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Hosted by Drew Stearne and two-time · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 11 episodes
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Hard Lines is the Roast Battle UK podcast hosted by Drew Stearne and two-time UK champion Shalaka Kurup. From battle breakdowns and live reports to joke-writing theory and backstage chaos, each episode dives into what makes Roast Battle work. Smart, filthy, and surprisingly analytical, it’s for comedy fans, future battlers, and anyone who wants to get inside the craft of insult comedy.
Drew Stearne and two-time hosts Hard Lines, a comedy show with 11 episodes published.
Drew and Shalaka finish breaking down Drew vs Patrick Brusnahan, a Roast Battle UK clash where Drew’s written jokes keep landing, but Patrick’s comebacks and stage presence threaten to steal the whole thing. Part two get
Drew and Shalaka break down part one of Drew vs Patrick Brusnahan, a Roast Battle UK clash that raises one of the biggest questions in insult comedy: what matters more, the writing or the performance? They talk about jok
Drew and Shalaka break down a razor-close Roast Battle UK clash between Patrick Brusnahan and Joshua Bethania. Patrick brings dark, mean, tightly written jokes, while Joshua counters with surreal one-liners, deep researc
Drew and Shalaka break down Drew’s Roast Battle against Aziz Vora, a battle that starts with mansplaining, dad jokes and questionable fashion insults before descending into the nerdiest possible chaos: a live Rubik’s Cub
Drew Stearne and Shalaka Kurup break down one of the strangest Roast Battle UK clashes they’ve covered yet: Peter Bazely vs Holly Ludlow. It is weird, theatrical, unpredictable, and a great example of how character, perf
Drew Stearne and Shalaka Kurup get into the psychology of roast battle: mean thoughts, joke files, friendship, consent, and why the best roast battles come from respect rather than real hostility.
In this episode of Hard Lines, Drew Stearne and Shalaka Kurup break down a surprisingly strong battle between first-time Roast Battle competitors Rich and Luke. They get into callbacks, brevity, consistency, stage presen
This week on Hard Lines, Drew Stearne and Shalaka Kurup are joined by Roast Battle UK host Mark Cram. They talk about how Roast Battle works, what makes a great audience, the difference between hosting and battling, the
Drew Stearne and Shalaka Kurup break down a classic Roast Battle UK clash between Shalaka and Helen Kay. They get into the writing, the callbacks, the stereotypes, the comebacks, and why this battle still stands out as o
In this episode Drew and Shalaka break down James Mileham vs Adam Riley in one of the best battles in recent history. Delve into the genius of their joke writing and the expertise (or otherwise) in which it's performed.
In the first episode of Hard Lines, Drew Stearne and Roast Battle UK champion Shalaka Kurup introduce the show, look back at a recent live night, and then break down a standout battle from the 2024 tournament: Luke Hall
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Hard Lines is hosted by Drew Stearne and two-time. The show is categorised under comedy (stand-up) and has published 11 episodes.
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