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Jun 2018
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534. Sugar Sammy Interview (Part 2) Lang...

Luke Thompson
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534. Sugar Sammy Interview (Part 2) Language & Comedy

Part 2 of my chat with Canadian stand-up comedian Sugar Sammy, talking about his 4 languages, TV shows from our childhood, copying Indian accents, language-related controversy in Quebec, Sammyโ€™s crowd-work skills, stories of difficult gigs in the UK, and our thoughts on recent Star Wars films. At the end of the episode you can hear my spoiler-free review of โ€œSolo: A Star Wars Storyโ€. Transcriptions and notes available.

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