The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith Page 24
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 30 - Jim Jefferies (Live)
28th February 2013 55 minutes
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 the self-deprecation that makes dirty comedy...
Episode 29 - Rhod Gilbert (Live)
21st February 2013 62 minutes
How close is Rhod Gilbert's furious persona to his real self? In this revealing interview, the workaholic wizard discusses truth and fiction, lonely walks on Welsh cliff paths, and going...
Episode 28 - James Acaster (Live)
12th February 2013 82 minutes
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...
Episode 27 - Rob Rouse
5th February 2013 74 minutes
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 of a...
Episode 26 - Stephen Grant
28th January 2013 66 minutes
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 how we writes for himself and...
Episode 25 - Terry Alderton (Live)
13th January 2013 65 minutes
Terry Alderton is an electrifying comic, with extraordinary energy, passion and invention; he's also one of the bravest performers on the circuit. In spite of his hugely loved and respected...
Episode 24 - Pappy's (Live)
7th January 2013 62 minutes
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 BBC Three. In this live show they...
Episode 23 - Dr Brown (Phil Burgers)
17th December 2012 69 minutes
Are stand-up comedians simply repressed clowns? That's the question posed by Phil Burgers, iconoclastic creator of the deliriously funny Dr Brown. He passionately explores the importance of receiving an audience...
Episode 22 - Abandoman (Live)
11th December 2012 64 minutes
Rapper and comedian Rob Broderick aka Abandoman is a force of nature, whose invincible positivity is matched only by his breathtaking performance skill. He talks in depth about his origins...
Episode 21 - Mike Gunn
4th December 2012 72 minutes
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-writing. As well as including some...
Episode 20 - Eddie Pepitone (Live)
28th November 2012 66 minutes
Eddie Pepitone is a truly mesmerising comic's comic, and subject of documentary The Bitter Buddha. He unearths howling cosmic pain in the most mundane of places. In this live show,...
Episode 19 - Hannibal Buress (Live)
19th November 2012 56 minutes
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 working on [i]Saturday Night...
Episode 18 - The Boy With Tape On His Face (Live)
12th November 2012 59 minutes
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 'performing monkey' to audience...
Episode 17 - Mark Maier
6th November 2012 72 minutes
Mark Maier 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 between script and...
Episode 16 - Alan Davies (Live)
1st November 2012 60 minutes
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...
Episode 15 - Josh Widdicombe
22nd October 2012 64 minutes
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 observational comedy, and...
Episode 14 - Celia Pacquola
16th October 2012 71 minutes
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 discusses how to mine different...
Episode 13 - Fred MacAulay (Live)
10th October 2012 56 minutes
Twinkling anecdotalist Fred MacAulay was the first Scot to MC The Comedy Store, and now presents his own show on BBC Radio Scotland, as well as touring his stand-up. He...
Episode 12 - Noel Britten
3rd October 2012 72 minutes
Noel Britten 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 street-performing, he offers a...
Episode 11 - Sara Pascoe (Live)
19th September 2012 63 minutes
In this show, recorded live at the Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Fringe, pioneering comedian Sara Pascoe talks at length about her writing methods and quite unique career goals. Resourceful,...