Celya AB’s Sound On Tape

Comedian Phil Wang joins Celya as this week's guest. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, his family moved to Malaysia when he was a few weeks old, returning to the UK to study in Bath and later at Cambridge University, where he was president of the sketch troupe, the Footlights. He's appeared on Netflix specials, as well as comedy favourites Taskmaster, Have I Got News For You and even hosts the British Acade...

American comedian Patti Harrison takes to the chair of nostalgia for this week's episode of Sound on Tape. Celebrated for her sharp, surreal humour, and known for her roles in Hulu's Shrill, I Think You Should Leave, and the acclaimed film Together Together, she brings absurdity and emotional truth to both stage and screen. Expect singalongs to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, hot takes on Tool, Is Tro...

In this episode comedian Kemah Bob joins Celya for a hilarious take on pop culture. Kemah's stand-up explores themes of Black cultural identity, queerness, mental health and belonging, she's also the creator and host of FOC IT UP! Comedy Club, an acclaimed live show and podcast spotlighting comedians of colour who are not cisgender men, which is described by The Guardian as “a radiant, riotous cel...

Joining Celya today is no stranger to pop culture: comedian Rhys James. Featuring on Mock the Week, and Live at the Apollo he blends millennial angst with observational digs and a lot of self-aware charm. Expect hot takes on Sabrina Carpenter, Fiddler on the Roof, Bacardi Breezers...and the Discovery Channel. Music videos mentioned: Smooth Criminal – Alien Ant Farm Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani Anxiety...

Recorded with a live audience at Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2025, with the fantastic Amy Annette, a comedian, writer, producer and script editor whose sharp and warm voice has made her one of the UK’s distinctive rising comedy voices.  Her debut solo show, Thick Skin, explores what it meant to grow up as a teen in the early 2000s, digging into body image culture, Y2K fashion and the nostalgia of...

Joining Celya is Daniel Foxx a quick witted stand-up, writer, and sketch comic whose debut hour Villain was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured internationally. Described by Rolling Stone as “utterly hilarious and effortlessly charismatic,” he’s built a huge online following with his parodies of the painfully privileged, which inspired his first book Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children. H...

Stevie Martin rose to fame as a member of the sketch group Massive Dad. She’s since gone on to appear in 8 out of 10 cats does countdown, Starstruck and The Mash Report. Born in 1988, she falls firmly into the consort of the millennial. In this episode we’re covering Brandon Flowers and The Killers, Britney getting far too sweaty, Eminem and the boot of that car…. Music videos mentioned: Somebody...

Today we're joined by the hilarious, and frank comedian Ayoade Bamgboye. Raised in Nigeria, and based in London, she won the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer for her debut solo show, Swings and Roundabouts, where she brought a fresh perspective to everything from cultural clashes to the absurdity of modern life.  Be warned! This episode is very sexy. .. Covering Usher, Destiny’s Child...

In this first episode of Sound on Tape, Celya AB is joined by Singaporean stand-up comedian Jin Hao Li. His debut solo hour, Swimming in a Submarine, premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, earning a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Celya and Jin Hao discuss U2, sneaking off to parties, psychoanalysing Friends characters, how many members are in Pussycat Dolls,...

What’s the most iconic music video of all time? What’s the hottest music video you’ve seen that’s imprinted in your brain forever? What’s the first music video you ever watched? Thirst meets nostalgia as Celya AB asks all this and more of a weekly special guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices