# Olga Koch - "I'm doing a PhD as a backup plan to comedy"

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Podcast: [101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/101-part-time-jobs-with-giles-bidder-8705)
Published: 2026-02-17T10:29:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1366

## Resource

Russian-British comedian Olga Koch on her tech jobs, doing standup over Zoom to a silent, faceless crowd, and why she's doing a PhD as a backup to her (very successful) comedy career. Her new show Fat Tom Cruise is on sale. Get in touch giles@mightymoonmedia.com Get yourself some top class Shure microphone gear: https://shu.re/3YhV7p2 Set up Your Band's merch store, for free at Distrokid Direct: https://distrokid.com/direct/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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