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How Did Getting Cancelled Change Alfie Brown's Comedy? | Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things

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About this episode

One of the most interesting, honest and self-eviscerating comics around at the moment, Alfie Brown brings his happy things to the studio including the city of Liverpool, Love Songs, his own wife and the levelling, life-saving properties of cannabis.

Alfie has been in Edinburgh but if you haven’t been there yet you ain’t going now, but luckily for you his latest hit show ‘The Entertainer’ is touring the UK.

You can find out all the dates and book tickets in a couple of quick clicks by going to alfiebrowntour.com. You can also follow Alfie on Instagram where he’s @alfiebrowncomedian and you can search for his and Jessie’s podcast (which has terrific metrics if you read the data) - just look for ‘Before we Break Up Again’ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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0:00 Introduction 0:34 Stand-up and cancellation 2:27 Grief and shifting ambition 4:35 The industry and Comedy IQ 7:45 The city of Liverpool 11:42 Sport and shared memories 20:49 Love, music, and show business 33:05 Family and relationship 46:26 Cannabis

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