The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Once again we’re back in the archives of ComComPod towers with Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown , a prodigious talent, with clean-cut standup and roof-raising comedy rap, as well as a parallel career as an influential and respected rapper. We discuss: the state of mind that led him to turn down a 220-date national tour how his stage name became a millstone and why he struggles to make a meal he wouldn't eat himself... Join the Insiders Club at patreon.com/comcompod where you can instantly get access to the full back catalogue of extras! 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content you can't find anywhere else ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly-ish Stu&As Catch Up with Ben: You can keep up-to-date on Instagram, @docbreezy88 . Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE - find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Smartest Man In The World, Greg Proops , returns to the show 13 years and 468 episodes later to discuss his new album, Kidding. But STILL . A stand-up comic and improvisor from San Francisco, Greg is best known for his appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway? but also as one of the two-headed pod racer commentators from The Phantom Menace! We discuss: the process of riffing a whole album live like a jazz musician Bill Hicks’ advice of "less jokes and more me" we delve into all things Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a comedy album legacy, or just proof of what you were thinking that year how he can't agree with George Carlin's "watching humanity burn" and we find out if he is happy… Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to 25 minutes of exclusive extras where we discuss the power of riffing live, crowdwork and the night in Glasgow that nearly broke him. 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Greg: Greg Proops' new album, Kidding. But STILL. is out now on all good digital shops and streaming platforms, find out more at gregproops.com . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Greg ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back for another ComCompendoum, this time with Stevie Martin where we discuss: the huge amount of time and prep that goes into her work the internal battle to feel like a “proper comedian” in an industry that prioritises certain styles, backgrounds and looks. her brilliant former sketch outfit Massive Dad and whether their aesthetic made them “unapproachable” as performers the relative loneliness of stand-up and trying to love Edinburgh in the way that it deserves to be loved Join the Insiders Club at patreon.com/comcompod where you can instantly get access to the full back catalogue of extras including with Stevie! 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content you can't find anywhere else ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly-ish Stu&As Catch Up with Stevie: Find out when Stevie Martin is performing near you at steviemartin.com . You can also keep up-to-date on Instagram, @5tevieM . Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE - find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some people have been in Edinburgh all month long... well, the cool kids are now finally in town! Starting today, I'll be at Monkey Barrel Comedy's Cabaret Voltaire everyday at 2.25pm until 30th August. Although it's about the climate, this show isn't bleak! I tackle our hypocrisy, the barefaced lies of big oil companies, and the things we tell ourselves to cope with it all. It's consistently hilarious (as evidenced below*, don't just take my word for it), and will leave you motivated and full of fierce joy! *The TImes: "The funny side of climate change… No, really!" LIVE DATES Edinburgh | 17th to 30th August Cambridge | 3rd September Glasgow | 16th September Oxford | 20th September Manchester | 2nd October Cardiff | 9th October Maidenhead | 16th October Sheffield | 6th November Birmingham | 13th November PLUS, the biggest headline show of my career... Bristol Old Vi c | 18th November Tickets now on sale at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . I'm really proud of it, and can't wait to take it out on the road (sustainably of course). Hopefully see you there! - Stu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the second part of Nish Kumar 's return (again!) where we discuss: whether comedy actually changes minds or just offers comfort whether anger or hope is the bigger driving force for Nish how we can still win the climate crisis battle has he finally learned to mix with James Acaster properly and is Nish Kumar happy... Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras where we discuss the shocking pace of the current political instability, Nish's role on Pod Save the UK and witness two men try to catch a bee in a basement. 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Nish: Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy is on tour throughout 2026. Find all the dates and more at nishkumar.co.uk . You can also now watch Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe on YouTube. Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Nish ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE IN EDINBURGH & ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know him. I know him. Nish Kumar (Pod Save The UK, The Mash Report and in his own words, one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers) returns for his third appearance on the show ahead of embarking on his new tour, Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy . In the first part of this special, we discuss: how Bridget Christie, The Mash Report and Taskmaster all gave him permission to be both serious and goofy on stage Nish's " candy floss " approach to building a show how explaining references for international audiences creates new joke opportunities the practical nightmare of reworking one show into wildly different running times the difficulty of writing jokes when you can't gauge what an audience already knows and how a diagnosis can reshape your understanding of yourself Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras where we discuss the shocking pace of the current political instability, Nish's role on Pod Save the UK and witness two men try to catch a bee in a basement. 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Nish: Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy is on tour throughout 2026. Find all the dates and more at nishkumar.co.uk . You can also now watch Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe on YouTube. Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Nish ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE IN EDINBURGH & ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chances are you’re already familiar with Kristen Schaal 's work. You've seen her in What We Do in the Shadows, The Last Man on Earth, The Muppets, Bill & Ted Face the Music, My Spy, The Boss and A Walk in the Woods. And as a voice actor, you’ve heard her as Louise Belcher in Bob's Burgers, alongside memorable roles in Toy Story, Gravity Falls, and BoJack Horseman. Kristen now comes to the UK with The Legend Of Crystal Shell , a show about an extraordinary soul who has been hiding from the world because of a fantastic secret. She now prepares to execute her long-held dream: a solo dance interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. We discuss: returning to Edinburgh after 10 years with changing audiences what it was like working with The Muppets pretending to bomb on stage in Live At The Fillmore , and Comedy Central's reluctance to air it playing with how much trust an audience will extend to a performer voicing Louise on Bob's Burgers , one of the only animated shows where the cast still gets in a room together the struggle to get projects off the ground and we find out Kristen Schaal is happy… Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras where we discuss committing to the bit, doing the thing that scares you most even if it doesn't land and the freedom in only being able to control what you did, not how it's received. 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Kristen: Kristen Schaal: The Legend Of Crystal Shell is at the Pleasance Courtyard at 7pm from the 12th - 16th August, followed by a one off show at London’s Roundhouse on the 17th August. Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Kristen ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bilal Zafar is an award-winning stand-up comedian who first broke through with a lastminute.com Best Newcomer Award for his debut show, CAKES. He’s now back with Rubicon, a multimedia, interactive hour with games, prizes and stories, promising a genuinely life-changing experience. Bilal has appeared on screen in Catastrophe, Sick of It and Paul Feig's Last Christmas and to many people, he’s known best as a full-time football manager embroiled in scandal on his hugely popular Twitch channel. We discuss: diving headfirst into football management through Twitch in lockdown on Limmy's advice and building an audience through him the challenge of sustaining momentum after his 2016 best newcomer nomination , and carrying that history into this year's Fringe and touring his debut show Cakes , and filming it for YouTube years later when he had the resources to do so finding unexpected happiness in a new career and developing new show Rubicon with Nick Helm , and being pushed to play a more arrogant, less "nice" version of himself Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras where we discuss his 2017 show about online dating underperforming and entering the industry naive to how the ups and downs work. 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Bilal: Bilal Zafar: Rubicon is at this year's Edinburgh Fringe at 8.30pm in Jersey at Underbelly, Bristo Square. You can also listen to the Got A Problem Mate Podcast with Bilal and Joey Page. Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Bilal ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re delving back into the archives and going back to episode 152 with Daniel Sloss , recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe! We discuss: the pleasures and pitfalls of really committing to an angle learning who urinated on whose bag and why he likes to get his teeth into an argument Join the Insiders Club at patreon.com/comcompod where you can instantly get access to the full back catalogue of extras . 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content you can't find anywhere else ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly-ish Stu&As Catch Up with Daniel: Daniel Sloss' latest special Can't is streaming at danielsloss.com . You can also keep up-to-date on Instagram, @DanielSloss . Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE - find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Sutherland is a stand-up, actor and writer with sold out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe who has appeared on Roast Battle and Hypothetical , acted opposite 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer on Urban Myths, and picked up a walk-on role on EastEnders as a Head Judge of a Walford beauty competition! Joe has also done tour support for the likes of Sophie Duker and Ellie Taylor, as well as RuPaul's Drag Race stars Trixie Mattel, Alyssa Edwards, Kate Butch and Sasha Velour. In this episode, we discuss: our shared history with a youth drama club being smuggled into a comedy club as a child by his dad to see comics he now performs alongside the process of piling up one-liners then organising with a throughline choosing to lean into being perceived as an effeminate gay man rather than let others weaponise that perception first refusing to soften material for straight audiences and we find out if Joe is happy... Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras where we discuss how doing stand-up on a gay cruise saved Joe's life after lockdown. 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Joe: You can find Joe on Instagram @jomodity , and keep up-to-date on future live dates at joesutherland.co.uk . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Joe ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re delving back into the archives and going back to episode 220 with Sasheer Zamata , the former SNL cast-member, phenomenally accomplished standup and recent star of Masters of the Universe! We discuss: the confidence with which she frames her act we delve into her first standup special "Pizza Mind" and uncover her enthusiasm for life-coaching and it's effect on the finely-honed application of her will power Join the Insiders Club at patreon.com/comcompod where you can instantly get access to the full back catalogue of extras . 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content you can't find anywhere else ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly-ish Stu&As Catch Up with Sasheer: You can follow Sasheer Zamata on Instagram, @TheSheerTruth , and catch her Best Friends Podcast tour throughout the US later this year. Find all the info and more at sasheer.com . Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE - find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amy Annette has been described by the Guardian as a ‘delight to behold’. Her debut hour ' Thick Skin ' was a total sell-out at Edinburgh and was nominated for Best New Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival. Prior to stand-up, she was an experienced producer, script editor and editorial consultant - and is currently working on the comedy drama, Pretty Face. She’s now back with Say What You Like About Me at Edinburgh this summer. We discuss: how Amy’s dual citizenship shaped her sense of humour how working with Amy Poehler's production company helped her unlearn needing to justify her right to space becoming aware of an audience's gaps in cultural knowledge why long development processes doesn't mean things are going badly how reviews describe women's comedy as "vibe" while crediting men's comedy as craft and we find out if Amy is happy... Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras including: how people get fixated on the wrong markers of success discovering The Artist's Way's concept of " Shadow Artists " and how success often comes from getting out of your own way 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Amy: Amy Annette: Say What You Like About Me is at the Pleasance Dome in Edinburgh at 17:30 from 5th to the 30th August. Find all the dates and more at amyannette.net . You can also keep-up-date on Instagram @TheAmyAnnette . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Amy ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Wells is known best for his shows exploring mental health and his neurodiversity being autistic, while before that he first made his name as a political comedian with shows like Night of the Living Tories. Joe also hosts the podcast Neurodivergent Moments with Abigoliah Schamaun, of which their book is out today! We discuss: how performing for a neurodivergent audience can change the mechanics of live comedy the impact parenthood has on the kind of comedy you want to make how comedy can be a tool for processing your neurodivergence writing a book about OCD at 15 how focusing on personal experiences stops your material becoming dated the problem with saying “ we're all on the spectrum ” and how Joe's viral clip didn't change his approach to making stuff Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras including: The Dark Room how Joe takes extra beats to make reveals land harder flipping the script for neurodivergent audiences and how being unfunny can be a secret power move in a club 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Joe: Joe's book with Abigoliah Schamaun, Neurodivergent Moments , is out today in all good book stores and Joe Wells: Daddy Autism is on tour later this year. Find all the info and more at joewells.org.uk . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Joe ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Other things : Comedy promoters, get in touch with Amy Miller and Joyelle Nicole Johnson ! Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back in the archives with Suzi Ruffell from 2019, where we discuss: making sure that LGBTQ+ people in the audience feel seen how punishing she found being a new act (and whether she could do it all again) and why she finds happiness terrifying Join the Insiders Club at patreon.com/comcompod where you can instantly get access to the full back catalogue of extras , including 25 minutes with Suzi! 👉 Sign up to the NEW ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content you can't find anywhere else ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly-ish Stu&As Catch Up with Suzi: Suzi Ruffell is currently on tour with The Juggle , find out all the dates and more at suziruffell.com . Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE - find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exactly 500 episodes later one of the UK’s most acclaimed comics, Sara Pascoe , returns to the show. Fresh off her latest tour, I Am A Strange Gloop, we discuss: how comedians become addicted to rejection the imbalance of what the circuit means for different comedians why there should be a workshop for comics to survive panel shows the impossible balance between truth and funny in stand-up whether using writers in comedy is “cheating” and we find out if Sara Pascoe is happy … Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras where discuss the hidden world of corporate gigs including: why corporates can feel impossible from the start the different standards held between public and private shows and we unpack the survival tactics used by pro comics on the circuit 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Sara: You can see Sara Pascoe for one night only at this year's Edinburgh Fringe at the Underbelly on the 5th August. Find all the info at sarapascoe.co.uk . You can keep-up-date with Sara on Instagram, @sara.pascoe . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content with Sara ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Other things : Find out more abotu Lee Kyle's book at imleekyle.com . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HUGE NEWS: I'M GOING ON TOUR! I'm heading on my first UK tour in nearly a decade with Canary. As the miners scrambled to safety, they’d try to grab the dead canary and then immediately revive it with pure oxygen, condemning it to a constant loop of singing, panicking, dying and then singing again. Which is a tiny bit like medicating your chronic dread by making people laugh about the climate crisis* *As certified by The TImes: "The funny side of climate change… No, really!" LIVE DATES Edinburgh | 17th to 30th August Cambridge | 3rd September Glasgow | 16th September Oxford | 20th September Manchester | 2nd October Cardiff | 9th October Maidenhead | 16th October Sheffield | 6th November Birmingham | 13th November PLUS, the biggest headline show of my career... Bristol Old Vi c | 18th November Tickets now on sale at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . This show blazes with fierce hope! I'm really proud of it, and can't wait to take it out on the road (sustainably of course). Hopefully see you there! - Stu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re delving into the archives and going back to episode 259 in 2018 with that year's Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Rose Matafeo ! We discuss: how she ensured her hilarious material about female sexuality in Horndog brought the whole room along with it how she's actively mining for hot takes and why she has a quintuple-threat approach to performance Join the Insiders Club at patreon.com/comcompod where you can instantly get access to the full back catalogue of extras , including 20 minutes with Rose! 👉 Sign up to the NEW ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ Exclusive extra content you can't find anywhere else ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly-ish Stu&As Catch Up with Rose: You can see Rose Matafeo working up some new material in Edinburgh this summer, find out more through the link in the show notes. Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE - find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I’m joined by two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Ian Smith ! You may also know him best as the co-host of the Northern News podcast with Amy Gledhill, as well as appearances on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and on his own Radio 4 series, Ian Smith is Stressed! He’s now back with Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty - a sharp, surreal and painfully relatable look at stress, love, and the kind of life choices that include buying a magic spell off Amazon. In this episode we discuss: the brutal on-the-job experience that actually makes a stand-up the uncertainty of what actually leads to TV work learning the value of other comedians as “outside eyes” on your material why comedy as therapy is limited (but why it still helps anyway) the stuff that gets cut from The Northern News and we find out of Ian Smith is happy... Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to 20 minutes of exclusive extras including: how writing for The News Quiz taught him to write on demand why previews are meant to be messy and how deadlines remove self-doubt and force clarity in creative decisions 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with Ian: Foot Spa Half Empty is on its final leg of the UK tour. You can find all the dates and more at iansmithcomedian.co.uk . You can also keep-up-date with Ian on Instagram, @iansmithcomedy . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ 20 minutes of exclusive extra content with Ian ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

313 episodes later… the critically acclaimed comedian, award-winning broadcaster and Taskmaster champion, John Robins returns to the pod! John first spoke on stage with an incredible level of honesty and introspection about his alcoholism with Howl (which you can listen to on his here ). This week he’s continuing to share that story with the release of his memoir, Thirst : the story of his life through the lens of alcohol, the drinks that made him, and those that broke him . In this episode we discuss: how Taskmaster was the closest he’s got to being himself on TV why 12-step recovery feels like a form of stand-up the process of opening yourself up in the form a book how comedy careers can distort what you see as success the problem with “ ego ” in comedy and how sobriety shifts it learning to sit with yourself instead of escaping and if John plans to return to stand-up... Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to 20 minutes of exclusive extras including: how much of stress is actually chosen why alcohol never actually solves what it claims to and the impact of recording the audiobook 👉 Sign up to the NEW ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with John: John Robins' Thirst is out now on in all good book stores and is also available as an Audiobook. Find all the info at johnrobins.com . You can keep-up-date with John on Instagram, @nomadic_revery . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ 20 minutes of exclusive extra content with John ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE , find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Tothill is one of the most exciting stand-ups to come out of the UK in recent years. Debuting in 2023, he’s now on his third show with This Must Be Heaven - the story of his near death experience and an underwhelming cruise. In this episode we discuss: the brutal truth about moving from open mics to pro gigs why early WIPs are often funnier than complete shows the loneliness of being trapped on a cruise ship after bombing every night why crowd work makes him uncomfortable scaling material up for bigger rooms while supporting Alan Davies and we find out if John Tothill is happy … Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to 15 minutes of exclusive extras including: the realisation that not everyone will get your material, but the right people really will what trait is most likely to obstruct success why “doing the work” often looks like not doing the work at all and the fear about where the world goes next… 👉 Sign up to the NEW ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with John: You can see John Tothill: This Must Be Heaven tomorrow at Mach (if you’re reading this as it’s released), London on 22nd May and in Edinburgh this summer. Find all the dates at campsite.bio/johntothill . Also, you can keep-up-date with John on Instagram, @johntothill . Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod : ✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes ✅ 15 minutes of exclusive extra content with John ✅ Early access to new episodes where possible ✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else! Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE including dates in Mach this weekend , LA next week and lots of other places after then! Find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy . Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate . Get in touch : If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.