I had to have some help with the stage fright, so I had a little bit of not like laying back in a couch therapy. As he said, I was getting physically ill. But they're all people that have paid to see me. They all want to laugh. It's two different worlds. If I'm going into a tour show of 5,000 people at the Hammersmith Apollo, which seems like another age now, but don't get me wrong. "As soon as my shoe goes out from the side of the stage, it goes russell shoe completely revived"
Samira Ahmed speaks to award-winning comedian Russell Kane. They speak about his life and career, growing up in Essex, his break into comedy at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe, and his relationship with class and identity as a comedian. The recording for this episode took place in April 2021.
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