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The LIL Show - London Improv Live

Talal Karkouti / K2K Radio

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London Improv Live! A live, weekly improv comedy show on K2KRadio.com edited down for your podcasting pleasure.Every week features new guests, new discussions, new characters, new stories and new songs.Enjoy xTwitter: @TheLILShowFacebook.com/TheLILShowArtwork by Zing Grem (www.zinggrem.tk). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Simon talks about Scoops Improv Comedy, Ben Tucker, Ric Stewart, running a jam, New Choice, The Maydays, AndAlso Improv, The Actors, Barcelona Improv Festival, Tea & Toast Improv, Hitch Your Wagon: Improvised Cowboy Songs, Heather Urquhart, Joe Samuel, Isabella Crawley, Bla Bla Land, Tea & Toast At No. 9, The Museum of Relationships, Kathy Manson, …
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Sekki Tabasuares talks about Jess Napthine-Hodgkinson, Glossop Improv, how to play Scene Goalie, Emma Bird, teaching for Liverpool Comedy Improv, improvising with a script, being boring, The Oickers - Improv Comedy Troupe, how to play Themed Restaurant, Iain Luke Jones, Stand Tall Improv CIC, using improv to boost connection, English for Speakers o…
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Dean Harris talks about Darron Baxter, the British Improv Project, Morecombe Playhouse, Meisner Technique, the importance of love, getting the audience involved, The Triangle of the Scene, Paul Vaillancourt, finding character through emotion, game of the scene, UCB, Will Hines, World's Greatest Improv School, The Radical Agreement Project, online i…
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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 brea…
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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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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On today’s show we celebrate the release of a painfully funny new web-series, “8:58”. The show focusses 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, Jen…
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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 Listen to…
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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 …
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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! e…
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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 o…
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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-mat…
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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 …
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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 caco…
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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 Hosted on…
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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…
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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 t…
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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 Tind…
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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 xListen to The LIL Show L…
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Pavement-mounting cyclists beware... The Night TruckerWriter 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 ti…
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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…
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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 xxthelilshow.comk2kradio.com Hosted o…
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Well, well, well. What DIDN'T happen this episode??We didn't NOT talk about Simon Feilder's appearance in the classic sit-com Friends, neither did we not talk about Tom Webster's appearance on Blue Peter.We certainly didn't forget to explore what happens in the REAL London Underground, nor did we fail to discuss Amy Winehouse's jazz credentials. Ot…
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From the dark, dusty depths of eBay comes, Trump: The Game. It's a fierce competition of greed, high-octane bidding wars and deal making that only the toughest business people can survive. However, Phil and Martin from Loose Brie are what we've got. Playing alongside them is their new friend(?) Rob Copland and globe-trotting photographer Kit Oates.…
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From The Pretty Faces and Left Foot First comes Andrew Rodgers to talk about Batman, breakfast TV and bananas.Enjoy xxListen to The LIL Show LIVE every Friday at 6pm GMT on k2kradio.comTheLILShow.com has links to more content, our social medias and our Patreon page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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UCB's Billy Merritt and C3?'s Carleen Macdermid join Talal and Luc to talk about guns, hummus, royal lineage, kinky marine protocol and, of course, the complete destruction of London.Enjoy xxListen to The LIL Show LIVE every Friday at 6pm GMT on k2kradio.comTheLILShow.com has links to more content, our social medias and our Patreon page. Hosted on …
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Wicked cool stand-up, actor and ridiculously talented napalm Catherine wheel of comedy Simon Feilder steps into the studio with returning guest Tom Webster (from The RH Experience), his bottomless pit of awesome characters and his innate ability to find the emotional heart of every scene. Alex Sievewright is also there.Obviously, the whole shebang …
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The adventure continues!When we last met our heroes (back in episode 83), they had defeated the demonic King, Tonal Dump. However, with his death a void was created and a new election looms. Who will our heroes support?What obstacles await them?Who the Hell is Joan Val Joan?Why is Dungeons and Dragons suing us?Find all this out and more as our role…
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Tom Webster from The RH Experience and Tom Jacob-Ewles from Clusterfox join Talal for some parlour game fun, to find out which Apocalypse will befall our modern society, to learn why platypi are a dime-a-dozen in The Middle East, to teach Talal's dad, Mustapha Karkouti, how the plot of Free Willy really went and to show a devoted artist why he shou…
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It's here!Our 2nd birthday was so much fun for everyone involved, we hope you enjoy it too. It's got everything from UKIP haircuts to Batman and Elvis Presley on a date with Joan Collins to an extremely white rap battle.Happy birthday, us!Thanks to all who have listened over the years. Surely, there's only up from here...enjoy xxListen to The LIL S…
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A special tete-a-tete edition of The LIL Show for you here as the magnificent Bryn Salisbury joins Talal Karkouti in the studio for an intimate exploration of misleading supermarket signs, the future of the Welsh language, the West Midlands Mafia, the power of true love and about 80% of a bottle of slightly foreign whiskey.Settle in, snuggle up and…
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Improvable join us this week for some improv madness. We explore how Facebook doesn't need you to tell it your relationship status anymore, whether Samsungs exploding is actually a good thing and how to celebrate a birthday without booze.Oh, and the show is interrupted by DJ Caution, who sticks around to be prodded and probed by some Investigative …
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Co-founders of C3Something Shem Pennant and Carleen Macdermid join stand up and cabaret aficionado Ria Lina for some improv frolicks.Mischievous cheese tasters. Dr. Who takes the 74 to Tottenham Hale. Artisanal beer baby. Warm gazpacho.Enjoy xxListen to The LIL Show LIVE every Friday at 6pm on k2kradio.comUmm. We also have a Patreon page. Which mea…
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The cast and creators of the Numskull Island podcast join us for a rollicking good time this week as we improvise the most British of blueses, visit a Syrian prison in Daddy Issues, watch a wonderfully lovely double date turn in to a bloodbath and recreate The King's Speech in the most disrespectful manner.Boy, is it fun!Enjoy xxListen to The LIL S…
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We welcome back guests Loose BrieWho sadly have given up comedy.We learn about their new vocationWhich causes Talal much frustration.Is this a tangerine in Alex's hand?Is that really a microphone stand?Are monkeys ants and antlers cushions?Are the boundaries of reality really worth pushin?Will an outsider, Maddy, help this make sense?Is he possibly…
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A Syrian, a Moroccan, a Tunisian and a Turk walk into a radio station......and they discuss Arab greetings, ISIS, Israel, ignorance, Donald Trump, racism, stereotypes, inter-faith harmony, Astrology, Jedi, Vampirism and Disney. Improv scenes are scattered throughout and they also have a gloriously painful rap battle (skip to 25min30 to save yoursel…
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Both Jameses of "James & I" join Luc and I for a lairy, hairy, runaway-dairy wrapped ham of rap jams. So clap hands.Please support our Patreon for just $1 per episode by finding us at patreon.comWe love you lots and lots and lots :) xxx oOo xxx 4eva https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4635666Listen to The LIL Show LIVE every Friday at 6pm GMT on k2kradi…
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London Dungeons (and dragons) are Live!This week, Improvessional return to the studio to indulge host Talal in a bit of fantasy-adventure role-play! That’s right, we’re playing Dungeons and Dragons! Well, something to that effect. It’s actually called… "The ALDI of LIDL". Or "The All London Dungeon Improvisation of London Improv Dungeons Live".Join…
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Hark! What is this? A Christmas party at K2K Studios?Gather close, little ones, and gaze in wonder as nobody shows up except for Talal Karkouti and his co-host Alex Sievewright. For what does such a miserable sight exist at this time of year? And pray, why do they argue so? This neg-ativity cannot continue for it threatens the very merriment of thi…
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Welcome to The Weekly Bliss!It's been a pretty rough year so far, and the week of the US Election was no exception. Recorded the Friday after Trump's victory, this episode denies all of the year's tragedies and lives in ignorant Bliss. Well, not all of them...Escape with us as we discuss the Draconian rules of Disney, the meaning of different Arabi…
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Yeah, I know that title isn't going to attract any new listeners. But honestly, there were very few other options. Things started with shit and ended with shit this week but I promise you, it's not as bad as it sounds. In fact, it's much better than it sounds. But then again, if your title is shit then I guess you can only go up from there... Get i…
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You wanna get nuts?How about nerdy?First timers Nerd Salad swing by the studio to discuss Playstation VR (and why we haven't been given one yet), a therapist sandwich maker, storage vampires, how music changes through the ages, STIs and what would happen if Lara Croft, Super Mario, M Bison and a paralysed Batman went on a double date.Enjoy xxListen…
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In a modest studio somewhere in the suburbs of London, murder.It began as an everyday episode of The LIL Show, where the host was berating an invited guest. But suddenly, with the flick of a switch and the squeal of an improviser, things got all murdery.Luckily, Detective Malcolm Roughtouch occupies the office next door and our host Talal is taken …
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Join us once more for a frolic through the joint imagination of London's improvisers.This week the immensely funny Clusterfox join us in the studio to perform a blues about missing the things we once had, tell the untold tale of what happened during the Greek God's imprisonment inside their father Cronus' stomach before being freed by Zeus, then pe…
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Here's another LIL for your gorgeous ear holes. Make yourself a cuppa, get in the bath and listen carefully for further instructions.We are joined this week, once again, by Classic Andy. They bring their dynamic energy, fast wit and INCREDIBLE Putin impressions down to K2K Studios for your listening pleasure. Alternative episode titles: Blob Face, …
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Musical Improv troupe, Music Box, make their first appearance on London Improv Live and music is surely in the air this week as a party next door to the studio provides a backing track to the tuneful trials and tribulations of a bunch of penguins, a Japanese Wife Next Door, a group of miserly, melodic mechanics, a robotic Russian ruler and possibly…
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Andy and Rob from the Androb Podcast are back!Burkinis, bots and beautification take centre stage. Also Talal's sister Shahla Karkouti swings by and gets confused by the concept of improv.All this and more on this week's The LIL Show!Listen to the Androb Podcast on iTunes and androbpodcast.comListen to The LIL Show LIVE every Friday at 6pm on k2kra…
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London Improv Live!Talal is back from his Edinburgh run with Panicky Tack, Loose Brie are back in the studio for more absurd antics and Alex lashes out at the host. But we know it's out of love.Alternative episode titles: Mouth Poop, Sweaty Ham, Parrots and Worms, Mary J Blige, G'Zum, Sick Behind the Bleach and Into the Realms of Poop.Yes, it's one…
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