
The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith Page 21
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 96 - David Cross (Part 1)
16th October 2014 70 minutes
The star of Arrested Development, Mr Show and The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, David Cross is also a phenomenal stand-up, whose work howls at the stupidity and hypocrisy...
Episode 95 - Trygve Wakenshaw
10th October 2014 83 minutes
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 of his imaginary worlds, and...
Episode 94 - Tom Stade (Live)
2nd October 2014 75 minutes
Although he's frequently referred to as a 'philosophical' or 'stoner' comic, Tom Stade is actually a Level Twenty Comedian. He waxes lyrical about striving for wisdom in his writing, rather...
Episode 93 - Eleanor Tiernan
25th September 2014 63 minutes
Eleanor Tiernan makes tremendously articulate comedy, often out of morally murky ideas and subjects. She talks here about the comedy scene in her native Ireland, how to find the bits...
Episode 92 - Josie Long (Live)
17th September 2014 66 minutes
Irrepressibly positive, and relentless in her pursuit of betterment, deliriously funny Josie Long is much more than a figurehead for 'whimsy'. We talk here about how her humour has developed...
Episode 91 - Steen Raskopoulos
15th September 2014 64 minutes
Impro aficionado Steen Raskopoulos has mastered a style of audience interaction that lets his volunteers contribute to the show, rather than simply supplying a punchline. Nominated for Edinburgh Best Newcomer...
Episode 90 - Bridget Christie (Live)
5th September 2014 61 minutes
The leading voice of feminism in UK comedy, devastatingly funny Bridget Christie is adept at unearthing humour in difficult or important topics. She talks here about her comic origins in...
Episode 89 - Phill Jupitus (Live)
28th August 2014 78 minutes
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 his origins as a performer,...
Episode 88 - Sam Simmons
14th August 2014 70 minutes
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, most imaginative comedy in the world,...
Episode 87 - John Hastings
30th July 2014 80 minutes
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 circuit differs to the UK, and...
Episode 86 - Noel James
24th July 2014 74 minutes
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 analogy as well as delving...
Episode 85 - Kyle Kinane
17th July 2014 59 minutes
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. He talks here about eschewing...
Episode 84 - Nick Doody
10th July 2014 80 minutes
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 here in fascinating detail about...
Episode 83 - Aamer Rahman
1st July 2014 64 minutes
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-changingly viral. We talk about anger, activism,...
Episode 82 - Andy Zaltzman
24th June 2014 86 minutes
The grand high sultan of Bullshit-istan, Andy Zaltzman is one half of the incredible Bugle Podcast, and combines densely-written satirical nonsense with improvised flights of fancy. He goes into detail...
Episode 81 - Adrienne Truscott
19th June 2014 78 minutes
New York-based former cabaret comic Adrienne Truscott is an articulate, passionate and hilarious new voice in stand-up. Her Asking For It show won the panel prize at the Edinburgh Fringe...
Episode 80 - Jarred Christmas
11th June 2014 80 minutes
An improvisational powerhouse, Jarred Christmas finds the time to pepper his irrepressible joie de vivre with damn fine jokes. He spills the beans here about his current state of flux...
Episode 79 - Luke Heggie
5th June 2014 55 minutes
Although still new, Sydney-based Luke Heggie is a breath of dry, dusty air to a circuit stuffed with comic book-readers and 'star-fuckers'. A blue-collar Aussie bloke who won RAW on...
Episode 78 - Michele A'Court
28th May 2014 60 minutes
Autobiographical and observational New Zealand comedian, blogger and feminist, Michele A'Court speaks passionately about authenticity, insecurity and the right to challenge. We discuss her refusal to apologise, the disappearance from...
Episode 77 - Tom Wrigglesworth
22nd May 2014 78 minutes
A softly-spoken, foppish figure who luxuriates in language, Tom Wrigglesworth is equally at home spinning a yarn or smashing up a weekend club. He talks here about authenticity in his...