Brian Simpson (Live @ SXSW)
The Comedian's Comedian Podcast
Stuart Goldsmith
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Brian Simpson is a stand-up comic hailing from Austin, TX, where this was in fact recorded as part of SXSW!
With a background as a foster child and Marine Corps veteran, Brian brings a rare blend of life experiences to his comedy, offering a refreshingly unique perspective. He's earned a spot on Variety's Top Comics to Watch in 2023 and you might recognise Brian from Comedy Central's Lights Out with David Spade, or his debut Netflix special, Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership!
We discuss how ADHD affects Brian’s comedy, reflecting on mentor advice and learning to embrace discomfort along with the therapeutic value and healing potential of comedy.
Please note: this episode deals with the topic of suicide.
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Catch Up with Brian:
Brian Simpson: Live From The Mothership is out now on Netflix.
Brian is regularly performing across the US including a show at the Netflix is a Joke Festival next month, find dates briansimpsoncomedy.com.
He also has a podcast, search for “BS with Brian Simpson” wherever you get your podcasts.
You can follow Brian on Twitter and Instagram, @BSComedian.
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| 0:00.0 | You can see my award-winning climate comedy show spoilers at a festival near you, |
| 0:03.7 | provided you live near or are going to, McCuncliffe or Wells Comedy Festivals. |
| 0:07.6 | More dates added soon near you, conceivably, who knows what might happen. |
| 0:10.9 | And if you are at Mac, come and see ComCom Redacted live at 4 p.m. on the Saturday. |
| 0:15.1 | Go to Stuart Goldsmith.com and click the very attractive banner image to find out more. |
| 0:18.9 | Hello and welcome to the show Stue Goldsmith here today I'm talking to Brian Simpson |
| 0:27.1 | a stand-up comic hailing from Austin Texas where we recorded this as part of this year |
| 0:32.1 | South by Southwest. Brian has recently |
| 0:35.0 | released on Netflix, his first Netflix special, it's called Live from the |
| 0:39.0 | Mothership, it's taped at Joe Rogan's Club, the Mothership in Austin, |
| 0:42.3 | and we are going to have a conversation which was curtailed slightly for reasons that you will discover. |
| 0:48.0 | This is not quite as long an episode as we normally record for. |
| 0:51.0 | There's no extra material for this one but everything we do have is |
| 0:53.7 | very good indeed. Brian is a really really strong comic. He's got a real sense, a real knack for |
| 1:00.5 | drilling down into the funniest possible bones of a topic and he applies that to |
| 1:05.3 | a wide range of things. With a background as a foster child and a Marine Corps veteran, |
| 1:09.7 | Brian brings a very rare blend of life experiences and a unique perspective. He's very very good. |
| 1:16.7 | He got a spot on variety's top comics to watch in 2023 and you might recognize him from |
| 1:21.5 | Lights Out with David Spade or from season 3 of |
| 1:24.4 | Netflix is the stand-up so very exciting to talk about his new special. |
| 1:29.0 | In the first half of this episode we're going to discuss anticipating the release of his Netflix special |
| 1:33.6 | which I think dropped about a week after we recorded. We'll talk about how Brian's |
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