The Comedian's Comedian Podcast
Episodes
148 - Aisling Bea (Live at the Edinburgh Fringe)
14 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
An irrepressibly charming personality, Aisling Bea's standup bubbles over with unusual perspectives and ludicrous family stories; few acts have climbe...
147 - Jason Byrne (Live at the Edinburgh Fringe)
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Jason Byrne to an audience is like dropping a vitamin tablet into a glass of water; his shows are a masterclass in improvised mayhem. ...
146 - Dave Anthony
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Known for years as being the guy whose unchecked anger screwed up his career, Dave Anthony has resolved his issues and enjoys a career which straddles...
145A - Jimmy Pardo (Part Two of Two)
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our conversation, Jimmy Pardo discusses his incredibly successful "Never Not Funny" podcast, the super fans who regularly go to ...
145 - Jimmy Pardo (Part One of Two)
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sick of being told he was the funniest guy off-stage, something had to change for lightning-fast wise-cracker Jimmy Pardo. Fortunately it did, an...
144A - Todd Glass (Part Two of Two)
12 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of our conversation, blisteringly funny Todd Glass issues a passionate call to people to "keep evolving". He also details the cash...
144 - Todd Glass (Part One of Two)
10 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Glass is a runaway train; stoked by righteous anger, coupled together by a natural warmth. Known for coming out of the closet some thirty years i...
143 - Jackie Kashian
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Charismatic, stubborn and powerful, Jackie Kashian might have started off life as a "spooky reading girl", but is now the rallying champion of nerd co...
142 - Joel Dommett (Live at the Edinburgh Fringe)
02 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Having chosen possibly the only career where his good looks can count against him, comedy- and creativity-addict Joel defies those who would write him...
141 - Matt Lucas
25 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most recognisable faces in UK comedy, Matt Lucas charts his journey from Shooting Stars' improvising baby-grow nutcase George Dawes, to the...
140 - Mae Martin (Live at the Edinburgh Fringe)
18 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian comic Mae Martin combines sparkling punchlines and disarming candour in her deeply personal standup. We talk about her startling origin as an...
139 - Tommy Tiernan (Live at the Edinburgh Fringe)
12 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy speaks through Tommy Tiernan like an elemental force. One of Ireland's most respected comic exports, his latest challenge is to improvise an ho...
138 - John Lloyd (Live at the Edinburgh Fringe)
04 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sage-like producer of QI, Blackadder, Not The Nine O'Clock News and forty years' worth of some of Britain's finest comedy TV and radio, John Lloyd cou...
137 - Katherine Ryan (Live at the Edinburgh Fringe)
24 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Red in tooth and claw, Katherine Ryan is adept at shredding celebrities and has a few choice words too for her sister's whore friends. She reveals a g...
136 - Justin Moorhouse
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
An actor and radio presenter as well as a touring comic, Justin Moorhouse is a supernaturally warm presence with the ability to make any audience sit ...
135 - Charlie Baker (Live at Latitude Festival)
09 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Showman, crooner and superb standup Charlie is the embodiment of an all-rounder, as well as one of the warmest performers on the UK circuit. Live at L...
134 - Andy Kindler
02 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps the nearest the USA has to a true "comedian's comedian", Andy Kindler has been railing at audiences (and his own supposed lack of performance ...
133 - Patton Oswalt (Live at Just For Laughs, Montreal)
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A strong contender for Stu's favourite comic of all time, Patton Oswalt is a behemoth of invention, imagination and creativity. Live from Montreal, a...
132 - Moshe Kasher
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ready for some in-depth comedy theory? Brainiac standup and one half of The Champs podcast, Moshe Kasher talks us through an exploded diagram of his...
131 - Jen Kirkman
28 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
From the "Just For Laughs" Comedy Festival in Montreal, Jen Kirkman breaks down the elements of her personality that create such a thrilling dynamic i...
130 - George Egg
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Anarchist Cook" George brings his ludicrous visual comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time this summer. George bakes his own bread, build...
129 - Adam Buxton (Live at Soho Theatre)
17 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast pioneer, arch-noodler, jingle-master and YouTube cosmonaut, Adam Buxton invented loads of your favourite stuff before it was famous. We talk a...
128 - Daliso Chaponda (Live at Darlington Comedy Festival)
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Is Daliso Chaponda Malawi's only professional comic? Methodical to a fault and gleefully non-improvisational, Daliso talks us through the crafting of ...
127 - Gavin Webster (Live)
03 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Second-ever winner of the voted-for-only-by-comics "Comedians Comedian" award (no relation), Gavin Webster is one of the most frequently requested gue...
126 - Nazeem Hussain
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Creator and host of his own TV show "Legally Brown", Nazeem Hussain aces it in sketch, stand-up and on the road. Unusually for a comic he's also an u...
125 - Dara Ó Briain
19 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Host of Mock The Week for 14 series, as well as a superlatively talented touring comic, Dara Ó Briain is uniquely placed to reveal the secrets of mai...
124 - Ian Stone
12 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As well as co-hosting The Football's On show on BT and the Tuesday Club podcast, Ian Stone is an unbreakable club comic with a resume that includes TV...
123 - Wil Anderson (Live)
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One of Australia's hottest comic properties, Wil Anderson is utterly charming as he analyses his career and the length of time it took him to find his...
122 - Zoe Lyons
29 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One of those acts floating around at the very top of the circuit, completely ready to outgrow it, Zoe Lyons is an expert at wringing every drop of fun...
121 - Mitch Benn (Live)
22 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
With a staggering sixteen year back-catalogue of weekly topical songs under his belt, musical comedian Mitch Benn is a firm fixture of "The Now Show" ...
120 - Mark Watson (Live)
15 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy's marathon man Mark Watson is known for his feats of intellectual and performative endurance, and also for his phenomenal comic story-telling. ...
119 - Nina Conti (Live)
08 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The complex relationship between a ventriloquist and her puppets is brought to life in mind-expanding detail in this live episode, as comedian, clown ...
118 - The Midnight Beast
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Teenbait rap comics The Midnight Beast have generated tens of millions of YouTube hits and two TV series by spoofing boybands, whilst secretly being b...
117 - Nick Mohammed
24 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A startlingly creative character comic, Nick Mohammed produces utterly silly work with a rigorous technical backbone. We talk about his most enduring ...
116 - Des Bishop (Live)
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Burning with narrative intensity, Irish-American Des Bishop learnt to perform standup in Gaelic and now Mandarin, such is his commitment to following ...
115 - Gina Yashere
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Russell Peters stole my shit!" So alleges dynamic and outspoken comic Gina Yashere, who sold up and left the UK to make it in the United States, beco...
114A - John Gordillo (2 of 2)
03 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of this conversation, we look in detail at John's principles for directing standup. Not so much a list of rules as a whole approach...
114 - John Gordillo (1 of 2)
27 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Director or script-editor of over sixty other acts including Michael McIntyre, Eddie Izzard and Reginald D Hunter, John Gordillo is a superb comedian ...
113A - Tim Key (2 of 2)
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The second half of this conversation with the warrior poet/comic/divvy focuses on Tim's relationship with comedians Alex Horne and Mark Watson, and ho...
113 - Tim Key (1 of 2)
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A lager-sodden "not deliberately bad" poet, Tim Key is responsible for some of the most startlingly theatrical fringe comedy of the last ten years.Fro...
112 - Liz Miele
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A smart cookie based in New York, Liz Miele combines punchline density with social media acumen. She runs, she dates, she cries, she talks about it al...
111 - Brendon Burns
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brendon Burns returns to the show, live at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival, to clear up some matters of condescension, technique and the petulance of...
110 - Lou Sanders
20 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Sanders is off the rails. Her deliciously shameless stage persona is backed up by punchy writing, peppered with surreal flavours. From gurus to gl...
109 - Andrew O'Neill
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Occult comedian Andrew O'Neill describes jokes as "spells to make people laugh". We talk about the differences between magick and faith, getting infor...
108 - Harley Breen
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Cult-runaway Harley Breen is a man mountain with a barnstorming club and festival act. Underneath his loudmouth lumbersexual persona is a deeply princ...
107 - Urzila Carlson
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
South Africa-born Urzila Carlson is now one of New Zealand's favourite acts, winning “Best Female Comic” there an astonishing five years running. ...
106 - Thom Tuck
24 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A wilfully preposterous boozehound in a pashmina, Thom Tuck is a superbly theatrical stand-up, one third of fringe-conquering sketch outfit The Penny ...
105 - Katy Wix
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Star of the brain-smashingly surreal sketch show "Anna and Katy", and Daisy in "Not Going Out", Katy Wix is an actress with an exceptional comic mind....
104 - Alfie Brown
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alfie Brown is variously known as the future of British comedy, the enfant terrible of the comedy circuit, and/or a jumped-up posh kid rebelling again...
Christmas Mega Pod with Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin
24 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Phoenix in Oxford Circus, Stuart, Carl and Chris get gently inebriated while hosting a saucy three-way mash-up of their respective podca...
103 - Mickey "D" Dwyer
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey "D" Dwyer is an outrageously charismatic comic, with an almost mutant ability to win over the toughest room, from the UK to his native Australi...
101 - Nish Kumar
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Fiercely intelligent political and socio-political comic, friend of the show and self-confessed “great laugh”, Nish Kumar is at the height of his ...
100 - Phil Kay (Live)
27 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It's episode 100 of the podcast and Stu's been saving this one up! If you've donated in the last few months you'll have heard this one as a sneaky pre...
99 - Luisa Omielan
20 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Luisa Omielan has established herself as a comic force to be reckoned with, by-passing the usual club/progression route, and cultivating an audience a...
98A - Ross Noble (2 of 2)
13 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this conversation with the free-wheeling comedy craftsman, Ross Noble argues that ideas with unusual logic are often mistaken for "surr...
98 - Ross Noble (1 of 2)
06 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ross Noble makes apparently casual improvisation into an art form, breathing life into nonsense for hours at a time and provoking gales of laughter. I...
97 - Prince Abdi
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Prince Abdi is a sublimely daft story-teller, whose material spills out of a life where he can't help saying "yes". We talk about his upbringing and h...
96B - David Cross "Clapping In the Usa" Exclusive Deleted Track from "It's Not Funny" (2014, Sub Pop)
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
David Cross asked me to distribute this never-before-heard deleted track from his 2014 album "It's Not Funny", featuring H. Jon Benjamin as the voice ...
96A - David Cross (2 of 2)
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our conversation, standup and comic actor David Cross explores offence, outrage and sensitivity. We also talk about his work on ...
96 - David Cross (1 of 2)
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The star of "Arrested Development", "Mr Show" and "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret", David Cross is also a phenomenal stand-up, whose...
95 - Trygve Wakenshaw
09 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Bloody lovely Trygve is a superb physical improviser, and more of a "weird lanky white brittle idiot" than a clown. We dissect the hilarious savagery ...
94 - Tom Stade (Live)
02 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Although he's frequently referred to as a "philosophical" or "stoner" comic, Tom Stade is actually a Level Twenty Comedian. He waxes lyrical about str...
93 - Eleanor Tiernan
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Eleanor Tiernan makes tremendously articulate comedy, often out of morally murky ideas and subjects. She talks here about the comedy scene in her nati...
92 - Josie Long (Live)
17 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Irrepressibly positive, and relentless in her pursuit of betterment, deliriously funny Josie Long is much more than a figurehead for “whimsy”.&nbs...
91 - Steen Raskopoulos
10 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Impro aficionado Steen Raskopoulos has mastered a style of audience interaction that lets his volunteers contribute to the show, rather than simply su...
90 - Bridget Christie (Live)
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The leading voice of feminism in UK comedy, devastatingly funny Bridget Christie is adept at unearthing humour in difficult or important topics. She t...
89 - Phill Jupitus (Live)
27 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
From "Porky the Poet" to "Never Mind The Buzzcocks" to his own stand-up tours, Phill Jupitus is responsible for a prodigious comic output. We discuss ...
88 - Sam Simmons (Live)
14 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Simmons is not a “surreal” comic, despite his propensity to turn into a horse whilst windsurfing. He's responsible for some of the funniest,...
87A - Edfringe Mini Ep
06 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A quick hello and a couple of recommendations for the Edinburgh Fringe 2014See Stuart live on tour - www.stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy Hosted on Acast. S...
87 - John Hastings
30 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
John Hastings has the soul of an alt comic, hiding between the power-chords of a bullet-headed club-jockey. He describes in detail how the Canadian ...
86 - Noel James
23 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A master of off-the-wall wordplay, Noel James is disarmingly honest about his struggles with comedy and real life. We analyse his use of metaphor and ...
85 - Kyle Kinane
17 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A self-confessed “sad, bearded white dude”, Kyle Kinane has more empathy than the next road warrior, and more bite than the next peddler of whimsy...
84 - Nick Doody
10 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Doody is a textbook "unsung hero" of comedy: fiercely analytical, and with an approach to jokes that is both cerebral and instinctive. He talks...
83 - Aamer Rahman
02 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Aamer Rahman was on the verge of giving up his career in overtly-political comedy when his youtube standup clip on “reverse racism” went life-chan...
82 - Andy Zaltzman
25 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The grand high sultan of Bullshit-istan, Andy Zaltzman is one half of the incredible Bugle Podcast, and combines densely-written satirical nonsense wi...
81 - Adrienne Truscott
19 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
New York-based former cabaret comic Adrienne Truscott is an articulate, passionate and hilarious new voice in stand-up. Her "Asking For It" show ...
80 - Jarred Christmas
11 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
An improvisational powerhouse, Jarred Christmas finds the time to pepper his irrepressible joie de vivre with damn fine jokes. He spills the bean...
79 - Luke Heggie
05 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Although still new, Luke Heggie is a breath of dry, dusty air to a circuit stuffed with comic book-readers and “star-fuckers”. A blue-collar Aussi...
78 - Michele A'Court
28 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Autobiographical and observational comedian, blogger and feminist, Michele A'Court speaks passionately about authenticity, insecurity and the right to...
77 - Tom Wrigglesworth
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A softly-spoken, foppish figure who luxuriates in language, Tom Wrigglesworth is equally at home spinning a yarn or smashing up a weekend club. H...
76 - Ben Hurley
15 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Laidback observationalist Ben Hurley made a foray to the UK some years ago, and returned to his native New Zealand to become a TV hero. We get stuck i...
75 - Carey Marx (Live)
30 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Carey Marx is a silver-tongued charmer who delights in navigating boundaries of logic, language and taste. With a unique take on verbal dexterity...
74 - Claudia O'Doherty (Live)
25 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Claudia O'Doherty is a genuine comedy pioneer, who uses high concepts and holograms in order to have fun behaving like a dickhead. We talk about the i...
73 - Max And Ivan (Live)
17 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
To call Max and Ivan a comedy double-act with a narrative doesn't really do justice to this pair of rubber-faced, multi-voiced storytellers, who have ...
72 - David O'Doherty (Live)
09 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Does "whimsy" have to mean fairy lights and bunting, or is it just owning a bag? David O'Doherty is a multi-award winning comic and musical noodl...
71 - Kerry Godliman
03 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A recipe for a happy life as a comic? Kerry Godliman is a superb observationalist, and a tremendous comic actor. She shares her philosophy o...
70 - Tim Vine (Live)
25 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Alongside his famously prodigious output of punnery, Tim Vine is a wonderfully imaginative comedy creator. As well as talking us through his writing t...
69 - Ed Byrne (Live)
19 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Byrne is a charming, argumentative sod - with a fantastically natural comic ability. We discuss whether it's funnier to take time finding the truth...
68 - Sean Hughes (Live)
12 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Hughes is a thoughtful, reflective performer, with a passion for self-expressive and profound comedy. A pioneer of the themed, narrative sta...
67 - Gary Delaney (Live)
05 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Punchline virtuoso Gary Delaney knows one-liners inside and out, and in this crackling live episode treats us to a comprehensive technical analysis of...
66 - Will Franken (Live)
27 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Will Franken is a one-man sketch explosion who creates multi-layered and mind-bending comedy with the exuberance of a bedroom DJ. From writing a new 9...
65 - Nick Helm (Live)
20 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Helm grunts and sweats his way through a hilarious hurricane of jokes, songs, poetry and swearing, all the while undergoing a total emotional bre...
64 - Tony Law (Live)
12 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Law's regeneration from acquired-taste surrealist to must-see force of nature has been borne of depression and crippling debt. He exists now in a...
63 - Marcus Brigstocke (Live)
06 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Sidetracked by youthful addictions, and making up for it with an incredibly intense approach, Marcus Brigstocke produces brilliant political comedy un...
62 - Norman Lovett (Live)
29 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Rambling man Norman Lovett is the comedy equivalent of a tai chi master, using subtlety and gentleness to often devastating comic effect. In this epis...
61 - Bo Burnham (Live)
23 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Bo Burnham is a frighteningly talented youtube-wielding wunderkind, with a gag-filled show that defies you to write him off as precocious. We explore ...
60 - Susan Calman (Live)
15 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Calman is fierce and fiercely funny, unleashing her personal demons to devastating comic effect in her work and here in conversation. As well as...
59 - Rob Delaney (Live)
08 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
According to his mother, Rob Delaney is “a monster who does good things”. We talk about the differences between his standup persona and his voice ...
58 - Sarah Millican Returns (Live)
30 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Millican returns for a live sequel, in which we go into detail on how she copes with her ever-increasing fame, and being regarded as one of the ...
57 - Jason Manford (Live)
16 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Effortlessly charming observationalist Jason Manford is arguably comedy's Mr Accessibility. With a touring schedule designed to cover the entire count...