Stdad Up
The “Dead Dad Show” has become a bit of a stand-up comedy trope.
“Stdad-Up” is John-Luke Roberts’ attempt at that.
How do you make a show about your recently deceased father, when you didn’t like him much?
Probably not by dressing up as him in a huge suit filled with balloons and performing him as a furious insult comic, but that’s what this show is.
Originally performed in 2015
About John-Luke-A-Palooza
John-Luke-A-Palooza! includes all ten of John-Luke Roberts’ Edinburgh Fringe shows from 2010 to 2022, recorded over two Sundays in 2024.
It is accompanied by a free podcast called
John-Luke-A-Palodcast!,
discussing each show.
This project, where J-LR performed all of his previous shows on consecutive days, began at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe and was filmed shortly after by Go Faster Stripe.
You can watch all the shows individually—or via a John-Luke-A-Palooza series pass—on the
Go Faster Stripe website.
DOWNLOAD Stdad Up (J-L-A-PALOOZA VERSION) HERE
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John-Luke-A-Palodcast: Stdad Up
This is a special one. JLR talks to the lovely Jonny Donahoe from Johnny and the Baptists and creator of HBO's Every Brilliant Thing. That would be special enough, but there's another person on the settee this week - John-Luke's mum. They discuss this week's show Stdad-Up, which is JLR's dead dad show.
Originally performed in 2015
The “Dead Dad Show” has become a bit of a stand-up comedy trope.
“Stdad-Up” is John-Luke Roberts’ attempt at that.
How do you make a show about your recently deceased father, when you didn’t like him much?
Probably not by dressing up as him in a huge suit filled with balloons and performing him as a furious insult comic, but that’s what this show is.