In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, PAUL MERRYCK.

The Essex based character comedian is shameless, ineffective and unethical on stage delivering a hysterical collection of short stories and jokes about the mishaps of his life. Merryck is a regular on the London and South-East comedy circuit and comperes a monthly night at ACanteen in Chelmsford. He is also a regular at Fringe Festivals, including performing at the Edinburgh Fringe every year since 2016, and Hastings Comedy Festival since 2018.

I have seen Merryck live on stage for Angel Comedy at The Bill Murray pub in Islington, London in 2023, and a guest on The Late Show at The Hastings Comedy Festival in 2024.

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Please read Paul Merryck’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2023/05/05/paul-merryck/

Paul Merryck Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064114387724

Instagram: www.instagram.com/paulmerryck/

Website: www.paulmerryck.com

In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, HUW THOMAS.

I have spent many a happy comedy night from 1992 to 1997, watching legendary resident compere Thomas at the Downstairs at The Kings Head Comedy Club in Crouch End, London. The club was co-founded in 1981 by Peter Grahame and Thomas, who was forced to retire in 2002, after twenty years, due to health problems. During his glorious time at the club, he would perform his off-the-wall comedy routines (including infamous animal impressions) to delighted audiences.

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Please read Huw Thomas’ blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2021/07/04/huw-thomas/

Huw Thomas Links:

www.downstairsatthekingshead.com

In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian, GARY JENNISON.

Jennison is a co-director (with comedian Jed Salisbury) of the annual Hull Comedy Festival, held each November. He has funny bones is determined not to leave the stage until an audience is laughing. He is also one of the friendliest and most consistently hilarious people I have ever encountered.

I have seen Jennison perform at the Hastings Comedy Festival in June 2022, 2023, and 2024, and the Hull Comedy Festival in November 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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Please read Gary Jennison’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/06/25/gary-jennison/

Gary Jennison Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/GaryJennisonComedy/

Twitter: www.x.com/garyjennison

Instagram: www.instagram.com/garyjcomedy/

www.facebook.com/hullcomedy/

www.jeddybearandgary.co.uk

In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, JED SALISBURY.

Salisbury is an English actor and comedian based in Hull. He regularly headlined on the UK comedy circuit and is a co-director (with Gary Jennison) of the annual Hull Comedy Festival, held each November.

I have seen Salisbury perform at the Hastings Comedy Festival in June 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the Hull Comedy Festival in November 2022, 2023 and 2024.

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Please read Jed Salisbury’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2022/06/25/jed-salisbury

Jed Salisbury Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Jedsalis/

Twitter: www.x.com/Jedandbreakfast/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jedandbreakfast/

In this episode, I talk to the producer, promoter and comedian, SARAH BOWLES.

Producer and promoter for The Rat Pack Comedy Club in London and for Laughs at The Louis in Dover, as well as Head Judge of the Jones the Bootmaker ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards (with Nathan Cassidy), Sarah Bowles is also a very funny comedian in her own right. She was a main prize nominee at the Silver Stand Up Competition 2023 and an Industry Winner at the Funny Women Awards also in 2023.

I have seen Bowles perform twice at the Sofa So Funny! showcase upstairs at The Flying Horse pub in 2023, and at The Angelic pub in 2024, both in London.

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Please read Sarah Bowles’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2023/07/09/sarah-bowles/

Sarah Bowles links:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/fairybowles/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/fairybowles/

In this episode, I talk to the comedian, LOGAN MURRAY.

Murray is a superb established comedian who is infamous for running comedy workshops. The courses include teaching stand-up comedy, writing comedy and improvisation. His luminaries include Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert and Osho and many more. Murray is also a writer and actor making many appearances on TV in comedy and drama.

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Logan Murray links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/logan.murray.1466

Instagram: www.instagram.com/logan_murray_comedy_guru/?locale=en_GB

Website: www.loganmurray.com

In this episode, I talk to the son of a comic legend, GARY MORECAMBE.

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise are Britain’s favourite comedy act, and they are the reason why my blog and podcast exist. It was an honour and a privilege talking to Eric’s son about the career of these two extraordinary comic geniuses, renowned by many of today’s comedians.

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Please read the blog at:

https://arichcomiclife.blog/the-ones-that-got-away/

Morecambe and Wise link:

Website: http://www.morecambeandwise.com/

In this episode, I talk to the amazing comedian, PHIL NICHOL

Comedian, actor, writer, musician, podcaster, and director, Nichol is a man of many talents. As a comic, he has reduced me to tears of laughter on many occasions. A regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and UK comedy circuit, Nichol’s style of comedy is outrageous, unhinged, unexpected, and hysterically funny.

Among many performances over the years, at the Edinburgh Fringe, I have watched Nichol as a guest for Nicholas Parsons Happy Hour in 2005, appear in the plays Talk Radio and True West (both 2006), Killer Joe (2007), and The School for Scandal (2009) and Hughie in 2019. He was a guest for Mervyn Stutter’s 20th Anniversary Pick of the Fringe in 2012 and in London, Downstairs at The Kings Head 40th Anniversary Show in 2023.

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Please read Phil Nichol’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2019/08/22/phil-nichol/

Phil Nichol’s links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThePhilNichol/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/philbo2000/

Website: www.philnichol.com