The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Special Episode: The "Infinite Sofa" & What To Do Next...

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I've got two new things to promote, and I'd like your thoughts on what to do next with the podcast.  Is it still relevant to talk to comics ...

336 - Robert Popper

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An experiment was performed in which the co-creator of Look Around You, creator and writer of Friday Night Dinner, former commissioning editor for CH4...

335 - Scott Bennett

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The hardest-working man in UK comedy, Scott Bennett is tipped for imminent breakthrough to the mainstream, so you won’t be surprised to hear that he...

LOCKDOWN SPECIAL - Alexander Bennett

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Special mini episode with very funny and thoughtful comic Alexander Bennett on: recovering from a dose of Covid-19, isolating in a new flat with a fre...

334 - Robby Collins

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

*This episode was recorded before the pandemic if you’re looking for a breath of fresh air*A tub-thumping powerhouse of a comedian basking in a laid...

333 - Steve McNeil

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The co-host and co-creator of Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit, Steve McNeil started his career in sketch comedy, and has enjoyed an invigoratingly twist...

332 - Desiree Burch

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a podcast recorded in a less frightening time (about a fortnight ago) Desiree Burch talks us through her upbringing and development to becoming the...

Special Episode - Resilience, Self-care and Creativity

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the face of an unprecedented pandemic, most listeners will soon be confined to isolation of one sort or another. Stu tries to make himself and...

331 - Janey Godley

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Superb comedian, thrilling storyteller and born survivor Janey Godley not only answers back to her online death-threats, but publishes her whereabouts...

330 - Alexei Sayle

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The godfather of British alternative comedy, Alexei Sayle is always at the edge of catastrophe. The star of The Young Ones, Alexei Sayle’s Stuf...

329 - Eshaan Akbar

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eshaan Akbar has an extremely diverse comic portfolio. This former wealth manager and government policy maker is now a successful TV comedian wit...

328 - Seann Walsh

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Seann Walsh is an extraordinary observational comic, with a phenomenal talent for getting to the heart of the funny in the most everyday topics, and e...

327 - Matt Winning

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A man on a mission, comedian and academic Dr Matt Winning is an expert on climate change and on making the apocalypse funny. We explore how to make a ...

326 - The Sklar Brothers

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Twins Randy and Jason Sklar blow audiences away with their extraordinarily layered stand-up, weaving their delivery alongside, through and around each...

325 - Ninia Benjamin

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A juggernaut of charisma and filth, Ninia Benjamin has a supernatural connection to her audience and a mind like a firework display. We discuss why sh...

324 - Jamali Maddix

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A master of "pulling back into the wide angle", Jamali Maddix thrives on big routines about big subjects, letting his innate comic abil...

323 - John Kearns

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The only comic ever to have consecutively won Best Newcomer and Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, John Kearns is a master at finding pathos...

Conan Debrief

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A semi-forensic vivisection of my Conan appearance and LA junket; a small reward for those of you inclined to learn more about the experience...See St...

322 - Tom Basden

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Returning to stand-up this month with a run at Soho Theatre, after many years working on other projects including his sitcom Plebs, Tom Basden is inve...

321 Santa Claus (and Herbie Treehead)

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this Christmas Special, we speak to the actual Santa Claus, via his little helper and confidant, consummate clown Herbie Treehead. Herbie is a...

320 - Flo & Joan

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Flo and Joan are a uniquely funny musical duo, with deadpan front-cloth patter rooted in their actual siblinghood. We talk about going from ...

319 - Tim Renkow

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Star of his own sitcom "Jerk" (BBC) and a gleefully discomforting stand-up, Tim Renkow makes his point with devastating wit. We talk ab...

318 - Neil Hamburger (Gregg Turkington)

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"America's Funnyman" Neil Hamburger is the disturbing comic creation of Gregg Turkington; deeply funny, vile and poignant in equal measure. Ordinarily...

317 - Matt Besser

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Inspirational, irascible and as talented an improvisor as you could invent, Matt Besser is the kind of stand-up who can skilfully weave...

316 - Carl Hutchinson

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Combining all the best elements of a DIY approach to touring, a powerhouse comic ability, and some ridiculous positivity of mind, Carl Hutchinson is o...

315 - Chris Fleming

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

YouTube-famous glam-rock showpig Chris Fleming has amassed a legion of fans through his brilliantly funny music videos, such as "I'm Afraid To Talk To...

314 - Jimeóin

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A captivating comic with enormous mass appeal, Jimeoin has built a career across the UK and Australia, dancing lightly through absolute sill...

313 - The Kagools

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Multiple international award-winning physical comedy duo The Kagools are an explosion of pure silliness, that don't conform even to the "rul...

312 - "Zach and Viggo" and Jonny Woolley

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Zucker and Viggo Venn and their permanent director and co-creator Jonny Woolley are like a mainline injection of a comedy drug that hasn't been i...

311 - Sofie Hagen

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sofie Hagen is a remarkable comedian, who is arguably better known at present for her activism than her excellent work in comedy. We talk about t...

310 - Sara Barron

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Barron is a relentlessly honest and desperately funny comic, relating brutal and sometimes filthy truths in a warm and welcoming way.&n...

309 - Randy (Heath McIvor)

22 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An exclusive conversation with the man behind (and underneath) "Randy", a searingly honest, multi-layered and genuinely brilliant standup comedian who...

308 - Ellie Taylor

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host of Live at the Apollo, and with her own Netflix special under her belt, not to mention The Mash Report and appearances on QI and Mock The Week, E...

307 - Rob Auton

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Auton is a revelation; a comic like no other. His superbly funny and intensely thoughtful shows take a single topic like "Hair", "Time", or "...

306 - Joz Norris (Live at Edfringe 2019)

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Winner of the 2019 "Comedian's Choice" award for Best Show, as voted for by fellow comics, Joz Norris is an imaginative and very funny mainstay of the...

305 - Suzi Ruffell

18 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Flawless in delivery, bubbling over with jokes, and with something real and compassionate to say, Suzi Ruffell is at the peak of her powers. We talk a...

304 - Vikki Stone

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vikki Stone is a polymentalist, which is like a polymath for instruments. You'll all be using it soon... Combining pinpoint observations with an innat...

303 - Pete Holmes (Live at Just For Laughs Montreal)

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The giddily funny star of Crashing, You Made It Weird and his eponymous sketch and chat show, Pete Holmes lets his effervescent personality bubble ove...

302 - Jayde Adams (Live at Southend Comedy Festival)

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jayde Adams is a superstar in waiting; talented, highly driven and with an honesty which makes audiences fall in love with her. We talk about her turb...

301 - Simon Brodkin

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Brodkin was best known as his comedy character "Lee Nelson", before handing Teresa May a P45, throwing money at Sepp Blatter, and invading Kanye...

300 - Stuart Goldsmith

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian, former street-performer and popular podcast host, Stu Goldsmith is a charming but tortur-Oh god I can't fake this, it's me isn't it? It's bl...

299 - Sam Jay

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your interviewer didn't really grasp the American term to "murder" a room, until he caught Sam Jay's set at SXSW Comedy earlier this year, in which sh...

298 - Nick Revell

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Present at the opening night of the London Comedy Store, Nick Revell has been performing satirical, political and absurd standup for four decades. Aft...

297 - Paul Smith

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Almost certainly the comedian with the most online content in the world, Paul Smith has uploaded over 1000 short clips of his crowdwork at L...

296 - Markus Birdman

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A multi-media artist, fascinated with language, rhythm, and combining jokes with drawing, Markus Birdman also isn't above a dick joke. Aiming for “h...

295 - Russell Hicks

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I said it and I'm sticking with it: Russell Hicks is a risk-taking ball of fire. Making a conscious choice to bet the house on every gig, he eschews m...

294 - Ahir Shah

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the hands of a lesser comic, Ahir Shah's ambitions towards political discourse might seem lofty, but this agile act has the punchlines to back them...

293 - Andi Osho

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Burning amazingly brightly on the UK TV comedy scene a few years ago, Andi Osho seemed to have the world at her feet. But something was wrong; she bec...

292 - JOSH WIDDICOMBE RETURNS (Live at Machynlleth Comedy Festival)

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Six years after his first appearance, Josh returns for a textbook ComCom conversation about his creative development since then! We get even further i...

291 - Bec Hill

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Beloved of her fans, and radiating a genuine adoration for people, Bec Hill fizzes with comic creativity. We talk about how she lost and refound her s...

290 - Matt Braunger (Live at SXSW, Austin Texas)

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A ray of hairy sunshine, Matt Braunger is one of those acts who pummels an audience with a constantly switching array of styles and techniques. Likene...

289 - Deborah Frances-White

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Creator and host of the Guilty Feminist podcast, Deborah Frances-White is a phenomenally energetic woman on a mission. A former Jehovah's Witness, she...

288 - Chris Addison

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Star of "The Thick Of It" and "In The Loop", and award-winning director of "Veep", comedian Chris Addison is the director of new feature film "The Hus...

287 - Eugene Mirman, Live at SXSW

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of the godfathers of alt-comedy, Eugene Mirman is an obsessive innovator of different forms through which to be funny; laminated signs, letters to...

286 - Sindhu Vee (Live at Podfest Birmingham)

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A disciple of "chaotic joy", Sindhu Vee's rise to standup stardom is about as meteoric as they get; just a hop and a skip from the open mic circuit, t...

285 - Roy Wood Jr, Live at SXSW

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr is a socio-political powerhouse of a comedian, taking huge topics about race and community and making them hilari...

284 - Kathy Griffin, Live at SXSW, Austin Texas.

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Grammy and double-Emmy winner Kathy Griffin holds the Guinness world record for most comedy specials: 23 shows packed with her trademark scathing wit ...

283 - Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In a double first for the podcast we speak not only across a transatlantic internet connection but also to our first critic! But Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw...

282 - Toby Hadoke

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Toby is a quintessential English gent; bumbling, noble and Dr Who obsessed. He's also a very deft writer whose work keeps making Stu cry, as well as a...

"Like I Mean It" Comedy Special now available for free!

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Watch the 55min clean edit of my new comedy special "Like I Mean It" for free here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Xb93lb0jwGet the 82min director's...

281 - Jake Johannsen

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A quintessential stand-up, with over three decades' experience and forty-five Letterman appearances, Jake Johannsen is an infinitely warm and funny ma...

280 - Jeff Innocent

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A diamond-hard joke writer and phenomenally deft performer, there is no aspect of Jeff Innocent's act that hasn't been honed to perfection. A pur...

279 - POLICE COPS (Live at Vault Festival)

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If I told you "Police Cops" met at drama school, mucked about to make their fellow students laugh and now tour an action movie spoof comedy show, you ...

278 - Eggsy (Goldie Lookin Chain) AKA John Rutledge

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of the co-founders of Newport's finest musical export "Goldie Lookin Chain", John "Eggsy" Rutledge is an irrepressibly joyful soul who raps but is...

Remembering Jeremy Hardy

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

News of Jeremy Hardy's passing reached me today and came as a massive shock to the vast majority of his fans. The outpouring of love and affection for...

277 - Jessica Fostekew

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Character-filled comedian and actress, Jessica Fostekew is also the presenter of her own podcast "Hoovering", and guest co-host of The Guilty Feminist...

276 - Ed Aczel

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Britain's greatest living anti-comedian" (Guardian), Ed Aczel is an oddball among oddballs. We analyse his "instinctive adventure" within comedy, and...

275 - Doc Brown

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Bailey Smith AKA Doc Brown is a prodigious talent, with clean-cut standup and roof-raising comedy rap, as well as a parallel career as an influent...

273 - Laura Davis

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Incredibly insightful and darkly funny, Laura Davis is a truly gifted artist who holds aspects of herself up to the light and says "you too?" We ...

272 - John Robertson

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Creator of The Dark Room, one of the most exciting, imaginative, maddening and hilariously cruel live experiences Stu has ever been a part of, John Ro...

271 - Laura Lexx

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Unfailingly bright and bubbly, Laura Lexx has recently shifted into higher gear, with a breakthrough fringe show about an ongoing mental health strugg...

A million bees? In just one hive?

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

New T-shirts available to pre-order NOW until Dec 31st at www.comedianscomedian.com/merchDon't miss out! Online orders end on Dec 31st and then surplu...

270 - No Such Thing As A Fish (Live)

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Q.I. "Elves" Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, Dan Schreiber and James Harkin join Stu live onstage at the London Podcast Festival to b...

269 - Sean Morley

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Peep inside the mind of the "infinity lad" Sean Morley, a mysterious Northerner naked but for his own fragility. We talk about intelligent surrealism,...

268 - Imran Yusuf

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Swaggering and slick yet positive and passionate, Imran Yusuf talks fast and funny, and dances around accusations of arrogance. The first free fr...

267 - Elf Lyons

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Elf Lyons is a comic phenomenon; a sexy clown with weaponised vulnerability, who loves tackling impossible theatrical challenges. Recorded before some...

Future Girl

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A quick introduction to my beautiful daughter...See Stuart live on tour - www.stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

266 - Ismo Leikola

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Crowned "Funniest Person In The World" at the Hollywood Laugh Factory, Finnish Ismo is often described as a Scandinavian Mitch Hedberg.  We discuss...

265 - Mark Thomas

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Thomas is familiar to fans of British comedy as the innovative leftie agitator whose "Comedy Product" show entrapped arms dealers, torturers and ...

264 - Janeane Garofalo

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Championed as a Hollywood icon of the Slacker generation, Janeane Garofalo is a brilliant and fascinating stand-up, with the structure-free style you'...

263 - Garrett Millerick (Live at the Barn Theatre, Welwyn)

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A comedy firebrand who channels his anger into punchy stories with great characterisation, Garrett Millerick had a breakthrough Edinburgh fringe this ...

262 - Alice Fraser (Live at The Vintage Mobile Cinema, Edfringe)

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A purveyor of rigorously intellectual stand-up, searing personal material, and diamond-hard puns, Alice Fraser joins the ComComPod community for a liv...

261 - Alex Edelman

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Responsible for the best reviewed comedy show at Edfringe 2018, Alex Edelman is an irrepressibly funny comic, with a grasp of joke structure...

260 - Jack Docherty

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Best know nowadays as Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelsonfrom BBC Scotland's "Scot Squad", Jack Docherty first came to comedy in 1980 with his sketch...

259 - Rose Matafeo

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Winner of the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award (called it!), Rose Matafeo brought the thunder to #edfringe this year, with a barnstorming performance of he...

258 - Nick Thune

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Whipsmart hipster Nick Thune combines hilarious club chops with genuine insight. In a hotel room at SXSW we discuss how he has fashioned a beauti...

257 - Myq Kaplan

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Myq Kaplan just bubbles over with jokes; every punchline has a topper and every topper has a tag in his absurdly punchline-dense cascade of comedy. We...

256 - Jen Brister (Live at Larmer Tree Festival)

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Brister is one of those comics who has been excellent for a long time and is finally getting some proper recognition. Her passionate, witty materi...

255 - Scummy Mummies

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"Scummy Mummies" Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson are a pair of stand-ups with a hit parenting podcast unlike any other. Unafraid to get shit in their eye...

254 - Paul Foot

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Foot has one of the most refreshingly original comic voices in the world. We delve deep into the 13 years he spent being brilliant but unreliable...

253 - The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Vaudeville musical prop-based comedy dickheads, the Raymond and Mr Timpkins Review have been winning standing ovations all over Britain for decades.&n...

252 - John Luke Roberts

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Splicing together physical absurdity with beautifully cerebral joke-writing, John Luke Roberts is responsible for some genuinely ground-breaking comed...

251 - Robin Ince

19 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian, broadcaster, science-afficionado and author of forthcoming psychological memoir "I'm A Joke And So Are You", Robin Ince's ideas flow through...

250 - Simon Evans

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A fitting guest for the Sestercentennial of the show, Simon "The Patrician" Evans was once Guest Zero - without him the podcast might not exist at all...

249 - Anuvab Pal

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Anuvab Pal is one of a new generation, exploding out of India's relatively recent "comedy Big Bang". This disarming, witty act reveals how hard h...

248 - Sophie Willan

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sophie is a hurricane of comedy in action. Possessed of a singular voice, she focuses her wit on genuinely important subject matter, including the cut...

247 - Ben Target

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Considering oneself "an artist who works in the field of comedy" is the starting point for a fascinating re-framing of the whole goddamn thing, in thi...

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15 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

To unlock the full live show as well as bundles of extra content, sign up to a recurring donation at www.comedianscomedian.com/donateNew acts submit...

246 - Anne Edmonds

14 May 2018

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245 - Ron White (Live from SXSW)

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most recognisable faces of the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour", Ron "Tater Salad" White is adored by fans of his caustic wit and everyday calls-i...