The Comedy Hole: English Standup in Europe

Do Standup Stories Have to Be True?

Syrian comedian Badr Laffar (@badr.comedy) joins Ariel (@ariel.bialski) and Jordan (@jordanthomasgray) to discuss truth in standup. How much of a standup story has to be

Why is Stand-up Comedy So Difficult?

Ciao! This week Beatrice (@beatricerossano) joins Jordan (@jordanthomasgray) and Ariel (@arielbialski) to complain about standup being so very hard.  Everyone thinks the

Confidence Crisis: The Role of Confidence in Standup

Ariel (@arielbialski) and Jordan (@jordanthomasgray) get together to discuss Jordan's recent confidence crisis after doing standup in New York and the overall role of con

Mental Health in Stand-up with Andrzej Sosnowski

On this especially strange, meandering episode of The Comedy Hole Podcast, Andrzej Sosnowski (@comedyandy) joins Ariel Bialski (@arielbialski) and Jordan Thomas Gray (@jo

Cezary Jurkiewicz: Becoming a Professional Standup Comedian

One of Poland’s most popular standup comedians, Cezary Jurkiewicz (@cezary.jurkiewicz), joins Jordan (@jordanthomasgray) and Ariel (@arielbialski) to talk about performin

Kamil Gerard: The Songbird of Warsaw

This week on The Comedy Hole podcast, Ariel Bialski (@arielbialski) and Jordan Thomas Gray (@jordanthomasgray) talk with talented standup comedian and international singi

Maneesh Sethi: CEO of Pavlok

This week, Ariel (@arielbialski) and Jordan (@jordanthomasgray) are joined by Pavlok CEO, viral hacker, and budding standup comedian Maneesh Sethi (@maneesh) to talk abou

Raul Kohli: LIVE from Brighton Fringe

Ariel (@arielbialski), Jordan (@jordanthomasgray), and Bea (@beatricerossano) interview Newcastle-based standup comedian Raul Kohli (@raulkohlicomic) in front of a live a

Getting Better at Standup Comedy: Writing, Editing, Riffing, & Bombing

This week Ariel Bialski (@arielbialski) and Jordan Thomas Gray (@jordanthomasgray) discuss the journey from 0 to general competence in standup, and going from absolute be

Touring Poland with Andre Serrenho: Part One

Ciao! This week, Portuguese comedian and future Father of the Year nominee André Serrenho (@serrenhocomedy) joins the gang to talk about TOURING! Andre is going to smash

Kamil Maleszyk: Awkward On Purpose

Beatrice (@beatricerossano) is back from her tour! This week Bea, Jordan (@jordanthomasgray), and Ariel (@arielbialski) are joined by Polish comedian and cringe powerhous

Crowd Work Tutorial with Andrzej Sosnowski

Ciao! Take off your shirts and get ready to shout "Where ya from?!" at the unsuspecting Polish children in the front row. Comedy virtuoso Andrzej "Andy" Sosnowski (@comed

Gaweł Feliga: The One Where Jordan and Ariel Fight

Put on your boxing gloves and square up for a tempestuously turbulent episode of The Comedy Hole Podcast! This week, Warsaw comedy veteran, crowd favorite, and all-around

Rana: Biggest Smile, Darkest Jokes

"Patrice O'Neal said it's good to have half the room uncomfortable and the other half laughing. And I kind of agree, but mostly I get the entire room uncomfortable." - Ra

Filip Brymora: Performing Standup in Arenas with a Law Degree

"Don't f*** with the universe...No matter how good you are, standup has a way of tuning down your ego to exactly where it needs to be." - Filip Brymora Ciao guys! This w

The Comedy Hole Holiday Spectacular

Ho ho ho! On this episode of the Comedy Hole, Beatrice Rossano (@beatricerossano) regales the gang with her tale of traveling to London to see UK standup and improv, then

Jordan Thomas Gray: Doing A Solo Tour One Year Into Standup Comedy

Beatrice, Ariel, and a very tired Jordan get together to discuss touring! Jordan is fresh off his 7-city "Why Poland?!" tour and the gang discusses all that goes into set

Elin Davydova: Can You Joke About Ukraine?

"Everything can be joked about. But with this war, you can't be in the middle in terms of the side you pick. And you have to be very clear about the side you are on." Uk

Zinger: The Road from Bombing to Killing in Standup Comedy

"It's painful to be polite." Zimbabwean crowd favorite Zingalingadingdong (@they_call_me_zinger) joins The Comedy Hole gang to discuss growing up in Zimbabwe during econo

Italy Tour Recap: Napoli, Rome, and Aperol Spritz

Ciao, my sweet little comedy babies! In this episode, The Comedy Hole gang recaps their Italy mini-tour in Napoli and Rome. Jordan (@jordanthomasgray) reveals the exciti