In GBA 307, we get better acquainted with Michael. He talks about moving from stand up comedy into true storytelling, running festivals, making flashing hats and merkins, finding a voice, travelling the world and lots more. Michael hosts Natural Born Storytellers and I host the Hackney branch of Spark London and so this is a conversation between two people working in the same genre, and a lot of it is about storytelling and truth and performance.
Michael plugs:
Natural Born Storytellers: 3rd Wednesday of every month at the Camden Head
I plug:
What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity
http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/
The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/
We mention:
Natural Born Storytellers: http://www.naturalbornstorytellers.com/
Spark London: http://stories.co.uk/
Tell It Festival: http://tellitfestival.com/
Shambala: http://www.shambalafestival.org/
Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/
Smut Slam: https://www.facebook.com/events/827737554066972/
Survivors Collective: https://www.survivorscollective.co.uk/
Magnolia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_(film)
Shortcuts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Cuts_(film)
Nelson Mandela: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela
Video of me at NBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBcUA5Hb4Q
Willy Wonka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Wonka
Slash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(musician)
Burning Man: https://burningman.org/
Merkin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin
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