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On the Mic

Comedians reveal their origin stories - new episode every week.

Comedy Stand-Up Comedy Interviews
Update frequency
every day
Average duration
14 minutes
Episodes
134
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Episode 74: Juliette Burton's Origin Story

Episode 74: Juliette Burton's Origin Story

Juliette Burton is an award-winning stand up comedian, writer and presenter. She has previously performed six
critically acclaimed sell-out solo seasons in Edinburgh and is back this year for a seven…

00:19:32  |   Sat 15 Jun 2024
Episode 73: Rosco McClelland's Origin Story

Episode 73: Rosco McClelland's Origin Story

Rosco has been twice nominated as The Scottish Comedy Awards Best Newcomer and was the Winner of Scottish Comedian of the Year in 2016. In 2024 he was shortlisted for the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of…

00:13:15  |   Sat 15 Jun 2024
Episode 72: Grace Mulvey's Origin Story

Episode 72: Grace Mulvey's Origin Story

Grace is an Irish stand up comedian and improvisor based in London. She is the creator of the podcasts, 'The Jump' and 'Fad Camp' and is making her solo debut in Edinburgh in 2024. She sometimes gets…

00:07:10  |   Sat 15 Jun 2024
Episode 71: Elvis McGonagall's Origin Story

Episode 71: Elvis McGonagall's Origin Story

Elvis is a World Slam Champion and compère of the Blue Suede Sporran Club. He is a regular on BBC Radio 4 including two series of 'Elvis McGonagall Takes A Look On The Bright Side' and the stand-up s…

00:09:53  |   Sat 15 Jun 2024
Episode 70: Liam Farrelly's Origin Story

Episode 70: Liam Farrelly's Origin Story

Starting stand up at 17, Liam has enjoyed a very rapid rise through the comedy ranks and has proved himself to be a brilliant storyteller. He's won 'Scottish Comedian Of The Year' and has appeared on…

00:08:43  |   Fri 14 Jun 2024
Episode 69: Sam Lake's Origin Story

Episode 69: Sam Lake's Origin Story

Sam Lake is an Edinburgh based stand-up comedian, writer and host of the Monkey Barrel Comedy podcast 'I’ve Had a Rosé, Let’s Talk About Feelings'.

This is his origin story.

Sam also talks about his …

00:09:29  |   Fri 14 Jun 2024
Episode 68: Rosie Nicholls of Grubby Little Mitts' Origin Story

Episode 68: Rosie Nicholls of Grubby Little Mitts' Origin Story

Rosie is one of half sketch group Grubby Little Mitts, alongside Sullivan Brown. They met while studying at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and have since enjoyed success at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Th…

00:13:34  |   Fri 14 Jun 2024
Episode 67: Lou Taylor's Origin Story

Episode 67: Lou Taylor's Origin Story

Lou has been making online sketches for over 5 years, gaining 18 millions views, 25,000 followers and been featured on British Comedy Guide and in Heat magazine as a ‘Content creator of the Year’ nom…

00:09:52  |   Fri 14 Jun 2024
Episode 66: Stephanie Laing's Origin Story

Episode 66: Stephanie Laing's Origin Story

Stephanie started performing in April 2007 on the Scottish comedy circuit. She quickly established herself as one of the most promising live acts of her generation, and in 2015 appeared as a finalist…

00:06:09  |   Fri 14 Jun 2024
Episode 65: Paulina Lenoir's Origin Story

Episode 65: Paulina Lenoir's Origin Story

Paulina is a Swiss-Mexican theatre-maker, performer, director and designer based in London. She trained as a designer at Central St Martins and was featured in Dezeen and Wired, before attending Ecol…

00:08:49  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
Episode 64: Edy Hurst's Origin Story

Episode 64: Edy Hurst's Origin Story

Edy is a critically acclaimed, Manchester-based stand-up comedian and musician who has appeared on BBC Radio 4, MTV UK, NextUp Comedy, and BBC Radio Manchester. 

This is his Origin Story.

He also tal…

00:07:24  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
Episode 63: Raul Kohli's Origin Story

Episode 63: Raul Kohli's Origin Story

Raul is the son of a Hindu Indian and a Sikh Singaporean. He was raised in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, where his best friend was a Pakistani Muslim. The comedian, actor, writer and radio presenter is widely…

00:28:03  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
Episode 62: Ellie MacPherson's Origin Story

Episode 62: Ellie MacPherson's Origin Story

Ellie made her Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2022, with the critically acclaimed comedy-cabaret 'Happy Birthday, Mr President!'.  She previously performed in Mischief Theatre’s international smash hit 'T…

00:10:28  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
Episode 61: Ian Lockwood's Origin Story

Episode 61: Ian Lockwood's Origin Story

Ian is a Brooklyn-based comedian and pop musician. He recently released his second studio EP, 'Not Like Other Girls', comprising five tracks in the comedy-pop style that has become his signature in t…

00:07:16  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
Episode 60: Yuriko Kotani's Origin Story

Episode 60: Yuriko Kotani's Origin Story

Yuriko is a UK-based Japanese comedian. Her extensive TV credits include Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central and Pointless Celebrities (BBC1), Mandy (BBC2), Pls Like (BBC3), Paul Hollywood Eats Japan (…

00:07:10  |   Wed 12 Jun 2024
Episode 59: Dr Jae West and the Hairy Godmothers' Origin Story

Episode 59: Dr Jae West and the Hairy Godmothers' Origin Story

Jae is a member of Australian cabaret collective The Hairy Godmothers. They are returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the award winning, internationally travelled flagship show 'Dizney in D…

00:09:39  |   Wed 12 Jun 2024
Episode 58: Abby Wambaugh's Origin Story

Episode 58: Abby Wambaugh's Origin Story

Abby Wambaugh is an American comedian, writer and improviser who lives in Copenhagen and regularly performs in the UK. They were shortlisted for the 2022 BBC New Comedy Awards and selected for the Pl…

00:10:33  |   Wed 12 Jun 2024
Episode 57: Harriet Dyer's Origin Story

Episode 57: Harriet Dyer's Origin Story

Harriet performs at major clubs and festivals all over the UK, including numerous critically acclaimed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Her 2022 show Trigger Warning, won the Neurodiversity Repres…

00:11:01  |   Wed 12 Jun 2024
Episode 56: Ivor Dembina's Origin Story

Episode 56: Ivor Dembina's Origin Story

In Millwall Jew, the UK's favourite Jewish comedian presents a story with jokes about a Jewish soccer fan who is tired of being expected to support his north London 'Jewish club', Tottenham Hotspur. …

00:13:33  |   Tue 11 Jun 2024
Episode 55: Charlotte Anne-Tilley's Origin Story

Episode 55: Charlotte Anne-Tilley's Origin Story

Charlotte is an award-winning actor and writer from Cheshire. Having graduated from LAMDA in 2018, Charlotte has been awarded Everything Theatre's Award for Ingenuity and 4theatre's Best Debut Perfor…

00:10:21  |   Tue 11 Jun 2024
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