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Steve Bugeja - Day Release

The former BBC New Comedy Award winner has released his solo debut from last year, Day Release, on YouTube for free. Recorded at the Soho Theatre, the show tells the true story of the time he accompanied a criminal on their first trip out of prison in 18 years: a  gag-packed tale of the nervous, shy beta-male and a hardened lag. Review

Jalapeño High

The ever-prolific Weirdo's collective have launched a new sitcom in podcast form, Jalapeño High. In this teen-cliche spoof, Jessica Suitcase finds herself in a strange school, in a strange town, with a strange obsession with chilli.

Written, as always, by Adam Larter and directed by  Matthew Highton, the vast cast includes Harriet Kemsley, John Kearns, Pat Cahill, Joz Norris, Katia Kvinge, Eleanor Morton, Mark Stephenson, Holly Burn, Cassie Atkinson, Ali Brice, Gareth Morinan, Marny Godden, Michael Brunstrom, William Lee, Darren Maskell, Beth Vyse, Lucy Pearman, and Letty Butler.

The pilot, Spice To Meet You, is available here.

Laughing Dead

A new comedy podcast out of Australia in which comedians talk candidly about their worst ever gigs. It's hosted by comedian Sami Shah, a Pakistani comic now resident in Oz (after an immigration policy that meant he had to spend a couple of years in a rural backwater) who says he's has survived his share of cranky hecklers and depressing corporate shows

The guest for episode one, which was released on Thursday, is Maz Jobrani, talking about gigs in the Middle East, and lined up for the future are Alexei Sayle,  Andy Kindler and Aussie acts including Luke McGregor and Bev Killick.

Listen and subscribe here.

Conversations with Richard Fidler

Sticking Down Under: Once upon a time Richard Fidler was a member of anarchic Edinburgh favourites The Doug Anthony All-Stars, but now is a respected broadcaster on Australia's ABC, and wasn't part of the group's recent Edinburgh swansong. However, he did have a recent reunion with fellow DAASer Tim Ferguson on his radio show to talk about all things comedy, including his new movie Spun Out, set in one of the Bachelor and Spinsters Ballsin which young rural Australians get together to get drunk and get off.

Published: 24 Sep 2016