<p>Nish Kumar is one of the most powerful and provocative voices in British stand-up comedy, and his debut special “Your Power, Your Control” is streaming now on Sky On Demand & Now TV, for those in the UK & Ireland. He returns to the podcast to talk in depth about the creative process behind the writing of that show, the inciting incident in which a bread roll was thrown at him at a charity gig, and how that led to a media frenzy, terrifying death threats, and ultimately a total re-evaluation of his mental health.</p><br><p>We talk about making serious things funny, and the phenomenal rise of The Mash report, as well as “Birbiglifying”, “Frankensteining”, and phantom pooping…</p><br><p>23mins of extras exclusively available to members of the Insiders Club include Nish on his therapy journey, writing topical stuff for The Mash Report, and the rollercoaster of creating a stand-up show, from first scribblings to the marathon of the Fringe.</p><br><p><strong>Catch up with Nish:</strong></p><br><p>Nish’s first stand up special is streaming NOW on Sky On Demand & Now TV for those in the UK & Ireland. </p><p>TW/IG: @MrNishKumar</p><p><a href="www.nishkumar.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.nishkumar.co.uk</a></p><br><p><strong>Everything Stu's up to:</strong></p><br><p>Find live dates as well as podcast community links, social media handles and comedy clips, and Stu’s official YouTube channel, all at linktr.ee/stuartgoldsmith</p><br><p>Or join the mailing list for unspecified freebies at:</p><br><p><a href="www.comedianscomedian.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com</a></p><br><p><a href="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.” David Cooper, Chief People Officer Circle Health Group</em></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>
