Episode 293

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24th Aug 2025

Founder of the Zagreb clown festival Iva Peter Dragon

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. We speak to Iva Peter-Dragan, founder of the Zagreb Clown Festival and Triko circus theatre. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[07:02]] Why I set up the Zagreb clown festival and my process of running a clown festival [[13:40]]

[[20:15]] Calling your heroes to perform and overcoming imposter syndrome [[22:29]]

[[22:44]] What makes Gardi Hutter and Lee De Long so fantastic [[27:50]]

[[31:08]] Difference between an actor and a clown [[36:00]]

[[39:11]] What my definition of a good clown show is, why there is a lot of bad clown [[41:53]]

[[53:17]] Things are bad but we learn how to survive in the shitstorm [[55:01]]

[[57:50]] What do you want to sacrifice [[01:00:00]]

[[01:00:00]] My words of wisdom [[01:03:00]]

If you would like to find out about Iva, Triko circus and Zagreb clown festival, you can go on the Triko circus theatre website:https://trikocirkusteatar.com/.You can follow this podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/41LWDAq, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3oLrmyU,Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/3LEkr3E and you can support the pod on:https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise. #standupcomedypodcast #interviewingcomedians #standupcomedian #clowns

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Where larger-than-life characters help comedians live life on their own terms
Join comedian and promoter, Marvin McCarthy each Sunday at 8pm UK time as he interviews larger-than-life characters that help comedians live life on their terms.

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