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Always Be Comedy - EP66 - Sunil Patel
Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! 
Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.
Today's guest is a comedy superstar and “friend” of the night: Sunil Patel!

To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com

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SPOILERS!
MC - Mat Ewins https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WglzR-gURH0
Opener - Reginald D Hunter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UO25_kOSak
Middle - Michael Mcintyre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXykwsKpt2M
Closer - Dangerous T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oihed3dFxAY
About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards.
If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com
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The Always Be Comedy team (OK, James and Tim) have launched a spin-off podcast: Always Be Comedy’s Comedy Heroes.
Each Friday, they’ll celebrate the icons, trailblazers and, in some instances, overlooked geniuses who’ve shaped the world of humour.
Today's hero is Norm Macdonald!
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Norm doing the final standup set on Letterman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwlxYYtqHfc
Norm on Conan with Courtney Thorne-Smith - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmadR4Ye54
Norm doing Weekend Update on SNL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaiaTdIQ-wQ
More on Comedy Heroes : We’ll uncover hidden gems, revisit classic routines, and share the sorts of behind-the-scenes anecdotes that you can pass off as your own knowledge at dinner parties (“Did you know that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the daughter of a billionaire? You did? Ah, that’s sort of rained on my parade a little…”).
What’s more, each episode kicks off with reader correspondence. Want to nominate a “Comedy Hero”? Please email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com with the subject line “Comedy Heroes”.
And we’ll also take a look at the comedy news from that week. 
If laughter is the best medicine, James and Tim should be doctors*! *This is just a gentle way to wrap up – James and Tim should NOT be doctors.  
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Always Be Comedy - EP65 - Nooruddean Choudry
Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! 
Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.
Today's guest is a journalist superstar and “friend” of the night: Nooruddean Choudry!

You can buy Noz's book Inshallah United : A Story of Faith and Football here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/inshallah-united-a-story-of-faith-and-football-nooruddean-choudry/7079492?ean=9780008522230

To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com

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SPOILERS!
MC - Lily Savage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM2AYsOzTr0
Opener - Caroline Aherne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwmbkhaN2g
Middle - Laura Smyth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBsm-cJWe4k / Guz Khan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HK471VW19M / Felix Dexter as Nathaniel the Accountant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqwU5zXob2Q
Closer - Robin Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14NQIq4SrmY
Bonus - Dave Allen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVPUIRGthI
About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards.
If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Always Be Comedy team (OK, James and Tim) have launched a spin-off podcast: Always Be Comedy’s Comedy Heroes.
Each Friday, they’ll celebrate the icons, trailblazers and, in some instances, overlooked geniuses who’ve shaped the world of humour.
Today's hero is Jasper Carrott!
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
A Kick Up The 80's Ep 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM1Wt0eiD6k
The Tracey Ullman Show Ep 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aus8gG7PKrE
Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
More on Comedy Heroes : We’ll uncover hidden gems, revisit classic routines, and share the sorts of behind-the-scenes anecdotes that you can pass off as your own knowledge at dinner parties (“Did you know that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the daughter of a billionaire? You did? Ah, that’s sort of rained on my parade a little…”).
What’s more, each episode kicks off with reader correspondence. Want to nominate a “Comedy Hero”? Please email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com with the subject line “Comedy Heroes”.
And we’ll also take a look at the comedy news from that week. 
If laughter is the best medicine, James and Tim should be doctors*! *This is just a gentle way to wrap up – James and Tim should NOT be doctors.  
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP64 - Jessica Fostekew
Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! 
Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.
Today's guest is a comedy superstar and “friend” of the night: Jessica Fostekew!

Go see Jessica on tour here! - https://www.plosive.co.uk/events/jessica-fostekew-mettle-tour-2024

To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com

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SPOILERS!
MC - Tom Allen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1hEoxC9AHA
Opener - Sarah Millican https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6zPpKiGGQ
Middle - Frankie Boyle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEd4RGXuXuM
Closer marathon - Luke McQueen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVRtIqu5jQM / Lou Sanders https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DnU2zbtS1l0 / Sara Pascoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Izg7V8bY9Q / Paul Foot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBvNE7j1Jpo / Angelos Epithimou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ToFHJPShs
About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards.
If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Always Be Comedy team (OK, James and Tim) have launched a spin-off podcast: Always Be Comedy’s Comedy Heroes.
Each Friday, they’ll celebrate the icons, trailblazers and, in some instances, overlooked geniuses who’ve shaped the world of humour.
Today's hero is Peter Kay!
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
That Peter Kay Thing | Ice Cream Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag-bAy36yXc
Top of the Tower | Going on holiday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfXg5BGXw-w
Phoenix Nights | Stars In Your Eyes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxCK7h2TBKM
More on Comedy Heroes : We’ll uncover hidden gems, revisit classic routines, and share the sorts of behind-the-scenes anecdotes that you can pass off as your own knowledge at dinner parties (“Did you know that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the daughter of a billionaire? You did? Ah, that’s sort of rained on my parade a little…”).
What’s more, each episode kicks off with reader correspondence. Want to nominate a “Comedy Hero”? Please email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com with the subject line “Comedy Heroes”.
And we’ll also take a look at the comedy news from that week. 
If laughter is the best medicine, James and Tim should be doctors*! *This is just a gentle way to wrap up – James and Tim should NOT be doctors.  
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices