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This Feels Terrible

John Luke Roberts

This Feels Terrible

This Feels Terrible

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.8634 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2016

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Erin talks shop with British comedian, John Luke Roberts about his show Stdad-Up, a comedic solo-show with clowning about his dead dad. They discuss the practice of turning personal tragedy into artful comedy and what that means for everyone involved. (Also boobs at the end) Send mail: Erin McGathy 2658 Griffith Park Blvd #840 Los Angeles, CA, 90039 Visit ClubW.com // OfferCode: thisfeelsterrible

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This feels terrible.

0:57.9

This is terrible. I am your host, Aaron McGathie. Today on the podcast, I have a conversation with British comedian, performer, Clown, John Luke Roberts. He's been on the BBC, BBC Radio,

1:06.2

and he's performed at Edinburgh several times and I had the

1:10.9

the great pleasure. I'm trying to come up with a with a butter word than pleasure

1:15.3

because it was I had I had the privilege of seeing his show

1:21.4

stood out up at the Soho theater in London a few weeks ago.

1:27.0

Thanks to Paul Foxcraft future guest of the show.

1:30.8

He, uh, Paul tried to not warn me, but, but prepare, but Paul tried to prepare me for, for this

1:38.2

show, which is challenging and funny and sad and fantastic. And, uh, I, I had such a profound experience at the show that I really wanted to talk to John

1:50.0

Luke Roberts afterwards about his experience writing the show and what it was like taking

1:55.5

such a personal thing and putting it on stage and playing with the form of the solo show.

2:05.1

The show is called Stadadap.

2:06.7

It's about his dead father.

2:08.8

At a certain point, he puts in fake teeth and wears his dad's old suit and plays his dad as an insult comic. And it's really great and interesting.

2:22.2

And I'm just going to read a quote from Time Out Edinburgh about the show,

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