The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith Page 5
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 395 - Slim
25th February 2022 75 minutes
We find the irrepressible Slim at a crossroads in his long career. After three decades as "the King of Black British comedy", this very funny and astonishingly likeable comic is...
Episode 394 - Cally Beaton
18th February 2022 63 minutes
Brilliant Cally Beaton swapped the boardroom for the green room, when Joan Rivers convinced her it wasn't too late to try comedy in her forties. From first class air travel,...
Episode 393 - Diane Spencer
11th February 2022 73 minutes
Attracted to transgression, and an avid writer of dirty jokes, we explore whether very funny Diane Spencer has been overlooked for being too filthy. Prizing structure and organisation, her usually...
Episode 392 - Jimmy Carr Returns, Live! (Part Two)
17th December 2021 44 minutes
We talk about how parenthood may or may not change the way Jimmy works; discover what religion gets right about forgiveness; get knee deep in Jimmy's tax affairs; learn about...
Episode 392 - Jimmy Carr Returns, Live! (Part One)
14th December 2021 56 minutes
He's back, he's bad, and he's pulled off one of the most surprising pivots of the pandemic: writing an incredibly useful and heartfelt self-help book, masquerading as an autobiography! In...
Episode 391 - Omid Djalili
3rd December 2021 61 minutes
Back on tour after a period of self-reflection, comedy powerhouse Omid Djalili is admirably candid as he shares his concerns about the material that made him famous. Taking to heart...
Episode 390 - Foil Arms and Hog
26th November 2021 83 minutes
With a dedicated crowd of 650K YouTube subscribers, Foil Arms & Hog are a live sketch act who also do internet videos, and not "YouTubers" like you thought... We explore...
Episode 389 - Tom Stade (Returns)
22nd November 2021 84 minutes
Teetering on the brink of the 'elder statesman' phase of his career, masterful comic Tom Stade reflects on surviving the pandemic due to his strong family unit and his natural...
Episode 388 - Philippa Perry
12th November 2021 73 minutes
Psychotherapist, author, speaker and agony aunt, Philippa Perry graces the show with her extremely funny and invigorating presence! We talk about her journey into speaking via book tours, and explore...
Episode 387 - Pierre Novellie
4th November 2021 106 minutes
Bear-like in stature and authority and nimble of wit, Pierre Novellie is a fantastic comedian and writer who wrings every punchline out of his routines. We talk about how his...
Episode 385 - Aaron Chen
22nd October 2021 80 minutes
A quite brilliant stand-up, with gloriously unique and surprising one-liners, Aaron Chen started comedy incredibly young, and was already working to shed every ounce of hackery while still in his...
Episode 384 - Adam Rowe
15th October 2021 85 minutes
Adam Rowe is a killer. Huge punchlines, banging material that draws screams and whoops from his crowd, and a laser-like focus on achieving his ambitions. But what does his urge...
Episode 383 - Thanyia Moore
8th October 2021 84 minutes
A consummate compere, wielding her natural warmth and blunt honesty to devastating effect, Thanyia Moore has pulled off something extraordinary - a slot on Mock The Week before she debuts...
Episode 382 - Harriet Kemsley
30th September 2021 90 minutes
Superbly funny and effortlessly real on stage, Harriet Kemsley grew up scared of saying the wrong thing and making mistakes, but after trying stand-up at the suggestion of her parents,...
Episode 381 - Jonathan Coulton
25th September 2021 83 minutes
You might know brilliantly witty and wise singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton as the writer of the Portal theme Still Alive, or from his many viral hits, albums, huge tours, or even...
Episode 380 - CK (Caimh) McDonnell
24th July 2021 82 minutes
Crime fiction powerhouse and former circuit comedian, CK McDonnell is on the cusp of levelling further up, with a TV adaptation of his half a million selling Dublin Trilogy in...
Episode 379 - Fin Taylor
16th July 2021 94 minutes
In an industry awash with 'edgelord' comedians, Fin Taylor is the real deal. Erudite, thunderously funny, and provocative having done the reading first, he manages to annoy absolutely everybody. We...
Episode 378 - Stevie Martin
9th July 2021 78 minutes
Stevie Martin has been generating excellent material for years, and is now starting to break through due to her jaw-droppingly funny online videos, packed with punchlines and with a genuinely...
Episode 377 - Paul Zerdin
1st July 2021 79 minutes
Irrepressibly optimistic, utterly in love with his craft and very mentally robust, Paul Zerdin is the British ventriloquist who won America's Got Talent. We talk about his lengthy career working...