Mumbai-based Anirban Dasgupta is a stand-up comedian and screenwriter with a distinct comedic style. A former corporate salesman, Anirban has performed extensively in India and across the world including the prestigious Just For Laughs in Montreal and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. His first stand-up special Take It Easy was released on Amazon Prime Video to wide acclaim, as was Afsos, the dark comedy series he created, also on Prime. This year he makes his Edinburgh debut with his show Polite Provocation, where he explores three generations of his family back to British India, the birth of his daughter and the immediate question: what world did he bring his child into?.

Anirban Dasgupta is guest number 410 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Get tickets for Anirban Dasgupta’s Edinburgh show here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/anirban-dasgupta-polite-provocation .

Follow Anirban Dasgupta on Twitter: @adg_5 & Instagram: @anirbandasgupta5 .

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Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.

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Sophie Duker is a comedian and writer who won the 13th series of Taskmaster and is a regular guest on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order. She has also appeared on Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg and Hypothetical on Dave. Her Edinburgh Fringe Show, Venus, saw her nominated for the Best Newcomer award and gained critical acclaim and five star reviews, leading to a two week sold out run at Soho Theatre. Sophie ’s other TV and radio appearances include 8 Out of 10 Cats, Dave Gorman’s Terms and Conditions Apply, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, The News Quiz on Radio 4, Roast Battle, Mel Giedroyc’s: Unforgivable, CelebAbility, Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back and Blankety Blank. Sophie won the 2021 Funny Women Best Comedy Writer Award, as voted by producers, head writers and executives across the industry. She was one eight comedians selected to be a part of Just For Laughs’ International New Faces line up for the 2022 Festival .

Sophie Duker is guest number 409 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Tickets for Sophie Duker’s Edinburgh show are available here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sophie-duker-but-daddy-i-love-her .

Follow Sophie Duker on Twitter & Instagram: @sophiedukebox .

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Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .

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Edinburgh Month Continues with Comedian Sara Barron who has starred on shows including Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You? and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order. Sara has taken 3 critically acclaimed stand-up hours, For Worse (2018), Enemies Closer (2019), and Hard Feelings (2022) to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and had multiple runs in London’s Soho Theatre. Her shows have received rave reviews and she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Sara’s further television credits include 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), Hypothetical (Dave), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC), Alan Davies’ As Yet Untitled (DAVE), Roast Battle (Comedy Central) and Hello, America (Quibi). On radio, her credits include appearances on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 .

Sara Barron is guest number 408 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Tickets for Sara Barron’s Edinburgh show are available here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sara-barron-anything-for-you .

Follow Sara Barron on Twitter: @sarabarron & Instagram: @sarabarron1000000 .

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Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .

Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .

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Continuing our Edinburgh Month... Canadian comedian Michelle Shaughnessy fast made a name for herself across North America. She’s had numerous appearances on television and her debut album “You Know What You Did” hit number one on the iTunes comedy charts. Her sophomore album “Botoxic” received a coveted 5 star review from Toronto’s NOW Magazine. In 2017 she was a finalist in Canada’s “Top Comic” competition and her audition video has since gone viral, with 5 million views and climbing. In 2018 her original scripted pilot was a finalist in Just For Laughs Stand Up and Pitch” sitcom contest. Michelle is also an accomplished writer and actor with credits that span commercial, variety, scripted and unscripted television. Her acting work has been featured on Hulu, Amazon Prime and Netflix. Now based in London Michelle is becoming a fan favourite all over the UK. She appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022 with her show “Be Your Own Daddy”, which was directed by Adam Hills.

Michelle Shaughnessy is guest number 407 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Tickets for Michelle Shaughnessy’s Edinburgh show are available here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/michelle-shaughnessy-too-late-baby .

Follow Michelle Shaughnessy on Twitter & Instagram: @chloebadcliffe .

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Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.

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Colin Hoult is best known for his work with Ricky Gervais on Derek (Channel 4), After Life (Netflix) and Gervais and Merchant’s Life’s Too Short (BBC). His acting credits include Ghosts (BBC), Trying (Apple), Almost Never (CBBC), Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hulu), This Time with Alan Partridge (BBC), Being Human (BBC) and BBC3’s award-winning Murder In Successville. Colin is a successful character comedian – he is well known for his celebrated ‘has-been actress’ character Anna Mann and has received great critical acclaim for his live shows, which were listed among the best-reviewed comedy shows at the Fringe by British Comedy Guide. Colin is a prolific writer and former winner of the Writers’ Guild Award for Comedy. He penned a hugely successful trilogy of live shows which were adapted into a Radio 4 series, Colin Hoult’s Carnival of Monsters .

Colin Hoult is guest number 406 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Get tickets for Colin Hoult’s Edinburgh show here - https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/colin-hoult-colin .

Follow Colin Hoult on Twitter: @colinhoult & Instagram: @colinhoultcomedy .

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Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.

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Garrett Millerick’s breakout television performance was on the hit US late-night talk show Conan. His live show Sunflower became one of the best reviewed and most talked about shows of 2018, both at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and subsequently at London’s Soho Theatre. The show was Time Out London’s No.1 Comedy Pick and saw Garrett receive a nomination for ‘Breakthrough Act’ at the 2019 Chortle Awards. Garrett has since followed up the show with Smile and Just Trying to Help. The Times called Smile one of the stand out shows of the year and The British Comedy Guide named it one of the best reviewed shows of the year. All three shows transferred to London before touring the UK and have been recorded by 800 Pound Gorilla Records to stream and purchase internationally. His show Just Trying to Help was nominated for best show at the Leicester Comedy Festival and also received critical acclaim at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Garrett is currently working on a new sitcom which previously recorded a pilot for Audible produced by Hat Trick Productions and starring Jack Dee and Meera Syal .

Garrett Millerick is guest number 405 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Get tickets for Garrett Millerick’s Edinburgh show here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/garrett-millerick-needs-more-space .

Follow Garrett Millerick on Twitter & Instagram: @millerickcomedy .

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Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .

Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.

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Chloe Radcliffe is a NYC-based comedian, actor, and writer who was a staff writer on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, has a comedy feature in development with Sony, and was named a TBS Comic To Watch at the New York Comedy Festival. She starred in COMMAND Z from Steven Soderbergh alongside Michael Cera, and was nominated for a Writers Guild Award award for also writing on the series. She has been seen on Comedy Central and After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson. Chloe sold out her full-month run of her one-woman show CHEAT at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and returns this year with her show Proud Raccoon .

Chloe Radcliffe is guest number 404 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Tickets for Chloe Radcliffe’s Edinburgh show are available here - https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/chloe-radcliffe-proud-raccoon .

Follow Chloe Radcliffe on Twitter & Instagram: @chloebadcliffe .

Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .

Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .

Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.

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Jessie Cave is probably best known for playing ‘Lavender Brown’ in the Harry Potter films. She is also a comedian, author and illustrator. She played a lead in Buffering on ITV2 and also starred as regular ‘Heather’ in Sky One's Trollied. Her drama credits also include Black Mirror (Netflix), The Baby (HBO), Miss Scarlet and the Duke (Alibi), Call the Midwife (BBC 1) and Glue (E4). Jessie is a talented comedian who has had three critically acclaimed and sell-out solo shows. Her show Sunrise received rave reviews, had several runs at the Soho Theatre and toured nationally in 2019. She was nominated for the Times Breakthrough Award at The South Bank Sky Arts Awards. Jessie has also featured on Richard Osman's House of Games, Celebrity Landscape Artist of the Year, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier, Pointless Celebrities & Roast Battle. She has also had a book of illustrations published, titled Lovesick and Jessie’s debut novel Sunset went straight to the number one spot in the Times Bestsellers list .

Jessie Cave is guest number 403 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Tickets for Jessie Cave’s Edinburgh show are available here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jessie-cave-an-ecstatic-display .

Follow Jessie Cave on Twitter & Instagram: @jessiecave .

Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .

Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .

Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.

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