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Stevie Martin

·1 hr 22 min·5 clips

Taskmaster works because it forces you to stop overthinking and just do the task.

1. The Stand Comedy Club Podcast episode with Stevie Martin centers on touring, sketch comedy, phobias, and Taskmaster. 2. Stevie Martin is the guest, and the hosts introduce her at The Stand Glasgow because her live tour and TV work shape most of the conversation. 3. The episode asks how Stevie Martin moved from sketch groups into solo stand-up and TV-facing comedy work. 4. Stevie Martin says this is her 15th show out of 54 or 55 and that she writes each date in a notebook. 5. She uses two codes in the notebook: a smiley face for what she thought and a separate mark for what the audience seemed to feel. 6. She says the show has not died in two years, which she treats as a sign that the structure is working. 7. She describes Newcastle Stand as her first Stand venue and says it felt like a 'proper comedy event.' 8. She says she was 'a bit scared' before Newcastle and is still slightly scared about performing in front of the Glasgow audience. 9. She explains that her show is 'very silly' but still has a structure, so audiences need time to understand what kind of set it is. 10. She says some cities are more 'laughy' than others, while some watch 'like, okay.' 11. Stevie Martin says wasps chased her on the day of recording and jokes that the planet is in trouble. 12. She says moths scare her because they are unpredictable, loud, and have 'thick, fat little body' shapes. 13. She tells a family story about a moth flying into a tiny shared room and into her pyjama pants, which made her scream for her dad. 14. She says she has a strong phobia of phlegm, mucus, snot, and mollusks, and links that to emetophobia. 15. She describes her dad salting slugs and snails on an allotment, then building a pond with two frogs in it. 16. She says she has been vegetarian all her life, so she has never tried snails and has no interest in eating them. 17. Stevie Martin talks about doing sketch comedy in Durham, forming groups with friends, and later moving into solo work because TV opportunities for sketch were limited. 18. She says she loved being on Taskmaster, and that the format helped her avoid overthinking because everyone tells contestants not to 'bring anything to the table.' 19. This episode suits listeners who like British comedy chat, sketch history, and touring-life details. 20. It may not suit listeners looking for a tightly focused one-topic interview or a straight industry roundtable.

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A loose, lively comedian chat that starts daft and turns unexpectedly revealing.

It starts in full comic overdrive, with clowning, a clown nose, and a running joke about whether a clown face can be copied. The early stretch is all bounce and overlap, but it is doing more than warming up: it sets up a conversation about being yourself under pressure and the…

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