The Quantum Leopard Podcast
Quantum Leopard is a lovely comedy night. Having run the night for many years, host James Ross decided that the time had come to grace your beautiful ears with the country's top comedians, their thoughts on how they make material, what makes a good set and their start in the industry - all alongside their full-length sets at London's loveliest award-winning comedy night: Quantum Leopard!
Episodes
Laura Lexx is kind of a big deal! She's the perfect anecdotal, story-telling comedian's comedian whose crowd work is legendary. Truly a treat for the QL, or any, audience.
Alongside an incredible set, Laura talks with host and MC James Ross about parental relationships, the niche/mainstream divide, and the meat prisons that we all inhabit.
CW: Body image, mentions of food
If you'd like to see more of Laura you can follow her HERE o...
James Ross is.... wait... you probably already know James Ross. James Ross is host & MC James Ross, and for the last few years he has been playing childhood favourite Guess Who with the audience. Not the one played with physical characteristics but the good one, the one played with vibes.
In this special episode there's no interview but there is a taste of what you can get if you come to watch James in Edinburgh: fun, laughter ...
Sasha Ellen is a boisterous ball of energy and charisma. She is a treat and a delight for any audience, but for QL she is perfect!
Alongside a brilliant set, Sasha talks with host and MC James Ross about neurodivergence, ageing and puppies!
CW: Mention of violence against women.
If you'd like to see more of Sasha, her special When Life Gives You Ellens, Make Ellenade is available HERE and you can find details of her othe...
Joshua Bethanaia is a truly top-class comic, able to hold an audience, push and play with them all while maintaining an absolute lack of dynamism.
Alongside a brilliant set, Joshua chats with host and MC James Ross about alternative sexual preferences, being low energy and looking for love. Aaaw.
If you'd like to see more of Joshua you can find links on his website HERE or on his instagram HERE
Caitriona Dowden is a wonderful vortex of deadpan comedy. Writerly and thoughtful, using her knowledge of medieval ghosts and underplayed enthusiasm to bring all the delight a human can muster to the QL audience.
Alongside a brilliant set, Caitriona chats with host and MC James Ross about the best liquids to lactate for saints, nuns and vaginismus
If you'd like to see more of Caitriona her instagram is HERE
Declan Kennedy is a delight to watch. Whimsical without frippery, a joyous and wonderful gag merchant, Declan is a boon to any comedy lineup. Alongside a wonderful set Declan chats with host and MC James Ross about the relationship between sci-fi & comedy and taking moments wherever they happen.
If you'd like to see more of Declan, you can find him on Facebook, but also in the award-winning documentary podcast Singulariti...
Kate Cheka is a superb comedian, a Quantum Leopard frequent flyer (without earning air miles or doing irreparable damage to the troposphere) she always does a superb job. Alongside a wonderful set Kate chats with host and MC James Ross about class war, the relationship status of Berlin and how revenge is a great motivator.
If you'd like to see more from Kate you can follow her HERE and see updates about her new show, The Last ...
Happy New Year to you all! ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ We start the year with an absolute belter: The lovely and handsome doctor Hasan Al-Habib! Hasan is an incredible award-winning comic and an absolute delight to watch, in this set he talks about growing up in Birmingham and his Iraqi heritage. He is also, as stated, a very handsome doctor.
Alongside a superb set, Hasan talks with host and MC James Ross about about divorce, Islam and h...
Alex Franklin is a spectacular all rounder, comedian, singer, scientist and font of knowledge about pretty much anything you could ask!
Alongside a banger of a set Alex chats with host and MC James Ross about the science of trans bodies, video games and how you could have the opportunity to kiss Alex Franklin!
If you'd like to see more from Alex you can follow her HERE, see more links HERE and get tickets see her new show Kiss HERE
...Alastair Clark is one of the loveliest people I've ever met. Not only an instrumental part of the PBH Free Fringe Weekender, gig organiser, booker and shining light of the Northern comedy scene, he's also an incredible comedian. He blends storytelling, sincerity and silliness into some of the best performances you could hope to see.
Alongside a superb set, Alastair chats with host and MC James Ross about love, music and neurodiverg...
Bronwyn Sweeney is an absolute belter of a performer. She's also one of QL's Champion of Champions! A fitting title for someone so genuinely delightful to have on stage. And this is the very set that won her that honour!
Alongside a superb (award-winning) set, Bronwyn chats with host and MC James Ross about identity, maturity and place.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ok, so Bronwyn's audio was a little corrupted. It means she sounds like an ...
John Robertson is the closest you'll get to watching a catastrophic weather event without risk to your personal safety. Creator of award-winning show The Dark Room and a superb improv comic, John walks that knife edge of high intensity, high energy crowd work without falling into the lazy trap of biting the hand that claps.
Alongside an absolute blinder of a headline set, John talks with host and MC James Ross about The Dark R...
Emily Bampton is glorious. An elite champion of champion on the QL stage, she performs with incredible energy while chronically oversharing.
Alongside a wonderful set, Emily talks with host and MC James Ross about race, boys and the cyclical MLM scheme that is incel culture.
CW: Incels, experience of racism.
If you'd like to see more from Emily you can find her Instagram HERE and her website HERE with links to upcoming gigs and vid...
Heidi Regan is a wonder. If you haven't had a chance to see her, by all means find one! She is a writerly comic, but not the typical one-line merchant that normally describes. She is by turns surreal and tangential, but an absolute master of narrative craft.
Alongside an incredible set, Heidi talks with host and MC James Ross about rebellious wombs, the death of God and just the right amount of D&D.
CW: Fertility, endomet...
Mark Cram is the best kind of comic, giving every ounce of charisma to the audience then pulling the whole crowd along on a beautiful narrative ride with so much energy, heart and sincerity.
Alongside an absolute belter of a set, Mark talks with host and MC James Ross about the interplay of high and low status on stage, audience interaction and how the truth can be funny, poetic and memorable.
Editor's Note: Mark's audio was comple...
Sweet Potato Jam! Sam Nicoresti is incredible! Not only an incredibly adept wordsmith, but the combination of writerly surrealism, witty whimsy and so much sincerity that makes them an absolute delight to watch on the QL stage!
Alongside a superb set, Sam talks with host and MC James Ross about gender journeys, cancel culture and QL's run in with Joe Rogan.
Editor's Note: Not going to lie, I am delighted by this episode. I have lis...
James O'Donoghue is a delightful comedian. The kind of angry that blends with whimsy, energy and care that works a treat for the QL audience.
Alongside a superb set, James talks with host and MC James Ross about non-binary identities, the misconceptions of casting directors and being an angry Marxist who'd still do an advert.
CW: Experiences of homophobia, Donald Trump
Editor's note: Ok... so this was recorded waaaaay back wh...
Jonny Collins is a glorious comedian whose boundless energy is a joy to behold, exploring the fallacies of gender through the lense of their own experience with an absurdist bent. She's the fantastic host of Blizzard Comedy, very much the spiritual Northern sibling to our dear QL, and also a QL competition winner from back in the day!
Alongside a superb set, Jonny talks with host and MC James Ross about gender, t...
Olga Koch is a massively accomplished performer and an absolute champion of the comedy world, appearing on (among others) Live at the Apollo, QI, Mock the Week and, even more prestigious, was the first QL Champion of Champions!
Alongside a phenomenal set, Olga talks with host and MC James Ross about parasocial relationships, the fallacy of Generative AI and Magic Mike.
CWs: Cancer, Slut Shaming and STIs
Will Owen is exactly the kind of camp comic genius that goes down an absolute treat at QL. Playful, arch and a wonderful way to open any comedy night.
Alongside a fantastic set, Will talks with host and MC James Ross about queer archetypes, coming out and perpetually single friends.
If you'd like to see more of Will you can get tickets to his Soho Theatre show Like, Nobody's Watching HERE - you can also find him on social mediums H...
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