The Comedian's Comedian Podcast
Episodes
56 - Andrew Maxwell (Live)
11 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Consistently better-informed than the motor-mouthed “funny fucker” he appears, Andrew Maxwell explains how he turns his opinions into comedy witho...
55 - Milton Jones (Live)
27 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
One of the best joke-smiths in the world, Milton Jones is a consistently funny powerhouse of verbal cartoons, wordplay and clowning. We explore his pe...
54 - David Baddiel (Live)
12 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
From Wembley sell-out star to complex comic philosopher, David Baddiel returned to this year's Edinburgh Fringe with a stand-up lecture about fame. We...
53 - Al Murray (Live)
29 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
For nearly twenty years, Al Murray has been at the forefront of British character comedy. We talk about the genesis of the “Pub Landlord” and...
52 - The Pajama Men (Live)
16 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Virtuoso sketch comedian, The Pajama Men combine rich characterisation and zinging one-liners, to the extent that one of their recent shows was the si...
51 - Phil Nichol (Live)
01 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Although they are both of the highest quality, Phil Nichol keeps his two performance styles very separate. He gives us some very specific insight into...
50 - Greg Proops (Live)
18 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The Smartest Man In The World speaks frankly about life, lyricism and the pursuit of laughter. We talks about the evolution of Greg's linguistic style...
49 - Hal Cruttenden (Live)
12 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
After years of superb work at the very top of the circuit, Hal Cruttenden is finally breaking through into the mainstream. We talk about how the best ...
48 - Marcel Lucont and Alexis Dubus
01 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Raconteur, bon vivant and flanneur extraordinaire, the award-winning Marcel Lucont is inching his way up the comedy ladder. Alexis Dubus, Ma...
47 - Brendon Burns (Live)
09 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Edinburgh comedy award winner Brendon Burns speaks candidly about “the most self-absorbed art-form there is”, and savages what he sees as the cove...
46A - Richard Herring (2 of 2)
17 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of the interview sees Richard talking about his standup. He explores his status and persona onstage, admits which subjects he finds diff...
46 - Richard Herring (1 of 2)
10 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Herring is a prolific comedian, blogger and podcaster, comprehensively mining his every experience for comic potential. As well as exploring t...
45 - Jarlath Regan
24 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make comedy out of stuff that hurts? The low-falutin' Jarlath Regan opens up about the near-tragic event he turned into a show, and wh...
44 - Milo McCabe
11 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Milo McCabe is a superb character act with an unusual origin. We discuss growing up in the shadow of a comedian father, and the use of NLP and ot...
43 - Benny Boot (Live)
05 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It's the second Live special, and London-based Australian gagsmith Benny Boot lets us in on his effervescent cartoon-like imagination. We talk ab...
41 - Tom Gleeson
22 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A study in confidence, Australian Tom Gleeson trades in lean, punchy material that batters an audience into submission. We discuss how "comedy's Lex L...
40 - Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall
14 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Talented, dedicated and analytical, Melbourne-based Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall is part of a new generation of comics. We discuss the acquisition of st...
39 - Felicity Ward
08 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Felicity Ward hilariously combines expert physical characterisation with heartfelt storytelling. Speaking just after the recording of her first D...
38 - Tom Allen
01 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The quintessential comic raconteur, Tom Allen's work sizzles with wit, candour and warmth. We discuss his rhythm, musicality and sociable methods of g...
37 - Geraldine Hickey
24 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
With an unselfconscious charm and a superb skill for finding the funny in true stories, Geraldine Hickey is a delightful comedian to spend an hour wit...
36 - David Quirk
16 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Known for his hyper-personal material about death, infidelity and suicide, David Quirk is happy to be an outsider, to the comedy community as well as ...
35 - Asher Treleaven
10 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Rubber-legged comedy mantis Asher Treleaven has been nominated for the most prestigious awards in the UK and Australia. He talks here about his transi...
34 - Clarke MacFarlane
02 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Variety superstar Clarke MacFarlane blends elements of stand-up, clowning and skills to create the show-stopping, crowd-surfing "Mario, Queen of the C...
33 - Lindsay Webb
27 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Webb is comedy's Mr Queensland. A hard-working positive-thinker, he once held a Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up show, and manag...
32 - Carl Donnelly
12 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Suede-hooved waffler Carl Donnelly makes comic storytelling look easy. His turn of phrase and relaxed narrative style has influenced a wave of newer a...
31 - Heath "Chopper" Franklin
05 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Heath Franklin performs stand-up as his alter-ego “Chopper”, a caricature of Australia's infamous career criminal and self-promoter. We explo...
30 - Jim Jefferies (Live)
28 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The only man who can say “cunt” in America, Jim Jefferies uses his brutal comic instinct to tell somehow heart-warming stories. He discusses here ...
29 - Rhod Gilbert (Live)
21 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
How close is Rhod Gilbert's furious persona to his real self? In this revealing interview, the workaholic wizard discusses truth and fiction, lonely w...
28 - James Acaster (Live)
12 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
He might look like he's just won a Duke of Edinburgh Award, but he's got a mean streak a mile wide... In this special episode recorded live after a 30...
27 - Rob Rouse
05 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
One of the nicest men in comedy, with an effervescent wit and fantastic jokes, Rob Rouse is also better placed than most to observe the ups and downs ...
26 - Stephen Grant
29 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Grant is one of the hardest-working comedians in Britain, with an unshakeable belief in the meritocracy of comedy. We go into depth on ho...
25a - All Day Edinburgh (Live)
22 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Stu's on holiday! But you can still experience the brief but fascinating interview Stu held with comedian Michael Legge at Michael's "All Day Edinburg...
25 - Terry Alderton (Live)
16 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Terry Alderton is an electrifying comic, with extraordinary energy, passion and invention; he's also one of the bravest performers I know. In spite of...
24 - Pappys (Live)
09 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Big-hearted gangshow “Pappy's” are the sweatiest, loveliest bunch of dickheads you could ever hope to see pretending to be in their twenties on BB...
23 - Dr Brown (Phil Burgers)
18 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Are stand-up comedians simply repressed clowns? That's the question posed by Phil Burgers, iconoclastic creator of the deliriously funny “Dr Brown”...
22 - Abandoman (Live)
11 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Rapper and comedian Rob Broderick AKA Abandoman is a force of nature, whose invincible positivity is matched only by his breathtaking performance skil...
21 - Mike Gunn
04 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Gunn survived a serious drug addiction to become a circuit favourite, loved for the warmth in his dark humour, and for his exceptional joke-writi...
20 - Eddie Pepitone (Live)
28 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
If you missed Eddie Pepitone in his first UK appearances at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, you're a chump. A truly mesmerising comic's comic, and ...
19 - Hannibal Buress (Live)
20 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Hannibal Buress was described by Chris Rock as “the funniest young comic i've seen in years”. In this Edinburgh Fringe show he talks to us about w...
18 - The Boy With Tape On His Face (Live)
13 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Multi award-winning "The Boy With Tape On His Face" is the silent comedy creation of Sam Wills. Sam talks us in detail through his journey from "perfo...
17 - Mark Maier
06 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Mark has 25 years' experience of tickling ribs and strangers, in the US and the UK. He discusses writing in a workshop format, and the relationship be...
16 - Alan Davies (Live)
30 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Davies is best known in the UK as a panellist on QI and as the star of Jonathan Creek, but he's recently returned to his roots as a superb observ...
15 - Josh Widdicombe
22 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Widdicombe is a rising star on the UK circuit, with a host of competition wins and nominations to his name. He's also a champion of pure observat...
14 - Celia Pacquola
16 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Failed waitress Celia Pacquola likes to imagine dying in the arms of people she's only just met. A gifted storyteller with an effervescent charm, she ...
13 - Fred Macaulay (Live)
10 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkling anecdotalist Fred was the first Scot to MC the Comedy Store, and now presents his own show on BBC Radio Scotland, as well as touring his sta...
12 - Noel Britten
03 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Noel is retiring from comedy, after more than 15 years as a highly sought-after one-liner and prop comic. Straddling the worlds of stand-up, magic and...
11 - Sara Pascoe (Live)
19 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this show, recorded live at the Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Fringe, pioneering comedian Sara Pascoe talks at length about her writing metho...
10 - Liam Mullone
31 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Liam would rather be accused of fascism than being boring. Leaving behind the "intellectualised whimsy" of his former persona, he has embarked on...
9 - Alun Cochrane
24 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Alun's comedy displays a unique mastery of subtlety and texture. He talks us stage by stage through the creation of one of his most recognisable ...
8 - Arthur Smith
03 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Arthur is an almost shamanic figure on the UK comedy scene; a warrior-poet who combines a love of language with a healthy disregard for some of societ...
7 - Sarah Millican
19 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Millican is relentless and wonderful. A household name in the UK for her stand-up comedy, she is also a massive comedy nerd and has a lot to say...
6 - Adam Bloom
05 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Bloom understands jokes in a way most of us can only dream of. From his first gig, "when the white noise stopped", to his current position a...
5 - Paul Sinha
23 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Paul is that rare thing - a comic who can make the political personal and vice versa. He lets us into his well-ordered but intriguing view of comedy ...
4 - Ben Norris
09 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Already an experienced headliner, Ben is on a continuing quest to unleash the improvisational demon within. But can he run naked into battle without ...
3 - Dan Antopolski
25 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
It's Episode 3, and Stu interviews Dan Antopolski in his writing-cellar. Dan explores how to wrong-foot an audience's assumptions, and argues comedy...
2 - Dan Evans
11 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Live once more at the Top Secret Comedy Club, Stuart interviews unsung king of the one-liner, Dan Evans. Dan confesses to sometimes regarding his fell...
1 - Rob Deering
19 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this opening show, Stuart Goldsmith grills fabulous comedian Rob Deering, live at the Top Secret Comedy Club, Covent Garden.Rob admits he drinks wi...