[#20] Luke Nixon: Rap Disasters, Goldfish & Bad Chat-Up Lines

Comedian Luke Nixon joins Grace Neutral and Jen Nolan for a warm, funny and very Pokes & Jokes conversation.They get into aggressive goldfish, mint-stick feeding, Luke’s tragic teenage rap phase, growing up with a comedy icon for a mum, late-night Crystal Palace memories, who actually has any fight-or-flight in them, Southwest accents, and some impressively awful chat-up lines.https://www.instagram.com/graceneutralhttps://www.instagram.com/itsjennolanhttps://www.instagram.com/lukenixoncomedy💍 This episode is sponsored by @regalrose — deadly detailed jewellery with a dark, dreamy twist. Black Friday offer: use code POKESANDJOKES30 for 30% off → regalrose.co.ukChapters00:00 Intro & goldfish chaos00:48 Meet Luke Nixon01:20 How Jen & Luke met03:30 Early comedy memories06:20 East London stories08:40 Bow vs Isle of Dogs10:45 School fights11:50 Luke’s upbringing13:00 Moving back home14:10 Sponsor: Regal Rose15:45 Growing up with Felicity Montagu17:00 Comedy beginnings18:20 Open mic disasters20:20 Loyalty in comedy22:00 Failed secret podcasts23:00 Anxiety podcast story25:00 World’s Worst Game Show27:00 Rage-bait sketches29:00 Train guy meltdown31:00 Crackhead stories33:20 Supermarket theft chaos35:00 Jim Midge origin36:00 Tragic old rap songs38:00 Edinburgh reactions40:00 Live show differences41:00 Poo story segment44:00 Hopes & dreams in comedy46:00 Script ideas & industry chat48:00 Building material online49:30 Dating disasters51:00 Sweaty first dates53:00 Tinder & Hinge chaos55:00 Pokémon shop romance57:00 Opening lines discussion59:00 Pokémon card flirting01:01:00 Plug: Luke Nixon Comedy01:02:00 Grace & Jen invited on his show01:03:00 Catastrophe Cabaret01:04:00 Final thanks & wrap-up01:11:00 Post-show chat and outro#PokesAndJokes #GraceNeutral #JenNolan #LukeNixon #Podcast #ComedyPodcast #FFTV #FYP #UKComedy #UnderYourSkin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.