{"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-ada6-2d48cb8a1581/6a60da625092e5d571b27e71?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bilal Zafar","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ee35c06c05e6c01f40f42/1784732021986-5ca5c541-36eb-46ae-968a-dc647f753108.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Bilal Zafar</strong> is an award-winning stand-up comedian who first broke through with a lastminute.com Best Newcomer Award for his debut show, CAKES. He’s now back with Rubicon, a multimedia, interactive hour with games, prizes and stories, promising a genuinely life-changing experience.</p><p><br></p><p>Bilal has appeared on screen in Catastrophe, Sick of It and Paul Feig's Last Christmas and to many people, he’s known best as a full-time football manager embroiled in scandal on his hugely popular Twitch channel. We discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>diving <strong>headfirst into football management through Twitch</strong> in lockdown on Limmy's advice and building an audience through him</li><li>the challenge of <strong>sustaining momentum after his 2016 best newcomer nomination</strong>, and carrying that history into this year's Fringe</li><li>and touring his debut show <strong>Cakes</strong>, and filming it for YouTube years later when he had the resources to do so</li><li>finding <strong>unexpected happiness</strong> in a new career</li><li>and <strong>developing new show Rubicon with Nick Helm</strong>, and being pushed to play a more arrogant, less \"nice\" version of himself</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Join the Insiders Club at<strong> </strong><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/ComComPod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Patreon.com/ComComPod</strong></a> where you can instantly <strong>WATCH</strong> the full episode and <strong>get access to exclusive extras</strong> where we discuss his 2017 show about online dating underperforming and entering the industry naive to how the ups and downs work.</p><p><br></p><p>👉 <strong>Sign up to the ComComPod </strong><a href=\"https://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mailing List</strong></a><strong> and follow the show on </strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/comcompod/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/comcompod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong> &amp; </strong><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@comcompod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TikTok</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Catch Up with Bilal: </strong><a href=\"https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/bilal-zafar-rubicon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bilal Zafar: Rubicon</strong></a> is at this year's Edinburgh Fringe at 8.30pm in Jersey at Underbelly, Bristo Square. You can also listen to the <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@gotaproblemmate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Got A Problem Mate Podcast</strong></a> with Bilal and Joey Page.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at </strong><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/ComComPod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Patreon.com/ComComPod</strong></a>:</p><p><br></p><p>✅ Instant access to <strong>full video</strong> and <strong>ad-free audio </strong>episodes</p><p>✅ <strong>Exclusive extra content </strong>with Bilal</p><p>✅ Early access to new episodes where possible</p><p>✅ Exclusive<strong> membership offerings </strong>including weekly(ish) Stu&amp;As</p><p><br></p><p>PLUS you’ll get access to the <strong>full back catalogue of extras</strong> you can find nowhere else!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Everything I'm up to: </strong>Come and see me <strong>LIVE ON TOUR</strong>, find out all the info and more at <a href=\"http://stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy</strong></a>. Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at <a href=\"https://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/climate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>stuartgoldsmith.com/climate</strong></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Get in touch</strong>: If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at <a href=\"mailto:callum@comedianscomedian.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>callum@comedianscomedian.com</strong></a>!</p>","author_name":"Stuart Goldsmith"}