The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Stuart Goldsmith
  • 4.7 (157)
  • Comedy
  • Updated Weekly

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. Suzi Ruffell (2019): ComCompendium

    14h ago

    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
  2. Sara Pascoe Returns

    Jun 4

    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.

    1h 29m
  3. A Very Important Announcement...

    May 29

    A Very Important Announcement...

    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 Vic | 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.

    6 min
  4. Rose Matafeo (2018): ComCompendium

    May 22

    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
  5. Ian Smith

    May 14

    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.

    1h 26m
  6. John Robins Returns

    May 7

    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.

    1h 32m
  7. John Tothill

    Apr 30

    John Tothill

    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 gigswhy early WIPs are often funnier than complete showsthe loneliness of being trapped on a cruise ship after bombing every nightwhy crowd work makes him uncomfortablescaling material up for bigger rooms while supporting Alan Daviesand 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 willwhat trait is most likely to obstruct successwhy “doing the work” often looks like not doing the work at alland 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.

    1h 15m
  8. Jonno Johnson

    Apr 23

    Jonno Johnson

    Most people in the comedy world will know Jonno Johnson as a third of the sketch trio Sheeps, but most recently he’s taken up the role of Head Writer at SNL UK! In this episode recorded in January 2026, we discuss: the hidden world of sketch writing and script editingwhy he wanted to be the Chuckle Brothershow he manages on-stage anxiety in real timeJonno’s musical talents from writing pantomimes to freestyle rapsthe Sheeps approach of building a sketch with structure, misdirection and building towards something bigger than it seemsthe hidden fear of a show's attendance over the performancethe turning point of getting out of your own wayand Jonno's advice for aspiring comedy writers 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 audition that made him swear off auditions entirelywhy there’s no real “community” in sketch comedy anymoreand how admiration within your own circle can shape what you make 👉 Sign up to the NEW ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram, YouTube & TikTok. Catch Up with Jonno: Jonno: Here Comes Mr Funny is at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer at the Monkey Barrel 2. You can also follow Jonno on Instagram, @thisisjonno. 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 Jonno ✅ 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 Bristol, Marlborough, LA and Mach! 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.

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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.

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