The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

295 - Russell Hicks

I said it and I'm sticking with it: Russell Hicks is a risk-taking ball of fire. Making a conscious choice to bet the house on every gig, he eschews material in favour of 100% riffing, with explosive results. We explore the economic consequences of approaching a set like a game of pinball in an industry based on reliability, dig into his use of comic muscle memory, and find out why he paints on a cave wall and not a canvas... Extra material available exclusively to members of the Insiders Club includes Russell on why he chose the UK over America, how it felt to be told he wouldn't succeed whilst succeeding, and the suggestion other comics always make to him... and why he ignores it. Join up at <a href="http://www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders</a> Find Russell's comedy album, consisting of three different hours recorded in Edinburgh 2016 at <a href="http://www.russellhicks.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.russellhicks.co.uk</a> <a href="https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stuart-goldsmith-primer-wip" target="_blank">See my show Primer at this year's Edinburgh Fringe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ComComPod" target="_blank">@ComComPod</a> | <a href="https://www.comedianscomedian.com/" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

For anyone who writes comedy, makes comedy, loves comedy, or just has an interest in comedians and what makes them so annoying. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.