Today you’re going to be hearing from English comedian Penelope Solomon, who in her own words ticks all the boxes of “Northern-Female-Jewish-Comedian”. Penelope’s background is in sketch comedy and acting so we had a great chat about sketch comedy and also her time working on Goodnight Sweetheart an award-winning BBC comedy staring Nicholas Lyndhurst (of Only Fools and Horses fame) from the 1990s. We also had a chat about her successful time at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her latest show “I Was A Penis at the Royal Festival Hall”. Penelope’s website: here Penelope’s Twitter: here Penelope’s Facebook: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here    

Hello and welcomed back to The Comedy Cast; Today you’re going to be hearing from Rahul Kohli, a man who isn’t afraid to go where most comedian are. A comedian who made a big slash at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival. When we spoke, Rahul had just come back from a very successful stint at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. So of course we had to have a chat about that. We also talked about Brext, and not giving a fuck about it and the mood in Britain since the referendum. Then we spoke about growing up the son of emigrants in Newcastle, why his parents chose Newcastle and how Newcastle holds a special place in his heart. We had a natter about political correctness and how its real meaning has been lost over the last few year. What I love most about Rahul’s comedy is his fearlessness in tackling ‘difficult’ subjects so we had to tackle that subject too. We had wee chat about the state of the England football team too and we finished off with our True/False Challenge. Rahul was fiercely interesting and his stand-up is nothing short of brilliant, I really hope we’ll be seeing a lot more of him on stage and on TV in the future. Rahul Kohli’s Facebook: here Rahul Kohli’s Twitter: here Rahul Kohli’s YouTube Channel: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here

Hello and welcome back to The Comedy Cast; Today we have an interview with Eric Lalor one of Ireland’s most well-loved stand-up comedians. Eric is well-known to the vast majority of the Irish population thanks to a 10+ year career as a stand-up comedian. He has also appeared on the Dublin soap opera Fair City and his journalistic work over at joe.ie, Ireland’s most well-known entertainment websites. Honestly, I had such a great time interviewing Eric and I think he had good craic too, we chatted about how he started in comedy and why he owes so much to his wife and Irish-American comedian Des Bishop. We spoke too about his influences and his style of comedy and how he has learned to work a crowd and judge how far he can go with them each night. We had a natter too about growing up on Dublin’s northside and how it affected his style of comedy.  Dublin slang gets a mentions too and we even had a few words for Ireland’s greatest striker Robbie Keane on the day following his retirement from international football. Eric Lalor’s Twitter: here Eric Lalor’s Facebook: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here  

Welcomed back to The Comedy Cast; Today you’ll be hearing from an English comedian from Blackpool, Ruth E. Cockburn (it’s not pronounced as it’s spelt, so behave). We had a right old natter about her former career as a substitute teacher, teaching things like sex education to teenagers, why she got into comedy, her influences, her Donald Trump song and her current project Love Letters from Blackpool which she plans to tour next year. Ruth E. Cockburns website: here Ruth E. Cockburn’s Twitter: here Ruth E. Cockburn’s Facebook: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here

Hello and welcome once again to The Comedy Cast; today you’ll be hearing from mighty Cork comedian Cornelius Patrick O’Sullivan Cornelius had just returned from his time at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival so we had a chat about that and the articles he wrote for Headstuff.org (here) We also chatted about why get into comedy, his influences etc. and of course our True/False Challenge Cornelius’ Facebook  Cornelius’ Twitter Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here

Hello and welcomed back to The Comedy Cast, today you’ll be hearing from one of Belfast’s finest; Ruaidhrí Ward. Ruaidhrí’s been active on the Irish comedy scene for a little while now and he’s one of the best out there, so keep an eye out for him. I loved talking to him, I had a great time, he really had me laughing like we were old mates catching up. Best Comedy Podcasts We had a good old chat about all things comedy, how and why he got into it. We spoke too about the current comedy scene in Northern Ireland; why it’s so good at the moment and striking while the iron is hot. Of course we spoke about growing up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. We have a natter about Brexit too and we got a bot ranty about the ludicrousness of it all. We spoke too about Ruaidhrí’s love for appearing in sketch comedy videos and his love for making videos too. We have a laugh about his social media pages too; especially his storify pages where he hilariously live tweets mundane things like a visit from the refrigerator repair man. Finally then we finish up with our usual True/False Challenge. Ruaidhrí’s Facebook Ruaidhrí’s Twitter Ruaidhrí’s Youtube Get in Touch If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here  

Hello and welcome back to The Comedy Cast. Today you’ll be hearing an interview with the ultra-talented American stand-up comedian Adam Grabowski Adam has to be one of the hardest working comedians at the moment in the states, now and again he gets a day off and I was lucky enough to get to interview him. We spoke about life on the road and how he deals with being away from friends and family and how he keeps sane while living out of a suitcase going from hotel to comedy club to hotel to airport. Best Comedy Podcasts We spoke too about gigging the college scene and how he’s taken it upon himself to be a kind of ‘good uncle’ figure for college students, helping them out and listening to them and giving them a place to share problems. We also spoke about why he got into comedy among other things and we finished off with our usual True/False Challenge too. Adam Grabowski’s website: here Adam Grabowski’s Twitter: here Adam Grabowski’s Instagram: here Get in Touch Don’t be shy, get in touch with The Comedy Cast or follow us on social media If you’d like to get in touch, email me here: spud(at)thecomedycast.com The Comedy Cast on Facebook: here The Comedy Cast on Twitter: here The Comedy Cast on YouTube: here The Comedy Cast on Instagram: here The Comedy Cast on Google+: here