This week's very special episode is a journey through France like you've never seen her before... Armed with his new passport, his dad's old Rover and his French phrasebook, Bob goes on a road trip through France to make sure that he made the right choice in voting leave - while he still has the chance. Trusty British engineering means his car breaks down in the most unfortunate of places. What follows is beyond what he, or any of us could have expected. It is improvised after all! Think "Deliverance" meets "The Wicker Man" meets "Amelie"... Starring Talal Karkouti as Bob and Amandine and Marie as a plethora of French locals. Amandine and Marie are members of the superb, tres-cool FBI - French British Improvisation. They gig a lot around London and beyond in both French and English, proving once and for all that assimilation goes both ways... or something like that... Find them on Facebook and Twitter and give them some amore. Enjoy x
119 - OMG LIL AMA FEAT. YOUR QUESTIONS
This week Talal isn't having a mental breakdown at all. He CHOSE not to have any guests. Doing a Reddit AMA live on air was HIS CHOICE!
Talal takes questions from a range of probably-not-listeners on topics like Global Warming, Brexit, milk, God and The Moon.
Enjoy xx
118 - PICKLE SNATCH FEAT. JENNY DONOGHUE & RILEY MADINCIA
On today’s show we celebrate the release of a painfully funny new web-series, “8:58”. The show focuses on the 2 minutes before work, when the staff are in the coffee room and the weird places that conversations can reach. Each episode features two World-class improvisers and no script!
The show’s creator, Riley Madincea, and one of it’s stars, Jenny Donoghue join Talal Karkouti for a game of Pickle Snatch, a ten-pound Asda meal deal, a heavy-weight bout of debating and some supernatural improv therapy.
We also play in a ball-pool.
Enjoy xx
Twitter: @858show, @JennyDonoghue, @panickytack
You can watch "8:58" right now here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QVE0vncw4c&list=PLYWb5Ho8-SOaZ8u3mue525Cd_A9iQWCVz
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117 - THE DREAMIN' FEAT. DEREK'S MOJO
Jodyanne and Monica from Derek's Mojo - www.dereksmojo.com - grace the studio this week with tales and discussions of mystic Western Australia, plus-size role models, inter-galactic planetary relations, Ancient Egyptian Moon Cups and swearing at kids.
Pour yourself a Pimm's, open up your third eye and let us take you on a ride...
Enjoy xx
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116 - CUT THEM OFF FEAT. AMBA MC & OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN
After a rare pre-show preamble, today's episode swiftly undoes all the hard work we did last time to cure racism. Better strap yourselves in...
Lance Fuller and Riley Madincea (one half of Other People's Children) are back. So is my brother, Ahmad Karkouti (a.k.a. real hip-hop guy, AMBA MC), who we manage to take hostage in the studio after he was done hosting his K2K Radio programme, The Missin' Links Show.
We visit a museum of racism, make the coolest citizens arrests, wage Korean war on a potato and learn how Miley Cyrus will destroy the American Dream.
Oh, and we castrate Riley live on air...
Enjoy xx
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115 - LITTLE MAGGOT FEAT. MERLIN'S BEARD
The official - and only - improv team of the University of Kent make their debut appearance on London Improv Live. Vin, Tom and Alex from Merlin's Beard join Talal (that's me!) to chat skeletons, babies and ants.
We also solve racism, go yiffing and hear about my dad's suitcase of art being blown up in Beirut. Did I mention that we SOLVED RACISM!
enjoy x
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114 - 100% SAUSAGE FEAT. JODYANNE RICHARDSON & ALISON KENT
Jodyanne Richardson (Derek's Mojo) and Alison Kent (Never Mind the Newsfeed) join Talal in the studio for a banter-rific exploration of outdoor gyms, sumo gender politics, London's hygiene solutions and prison sports teams.
Check out DereksMojo.com to see Jodyanne's next show or enjoy Alison Kent's Never Mind the Newsfeed at The Trinity in Harrow on the 1st Saturday of every month.
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Shout-out to Mum and Dad. They did some great stuff this week. Listen to their surprisingly dark interview in the Daddy Issues segment!
enjoy xx
112 - 3RD BIRTHDAY BUSK-UP FEAT. PANICKY TACK
On The LIL Show's 3rd birthday, Talal Karkouti found himself wandering the streets of London contemplating what the future holds. That's when he came across a lowly busker on the streets singing for his money. Upon looking closer, Talal was overcome with emotion to find that it was none other that his long-lost comedy partner, Panicky Tack band-mate and co-host, Luc Valvona.
Listen in as the boys reunite, catch-up and entertain passers-by with some beautiful, improvised songs and rambling, nonsensical chatter.
Stick around to the end for a bonus track!
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Enjoy xx
111 - DROOP SACKS FEAT. JAMES LE LACHEUR, RILEY MADINCEA & ROBIN MILTON
Not what it sounds like! Did you know that almonds are not nuts, but droop sacks? Well now you do!
Learn more great facts like that here on today's London Improv Live, because you're certainly not gonna learn anything good in a Jr Dictionary...
Find out why on today's The LIL Show!
Starring:
Hot off of the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (has that tag gotten us more clicks yet?) comes James Le Lacheur - who seems to REALLY love acorns!
Find them performing as part of Multiverse, Notflix or in Nursery Original's Heads Might Roll. @JamesLeLacheur
From the beloved Other People's Children (well, goodbye new listeners) returns Riley Madincea - who I have booked counseling for. Stop sending me letters!!
He performs with Other People's Children monthly at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre. @OtherChilds
And still denying that he's in an improv group with me, it's Robin Milton! He can skim a pebble like a man possessed, by several Gods!
His new stand-up night is the Bee's knees, the Dog's bollocks and both the Bee's and the Dog's new favourite stand-up night! It's called 4&20 Presents, and it's at the Blackbird Bakery. Go! @Milky_Twiglet
Enjoy x
110 - PARTIAL ENGLISH FEAT. NORTH COAST
From New York, New York comes the hip-hop improv troupe with more rhymes that a Dr. Seuss compendium - North Coast!
They join Talal for a very special, rap-ilicious episode of The LIL Show.
Expect a rap-battle throw down that'll make 8-Mile look like 2-Mile, Coronation Chicken bras, dental graffiti (graffiteeth?), the secret to happiness and a cacophony of revelatory raps in a fishing shack somewhere North of Minnesota.
Enjoy xx
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109 - COME TO MAMA FEAT. CLASSIC ANDY, JAMES WITT & SAM IRVING
Iridescent monkeys! Micro penis chopsticks! Mama consolation compilations! Desperate Loneliness! Pantsless elderly!
Just another LIL Show then?
James and Audra from Classic Andy join James Witt (Dreamweaver Quartet, Newsicle) and Sam Irving (Other People's Children) for a raucous edition of The LIL Show.
Hosted by Talal Karkouti.
Enjoy xx
108 - TATTOO-PROV! FEAT. NICOLA CROSS, CHRISTIAAN HENDRIKSEN, OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN & SAMUEL MEAD
You've heard of Two-Prov, you've even heard of Dr. Who-prov. Well get ready because we've just invented the next new craze: Tattoo-prov!
Host Talal gets inked live on air whilst trying to host a show and improvise scenes. Luckily, he has the support of some fantastic improvisers to help him through the agony.
We find out how the sins of animals can have serious consequences for humans, how a cigarette can get Syrian teens laid and what happens when you mix love with golf.
However, we don't get to any of this before the wonderfully talented artist Samuel Mead begins tattooing a cat onto Talal's ribs. And we don't stop until the cat-tat is done.
Other People's Children can be found on Facebook.com/otherchilds & Twitter.com/otherchilds
Follow Nicola's Twitter: Twitter.com/NicCross
Follow Samuel Mead on Insta @SamuelMeadArt
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107 - THE ALDI OF LIDL #3 FEAT. IMPROVESSIONAL & HOLLY MALLETT
Chapter three of our fantasy role-playing saga find our adventurers in an all new adventure of mystery, magic and hardcore violence.
Please enjoy!
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106 - TABETHA BELSIZE FEAT. OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN
We're back!
Talal recites a new poem about cats, new 007's are screen-tested, a boy marries his farm, a bunch of kids get drunk and Nigella Lawson does cocaine with Sherlock Holmes.
Enjoy!
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105 - CUCK MUCH? FEAT. JUWEL HAQUE, TOM ARNOLD, EDMUND FARGHER, MARIANA FERNANDES & MADDIE HUNTER
Bringing together members of Story Kitchen, Ripcord and 20% Less this week finds us wondering how Mick Jagger's body parts would behave after a transplant, discovering the real identity and motives of The Putney Pusher, exploring the future of lyricism and imagining what really goes on in the airport VIP lounge.
Go to podcastadventures.com to buy tickets to see Dead Drunk Detective being recorded live and find 20% Less on Facebook to find out details for their new regular comedy night, Word of Muff. Enjoy xx
104 - TOP HOOF FEAT. THE PARENTHETICALS
Welcome back The Parentheticals with a record-breaking 5th appearance! Or was it 6th? Or 16th?? We sing a blues about coming back from holidays, we learn about the new reality show "Come Repo With Me", Talal's dad talks feminism and the uselessness of a Chris Evans, Top Gear gets nerdy and some nerds have a rap battle. Oh, and we hear what Mark Tindle's improvised wedding vows sounded like. Enjoy xx
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103 - LITTLE BABY H FEAT. NICOLA CROSS & THE YAYAS
Is Cars 3 out yet? Nicola Cross, Naomi Bonafoux, Sebastian Umrigar, Robin Milton jump into the studio for a rambunctious session of make'em'ups. We travel to Syria to get pregnant, send 4 unlikely bedfellows on a double date and battle rap to decide the winner of the show. Oh, and did you know that Eminem is Scottish?! Enjoy x
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102 - NIGHT TRUCKER FEAT. BRENDAN WAY & EDMUND FARGHER
Pavement-mounting cyclists beware... The Night Trucker
Writer of fantastically creepy puncast-noir Dead Drunk Detective, Brendan and producer Edmund join Talal for a raucous improv medley of vigilantes, ghosts and astro-physics. They will be recording their second season LIVE at the Leicester Square Theatre this September. Find out details and get tickets at podcastadventures.com (where you can also find Edmund's intriguing and hysterical network of podcasts). Enjoy x
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101 - STAPLES & HOOVERS FEAT. NOTFLIX, ANDREW ROGERS & JJ HAZAN
This week's show begins with Talal's thoughts on the name Mohammad. Yeah, that's just the start... Judge Mo then swings by to decide which of the four contestants most deserve a bag of flour, Teenage Wangst explores Talal's history as an overweight teenager and of course we finish with a rap battle.
Guests: Holly Mallet and Gemma Everest from Notflix, Andrew Rogers from Left Foot First and The Pretty Faces & JJ Hazen from The YaYas. Enjoy! xx
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100 - DETROIT ROCK LOBSTER FEAT. DAME JUDY DENCH?
EPISODE 100! We celebrate with the most famous guest we've ever had, the most diverse guest team and the funniest scenes. Well, we would have if Alex Sievewright had done his job properly... Stick around for the SHOCKING twist at the end of the show. Could this be the final ever episode of London Improv Live? Enjoy xx thelilshow.com k2kradio.com