PSYCOMEDY WITH NATHAN CASSIDY

INSIDE A STAND-UP COMEDIAN’S MIND

Welcome to Psycomedy – the ongoing series delving into the psychology of a stand-up comedian.

Hosted by comedian and BSc Psychology (a first!) Nathan Cassidy, he talks to other comedians, delving into the deep recesses of the their psyche, as he tries to understand others and perhaps in so doing, himself.

Listen to their incredible stories every week. What makes a stand-up comedian tick? How do they handle heckles and bad gigs? What are they feeling in the seconds before they go out to do that big gig, or that TV spot? And how do they feel when it all goes wrong? Are they brave, or just mal-adjusted individuals? What makes them want to do this impossible job? Through conversation (where Nathan does not look his guests in the eye for the duration of the interview as they lay back on the ‘Psychoanalysis couch’) and often hearing recordings of the key moments from gigs, we will get the inside track into their deepest thoughts.

But be warned, while it may be funny on the outside – inside a comedian’s mind – it’s not always pretty.

Psycomedy has charted in India, Iceland, Macau, Mongolia, Singapore, France, Ireland, UK, and was briefly number one in Argentina!

“There are plenty of laddish, comedy podcasts out there with blokes laughing a bit too loudly at each other. This, thankfully, isn’t one of them. It’s thoughtful, sensitive…and also funny! Nathan is a cracking host who listens carefully and only interjects to steer conversation to the deeper, more interesting elements of what it takes to be a comic.” – BBC Radio.

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Meet the Host