This week I am talking with Marcus Brigstocke about cheese, Gonzo, winter sports and staying away from online discussions.

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Follow Marcus on BlueSky.

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Or over on Instagram.

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Buy his book, God Collar.

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Book tickets for the Franglish Festival.

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And the Altitude Comedy Festival.

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Then listen to him on Jazz FM.

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This week I am talking with Anna Hale about the power of songs, why massive musical instruments are best and how come DCI Hale is still not on ITV.

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Find more on her website.

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Buy her first album, Control Freak.

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Following her on Instagram.

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Watch more on YouTube.

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Anna's first song that was broadcast.

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Not letting Alex join in at all, ever.

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This week I am talking with Kuan-Wen Huang about looking great in green, stereotyping and delivering edutertainment to the masses.

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Find out more on his website.

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Listen to his podcast, Comedy With An Accent.

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And follow him on Instagram.

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And watch him on Comedy Central Live.

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This week I am talking to Anna Thomas about belly button jokes, facing up to grief and overcoming shyness.

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Buy tickets at Ed Fringe for How To Juggle A Ferret.

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Follow her on BlueSky.

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And Instagram.

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Watch or Listen to Early Worms (currently resting).

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Listen to Gulls.

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Watch her BBC Award Winning Show.

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This week I am talking to Jonathan Oldfield about the welcome demise of dramedy, character based rituals and impromptu lectures against suffering.

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Buy his Ed Fringe tickets here.

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Find out more on the website.

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Follow him on Instagram.

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Or over on BlueSky.

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Listen to Time Of The Week on BBC Sounds.

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This week I am talking with Sally-Anne Hayward about what is a comedy festival, the minutiae of human life and how you just need to give it a go.

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Find out more on her website.

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Go see her latest Show.

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Follow on BlueSky.

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On or Instagram.

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And subscribe to her Podcast.

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This week I am talking to Gareth Gwynn about world (local) radio domination, the joy of bringer gigs and 2001: A Space Odyssey as an alternative to clocks.

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Regular listeners will no doubt spot I spoke to Gareth previously about the superb comedy that is Tourist Trap.

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However, this time he faces the 12 questions while mandatory plugging his first solo one-man show.

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You can find out all about him on his website.

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If you're at Ed Fringe, don't miss his show, Cyril.

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And do listen to (and 5*) his first interview, of course: Tourist Trap.

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This week I am talking with David Alfie Ward on being honest about mental health, the dangers of customer requests and sacrifices made for self tapes.

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On Instagram,

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And on TikTok.

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Subscribe to his YouTube Channel.

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Listen to his podcast, Bipolar and I.

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