1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode I chat with stand-up comedian, Richard Brown! https://twitter.com/RichieJBrown 02:30 - Memories of Richard’s first ever stand-up gig 04:50 - Stage fright 06:30 - How long does it take to write a bit? 07:40 - Is there is such a thing as a general audience? 10:00 - Scripted or unscripted? 11:15 - Describe your act 13:35 - The Edinburgh Fringe 14:20 - Writing next year’s show 17:55 - How do you write a joke? 22:50 - Has your approaching to writing changed over the years? 24:40 - Reviews 27:10 - How to put on your first Fringe show 28:40 - The Comedy Underground -&amp;nbsp;https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00073gl 32:20 - Being on TV 36:00 - Dealing with hecklers 37:50 - What do you do before going onstage? 39:00 - Comedy that offends 40:50 - How do I become funnier? Please support The John Crinan Podcast at https://www.patreon.com/johncrinan. The John Crinan Podcast http://johncrinan.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11854427/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/11854427