{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/339736e5-b21f-4af2-ada6-2d48cb8a1581/63e106e7bb75190011814497?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Romesh Ranganathan (Live at Soho Theatre) 2016: ComCompendium","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ee35c06c05e6c01f40f42/1675691637579-ad8a6fb2762be175d25e6e4da2f56c36.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Dusted down, and fresh from the archives, today we re-welcome the wry cynicism of the nation’s favourite&nbsp;<s>chubby</s> <em>svelte&nbsp;</em>vegan Romesh Ranganathan.</p><p><br></p><p>Fearless on stage, yet his own biggest critic off it, we discuss his stratospheric – and largely unplanned – comic success. We place parenthood under the microscope, revise his former vocations as teacher and rapper, before discovering that stolen jokes fuelled his first ever gig... a 1987 Pontins talent show.</p><p><br></p><p>Stu's new comedy special \"I Need You Alive\" has a worldwide digital premiere on Feb 23rd, see the trailer and find the ticket link at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/thecomedianscomedianpodcast/www.stuartgoldsmith.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.stuartgoldsmith.com</a></p>","author_name":"Stuart Goldsmith"}