Serious about silly: Kingston musician-comedian Logan Brown

Podcast episode 75:
On this episode, Kingston singer-songwriter and stand-up comic, Logan Brown, shares his perspective our city's live comedy scene, and discusses his journey from performing musician to comedian. He also shares a track from his debut album, Black Man, White Privilege, as well as advice for aspiring comics, and where to catch stand-up performances in Kingston.

Chapters:
00:00:20 Episode overview
00:02:43 Introductions
00:03:44 Getting serious about silliness
00:04:58 Starting out in stand-up
00:06:25 Blending live music and comedy together
00:07:57 Balancing artistic expression, performance and mental health
00:11:24 Comedic inspiration
00:13:29 How comedy and music intersect
00:17:37 Performance art vs. the perfect joke
00:19:18 The state of comedy in Kingston
00:23:38 Creating the conditions for cross-pollination of performing arts
00:28:04 Song: Secret Burger by Logan Brown
00:32:37 The truth about Secret Burger
00:35:52 Growing the comedy scene in Kingston
00:40:17 The beauty of "bombing"
00:46:30 Logan's new video special: Black Man, White Privilege
00:47:19 Advice for aspiring Kingston comedians
00:50:49 Going out on a funny note
00:51:54 Episode credits

Episode Credits

Guests:
Logan Brown https://kingstonlive.ca/loganbrown

Hosts:
Riley Jabour riley@kingstonlive.ca (mailto:riley@kingstonlive.ca)
Johnny San john@kingstonlive.ca (mailto:john@kingstonlive.ca)

Sponsors:
Grand OnStage: https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191525/view

Links:
Logan Brown https://kingstonlive.ca/loganbrown
(Time to Laugh Comedy at) Nawabz https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1272803/view
Kingston live music and comedy listings https://kingstonlive.ca/ (https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1272803/view)
Audio production by Soundwise https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191590/view


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