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Alfie Noakes

Ask The Industry Podcast

Men, Sex & Feminism

She Shed Comedy: Empowering Your Comedy Career

Hot Gossip with Mark Dolan and Lizzie Cundy

Kate Copstick

Simon Caine

Martin Walker

Brendon Burns

Helen Zaltzman

Chris Evans

Ray Peacock

Daniel Sloss

Ariane Sherine

Chris Dangerfield

Danielle Mercurio

Arthur Smith

Barry Katz

John Miller

Ryan Taylor

OwlTail

On today’s episode, we have Alfie Noakes. He runs the We are funny project in London, England, and as of May 2022, the project celebrates its 9th birthday. Alfie is unique in the London standup scene, arguably the world capital of standup, and he only promotes an emcee. However, he also produces a wide range of comedy-based live workshops with industry professionals and teaches punch up for standup and how to emcee for open mic. In addition, Alfie has written, produced, and presented two online courses.

E23: Alfie Noakes | MC/Promoter | What Every New Comic Needs to Know

Alfie Noakes runs the We Are Funny Project in London, after the recent censorship of a comedy night entitled Feminist Talking Points he chats to Samantha Pressdee about his fight with the guardians of the comedy establishment. Who are apparently now Radical Feminists. The gig was rearranged and a great success, this was filmed immediately after the show. The title is click bait, well done you if you dug this deep. https://www.facebook.com/wearefunnyproject/ http://www.patreon.com/SamanthaPressdee http://paypal.me/samanthapressdee

Alfie Noakes runs the We Are Funny Project in London, after the recent censorship of a comedy night entitled Feminist Talking Points he chats to Samantha Pressdee about his fight with the guardians of the comedy establishment. Who are apparently now Radical Feminists. The gig was rearranged and a great success, this was filmed immediately after the show. The title is click bait, well done you if you dug this deep. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wearefunnyproject/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wearefunnyproject/</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2FSamanthaPressdee&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=Sx1UHcdI5P0&amp;redir_token=MmiRpdKG6OYFykmaoiKSupbc64d8MTUyMzU2MzcwMEAxNTIzNDc3MzAw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.patreon.com/SamanthaPressdee</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Fsamanthapressdee&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=Sx1UHcdI5P0&amp;redir_token=MmiRpdKG6OYFykmaoiKSupbc64d8MTUyMzU2MzcwMEAxNTIzNDc3MzAw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://paypal.me/samanthapressdee</a>

E23 - Alfie Noakes - Promoter of the We Are Funny Project 

Alfie Noakes founded the We Are Funny Project in 2013. Since then he has grown the club into one of the most successful and respected in London. Now he's attempting to crowdsource the funding for a purpose built comedy venue... We talked about - How to build a community around an open mic night.What advantages does theme nights have for generating an audience?How to crowdsource a comedy club, podcast theatre and workshop space for comedians.The booking policy at We Are Funny.The state of the open mic circuit and how to start and run a popular free gig in London.  AND MORE! This podcast would be useful to anyone interested in running an open mic night, building a community and the London comedy circuit. You can find all the questions and things mentioned in the podcast in the show notes here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/AlfieNoakes Thanks so much for downloading, hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please pass it on to a friend, give it a positive review in iTunes or donate on the website here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AskTheIndustryPodcastMy 2nd book is finally out! It's called "How To Make A Living By Working For Free" and you can buy it here for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book - Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader. If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a PDF version of that here. Follow me - http://twitter.com/thismademecool Support the podcast - https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast?ty=hJoin the Facebook community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/AskTheIndustryPodcastWant more content from me? Why wouldn't you!Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.Here are the links -iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISwFacebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rsTwitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravelSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alfie Noakes founded the We Are Funny Project in 2013. Since then he has grown the club into one of the most successful and respected in London. Now he's attempting to crowdsource the funding for a purpose built comedy venue... We talked about -  <ul><li>How to build a community around an open mic night.</li><li>What advantages does theme nights have for generating an audience?</li><li>How to crowdsource a comedy club, podcast theatre and workshop space for comedians.</li><li>The booking policy at We Are Funny.</li><li>The state of the open mic circuit and how to start and run a popular free gig in London.</li></ul>  AND MORE! This podcast would be useful to anyone interested in running an open mic night, building a community and the London comedy circuit. You can find all the questions and things mentioned in the podcast in the show notes here - <a href="http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/AlfieNoakes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/AlfieNoakes</a> Thanks so much for downloading, hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please pass it on to a friend, give it a positive review in iTunes or donate on the website here - <a href="http://simoncaine.co.uk/AskTheIndustryPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://simoncaine.co.uk/AskTheIndustryPodcast</a>My 2nd book is finally out! It's called "<a href="http://igg.me/at/WorkingForFree" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How To Make A Living By Working For Free</a>" and you can <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-make-a-living-by-working-for-free-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buy it here</a><a href="http://igg.me/at/WorkingForFree" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book - Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - <a href="https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough</a>Or come see me on tour - <a href="http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom</a> The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader. If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a <a href="http://simoncaine.co.uk/Mumbles.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PDF version of that here</a>. Follow me - <a href="http://twitter.com/thismademecool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/thismademecoo</a><a href="http://twitter.com/thismademecool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">l</a> Support the podcast - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast?ty=h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast?ty=h</a>Join the Facebook community - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/AskTheIndustryPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/AskTheIndustryPodcast</a>Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!Please check out my other podcast - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Audio Time Capsule</a>. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.Here are the links -iTunes - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943</a>Webstream - <a href="http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast</a>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw</a>Facebook group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs</a>Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

EP21 - Alfie Noakes - How To Build A Community Around A Comedy Club