Class Clown

Janine Harouni has appeared on everything from The Last Leg and Live At The Apollo to Mock The Week and Have A Word. Born and raised in the the working class mobbed-up New York borough of Staten Island, Janine moved to the UK to pursue acting before becoming one of the fastest rising stars on the UK comedy scene. Janine joins Seann Walsh to talk about how going to an all girls school and finding herself ostracized after getting the whole year in trouble helped shape her as a comedian, as well a sthe influence of her brothers. She also talks about the brutal car accident that left her near paralysed inspired her to pursue her performance career and how it helped heal a rift with her ultra conservative father.

Catch Janine on her current tour, This Is What You Waited For, here!

Get tickets to Seann Walsh on his latest This Is Torture tour, here!
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The brilliant Rhys James joins us to talk all things youth and how his childhood experiences made him the comedian he is today - from trying on different personas, lying about pointless things to fit (including a cracking story about lying about his body count to a doctor!), being "de-bagged" in front of the fittest girl at his school while he an Seann also reminisce about the wonders of see through furniture and tech.Get tickets for Rhys' new tour here and while you are at it grab a copy of his wonderful book, You'll Like It When You get There, while you are at it!

And Don't forget to check out Seann's brand new show, This Is Torture!
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Fin Taylor is back with Seann Walsh! Here Fin reveals the importance of the school debating society in forming his early stand up aspirations, a telling off that lead to a headmaster apologizing and his early sketch group. He also reveals how he came to team up with Horatio Gould and Vittorio Angelone, his key collaborators behind the creation Fin Vs The Internet (which he says STILL hasn't made him any money!) and how that lead to Fin Vs History.

Check out MORE EXCLUSIVE content with Fin by clicking below as he tells us what's the one thing he would want to bring from his youth into adulthood AND a listener asks him if he's ever bombed in front a celebrity...
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00:00 Getting In Trouble
12:08 Early Sketch Group
16:10 Starting Fin Vs Internet with Horatio Gould & Vittorio Angelone
25:46 Creating Fin Vs History
30:45 Influences
35:55 Future of Comedy Industry
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In this episode of Class Clown, Seann Walsh sits down with comedian Fin Taylor to talk about how childhood, being the only boy in an all girl's dorm and having a family of performers helped shape his sharp, fearless style of comedy.

From controversial jokes to pushing the boundaries of what audiences will accept, he explains why great comedy comes at the risk of being disliked and why that's totally okay with him.

Seann and Fin talk about being a show off, getting in trouble for jokes, and how those early experiences influenced the comedian Fin would later become.

Fin Taylor is one of the most distinctive voices in British comedy. He’s the creator and host of the hit YouTube comedy show Fin vs The Internet, and one of the biggest podcasts in the UK Fin vs History with Horatio Gould. He has appeared on Live at the Apollo, and his stand-up specials and online clips have built a huge following for his fearless, transgressive style.

Topics in this episode include:• How school shaped Fin Taylor’s comedy• Why comedians shouldn’t be afraid of being disliked• The role of risk and controversy in stand-up• Getting in trouble for jokes at school• Why the context of wher you see comedy matters

If you enjoy the episode, make sure to subscribe to the channel for more conversations with comedians about the moments that shaped their sense of humour.

PART 2 of this conversation is available now on Patreon, where Seann and Fin go even deeper into comedy; How debating prepped him for comedy and the trouble he got into which lead to the headmaster apologising to him!

You'll also find an exclusive bonus episode on there as Fin answers your questions!

Also catch Seann Walsh live and on tour! Tickets here!

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Maisie Adam is back for part 2 of her sit down with Seann Walsh. She talks about writing her first show while working at Fat Face, the worst trouble she ever got into as a teen, the difficulty of getting into drama school and then the problematic method acting exercises she had to indulge!

For More Maisie head to Patreon where we have some exclusive extra questions and Seann shares his thoughts on the interview!

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