The Comedy Writers Group

Stephanie Hare returns as we continue the journey of developing a show for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. I wanted to give listeners a sense of how I direct a show, and to let you be a fly-on-the-wall as a stand-up show comes to life.Make sure you listen to Part 1 first!Follow Stephanie and grab tickets to her show.Follow The Comedy Writers Group on instagram and sign up for the patreon to unlock the back catalogue and bonus episodes.

The brilliant Kate Dolan returns to the podcast to chat about all the ups and downs since we last talked. We talk about content creation, the fear of rejection, developing a show, shooting a special, making comedy a viable enterprise, and much more. It's also a very silly episode.Go see Kate Dolan when she comes to your city.Follow The Comedy Writers Group on instagram and sign up for the patreon to unlock the back catalogue and bonus episodes.

I'm joined by expert one-liner comedian, Mark Simmons, all the way from the UK. We chat about Mark's love affair with the one-liner, how he came to comedy (via a member of the CWG), branding, joke competitions, and being accused of joke thievery.Mark has a new special out called Quip Off The Mark that you can check out on Youtube.He's also on tour so make sure you follow Mark so you can see him when we comes to your neighbourhood.Follow The Comedy Writers Group on instagram and sign up for the patreon to unlock the back catalogue and bonus episodes.

The magnificent Steph Broadbridge returns to the podcast to chat about Breaking The Musical, a show that has already taken the world by storm despite the fact it hasn't even opened yet. We talk about the origin of the idea, rehearsal, and what is going through Steph's mind this close to the debut at the Adelaide Fringe.We also chat about Steph's experience as a judge for the Raw Comedy competition and what catches her eye from the judges' table.Follow Steph and grab tickets to the show in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.Follow The Comedy Writers Group on instagram and sign up for the patreon to unlock the back catalogue and bonus episodes.

This week we're joined by the brilliant Han Arbuthnott. We chat about starting comedy in High School, neurodiversity, coming out, identity, and more. It's a great chat and you should go see Han at the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival.Follow Han here.Follow The Comedy Writers Group on instagram and sign up for the patreon to unlock the back catalogue and bonus episodes.

On this week's episode I'm joined by improviser and actor Jason Geary. We chat about Jason's thirty year career from his appearances in shows like Thank God You're Here, Skithouse, Neighbours, and Fisk, to his first love of improv.Follow Jason here.Follow The Comedy Writers Group on instagram and sign up for the patreon to unlock the back catalogue and bonus episodes.