Comedy for Beginners through to the Fringe - Dec Munro

“If you're really Into making it, into doing it, the worst thing in life is getting to 85 and not having tried to do the things that you want to do or not having been your best self”

Dec Munro is a comedy director and producer and co-founder of the Bill Murray comedy club.

Dec has directed loads of Edinburgh Fringe shows for performers such as Stuart Goldsmith, Mawaan Rizwan, Angela Barnes, Sofie Hagen and many more.

We discuss the role of a director in a show, about drawing out ideas and getting the best from an artist and whether taking a show to Edinburgh is right for everyone as well as moving from the Fringe to TV and if the TV industry does enough to nurture scripted comedy.

We talk about The Bill Murray and Angel Comedy Club, how that came about, the London comedy scene, the embarrassment of riches London comedy goers have and how the ‘So what do you do for a living’ clips on social media may impact what people expect from a comedy show.

Dec also runs beginner stand-up comedy courses both to individuals and in a corporate setting and we discuss how this attracts both those who want to make a go of being a comedian and those that realise that the skills of a comedian are transferable to their day job.

Dec’s Website: https://www.decmunro.com/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DecMunro 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decmunro_comedy/ 

The Bill Murray/Angel Comedy: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/