The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith Page 18
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 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...
Episode 140 - Mae Martin (Live)
18th September 2015 57 minutes
Canadian comic Mae Martin combines sparkling punchlines and disarming candour in her deeply personal stand-up. We talk about her startling origin as an audience volunteer, gender politics, and we investigate...
Episode 139 - Tommy Tiernan (Live)
13th September 2015 64 minutes
Comedy speaks through Tommy Tiernan like an elemental force. One of Ireland's most respected comic exports, his latest challenge is to improvise an hour without repeating anything he's ever said...
Episode 138 - John Lloyd (Live)
5th September 2015 75 minutes
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 could be forgiven for resting...
Episode 137 - Katherine Ryan (Live)
25th August 2015 61 minutes
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 gentleness behind the...
Episode 136 - Justin Moorhouse
16th August 2015 90 minutes
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 up and beg. We...
Episode 135 - Charlie Baker (Live)
9th August 2015 32 minutes
Showman, crooner and superb stand-up Charlie Baker is the embodiment of an all-rounder, as well as one of the warmest performers on the UK circuit. Live at Latitude after a...
Episode 134 - Andy Kindler
1st August 2015 68 minutes
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 ability) for nearly 30 years....
Episode 133 - Patton Oswalt (Live)
30th July 2015 64 minutes
A strong contender for Stu's favourite comic of all time, Patton Oswalt is a behemoth of invention, imagination and creativity. Live from Montreal, at which he won Stand-up Comedian Of...
Episode 132 - Moshe Kasher
29th July 2015 70 minutes
Ready for some in-depth comedy theory? Brainiac stand-up and one half of The Champs podcast, Moshe Kasher talks us through an exploded diagram of his approach to the art and...
Episode 131 - Jen Kirkman
28th July 2015 81 minutes
From the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Jen Kirkman breaks down the elements of her personality that create such a thrilling dynamic in her stage and screen performance....
Episode 130 - George Egg
27th July 2015 86 minutes
'Anarchist Cook' George Egg brings his ludicrous visual comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time this summer. George bakes his own bread, builds his own props, and survives...
Episode 129 - Adam Buxton (Live)
17th July 2015 77 minutes
Podcast pioneer, arch-noodler, jingle-master and YouTube cosmonaut, Adam Buxton invented loads of your favourite stuff before it was famous. We talk about the creative urge; exploiting one's family for material;...
Episode 128 - Daliso Chaponda (Live)
10th July 2015 64 minutes
Is Daliso Chaponda Malawi's only professional comic? Methodical to a fault and gleefully non-improvisational, Daliso talks us through the crafting of his unbreakable jokes. A truly global act, he explains...
Episode 127 - Gavin Webster (Live)
3rd July 2015 68 minutes
Second-ever winner of the voted-for-only-by-comics Comedians Comedian award (no relation), Gavin Webster is one of the most frequently requested guests on this podcast. A true circuit stalwart with a phenomenal...
Episode 126 - Nazeem Hussain
26th June 2015 67 minutes
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 upstanding pillar...