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The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

131 - Jen Kirkman

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Stuart Goldsmith

Jokes, Unknown, Society & Culture, Widdicombe, Learn, Comedy, Performing Arts, Burr, How To, Carr, Acaster, Cope, Writing, Interview, Persona, Arts, In-depth

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2015

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

From the "Just For Laughs" Comedy Festival in Montreal, Jen Kirkman breaks down the elements of her personality that create such a thrilling dynamic in her stage and screen performance. Relentlessly analytical of her emotions, she's very candid about her self-criticism, the crisis of creating a comedy special about her marriage whilst knowing deep down she wanted that union to end, and how she connects so deeply with her audience...Support the podcast by pressing "donate" at www.comedianscomedian.com, and see the show live at Edinburgh.Just For Laughs, Dave Chappelle, I Seem Fun, Kurt Metzger, Netflix, I'm Gonna Die Alone, Chelsea Handler, Marc Maron, Bll Burr, Hail To The Freaks, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Steve Bennett, Chortle, Alan Cumming, Joan Rivers, Louis CK, Letterman, Howard Stern,Mr. Show, Eddie Pepitone, Maria Bamford

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0:18.0

Hello, Stue here. This isn't an ad. This is me telling you that you have got to get hold of a copy of Adam Blooms book, Finding Your Comic Genius. It's just so great, and I want everyone to buy it for everyone else for Christmas. We discuss it in detail on episode 437 and at the time of recording this it has 66 5-star reviews out of 66 reviews on Amazon.

0:21.2

So go and find Adam Bloom's book, Repeat. This is not an ad and I'm not

0:24.7

being remunerated. Or remunerated. I can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in

0:39.4

Uber credits to spend on your next train journey. So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this

0:45.1

Christmas. Trains, now on Uber. Tees and sees apply. Check the Uber app.

0:53.0

This is a podcast from comedians comedian podpos. Hello and welcome pod from the just for last festival in Montreal.

1:23.0

We've got four episodes for you.

1:24.3

This is Jen Kirkman.

1:25.5

Tomorrow's will be Mosha Kasha.

1:28.1

And after that, a live recording that I did with Patton-Oswalt,

1:31.3

one of my favorite comedians. I hope you're really going to enjoy that one. I certainly did.

1:35.0

And the fourth and final one will be Andy Kindler, famous for the HAC's handbook that he created in the early 90s.

1:42.0

He's a satirical sort of swipe at HAC Comptroller. book that he created in the early 90s.

1:42.6

So he's a satirical sort of swipe at Hack comedy

1:45.6

and also well known for his state of the industry addresses.

1:49.5

He does a regular speech every year at Montreal

1:51.7

in which he kind of he almost he acts as the

1:55.0

comedian of the industry reflecting the industry's um

1:58.0

pomposity back at itself and all of them I'm really really pleased with them

2:02.4

thank you so much to everyone for giving me their time,

2:05.0

particularly when I just turn up at the festival as no one they've ever heard of.

2:08.0

So this is Jen. Before we get into it, though, this is a recording that I made will open in an unusual fashion

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