EP 217 - DOES THE COMEDY INDUSTRY HAVE A PROBLEM?

What Most People Think with Geoff Norcott

Comedy

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week I get into all the issues in and around the Russell Brand allegations, asking the question of whether or not comedy has a specific problem.

I also talk about Starmer cos-playing as PM and how you can be too tired to get drunk.

Pre-order my new BOOK https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Bloke-Decoded-Everything-Explained/dp/B0BZW24B9J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34L9QEBEW3KW7&keywords=geoff+norcott&qid=1693334284&sprefix=geoff+norcot%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1

Support the Podcast, keep it weekly & AD-FREE https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true

Come to my 2023/24 TOUR https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-geoff-norcott-1252793

Watch my COMEDY SPECIAL on YouTube https://youtu.be/YaxhuZGtDLs

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 217 of what most people think of before we get into anything
0:21.2	this week I just want to thank so much to the people buying the book the British bloke
0:25.9	the code it I have been number one in the jokes and riddles charts I've also been number
0:31.8	one in the essays journals and letters charts but also did actually get up at one point
0:36.5	to know in the top 60 of all books on Amazon's which what Amazon the old Amazon's all books
0:42.1	on the old Amazon's do you remember that when you remember that with just like pluralized
0:46.2	things that didn't really need pluralized in I remember John Major was quite widely referred
0:51.4	to as John Majes where to think you're John Majes right you're John Majes you go you're
0:55.9	getting confused with Lee Majes but anyway listen thanks for buying the book man I it's it's been
1:01.4	just been a pleasure for people to fucking read it and thank you so much for the people
1:05.7	leave in reviews and let's do let's shout out some of the people that left reviews on Amazon
1:10.8	right if you leave five star reviews on Amazon's let's shout out those people I won't be
1:14.7	able to read the whole reviews but let's shout out those people by name okay so people
1:20.5	leave in Amazon reviews these are written reviews which I can see we've got Jeffery but
1:24.0	it's spelled with Jay so a bit of a dodgy guy but I appreciate it we've got Draven or Draven
1:29.0	ginger girl 66 PM GG right Jim Amazon customer I mean that that's just out dodgy at all doesn't
1:38.5	it sounds like I sounds like I would add enough money to create a bot army of one and a
1:43.6	Nick so yeah basically anybody leaving five star reviews written five star reviews I will
1:47.8	shout you out the podcast for the next few weeks what does that do that with my voice there
1:53.2	basically I was flipping from one screen back to the other and trying to cover it with a bit of
1:58.1	intonation as people do and it's been mental times as you can hear my voice doesn't sound like it
2:03.2	normally does because the tour started a couple of weeks ago the book was launched last week I've
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