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Jan 2025
30m 5s

Mark's Comedy Special

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This week we breakdown the process of independently making a comedy special and Danny quizzes me on certain key aspect of the show. Go watch the special on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/RRn6iEuZvPU


Mark's new tour, Jest To Impress, is on sale this Friday but you can access tickets early by joining his mailing list here: www.marksimmons.co.uk


Previous guests include Milton Jones, Sarah Millican, Rob Beckett, Penn & Teller, Ed Byrne, Gary Delaney, Seann Walsh, Jeff Innocent & many more...


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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