Harriet Dyer

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Stuart Goldsmith

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

443 - Harriet Dyer

A whirlwind of wonderfully authentic absurdity, Harriet Dyer is a comic treasure. In this candid conversation, we discuss how she unexpectedly found her true calling, paving the way for “Trigger Warning”, a deeply powerful show rooted in the horrors committed against her and the lack of available help, which she nonetheless navigates with sensitivity, warmth and humour.

We also talk about the addictive nature of comedy, its impact on personal happiness, and whether one can find contentment regardless of gig outcomes. As an advocate for mental health, Harriet opens up about her role in running "Barking Tales" and the impact of neurodiversity on her comedic authenticity.

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Transcript

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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. I can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in
0:39.4	Uber credits to spend on your next train journey. So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.
0:47.0	Trains, now on Uber.
0:49.0	Tees and sees apply.
0:50.0	Check the Hubb app. Hello and welcome to the show I'm Stuart Goldsmith and in this episode I'm talking to
1:01.4	Harriet Dyer who is someone I've only recently in the last
1:05.2	couple of years got to grips with her work I've sort of gig with her once or twice
1:10.4	but she's someone who's always been recommended to me as someone who'd be brilliant on this
1:14.3	podcast. And those recommendations were absolutely right, so you could feel very smug if you made one of them.
1:20.0	We are going to talk about Harriet's unexpectedly falling into stand up during her uny
1:25.8	years, encouraged by her lecturer where she finally found her true calling, which paved the way
1:31.1	for her show Trigger Warning, and it was watching that show which is available free on
1:34.8	YouTube which really made me scramble to get her on the show. It's incredibly powerful.
1:41.6	It's incredibly personal and we will talk in detail about the complexities of
1:48.3	navigating sensitive topics within the realm of comedy. Now obviously the show is called Trigger Warning.
1:54.0	It is about some big deep horrible stuff that happened to Harriet over a long period of time.
2:01.0	So I'm Trigger Warninging this whole episode as well. I never want people
2:06.8	to miss out or switch off on things. She talks about some of the horrific things that have happened to her in such a light way,
2:16.8	with such a light touch, which has all of this kind of emotion inside it and it I mean she listen I'm tying myself in knots trying to explain this to you
2:28.8	what I'm saying is that we don't talk about some of these horrible things with the gravitas you might expect.
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