<p><strong><u>Trigger warning: Discussion of child sexual abuse.</u></strong></p><br><p>Jonny Pelham has become one of the most disarmingly hilarious comics in the UK by building his punchlines on a bedrock of unflinching honesty. There’s a big difference between the comedy cliche of “saying the unsayable”, and being able to find the humanity and authenticity in a subject that people don’t want to talk about.&nbsp;</p><br><p>We talk about his new Edinburgh Fringe show “Optimism Over Despair”, and he leads us through the experience at that show’s core: his reflections over using his set on Live At The Apollo to discuss the sexual abuse he experienced as a child. We also learn about his clinical “maladaptive daydreaming”, and what it’s like to always come with a trigger warning.</p><br><p>20mins of *double trigger-warning* extras&nbsp;available exclusively to the Insiders Club include Jonny on a joke that he’s always found too dark to make work, but which says something very important about his experiences; how he makes the personal political; and how to make biographical work what you want it to be in the face of algorithmic soup!</p><br><p>Go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders</a>&nbsp;for ad-free episodes, extra content from every show that has it, and much more - including exclusive Insiders Q&amp;As plus the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.</p><br><p><strong>Catch up with Jonny:</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jonny-pelham-optimism-over-despair" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jonny-pelham-optimism-over-despair</a></p><br><p><a href="http://www.jonnypelham.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.jonnypelham.com</a></p><br><p>TW/IG: @jonny_pelham</p><br><p><strong>Everything Stu's up to:</strong></p><br><p>Stu’s new Edfringe show “Spoilers” (WINNER Best Show 2023, Leicester Comedy Festival, woo!) is ON SALE NOW at</p><p><a href="http://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.stuartgoldsmith.com/tickets</a></p><br><p>And find preview dates as well as podcast community links, social media handles and comedy clips, and Stu’s official YouTube channel, all at&nbsp;<a href="http://linktr.ee/stuartgoldsmith" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linktr.ee/stuartgoldsmith</a></p><br><p>Or join the mailing list for unspecified freebies at:</p><br><p><a href="http://www.comedianscomedian.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com</a></p><br><p><a href="http://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.stuartgoldsmith.com</a></p><br><p>Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.</p><br><p><em>“There’s perfect and there’s perfect; and that was perfect.”&nbsp;</em>David Cooper, Chief People Officer Circle Health Group</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>