The comedians paradise

Black cabbie and standup comedian Trevor Bickles

The comedians paradise

Show Notes

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. We speak to comedian and black cabbie Trevor Bickles. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[03:53]] Starting in the Lions Den, where me and Trevor first met [[07:15]] [[07:15]] Can you say what you want and cancel culture [[13:06]] [[13:48]] How comedy used to be [[18:29]] [[33:59]] London is less safe than it used to be and why reform have grown in popularity [[42:37]] [[55:00]] This will go up as video be ready before you move up [[57:15]] [[57:53]] Dealing with the challenge of standup [[01:02:37]] [[01:06:32]] Shoutout to brilliant comedians in the UK [[01:11:50]] If you would like to know more on Trevor you can follow him on his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/trevorbickles.You can follow this podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/41LWDAq, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3oLrmyU,Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/3LEkr3E and you can support the pod on:https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise. #standupcomedypodcast #comedypodcast #interviewingcomedians #podcastinterview #standupcomedian #blackcab #taxidriver

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