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Oh Captain My Captain

Riki Msindo and Mark Olver

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The 90s trope of older grizzled teacher goes to a school of kids who are rough around the edges and shows them the way is one very close to our hearts. So like most comedians we thought why not make that a podcast! This podcast follows the development of baby-faced comic Riki Msindo as he speak to different guests each week to talk about comedy, their careers and sometimes teach Riki something useful.
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Award-winning comedy panel show hosted by Danielle Ward, with team captains Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Michael Legge and amazing special guests. In it, two teams work out the right thing to do in strange scenarios and scary situations which range from the everyday to the weird and extreme. Don't feel you have to start at the beginning - we'd suggest you start with the most recent series then work backwards! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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SORRY ABOUT THE Audio skip to 3:50 This is one of my favourite podcasts. I've seen Henry's videos on Tiktok and Instagram so it was cool to sit down with him in the flesh. He's a hilarious and down to earth guy. I wanted to find out how he's found doing standup comedy for the last year Henry Rowley aka @rowleyy is a TikTok comedy star, actor & stan…
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In this episode, I talk to the great musician and comedian, TONY DE MEUR AKA RONNIE GOLDEN. Tony De Meur’s alter ego is Ronnie Golden, a British singer, guitarist and comedian. In 1975, he was founder of the new-wave band The Fabulous Poodles. From the early 80s he has made numerous appearances on the London comedy circuit. Golden also fronts the S…
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In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, ALEXANDRA HADDOW. Regularly performing at comedy clubs all over the country, London-based Haddow is a naturally funny woman on stage displaying charisma, smut and audacity whilst delivering extremely relatable humorous stories. She hosts Dulwich Hamlet Comedy every month, her debut solo show Not My Fin…
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In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, AARON SIMMONDS. Unfazed by his disability, Simmonds delivers razor sharp observations on life and with his amiable, easy going and very likeable personality on stage, he is a major comic talent. I have seen Simmonds perform his solo show, Hot Wheels, for the Hastings Comedy Festival in 2022, and headli…
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, MARK NICHOLAS. Mark Nicholas is a brilliant Autistic comedian who has been creating stand-up comedy since 2021. He has been a guest at many comedy nights and festivals, including The Comedy Store in London. He also presents the award-winning Laugh-Able Comedy Night in London showcasing talented com…
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In this episode, I talk to the actor, writer and journalist, KATE COPSTICK. Copstick is one of the best-known comedy critics and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She was a Perrier Comedy Award judge in 2003 and 2004. She was also a Malcolm Hardee Award Judge from 2008 to 2015 and she is a regular critic to The Scotsman newspaper. Thank you so much…
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In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, KATE MARTIN. Martin is an absolute natural on-stage and an exceptionally funny comedian. A brilliant and highly energetic storyteller with razor-sharp punchlines and observations, she can easily command a room generating waves of laughter, and regularly headlines at comedy clubs. I have seen Martin…
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In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian, MARK OLVER. Stand-up comedian Olver is a very popular headliner act and compere and has been promoting and performing comedy in Bristol since 1998. From Edinburgh Fringe solo shows to warming-up the audience for TV’s Deal or No Deal, he has a wealth of experience, jokes, and material. He is an extr…
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In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, Kate McGann A Finalist for So You Think You’re Funny in 2019 and the South Coast Comedian of the Year 2021, McGann deserves every success. Thank you so much for listening to my podcast, if you like what you hear, please subscribe and I hope you enjoy the interview. Kate McGann Links: Facebook: www.face…
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Muhsin is a Stand-up Comedian and Psychology PhD. He is making a name for himself on the comedy circuit and regularly performs in theatres and clubs such as Vauxhall Comedy Club, Glee Club, Top Secret Comedy Club, and Backyard. He is also a Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist, New Act of the Year nominee, and UK PhD Student of the Year Nominee. H…
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Sweet lemons- With Riki Msindo is my new podcast where I interview people I find interesting. You know as a fan of comedy there will be plenty of comedians on there too. So I wanted to show you guys a bit of my new pod. This section is from episode 5 with impressionist Tommy Moore. He tells a hilarious story of him heckling James Acaster a former g…
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, Alex Hylton. Based in the East Midlands, Hylton is an exceptionally funny comedian with a very likeable, and self-effacing stage persona. He is the monthly compere at 45 West Comedy Club in Leicester and has been in the finals, and won many comedy competitions, including best show at the Leicester …
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In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, writer and rapper, Joe Jacobs. Based in London, Jacobs’ style is to mix the comedy with rap. He has been seen and heard on amongst others, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music and gained millions of online views. Apart from stand-up comedy, he is also known as Jester Jacobs and has been releasing steady music sinc…
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In this episode, I talk to Dr Oliver Double. Dr Double is an academic and was previously an accomplished stand-up comedian who regularly played the circuit and created Sheffield’s longest running comedy club, The Last Laugh. Since 1999, he has been based at the University of Kent School of Arts, teaching and researching comic and popular performanc…
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, BARRY FERNS Beginning his stand-up career in 1995 aged 17, then quitting stand-up to make Edinburgh Fringe sketch shows, and then starting stand-up again from 2008, Barry Ferns is an extremely quick-witted host and headline comedian. One of the founding members of Angel Comedy in London and nominat…
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In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, JIM DALY. Presenter, actor and writer, London-based stand-up comedian Daly has hosted Chesham Comedy night and performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He is a regular writing contributor for the extremely popular News Revue show. A Crystal Palace fan, he hosts the weekly football show, Football Fri…
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, ANDREW BIRD. Bird is a regular headliner on the comedy circuit and has supported the likes of Rob Brydon, Rhod Gilbert and Michael McIntyre on tour. A brilliant storyteller on stage with a very likeable persona, he is a brilliant comedian. On TV, he has written for 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, …
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In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, VICTORIA MELODY. Award winning comedian Melody writes, produces and performs comedy, theatre and film. With a love of experimentation, she has appeared on stage in such diverse roles as a pigeon fancier, dog handler, funeral director, beauty queen and police officer. Her stand-up comedy is enthusiastic…
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, BELLA HULL. Bella Hull is a London-based stand-up comedian and writer. Very engaging and exciting on stage, she is confident and extremely funny with very clever material about her life and career. Hull performed her debut solo show, Babycakes, at the Edinburgh Fringe and then the Soho Theatre to r…
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In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian and photographer, STEVE BEST. As a comedian, Best has a very immature and zany presence on stage elevating his comedy to laugh-out-loud status. He is a man of many talents and has an exceptional form of slapstick humour. As a photographer, Best has unprecedented access to the comedy world, regularly…
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For the 100th episode, I talk to a special guest, the brilliant comedian, JACK DOCHERTY. Docherty is a Scottish comedian, actor, and writer. He first performed at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe with the comedy sketch group The Bodgers (with Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy and Peter Baikie). Docherty and Hunter became staff writers for the BBC radio comedy …
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In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, IAN STONE about his comedy career. Stone is a writer, podcaster, broadcaster and one of the best stand-up comedians and comperes in Britain. On stage, he appears easy-going yet anxious, delivering hysterical topical humour with a downgrading and mocking tone. On the comedy circuit for years and rec…
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, BRENNAN REECE about his comedy career. Reece is a working class, northern comedian who won became a comedian in 2010 and won the English Comedian of The Year in 2015. His cheeky on-stage persona is extremely funny and very endearing. I have watched Reece perform for The Return of The Craic online c…
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In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, Nick Kirk. Kirk’s first gig was the inaugural Sofa SoFunny! online gig in December 2020. He became a consistent act when the showcase, created by his friend Leslie Gold, went live twice a month firstly at St Christopher’s pub, Liverpool Street and then Upstairs at The Flying Horse on Wilson Street. Whe…
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In this episode, I chat to Chris Young & Jake Alexander – the Co-Directors of the Hastings Comedy Festival. The Hastings Comedy Festival started in 2015. Based on an idea by friends Young and Alexander, numerous live comedy events take place over five days every Summer. Situated in the beautiful seaside area of Hastings and St Leonards, the festiva…
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In this episode, I chat to fellow comedy superfan, Mark Duqueno. Over the years, Duqueno has seen almost as many, if not more comedians than me! In July 2022, he created the amazing podcast Comedy In A Nutshell, where, to quote, he ‘asks the big questions, What is comedy? Who is it, and why is it? To help me I’ve enlisted the help of comedians, per…
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In the second of two special episodes celebrating the 40th anniversary of Downstairs at The Kings Head comedy club, I talk to the brilliant comedian and film director, JOE BOR about his career. Bor is an actor, writer, director, producer, editor, and stand-up comedian. A brilliant character comedian who I have seen compere at the 99 Club in London’…
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In the first of two special episodes celebrating the 40th anniversary of Downstairs at The Kings Head comedy club, I talk to the wonderful owner of the club, PETER GRAHAME about his comedy career. Downstairs at the Kings Head is one of the oldest comedy clubs in Britain. Founded in 1981 by Grahame and Huw Thomas (who became the regular compere unti…
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian LESLIE GOLD about her comedy career. American Leslie Gold, based in London, is a wonderful no-nonsense stand-up comedian whose material discussing every-day life is direct and hilarious. Since Gold comperes and created Sofa SoFunny! comedy club, a comedy night for new and aspiring comedians (around …
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In this episode, I talk to the great comedian PETER MERRE about his comedy career. Merre is based in London has been compering and performing stand-up comedy since 2016. His comedy is topical, razor sharp and extremely funny. He has appeared on Sky TV’s Soccer AM, can be heard on TALKSPORT radio and is a writer for BBC Radio 4’s Newsjack. Thank you…
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In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian ANIA MAGLIANO about her comedy career. Magliano is an Italian-Polish comedian based in London, who made the final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2018 and the Funny Women Award in 2020. On stage, she is an exceptionally confident, warm, and funny comedian, who is highly recommended. I have se…
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In this episode, I talk to the GEOFF ROWE, the founder of the Leicester Comedy Festival. Rowe, and a group of student friends, set up the annual event in 1994, when they were studying Arts Management at Leicester’s De Montfort University. Every February since, the comedy festival has played host to a wealth of comedy performances attracting visitor…
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian FRANCIS FOSTER about his comedy career. Francis Foster is a brilliant stand-up comedian who regularly performs at UK comedy clubs, as well as all over the world. His writing credits include Mock The Week for the BBC, and in 2018, he began co-hosting the podcast TRIGGERnometry with fellow comedian Ko…
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In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, JOSH PUGH, about his comedy career. Pugh is an British stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing in 2014 and in that year as well as 2015, he won the Midlands New Act of The Year. In 2015, he also won new act competitions at both the Birmingham Comedy Festival and Nottingham Comedy Festival …
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, STEVE BUGEJA, about his comedy career. Bugeja is a regular in comedy clubs and is also a writer and actor. Co-creating and appearing in the ITV 2 sitcom, Buffering (with Iain Stirling) and has been part of the main writing team for Stirling’s ITV 2 comedy quiz show, Celebability and The Russell Hou…
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On today we have the extremely talented Jessie Nixon talking about the incredible world of supporting comedians on tour. This is the final in the 3 part Nepo Baby trilogy. Jessie Nixon is a unique performer who delivers dynamic and erudite jokes with the confidence and sincerity of a drunk girl in a Wetherspoons toilet. ​ She is widely agreed to be…
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In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian PAUL TONKINSON, about his comedy career. Tonkinson is an extraordinary live performer. Winning the 1992 Time Out New Act of the Year Award and the Time Out Stand-Up Comic of the Year in 1997, he is a regular headlining act on the comedy circuit. Famed for his lively visual and physicality and accura…
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On today's episode we have the great Eleri Morgan. Eleri Morgan is a Welsh actress and comedian. She was brought up in the Aberystwyth area and now lives in Cardiff, having previously lived in London. Eleri is also successful enough to have a wikipedia entry I could copy her bio from. This is the first part of the nepotism trilogy. Do your best to …
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In this episode, I talk to the comedian ELLIOT STEEL, about his comedy career. A stand-up comedian like his dad, Mark; Steele has performed truthful and extremely funny comedy sets, which are delivered with a refreshingly individual style together with a self-assured stage presence. I have seen Steel perform for Always Be Comedy, London in 2017, 20…
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In this episode, I talk to the comedian ILAYDA ARDEN, about her comedy career. Arden is a comedian, writer, and actor with experience in experimental theatre. Nominated for the 2020 Funny Women Awards, her stand-up is thoughtful, honest, intelligent, and exceptionally amusing. I have seen Arden perform in London for Birdies Comedy in 2019, Flamingo…
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In this episode, I talk to one of my absolute favourite comedians, MILTON JONES, about his comedy career. Jones is one of the best one-line pun comedians working today. Familiar for his wild hair and wonderful loud fashionable shirts, his expressionless and overanxious delivery of the joke is superb. The lines to the joke are extremely well crafted…
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In this episode, I talk to the fantastic character comedian, STEVE JAMESON AKA SOL BERNSTEIN about his comedy career. One of the funniest characters on the British comedy scene, Sol Bernstein is the creation of Jameson. Portraying an old Jewish comedian on stage who consistently makes me cry with laughter, with brilliant comic timing and delivery. …
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In this episode, I talk to the wonderful character comedian, BENJAMIN BANKO BELLO AKA PRESIDENT OBONJO about his comedy career. Comedian Bello created President Obonjo, an inflated self-centred dictator pf the Lafta Republic, feigning to find easy solutions delivered on stage with mocking accuracy, amusement, and susceptibility. Obonjo has been a v…
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