Knock Knock, Me Again
As a child, Tanna made people laugh, but adulthood has rendered her anxious and afraid to be funny. Knock Knock, Me Again follows Tanna, a woman in her 30s, on an anxiety-inducing, but heart-warming experiment: to discover whether she can learn to be a stand-up comedian. She travels to people's living rooms, sits them down upon their sofa, and performs comedy at them: an excruciating encounter for both parties. She and her guest then discuss the experience over a cup of tea: what went well, what went badly, and most crucially, why. They discuss topics such as context, environment, zeitgeist, subjectivity, comic timing, and lots more. Tanna's journey is a rich piece of social, psychological and philosophical research, addressing questions about mental health and human interaction.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
Motorway Awareness Pt2 (w. Vicki, Megan, Brad, Rosanna, Aimee, Aidan & Karla)
I perform a new stand-up set, a story about a motorway awareness course, to 3 duos at their respective homes (Vicki Carder & Megan Yeattes / Brad Wilkie & Rosanna Gilby / Aimee Connolly & Aidan Litte…
Motorway Awareness Pt1 (w. Vicki, Megan, Brad, Rosanna, Aimee, Aidan & Karla)
I perform a new stand-up set, a story about a motorway awareness course, to 3 duos at their respective homes (Vicki Carder & Megan Yeattes / Brad Wilkie & Rosanna Gilby / Aimee Connolly & Aidan Litte…
Radio edit #2 - condensed version of eps 3-5
If you’re new to this podcast series, I’d recommend starting with these radio episodes.
This is a condensed version of episodes 3-5 from series 1, adapted for radio. It is more digestible than the ori…
Radio edit #1 - condensed version of eps 1-3
If you’re new to this podcast series, I’d recommend starting here.
This is a condensed version of the first 3 episodes from series 1, adapted for radio. It is more digestible than the original (longer…
Set #2, no guest. (Howdy Partner)
In this episode, I attempt a comedy set directly to the podcast microphone, with no guest, in attempt to research the difference.
My comedy set, "Howdy Partner" is a story about an old job at an escap…
Set #1, no guest. (The Hip Specialist, The Dirt Bike, Global Warming)
In this episode, I attempt a comedy set directly to the podcast microphone, with no guest, in attempt to research the difference.
I perform 3 very rough draft sketches (the hip specialist, the dirt bi…
6: Review #1
This is my first "quarterly review".
I talk about how the experiment is going so far and muse about comedy-related things...
I expound my joke about physio tape, propose a new direction for the next ba…
5: Christmas Special w. Family (The xmas day heptathlon)
I perform my fourth stand-up comedy set to my family on Christmas day. They each tell me something that worked for them and something that didn't.
In this episode, I explain my intentions behind the j…
4: Set #3 w. Ben Moore ("Musical" comedy)
I perform my third stand-up comedy set to Ben Moore (The Park Bench Poet) and we discuss how it went.
We discuss: Performance persona, List poems, Offending whole demographics in comedy, Cultural awar…
3: Set #2 w. Eliza Wrenne (Show and tell)
(If you’re new to this podcast series, I’d recommend starting with ‘Radio edit #1 - condensed version of eps 1-3’, a condensed version of the first 3 episodes from series 1, adapted for radio. It is …
2: Set #1 w. James McIlwrath (Is that electric?)
(If you’re new to this podcast series, I’d recommend starting with ‘Radio edit #1 - condensed version of eps 1-3’, a condensed version of the first 3 episodes from series 1, adapted for radio. It is …
1: Introduction (let me tell you a story)
(If you’re new to this podcast series, I’d recommend starting with ‘Radio edit #1 - condensed version of eps 1-3’, a condensed version of the first 3 episodes from series 1, adapted for radio. It is …
Little Trailer
As a child, I made people laugh, but adulthood has rendered me anxious and afraid to be funny. Knock Knock, Me Again follows me on an anxiety-inducing experiment: to discover whether I can learn to b…