The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith Page 17
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.
Previous episodes
Episode 159 - Spencer Jones (Live)
1st March 2016 72 minutes
Winner of two UK Barry Awards - voted on by comedians - for his 2015 show Proper Job, Spencer Jones is a natural born, funny-boned twinkler. Never mind his clowning,...
Episode 158 - Hari Kondabolu
19th February 2016 94 minutes
With appearances on Conan, Letterman and Totally Biased, comic firebrand Hari Kondabolu has a lot to say, and the research to back it up. We discuss the New Yorker's politicisation...
Episode 157 - Nathan Caton
13th February 2016 92 minutes
With his own Radio 4 series and a raft of Mock The Week appearances under his belt, Nathan Caton remains astonishingly down to earth and level-headed. We explore panel-show tactics,...
Episode 156 - Matt Kirshen
4th February 2016 94 minutes
Wise beyond his years, the innocent-seeming Matt Kirshen has an extraordinary breadth of experience in UK comedy, even before Last Comic Standing introduced him to an American audience. As well...
Episode 155 - Jena Friedman (Live)
22nd January 2016 70 minutes
Wickedly spiky and dry as sand, controversy-courting stand-up Jena Friedman has writing credits for Letterman and The Daily Show under her belt. We discover her unusual origin, as her thesis...
Episode 154 - Mark Steel (Live)
16th January 2016 77 minutes
In at the beginning of alternative comedy, and now a 'venerated lefty' and Columnist Of The Year 2015, punchy pundit Mark Steel has lost none of his passion. We discuss...
Episode 153 - Isy Suttie (Live)
8th January 2016 68 minutes
Stand-up; songwriter; Peep Show's Dobby; and under it all still 'The girl who jumped off Matlock Bridge for a quid', Isy Suttie applies a psychedelic imagination to her forensic grasp...
Episode 152 - Daniel Sloss (Live)
19th December 2015 65 minutes
Alarmingly successful for one so young, tender wee boy Daniel Sloss likes to get his teeth into an argument on stage. We discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of really committing...
Episode 151 - Ronny Chieng (Live)
10th December 2015 57 minutes
Ronny Chieng is the fastest-rising new comic in Australia, with huge audiences flocking to his shows from the word go. With a boxer's eye for society's weak spots, he's at...
Episode 150 - Stewart Francis (Live)
27th November 2015 60 minutes
"How dare I not be entertaining!?" One of the world's greatest one-liner comics, Stewart Francis brings his quickfire mind to bear on the podcast, and gets grappling. For a man...
Episode 149 - Will Durst (Live)
21st November 2015 65 minutes
An extraordinary education in stand-up from someone who's been doing it since the seventies! San Francisco-based Will Durst mixes observations about life in one's sixties, as well as political fire-brandery...
Episode 148 - Aisling Bea (Live)
15th November 2015 59 minutes
An irrepressibly charming personality, Aisling Bea's stand-up bubbles over with unusual perspectives and ludicrous family stories; few acts have climbed as high as fast. She talks here about finding a...
Episode 147 - Jason Byrne (Live)
4th November 2015 68 minutes
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. He talks here about the...
Episode 146 - Dave Anthony
23rd October 2015 76 minutes
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 stand-up, podcasting, and being...
Episode 145 - Jimmy Pardo (Part 2)
20th October 2015 52 minutes
In the second part of our conversation, Jimmy Pardo discusses his incredibly successful Never Not Funny podcast, the super fans who regularly go to great lengths to see the show,...
Episode 145 - Jimmy Pardo (Part 1)
16th October 2015 57 minutes
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, and he became the "self-deprecating blowhard" America knows...
Episode 144 - Todd Glass (Part 1)
10th October 2015 70 minutes
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 into his career, he...
Episode 143 - Jackie Kashian
7th October 2015 101 minutes
Charismatic, stubborn and powerful, Jackie Kashian might have started off life as a "spooky reading girl", but is now the rallying champion of nerd comedy. Head Ranger of [i]The Dork...
Episode 142 - Joel Dommett (Live)
2nd October 2015 63 minutes
Having chosen possibly the only career where his good looks can count against him, comedy - and creativity-addict Joel Dommett defies those who would write him off as an MTV...
Episode 141 - Matt Lucas
25th September 2015 95 minutes
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 double-act with David Walliams that made...