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TW:Talks is an interviews podcast from ThisWeek Culture and ThreeWeeks Edinburgh where co-Editor Chris Cooke talks to some of our favourite comedians and performers. We’ve published two series to date from Edinburgh Fringe 2023 and 2024. Check the archives and sign up via your podcast app of choice.
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Comedian Rich Wilson talks to funny & interesting people about their experiences with men’s mental health. This podcast is sponsored by BETTERHELP. Using the link https://betterhelp.com/richwilson helps support this podcast, AND it gets you 10% off your first month! Get Patreon exclusives, YouTube videos, live dates, socials, contact Producer Paul and everything else at https://linktr.ee/MenBrain Thank you for listening! Tell your friends. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See ac ...
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Actor Dominic Gerrard hosts an exciting new series that explores the Life and Times of Charles Dickens: his extraordinary novels, who he was as a person, his career as a performer, and his activism. Guests include: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Armando Iannucci, Alice Loxton, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Lucinda Hawksley, John Mullan, Pen Vogler, Andrew Davies, Rosie Holt, Bernard Cornwell .... and many more academics, writers, actors, directors and descendants of the great man himself! Along ...
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Stand up comic Des Bishop, talks to Comics, Politicians, Artists and whoever he finds interesting about life on both sides of the Atlantic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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As seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Spring Day is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor in London. Spring’s uniquely acerbic and sassy style of comedy is always a crowd pleaser, or shocker... A fluent Japanese speaker and a mild cerebral palsy haver, Spring began her career headlining at the Tokyo Comedy Store whilst based in Japan. She …
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So you want a revolution do you? Well, before you run off and storm the gates of Parliament, have a listen to someone who has actually been involved in one and I'm telling you now, it's nothing like the Hollywood version you have rolling around in your head. Mustafa Algiyadi hails from Tripoli and it really was a wonderful opportunity to find out m…
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Garrett Millerick makes a heroic return to this award winning podcast to once again pick at the seams of his good friend Rich Wilson's award winning, critically acclaimed show with hilarious results. Garrett has been very busy since his previous visit with a BBC Radio 4 show entitled "Do Gooders" starring none other than mr Three Lions himself Fran…
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Dr Jo Prendergast's new five star sell out show "The Cool Mum" has taken Australia and New Zealand by storm and is now making waves up at this year's Edinburgh Festival, tickets for which can be found here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/dr-jo-prendergast-the-cool-mum Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…
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Everybody has a dream but not everyone achieves that dream. Steve Bugeja did achieve his dream of one day writing a sitcom, and that sit com was called "Buffering" starring his good mate, the voice of Love Island Iain Stirling but then what? Steve joined Rich Wilson to talk about his new show "Shiny" that he is currently performing up at the Edinbu…
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Loss, death and grief have been recurring themes on Insane in The Men Brain but we've never actually talked about the fear of death itself which is also the theme to Alex's new show The Fear which he is currently performing every day at this year's Edinburgh, a link for which you can find below. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alex-kealy-the-…
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Comedian and The Guardian journalist Alfie Packham joins Rich Wilson on his award winning podcast Insane In The Men Brain as part of the podcasts Edinburgh season. we covered many topics in our brief time together including the sadness of losing a loved one, coping with grief and death itself. Alfie is currently up at the Edinburgh Festival with hi…
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What a rollercoaster ride of a chat with @thestephenmullan! Catch Stephen Mullan: Rascal at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Childhood heartbreak and budget therapy. Sensitive Stevo is mischievously trying to find love, while always finding trouble. In his brand new standup hour, Stephen Mullan debates the adversity of dating life as a single dad, all the…
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Winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK 2022 Danny Beard joins all round top bloke and super duper podcast host Rich Wilson for another incredible episode of the award winning podcast Insane In The Men Brain. Danny is also going out on tour, tickets for which can be found here https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/danny-beard Get bonus content on Patreon H…
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Rich Wilson and Sara Barron kick off with a moan about the weather! It's too hot! Wait until you get to Edinburgh, Sara. They also touch on the challenges of parenting, sleep training, self-esteem, body image, and relationships. Find Sara at @sarabarron1000000 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and host of the cult-hit podcast, They Like to Watch, Sara…
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EDINBURGH FRINGE LISTINGS INFORMATION: Katie Norris: Farm Fatale Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Below Date & Time: 31st July – 25th August (excluding 14th), 20:30 Duration: 60 mins Instagram: @katienorris26 Katie's agent says... This year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe will see award winning comedian Katie Norris make her solo debut following success wit…
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This week on Insane In The Men Brain, rich wilson is joined by excellent comedian and lovely human being Chelsea Birkby and another wonderful chat was had. Chelsea will be performing her new sow at this year's Edinburgh Festival brilliantly entitled "This Is Life, Cheeky Cheeky" tickets for which can be found here https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats…
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Canadian born comedian Katsura Sunshine has spent the last 20 years living in Japan. In that time, as an apprentice of storyteller Katsura Bunshi, he has learned the ancient art of Rakugo where performers tell stories that have been passed down from master to pupil for 400 years. Joining him now is fantastic comedian and returning Men Brain hero Lu…
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"Michelle has the remarkable ability to turn what others would consider a disaster into pure comedy gold. She has the talent plus capability to be raw, honest, vulnerable and INCREDIBLY funny all at once. Her interactions with an audience never fail to be explosively entertaining. I am very excited for her new show" ADAM HILLS "I can’t for the life…
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Dominic is joined today by the inimitable Professor Ian Haywood, of the Centre for Inclusive Humanities at the University of Roehampton. Together they delve into the astonishing 'Riots of Eighty' that gripped London for a week and were brought thrillingly to life in Dickens' Barnaby Rudge ... Ian is a specialist in the radical politics and visual c…
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"Fixer Upper" singer James Smith from the brilliant Yard Act talks to comedian Rich Wilson recorded at The Social, Little Portland Street, London. See Yard Act headline Millennium Square in Leeds on 3rd August. For all aother dates, merch and music go to https://www.yardactors.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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Christian Jegard is definitely one to watch as he climbs his way up the comedy ladder but to even find the ladder in the first place, he's had to overcome some major obstacles in his life such as OCD which led to him burning his own hair, early life diagnosis ADHD and a severe bout of agoraphobia but despite all of this, he's now carving himself ou…
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Dominic is joined again by the inimitable Dr. Pete Orford for Part II of his examination of The Mystery of Edwin Drood ... Pete’s book Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens’ Unfinished Novel And Our Endless Attempts To End It … (Pen & Sword books) is our guide throughout. It is a hugely entertaining read where scholarly citations and tomfoolery combine with…
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Luke's socials are: @Llukebayliss and his online Sober Community: Instagram- Sober Life Guides Luke Bayless shares his personal journey of addiction and recovery, highlighting the destructive nature of alcohol and the need for help. He discusses the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of drinking to numb the pain and anxiety, and the desperation to…
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