Episode 5: Simon Brodie

Picture this: You're at a pub. You see a sign that reads, "Bogan Bingo" and you think, "Here's trouble"...

You turn the corner and you see Simon Brodie sporting a blonde mullet and a snug wife beater. And he's downing a coopers

like there's no tomorrow.

You might reach some early conclusions about this guy, but the fact is, Simon taught me a lot about comedy in this extended

interview. I now pass him on to you...

- Chapter 1: On preparing for a gig... (00:40)

- Chapter 2: On Greenfaces... (06:30)

- Chapter 3: On the comedy evaluator pro... (07:52)

- Chapter 3b: On Greenfaces again... (11:07)

- Chapter 4: On Raw comedy... (12:45)

- Chapter 5: On the rhythm of jokes... (17:35)

- Chapter 6: On Simon's philosophy of comedy... (19:45)

- Chapter 7: On making it about them... (23:25)

- Chapter 8: On Bill Hicks... (26:05)

- Chapter 9: On Dave Tulk... (31:05)

- Chapter 10: On Fitzroyalty... (36:32)

- Chapter 11: On continually improving... (39:39)

- Thanks to Simon Brodie...

Total running time: (46:51)

Episode 4: Rick Mitchell

Chances are, you've heard about Rick Mitchell's humour before you've seen him actually perform live.

I personally, fall into this category, and I feel that it's because of this that I have an advantage. The

advantage is, of course, that I get to speak to Rick Mitchell: the man, rather that Rick Mitchell: the comic.

Picking the brains of such a young upstart was going to be pretty straight forward. At least I thought. But I've got to say,

I was in for a pleasant surprise...

- Chapter 1: Introducing Rick Mitchell 00:48

- Chapter 2: On shock comedy... 02:07

- Chapter 3: On adrenaline... 05:17

- Chapter 4: On fleshing out material... 08:00

- Chapter 5: On edgy material... 09:16

- Chapter 6: On 'no go' zones... 13:41

- Chapter 7: On holding onto material... 22:28

- Chapter 8: On self deprication... 25:25

- Chapter 9: On quitting... 27:20

- Thanks to Rick Mitchell.

Episode 3: Michael Connell

Here is what we cover in our interview with Michael:

- Chapter 1: Introducing Michael Connell

- Chapter 2: On not categorising comedy styles 1:44

- Chapter 3: On work ethic 6:12

- Chapter 4: On writing new material 10:35

- Chapter 5: On editing your work down 18:17

- Chapter 6: On segways 22:35

- Chapter 7: On being serious about comedy 25:49

- Chapter 8: On comedy as an art... not a science 30:08

- Chapter 9: On being real on stage 31:58

Episode 1: JJ Mclean

Topics mentioned in the interview with JJ:

* Chapter 1: Introducing JJ Mclean 00:38
* Chapter 2: On the five person guest list at the comics lounge 04:30
* Chapter 3: On impulse during performing 10:18
* Chapter 4: On heckling... and rolling with it 16:00
* Chapter 5: On knowing your material 19:38
* Chapter 6: On writing style 23:50
* Chapter 7: On constantly improving 28:32