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I’ve spent the afternoon editing the next episode of Doggett & Ephgrave’s More Than Mostly Comedy Podcast, featuring John Thomson and Nathaniel Metcalfe. I think it’s a good one. They both make interesting and easygoing interviewees. We know Nat reasonably well, having gigged together a few times in the past, but hadn’t met John until the day of the show. We had plenty of reasons to be anxious. Firstly, we didn’t know if we’d get time to record it. We’d hoped to do it pre-gig, but John was waylaid on his way into Hitchin, so didn’t arrive at the venue until moments before curtain up. Thankfully, he was staying in town overnight, so didn’t mind hanging around after the gig had finished – but we didn’t start recording until past midnight, so were very conscious of not wanting to keep him for too long. We were also a little nervous at the prospect. We’ve interviewed a few prominent comics since starting the podcast, so we've grown used to th...

Today, we had the second Hitchin Mostly Comedy of 2014.  All in all, it was good. We had Norman Lovett, Nathaniel Metcalfe and Nish Kumar on the bill; three great acts and lovely people.  (Sorry: I’m gushing more than a geyser at Yellowstone National Park.) We interviewed Norman and Nish for our podcast, but sadly didn't have time to speak to Nat as well. This wasn't a disaster - we only uploaded our last interview with him a couple of months back - but it was a shame to miss him out.  Norman's very easy to talk to. He's not afraid to state his opinion (you would expect this, from someone who's spent so many years in the business), but he does it with grace. He's also one of the most supportive acts we've ever booked for Mostly; never afraid to hit the retweet button to help us out.  He also has a pet pug called Elvis, which earns him instant extra marks.  We talked a little about th...