You Should've Been Here Last Week (Paul Ricketts and Steve Gribbin)
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| 12 May 2023 | Adam Rushton - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:38:30 | |
They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? In this episode, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview semi-retired performer, but fully active promoter, booker and agent Adam Rushton, proprietor of A Rush Of Laughter Comedy Management & Co-owner/Director of Rum Tab Media. Adam talks candidly about how it feels when another booker competes to get a gig in the same venue. If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Aug 2023 | Karen Koren - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:32:51 | |
Last interview in our Edinburgh Fringe season. We talk to Karen Koren, founder of Gilded Balloon, the only Edinburgh based comedy promoter among the 'Big Four' ticketed venues. Plus, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts discuss what is an "Edinburgh Fringe Act"? If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Mar 2023 | Spiky Mike (Extended) You Should Have Been Here Last Week | 00:43:57 | |
They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? Every fortnight respected comedians, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview esteemed figures in the industry from the UK and beyond. If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 May 2023 | Stephen Grant - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:39:35 | |
They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? In this episode, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview performer, writer and promoter Stephen Grant, a Brighton institution with his Krater Comedy Club - now relaunched as the Forge Comedy Club. Plus Paul and Steve discuss the term 'comedy literate' and what the heck does it mean? If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Apr 2023 | Peter Grahame Walsingham - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:36:29 | |
They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? In this episode, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview the 'esteemed' promoter, Peter Grahame Walsingham, proprietor of the legendary Downstairs At The Kings Head Comedy Club, Crouch End, London - which could be the UK's longest running club. If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Mar 2023 | Spiky Mike - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:31:55 | |
They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? Every fortnight respected comedians, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview esteemed figures in the industry from the UK and beyond. If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Oct 2023 | Joss Jones - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:33:12 | |
The stand-up comedy year starts post Edinburgh Fringe every September! So, in this first episode of a new season, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview Joss Jones, who's worked in the UK comedy industry since 1987 as a renown booker, agent, consultant and director of Cosmic Comedy Management. Plus Steve and Paul define a 'comedy death'. If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Oct 2023 | Maureen Younger - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:38:05 | |
On this show Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview Maureen Younger, pioneering promoter of Laughing Cows - the UK's first all women comedy night. Plus sought after performer on the mainstream, urban, Asian and gay/lesbian circuits! Steve and Paul also talk about the ways of getting paid the 'wages of sin' in comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Oct 2023 | Carly Smallman - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:39:35 | |
Comedy for parents with their babies or shows involving hilarious tarot readings - all new live comedy formats invented by comedian and promoter Carly Smallman over several bottles of wine! Carly tells us the whys and the wherefores on this and the safety of female comics on the UK circuit. Plus Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts talk about a crucial talent all comics must master - getting to the gig on time! Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Nov 2023 | Che Burnley - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:39:03 | |
People think they know what's 'black comedy', but what's 'alternative black comedy'? Che Burnley explains the ideas behind his showcase for black and minority acts that he promotes in Liverpool, across the North West and the Edinburgh Fringe since 2017. Plus Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts discuss comedian's car sharing etiquette. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Nov 2023 | Rob Riley - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:28:14 | |
Interview with Rob Riley of Comedy In A Van promotions - a comedy institution in North-West England. Rob's a stand up performer, booker and promoter. Lefty. Veggie. Passionate about overuse of the word 'passionate'. Plus Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts explain the comedic meaning of 'Millican's Law'. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Dec 2023 | Christmas Comedy Gigs: Part 1 - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:28:39 | |
Christmas comedy gigs - sounds like a lovely experience, but is it? Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts talk about pitfalls and joys of performing stand-up and spreading yuletide ho! ho! ho! Answering the questions: What are Christmas gig like? How do you survive them? And who the hell enjoys them? Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Dec 2023 | Christmas Comedy Gigs: Part 2 - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:21:19 | |
Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts send reports from the Christmas comedy gigs front line. Interviews with UK comedy favourites Tom Wrigglesworth (BBC Radio 4), Alan Francis (BBC Radio 4), Cerys Nelmes (BBC), Abigoliah Schamaun (Comedy Central), Steve N. Allen (BBC One), Neil McFarlane (Channel 4), Mat Reed (BBC) and Chris Kearns. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Jan 2024 | New Year's Eve Comedy Gigs - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:22:56 | |
''Ring out the old and ring in the new' with the annual experience of New Year's Eve comedy gigs. You get paid more and suffer more too! Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts raise a glass to old acquaintances and countdowns to 'Big Ben's bongs'. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Feb 2024 | Andrew O'Neill - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:47:01 | |
Andrew O'Neill, vegan, transvestite, nonbinary, occultist, guitar welding, award winning comedian... and promotor of fellow weirdo performers on nights in London and Oxford. Andrew, Steve and Paul talk about acts who are strangely entertaining - from the past, present and future. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Feb 2024 | Adam Bloom - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:43:30 | |
Adam Bloom is one of the UK's most respected comedians. You might've seen him perform on stage, screen and radio, or heard other famous comics use material he's written over the last 30 years. No better person to produce the ultimate guide to the art of stand up and talk to Steve and Paul on how to find you comic genius. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Mar 2024 | Ria Lina - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:37:33 | |
Multi-award winning comedian and UK TV fixture, Ria Lina, is not only very funny, but also extremely media savvy. Her. Ria talks to Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts about how to tour a show around UK theatre venues. Something which comics, even without her TV credits are now doing in greater numbers. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Top and 5 Worst Comedy Venue Spaces - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:47:06 | |
To paraphrase Rihanna, sometimes comedians have to '"find laughter in a hopeless place". Comedians Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts list their 5 favourite and 5 most hated venue spaces to perform comedy. From theatres, hotels, night clubs, pubs, hairdressers or the top deck of bus. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Apr 2024 | Guy Thomas - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:35:18 | |
Guy Thomas runs successful comedy nights for over the last decade in North West England. Guy talks to Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts on what he thinks is crucial in putting a great comedy show. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Apr 2024 | Barring Clauses - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:28:04 | |
Sometimes a promoter will tell a comedian that their booking depends on them not doing other performances within a certain area or at other nearby promoters gigs - it's called a Barring Clause! Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts discuss the variations and the validity of this sometimes contentious practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 May 2024 | Gift Shop Comics: "Once the gig is over, it's all about the merch." | 00:26:35 | |
Sometimes comedy is the gift that keeps on giving! Where comedians will attempt to sell the audience extra merchandise après gig. Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts talk about the CDs, DVDs, books, t-shirts and other tat toted by the Gift Shop Comic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Jun 2024 | Joe Bor: "I've got a standup show about me trying to make a film with Nicholas Cage." | 00:33:19 | |
UK comedian Joe Bor, shows his versatility by not only performing as himself, but also as his character, Jasper Cromwell Jones. Steve and Paul focus on Joe's award-winning comedy film work where's he's made lauded shorts. promos and documentaries on institutions of UK comedy - such as the late, great comedian, Ian Cognito. Watch the Ian Cognito trailer and find out more about Joe's work here. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Jun 2024 | Social media pros and cons: "It can make your career, or it can break your career." | 00:28:06 | |
Social media - it's where comedians find gigs, fans, followers and sometimes career ending situations. Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts talk about the pros and cons for comics of being on the socials! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account: https://ko-fi.com/stevegribs77 Or Paul Ricketts JokePit account: https://www.jokepit.com/comedian/paul... Email: ushouldvebeenherelastweek@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Jul 2024 | Juliet Meyers - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:38:02 | |
Juliet Meyers, respected comedian and writer for some of the UK's biggest TV comics, talks to Steve and Paul about what happens when the performer or the audience fall out of love with a favourite gag! Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Jul 2024 | Karen Bayley: "When I first started, my law to myself was you must learn something from every gig you do." | 00:21:53 | |
Karen Bayley spent 20 years becoming an overnight success. Now she's a top performer in the UK's best clubs and promoter of her respected long running club in Sutton Coldfield. She talks to Steve and Paul about learning how to enjoy the journey to the top and what makes a 'dog friendly' hotel. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Jul 2024 | Mark Thomas: "There's so many working class voices coming through." | 00:38:22 | |
Mark Thomas' work has been in stand-up, multiple TV series, theatre, journalism and the odd bout of performance art. He's the UK's premier political comic and here he talks to Steve and Paul while being naked from the waist down. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Sep 2024 | Paul Sinha: "The Chase was doing okay, but everything changed with Fanny Chmelar." | 00:38:29 | |
Paul Sinha is a pro-quizzer, comedian, doctor and broadcaster on BBC Radio 4, and is one of the Chasers on the ITV game show The Chase. Paul talks to Steve and Paul about feeling a new found sense of comedic freedom and on having no plan being the best plan. Buy Paul Sinha's autobiography "One Sinha Lifetime" here. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Oct 2024 | Chris Lynam: "Actual visual comedy, there's not much about any more." | 00:32:46 | |
Chris Lynam is a clown who's worked as street performer, cabaret artist and alternative comedy pioneer. Called 'The King of Clowns' by The New York Times, Chris has performed all over the world on stage, film and TV with his own brand of crazed humour, stretching variety to its limits. Chris talks here about how British comedy lost it's variety. Find out more about the Chris Lynam Clowning Workshops. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Oct 2024 | Steve Gribbin: "Jimmy Tarbuck stole my sandwiches." | 00:48:27 | |
In 1982, Steve started performing at the very beginnings of Alternative Comedy. Initially in double act "Skint Video" and solo from 1994. He's celebrating 40 years in the business - minus 2 for Covid! Steve explains how he continues to wow audiences without losing his enthusiasm and joy in doing comedy! Get tickets for "Steve Gribbin - 40 Years In The Saddle!", charity celebration gigs at the Comedy Store, London on December 11th, 2024. Book now. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Nov 2024 | Susan Murray: "The number of funerals I've been to for comics is outrageous." | 00:28:18 | |
Comedian Susan Murray has appeared and written for stage, TV and radio during her nearly 30 years in the business. She's also created an online industry booking forum - transforming how her fellow comedians earn a living - and started an annual party where the comedy industry can come together. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Nov 2024 | Ian Moore: "Why live in a Lego box in Crawley when we could live in a demi chateau in France?" | 00:35:37 | |
Mod obsessive, Ian Moore, first rose to the top of UK comedy, then commuted from France to gigs after opening a chambres d'hôtes (B&B). Finally becoming a best selling author and chutney producer! This is the story of one man's escape from the comedy circuit. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Dec 2024 | Alan Francis: "A comedian is in the room - an actor is in the play!" | 00:48:26 | |
Alan Francis, as a comedian and actor has performed on the most prestigious stages in the UK, as well as appearances on TV, film and radio. Plus he's also written for stage, screen and radio including his own show on BBC Radio 4. He talks about the differences in doing all three disciplines. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Jan 2025 | Jeff Innocent: "I get stopped for 6 selfies a day, it takes some getting used to..." | 00:36:12 | |
On the award nominated show we have Jeff Innocent, who over along career has been voted British Comedian of the Year, Comic's Comic of the Year and Best Live Club Comedian. But, only after online video clips went viral did he find nationwide recognition. Here he talks to Steve and Paul about how this has impacted his life on and off stage. #podcast #comedyvideos #interview Clip of Jeff: https://youtu.be/590gl63lkz4 Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account: https://ko-fi.com/stevegribs77 Or Paul Ricketts JokePit account: https://www.jokepit.com/comedian/paul... Email: ushouldvebeenherelastweek@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Feb 2025 | Esther Manito - Confident UK comics come from private schools! | 00:35:49 | |
Esther Manito - the Essex born Anglo-Lebanese comedian quickly became a star of UK TV and radio. The first female comedian to perform at Dubai Opera House, and also a finalist in the 2019 Arab British Centre's Award for Culture, Esther chats about how the comedy bug changed her life. #podcast #comedyvideos #interview Esther on BBC's Live at the Apollo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDXugKYw5F0 Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account: https://ko-fi.com/stevegribs77 Or Paul Ricketts JokePit account: https://www.jokepit.com/comedy-buy-now/paul-ricketts-donation/18294 Email: ushouldvebeenherelastweek@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Aug 2023 | Kate Copstick - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:42:24 | |
Second interview in our Edinburgh Fringe season with Kate Copstick, chief reviewer at The Scotsman newspaper and known as the UK's scariest comedy critic. A position cemented after her appearance on ITV's short-lived stand-up talent competition - Show Me The Funny! Plus, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts explain how useful is a "three stars... reads like a four" Edinburgh show review. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Aug 2023 | Peter Buckley Hill - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:42:57 | |
We're back after our holidays! Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview Peter Buckley Hill, performer and the main man behind PBH Free Fringe - which is now the biggest producer at the Edinburgh Festival. Plus Paul and Steve discuss the Edinburgh Fringe terms '50 minute hour' and '40 minute dip'. If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Apr 2023 | Kevin Precious - You Should've Been Here Last Week | 00:30:03 | |
They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? In this episode, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview performer and promoter, Kevin Precious, proprietor of Barnstormers Comedy, who have nights in Art Centres and venues across England - from the South Coast, the Home Counties, the Midlands and Hull and back. If you're interested in getting involved or finding out more about live promotion or performance, then this show irreverently pulls back the curtain on the world of professional comedy. Watch interviews on our YouTube channel. Support our show! Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's Ko-fi account or Paul Ricketts JokePit account. You can also email us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||