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Intelligence Squared · 2025-06-27 · 30 min · 5,193 words

Yardsticks For Failure, with Ivo Graham (Part One)

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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorenti and I'm joined today by head of programming Connor Boyle. Connor, what do we have coming up on today's episode? Well today, Mia, we have comedian and comedy writer Ivo Graham. Many of you may have seen him on the very popular TV series Taskmaster, and he joined us in conversation with his best friend and fellow comedian Alfie Brown to discuss yardsticks for failure.

which is his latest sort of comedy slash memoir book. And I think our audience will really enjoy it. Definitely. And he was live at the Kiln Theatre this May, that's right. Yes, so it was the Kiln Theatre in Kilburn.

He showed up uh on a line bike with a shredder in the front pouch, which he said um it fell off during his journey. You may hear that later in the episode. I I won't spoil it for you, but uh it it it made for quite a quite a scene on the night. Well, I look forward to that one. So without further ado, let's join our host, Alfie Brown, with more.

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