A RICH COMIC LIFE PODCAST

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian LLOYD GRIFFITH about his comedy career. Griffith is an exceptionally funny comedian who has made me laugh so much over the years and has supported Rob Beckett on tour in 2013 / 2014 and Jack Whitehall on tour in in 2017.  He has also been a presenter on Sky TV’s Soccer AM and for BBC 5Live and Talksport. I have seen Griffith live several times, inc...

In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian SEANN WALSH about his comedy career. Walsh is one of the very best current observational comedians who has made me consistently roar with laughter whenever I have seen him perform.  He has who has won several awards including the Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year and the Chortle Best Newcomer both in 2009. I have seen him live many times over...

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian ROB ROUSE about his comedy career. After winning the respected So You Think You’re Funny award at the Edinburgh Fringe  in 1998, Yorkshireman Rouse has toured all over the world and is one of the most energetic and vibrant comedians on the circuit. A great comic storyteller, I have seen him live many times over the years including his solo shows My Fam...

With the release of this podcast episode, it will be my birthday week and to celebrate, my interview guest is Britain’s greatest compere and ‘my comedy brother’ James Gill. Gill is the co-founder and resident compere at Always Be Comedy club.  Having celebrated its tenth birthday in June 2021, I have been attending the club weekly for the last six years both live and online.  Together with Tech gu...

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian BRENDAN O’DONOGHUE about his comedy career. A big supporter of new comic talent, I first saw Irish comedian O’Donoghue MC for Comedy Virgins at The Cavendish Arms in Stockwell in 2013.  Since 2016, I have watched him be the resident compere at Birdies free comedy showcase at The Savoy Tap in the Strand, London where he has introduced many a new comedia...

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian JOSH BAULF about his comedy career. In 2018, I first saw the London comedian appear at the Amused Moose National New Comedian final where he was very impressive entertaining the audience with effortless ease.  I also saw him headline Birdies free comedy showcase the same year, where he was hysterical with his cheeky personality and then watched him per...

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian LILY PHILLIPS about her comedy career. Phillips is a charming comedian with no-holds barred material that is infectiously funny.  She was the finalist of both the Max Turner Prize and Funny Women competitions in 2018.  I have seen her on live on a number of occasions from the show Hoo-Haa! (alongside comedian Stephen Trumble) and as part of The Com...

In this episode, I talk to the excellent compere and comedian MAFF BROWN about his comedy career. Beginning stand-up comedy in 2005, I saw Brown guest compere Always Be Comedy in 2018 where I was impressed by his roguish style of storytelling.  He was great at building up routines and effortlessly warmed up the audience for the main acts. Brown is the founder and resident compare for the award-win...

In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian JAKE LAMBERT about his comedy career. I have seen Lambert perform many times as both a compere and solo act.  His charm and wit on stage make him a natural stand-up.  I have seen his shows Little Lost Lad and Never Mak The Same Mistak Twice at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as numerous times at Always Be Comedy in London. He has supported Sean Walsh,...

In this episode, I talk to the comedian STEFANIA LICARI about her comedy career. A qualified doctor and budding stand-up comedian, Licari training as an actress in London and France, and was coached in physical theatre in Poland.  I first met her on the virtual front row at Always Be Comedy where she wanted to gain experience at being a stand-up.  Being brand new to the comedy world, I was fascina...

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian ROBIN MORGAN about his comedy career. Morgan is a Welsh stand-up comedian, actor and writer based in Cardiff and London.  I have seen him compere and deliver wonderful mischievous routines on stage about his life and career.  He has presented three solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and has performed on radio and TV most notably having been a guest...

In this episode, I chat to the very funny comedian JACK BARRY about his comedy career. Stand-up and sketch comedian, Barry began his career as a student member of the crtically acclaimed Leeds Tealights sketch group from 2009 to 2011.  He then performed solo at the Edinburgh from 2012.  He is a stand-up comedian and resident compere at Mild Friends Comedy Club in Oxford, UK where he is a co-founde...

In this episode, I chat to the fantastic Irish comedian ANDREW RYAN about his comedy career. Making his stand-up comedy debut in 2008, Ryan is both a brilliant compere and an excellent headline act in his own right.  His typical storytelling abilities matched with a warm, mischievous and outgoing manner have made him a natural stand-up comedian.  I have seen Ryan live onstage many times and he has...

In this episode, I talk to the brilliant comedian MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE about his comedy career. Marcus Brigstocke is an English stand-up comedian.  He has worked extensively in television, radio and musical theatre.  He won the BBC New Comedian in 1996 and has since emerged as a major comedy, writing and acting talent, performing in the UK and Europe.  He is a regular voice on BBC Radio with an impre...

In this episode, I talk to the one of my favourite comedians JASON BYRNE about his comedy career. Irishman Byrne is a unique comic force who performs with an incredible amount of inspired, energetic lunacy.  He has made appearances on television and radio and has become a renowned comedian.  Brilliant with audience interaction, he is the biggest selling comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe. I have see...

In this episode, I talk to the comedy legend BARRY CRYER about his comedy career. Barry Cryer is an English writer, comedian and actor.  He has written for many major comedians that are feature in my blog including Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Bob Monkhouse, Frankie Howerd, Bruce Forsyth, Kenny Everett, Richard Pryor and Spike Milligan. I have watched many of his...

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian IAN SMITH about his comedy career. Yorkshire man Ian Smith is an original and exhilarating comedian.  He is exceptional at improvisation and delivers animated stories and observations with highly original props.  This creates an amazingly funny show and I have seen him perform critically acclaimed solo shows Craft in 2018 and Half-Life in 2019 at t...

In this episode, I talk to the fantastic comedian SCOTT BENNETT about his comedy career. Beginning his career in 2009, Bennett is one of the biggest rising stars on the UK comedy circuit.  The exceptionally funny Yorkshireman delivers sharply written routines packed with jokes about family life and modern living.  In 2020/21, when the whole world was in lockdown, he was a massive hit online broadc...

In this episode, I talk to the comedy legend AL MURRAY about his comedy career. Murray is an English comedian, actor, writer, and musician.  Murray's principal character is The Pub Landlord who puts Great Britain first in his values and will not settle for anything less. The joke is always on him and he has appeared as the character for over twenty years.  I think The Pub Landlord is one of the gr...

In this episode, I talk to the great comedian JARLATH REGAN about his comedy career. London-based Irish comedian and podcaster Regan began his stand-up comedy career in 2003. A year later, he was a finalist in three major UK comedy awards: So You Think You’re Funny, Chortle Student Comedian of The Year and BBC New Comedy Awards.  A regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe, I have seen Regan’s sol...

In this episode, I chat to the superb comedian RACHEL FAIRBURN about her comedy career. Northern comedian Fairburn started comedy in 2007 and in 2008, she was a finalist in both the Funny Women and City Life North-West Comedian Of The Year competitions.  On stage, she can be engaging one minute and very dark the next.  She is co-host of the extremely successful comedy podcast All Killa No Filla al...

In this episode, I talk to the wonderful comedian VIX LEYTON about her comedy career. Leyton is a very funny Welsh comedian who I first saw appear at Birdies free comedy showcase in 2019 where she performed an inspired five-minute set.  Since then, she performed a hundred gigs in a year, has compered her own comedy show and has had several different projects online including interviewing me for he...

In this episode, I talk to the hilarious comedian TIERNAN DOUIEB about his comedy career. Douieb has been performing political comedy both in the UK and internationally for over ten years. He has written for the TV show Frankie Boyle’s New Word Order (as well as touring with the comedian) and has a successful podcast Party Political Broadcast.  I first saw him at Mark Watson’s Watsonathon, an onli...

In this episode, I talk to one of my favourite comedians HAL CRUTTENDEN about his comedy career. Cruttenden is a writer and actor as well as being one of the top-rated comedians currently working in the UK.  He has appeared many times on TV including Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week and I have seen him perform numerous times on stage.  His delivery of a punchline to a humorous story or joke is...

In this episode, I chat to the wonderful comedian PAUL COX about his comedy career. Cox is an English stand-up comedian and writer.  He has performed comedy all over the UK and is a member of the London based sketch group Unhinged.  I first saw him in 2016 and then on several occasions on the London based free comedy club Birdies.  I was hooked by his superb delivery of a funny story and he was a...