Guess which one of these cool squares I just visited this morning?
There’s something brutal about waking up at 6am while in Edinburgh while you’re in Edinburgh Festival timezone. Not that I’ve been socialising particularly much, but even so, it’s been 2am bedtimes, so waking up early feels like someone’s done something very mean.
Today I’ll be doing The Bugle Live, though, so it’s probably good to get a jump start on the joke writing for that.
Monday was the (pr...
2018-08-15 07:34:54 +0000 UTC
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What, maybe you're getting behind on your entirely self imposed publication schedule.
The last three days have been a very busy time, doing spots, trying to remember the three separate solo shows that comprise The Trilogy for tomorrow, and of course, trying to do credit to ETHOS.
It's turned a little rainy and that has seemed to bring more people in to the show, though maybe they are just sheltering from the rain. The upside of having a publicity team is that I don't have to ...
2018-08-12 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Myq Kaplan is into the universe. We talk over a detox tea about elephant birthdays, his life choices, mindful approaches to the universe, fire engines and the cleanliness of the street outside.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can catch it here <...
2018-08-12 16:36:28 +0000 UTC
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Yesterday (Tuesday) was a glorious show and a lot of fun. A bunch of fans of Stuart Goldsmith’s inside comedy podcast came along to the show and then we went into a bus that is also a vintage cinema and did an interview about comedy that made me feel a bit overexposed.
I’m no good at talking much after shows, so this was a challenge, but Stuart is a very good interviewer and his audience were all lovely and the questions were interesting, even if not all my answers were on point.
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2018-08-09 00:24:59 +0000 UTC
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Today (monday) was very relaxing. I had scheduled no extra promo spots, so I had only the kids show at 3pm and ETHOS at 7.55. I had brunch, I had a nap(!), I ate a lot of things. I chatted to my dad on the phone who has just finished a long walk in the lake district. It paid off in spades, and tonight was the most lovely show I've had of the run so far.
A lot of credit for that goes to the audience who were collectively full, and laughed a lot, which is always nice for a comedy show.&nbs...
2018-08-06 22:40:45 +0000 UTC
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Been a busy last few days. Friday’s ETHOS was very loose and messy but a lot of fun and a delightful audience. Tonight was much slicker on my end but with a more “hm, theatre, mmmm” audience. Not sure if that’s a Saturday night thing or if I was just subdued after a double-kids show.<br><br>Today (yesterday aka Saturday) was one of those days where I ended up literally running between gigs (particularly the last two). I should have put a podcast up, but although I’ve record...
2018-08-05 00:34:09 +0000 UTC
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Day three of Edinburgh (second show, final preview, holy crap my numbering system is getting out of control) was lovely.
I woke up and did a little bit of exercise - some body weight and core stuff. You have no idea how virtuous getting any kind of healthful activity feels in Edinburgh. Other than walking up thousands of stairs every day, it's just not really part of the framework of most days. Making time to do even a couple of flaccid crunches made me feel disproportionately smug.
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2018-08-03 11:10:06 +0000 UTC
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So I don’t know where today went, except that it was a lot of putting bits and pieces together for the show tonight and thinking about the show tonight and buying a table for the show tonight and finding a tea place to do my pre-show tea drinking.
There was some sort of industry party that I didn’t go to in favour of putting the bits and pieces together and watching Laura Davis work on her Ghost for Ghost Machine. It is a marvel of engineering and seamsmanship (not a word, but should...
2018-08-01 21:57:01 +0000 UTC
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Here we are again!
Today was Tech run for ETHOS, finding out my room for the show this year is downstairs in this gorgeous monster of a building, and meeting the flyering team.
Tech run is where you go into a room to meet the people who will do lights and sound for your show; who will be very bored watching it every night, and patch you up if any disasters happen.
Tech for ETHOS is very simple from the perspective of the tech guys, unless my rig fails in which case it wil...
2018-07-31 17:42:53 +0000 UTC
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Democracy is a lovely idea - the egalitarian principle that everyone should have a vote, worth the same amount as the next person, regardless of their station, wealth or influence, is simple, was revolutionary and has shaped our ideas of how the world should work.
Of course, that’s not quite how democracy actually works for the most part. We vote in increments, electing local representatives to make decisions on our behalf. Those decisions get made, balancing out what they think we’d ...
2018-07-29 08:31:19 +0000 UTC
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New Tea With Alice is up, answering a tranche of the massive number of questions that came in, including questions on sexuality, Spanish legalities, home when you're traveling and immoral jokes.
NO FLAMINGO QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
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2018-07-26 23:14:26 +0000 UTC
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Returning guest/fan favourite/friend of the pod Tiff Stevenson sits over fresh cold lemon tea and talks with Alice about Richard Dawkins, the difference between being wrong and evil, physical stress manifestations and social media bullying.
Cameo by Bumble the Cat.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can 2018-07-19 18:43:50 +0000 UTC
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I sat with George Egg, the Anarchist Cook/ DIY Chef (@georgeegg) at Mei Leaf Tea House in Camden, and we talked about Chai in India, being annoyed by the approach of death, loving your family, and what comedy is or isn't.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can 2018-07-12 12:45:21 +0000 UTC
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I chatted with Laura Davis about how much responsibility people should be expected to take for their own safety, whether women should be armed, what's interchangeable about people and calcium carbonate.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can catch it here
2018-07-03 12:12:08 +0000 UTC
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This is my very jetlagged but lots of fun set on Tonightly.
2018-06-27 07:05:56 +0000 UTC
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I just did a set on Tonightly with Tom Ballard, which was a lot of fun. The show is recorded ‘as live’, which means I now get to wait on jetlagged tenterhooks for an hour or so until it airs and then I get one or three of three things on social media.
1) nobody says anything on social media.
This is okay, though sinking without a trace after doing something on television is a mixed blessing; or
2) I get lots of positive feedback, and only a little bit of negative feedback, ...
2018-06-26 10:47:25 +0000 UTC
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Sat with me over blended ice tea and a pint of water to talk about being careful, good advice and bad advice, good experiences and bad experiences, getting home at night, and being realistic.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
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2018-06-22 10:08:31 +0000 UTC
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This argument is back. How can it be so boring? How can the gut-punch horror of a young woman dead in the grass of a familiar park have slid so quickly into familiar news-cycle hot-take territory?
We get told to be careful a lot. We tell each other. We tell our friends. I hear it from my brother, my father, myself. It's a nice thing to hear. It means, I want you to be safe and happy. Text me when you get home safe.
But when a young woman is brutally raped and murdered just gettin...
2018-06-15 14:39:12 +0000 UTC
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An exciting new TeaCast this week, with Neurologist and Neuroscientist Ash Ranpura, who is also an author and my co-presenter for an upcoming Audible documentary as well as being an all round delightful person to have a cuppa with. We sat in a cafe in central London and talked about a wide range of things beginning with exercise, good habits and meditation and going on to wild and untamed shores. I loved this chat.
I also tell you my bug adventure.
Here you go: 2018-06-12 13:49:56 +0000 UTC
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New Teacast is up! Returning tea drinker Tiff Stevenson sits in her house in London over NO TEA and talks to Alice about teeth, Peace Forums, gammon, malicious misinterpretation, victorian manners, social consent and Jordan Peterson.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can catch
2018-06-06 10:45:40 +0000 UTC
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So much social media anger, so little time.
If you're tired of trolls & negativity, listen to Troll Play, my new(ish) comedy podcast with Cal Wilson & Sami Shah about trolls and positivity on ABC Listen or apple.co/2HE6aop
2018-05-30 08:51:26 +0000 UTC
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Reuploading the last Tea With Alice podcast because it was only coming out of one speaker. If yours sounds weird, just delete and reupload. All mea culpa. I'd blame the jetlag, but tbh it's probably just that I'm bad at sound editing.
2018-05-28 21:21:58 +0000 UTC
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Hallo!
There's a new podcast up with friend of Tea, Laura Davis. We sat in the basement of the Phoenix Pub in London, dehydrated, and talked about travel, shades of the Guilt Economy, Bodies, Couches and Copyright.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
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2018-05-28 18:01:37 +0000 UTC
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New Teacast is up, mid transit between Australia and London. I answer some of your questions!
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can catch it here
2018-05-20 00:17:02 +0000 UTC
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2018-05-15 11:56:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patreonites,
The Perth run has come to an end, and it’s been such a pleasure to see some of you taking advantage of the 2 for 1 offer. I’ve loved getting to meet you, and I’m glad I got to sort out tickets.
Perth tech was a bit of a drama, but after the opening night, I feel like I have a better handle on the show, to take it to the U.K. This is such a hard show to do properly, because it deals with failure, and so it has to skate close to failure, while still working as a sh...
2018-05-14 21:40:53 +0000 UTC
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The impact of tea on moods, speaking white, finding out what theatresports is, using dick jokes to talk about Syria, why it's easier being an indigenous comic overseas, enlightenment and colonialism, making use of the land, Anger and Authority, selling out and selling products.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can 2018-05-11 09:53:08 +0000 UTC
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If you want to listen to me being very silly about the silliness of the Internet, this is the place to find it!
https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/troll-play/id1371916574?mt=2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/troll-play/id1371916574?mt=2
Language and content warning for the fain...
2018-05-11 07:32:23 +0000 UTC
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I have to write interview questions for myself about the trilogy. What should I ask?
2018-05-09 22:55:00 +0000 UTC
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This week's episode is with Photographer Matt Hofmann, over Oolong and Earl Grey, talking about veganism, breweries, hypocrisy, mental health and the Face of Comedy project.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can catch it here
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2018-05-03 03:04:43 +0000 UTC
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