Podcasts by Laughing Dead

Laughing Dead

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Plaything for a sheikh from 2016-12-01T13:45

In the final episode of our first season, Sami is joined by the creators of ABC's next podcast hit, Tokyo Hotel, Ben Russell and Xavier Michelides. Improv gigs in Chi-town, prackfalls, and being hu...

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A dark and doomed and desperate occupation from 2016-11-24T11:30

Corporate gigs, hecklers, mining tours, audience indifference, silence, it takes a toll. How can comedians protect their sanity from the stresses of the comedy life? Sami speaks to Associate Profes...

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Blindfolded on a ladder from 2016-11-17T11:30

Comedy can be honest. It can be searingly truthful, and intensely personal which is a powerful way of delivering laughter, but can also mean it hurts that much more when turned against the performer.

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She mouthed sorry and walked out from 2016-11-10T13:30

In the history of terrible ideas, comedians taking their dates to a gig has to be the worst one. And if you don't know why, let Luke McGregor and Becky Lucas share their tales of tragedy and woe. W...

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No laughing on site from 2016-11-03T15:10

Mining Tours are the gold standard of hell-gigs for comedians. They make corporate gigs look like a delight. Which is why, Xavier Susai and Mike G, have the emotional scars that they do. Both are v...

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Don't bring a gun to a comedy night from 2016-10-28T14:40

Legendary comedians in their own right Bev Killick and Alexei Sayle rejoice in their failings at comedy clubs. "But the lesson I learned from that night (at the Comedy Store) is that if you point a...

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Comedy is too serious to be funny from 2016-10-20T12:30

Why do comedians do what they do? And why do we find them so fascinating? This episode, instead of speaking to more comics, we change direction a little by delving into the psychology of comedians ...

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Claire Hooper from 2016-10-14T16:29

Claire Hooper may be the face of baking on national television, but she’s still not above a gig going bad every now and then. Features a guest appearance by Xavier Michelides, who owns up to having...

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Immigrant Comedians from 2016-10-05T11:30

Is it harder to win over an audience when you’re not local? Is dying on stage worse when you’re a foreigner? Two of Australia’s best immigrant comedians, Dilruk Jayasinha and Ivan Aristeguieta, re...

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Corporate Gigs from 2016-09-29T13:10

No two words summon more dread in a comedian than "corporate gig." Luckily, Ben Lomas has figured out the lifehack for surviving one. Janelle Koenig, meanwhile, still isn’t over that one time on a ...

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Maz Jobrani from 2016-09-22T11:30

Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani’s done comedy all over the world and he’s got the emotional scars to prove it. This episode also features a guest appearance by the comedian’s comedian, Andy K...

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INTRODUCING — Laughing Dead from 2016-09-19T15:50

Comedian Sami Shah introduces you to his new podcast about comedians dying on stage, and regales you with a story of his own worst comedy-death.

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