
The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith Page 9
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 325 - Ninia Benjamin
31st January 2020 84 minutes
A juggernaut of charisma and filth, Ninia Benjamin has a supernatural connection to her audience and a mind like a firework display. We discuss why she won't ever explain her...
Episode 324 - Jamali Maddix
23rd January 2020 58 minutes
A master of "pulling back into the wide angle", Jamali Maddix thrives on big routines about big subjects, letting his innate comic ability run riot. We talk about the pressures...
Episode 323 - John Kearns
16th January 2020 73 minutes
The only comic ever to have consecutively won Best Newcomer and Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, John Kearns is a master at finding pathos in the prosaic, combining clowning...
Episode 322 - Tom Basden
7th January 2020 53 minutes
Returning to stand-up this month with a run at Soho Theatre, after many years working on other projects including his sitcom Plebs, Tom Basden is inventive and prolific, also handsome....
Episode 321 - Santa Claus (and Herbie Treehead)
19th December 2019 100 minutes
In this Christmas Special, Stuart speaks to the actual Santa Claus, via his little helper and confidant, consummate clown Herbie Treehead. Herbie is a phenomenal street-performer, known around the world...
Episode 320 - Flo & Joan
13th December 2019 85 minutes
Flo & Joan are a uniquely funny musical duo, with deadpan front-cloth patter rooted in their actual siblinghood. We talk about going from open mics to a special on [c]Amazon...
Episode 319 - Tim Renkow
5th December 2019 76 minutes
Star of his own sitcom Jerk and a gleefully discomforting stand-up, Tim Renkow makes his point with devastating wit. We talk about how people's exploitation of Tim's physical vulnerability has...
Episode 318 - Neil Hamburger (Gregg Turkington)
23rd November 2019 87 minutes
"America's Funnyman" Neil Hamburger is the disturbing comic creation of Gregg Turkington; deeply funny, vile and poignant in equal measure. Ordinarily reluctant to talk about his alter-ego, Gregg gradually uncovers...
Episode 317 - Matt Besser
14th November 2019 93 minutes
Inspirational, irascible and as talented an improvisor as you could invent, Matt Besser is the kind of stand-up who can skilfully weave a set live on TV. He is also...
Episode 316 - Carl Hutchinson
8th November 2019 81 minutes
Combining all the best elements of a DIY approach to touring, a powerhouse comic ability, and some ridiculous positivity of mind, Carl Hutchinson is on the up. We talk about...
Episode 315 - Chris Fleming
31st October 2019 67 minutes
YouTube-famous glam-rock showpig Chris Fleming has amassed a legion of fans through his brilliantly funny music videos, such as I'm Afraid To Talk To Men, Grad-Student Shuffle and Polyamorous. We...
Episode 314 - Jimeoin
24th October 2019 81 minutes
A captivating comic with enormous mass appeal, Jimeoin has built a career across the UK and Australia, dancing lightly through absolute silliness and rock solid punchlines. We talk backstage after...
Episode 313 - The Kagools
21st October 2019 71 minutes
Multiple international award-winning physical comedy duo The Kagools are an explosion of pure silliness, that don't conform even to the 'rules' of contemporary clowning, let alone straight stand-up. Double-act Nicky...
Episode 312 - Zach and Viggo, and Jonny Woolley
10th October 2019 109 minutes
Zach Zucker and Viggo Venn and their permanent director and co-creator Jonny Woolley are like a mainline injection of a comedy drug that hasn't been invented yet. This trio has...
Episode 311 - Sofie Hagen
3rd October 2019 83 minutes
Sofie Hagen is a remarkable comedian, who is arguably better known at present for her activism than her excellent work in comedy. We talk about the incredible think-tank of the...
Episode 310 - Sara Barron
26th September 2019 87 minutes
Sara Barron is a relentlessly honest and desperately funny comic, relating brutal and sometimes filthy truths in a warm and welcoming way. We talk about how her background in the...
Episode 309 - Heath McIvor
22nd September 2019 72 minutes
An exclusive conversation with the man behind (and underneath) Randy, a searingly honest, multi-layered and genuinely brilliant stand-up comedian who happens to be a purple felt puppet. A multiple international...
Episode 308 - Ellie Taylor
10th September 2019 86 minutes
Host of Live At The Apollo, and with her own Netflix special under her belt, not to mention The Mash Report and appearances on QI and Mock The Week, Ellie...
Episode 307 - Rob Auton
5th September 2019 86 minutes
Rob Auton is a revelation; a comic like no other. His superbly funny and intensely thoughtful shows take a single topic like Hair, Time, or Sleep and dig for real...
Episode 306 - Joz Norris
29th August 2019 69 minutes
Winner of the 2019 Comedians' Choice award for Best Show, as voted for by fellow comics, Joz Norris is an imaginative and very funny mainstay of the UK's alternative comedy...