<p><strong>Charlene Kaye</strong> is a musician and comedian based in New York who has toured the world, opening for bands like the Arctic Monkeys and Metallica. You may have seen her "Every Taylor Swift Song" skit which now sits at out 100 million views - or in her two cover bands, Guns N’ Hoses (all-girl GNR) and Labiahead (all girl Radiohead). </p><br><p>She's now back with her new show <strong>Diversity Shredder</strong>, including dates at <a href="https://underbellyboulevard.com/tickets/charlene-kaye" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>London's Underbelly</strong></a>. In this episode we discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>why <strong>Tenacious D</strong> and <strong>Flight of the Conchords </strong>works so well</li><li>is the feeling of <strong>being a rockstar and a comedian</strong> the same thing?</li><li>does <strong>being successful in one creative field</strong> help starting in stand-up</li><li>building her first stand-up show from a <strong>notebook about her mum</strong></li><li>performing to <strong>incompatible fan bases</strong></li><li>hacking algorithms through <strong>retention loops </strong>and <strong>hook writing</strong></li><li>how a <strong>Taylor Swift parody</strong> changed everything</li><li>and we find out if Charlene is happy...</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join the Insiders Club at<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.patreon.com/ComComPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon.com/ComComPod</strong></a> where you can instantly <strong>WATCH</strong> the full episode and <strong>get access to 15 minutes of exclusive extras</strong> including:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>how <strong>ego</strong> shows up differently in music vs comedy</li><li>when your <strong>safety net </strong>becomes part of the act</li><li>and turning real-life tension into art</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p>👉 <strong>Sign up to the NEW ComComPod </strong><a href="https://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mailing List</strong></a><strong> and follow the show on </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/comcompod/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/comcompod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong> &amp; </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@comcompod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Catch Up with Charlene: </strong><a href="https://underbellyboulevard.com/tickets/charlene-kaye" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Charlene Kaye: Diversity Shredder</strong></a> is at at London's Underbelly next week on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th April. You find out more live dates at <a href="http://kayeofficial.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>kayeofficial.com</strong></a>. You can also follow her on Instagram, <a href="http://instagram.com/charlenekaye" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>@charlenekaye</strong></a>.</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at </strong><a href="http://www.patreon.com/ComComPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon.com/ComComPod</strong></a>:</p><br><p>✅ Instant access to <strong>full video</strong> and <strong>ad-free audio </strong>episodes</p><p>✅ 15 minutes of <strong>exclusive extra content </strong>with Charlene</p><p>✅ Early access to new episodes where possible</p><p>✅ Exclusive<strong> membership offerings </strong>including weekly(ish) Stu&amp;As</p><br><p>PLUS you’ll get access to the <strong>full back catalogue of extras</strong> you can find nowhere else!</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Everything I'm up to: </strong>Come and see me <strong>LIVE</strong> including dates in <strong>Bristol</strong>, <strong>London</strong>, <strong>Manchester</strong>, <strong>Stoke</strong>, <strong>Marlborough, LA </strong>and <strong>Mach</strong>! Find out all the info and more at <a href="http://stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy</strong></a>. Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at <a href="https://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/climate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>stuartgoldsmith.com/climate</strong></a>.</p><br><p><strong>Get in touch</strong>: If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>[email protected]</strong></a>!</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>