| Description | Phill Jupitus interviewed by Oliver Double in the BBC canteen at the Broadcasting House, London. 6th June 2004. This interview was conducted by Double for his book 'Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy' (2005)
[00:16] Ranting Poetry [01:01] Attila the Stockbroker, Steven Wells, [Joolz Denby] Benjamin Zephaniah, Little Dave. [02:00] Roland Muldoon’s New Variety gigs [02:20] Billy Bragg’s manager Pete Jenner. [03:11] Michael Horowitz [03:50] Billy Bragg gig Sussex University 8th March 1984.
[04:52] (Tony) Blair, Ann Clwyd, Clare Short. [06:45] Brian Mulligan. [07:58] Red Wedge [08:34] (Paul) Weller mistrusted the Labour Party central office [09:12] don’t know if they got anyone into the NEC meetings [09:30] Billy Bragg, Robert Wyatt [11:02] Billy Bragg Golden Jubilee single [12:18] Discussion about BBC TV political debate show and the news [13:45] News on Sunday, left-wing tabloid that didn’t come to anything [14:00] Thatcher
[15:14] Mark Thomas and Kevin Day tell Phill Jupitus to go into stand-up. James Brown Loaded Magazine. Attack on Bazag fanzine, gig at Leeds University. [15:49] Gigs with the Style Council in 1987, retired Porky the Poet, final performance at Hammersmith Odeon. [17:18] Laughing Matters Magazine, cartoon called Stand Up, satire of contemporary stand-up. [18:05] Jim Barkley. [18:22] Phill Jupitus wrote a fan letter to Jenny Éclair. Mark Hurst, Mark Lamarr, Pat Condell all started in poetry.
[21:10] Pre-show rituals, Alan Davies [22:30] Thomas, Izzard, [Jo] Brand, [Kevin] Day, Lamarr, post-Jack Dee, Lee Evans, Frank Skinner, David Baddiel.
[23:26] Discussion about generating and creating material [24:01] Star Wars show in Edinburgh [27:13] Star Wars Trilogy in 30 minutes, the permission of George Lucas.
[30:32] Eddie Izzard, [32:43] Steve Martin albums, [33:00] Billy Connolly video, [33:31] Ricky [Gervais] Animals tour, [33:52] Mark Lamarr gets him a Richard Pryor video in Vegas. [34:17] Armando Ianucci radio broadcast [34:45] two comedians did Robert Maxwell routines.
[36:03] discussion about referring back to old shows, recording them, and building upon them [37:55] Wembley, Izzard for Amnesty gig, [38:33] debacle at the Royal Albert Hall with The Who [38:44] Madness tour [39:34] Catatonia, Margam Park show, [39:50] good experience Billy Bragg and The Housemartins [40:00] Ian Drury tribute night, introduced Robbie Williams.
[40:14] Discussion about the vulnerability of stand-up, Jongleurs. [41:46] Phill Jupitus saw (Bill) Bailey at Southend [42:12] Joe Strummer from The Clash interviewed. [43:47] Discussion about how people on TV don’t do the Comedy Store, Alan Davies and Jo Brand.
[44:37] Relationship between the performer and the audience, Jack Dee persona. [45:03] Amiable, Never Mind the Buzzcocks. [46:05] Bill Bailey, positivity. [47:11] Neil Innes, discussion about heckling
[48:50] Advice: if you’re a new act, don’t ask the audience questions just tell them things
[53:42] Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Bing Crosby drive-by joke, [54:59] I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, (Humphrey) Lyttleton & (Iain) Pattinson, Sandi Toksvig.
[55:32] Rhona Cameron [56:38] Andre Vincent [59:09] film about Mike Bassett England Manager, Nigel Lindsay
[01:00:15] Eddie (Izzard) as Lenny (Bruce) [01:01:15] Star Wars Alec Guinness played by Ewan McGregor was wrong, [01:01:42] Obi Wan Kenobi/Eddie Izzard impression [01:02:13] Paul Whitehouse [01:02:23] (Alistair) McGowan and impressions [01:02:50] John Inverdale gets Alistair McGowan to do a Boris (Becker) impression like a performing monkey. [01:03:45] McGowan stand-up Tom Paulin impression, [01:03:56] rivalry with Dead Ringers
[01:04:50] Eddie Izzard describes good stand-up as speed of thought [01:05:20] (Bill) Hicks made himself laugh with jokes he’d never done before [01:05:39] Harper Collins put Phill Jupitus stand-up on CD and cassette, the visual jokes don’t work on the radio. [01:06:20] Chris Rock comedy albums [01:06:34] Dave Attell album, Robert Schimmel, words and ideas. [01:08:06] Stephen Fry ran rings around everyone on Question Time, [01:08:34] (Billy) Bragg
[01:09:12] End of the interview
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