Alice joins in the climate change tea party with George Bush as the doormouse. A surreal episode with Robert ford and Jesse
10.00 mins
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Billy Kirkwood joins John as they look back over festivals past and try and remember who they are. Arthur phones in with a marvellous idea.
27 mins
Listen to the latest episode of the Gentleman’s Closet
http://billykirkwood.podomatic.com/entry/2008-04-06T15_30_19-07_00
Find out where you can see Billy here
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=12722266
Arthur Maid-Startler has some marvellous ideas for the USA. Can't understand why no one thought of it before.
Hilarious
Audio Cast
5 mins
Arthur Maid-Startler has retired from doing something or other and now lives in the Scottish Highlands. With time on his hands he comes up with some marvellous ideas on how to help the local peasants.
You can see the latest epidoses of Arthur’s marvellous ideas on
http://www.comedyblaze.tv/comedyZone.php?ccid=MzE2&CBSESSID=3c99f2e2d2ffb0c79c5283ff56bedbc5
Normally you can’t see us. Purple Comedy is about to erupt into video. We are writing sketches right now and we thought you might like to see this little promo vide. (Please note I am actually much younger in real life than I appear on the video.)
Preview Keir McAllister’s new play DEATH OF A CRITIC
Hear Keir and the cast talk about this new groundbreaking drama combining stand up comedy with theatre.
Keir McAllister's first play, Falling for Grace, previewed at Dundee Rep in 2006 and went on to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He has been a successful stand-up comedian since 2004, including Rehab's for Quitters (Edinburgh Fringe 2004), the sell-out show Scotland 4 Australia 1 (Glasgow Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe 2005). His stand-up shows include 4 Men and a Little Lady, Dare U Seesaw, Jest and The Sunshine Variety Couch.
'Rapier wit delivered with frenetic energy a joy to behold' Threeweeks
Tickets: �9/5
Advance Booking: SECxtra on 0870 - 0135464 or online : www.secxtra.com
or reserve through us at the Ramshorn 0141 552 3489
See a clip from the play …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCYBOARyJc
visit Dumdumdum Production’s website
http://www.dumdumdum.co.uk/Welcome.html
Austin Low’s new show Urban Joker Revolution
Friday 20th March 9.30 State Bar
Saturday 21st March 9.30 State Bar
Find out More here http://urbanjoker.com/
Catch Purple Comedy TV on http://www.comedyblaze.tv/templates/showDetailsTemplate.php?itemId=NDI3&itemType=NA==&CBSESSID=43719b9381565f3a2bed72634d74a8ad
Want to see live comedy in Scotland? Here are some useful links.
Glasgow and Edinburgh
www.thestand.co.uk
www.jongleurs.co.uk
The Central Belt
http://www.justlaugh.co.uk
www.myspace.com/billykirkwood
Aberdeen
www.cafedrummond.co.uk
Scotland wide
www.capitalcomedy.co.uk
Inverness
www.eden-court.co.uk
www.ironworksvenue.com
This show was re-posted because Austin pointed out I had made a mess of it.
Audio show 33 mins
Coconuts and cannibalism, pole dancers and politicians all part of this brand new show. Austin crashes the submarine and he and John are marooned on a desert island. Oh, if only! This edition’s guest comedian Rosemary Pooley interrupts the show to bring us an interview with a government minister about new cost cutting measures.
Check out Rosemary’s website www.rosemarypooley.com
In another classic cock up we were so excited we forgot to apologise for crediting the Pacman sketch in the last show to the Junk Males. They didn’t write it and, for the life of me I can’t find out who did. I suppose we’ll have to put more Junk Males material in the next show to make amends.
Video coming soon!!
15 mins
Take a look at the personal life of Pacman with the Junk Males, Adam Pitts gives us the Last Rites and Emma, wearing a coat made out of the cast of Watership Down, gives John a piece of her mind. 22 mins
The Junk Males are: Daniel J. Banks, Martin Clothier, Frank Egarr, Dave Short andJack Spencer.
Websites :
www.myspace.com/junkmales
www.youtube.com/junkmales
http://www.junkmales.co.uk/
Thanks also to Robert Ford, Dodgy Dave Sidley, Adam Pitts and Emma Reid.
The Lifted Lorax show http://theliftedloraxshow.podomatic.com/
And Sounddogs website for the sound effects
John talks to the God father of Scottish comedy Vladimir McTavish as looks back at the ups and downs of almost 25 years in comedy. Bob Doolally also puts in an appearance from his national tour. Recorded at the Old Brewery Cromarty.
See also
The Stand Comedy Club.
See more of Vladimir on
http://www.rooftopcomedy.com/comics?letter=V
Cromarty Brewery
http://www.cromarty-training.com/
The mystery deepens!! Just why are LifeScan's employees unhappy? John and Robert ponder the question and explore the opinons of local investigative journalists we also take a peek inside the LifeScan boardroom. Can you hear gunfire in the car park? Are the seven dwarfs the real answer. Find out in the next few minutes.
9 mins
John’s daughter, Mairi, suffers from autism. In 2005 John published his collection of poems, Wind Dancer. Autism, a father’s poems about caring for an autistic child. John has performed his poetry in many different venues to raise awareness about the problems faced by those caring for and suffering from Autism.
In a personal account, with poems and clips of stand up John tells us about his journey in this unique podcast.
If you would like a copy of Wind Dancer please email Purple Comedy
Darth Vader on trial, murder and gangster rap, live stand up from Billy Kirkwood. Purple Comedy live and kicking with John Burns and Austin Low.
Writing Credits
Avril Flower
Adam Pitts
Austin Low
Acting Credits
Jackie Goode
Robert Ford
Don’t forget you can catch us live on Tuesdays at NessMp3 8.00 pm UK time
Listen to our exclusive interview with best selling author Howard Marks, aka Mr Nice as he talks about his life as a drugs baron and his rebirth as a comedian.
Hosted by John Burns and Austin Low.
For more on Howard www.howardmarks.name
This show was recorded Live at the Music shed. Visit the shed for lots of great music, live radio shows and chat.
http://nessmp3.com
Host of Purple Comedy, John ‘Burnsy’ Burns, is joined by Urban Joker Austin Low. Listen in as they reminisce over Austin’s varied contributions to Purple Comedy…
Featuring:
The full length Purple Comedy Song by Kieran Butler (www.kieranbutler.com) and Austin Low
The best of Urban Jokes performed by Billy Kirkwood (www.myspace.com/billykirkwood), Austin Low & Nico Vicious
Live Stand Up from Austin Low – Urban Joker (www.urbanjoker.com)
Don’t forget to listen to Purple Comedy Live Tuesdays 8pm – 9pm BST on www.nessmp3.com
A poke in the eye for death. Sketches, chat and much more from the bigger and better Purple Comedy team. 22 mins
Catch Purple Comedy Live every Tuesday at 8.00pm GMT www.live365.com/stations/sidders
Credits
Working class Blues by Roberto Cassani Find him on http://www.nessmp3.com/music/
Writing Credits
Adam Pitts
Michael Monkhouse
Malcolm Martin
Jason Woodhouse
Acting Credits
Jackie Goode
Emma Reid
Robert Ford
Technical support
Dave Sidley
Thanks to News Sensation online magazine for carrying a link to our shows
http://www.news-sensation.co.uk
For best results listen nude. One for the ladies with this episode entering the world of the male escort and hear why the UK should declare war on the small defenceless nation of Brundia.
Credits
Gentlemen for hire sketch was written by the gorgeous Charlene Rance who is currently writing her first sitcom.
Declare War and Heaven were both written by comedian Adam Pitts you can see more of Adam’s work on http://profile.myspace.com/adamjosephpitts Adam has also written for Newsrevue
Thanks also to our house band Farce Cheek www.myspace.com/lazyhand
Also actor Emma Reid and comedian Robert Ford
Thanks to PodfinderUK Episode 24 which features Purple Comedy, http://podfinderuk.podshow.com.
PodfinderUK Episode 24 which features Purple Comedy, is now available at http://podfinderuk.podshow.com.
22 mins
Living with a dead guy and never trust a nun as a flashing Judge found out. Loads in this show with help from the British Sitcom Forum http://www.sitcom.co.uk/
The Knock Knock sketch and Living with a Dead guy were written and recorded by Gareth Johnson, voices were Philip Oldershaw, Amy Scott, Stuart Young and Edmund Robinson
These Sketches were first aired by University Radio York on the Comedy Soc Radio show which I organized called "The Bracketeers".
The Southbank sketch was written by Michael Monkhouse (Bruceboy)
Who was educated at Cambridge, and has trodden the boards at Footlights he currently lives in Italy and once got a smile out of a German.
Thanks also to the Slagg Brothers, Robert Ford and Emma Reid.
Dog collars and snakes as Emma Reid joins John and they find the cure for lesbianism. Also the Naav show puts in an appearance as we announce the technological breakthrough you’ve all been waiting for. A phone that only has one button.
Intrigued, you won’t be. Give us a listen 18 mins
Near death experiences and much more as I look back over my climbing experiences with John Elliot. Global warming has all but finished off Scottish ice climbing and perhaps it’s just as well. Listen to these two old farts recall winters of bad behaviour.
John on his new garlic diet. Inspired by the Lifted Lorax show
4 Mins
Brother Sue reveals the ancient secret of how to cure baldness. Learn how the British stiff upper lip was invented. Robert Ford on becoming a Dad. Macanoonoo sings the Hebridean Blues an much much less.
Check out this amazing podcast, Brother Sue Bothers You (Sorry guys, I got it wrong on the show) by Deadmanswill and Chintu.
Purple Comedy 37!
This week Urban Joker Austin Low Co-Hosts with Scottish Comic Billy Kirkwood.
We launch 'Challenge Purple!'
If you have an idea or a script for a highly offensive sketch, send it in and we'll make it, you get the credit & a Twix (single bar).
Get your ideas to...
austin@urbanjoker.com
www.myspace.com/purplecomedy
Or leave it on the comments section right here!
Listen to the Lifted Lorax Show, It's Awesome!
(http://theliftedloraxshow.podomatic.com/)
Featured In PC37
Austin Low - Urban Joker (www.urbanjoker.com)
Billy Kirkwood - (www.myspace.com/billykirkwood)
Tommy The Joke Dolphin
John 'Burnsy' Burns
Robert Ford
The Slagg Brothers
Plus Music From: Lazyhand (www.myspace.com/lazyhand)
Purple Comedy pushing back the frontiers of absurdity.:
Austin Low - Urban Joker (www.urbanjoker.com) performs Live at the Stand and also gets together with Billy Kirkwood (www.myspace.com/billykirkwood) for Urban Jokes Number 9.
Lazyhand drops by and laments the job of the comedy song writer.
http://www.myspace.com/lazyhand
Also the award winning Slagg brothers and much more......
The amazing world of the tiger. Oh, and what did Gordon and Jennifer get up to at the cinema?
8 mins of sadness or is it madness?
We apologise to all asthma sufferers.
Join Purple Comedy as we journey to strange lands, explore the love life of the Earwig with Robert Ford and listen to silent radio with the award winning Slagg brothers. Along with Austin and Billy’s Urban Jokes.
21 mins
All this and witness the unwrapping of Austin’s trousers by our American cousins, TheLiftedlorax show.
Great stuff http://theliftedloraxshow.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-05-25T17_55_33-07_00
Okay so we decided to come clean, Fascinating Facts is produced by Purple Comedy, and everyone who spotted it is very clever, thanks for the emails. Tony and Gordon have been travelling the world of facts together for years in blissful harmony then Jennifer arrived. Jennifer is a very nice girl, as everyone agrees but she is Gordon’s girlfriend and Tony has never had a girlfriend and Gordon went to Paris with Jennifer leaving Tony to go to Blackpool with his Mum. You can guess the rest.
11 mins
Joust with the Knights of Gondor, hear Purple Comedy’s cure for snoring and learn why John Can never look a kitten in the face. Robert Ford and Emma Reid team up with the Purple crew for this hilarious episode.
Also you must listen to this new show, a great find, Tony Attwood and Gordon Bennett esplore the world of Fascinating Facts.
Join us Live with one of Scotland's Top Improvisation groups, Improbabble. Recorded at the Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow.
Find out more about Improbabble here, simply copy & paste it into your browser:
"http://www.list.co.uk/magazine/index.php?w=module:article,action:view,id:1946"
Featuring:
Austin Low - Urban Joker (www.urbanjoker.com)
John 'Burnsy' Burns (www.myspace.com/purplecomedy)
Billy Kirkwood (www.myspace.com/billykirkwood)
Improbabble was: Billy Bonkers, Peter Aitchison, John 'Obie' O'Brien & Austin Low
Music from: Kieran Butler (www.kieranbutler.com)
Get in touch with where you want us to podcast from, just like Paris Hilton, we're up for anything!
A special message for missing 4 year old, Madeleine McCann.
If you think you can help in any way please get in contact:
In Portugal: Portuguese Police direct on +351 282 405 400.
In UK: Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. The international number for Crimestoppers is +44 1883 731 336. People with information about Madeleine can call anonymously.
Join Urban Joker Austin Low as he brings you stand up, sketches & songs from the top of the Glasgow Tower, Scotland's Tallest Freestanding Building.
Thanks to the Glasgow Science Centre for letting us record! Go visit it, it rocks! (www.glasgowsciencecentre.org)
Featuring:
Austin Low - Urban Joker (www.urbanjoker.com)
Tommy The Joke Dolphin
John 'Burnsy' Burns (www.myspace.com/purplecomedy)
Billy Kirkwood (www.myspace.com/billykirkwood)
Music from: Kieran Butler (www.kieranbutler.com)
A big thank you to Mike from the Science Centre!
Join the Purple Comedy Crew as they Pirate the Internet!
Featuring sketches from:
-The Slagg Brothers
-Austin Low (www.urbanjoker.com)
-Billy Kirkwood (http://www.myspace.com/billykirkwood)
-Chris & Kari (http://theliftedloraxshow.podOmatic.com)
Music from Aussie Comic: Kieran Butler (www.kieranbutler.com)
Hosted By World Famous Cat Swinger John Burns!
An encounter with frankenstien's sister amongst other indescribable horrors in our 30th episode!
Also find out more about the international exchange of trousers & fish.
With:
Urban Jokes from Austin Low & Nico Vicious. Check out Austin's new website at www.urbanjoker.com
'Semi-Problematic' by Kieran Butler (www.kieranbutler.com)
(Above: The Orkney Ferry)
Follow John on his adventure with Purple Comedy to perform dark comedy on the distant Scottish Island of Orkney and we also continue our quest to find a wiener. Awesome.
John returns from Spain to an unexpected surprise after Austin & Tommy enter the virtual world.....
Includes sketches in Urban Jokes, from the Slagg Brothers, Austin Low, John Burns, Nico Vicious & Pete Green.
Music from Aussie Comic Kieran Butler (www.kieranbutler.com)
And Chris the Carpenter from The Lifted Lorax Show (http://theliftedloraxshow.podOmatic.com) agrees to the international exhange between Scotland & America of Adjustable Trousers and a fish!
Pictured Above - Austin's Amazing Adjustable Trousers!
First of all sorry for the buzzing, we're working on reposting soon!
Todays show features -
Music from Kieran Butler (www.kieranbutler.com)
Chris The Carpenter from the Lifted Lorax Show (http://theliftedloraxshow.podomatic.com/)
Stand Up from the Pope, and much, much more!
Hosted By Urban Joker Austin Low & Tommy The Joke Dolphin!
Urban Joker Austin Low & Tommy the Joke Dolphin, present this all new Purple Comedy, featuring improvisation from Scotland's Improbabble, recorded live during there run in the Glasgow Comedy Festival, sketches in a new feature called Urban Jokes, all rounded off with the Buckfast Song!
Watch the Buckfast Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI97_Eq4rcY
A preview of Austin's one man show, more from the slaggs and John says Hello to Inverness, in Denver Colorado. Watch a clip of Austin's show at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAnhP1u6Jno
Purple Comedy teams up with the Ironworks, Inverness' newest and best music and performance venue. Don't miss their next great stand up show on 16.03.07. Listen to the purple and hear all about it. For a day in Austin Low's life follow this link...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmid0vZCh2U
Glasgow comedy festival is rapidly approaching. Panic not. Lazyhand, the vegetable liberation Front. and much more.
From the depths of the human mind, dripping with filth and oozing comedy we bring you Purple Comedy 22, sketches, chat and songs. Please don't listen to this podcast unless you are prepared to face the consequences. 30mins
The amazing Craig Hill simply bursts into Purple Comedy as John Burns talks to him about his life and his comedy and hair dressing. Don't miss it, funny as f**ck!!!
Janey Godley, Scottish comedian and best selling author, John Burns talks with her about her life, her loves and hates. 34 mins
John Burns and Robert Ford, the blind leading the sprout. A hilarious episode. Listen and forget.
There is no shame in listening to Purple Comedy, many people do it and some of them lead almost normal lives...apparently.
Season's greetings from John and a disco sketch by Gus Tawse. Under 3 mins
(Merry Christmas from Tommy, the Joke Dolphin)
Oral sex from Lazyhand, sexual intercourse on the lounge carpet and sherry in the afternoon. What next?
(Image from left to right: Robert & The Girls chilling, Mike Editing & Austin learns to write...)
Purple Comedy is back with our best episode so far! Funnier than ever. Join John Burns as he goes underground with the Vegetable Liberation Front. Austin low lures a naked lady into a shed. Mike Gilmour chats about the campaign for local radio and we air a couple of Welsh bastards. Plus Robert Ford lends a hand with an acting lesson.
After knocking John 'Burnsy' Burns out with a Ryhipnol Turkish Delight, me, Austin Low: Urban Joker, and Tommy the Purple Comedy Joke Dolphin have taken over the show.
Includes: A Song from Kieran Butler & more from the Slagg Brothers...!
John Peel lives! Meet Lazyhand, new comedy band from Scotland, the Slagg brothers discover water and the usa gets a new forign policy.
Oops another Podcast. Booze and votes fom the Slagg brothers, the last of Austin's Ed Fringe and a posh bloke talks about Australia.
Hot stuff from macanoonoo, Austin's fringe, John has more trouble with monkeys and the Slagg Brothers beat up a lawyer. Typical show really
Oh no not again!! Another Purple comedy. The Slag brothers muscle in, Austinin the lab and John reveals our philosophy.
Purple Comedy bite size, 15 mins, Austin Low at the Fringe, Macanoonoo on Christmas in the Western Isles and John has trouble with monkeys.
Wow we got to number 10!!! Kieran Butler offends everyone. The new purple comedy theme tune and Gus Tawse in Edinburgh. All this for nothing, you have to be joking!!