Former football hooligan and 25 year comedy veteran Eddy Brimson

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode we speak to former football hooligan and 25 year veteran of comedy, Eddy Brimson. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[02:09]] Being a football hooligan and how all walks of life got into that life [[09:40]]

[[06:47]] What led me to leave football hooliganism [[07:33]]

[[08:17]] Not all football hooligans are thick [[09:05]]

[[09:40]] Football hooligans are much bigger problem elsewhere in Europe [[12:03]]

[[12:26]] How I got started into comedy when I was 30 [[14:11]]

[[27:36]] How to turn a bomb around and being good with crowd work [[30:16]]

[[36:00]] Has the cost of living affected comedy fees for comics [[37:50]]

[[37:53]] My experiences of performing in Pakistan [[41:12]]

[[43:30]] A lot comics follow the narrative rather than their own view [[47:23]]

[[46:22]] if you don’t believe say why and make it funny [[47:19]]

[[47:29]] Andrew Lawrence and his Liverpool joke [[51:08]]

[[52:34]] My annoying situation with a comedy promoter [[54:46]]

[[54:46]] The true nature of comedians and the great thing about comedians [[57:41]]

[[58:58]] My advice for dealing with the comedy game [[01:02:36]]

If you would like to know more about Eddy, you can go on his website at www.eddybrimson.co.uk, whilst, If you would like to know more on the podcast, you can reach us on our linktree https://linktr.ee/thecomediansparadise.

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