The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Stuart Goldsmith

For anyone who writes comedy, makes comedy, loves comedy, as we delve into the minds of over 500 comedians across the world, asking them in depth about how they do it, and how they cope with the challenges of a creative life. Previous guests include James Acaster, Bill Burr, Russell Howard, Bo Burnham, Sarah Millican, Sindhu Vee and Patton Oswalt. “Absolutely riveting”—The Guardian “For anyone with an interest in the craft of stand-up comedy, this is a dream come true.” — Festival Journal “Not just another w***** talking about comedy.” — Greg Proops See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Amy Annette

    1 day ago

    Amy Annette

    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 humourhow working with Amy Poehler's production company helped her unlearn needing to justify her right to spacebecoming aware of an audience's gaps in cultural knowledgewhy long development processes doesn't mean things are going badlyhow reviews describe women's comedy as "vibe" while crediting men's comedy as craftand 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 successdiscovering 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.

    1hr 8min
  2. Joe Wells

    18 Jun

    Joe Wells

    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 comedythe impact parenthood has on the kind of comedy you want to makehow comedy can be a tool for processing your neurodivergencewriting a book about OCD at 15how focusing on personal experiences stops your material becoming datedthe 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 Roomhow Joe takes extra beats to make reveals land harderflipping the script for neurodivergent audiencesand 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.

    1hr 13min
  3. Suzi Ruffell (2019): ComCompendium

    11 Jun

    Suzi Ruffell (2019): ComCompendium

    We’re back in the archives with Suzi Ruffell from 2019, where we discuss: making sure that LGBTQ+ people in the audience feel seenhow 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.

    1 hr
  4. Sara Pascoe Returns

    4 Jun

    Sara Pascoe Returns

    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 rejectionthe imbalance of what the circuit means for different comedianswhy there should be a workshop for comics to survive panel showsthe impossible balance between truth and funny in stand-upwhether 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 startthe different standards held between public and private showsand 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.

    1hr 29min
  5. Rose Matafeo (2018): ComCompendium

    22 May

    Rose Matafeo (2018): ComCompendium

    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 ithow she's actively mining for hot takesand 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.

    52 min
  6. Ian Smith

    14 May

    Ian Smith

    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-upthe uncertainty of what actually leads to TV worklearning the value of other comedians as “outside eyes” on your materialwhy comedy as therapy is limited (but why it still helps anyway)the stuff that gets cut from The Northern Newsand 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 demandwhy previews are meant to be messyand 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.

    1hr 26min
  7. John Robins Returns

    7 May

    John Robins Returns

    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 TVwhy 12-step recovery feels like a form of stand-upthe process of opening yourself up in the form a bookhow comedy careers can distort what you see as successthe problem with “ego” in comedy and how sobriety shifts itlearning to sit with yourself instead of escapingand 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 chosenwhy alcohol never actually solves what it claims toand 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.

    1hr 32min

Trailers

4.8
out of 5
1,424 Ratings

About

For anyone who writes comedy, makes comedy, loves comedy, as we delve into the minds of over 500 comedians across the world, asking them in depth about how they do it, and how they cope with the challenges of a creative life. Previous guests include James Acaster, Bill Burr, Russell Howard, Bo Burnham, Sarah Millican, Sindhu Vee and Patton Oswalt. “Absolutely riveting”—The Guardian “For anyone with an interest in the craft of stand-up comedy, this is a dream come true.” — Festival Journal “Not just another w***** talking about comedy.” — Greg Proops See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You Might Also Like