51 - Phil Nichol (Live)

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Stuart Goldsmith

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2013

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Although they are both of the highest quality, Phil Nichol keeps his two performance styles very separate. He gives us some very specific insight into the unusual dynamic between his constantly-evolving experimental work, and his tried-and-tested, roof-raising club set. Phil also speaks openly about anxiety, stage-fright, and the fear of somehow being “caught out”, even after years at the top of the circuit. Through it all though, he never stops chasing down the artistic epiphany.

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0:14.4	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 five-star reviews out of 66 reviews on Amazon.
0:21.2	So go and find Adam Blooms book, repeat. This is not an ad and I'm not
0:24.7	being remunerated. Or remunerated. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber.
0:42.0	So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.
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0:51.0	This is a podcast from Comedians Check the Uber app.
1:34.6	This is a podcastians comedian podcast. Pod balloon. And this is another blinder, though I do say so myself. We've got someone who has a foot in both of two usually opposing camps. That's the experimental theatrical storytelling thing, as well as the undeniable roof raising club comedy thing. It can only be Phil Nickle.
1:37.0	Thanks a lot for coming Phil. Yeah have a seat. You're really you've been you've brought
1:46.6	some natural coconut water with you. I did bring this and this is I have the keeper revitalized
1:51.4	I'm not selling it but I keep revitalized with Vita cocoa. I drink two of these a day and it's like drinking water.
1:57.0	It's good for you.
1:58.0	Is it when you say it's like drinking water, is it better than water?
2:01.0	It's better than water. It's got all the electrolytes in it.
2:03.5	It's got lots of sodium.
2:04.8	The coconut skin works as a natural filter for rain water.
2:09.0	And the coconut itself, the seed feeds off the water inside it which is what the
2:14.2	coconut water is and it's slightly better for you than water itself.
2:19.3	Incredible. We're looking at potential sponsorship here.
2:23.0	That's as good as it as any other.
2:25.0	Listen, you and I, well I saw your show a couple of afternoons ago, and it's an afternoon show, isn't it?
2:30.0	It is, it's a 2.30 in the afternoon show.
2:32.0	And that's, presumably that's a very deliberate choice on your part.
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