Some Laugh

The boays are back discussing the UK's recent heatwave(s), Steve and Stu discuss roasting each other for a recent pilot, and Stu recounts embarrassing himself while at a masseuse. Plus, Steve reveals an awkward moment with an extra during the filming of their BBC show, and a discussion about the comedian-to-gameshow host pipeline leads to Steve and Marc having a heated discussion about Lee Mac...

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd joins Stu and Marc in the Spotify Studio in London. They discuss Marc & Chris's trip to the bowling alley, supporting an English football team, and whether every Charles Manson/Unabomber style occurance can all be blamed on government conspiracies. Plus, they ponder the best way to celebrate your birthday, Stu's love of holidays, and what makes life worth liv...

Marc and Stu are joined by actor and writer Greg McHugh. Greg discusses the genesis behind his hit series Gary Tank Commander , recounts working on the Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong written Fresh Meat , and discusses acting alongside Scottish comedy legend Gregor Fischer in the new series of their BBC sitcom Only Child . Plus, Greg recounts his early days in stand-up and what he learned working w...

Stu & Marc are joined by creator of the hit Netflix show Legends Neil Forsyth. Neil discusses the process behind writing the series, working with the likes of Steve Coogan and the trouble with shooting in the Marrakech heat. Plus, Neil busts the myth of Netflix requiring "second screen" dialogue for folk to follow along whilst scrolling, gives his tips for aspiring writers looking to...

Marc and Steve are joined by Still Game and Chewin' the Fat star and co-creator Ford Kiernan. They discuss some of the most iconic (and some of the lost) sketches from Chewin' the Fat , how starting out as a radio show led to the success of the TV version, and what made Ford's partnership with Greg Hemphill so special. Plus, they track the trajectory of Still Game from being performed...

Marc reminiscences about his student Saturday job in ASDA (during the glory days pre-2008 crash), the boays discuss which Glasgow nightclubs they frequented in their younger days and reflect on the lost art of getting someone to “go in the shop” for booze. Plus, there’s chat of Steve’s dirty pints, World Cup songs, and Marc & Stu attending the Scottish Cup Final at opposite ends. See Marc's upcomi...

This week Steve and Marc are joined by comedian and Only an Excuse? creator & writer Phil Differ. Phil discusses his start in television and working with the legendary Rikki Fulton as a writer on Scotch & Wry, coming up with the idea for Only An Excuse? and his experiences writing what became the iconic Scottish Hogmanay staple. Plus, he recounts being on the receiving end of a wind-up by...

The boays are back this week to discuss their recent night out watching John Mulaney, Marc recounts being lured into a restaurant by some dubious advertising, and Steve reminisces about going to Pizza Hut birthday parties as a kid, which leads to a discussion of whether anything in adult life can cause as much excitement. See Stuart at Saint Luke's in Glasgow on 28th May: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://li...

Marc and guest host Ray Bradshaw are joined by comedian Fred MacAulay. Fred discusses his upcoming live show with Ally McCoist at the Armadillo and reminisces on their 90's BBC talk show featuring A-List names, and reveals an exclusive story about the apperance of a certain Paul Gascoigne. Plus, they chat about the "Scottish illuminati" party the night before the Scotland-Germany gam...

The boays chat about their recent projects for the BBC (Marc's "Why Vote & Steve and Stu's "The Doghouse"), before the usual wide-ranging convo including chat about the golden age of the Paramount Comedy channel, more of Steve's childhood memories (including manifesting for his dad and accidentally dying his hand orange), dishwashers, cupboards, the decline of newspa...

This week Marc and Steve are joined by comedian Cally Beaton. Cally explains how she came from a life in corporate boardrooms as an executive for the likes of MTV & Comedy Central to becoming a comedian herself... after some encouragement from a stand-up legend. Plus, Cally recounts nearly passing up the opportunity to get South Park on British TV, giving keynote speaking advice to the likes o...

This week Steve and Marc are joined by comedian Shane Todd. Shane discusses his recent gig at the Roysl Albert Hall (to a room maybe not quite his audience), recounts his gigs with Kevin Hart while he in Belfast for a film, and showcases his Paolo Nutini themed party trick. Plus, there's chat of service stations, Shane's dad's offputting audience participation, and what it was like to...

The three boays are back together for a classic wide-ranging discussion as Stu prepares for his move to London, they reminisce about young teams, how MSN was better than modern social media and how the invention of photoshop revolutionised the "menchie". Plus, there's chat about high school science, Facebook Marketplace, and the Wonders of the Universe (both the tele show and just in...

This week Marc is joined by actor, director and producer Natasha Halevi. Natasha discusses her experience in the film industry while in town for the Glasgow Film Festival, recounts being cast in the latest Superman film, and what it was like when her wedding to Gilmore Girls star Sean Gunn was officiated by his director brother James. Plus, they discuss how AI is going to impact the movie business...

This week Marc is joined by comedian Scott Bennett . Having now appeared on Live at the Apollo , Mock the Week and the Royal Variety Performance, Scott reflects back on the massive leap of faith he took to quit his comfortable job to pursue his dream before any of those opportunities seemed likely. They discuss working from home, balancing personal and professional life, and which bit of Scott's s...

This week Marc chats to Australian comedian Tom Witcombe . They discuss Tom's penchant for writing killer gags and how he feels about being described as "flirting" with offensive, talk about the importance of addressing the elephant in the room in comedy, and Tom reveals why his background in advertising has actually been helped by doing stand-up rather than the other way round. Plus...

THIS FRIDAY 20th March Marc is performing stand-up at Glasgow's King's Theatre. Remaining tickets here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/marc-jennings-bread-and-circuses/kings-theatre-glasgow/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This week Marc chats to "Writer's Cramp" aka Ian G S Smith. Ian discusses how posting a few motivational videos led to him becoming a TikTok star in his...

Double Hunner, Still A Stunner. The boays bring in 200 episodes of the pod by addressing the tragic fire at Glasgow Central before Marc discusses going to the premiere of James MacAvoy's new film "California Schemin'" while he was Clydebank Steamin', and Steve and Stu reveal how the costumes they wore whilst filming their latest sketch led to some unfortunate encounters. Plus...

This week the boays are joined by comedian Mark Nelson . Mark recounts his experience of going to all three nights of Oasis's residency at Murrayfield last summer, reminiscences on seeing Scotland at the Euros and looks forward to the prospect of this summer's World Cup in the USA. Plus, they chat stag do's, Mark reveals the questionable act he nearly performed at the request a now wor...

The boays are joined by comedian and star of Chewin' the Fat Karen Dunbar . Karen discusses how her childhood TV ambitions and drive to put herself manifested in being cast in the hit series (if not quite "Global Domination"), recounts her time performing live doing prank calls and karaoke "when it had just came oot", and talks about her most popular characters from the ico...

The boays are joined by comedian Hal Cruttenden. Hal chats about middle-aged dating, his journey from acting into stand-up comedy (including recently playing Winston Churchill) and turning up to stand-up gig during an armed siege. Hal also reveals what he said to the Queen after performing at the Royal Variety Performance, how his name became synonymous with doing multiple shows a night, and share...

This week Marc and Stu are joined by comedian Joe Heenan . Joe discusses the decadence of the comedy scene back in the 90s and early 2000s, reveals how one of his many viral tweets led to the Daily Mail dubbing him "The Worst Dad in Britain", and recounts how he was recently punched in the face by an audience member (not for the first time) who barged backstage after taking inexplicable...

This week the boays are joined by comedian Ryan Cullen . Ryan discusses some of his dad's madcap antics, from impersonating a police officer to an attempted greyhouse race-fixing which went horribly wrong. Plus, Ryan chats about his experience running and performing at various Roast Battles, how he and his uni pal Donie O'Sullivan (now of CNN) broke a major corruption story on campus, and...

The boays are joined by comedians Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and Rosco McClelland for a classic "wide ranging discussion", touching on ninja swords, Mick Hucknell, Red Dead Redemption, window cleaners, Everybody Loves Raymond and Lorenzo Amoruso... among other things. Plus, Marc defends the time mistakenly used dishwasher tablets to wash his clothes and Rosco takes us down his US Civil W...

Marc sits down with comedian Lewis Garnham to talk doing stand-up in Glasgow for the first time, tracing family roots back to the Highlands (and possibly William Wallace), and why Australians feel weirdly at home in the UK. They get into growing up in Adelaide, hippy culture, national pride, and larrikinism, before spiralling into social media hysteria, performative emotion online, politicians gam...