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The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

77 - Tom Wrigglesworth

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Stuart Goldsmith

Jokes, Society & Culture, Widdicombe, Learn, Comedy, Performing Arts, Burr, How To, Carr, Acaster, Cope, Writing, Interview, Persona, Arts, In-depth

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2014

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

A softly-spoken, foppish figure who luxuriates in language, Tom Wrigglesworth is equally at home spinning a yarn or smashing up a weekend club. He talks here about authenticity in his work, and the right of the teller to alter the empirical truth of a story, as well as outlining in detail his favourite trick for dealing with interruptions...


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0:14.4

Hello, Stue here. This isn't an ad. This is me telling you that you have got to get hold of a copy of Adam Blooms book, Finding Your Comic Genius. It's just so great, and I want everyone to buy it for everyone else for Christmas. We discuss it in detail on episode 437 and at the time of recording this it has 66 five-star reviews out of 66 reviews on Amazon.

0:21.2

So go and find Adam Blooms book, repeat. This is not an ad and I'm not

0:24.7

being remunerated. Or remunerated. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber.

0:42.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

0:46.0

Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.

0:51.0

This is a podcast from Comedians Check the Uber app.

1:05.0

This is a podcast from comedian podgos.

1:24.6

This is the Comedians comedian podgos. God room in Wellington, New Zealand, during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. This is an excellent comedian with a flare for language,

1:27.1

and also the sort of act who bestrides both the well-written longer show

1:31.3

format and properly smashes up comedy clubs. He's a very

1:35.1

funny man and I think you're gonna I was gonna say dig him. Why is I gonna say that?

1:40.5

Because he dresses like he is just walked out of yellow submarine.

1:44.5

This is the brilliant Tom Rigglesworth. Is that yours? Yes it is. It's a little thing that plugs into a your computer to act as a little speaker for you.

2:00.0

I'm Bluetooth speaker. Very nice. It's nice but don't'm on one for a while.

2:02.6

Yeah, it's nice but don't buy that one because that one requires a Bluetooth transmitter

2:06.6

that plugs into your laptop even though your laptop's got Bluetooth.

2:09.4

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

2:11.4

No, I mean you can't be a wire in these, yeah, I mean bludges are not good, but just wire it in.

2:18.0

Anyway, sorry.

2:20.0

That's all right.

2:28.0

Let's talk about, well we're here in Wellington, how's your run been in Wellington? You were saying last night you're having difficulties with the room?

2:30.0

Yeah, well I've got a room that is designed to make it hard.

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