Juliet Meyers, respected comedian and writer for some of the UK's biggest TV comics, talks to Steve and Paul about what happens when the performer or the audience fall out of love with a favourite gag!Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin'

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2 Ep 17 Social Media

22 days ago 28m 6s

Social media - it's where comedians find gigs, fans, followers and sometimes career ending situations. Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts talk about the pros and cons for comics of being on the socials!Contributions can be made to Steve Gribbin's

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2 Ep 16 Joe Bor Interview

Jun 2nd, 2024 33m 19s

UK comedian Joe Bor, shows his versatility by not only performing as himself, but also as his character, Jasper Cromwell Jones. Steve and Paul focus on Joe's award-winning comedy film work where's he's made lauded shorts. promos and documentari

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2 Ep 15 Gift Shop Comic

May 12th, 2024 26m 35s

Sometimes comedy is the gift that keeps on giving! Where comedians will attempt to sell the audience extra merchandise après gig. Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts talk about the CDs, DVDs, books, t-shirts and other tat toted by the Gift Shop Com

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 14 Barring Clauses

Apr 27th, 2024 28m 4s

Sometimes a promoter will tell a comedian that their booking depends on them not doing other performances within a certain area or at other nearby promoters gigs - it's called a Barring Clause! Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts discuss the variat

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 13 Guy Thomas Interview

Apr 7th, 2024 35m 18s

Guy Thomas runs successful comedy nights for over the last decade in North West England. He talks to Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts on what he thinks is crucial in putting a great comedy show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2 Ep12 5 Top and 5 Worst Comedy Venue Spaces

Mar 24th, 2024 47m 6s

To paraphrase Rihanna sometimes comedians have to '"find laughter in a hopeless place". Comedians Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts list their 5 favourite and 5 most hated venue spaces to perform comedy. From theatres, hotels, night clubs, pubs,

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2 Ep11 Ria Lina Interview

Mar 10th, 2024 37m 33s

Multi-award winning comedian and UK TV fixture, Ria Lina, is not only very funny, but also extremely media savvy. Here she talks to Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts about how to tour a show around UK theatre venues. Something which comics, even

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2 Ep10 Adam Bloom Interview

Feb 25th, 2024 43m 30s

Adam Bloom is one of the UK's most respected comedians. You might've seen him perform on stage, screen and radio, or heard other famous comics use material he's written over the last 30 years. No better person to produce the ultimate guide to t

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2 Ep9 Andrew O'Neill Interview

Feb 11th, 2024 47m 1s

Andrew O'Neill, vegan, transvestite, nonbinary, occultist, guitar welding, award winning comedian... and promotor of fellow weirdo performers on nights in London and Oxford. Andrew, Steve and Paul talk about acts who are strangely entertaining

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2 Ep8 New Year's Eve Comedy Gigs

Jan 7th, 2024 22m 56s

''Ring out the old and ring in the new' with the annual experience of New Year's Eve comedy gigs. You get paid more and suffer more too! Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts raise a glass to old acquaintances and countdowns to 'Big Ben's bongs'. Ho

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 7 Christmas Comedy Gigs - Part 2

Dec 24th, 2023 21m 19s

Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts send reports from the Christmas comedy gigs front line. Interviews with UK comedy favourites Tom Wrigglesworth (BBC R4), Alan Francis (BBC R4), Cerys Nelmes (BBC), Abigoliah Schamaun (Comedy Central), Steve N. Al

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 6 Christmas Comedy Gigs - Part 1

Dec 10th, 2023 28m 39s

Christmas comedy gigs - sounds like a lovely experience, but is it? Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts talk about pitfalls and joys of performing stand-up and spreading yuletide ho! ho! ho! Answering the questions: What are Christmas gig like? How

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 5 Rob Riley

Nov 26th, 2023 28m 14s

Interview with Rob Riley of Comedy In A Van promotions - a comedy institution in North-West England. Rob's a stand up performer, booker and promoter. Lefty. Veggie. Passionate about overuse of the word 'passionate'. Plus Steve Gribbin and Paul

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 4 Che Burnley

Nov 12th, 2023 39m 3s

People think they know what's 'black comedy', but what's 'alternative black comedy'? Che Burnley explains the ideas behind his showcase for black and minority acts that he promotes in Liverpool, across the North West and the Edinburgh Fringe si

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 3 Carly Smallman

Oct 29th, 2023 39m 35s

Comedy for parents with their babies or shows involving hilarious tarot readings - all new live comedy formats invented by comedian and promoter Carly Smallman over several bottles of wine! Carly tells us the whys and the wherefores on this and

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 2 Maureen Younger

Oct 17th, 2023 38m 5s

On this show Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview Maureen Younger, pioneering promoter of Laughing Cows - the UK's first all women comedy night. Plus sought after performer on the mainstream, urban, Asian and gay/lesbian circuits! Steve an

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S2, Ep 1 Joss Jones

Oct 1st, 2023 33m 12s

The stand-up comedy year starts post Edinburgh Fringe every September! So, in this first episode of a new season, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview Joss Jones, who's worked in the UK comedy industry since 1987 as a renown booker, agent,

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S1, Ep 8 Karen Koren

Aug 25th, 2023 32m 51s

Last interview in our Edinburgh Fringe season. We talk to Karen Koren, founder of Gilded Balloon, the only Edinburgh based comedy promoter among the 'Big Four' ticketed venues. Plus, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts discuss what is an "Edinburgh

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S1, Ep 7 Kate Copstick

Aug 21st, 2023 42m 24s

Second interview in our Edinburgh Fringe season with Kate Copstick, chief reviewer at The Scotsman newspaper and known as the UK's scariest comedy critic. A position cemented after her appearance on ITV's short-lived stand-up talent competition

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S1, Ep 6 - Peter Buckley Hill

Aug 2nd, 2023 42m 57s

We're back after our holidays! Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview Peter Buckley Hill, performer and the main man behind PBH Free Fringe - which is now the biggest producer at the Edinburgh Festival. Plus Paul and Steve discuss the Edinbu

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S1, Ep 5 Stephen Grant

May 31st, 2023 39m 35s

They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? In this episode, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview performer, writer and promoter Stephen Grant, a Brighton institution with his Krater Comedy Club - n

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S1, Ep 4 Adam Rushton

May 12th, 2023 38m 30s

They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? In this episode, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview semi-retired performer, but fully active promoter, booker and agent Adam Rushton, proprietor of A Ru

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S1, Ep 3 Kevin Precious

Apr 26th, 2023 30m 3s

They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? In this episode, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview performer and promoter, Kevin Precious, proprietor of Barnstormers Comedy, who have nights in Art Ce

You Should've Been Here Last Week - S1, Ep2 - Peter Grahame Walsingham

Apr 14th, 2023 36m 29s

They say doing stand-up is the hardest job - so how hard is promoting a comedy show? In this episode, Steve Gribbin and Paul Ricketts interview the 'esteemed' promoter, Peter Grahame Walsingham, proprietor of the legendary Downstairs At The Kin