{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/6845c626b5ac093b0c76d3c4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sam Nicoresti: Self-Expression, Identity and the Hunt for the Perfect Skirt Suit","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1776887565925-d90788ef-1d49-4980-a05e-c477d6ddf667.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Sam Nicoresti can move from the decline of Blockbuster to the philosophy of gendered spaces to the ethics of true crime podcasts in a single breath — and makes it all feel completely connected.</p><p>Sam Nicoresti is a British comedian, writer, and performer blending surrealism, satire, and political commentary in their stand-up and filmed work. Their recent filmed special, drawn from their Edinburgh Fringe show, has been hailed as a smart, subversive take on gender, media, and millennial weirdness.</p><ul><li>What makes a comedy special, actually special — and why most of them aren't</li><li>How HMV's pivot away from physical media became a metaphor for something much larger</li><li>Why true crime podcasts are the new voyeurism — and what that says about all of us</li><li>The class constraints that shape which comedians get to tell which stories</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Sam here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/samnicoresti/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@samnicoresti\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO-aWG6miks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Special</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><p><br></p><h3><br></h3>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}