This week I'm joined by Lana Walters (Billy T Award Winner, 7 Days, The Project NZ) to workshop some new bits!

Before we get into chatting new material, we discuss what it's like to be a comedy judge, winning awards, and how Lana got into stand-up.

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This week I'm joined by musical comedian and viral sensation, Emerson Brophy to chat about his experience making music on the world wide web! Emerson has millions of views across the various platforms. We chat about the early days, lockdown, social commentary, and the move to live shows.

Become a member to get this week's bonus episode with EXTRA EMERSON where we talk about building a song from scratch.

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It's our final episode of our live series recorded at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. I'm joined by special guest co-host Amy Hetherington (award-winning comedian and Queen of Darwin comedy) and cult-fave David Quirk (Rosehaven, Please Like Me).

We chat about the challenges around festivals, tackling tough subject matter, the ambition required to maintain a career, and finding your crowd. Amy and David have so much wisdom to share, I think you'll love this episode.

Follow Amy and David on socials and be sure to see their shows when they're in your neck of the woods.

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On this week's episode I'm joined by the brilliant David Correos!

We chat about David's unusual route to comedy, what he learned on Taskmaster, outsider art, and how his latest show combines stand-up and a rave.

David is currently on tour so make sure you catch him when he's in your neighbourhood.

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This week we have our second LIVE episode from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. I'm joined by guest co-host Bron Lewis (Have You Been Paying Attention? Thank God You're Here) and Laura Davis (twice nominated Most Outstanding Show and cult-favourite). We cover a lot of ground from crowdwork's oversaturation, ticket sales, and different approaches to writing and editing.

Bron and Laura have finished their MICF seasons but be sure to follow them so you can catch them when they're next in your neighbourhood.

Recorded April 6th at The Theory Bar.

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On this week's episode I'm joined by the brilliant Blake Freeman (Question Everything, The MICF Gala, Best Newcomer Winner) to chat about his move to New York. We get into the highs and the lows of moving to a new scene before digging into a chunk from his new show.

If you're in Melbourne there's one more week to catch Blake at MICF. Follow Blake on instagram and be sure to grab tickets.

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A special live episode recorded at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival featuring Olga Koch (Live at the Apollo, QI), Kate Dolan (award-winning cult favourite), and Dane Simpson (MICF Gala, The Emu War).

We chat about the Australian comedy scene, making money, the value of public speaking skills, and workshop a new joke from Dane Simpson.

We have one more LIVE episode coming up on the 13th of April. Grab your tickets.

Follow Dane, Kate, Olga, and go see their shows!

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Something a little different this week! The phone lines are open to members of Comedy Writers Group community performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. I wanted to give members an opportunity to tell listeners about their show and to talk about what was on their mind like a good old fashioned advice line.\

Across the episode we chat healthy habits, pacing yourself, finding the fun, online marketing, editing your show, and what to do after the festival.

Make sure you follow Louisa Jones, Freddie Arthur, Oliver Hunter, Laura Bruce, Lauren Edwards, and Jess Budin on socials and get along to their shows!

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