Stig Wemyss is the director and co-producer of ‘Is This Thing On?‘, a six-episode comedy drama that follows 10 comedy newbies undertaking a souped-up stand-up comedy course, as they get coached and challenged by some of Australia’s most iconic stand-up comedians. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast, host Steve Davis talks to Stig about how the show came …
091: Scott Dikkers – Pointing out stupidity with The Onion
“When you’ve got someone laughing, you’ve got them agreeing with you, whether they know it or not.” So says Scott Dikkers, founder of The Onion, quite possibly the world’s most famous satirical publication. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast, host Steve Davis chats with Scott Dikkers about the serendipity of cheap paper, comforting the afflicted and afflicting the …
090: Morry Morgan – Coronavirus and comedy
Morry Morgan likes to be the centre of attention. The co-founder of the the School of Hard Knock Knocks, and former host of this very podcast, he has now placed himself into the centre of the Coronavirus crisis, trapping himself in Beijing, China. At least that’s how we see it. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, old …
089: Jason Chong – Discipline, game shows and Tarago Tests
You probably didn’t know that Adelaide Comic of the Year, Jason Chong, kick started his own stand-up comedy career by attending a stand-up comedy course. That was twenty years ago. Since then he’s become a regular face of Adelaide comedy, on stage, TV and radio. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, host Steve Davis talks to Jason …
088: Marty Bright – Optimism and being easy to work with
Marty Bright is an optimistic, childish ‘silly-billy’, which makes him a rarity in stand-up – often the domain of the cynic. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast host Steve Davis probes Marty about performing at the Comedy Store in LA, the Comic Strip in New York, and even at a room as part of an all-African American comedian …
087: Fady Kassab – Winning Raw Comedy from the back of his head
Comedian Fady Kassab has a secret to winning Raw Comedy. The 2019 Raw Comedy winner used advice from John Lennon and George Carlin, even though he thought he’d be disqualified in the first heat. He spoke from the ‘back of his head’, and performed what he wanted to say, rather than thinking what people would find funny. In this School …
086: Lee Ton – Where are you from from?
What does it take to create a one-man comedy show? In this podcast episode, graduate of the School of Hard Knock Knocks, Lee Ton, shares how he harnessed peer group pressure and advice from successful comedians to take the plunge, with his up coming Melbourne Fringe show, “Where are you from from?”. Host Steve Davis also peppers Lee with questions …
085: Mickey D – Pain is just an emotion
Mickey D, aka Mick Dwyer, was a broke 17 year old when he stepped up on stage at Raw Comedy. Since then, he’s toured the world, conquering the UK, and been trained by the SAS. Mick is one dangerous comedian. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast, host Steve Davis talks to Mick about how he energises a room, …
084: Viet Bui – Vietnam to VB
Alumnus Viet Bui, or ‘VB’ as he’s known on the comedy circuit, is one of the School of Hard Knock Knocks most active comedy graduates, performing constantly in his home city of Adelaide, and also at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast host Steve Davis asks VB what got him into stand-up, Vietnamese …