When lockdown hit and all shows were cancelled for the foreseeable we weren't too sure what to do next with West Didsbury Comedy Festival. After a few weeks of crying I dusted myself down and decided to get some shows out online and to make the most of the situation. This episode is the audio from our live streamed Heat 3 of the New Act competition and it is an absolute beauty.  I joined MC Chris Brooker throughout a lot of the show as we introduced some brilliant new-ish acts, plus the amazing Micky P Kerr who closed the show.  1) ALEX STRINGER 2) LEW FITZ 3) SILHAM SHAHZAD 4) TOM RHYS EVANS 5) ANDY QUIRK 6) LAURA K MCMAHON 7) PAUL CAMPBELL 8) NATALIE HUSDAN HEADLINER MICKY P KERR Watch the show here: https://www.facebook.com/events/257048535665064/ Join us for the final here: https://www.facebook.com/events/670818937046583/ Check out the festival page for loads more live comedy! https://www.facebook.com/westdidscomfest/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

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West Didsbury Comedy Festival 2020: New Act Heat 3

S2 EP13: TONY COWARDS Tony is a rapidfire gag merchant with an arsenal full of one-liners, for laughs-per-minute he's tough to beat! Renowned on the circuit for his quick wit and beautifully crafted material I am personally a big fan of Tony and his work! Something of a Twitter sensation, Tony's jokes turn up in all sorts of places, from greetings cards to The Times newspaper, even if you've never heard of him there's a good chance that you'll have laughed at one of his gags. We enjoy a lovely rambling conversation which takes us everywhere from dog walking, to family life, static electricity, corona virus, online comedy and bins...mainly bins. The best joke writer around - GQ Magazine  Check Tony out online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyCowardsComedian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyCowards Website: http://www.tonycowards.co.uk/ ???When you have finished listening to this episode please do give PULL BACK REVEAL a subscribe on the podcast player of choice and follow and share across all social media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pullbackreveal  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pullbackreveal  You can also chip in and donate to help us continue making these by going to https://www.ko-fi.com/pullbackreveal and just giving the cost of a coffee. We have so many plans and its your support that helps us make them into a reality. We also put out live streamed shows on facebook so keep an eye out for those and (when we can) we go live in the truest sense with club nights of our own.??? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

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LEE JONES is both the owner of ROFL comedy club and also the owner of both WBU and WBF World Boxing Titles.  Its a fascinating discussion about boxing (I know literally nothing about it, but how often do you talk to a world champion!) and how Lee ended up with first a comedy club in Burslam and now currently ROFL in Newcastle Under Lyme. Not too surprisingly Lee is a focused and determined man who likes things just a certain way, and it is that attention to detail and winning mentality that is gaining ROFL rave reviews from both comedians and audiences. A chat almost from the other side of comedy where we look at the impact of Lockdown on his business and what a club owner thinks about the circuit. ROFL Comedy Club: http://www.roflcomedy.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/roflcomedyclub/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roflcomedyclub/ When you have finished listening to this episode please do give PULL BACK REVEAL a subscribe on your podcast player of choice and follow and share across all social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pullbackreveal Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pullbackreveal You can also chip in and donate to help us continue making these by going to https://www.ko-fi.com/pullbackreveal and just giving the cost of a coffee. We have so many plans and its your support that helps us make them into a reality. We also put out live streamed shows on facebook so keep an eye out for those and (when we can) we go live in the truest sense with club nights of our own. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

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RANDOMISER: As part of the abridged West Didsbury Comedy Festival Live & Online I came up with some new shows and formats. This is one of those where 4 comedians went head to head against each other and the Randomiser. Random topics to choose from on a variety of subjects to show off their skills. This is the audio take from the video, which is up on www.facebook.com/westdidscomfest. The amazing comedians being brilliant and generous with their time are John Scott, Sadia Azmat, Raul Kohli and Vladimir McTavish! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

RANDOMISER: LIVE AT WEST DIDSBURY COMEDY FESTIVAL!

S2 E10: Boothby Graffoe should have been performing a sold out on opening night of my comedy festival, WEST DIDSBURY COMEDY FESTIVAL. Now for obvious reasons the festival could not go ahead, so rather than be beaten completely we teamed up with Jokepit.com and EVO Didsbury to put a mini version of the festival live and online. The audio here is from the live stream, so there are a couple of occasions when we are clearly chatting about something visual. However, this was just too good not share from one of the very best in the business. We even get some songs too! To fill in the gaps head to https://www.facebook.com/westdidscomfest and watch this video plus other shows that went out over festival weekend. ENJOY! If you don’t know Boothby here are just a few quotes about his greatness! ‘A musical comedy act who is more musical than most musicians, and funnier than most comedians.' - Stewart Lee 'If I had to compare him to anyone, it would be Spike Milligan.' - Omid Djalili "Sings songs that are both beautiful and funny" - The Guardian "...it's not fair to call them comedy songs, they are much more than that, there are some i would dare to call genius." -The Times "Buy two copies of his cd because you'll want to share but you won't want to give it away." -The Scotsman "No more music maestro, please!" -The Independent "It's gloriously entertaining and creative stuff, with surreal leaps of imagination, twists of language and intelligent and pithy one-liners all intertwined with poignant yet often hilarious songs and music." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

BOOTHBY GRAFFOE: LIVE AT WEST DIDSBURY COMEDY FESTIVAL!

S2 E9: VLADIMIR MCTAVISH! Someone who I consider a great friend through standup. Vlad is an award winning comedian who has been all over TV, radio and smashes it at Edinburgh Festival year after year. It’s a lovely chat with one of the nicest and most generous guys in comedy. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

VLADIMIR MCTAVISH

Any Matthews is a stand up comedian living in Edinburgh, based in Glasgow during lockdown and originally for Leigh-On-Sea. We actually manage a fairly normal chat about comedy in the most part, how she got into, some brilliant Edfringe tips, her style and how she writes. We obviously stray into ‘C Word’ territory now and again, but not too much! It’s a really fun episode, Amy is a charming guest and I am on brilliant form haha. Sit back relax and enjoy! Check out Amy on twitter https://twitter.com/AmyFMatthews and don’t forget our amazing sponsors https://www.jokepit.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

AMY MATTHEWS

S2 E7: HOLLY BURN is an exceptional comedian, actress and writer. Her mix of stand-up and surreal character work has seen her excel in all mediums from stage to screen and social media sensation. Eddie Izzard has described her as ‘Sexy and bonkers like twin peaks’. You may recognise her from stand out performances on Harry Hills Clubnite and from the viral hit she achieved with her take on ‘73 questions with Victoria Beckham’. Infectious with her energy, enthusiasm and talent Holly was generous in her conversation providing some insight into her own lockdown experience and what the future may bring. I hope you get as much out of this episode as I did recording it! HOLLYS WEBSITE: http://www.hollyburn.org.uk TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HollyBurnComedy FACEBOOK: https://m.facebook.com/HollyBurnComedy/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hollyburncomedy/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWnwpFrcoKXRzA627xBbWzQ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

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S2 EP6: GAVIN WEBSTER At last I got to speak to Gavin Webster who has been on my hit list for the show for quite sometime and I was not disappointed! With approaching 30 years experiencing on the circuit, a host of TV credits to his name and the love of his peers, I was confident that this would be a delightful hour in the company of one of the best - and it was! We chat about virus stuff for a bit, how Gav thinks the circuit and comics will react, but plenty of other topics too.  You can check Gavin Webster out on his socials: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Thegavinwebster FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gavin.webster1 He has a sitcom available online here: I'VE GOT A JOB FOR YOU GAV He hosts the brilliant THE COMEDY RESULTS here: THE COMEDY RESULTS Thank you to our sponsors JOKEPIT.COM --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

GAVIN WEBSTER

S2 EP5: MILO EDWARDS An episode that doesn't centre around lockdowns or viruses (OK there is a bit of it still!), and where I learn that my vocabulary is slowly diminishing. I chat with Milo about his foray into Russian standup, both on the circuit and on TV, what he would have been doing at Edfringe 2020, his book, the UK circuit and a bit more in between. A really fascinating guy and I hope a welcome escape return to standup chat for all of my beautiful listeners! You can check out Milo on his socials and be sure to catch one of his amazing festival shows as soon as those things exist again. TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Milo_Edwards and https://twitter.com/trashfuturepod and https://twitter.com/tot_anglichanin TIKTOK: @miloedwards3 Sponsored by the amazing www.jokepit.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

MILO EDWARDS

S2 EP4: PHIL PAGETT! PHIL PAGETT is my guest this episode where we encompass dog parenting, comedy style, postcode lotteries, home schooling and some virus thingy. Phil is a fantastic one liner standup who you must go and see as soon as you can! He is also a part of the mighty News With Jokes podcast! Check out his links here: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Phil_Pagett and https://twitter.com/newswithjokes Also check out our sponsor https://www.jokepit.com/ THE online comedy box office with a tonne of online content to see you through lockdown! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

PHIL PAGETT

We are DELIGHTED to announce that we have a sponsor for the show in the form of the AMAZING... JOKEPIT.COM Please do check them out! We can't wait to do some more work on the podcast with them but also on some other projects too! THANK YOU! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

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S2 E3: STEVE N ALLEN - THE LOCKDOWN TAPES Steve N Allen stars as a regular member of the news-desk team in "The Mash Report" - BBC2's BAFTA nominated topical/satirical comedy show which launched in 2017. He is also an experienced comedian and host with material that ranges from an observational look at life to up to date topical comedy. As a stand-up Steve has performed in comedy clubs all across the UK and Europe. He has also performed at comedy festivals in Edinburgh, Brighton and Leicester with versions of his solo topical comedy show "Some News" that dissects the news and how we use it. You may also recognise him from being a panellist for "The Wright Stuff" and “Jeremy Vine” (Ch5), "Not The One Show" (London Live) and was the "Anchor-man" on the very funny "News500" YouTube channel. TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mrstevenallen FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/somenews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

STEVE N ALLEN

S2 EP2: POPE LONERGAN - THE LOCKDOWN TAPES This episode I am joined by the marvellous POPE LONERGAN! Pope Lonergan is a comedian, Quaker, drug addict and creator of ‘Pope’s Addiction Clinic’ (“From fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly raw" Evening Standard) and ‘The Care Home Tour’ (“The comedians taking slapstick into new territory” ~ The Guardian). We have a good old natter like two old friends that have never actually met and are both locked in their houses (In Popes case, his parents house) which is exactly what this conversation was. Touching on the virus obviously, how we are coping, will this change peoples material and styles of stand up, a little bit of politics and how keen Pope is to get back out there. Check Pope Lonergan out online at the following: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pope.lonergan TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thedailybumbler TWITCH: twitch.tv/pope_lonergan If you can give us 5 stars, a positive rating or a following too that would be amazing! Thanks x --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

POPE LONERGAN

S2 EP1: SADIA AZMAT - THE LOCKDOWN TAPES Season 2 launches in style as I am joined by the exceptional stand up and podcaster SADIA AZMAT! As I predicted in the trailer for season 2, the conversation is dominated by Convid-19 and the societal, cultural, political and economic impact it is having and could have in future...plus what this could mean for the future of live comedy and the current trend of 'gigging' online.  Its a fascinating chat with one of the most relevant voices currently on the circuit and I can't  ABOUT SADIA AZMAT Sadia Azmat is a British Asian Stand-up comedian and writer from East London.  In 2011, Sadia performed a short show ‘Please Hold - You’re Being Transferred To A UK Based Asian Representative’, featuring on BBC Front Row. In 2014, she followed this with her short performance ‘I Am Not Malala’ nationwide. In 2018 Sadia launched her critically acclaimed BBC podcast “No Country For Young Women” which has enjoyed global success and consistent reviews from audiences and critics alike including 'Best audio 2018' as featured by Miranda Sawyer for the Observer and Apple's Top picks for 2018. The podcast explores Sadia and her friend discovering their roots and where to call home when your place of birth differs from that of your family. They ask how do you balance your British and ethnic identities? After a strong run the podcast returns for a 3rd series in the next couple of months and you can like, share & subscribe to the podcast right here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p063zy3c/episodes/downloads  TWITTER: https://twitter.com/sadia_azmats_  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SadiaAzmats --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

SADIA AZMAT

Pull Back Reveal is a weekly comedy interview podcast where Kev Rook chats with funny people about the funny. Expect big names and rising star standup comedians, musicians, actors & academics chatting about their lives and careers and how comedy influences their work. Be sure to like, review, rate and subscribe! Follow us: twitter.com/pullbackreveal Get in touch: pullbackreveal@gmail.com

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