The Comedian's Comedian Podcast
Episodes
425 - Steve Agee (Live @SXSW)
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hilarious comic Steve Agee is known to many as John Economos in “The Suicide Squad”, and Steve from The Sarah Silverman Programme, as we...
424 - John Hastings Returns
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a truly horrible year, John Hastings has came swinging with yet another blockbuster fringe show, working through the passing of his d...
423 - Michelle Brasier
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Launching her new show “Legacy” at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival right now, Michelle Brasier completes a trilogy of heartfelt, philo...
422 - Godfrey SXSW
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“I did Instagram Live for 2 years straight, for 5-6 hours a day”Tub-thumping powerhouse Godfrey has been in the game for the best part of thr...
421 - Tom Houghton
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Is there any more depth to you, or are you just jokes?"…So went The Honourable Tom Houghton’s experience with Netflix influencer/reality s...
Fern Brady 2016: ComCompendium
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Instinctive, irrepressible, and with an inimitable aversion to bullshit, today we revisit Fern Brady's 2016 nascent dalliance with success, mere momen...
420 - Vir Das
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Truly a global comedian, Vir Das has five Netflix specials to his name, and his latest “Landing” is an exceptional piece of work, r...
Gina Yashere 2015: ComCompendium
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from the ComCompendium annals we rediscover the indomitable Gina Yashere. An engineer in a previous life, and a comic tour de force in this one,...
Stewart Lee 2017: ComCompendium
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we heave open the ComCom vault door and revisit this episode with the outspoken moral arbiter of stand-up Stewart Lee.As principled as they come...
Romesh Ranganathan (Live at Soho Theatre) 2016: ComCompendium
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dusted down, and fresh from the archives, today we re-welcome the wry cynicism of the nation’s favourite chubby svelte vegan Romesh Rangan...
Shaparak Khorsandi 2016: ComCompendium
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s trip down memory lane, the ever effervescent Shaparak Khorsandi leads the way – with a quick stop off at Comedy’s figurative playgrou...
Sarah Millican 2012: ComCompendium
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we swing wide the comcom vault door and crack open a vintage 2012 with the indefatigable Sarah Millican.We talk about her unbound positivity...
James Acaster 2013: ComCompendium
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A re-release of the 2013 live episode with a very young and sprightly James Acaster, on the responsibility of the comic to their crowd, sabotagin...
419 - Kurt Braunohler
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite his alt roots, barnstorming Kurt Braunohler straddles comedy scenes like a Colossus! We talk about his lifelong and very inventive quest to “...
418 - Sarah Keyworth
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Keyworth is a seriously funny comedian, and has a succinct and uncomplicated way of showing it. In this very thoughtful interview, they talk abo...
417 - Esther Manito
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Skilfully navigating territory of misogyny and a clash between lad culture and woke lads, Esther Manito’s recent show “#NotAllMen” burst at the ...
416 - Glenn Moore
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy machine-gun Glenn Moore smashed Edinburgh again this year with a show in which every word and breath serviced his phenomenal joke-rate. Thrill,...
415 - Grace Petrie
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Socialist, feminist, lesbian, protest singer” Grace Petrie made her first foray into “official” standupdom this year with a phenomenal Edinbu...
414 - Lauren Pattison
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This year comedy dynamo Lauren Pattison received a Best Show nomination to add to her Best Newcomer, with her show “It Is What It Is”, which detai...
413 - Jordan Gray
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Exploding supernova Jordan Gray has just had the Edinburgh that every newer act dreams of: five-star reviews across the board, sell-out shows, a trans...
412 - Bianca Del Rio
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone’s favourite “clown in a gown”, Bianca Del Rio is an unstoppable onslaught of insult comedy, swathed in haute couture, and concealing an...
411 - Jenny Bede
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Musical Theatre Comedy star, YouTube pioneer and Stu’s one-time wrestling partner, Jenny Bede is off to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new ...
410 - Tom Ward
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A uniquely nuanced voice in comedy, the riotously imaginative Tom Ward balances gleeful absorption in the creative process and robustly-managed mental...
409 - Sean McLoughlin
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barnstorming breakthrough-in-waiting, Sean McLoughlin is extremely adept at big chunky stand-up with an interesting moral core. We outline his journey...
408 - Ria Lina
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sharp as a tack and with a scientific bent that underpins her charming demeanour, Ria Lina is experiencing a TV-takeover career breakthrough. &nb...
407 - Alison Spittle
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tremendous story-teller comedian Alison Spittle is a very sunny specialist in making comedy from trauma, but you’ll be furious that she’s had to u...
406 - Amy Miller
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Miller is an explosive club act, wielding real depth and texture as well as her “resting dustbowl face”, to polarise audiences who either love...
405 - Olaf Falafel
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The comic creation of comedian and illustrator Derek Chickpeas, “Olaf Falafel” is an absolute combine-harvester of inspirationally daft ideas; hoo...
404 - Helen Bauer
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CW: Self-harm"Basic plus" (because she’s self-aware), brilliant Helen Bauer is probably the most self-actualised comedian and human we’ve had on t...
403 - Bobby Mair
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With his dishevelled appearance and wild energy, you might not be surprised to learn that the wonderfully funny Bobby Mair has had “m...
402 - Daniel Rigby
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BAFTA-winning, Cumberbatch-beating actor, comic, and now the writer-performer of his screamingly funny new audiobook “Isaac Steele and the Forever M...
401 - Dulcé Sloan (Live at SXSW)
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A comedy queen who will not be disrespected, actor and comedian Dulcé Sloan (The Daily Show) joins us at SXSW in Austin Texas, for a blazing and very...
400 - 10th Birthday Special - Rob Deering Returns!
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the tenth anniversary of the first release, our first ever ComCom guest Rob Deering returns to discuss marathons not sprints. One of Stu’s all-ti...
399 - Eddie Pepitone Returns (Live at SXSW)
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this unmissable live special from South By South West, the Bitter Buddha returns to lay waste to us all with analysis of his insanely good new spec...
398 - Byron Bowers (Live at SXSW)
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CW: Suicide, School shootingVisionary comedian, and actor in “Honey Boy” (Prime) and “Concrete Cowboys” (Netflix), Byron Bowers once moved to ...
397 - Matt Richardson
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Caffeinated puppy” Matt Richardson joins us to reflect on the parallel tracks of his comedy and “TV personality” careers, and the indefatigab...
396 - K Trevor Wilson
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The lost episode has finally been found! We’re thrilled to bring you this conversation from Montreal JFL 2017 with Letterkenny’s “Squirrely Dan”...
395 - Slim
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We find the irrepressible Slim at a crossroads in his long career. After three decades as “the King of Black British comedy”, this very funny and ...
394 - Cally Beaton
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brilliant Cally Beaton swapped the boardroom for the green room, when Joan Rivers convinced her it wasn’t too late to try comedy in her forties. Fro...
393 - Diane Spencer
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Attracted to transgression, and an avid writer of dirty jokes, we explore whether very funny Diane Spencer has been overlooked for being too filthy. P...
Remembering Barry Cryer
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Remembering dear Baz, who passed away last week aged 86. A wonderful, hilarious man and in his own words "one of the better, cheaper acts."See St...
392B - Jimmy Carr Returns, Live! (Part Two)
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edited special edition, as Stu interviewed Jimmy live on stage during his “Terribly Funny” tour shows in Manchester, Birmingham and Cardif...
392A - Jimmy Carr Returns, Live! (Part One)
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
He’s back, he’s bad, and he’s pulled off one of the most surprising pivots of the pandemic: writing an incredibly useful and heartfelt self-help...
391 - Omid Djalili
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back on tour after a period of self-reflection, comedy powerhouse Omid Djalili is admirably candid as he shares his concerns about the material that m...
390 - Foil Arms and Hog
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With a dedicated crowd of 650K YouTube subscribers, Foil Arms & Hog are a live sketch act who also do internet videos, and not “YouTubers” lik...
389 - Tom Stade Returns
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Teetering on the brink of the “elder statesman” phase of his career, masterful comic Tom Stade reflects on surviving the pandemic due to his...
388 - NonComPod - Philippa Perry
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Psychotherapist, author, speaker and agony aunt, Philippa Perry graces the show with her extremely funny and invigorating presence! We talk...
387 - Pierre Novellie
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bear-like in stature and authority and nimble of wit, Pierre Novellie is a fantastic comedian and writer who wrings every punchline out of his routine...
386 - Pan-Amble: Belonging
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everything Stu's up to:This podcast is @ComComPod on Twitter and Instagramwww.comedianscomedian.com Stu offers remote talks to business on what t...
385 - Aaron Chen
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A quite brilliant stand-up, with gloriously unique and surprising one-liners, Aaron Chen started comedy incredibly young, and was already working to s...
384 - Adam Rowe
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CW: Discussion of transphobia by people who aren’t affected by it.Adam Rowe is a killer. Huge punchlines, banging material that draws screams and wh...
383 - Thanyia Moore
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A consummate compere, wielding her natural warmth and blunt honesty to devastating effect, Thanyia Moore has pulled off something extraordinary - a sl...
382 - Harriet Kemsley
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Superbly funny and effortlessly real on stage, Harriet Kemsley grew up scared of saying the wrong thing and making mistakes, but after tryin...
381 - Jonathan Coulton
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You might know brilliantly witty and wise singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton as the writer of the Portal theme “Still Alive”, or from hi...
Mini Fringe Prelude
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A ramshackle prospective who's who (also: when's when and where's where) for this year's ramshackle Edinburgh Fringe. Feels nice. Might...
380 - CK (Caimh) McDonnell
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Crime fiction powerhouse and former circuit comedian, CK McDonnell is on the cusp of levelling further up, with a TV adaptation of his half a million ...
379 - Fin Taylor
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In an industry awash with “edgelord” comedians, Fin Taylor is the real deal. Erudite, thunderously funny, and provocative having do...
378 - Stevie Martin
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stevie Martin has been generating excellent material for years, and is now starting to break through due to her jaw-droppingly funny online ...
377 - Paul Zerdin
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Irrepressibly optimistic, utterly in love with his craft and very mentally robust, Paul Zerdin is the British ventriloquist who won America'...
376 - Josh Johnson
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Johnson doesn't put a foot wrong. This masterful young US comic never stops working and is reaping the benefits with a place in the Daily Sh...
375 - Jessie Cave
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“A drill-sergeant not a perfectionist”, Jessie Cave enjoys simultaneous careers as an actress, comic, artist, and performance artist, all of which...
374 - Piff The Magic Dragon (John Van Der Put)
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How did a grumpy table magician find a way to turn “being pathetic” into 400 shows a year in his own theatre at Las Vegas? Only Pi...
373 - Greg Jenner
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought wrestlers shared some of the tropes of comedians’ lives, wait til you hear about historians! Comedy-adjacent public historian, writer...
372 - Rosie Jones
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Not a cute ragdoll, but a disgusting sex robot”, Rosie Jones is a triple-threat in ways of which you couldn’t dream if you hadn’t seen her ac...
371 - Ian Moore
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laser-guided comic, writer and corporate host, the "modnifique" Ian Moore is every inch the Comedy Store headliner, but in the early part of his caree...
370 - Stuart Laws
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is Stuart Laws an absurdist rambler who froths up a load of increasingly hilarious nonsense whilst honking in a gilet? Or is he an astute and quite pr...
369 - Catherine Bohart
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scintillating comic, podcaster, and co-host of “Gigless”, one of the online success stories of the last year, Catherine Bohart knows herself insid...
368 - The Delightful Sausage
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gloriously disgusting double-act The Delightful Sausage is comprised of jointly and severally brilliant Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill, for whom ever...
367 - Sooz Kempner
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Come for the musical theatre, stay for the trauma!” That was the manifesto of the “Asda Kate Bush” Sooz Kempner, on her debut hour...
366 - Loyiso Gola Returns
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of his first solo Netflix special, one of South Africa’s finest comedy exports returns to the show to discuss the challenges of filming a...
365 - Ramon Rivas II
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and go-getter Ramon Rivas lives in abundance as an artist, despite his lack of financial privilege. Interviewed in his hometown of Lorain, Oh...
364 - Olga Koch
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Russian-born and raised in Surrey at an American school, Olga Koch is a fiercely funny act with unique perspectives that aren’t simply confined to h...
363 - Bethany Black
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bethany Black makes a powerfully funny connection with her fanbase, and has been wielding it to great effect over the course of her heavily-shielded p...
362 - Russell Kane
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Energetic, elastic and totally committed to being “the toughest kid on the estate” when it comes to his ability to get laughs, Russell Kane has fi...
361 - Tom Neenan
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Head writer for “The Mash Report”, show-runner for “Hello America” on Quibi, and profoundly nice man, Tom Neenan has a practised ease with pul...
360 - Jordan Brookes
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Winner and still holder of the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award, Jordan Brookes’ marriage of stand-up and clowning is an absolutely extraordinary experie...
359 - Aunty Donna Return!
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zach, Mark and Broden return to the podcast on one of the last stops of the campaign trail for their new Netflix special “Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ ...
358 - Nigel Ng Returns!
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's going viral, and then there's Uncle Roger. His MSG-loving, rice-reviewing, phone-case wearing archetypical Asian uncle character has seen Nige...
357 - Athena Kugblenu
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Athena Kugblenu is an impassioned and very funny comic, intent on making people laugh even when they disagree with her. We talk about joini...
356 - James Acaster Returns, Again! (Part 2)
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The whole of this two hour conversation is available to everyone over parts one and two, but members of the Insiders Club were also treated to a speci...
355 - James Acaster Returns, Again! (Part 1)
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The whole of this two hour conversation is available to everyone over parts one and two, but members of the Insiders Club were also treated to a speci...
354 - Martin Mor
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wild man of the woods or naughty Viking uncle, Martin Mor typifies the “adventure comic”, constantly challenging and reinventing himself, with an ...
353 - Colt Cabana
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our first wrestler! A man with a firm foot in both the ring and the comedy circuit; Colt Cabana has been a pro for over 20 years, in WWE and now ...
352 - Alasdair Beckett-King
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The inter-dimensional ABK is a brilliantly original comic with a penchant for wordy intelligent material that leaves no-one behind. He’s also the cr...
351- Laurie Kilmartin
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Kilmartin can make anything funny; from her superb album “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad”, a bulletproof club-fresh comedy special which doesn’...
350 - Mat Ewins
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The most successful open spot in the industry, Mat Ewins frequently leaves Stu crying with laughter, despite claiming to only have one joke…30 mins ...
349 - Kim Noble
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Artist, comedian, provocateur and cleaner, Kim Noble is far more concerned with pursuing his artistic instinct than the trappings of success. From sne...
348 - Erin Foley
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Heavy-hitter Erin Foley is a sensational comic with a way of making even the gentlest observations into flint-hard punchlines. We discuss h...
347 - Paul Sinha Returns
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the first guests on ComCom about 8 years ago, Paul Sinha has had a rollercoaster of a life in the interim. From fringe comedian to c...
346 - Gary Gulman
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Hello babies, welcome to Gary Gulman…” A comedian’s comedian in the truest sense, we discuss the making of Gary’s stand-up ...
345 - Larry Dean
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Dean is a phenomenal comic who doesn’t coast on his brilliant physicality, but writes hard and really gets to the kernel of what’s funny abo...
344 - Archie Maddocks
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stand-up comic and award-nominated playwright Archie Maddocks loves stitching together routines about kebab shops and his "rough-arse" schoo...
343 - Nigel Ng
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lean as hell and twice as productive, Nigel Ng is coming to shame your work ethic with his radical efficiency! This hilarious UK-based Malaysian ...
342 - Catherine Cohen
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Cohen took home “Best Newcomer” at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, with a jaw-dropping show bursting with wit, originality and layer upo...
341 - Sindhu Vee Returns
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
...To talk about Stu and Sindhu's new parenting podcast "Child Labour", and to listen back together to three exclusive clips from the show with interv...
340 - Pope Lonergan
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An intriguing and invigorating "NonComPod" this week with comedian, care home assistant and indeed care home comedian Pope Lonergan. Impressively...
339 - Brett Goldstein
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At last! Brett Goldstein (movie star, comedian, writer, super-fan of ComCom and perpetual invite-swerver) drops by for a “NonComPod” that won’t ...
SARAH MILLICAN & RUSSELL HOWARD ON THE INFINITE SOFA
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every Monday and Thursday night Stu Goldsmith’s Infinite Sofa brings you the warmest and most atmospheric cure for the social-isolation blues!This l...
338 - Helen Zaltzman
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
*New episodes are now streamed live at www.twitch.tv/stugoldsmith on 1pm BST every Wednesday, for release the following week*Is this a regul...
337 - Alonzo Bodden
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shut up and listen to Alonzo Bodden, a towering comic who wields an absolute authority onstage! In the final pre-pandemic recording, we discover ...