
The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith Page 4
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 423 - Michelle Brasier
7th April 2023 77 minutes
Launching her new show Legacy at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival right now, Michelle Brasier completes a trilogy of heartfelt, philosophical and very funny one-woman shows about loss and forgiveness,...
Episode 422 - Godfrey
31st March 2023 75 minutes
"I did Instagram Live for 2 years straight, for 5-6 hours a day". Tub-thumping powerhouse Godfrey has been in the game for the best part of three decades and yet...
Episode 421 - Tom Houghton
24th March 2023 82 minutes
"Is there any more depth to you, or are you just jokes?" ... So went The Honourable Tom Houghton's experience with Netflix influencer/reality show The Circle, and we get right...
Episode 420 - Vir Das
10th March 2023 74 minutes
Truly a global comedian, Vir Das has five Netflix specials to his name, and his latest Landing is an exceptional piece of work, relating the story of a plane journey...
Episode 419 - Kurt Braunohler
18th November 2022 79 minutes
Despite his alt roots, barnstorming Kurt Braunohler straddles comedy scenes like a colossus! We talk about his lifelong and very inventive quest to "insert absurdity into strangers' lives to make...
Episode 418 - Sarah Keyworth
11th November 2022 83 minutes
Sarah Keyworth is a seriously funny comedian, and has a succinct and uncomplicated way of showing it. In this very thoughtful interview, they talk about the point where being saddened...
Episode 417 - Esther Manito
4th November 2022 70 minutes
Skilfully navigating territory of misogyny and a clash between lad culture and woke lads, Esther Manito's recent show #NotAllMen burst at the seams with relatable material rooted in the clash...
Episode 416 - Glenn Moore
21st October 2022 68 minutes
Comedy machine-gun Glenn Moore smashed Edinburgh again this year with a show in which every word and breath serviced his phenomenal joke-rate. Thrill, as you discover how he's driven to...
Episode 415 - Grace Petrie
14th October 2022 75 minutes
"Socialist, feminist, lesbian, protest singer" Grace Petrie made her first foray into "official" standupdom this year with a phenomenal Edinburgh debut, in which as well as skewering transphobes and bigots,...
Episode 414 - Lauren Pattison
7th October 2022 60 minutes
This year comedy dynamo Lauren Pattison received a Best Show nomination to add to her Best Newcomer, with her show It Is What It Is, which detailed how she was...
Episode 413 - Jordan Gray
30th September 2022 73 minutes
Exploding supernova Jordan Gray has just had the Edinburgh that every newer act dreams of: five-star reviews across the board, sell-out shows, a transfer to the Palladium, as well as...
Episode 412 - Bianca Del Rio
18th August 2022 88 minutes
Everyone's favourite "clown in a gown", Bianca Del Rio is an unstoppable onslaught of insult comedy, swathed in haute couture, and concealing an absolute gem in the form of Roy...
Episode 411 - Jenny Bede
7th August 2022 77 minutes
Musical Theatre comedy star, YouTube pioneer and Stu's one-time wrestling partner, Jenny Bede is off to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new baby in tow, for her show [l]The First...
Episode 410 - Tom Ward
2nd August 2022 78 minutes
A uniquely nuanced voice in comedy, the riotously imaginative Tom Ward balances gleeful absorption in the creative process and robustly-managed mental health. Destined to become a fan favourite, this episode...
Episode 409 - Sean McLoughlin
22nd July 2022 84 minutes
Barnstorming breakthrough-in-waiting, Sean McLoughlin is extremely adept at big chunky stand-up with an interesting moral core. We outline his journey from an angry young man who either needed "a hug...
Episode 408 - Ria Lina
15th July 2022 88 minutes
Sharp as a tack and with a scientific bent that underpins her charming demeanour, Ria Lina is experiencing a TV-takeover career breakthrough. We talk about the different preparation required for...
Episode 407 - Alison Spittle
4th July 2022 95 minutes
Tremendous story-teller comedian Alison Spittle is a very sunny specialist in making comedy from trauma, but you'll be furious that she's had to undergo so much of it. We talk...
Episode 406 - Amy Miller
17th June 2022 78 minutes
Amy Miller is an explosive club act, wielding real depth and texture as well as her "resting dustbowl face", to polarise audiences who either love her, or hate her and...
Episode 405 - Olaf Falafel
11th June 2022 83 minutes
The comic creation of comedian and illustrator Derek Chickpeas, Olaf Falafel is an absolute combine-harvester of inspirationally daft ideas; hoovering them up and blasting them out across multiple creative outputs....
Episode 404 - Helen Bauer
2nd June 2022 76 minutes
"Basic plus" (because she's self-aware), brilliant Helen Bauer is probably the most self-actualised comedian and human we've had on the show. Her punchy gags and insightful premises are all imbued...