Back to Basics Comedy Podcast Episode 6 – Eshaan Akbar

09/28/19 • 52 min

Just five years into his stand-up career, Eshaan Akbar already has an impressive comedy CV, including three Edinburgh shows, supporting Dane Baptiste and Micky Flanagan on tour, and BBC appearances.

In this episode of the podcast, Eshaan talked to us about his journey from open mic act to full time stand-up comedian. He offered a lot of useful advice, including how he learned to deal with bombing, refining his bits, and the difference between an Edinburgh show and a club set.

You can find him on Twitter here, and at his website.

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Just five years into his stand-up career, Eshaan Akbar already has an impressive comedy CV, including three Edinburgh shows, supporting Dane Baptiste and Micky Flanagan on tour, and BBC appearances.

You can find him on Twitter here, and at his website.

There are more podcast episodes here.

The post Back to Basics Comedy Podcast Episode 6 – Eshaan Akbar appeared first on Basic Comedy.

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Back to Basics Comedy Podcast Episode 5 – Daniel Muggleton

Daniel Muggleton is an Australian pro comic, currently living in London, with a new special out on Amazon called Let’s Never Hang Out. You can find his website here, and follow him on Twitter too.

We recorded this podcast at the Vauxhall Comedy Club, shortly before Dan did a set there, and in it he gives us the inside story of what it’s like to get a special filmed and distributed.

He also gave us a lot of useful advice on things like how to get better at crowd-work, and figuring out how (or even if) you should take on tricky topics in your act.

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Back to Basics Comedy Podcast Episode 7 – Ross Smith

Anybody on the open mic scene in London over recent years will recognise Ross Smith, as a long-standing host of the popular Comedy Virgins night at the Cavendish Arms, as well as Angel Comedy at the Bill Murray Pub.

He’s created two succesful Edinburgh shows, and is a regular face at comedy clubs in London and around the UK.

In this episode, Ross talks about how he got into standup and dealt with his early struggle to work out exactly what kind of comedy he should be doing, and delves into how he writes new material and improves as a comedian.

You can find Ross on his website, Twitter, and Facebook.

The video recording of this podcast is available on Facebook.

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