Godforsaken with Chris Turner

US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with his wife Alice Winn to have a lovely chat, and catch up on what happened since their last podcast together ended.Alice Winn is a novelist, screenwriter and comedian. Her debut novel 'In Memoriam' won multiple major literary awards and is an international best-seller, translated into over 20 languages.Follow Alice: https://www.instagram.com/alicewinnauthorBuy Alice's books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2265241/alice-winn/#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #alicewinn #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Joyelle Nicole Johnson to discuss why she keeps two baseball bats in her car, what it takes to be a New Yorker, Making America Brooklyn Again, how different countries cover their textbooks, declining free giftwrap, why you should watch Caddyshack, flipping baseball caps off people’s heads, misophonia, roleplaying conflict, choosing your method of capital punishment, why America is so goofy, and more…Joyelle Nicole Johnson is a comedian and writer who brings joy to the stage. Joyelle made her network TV debut on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and more recently performed on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" twice in one year. Her first stand-up special "Love Joy" is available on Peacock. It was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, and is executive produced by Jimmy Fallon. Follow Joyelle: https://www.instagram.com/joyellenicole/#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #joyellenicolejohnson #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Aaron Chen to discuss being an alien of extraordinary ability, rapping for border guards, Lil’ Rel, Chris’ rap name, Uk hip-hop, drinking more mineral water, Australian comedy venues, beach life, roast comedy, headlining a queer comedy show, what Australia does better, Mexican chefs, Las Vegas hacks, naked clowns, rude children, a culture of humility, safety vs. comfort, death by crocodile, broads, and more!#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #aaronchen #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US Citizen Chris Turner sits down on his own to tell some stories.#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Jason Salmon to discuss terrifying flash games, looking like you’ve wrestled an animal, the worst time to ride the subway, being Matthew McConaughey’s stunt double, Texas A&M, how to talk Southern, tipping in America, waiters roles as digestive lifeguards, the Heimlich Manoeuvre, how everybody’s wrong, and much more…Jason is a Texas born, NYC based standup who has performed all over the world including for the troops in Europe, South America, & Afghanistan. He has a Standup Special - BISCUITS and GRAViTY - has been featured in Red Dead Redemption 2, Orange is the New Black, HBO, Comedy Central, At Home with Amy Sedaris, Hulu’s Wu Tang Clan Series, & 30 Rock, as well as tons of commercials.Follow Jason at: https://www.instagram.com/JSalmonComedyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@JSalmonComedyOn Youtube at  @jasonsalmon  #godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #jasonsalmon #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US citizen Chris Turner sits down with David Buckingham to discuss metal sculpting, heroin addiction, and throwing explosives at a Chinese restaurant (and more, of course, but I don't want to spoil it...)David Buckingham roams the windblown alleys, abandoned factories, gritty industrial areas, dodgy neighborhoods, and low deserts of Southern California in search of the cast away, the discarded, the forgotten: old 55-gallon barrels, wheelbarrows, tool boxes, road signs, tractor parts, car doors, gas cans, etc. These battered relics are carted to a dusty studio in downtown Los Angeles where they are muscled into works of art with a bewildering array of power tools and sheer force of will. All colors are original as found; David Buckingham is no painter.Buckingham, who worked in advertising in a former life, continues to expand on his playful, powerful motifs, with geometric abstractions recalling Op Art and color field painting, and vibrant wall sculptures shaped like pistols and iconic road signs. Buckingham’s unconventional art education includes a stint at New York’s infamous Rivington School, which created guerilla sculpture gardens in the city, and where Buckingham took welding lessons from artist Ray “Cowboy” Kelly. He has exhibited his work extensively in the U.S. and abroad, including at California’s Riverside Art Museum and the Lancaster Museum of Art and History. His sculptures have been featured in an international advertising campaign for Wrangler Jeans, installed as public artwork on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, and purchased by private collectors around the world.Follow David at: https://www.instagram.com/buckinghamstudiosdtlahttp://buckinghamstudio.com/work.html#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #davidbuckingham #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Lucie Pohl to discuss how heroes never die, hot takes, terrible last names, US border officials sliding into your DMs, not feeling American, the best German words, assimilating to different cultures, why Germans are suspicious of other Germans, and much more…Lucie Pohl is a German-born-NYC-raised comedian, actor, voice actor and writer. She is the voice of Mercy on Blizzard's Overwatch, Rixxa Fluxflame in World of Warcraft, as well as voicing characters on Red Dead Redemption 2, Hearthstone and more. On screen she has appeared in Homeland, Red Dwarf XI and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Lucie has created 4 critically acclaimed solo comedies that have toured internationally at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, London's West End, Germany, Romania, as well as across the US and OFF Broadway in NYC. Her solo comedy Hi, Hitler was nominated for a NY Innovative Theater Award. Her show Immigrant Jam has been featured in the NY Comedy Festival, The NY Times and on NPR.Follow Lucie at: https://www.instagram.com/ulovelucie#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #luciepohl #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Jay Jurden to discuss drag queen slang, british swears, missing your big entrance, performing for tips, what makes a great freestyle rap suggestion. bum vs. butt, black diaspora wars, Central Cee’s marketing strategy, pineapple colonisation, why Hawaii is America’s Falkland Islands, Mississippi being the most American state, where Snoop Dogg is from, Native American place names, American hubris, why you need to touch grass, multitudinous churches, secular songs, how being Southern is exhausting, Freddy Adu, Robert Johnson, the Delta Blues, and much more…Jay Jurden is a New York based comedian, writer and actor. Originally from Mississippi, Jay regularly performs comedy all over the country. He was recently a Staff Writer for Apple TV+'s Emmy-nominated show, The Problem With Jon Stewart. Jay has performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon three times and has also been seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Comedy Central Featuring, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and HBO’s High Maintenance. Jay was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch in 2022. His album, Jay Jurden Y'all, debuted #1 on iTunes. Jay has written for numerous publications including: Vulture, Teen Vogue, McSweeney's, and The New Yorker. He has also written for Marvel's Voices: X-Men #1. He was listed on Vulture's Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2020 and was selected to be featured in Just for Laughs Festival's New Faces in 2019. Follow Jay at: https://www.instagram.com/jayjurdenhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jayjurden#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #jayjurden #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Yvette Segan to discuss spewing in yellow taxis, national stereotypes, firemen with their names on their butts, George Orwell’s sexist riddles, the coming rapture, Gen Z Nihilism, getting punched in the face by a Londoner, living in Nepal, how nerve signals slow with age, the differences between New York and London, drinking in parks, Showtime on the Subway, living underground in Australia, James Bond’s name in different countries, German sex parties, Jewish summer camp, the nuances of antisemitism in America, and much more…Yvette Segan is a comedian, actor, writer, and producer. She performs standup all over the globe, most notably at New York Comedy Festival and Top Secret in London. She has featured across the US at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, The Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles, Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia, and headlined Don’t Tell in Washington, DC. In NYC she performs at clubs and indie shows across the boroughs. Her work has been featured by Buzzfeed, Betches, New Yorkers, and Barstool. She has a BA in Drama from Vassar College and Certificate in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA).Follow Yvette at: https://www.instagram.com/yvettesegan/https://www.tiktok.com/@yevithttps://www.yvettesegan.com#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #yvettesegan #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Derek Moss to discuss Cobb Salads, difficult accents, Russian standing ovations, Trump's love of Jazz, and a bunch of things that vaguely relate to America.Derek Moss is a comedian, musician and improviser based in LA. He has performed at UCB Theatre; with the livestream comedy show Everything Now, and has written for The Onion. Follow Derek at: https://www.instagram.com/derekmossyeahand: https://www.x.com/derekmossyeah#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #derekmoss #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Atheer Yacoub to discuss tinted moisturisers, the external revenue service, excess and efficiency, international walking speed, an Alabama childhood, weird laughs, creepy men, doing mushrooms on the beach, growing up in Palestine vs. the American South, post-9/11 racism, Billionaires getting away from it all, the status of cats in Islam, why the Quran is part of a trilogy, and where to call home. Atheer Yacoub is a Brooklyn-based comedian and writer, who has performed across the U.S. on stage and on screen. Her half-hour stand-up special premiered on Comedy Central Arabia in 2018, and was broadcast for a global, multilingual audience across the Middle East. She’s been featured on AXSTV’s Gotham Comedy Live, at SF Sketchfest, at The Boston Comedy Festival and many more. Atheer also served as a staff writer for sketch shows like The Breakdown and Passport Control on Brooklyn’s Emmy award-winning network BRIC TV. She is also the co-creator and co-host of the critically-acclaimed sketch comedy show, Muslim Girls DTF: Discuss Their Faith, on FUSE TV, which has won numerous awards including Series Fest Best: Independent Comedy Writing, Yes And…Laughter Lab competition, and The Pop Culture Collaborative’s Becoming America Fund. Follow Atheer at: https://www.instagram.com/atheeryacoubWatch her special 'Denied Entry' on YouTube:  @atheeryacoub  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atheeryacoub?lang=enWebsite: https://www.atheeryacoub.com#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #atheeryacoub #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Eric Neumann to discuss the price of cigarettes, celebrity Super Bowl parties, ungrammatically escaping oppression, Chris being dumb, taking regular breaks from stand-up comedy, attempting to defy the rating system and ruin the conceit of the show, post-breakup transformations, dormant rap skills, why America loves comedy, free speech, theories of stand-up, caring about the audience, Andrew Schulz and crowdwork clips, challenging a crowd’s opinions, the status of British audiences, continental generalisations, getting away from people, how New York is a dominatrix, flipping Taylor Swift tickets, rewatching The Ring, wanting to return to the womb, why you should call your mom/mother, Chicago, and judging people who settle for a slower life.

US citizen Chris Turner sits down with no guest to discuss 50 minutes of behind-the-scenes stories, culminating in a freestyle rap. Beat: Coffin Nails by MF DOOM.#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Tina Friml to discuss being the funniest person in Vermont, stealing your own jokes, famous Vermonters (Bernie Sanders), google reviews that are so bad they’re good, maple syrup, mean comments, Taylor Swift vs. Jack White, having a strange surname, the unhinged behaviour of Duolingo, and how everyone’s cousin has cerebral palsy.Follow Tina at: https://www.instagram.com/tinafrimland: https://www.tiktok.com/tinafriml#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #tinafriml #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Gray West to discuss growing up in Alabama, white barbecue sauce, the pledge of allegiance, whether Mexico and Canada count as separate countries, CHRIST Choir, building ramps for the poor, stupid acronyms, stupid frail old ladies, bathroom right of way, cruising, holding monkeys, visiting a gay bar in every state, why Wyoming doesn’t have a gar bar, the best whisk(e)y bar in America, how to pronounce Nevada, the best place in Mississippi, drink specials, segregation, and drag shows. Gray West started as a host at the DC Improv and now performs weekly at The Comedy Cellar and all throughout New York City. He has had the pleasure of featuring for numerous comedians and has done festivals around the country including Milwaukee, Houston, Cleveland and many more. Follow Gray at: https://www.instagram.com/graywestand: https://www.tiktok.com/gray.west#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #graywest #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Ivan Decker to discuss being a hands-on Dad, why comedians wear dark pants on stage, growing up in a small Canadian fishing village, why there aren't capital numbers, the consequences of ozempic, taxes, the silicon valley mindset, stupid currency, the ingenuity of strippers, a very obscure joke about coins, filibusters, Martin Shkreli and Wu-Tang, how Americans are nicer than Canadians, getting recognised in Museums, the size of New York City, the Olympics vs. Winter Olympics, toothless hockey violence, athletes with multiple scholarships, the weirdness of showering after gym class, the Starship Troopers shower scene, cults of personality, the Freedom Convoy, trolling Truckers, Chris’ most unlikely acting role, funny tweets, the problem with the Gulf of America, Stephen Colbert’s prophecy, established vs. estimated, the speed of time, lying grandfathers, Mt. McKinley, tariffs, kids asking “what happens when we die?”, an Andrew Marvell poem about worms, tiny rap tips, the silly rituals of baseball pitchers, Muslim footballers fasting for Ramadan, inviting Russians to a bar, and Chris Turner rap battling ChatGPT at TEDAI.Ivan Decker is a Canadian comedian. He won the 2018 Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year for his album I Wanted to Be a Dinosaur. He has performed stand-up comedy across North America and on the CBC Radio One program The Debaters, the Winnipeg and Halifax Comedy festivals for CBC Television, the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and made his international TV debut on Conan. He was one of only 4 Canadians in the Netflix series, Comedians of the World.Follow Ivan at: https://www.instagram.com/ivanwdeckerWatch his special 'Popcorn': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsF_7e6rukY#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #ivandecker #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Brittany Carney to discuss Tycho Brahe, euphemisms for urination, the smell of opium, Japanese classrooms, American settler misbehaviour, the individual vs the collective, sexy neanderthals, the Founding Fathers’ foresight, a Benjamin Franklin quote, what the US adaptation of the Office can teach us about America, innovation through trauma, Japan’s obsession with cowboys, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, wedding Americana, inappropriate college sweatshirts, not knowing Vampire Weekend, audiences not understanding jokes, and Bill Clinton's Saxophone.Brittany Carney was one of Vulture Magazine's 'Comedians You Should and Will Know'.She opens for headliners including Gary Gulman, Stavros Halkias, Moshe Kasher, and Todd Barry; and has written for That Damn Michael Che on HBO Max, Season 2 of Teenage Euthanasia on Adult Swim, and Networking for Introverts on Audible.Follow Brittany at: https://www.instagram.com/brittany.goblin.carney/#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #brittanycarney #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish

Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Sean Donnelly for a St. Patrick's Day (or Saint Paddy's Day) special, and discuss how time doesn’t fly when you’re raising kids, the accent you hear in your head, New York in the 70s, horny dogs, plastic paddies, the diaspora, Armenians in Los Angeles, hornier ducks, James Bond and the pizza effect, and lots of stories about performing stand up comedy in different places, all while drinking Redbreast 12 year old cask strength Irish Whiskey.Sean Donnelly is an Irish-American Comedian who has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan and NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Sean released his debut comedy album “Manual Labor Face” in 2015 on Comedy Central Records. Sean has been featured on the truTV series World’s Dumbest and Almost Genius as well as Adam Devine’s House Party, The Half Hour, Broad City, and Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central, Amazon’s Alpha House, GSN’s Lie Detectors, Limitless on CBS, and Billions on Showtime.Get more Sean:Subscribe to  @BurbsBros  https://www.instagram.com/seanytimehttps://www.instagram.com/burbsbroshttp://seandonnellycomedy.com#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #seandonnelly #stpaddysday #stpatricksday #irishcomedy #irishhumour #irish

Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with PJ Adzima to discuss the most unpleasant word in the English language, getting scammed in Barcelona, death by trams, the importance of looking up, being the Whitest Boy on Broadway™, bone marrow beef burgers, getting scammed in Paris, mispronouncing Goethe, Jacques Brel, Chris cutting off his mullet, bawdy debauchery, Chris doing drag, Walt Disney, Stephen Spielberg, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, kicking the strippers out of Times Square, Mr Bojangles working so hard he bled through 30 pairs of shoes a year, and the best advice for how to make it on Broadway.PJ Adzima is a New York based actor and comedian currently playing Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon on Broadway. He is the creator and host of STAGE TIME with PJ Adzima, the hit downtown variety show that unites the best of New York City nightlife. #godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #pjadzima

Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Henry Sir to discuss hunting moose, why bad towns make for the best shows, Canadian vs American music, Prince Andrew truthers, how cold weather builds character, colonial pasts, maintaining your Canadianity, and why it all boils down to hockey. Henry Sir is an All Canadian basketball player turned comedian, writer and musician. Born and raised in Edmonton, he now lives in New York. Thumbnail photo credit: @shawnatnight#godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #henrysir