{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/673f01c0800d9c054083fc98?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nick Schuller: Pandemic Timing and The Art of Deadpan","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1777061272852-6eb00f40-f5a1-4c53-b2aa-ed3bafff7757.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nick Schuller arrived in the UK in March 2020 to launch his comedy career — and has been deploying deadpan understatement about that decision ever since.</p><p>Nick Schuller is an Australian comedian and writer known for his razor-sharp deadpan style, dry wit, and subversive take on comedy culture, with appearances at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe and a growing international following.</p><ul><li>Why arriving in the UK in March 2020 was objectively one of the worst decisions in recent comedy history — and how he handled it</li><li>How offering free wine at the Melbourne Comedy Festival became an unlikely calling card</li><li>The subtle art of deadpan delivery — why keeping a straight face is technically much harder than it looks</li><li>What the UK's enduring obsession with Neighbours reveals about British nostalgia </li><li>Why comedians like Nathan Fielder and Stewart Lee still matter — and why not every joke needs to become a clip</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Nick here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nickdcschuller/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}