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Over the next few weeks we'll be uploading some of our most played older episodes of Class Clown. This week it is Joanne McNally fresh off her appearance on Traitors! This episode is sponsored by Shopify - set up your shop and get started today AND Get Class Clown Merch below! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/ Catch Seann Walsh On tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad c...

Over the next few weeks we'll be uploading some of our most played older episodes of Class Clown and what better place to start than with our very first episode with Romesh Ranganathan. One of TV's most beloved stars, he's currently all over our screens with Traitors with his own hit Podcast... but let's throw it back to his childhood to see where it all began for Romesh. Get Class Clown Merch bel...

Alexei Sayle, talks about getting excluded from school, how his time at art school taught him to be a fully free thinking creative and how all that lead to becoming a figurehead of the alternative comedy scene. Today's episode is sponsored by Shopify https://www.shopify.com/uk Check the Class Clown merch store! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/ Get Alexei's ⁠brilliant new book here⁠ https:/...

Alexei Sayle, one of the key figures of the alternative comedy scene and star of The Young ones joins Seann Walsh to talk about life in Liverpool, growing up as a member of the Communist Party and how he was a challenging student. Get Alexei's brilliant new book here See Seann Walsh Live On Tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Class Clown Seann Walsh looks back over an earlier interview with YouTube creator and comedian Max Fosh, alongside Dr Natalia Cawley. The pair talk about how YouTube has empowered comedians and creators as well as dig into some of the typical psychological effects going to boarding school can have on you. You can get more from Dr Natalie Cawley by checking out her amazing book, Just A...

Jacob discusses his two wayward summers front a band in Greece, having his heartbroken by a Slovakian waitress, how his dogged determination landing him a spot on a drama course and how going back to teach on that course lead to the launch of his smash hit podcast Screen Rot. Get exclusive extra content with Jacob on Patreon https://patreon.com/ClassClown See Seann Walsh Live On Tour! https://www....

Jacob Hawley best known for his hugely popular podcast Screen Rot joins `Seann Walsh to talk about his desire to hang out with the funniest and naughtiest kids at school, the satisfaction of misbehaving despite being in the top set, whether or not he truly is working class, the hours of fun that can be had building dens in childhood and how he would play Ricky Gervais out loud while hanging out at...

Andrew Mensah returns and this time he's talking about how close he got to being a pro footballer and why being a teenage preacher gave him the skills to write comedy. He also talks about the sin he committed that took preaching off the cards for him and why he has an unlikeley love for Loose Women. See Seann Walsh on his This Is Torture tour! Get exclusive content with Andrew on Patreon Learn mor...

Andrew Mensah is one of the UK's fastest rising comedy stars. In this Class clown interview he talks about growing up in London, his ambitions to be a preacher before going into comedy, the pressure he felt to exceptional in whatever career chose, how he watched as people who he knew went to prison and also how he lost a friend who was tragically murdered. To hear Part 2 with Andrew and get exclus...

Mark Steel is back for part 2 in which he talks corporal punishment, hating school, being expelled and bring us a couple of very funny stories about how he frequently got in trouble while working his first job as a milkman. Mark Steel is one of the most acclaimed comedians in the UK and host of the long running radio series Mark Steel is in Town. He recently released a book about his battle with c...

Mark Steel has had an incredible career from his beloved radio series to decades of acclaimed tours and numerous books to his name. For Part 1 of his Class Clown interview he talks about early scrapes that lead to fights, having a car stolen from under his nose, his Dad's embarrassing behaviour at a cricket match and how he comes from an era where working class people had confidence. Check Out Par...

Miles Jupp is back and shares with Seann Walsh how he struggled and felt under pressure academically, reveals his biggest comedy inspirations and talks about how finding a tribe on the London comedy scene with a group where everyone was completely different from each other. Get £10 off at TaskRabbit using the code classclown at checkout ⁠https://www.taskrabbit.co.uk/dashboard⁠ If you love Miles an...

The brilliant Miles Jupp (The Thick Of It, Rev, Balamory) joins Seann to talk what it was like growing up with a Reverend for a father, going to boarding school and he discovered his love for performance. Check out Miles podcast, The Moment With Miles Jupp See Seann Walsh live on his This Is Torture! tour Get £10 off at TaskRabbit using the code classclown at checkout https://www.taskrabbit.co.uk/...

Josh Pugh is back and this time the comedian and ex-England partially-sighted football player reveals how his enthusiasm taught him valuable lessons that helped him with his life and comedy career. He also talks about how he felt directionless at the early stages of his career and talks about how he came to find the inspiration for his forthcoming sit-com Stepping Up. Check out the new ⁠Class Clow...

The brilliant Josh Pugh joins Seann walsh for this week's Class Clown where he talks growing up in the Midlands, the hilarious teenage fantasies he had about finding musical success, his comedy influences including Stewart Lee, Lee Evans and a mad performer in Benidorm. Plus he reveals how being sent to a special school due to being partially sighted disrupted his school life. Check out the new ⁠C...

Phil Ellis is back and this time he talks his early film making ambitions which leads to a hilarious tale of him being arrested by armed police, he also shares what's the exact thing you shouldn't do if you get the chance to audition for Red Dwarf and talks his early days working in an air bag factory. See Phil at Edinburgh and on his Bath Mat tour! https://www.philelliscomedy.com/ See Seann on th...

Taskmaster contestant and Edinburgh comedy legend Phil Ellis joins Seann Walsh to talk all things boyhood, including the influence of his comedy hero Rik Mayall (and a lovely story about when they met!), why he was constantly getting into fight as a young lad and what it was like living in Preston. See Phil at Edinburgh and on his Bath Mat tour! See Seann on the Autumn leg of his This Is Torture!...

Natalie Cassidy is back! This time talking the what it's like being scrutinised by the tabloid press while going through your teens and young adulthood and the knock on effect that had at school where she had a tough time balancing her natural inclination to be studious but also hang out with the naughtier kids. She also reveals her stand up comedy aspirations! Get £10 off at TaskRabbit using the...

Natalie Cassidy joins Seann Walsh to discuss what it's like coming from a working class background and achieving incredible fame at just 10 years old. We get into what it's like growing up in a world full of adults, getting access to high end night life when you are barely 15 and how she's developed a love of art and museums. Part 2 Available On Patreon With Exclusive Content!: https://www.patreon...

Comedian and Genius Impressionist Peter Serafinowicz talks about his relationship with AA, the influence of Philosopher Alan Watts, coming from a working class family that turned into a comedy dynasty. He also talks about having to have some kind of love for people you impersonate, revealing a dream he had about Andrew Tate that gave him some empathy for the man and shows off fantastic Elvis and P...

Peter Serfinowicz has one of the most envious CVs in comedy: South Park, Shaun of The Dead, Star Wars, Guardians Of The Galaxy, John Wick, The Tick, Alan Partridge, Rick & Morty, The Simpsons, as well as creating his own iconic characters such as Brian Butterfield. In this episode we get into his early ability to mimic, his ADHD, the influence of Spike Milligan and how he went from a council estat...

Dom is back for part 2 where he reveals how he broke into the TV industry via MTV and The Paramount Comedy channel, the VERY EXPENSIVE gag that ended his relationship with the BBC and his early career as an international diplomat. Hear Dom's Brutal Verdict on the US version of Trigger Happy TV over on Patreon plus his thoughts on the Yeti and big Foot: https://www.patreon.com/c/ClassClown See Sean...

The brilliant Dom Joly joins Seann Walsh to talk about growing up in Beirut, suffering with a massive panic attack while inter-railing, (an affliction that almost ended Trigger Happy TV before it even began!), how he sees himself primarily as an absurdist and why he dislikes the word prank. Watch part 2 right now on Patreon! See Seann Walsh Live On Tour! And See Dom on his Trigger Happy tour! Lear...

As we approach our 1 year anniversary of Class Clown we look back on some of our favourite interviews from the last year with the help of Psychiatrist Dr Natalie Cawley, who pulls out key themes from our episodes, while Seann shares how he relates to those themes. This episode looks back at our brilliant interview with the hilarious RED RICHARDSON! If you missed it, check out our original intervie...

Jake Lambert is a social media comedy superstar, who has featured on all our timelines with his sharp and satirical observations on everyday life. In this episode we talk about growing up in Slough with a childhood filled with eccentric characters, how his mum encouraged him to be exceed his surroundings, the influence of Ricky Gervais and how he very nearly became a policeman instead of pursuing...