In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, DON BISWAS.

Biswas has become a familiar presence at comedy venues up and down the country, performing regularly at clubs across the UK. His material covers an array of topics, drawing on his experiences growing up in an Asian household, as well as his personal journey with neurodiversity, including dyspraxia, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder. His insightful and relatable comedy has earned him widespread respect throughout the circuit.

I have seen Biswas perform for Save Live Comedy at London’s Clapham Grand online in 2020, Goldfinch Comedy Night at the Goldfinch pub, Tooting, London in 2023 and the Sofa So Funny! showcase in London also in 2023.

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Please read Don Biswas’s blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/08/18/don-biswas/

Don Biswas’s links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/people/Don-Biswas/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/donbiswascomedy/

Website: www.donbiswascomedy.co.uk

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, JOZ NORRIS.

Surreal British comedian, screenwriter and comic actor Norris is a regular for at the cult comedy night The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society in London and has appeared at various comedy festivals including Leicester and since 2012, Edinburgh. His 2025 solo show You Wait, Time Passes has received critical acclaim.

I have seen Norris perform wonderful sketches for The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society in London in 2020 and 2024 and as the film star Hugh Jackman as a guest for Late Night with Terry Wogan at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025.

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Please read Joz Norris’s blog at: www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/03/14/joz-norris/

Joz Norris’s links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/JozNorrisComedy

Instagram: www.instagram.com/JozNorris/

Website: www.joznorris.co.uk

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, BENJAMIN PATTERSON.

Patterson has been performing his frequently silly and surreal jokes, routines and songs, and making audiences laugh for many years.

I have seen Patterson compere two shows for Always Be Comedy in London in 2023 and perform at Outside The Box Comedy Club in Kingston in 2024 and 2025.

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Please read Benjamin Patterson’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2023/08/13/benjamin-patterson/

Benjamin Patterson’s links:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/therealbenjaminpatterson/

In this episode, I talk to the legendary comedian, BOB BOYTON.

Boyton was popular for his political viewpoint as a stand -up comedian in the 1980's. He was one of the founding members of The Cutting Edge, a satirical comedy team that still plays at The Comedy Store in London every Tuesday to this day. He left comedy in the 1990s to become an author.

I watched Boyton pay a very funny tribute to his comic friend at Arnold Brown’s 80th Birthday Bash at The Comedy Store in London in 2016. Brown played the infamous venue on its opening night in 1979 and at many of the early performances.

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Please read Bob Boyton’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/09/13/bob-boyton/

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian, PAULINE EYRE.

Eyre is confident and very funny on stage, regularly making audiences laugh on the comedy circuit. She has a very engaging presence and is extremely relatable. She has performed two solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe: Body in 2024 and Anyone for Tennis in 2025.

I have seen Eyre perform at the Funny Rabbit Comedy Club in Canterbury in 2023 and at Sofa So Funny! in London in 2024, as well as being a guest for 101 Rules for A Better World (By Comedians) at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025..

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Please read Pauline Eyre’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2023/11/15/pauline-eyre/

Pauline Eyre website:

www.paulineeyre.co.uk/comedian/

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, ROSS SMITH.

Smith is a very funny regular on the comedy circuit and has a very amiable and comfortable style on stage. He has self-depreciative humour mixed with ingenious banter and is an excellent compere with a very easy-going style. His debut Edinburgh show, I Am Ross Smith! Won acclaimed in 2018.

I have seen Smith compere at Outside The Box Comedy Club in Kingston in 2024 and 2025.

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Please read Ross Smith’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2024/06/09/ross-smith/

Ross Smith Link:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/rosssmithcomedy/

In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian, RHYS JAMES.

James is a popular stand-up comedian who is a regular on the British comedy scene and was a regular guest on BBC TV’s Mock The Week, as well as Live At The Apollo. He has also performed as part of the Pleasance Comedy Reserve at the Edinburgh Fringe, was a finalist in the Laughing Boy New Act Competition and was third in Comedy Central's Funniest Student. His popular solo tours include Snitch in 2010, and Spilt Milk in 2023. His book You’ll Like It When You Get There is to be published in August 2025.

I have also seen James at Headliners Comedy Club in London in 2019, and for the Edinburgh Comedy Allstars at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, as well as the Greenwich Comedy Festival in London in 2020. I have also seen him live at least once a year at Always Be Comedy in London from 2016 to 2025.

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Please read Rhys James’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2020/04/09/rhys-james/

Rhys James Links:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/rhysjamesy/

Website: www.rhysjames.co.uk

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian, DAN ANTOPOLSKI

Actor, writer and British comedian, Antopolski won the BBC New Comedy Award in 1998, and won the Dave Best Joke of the Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival in 2009. He is a regular on the UK comedy circuit, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and has also appeared at international comedy festivals.

I have seen Antopolski in London as a guest for Always Be Comedy in 2018 and at The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) in 2024.

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Please read Dan Antopolski’s blog at:

www.arichcomiclife.blog/2018/03/23/dan-antopolski/

Dan Antopolski Links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/danantopolski/

X (Twitter): www.x.com/danantopolski

Instagram: www.instagram.com/dan_antopolski/