60 - Susan Calman (Live)
The Comedian's Comedian Podcast
Stuart Goldsmith
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2014
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Susan Calman is fierce and fiercely funny, unleashing her personal demons to devastating comic effect in her work and here in conversation. As well as exploring how not to approach the Edinburgh fringe, we also uncover how Susan translates her anger into comedy, the pressure she feels to be a spokesperson for gay people, and why she feels she doesn't deserve a glass...
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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. |
| 0:46.0 | Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:53.0 | This is a podcast from comedians comedian.com. This is the Comedians, comedian podgos. |
| 1:08.0 | This is the Comedians, comedian podgots. |
| 1:14.0 | Hello and welcome to the show, I'm Stuart Goldsmith, |
| 1:17.0 | and this is a comedian of absolutely indomitable talent, |
| 1:20.0 | recorded live at the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh. |
| 1:22.0 | This is Susan Kalman. |
| 1:24.1 | Hello Susan. |
| 1:28.1 | Hello Susan. |
| 1:29.1 | Hello. |
| 1:30.1 | I thought I'd do a formal... |
| 1:32.1 | I was in to see a show earlier on in here called Murder Marple and me. |
| 1:38.0 | Now I'm very aware of the fact that I am very short. |
| 1:41.0 | So hi. |
| 1:42.0 | Because I know if you're sitting down you really can just |
| 1:46.7 | imagine it's a radio show I think is the easiest thing and there's a couple of |
| 1:50.4 | ladies at the back when you said this isn't a comedy show they went, oh fuck, and took another drink. |
| 1:54.0 | So, hi ladies! |
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