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Seven Questions With… Luke Toulson

November 18, 2015 by Becca Moody Leave a Comment
Luke Toulson 1October’s Comedian Of The Month, Luke Toulson, is an immediately likeable stand up comedian, with his relaxed and casual delivery enabling him to secure an immediate audience connection. Undeniably slick yet simultaneously coming across as sincere, Toulson is a comic who excels on the live circuit.
To learn more about Luke, I asked him these seven questions…

1) Why are you a stand up comedian?
A combination of being the least smart of 4 kids and playing the fool to get attention, failing at an awful lot of things during my 20s, and then seeing a Bill Hicks DVD.

2) What kind of person makes you feel the most frustrated?
People at the front of self-service queues who aren’t paying attention, people who believe the Tory economic argument, and lazy comedians.

3) Do you want people to think that you are clever?
Yes, but I don’t mind when they think I’m stupid.

4) What will you always have time for?
I love every second I spend with my kids, which is sadly less than I would like. Even an amateur psychologist would suss out that those two statements are probably related.

5) Have you conquered any big fears in your life?
I guess quitting drinking falls into this category.

6) Which film could you watch on repeat?
The Blues Brothers.

7) Are there any comedians you aspire to be more like?
My favourite stand-up is Bill Burr, but I don’t want to be more like any comedian, I just want to be a better version of the comedian I am. However, I would gratefully accept Sara Pascoe’s bravery and work-ethic, Henry Paker’s mind, and the looks of various comedians it would be too embarrassing to name.

LUKE TOULSON IS CURRENTLY PERFORMING AT VENUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

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October: Comedian Of The Month #21, Luke Toulson

November 1, 2015 by Becca Moody 2 Comments
Each Comedian of the Month on MoodyComedy is a comic who has never previously featured on the website. Reasons for selection can include various current projects the comedian is involved with, or perhaps recent appearances on television programmes or podcasts. There is no strict criteria however, as Comedian of the Month simply stands as a collection of recommendations, highlighting interesting and original aspects of certain comedians and their work.

If there was ever a man who could make stand up comedy look easy, effortless even, then Luke Toulson is that man. His casual, relaxed stage personality is surely the subject of many a stand up comedian’s professional envy, but Toulson is an immediately likeable comic, so it can be assumed that he will be forgiven.

Toulson may be slick but he certainly doesn’t come across as false or vacuous, in fact, quite the opposite; Chortle have in the past described him a “gimmick-free”. Of course, it is impossible to decipher true anecdotes from amended or altered ones. His material openly references his children and their mother and their mother’s new partner, amongst other things, and perhaps elements of these narratives are constructed for comedic effect. However, it is indisputable that the core beliefs behind anecdotes are genuine, or at least hold a nugget of truth, because they come from such a self-depreciating place, therefore giving Toulson’s comedy an endearing quality that is crucial for forming a long-lasting audience relationship.

LT1Complaints and insecurities regarding fatherhood are common themes for male stand up comedians to tackle and when it takes an interesting, or perhaps darker, slant, the blend of emotional material and unpredictable writing can make for excellent comedy. This is a particular strength of Luke’s: a large portion of his material seems to talk about family, but it never becomes self-involved or overly indulgent on the behalf of the performer. There are enough sharp, cutting and sinister throwaway lines to allow him to get away with it.

Luke Toulson is arguably a performer before he is a writer (a compliment to his stage presence rather than insult to his material), by which I mean his movement around the stage and communication with, as well as consideration of, audiences makes him stand out against the majority of comics. He’s a natural story-teller and a very relatable one at that.

For more information, visit Luke Toulson’s website and follow him on Twitter.

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