British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

British comedy podcasts

Here are the podcast series British Comedy Guide is involved with.

Latest episodes
RHLSTP. Richard Herring

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

RHLSTP is an award-winning series in which Richard Herring chats with some of the biggest names in comedy. Stephen Fry, Steve Coogan, Sarah Millican, David Mitchell are amongst the many comedy stars to have been interviewed across the hundreds of episodes to date.

The John Dredge Nothing To Do With Anything Show

The John Dredge Nothing To Do With Anything Show

An insanely silly, yet utterly peculiar award-winning sketch show. The episodes - created by and starring John Dredge - feature sketches, surreal spoofs and sublime sound effects. There are six series to enjoy.

The Worst Writer In The World

The Worst Writer in the World

A comedy storytelling podcast in which Rufus attempts to read everything that Howard wrote when he was a child, while Howard listens and feels increasingly ashamed.

Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown

Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown

An innovative audio comedy panel game podcast from sketch team Pappy's, recorded in front of a live audience. These episodes are not topical so it's fun to listen to Flatslam anytime.

Stuart Goldsmith

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith

Stuart Goldsmith talks to fellow stand-up comedians about how they create funny stuff and manage their career. These in-depth interviews are interesting and frequently revealing.

Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun. Richard Herring

Richard Herring: Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun

Richard Herring teams up with an 128 year-old ventriloquist doll to review the day's newspapers.

Me1 versus Me2 Snooker with Richard Herring. Richard Herring. Copyright: Steve Brown

Me1 vs Me2 Snooker with Richard Herring

A surreal podcast series from Richard Herring. In this show, he recreates his lonely childhood by playing himself at snooker; commentating as he plays. Madness!

Stone Clearing with Richard Herring. Richard Herring. Copyright: Steve Brown

Stone Clearing With Richard Herring

The world's first podcast dedicated to the ancient art of Stone Clearing (removing stones from a field and using them for better purpose), presented by Richard Herring.

Archived shows

These shows have now finished or are on a break, but you can still listen back to all previous episodes.

Hayley & Ruth: Two Stars

Hayley & Ruth: Two Stars

An improvised podcast in which Susan Harrison and Gemma Arrowsmith play two critics who don't feel they actually have to see a film or play in order to review it.

Do The Right Thing. Image shows from L to R: Michael Legge, Danielle Ward, Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Copyright: Linda Blacker

Do The Right Thing

An award-winning panel show podcast where the teams must work out the right thing to do in any given situation. With Danielle Ward, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Michael Legge and special guests.

Isy Suttie's The Things We Do For Love. Isy Suttie

Isy Suttie's The Things We Do For Love

The Things We Do For Love is a live audience comedy chat show hosted by Isy Suttie, with a different guest comedian for each episode. Isy delves into her own and her guest's romantic past to explore the lengths we go to under the influence of love.

Sitcom Geeks

Sitcom Geeks

A podcast series for those interested in the mechanics of situation comedy. James Cary and Dave Cohen discuss the art of sitcom writing for TV and Radio.

The ManBuyCow Podcast

The ManBuyCow Podcast

Rufus and Howard are trying to make a sitcom and sketch show; but with dinosaurs in the garden, a kettle that can see the future, and a doorway to hell in the cellar - will they ever make it to the end?

My Dad Wrote A Porno. Image shows from L to R: James Cooper, Jamie Morton, Alice Levine

My Dad Wrote A Porno

A series in which Jamie Morton read out chapters from the erotic books his 60 year-old dad has written. He's joined by his friends James Cooper and Alice Levine.

Pappy's Bangers and Mash

Pappy's Bangers And Mash

Award winning sketch team Pappy's record themselves having a chat then write sketches based on that chat. They then mix the sketches back into the chat like bangers into mash.

Strangeness In Space

Strangeness In Space

Sci-fi sitcom written by and starring comedy double act Trev and Simon. The episodes focus on three people lost in a distant universe on board a damaged space craft.

Collings & Herrin. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Collins, Richard Herring

Collings & Herrin

Each week, for 68 minutes, Andrew Collins and Richard Herring delivered their own sideways look at the news. This show ran for 167 episodes (plus some specials) between 2008 and 2011.

As It Occurs To Me. Image shows from L to R: Richard Herring, Emma Kennedy, Dan Tetsell, Christian Reilly, Ben Walker

As It Occurs To Me

As It Occurs To Me (AIOTM) was a smash-hit sketch show written by Richard Herring and performed in front of a live audience. It ran for three It's now back!

What Are You Laughing At?. Copyright: BCG

What Are You Laughing At?

British Comedy Guide's own podcast all about comedy. Between 2011 and 2014, we interviewed the likes of Miles Jupp, Chris Addison, John Finnemore, Gina Yashere and Al Murray.

Brown Bread podcast, hosted by Anneka Harry. Anneka Harry

Brown Bread

Anneka Harry is joined by a series of guests to discuss life and death in this comedy podcast.

No Pressure To Be Funny. Image shows from L to R: Nick Revell, James O'Brien, Alistair Barrie

No Pressure To Be Funny

A topical, political panel show podcast recorded in front of a live audience once a month. NP2BF, which ran from 2011 to 2015, was presented by LBC radio host James O'Brien and created by comedians Nick Revell and Alistair Barrie.

Matt Ricardo's London Varieties

Mat Ricardo's London Varieties

Juggler and comedian Mat Ricardo hosted this variety show where the best from the worlds of cabaret, variety, comedy and circus did their thing. Eddie Izzard and Dave Gorman were amongst the guests.

Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Podcasts

Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Podcasts

A short-lived gag-packed topical comedy podcast from the creators behind the hit live show, Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho. Join the former Prime Minister for satirical jokes and sketches.

Museum Of Comedy Podcast

Museum Of Comedy Podcast

Comedy historian Robert Ross interviews comedy stars about their work as well as their personal favourites and influences.

Mission Statement. Declan Hill

Mission Statement

A podcast about comedy writing presented by the producers of The Sitcom Mission competition.

Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast. Richard Herring

Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast

Richard Herring presented a daily podcast from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The hour-long shows featured big name special guests, gossip, swearing, lies, prizes and surprises! The show is back for three 2017 specials!

Richard Herring - Talking Cock. Richard Herring

Richard Herring: Talking Cock

Richard Herring presented this podcast series linked to his 2013 stand-up tour. It contains everything you ever wanted to know about the penis but were afraid to ask.

Richard Herring - We're All Going To Die!. Richard Herring

Richard Herring - We're All Going To Die!

A one-off podcast linked to Richard Herring's 2013 stand-up tour. He looked at the funny and philosophical side of death.

Richard Herring's Meaning Of Life

Richard Herring's Meaning Of Life

Highlights from an experimental six-part series by Richard Herring in which he looked at life's big topics. This is the free audio version of the show; a longer paid-for version is also available.

Richard Herring: Lord of the Dance Settee. Richard Herring

Richard Herring: Lord of the Dance Settee

A podcast series to accompany Richard Herring's 2015 stand-up tour. It featured stories of life on the road as he travelled round 70+ UK towns.

The Twelve Shows Of Richard Herring

The Twelve Shows Of Richard Herring

A podcast series in which Richard Herring documented his attempt to perform all 11 of his old one-man shows, plus a brand new one, at the Leicester Square Theatre over six weekends in the summer of 2015.

Image shows from L to R: Catie Wilkins, Richard Herring

Richard Herring: Happy Now?

Richard Herring examines the nature of happiness and whether becoming a father has brought him contentment in this podcast to accompany his 2016 stand-up tour.

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!. Richard Herring

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!

A podcast to accompany Richard Herring's 2018 stand-up tour. He gives us behind-the-scenes access to what it's like on the road as a middle ranking stand-up.

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