Paul McCaffrey on New Material, Comedy Today and Why Podcasts Work So Well

About this episode

Paul Marsh interviews comedian Paul McCaffrey about the challenges of creating new comedy material and the realities of live performances.

Send us Fan Mail Stand-up comedy might look effortless from the audience… but behind every polished routine is usually a graveyard full of jokes that never worked. In the latest episode of The MarshyCast, I caught up with comedian Paul McCaffrey ahead of his upcoming UK tour to talk about the reality of building a live comedy show. One of the first things I wanted to know was what happens when comedians try out brand new material. Does every comic secretly keep a reliable “best of...

People in this episode

Host: Paul Marsh

Guest: Paul McCaffrey

Topics covered

• stand-up comedy
• new material
• comedy shows
• UK tour
• comedians

Keywords

• comedy
• stand-up
• Paul McCaffrey
• live shows
• jokes
• UK tour
• podcasts

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