17 Comedian Ollie Horn

In this episode of the Japan Station podcast Tony has a fun chat with comedian Ollie Horn.

Ollie Horn is a stand-up comedian from the United Kingdom who lived many years in Fukuoka, Japan. While there he attended graduate school and worked in the Japanese entertainment industry. In 2014 Ollie Horn came up with the idea that would evolve into Comedy Fukuoka, a group dedicated to performing English-language stand-up comedy in Fukuoka. Horn is also the host of the podcast My Signature Dish and will soon be releasing his first comedy special--called Pig in Japan--which focuses on many of his experiences living and working in Japan.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Ollie's podcast My Signature Dish
  • How living in Japan led to Ollie discovering the joy of cooking
  • Danny Piello's amazing chicken sandwich
  • Japanese food
  • A great chicken nanban restaurant in Fukuoka
  • How Ollie ended up living in Fukuoka
  • Ollie's time in graduate school in Fukuoka
  • What it was like writing a thesis in Japanese
  • Ollie's time in the Japanese entertainment industry
  • Japanese copyright law
  • The importance of knowing when to say yes and when to say no
  • What keeps Ollie motivated
  • Ollie's comedy special, Pig in Japan
  • Ollie's tips for learning a language
  • And much more!

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