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Welcome to Ask a Comedian - our little corner of the NextUp community for getting closer to the people who do the mindblowing, and surprisingly full-on job of making people laugh. ๐ŸŽญThis channel is a place to drop questions for comedians about anything comedy. From writing and finding ideas, prep and pre-show routines, nerves and confidence, gigs that went great (and gigs that didnโ€™t) to touring, crowd work, heckles, bombing, you name it! Ask what youโ€™re curious about, whether youโ€™re a comedy nerd, a casual watcher, or someone who performs. Keep it respectful (obvs!)How it works: Weโ€™ll post when we're meeting up with a comedian to film their special or chatting with them, you leave your questions in the comments and weโ€™ll pick 3โ€“5 to put to them, and share the answers back here. ๐ŸŽค Welcome to The Pub! ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธThis is the bit of the community thatโ€™s less โ€œwhatโ€™s on this weekโ€ and more โ€œwhat are we all chatting aboutโ€.Think of it like the pub after the gig (a big thank you to Indulis for the inspiration!) Just a place to hang out, talk nonsense, answer silly polls, share opinions and generally loiter...Iโ€™ll be dropping the odd BTS or mildly pointless thought in here ๐Ÿ˜‰, and youโ€™re very welcome to do the same. Join in loads, dip in occasionally or you know, just sit in the corner nursing a drink. All acceptable pub behaviour!Pull up a chair and make yourself at home.Cheers!
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March 23
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Hey hey NextUppers โ€” how are ya? I'm back with another glamorous weekly bulletin!ย ๐Ÿ˜

Weโ€™ve got a cosy livestream this week Thursday from
Glee Club Cardiff, and the line-up is looking awesome sauce.

So far we've got:
- Steve Williams
- Bethany Black
- Leah Renee
- one more still to be confirmed!

Time to jot this in the diary and plan a delish dinner/takeaway (I'm already thinking about my favourite local korma).

Oh! And if you haven't seen it already, your Community Picksย playlist is officially LIVE! Thank you for all the amazing suggestions. Your votes were counted and the top 8 shows made it. Go have a look if you want some watch inspo this week.ย 

Anywaaay! Chat later!ย ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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March 22
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Sooo what did we think of SNL UK?! Personally I loved it and felt like a proud parent watching the cast members haha! Especially Annabel and Ayoade who we filmed shows for on NextUp ๐Ÿฅน Canโ€™t wait to see how it evolves as they all get more comfortable.

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March 21

Anybody else as excited as me about SNL UK?

So many great things have come from the US version in terms of comedy film and TV. It feels really important that it exists.

I'm already hoping for anotherย series

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March 20

It's finally the weekend! ๐ŸŽ‰ We made it gang. Anyone got plans? ('Couch' counts by the way. Couch 100% counts)

Quick one while I've got you - we're re-launching our YouTube channel at the end of March (exciting!) and we'd love if you could be our cheerleaders by subscribing, watching, commenting etc. You know better than anyone how much joyous work goes into stand-up comedy, so help us keep the algorithm happy and the industry thriving ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://youtube.com/@nextupcomedy?si=KhxVkUxjwqcVVMfL

You might spot some videos labelled Members Onlyย - that's a new YouTube membership we've added, where people can pay a small fee to access a tiny handful of full-length shows. It's basically a little taster for people who haven't found us yet.

But just so you know - as a NextUpper here, you're already getting the whole thing. Every show, every comedian and the perks of the full platform. The YouTube membership is a tiny slice of what you've got. ๐Ÿ˜Œ

Right, go enjoy your weekend then!ย 

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March 19
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Line-up for tonight's livestream...

(and it's a cracker)

- Kate Barron
- Peter Flanagan
- Raj Poojara
- Rob Moriarty
- Josephine Lacey

Tune in here:ย 
https://nextupcomedy.com/programs/angel-mar19

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March 19

NEW SHOW ALERT!ย ๐Ÿ˜

Well we know what you're watching this evening and again and again over the weekend.

Enjoy!ย ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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HaMilton Jones

This is not a musical. Milton Jones is tone deaf and has no...
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March 18

OMG! The first Ask a Comedian video is here you guys ๐Ÿคญ Marcus loved answering your questions so thank you to everyone who contributed. Have a watch below. And if you want your question to be featured in upcoming videos, make sure to keep an eye on the Ask a Comedian channel. ๐ŸŽค

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Marcus Brigstocke - Ask a C...

We asked our community members to submit their burning...
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March 18

Keep your eyes peeled this evening folks ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜†

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March 17
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March 16
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Hello hello and happy Monday, NextUppers!

How are you doing tonight? I'm sure we could all use a laugh or two this week, which is why weโ€™ve got two familiar favourites coming up (love that for us).ย ๐Ÿ˜

Quick heads-up though: the PDA Society have decided to cancel their comedy fundraising event. It was meant to be filmed tomorrow and livestreamed on Wednesday, so weโ€™re properly gutted, especially because it was for such a good cause. Sadly itโ€™s totally out of our hands.

Fingers crossed they bring it back later in the year, and when they do, weโ€™ll be there cheering them on and supporting it properly.

Have an awesome week guys!

P.S. New show on Thursday! Here's a clue to the title: Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?ย ๐Ÿ‘€