{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/6862a34cdb315037b76491d5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Joe Kent-Walters: From Clown School to Cult Stardom","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1776888097929-94d920c2-5a07-45cc-a334-e6e5f856e730.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Joe Kent-Walters trained at a clown school in Paris, created a cult character, won the Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Award, and has been throwing himself around stages in dress shoes ever since.</p><p>Joe Kent-Walters is a British comedian best known for his larger-than-life alter ego Frankie Monroe, blending physical theatre, absurdism and punk cabaret in a way that earned him the Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Award in 2024.</p><ul><li>What a Parisian clown school actually teaches you — and what it definitely doesn't</li><li>How Frankie Monroe went from a Fringe experiment to a cult phenomenon</li><li>The physical toll of performing high-energy character comedy every night on the road</li><li>How late-night comedy culture shapes the kind of work you end up making</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Joe here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/joe_is_frankiemonroe/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://frankiemonroelive.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li></ul><h3><br></h3><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"}