Episodes

  • On the Mic: Five a Day (pilot episode)

    On the Mic: Five a Day (pilot episode)
    Jun 16 2025
    On the Mic: Five a Day will kick off proper on August 1st. Every day Martin Walker will be reviewing and recommending five Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows. In this pilot, we scoot round Edinburgh, checking out spaces that will become some of the Fringe's main venues. Martin chats to Dani Rae, Managing Director of the Assembly Festival. And we end with a song, from Steve’s Big Dumb Show! We are very grateful to Sorcha Judge, and everyone at the Fringe office. Thanks also to Amanda Emery, Bex Colwell, David Burns, Flick Morris, Gaby Jerrard, Jane Walker, Julian Hall, Madelaine Bennett, Marissa Burgess, Mel Brown and Paul Sullivan. Thanks to the On the Mic Team, Sophie Mitchell, Bret Hart and Tom Brown. PBH Weekender 27th-29th June 2025, in London https://linktr.ee/pbhweekender The twenty three shows mentioned in this episode: Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/abby-wambaugh-the-first-3-minutes-of-17-shows Alan Davies: Think Ahead https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/alan-davies-think-ahead Cabbage the Clown: Cinemadrome https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/cabbage-the-clown-cinemadrome Elf Lyons: The Bird Trilogy https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/elf-lyons-the-bird-trilogy Frisky's Reshuffle https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/frisky-s-reshuffle Jason Byrne: Head in the Clouds https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/jason-byrne-head-in-the-clouds Jay Lafferty: Ooft! https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/jay-lafferty-ooft Jo Caulfield – Bad Mood Rising https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/jo-caulfield-bad-mood-rising Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me? https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/jordan-gray-is-that-a-c-ck-in-your-pocket-or-are-you-just-here-to-kill-me Kate Dolan: The Critic https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/kate-dolan-the-critic Luke Wright: Pub Grub https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/luke-wright-pub-grub Mark Thomas WD40 https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/mark-thomas-wd40 Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway? https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/nina-conti-whose-face-is-it-anyway Paul Sinha: 2 Sinha Lifetime https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/paul-sinha-2-sinha-lifetime Police Cops: The Original https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/police-cops-the-original Richard Herring: RHLSTP https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/richard-herring-rhlstp Robin Ince: Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/robin-ince-ice-cream-for-a-broken-tooth Steve's Big Dumb Show! https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/steve-s-big-dumb-show Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This? https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/susan-harrison-should-i-still-be-doing-this Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/susie-mccabe-best-behaviour Takashi Wakasugi: Comedy Samurai https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/takashi-wakasugi-comedy-samurai Tom Stade: Naughty by Nature https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/tom-stade-naughty-by-nature 2025 Last Chance Saloon with Vladimir McTavish https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/2025-last-chance-saloon-with-vladimir-mctavish
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    24 mins
  • Frisky and Mannish's Musical Comedy

    Frisky and Mannish's Musical Comedy
    Nov 18 2024

    Laura Corcoran and Matthew Floyd Jones are the multi award winning musical comedy double act, Frisky and Mannish. In this classic interview, Laura chats about their origins and discusses three of our favourite F&M tracks.

    Featuring songs, LGBTQIA, Do You Want to Build a Landlord? and We Are the Stars.

    www.onthemic.co.uk
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    23 mins
  • Mitch Benn's Musical Comedy

    Mitch Benn's Musical Comedy
    Nov 12 2024

    To celebrate the release of (Mitch Benn is) All Over the Place: The English Album, we listen again to Mitch Benn chatting about Donald Trump, musical satire, Blade Runner, the Tarra Trilogy and much more.

    Originally recorded during Trump's first reign, Benn's words are perhaps more relevant now than ever.

    Featuring classic songs, 'Trump and Macron', 'Happy Birthday War', 'Blade Runner' and 'Everything Sounds Like Coldplay Now'.

    Mitch Benn's Bandcamp site

    Mitch Benn on Patreon

    Mitch's On the Mic Profile: HERE

    www.onthemic.co.uk
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    35 mins
  • Boothby Graffoe's Musical Comedy

    Boothby Graffoe's Musical Comedy
    Nov 5 2024

    Boothby Graffoe is one of the UK's leading musical comedians. In a classic interview from the On the Mic archive, we discuss his music - and the origins of his long time collaboration with actor and comedian, Omid Djalili.

    Featuring tracks, 'Spelling Sheep', 'Zombies' and the signature song, 'Hartlepool'.

    Boothby's profile HERE

    www.onthemic.co.uk
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    29 mins
  • King Shan's Origin Story

    King Shan's Origin Story
    Oct 29 2024

    King Shan is a former film maker and actor, at the very start of his stand up comedy journey. This is his origin story.

    King Shan's Profile HERE

    www.onthemic.co.uk
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    10 mins
  • Dave Chawner's Origin Story

    Dave Chawner's Origin Story
    Oct 22 2024

    Dave is a number one best selling author, award-winning stand up comedian, presenter and mental health campaigner. He's also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. In this episode he talks about using comedy to improve mental health and his stand up comedy origin story.

    Dave's profile HERE

    www.onthemic.co.uk
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    10 mins
  • Maria Tea's Origin Story

    Maria Tea's Origin Story
    Oct 15 2024

    Maria Tea (aka Maria Tsartsali) is a stand up comedian, clown, performance artist, and poet from Greece. She has a cult following among comedy fans at the Edinburgh Fringe.

    This is her origin story.

    Maria's Profile HERE

    www.onthemic.co.uk
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    8 mins
  • Paul Sinha's Origin Story

    Paul Sinha's Origin Story
    Oct 8 2024

    Paul Sinha is a hugely talented comedian’s comedian, leading quizzer and a household name, best known to millions as the white suited Sinner Man on ITV's The Chase.

    In a typically honest and frank interview, Paul discuses the success of The Chase, his autobiography One Sinha Lifetime, gay icons, the tabloid press, his Parkinson’s disease, his wedding, and the importance of family. Be advised we also hear a brief account from Paul’s book of an attempted sexual assault.

    We start by hearing his origin story.

    Paul's Profile HERE

    www.onthemic.co.uk
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    26 mins