Jokes with Mark Simmons

Dr Oliver Double

Oliver Double! Oliver Double is a former professional comedian who is now a Reader in Drama at the University of Kent. He is the author of Stand-Up! On Being a Comedian (1997), Britain Had Talent: a History of Variety Theatre (2012), and Getting the Joke: the Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy (2nd edition, 2014) and what he doesn’t know about comedy isn’t worth knowing. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/OliverDouble" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oliver</a> on Twitter | While you're there follow <a href="https://twitter.com/BigBirdSheeran" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark</a> | Subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Comedians talking about jokes Every week Mark Simmons and a guest share jokes they've written that just haven't worked - because they're too long, too stupid, too clever, too groanworthy or just too rubbish. <a href="https://twitter.com/JokesWithMark" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Mark on Twitter</a> | Subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.