079: Julia Clarke – From Adelaide Raw to Edinburgh Fringe

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Julia Clarke has achieved much in her ninge years of stand-up comedy. A two time winner of South Australia Raw Comedy, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival performer, Julia is also one of the nicest stand-up comedians on the Adelaide comedy scene. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, comedian Julia Clarke and I discuss getting in trouble with the …

064: Kieran Butler – The life of a satirist, antagonist and contrarian comedian

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Kieran Butler is a political satirist, comedic antagonist, and a general contrarian. Heavily influenced by the Aussie alternative rock band, Tism, Kieran Butler is not afraid of speaking his mind and challenging the status quo. But many of you already know this. For those that aren’t familiar with Kieran and his work, you’ll enjoy this emotionally charged interview, where we …

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Does humour make you smarter?

Did you know that funny people, especially those that like dark humour, have higher IQs? Interviewed on Today Extra, Marty Wilson elaborated on the results, uncovered by Austrian researchers. “They found that people that use humour a lot, people who laugh well, tend to have higher IQs,” said Marty. “When you solve a joke, when you get a joke, that …