John Tothill

About this episode

In this episode, Stuart Goldsmith interviews stand-up comedian John Tothill about his experiences in comedy and his show 'This Must Be Heaven'.

John Tothill is one of the most exciting stand-ups to come out of the UK in recent years. Debuting in 2023, he’s now on his third show with This Must Be Heaven - the story of his near death experience and an underwhelming cruise. In this episode we discuss: the brutal truth about moving from open mics to pro gigs why early WIPs are often funnier than complete shows the loneliness of being trapped on a cruise ship after bombing every night why crowd work makes him uncomfortable scaling material up for bigger rooms while supporting Alan Davies and we find out if John Tothill is happy … Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to 15 minutes of exclusive extras including: the realisation that not everyone will get your material, but the right people really will what trait is most likely to obstruct success why “doing the work” often looks like not doing the work at all and the fear about where the world goes next… 👉 Sign up to the NEW ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with John: You can see John Tothill: This Must Be Heaven tomorrow at Mach (if you’re reading…

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Goldsmith

Guest: John Tothill

Topics covered

• stand-up comedy
• near death experience
• cruise ship
• crowd work
• comedy gigs
• performing arts

Keywords

• John Tothill
• stand-up comedy
• This Must Be Heaven
• cruise ship
• crowd work
• comedy gigs
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon

Places: London, Edinburgh

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