Interview 8 - Jeff Green and Matt Elsbury

From the gains and losses of late-in-life parenting, the demise of heckling and the social media 'self-esteem train', to building comedy bridges on the back of global disasters... it's an action packed half hour of Stellavision chat.

Jeff Green - famous in both the UK and Australian comedy scenes - believes many comics (and writers) begin their careers after a life changing loss ("I'm just not going to be that crushed guy!"). Keep an ear open for when Jeff explains why his 'Ex' is still next of kin on his passport ;>)

When Matt Elsbury is spotted in the street and asked to tell a joke (comedian's bain), he semi-politely explains he is a professional, agrees a price on the gag, generates an invoice followed by a swipe on ZipPay (12 easy monthly payments). But he also cautions that earlier success does not guarantee future entitlement. As Matt puts it: "Your next audience owes you nothing."

Stella ventures that comedians are 'vicarious empaths' - near enough to the action to be singed, but not so close as to blister. Finding the grumpy and exasperation in a situation, is to find the comedy (being just 'angry' is not really funny). Being able to create and explain a strong feeling, so the audience can compare it to their own experience is where comedy connections are made (and make you laugh despite yourself :>)

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uh sobbing a big bill oddie all right cutting to the chase
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welcome again thank you so much to my lovely crowd of Newports comedy room
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hunters who come so regularly to see these shows and stick around for these
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rather unique podcasts we are in fact building up an interesting archive of
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some fantastic Australian or Australian working comedians who have really got a
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bead on the social context and the zeitgeist if I can use that word because
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there is no one more acutely able to comment on what's happening in real time
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as our stand-up comedian community now community of stand-up comedians I
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suppose that's true but you don't really get together an it though comedians but
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can I please welcome to two really hard-working comedians in Victoria
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predominantly but nationally and to some extent internationally I think that's
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fair to say will you please welcome to the Stella vision here at the Newport
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comedy room podcast the wonderful Jeff green and Matt Ellsbury thank you please
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tell her thanks for having us and thanks for putting on such a great show with a
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wonderful audience and we both had a great time very rarely perform on raffia
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it's it's a first for me I have to say I'm just a little nervous that your
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intro stellar for the podcast has said the bar little high talking about the
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zeitgeist when I believe about an hour ago I was talking about my two-year-old
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and a cupcake how profound allowed to be during this po...