14 episodes

Juggler and comedian Mat Ricardo hosts a variety show from the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, where the best from the worlds of cabaret, variety, comedy and circus do their thing.

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    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

Juggler and comedian Mat Ricardo hosts a variety show from the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, where the best from the worlds of cabaret, variety, comedy and circus do their thing.

    2013 - Dave Gorman

    2013 - Dave Gorman

    The last episode of Mat Ricardo's London Varieties - recorded live at the Leicester Square Theatre - features all the usual low-grade shenanigans, plus an interview with delightful comedy bloke Dave Gorman, who reveals himself to be - spoiler alert - smart, funny and charming. We also juggled sink plungers together. Let's see another comedy interview podcast do THAT!

    • 48 min
    2013 - Eddie Izzard

    2013 - Eddie Izzard

    This month's London Varieties podcast is a bit of a special one - we have some snippets from one of the great comedy acts that we featured on the live Leicester Square Theatre show, but most of the podcast is devoted to my interview with Eddie Izzard. In the late 80's we were both street performers at London's Covent Garden, so we chatted about the things we learned during those years that influenced what we do these days - and it's more than you might think.

    • 49 min
    2013 - Paul Daniels

    2013 - Paul Daniels

    May's London Varieties saw Mat Ricardo hosting a bill of the best cabaret and variety performers in the country, headlined by his interview with TV legend Paul Daniels. They chatted about his life and career, the current state of magic and variety on television, and the resurgence and importance of live cabaret. Mat says: Paul Daniels's TV show put me on the path to what I do for a living, and there aren't many people that know more about TV light entertainment, so it was a joy to pick his brains! Hope you enjoy the show.

    The interview with Paul Daniels starts 10 minutes in.

    • 44 min
    2013 - Al Murray

    2013 - Al Murray

    On this month's Mat Ricardo's London Varieties, live at the Leicester Square Theatre, you'll get a little taste of what goes on at the monthly live show, and my full interview with Al Murray, away from his Pub Landlord persona, plus a song from the very funny Elliot Mason. If you enjoy this podcast, go to www.MatRicardo.com and watch the whole show in glorious HD video, and then book your tickets for the next monthly live show!

    • 46 min
    Voodoo Varieties 3 (Mick Foley)

    Voodoo Varieties 3 (Mick Foley)

    This episode of the Varieties devotes itself to just one interview. Live at the Edinburgh Fringe, Mat sat down and talked to legendary professional wrestler and New York Times bestselling author Mick Foley about his life in and out of the squared circle, and what someone who's done it all in his chosen profession does next. Mick was just exactly as great as you'd hope him to be - hope you enjoy the podcast as much as the live audience, and I, did!

    • 39 min
    Voodoo Varieties 2 (Stu Goldsmith, Boy With Tape, Miss Behave)

    Voodoo Varieties 2 (Stu Goldsmith, Boy With Tape, Miss Behave)

    This episode of the Varieties focuses on people who have started out as street performers, but who have then gone on to other things. First, we chat to Stuart Goldsmith, one of the fastest rising stand-ups in the country, then we convince The Boy to take The Tape off His Face (Sam Wills) and talk about his roots in street theatre, and finally we talk to leading light of the cabaret and sideshow circuit, and one of the last surviving female sword swallowers, Miss Behave.

    • 55 min

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