THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

Adam talks with American humorist David Sedaris about writing, failing to bond with Dads, football, eyeballs and colonoscopies. THANKS to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton (except ‘Drivin’ On 9’ by The Breeders performed by Adam Buxton, Garth Jennings and Danny Richards, aka The Best Band In The World) RELATED LIN...

Adam talks with Australian comedian Laura Davis and Canadian musician Mac DeMarco (who also plays a couple of songs). Recorded live at The End Of The Road Festival, September 2017 (though the main recording failed, this podcast was put together from a back-up recording made on a dictaphone - I think it sounds fine if you wear headphones) Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and...

Adam & British comedian/poet/actor Tim Key enjoy a rambly conversation as they look at some art in London’s Courtauld Gallery. This episode was sponsored by ART FUND, the national fundraising charity for art. Find out more by visiting Artfund.org/BUXTON TIM KEY TOUR DATES: https://www.timkey.co.uk/ Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Music and jingles by Adam Buxton The Su...

Adam talks with British writer, producer and presenter Charlie Brooker. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND THEMES THAT HAVE OFFENDED IN THE PAST AND MAY OFFEND AGAIN. There was a problem with one of the mics on this episode hence roomy sound from back up recording. Apologies for any emotional scarring this may cause. Hello. Adam here with a few notes and links related to this episode for you. My r...

Adam talks with American musician Eleanor Friedberger. Hi. Adam Buxton here with some notes and links for you about this week’s guest. Eleanor and her brother Matthew formed the core of The Fiery Furnaces, who put out a series of brilliantly strange records from 2000 - 2011. Matthew and Eleanor now work on solo projects but haven’t officially laid the The Fiery Furnaces to rest. My conversation wi...

Adam talks with British comedian Bob Mortimer. Hi. Adam Buxton here with some notes about Bob and this episode. For nearly 30 years Bob and his comedy partner Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) have stuck doggedly to what makes them laugh whether mainstream audiences get it or not, with shows like ‘The Smell Of Reeves & Mortimer’, ‘Bang Bang It’s Reeves & Mortimer’, ‘Catterick’, and ‘House Of Fools...

Adam talks with British actor, writer, character comedian and improvisor Cariad Lloyd (Austentatious, Murder In Successville, Drunk History etc.) about birth, middle age, funny accents, growing up in a ‘cult’ and why talking about death on a podcast is more fun than it sounds. CARIAD NOTES Hello, Adam Buxton here. My conversation with Cariad was recorded in February 2017. Why the delay puttin...

Adam talks to British producer and director Fenton Bailey one of the co founders of TV production company World Of Wonder, responsible for Rupaul's Drag Race, Jon Ronson's Secret Rulers Of The World and The Adam & Joe Show) THIS PODCAST HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WEBBY AWARD! You can vote for me at wbby.co/pod-int Voting is open until Thursday, April 19th, 2018 Thanks! DOWNLOAD THE FREE ADAM BUX...

Adam talks with British comedian, actor and writer Jayde Adams.  JAYDEFAX As you’ll hear Jayde began her performing career on a sad note following the death of her older sister Jenna in 2011. That encouraged Jayde to leave her native Bristol and start doing comedy, often in London drag clubs like Sink The Pink, Jonny Woo’s Unroyal Variety, The Glory and The Vauxhall Tavern. Just three years l...

Adam travels to Paris to meet his old friend, British director Garth Jennings. After a brief catch up, Garth introduces Adam to his old friend, and fellow Paris dweller, Wes Anderson of Texas, USA. The conversation was recorded in early March 2018 shortly before the release of Anderson’s 9th feature, and 2nd foray into stop motion (after Fantastic Mr Fox) Isle Of Dogs.  Set in a dystopian nea...

Adam talks with British actor and comedian Lolly Adefope about working with Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe, her early forays into comedy at university, music, offensive language and whether she should watch The Crown (she really doesn’t want to but Adam tries to convince her to give it a go). Also Adam’s dog Rosie spots a deer and runs off into the wood, yipping, giving Adam an opportunity to...

Adam talks with Welsh journalist, screenwriter and film maker Jon Ronson (‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’, ‘The Psychopath Test’, ‘The Men Who Stare At Goats’, co writer of the films ‘Frank’ & ‘Okja’) about, amongst other things, his recent audio series ’The Butterfly Effect’ in which Jon meets people affected in a variety of surprising ways by the spread of free internet pornography. As Jon...

Adam talks with Irish actor, stand-up comedian and writer Aisling Bea about getting soaked in exotic locations, the time things got weird when they both refused to wear free shoes at a comedy gig, the influences that paved the path to Aisling’s career in stand up, weird on-set behaviour, confrontations and the value of difficult conversations. Aisling also talks about the article she wrote last ye...

Adam talks with American writer Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Money Ball, Liar’s Poker etc.) about his book ‘The Undoing Project’, which tells the story of the friendship and fascinating work of psychologists Amos Tversky and Nobel prize winner Daniel Kahneman. Much of the work of Tversky and Kahneman focuses on the human capacity to make errors of judgment based on unhelpful prejudices and rules...

Adam laughs a lot as he talks to British actor and comedian, Diane Morgan (Philomena Cunk, Motherland) about bad films, weird drama school exercises, not cracking America, not giving a shit, children, tape worms and more.  Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Adam talks with American actor, writer and director Greta Gerwig about her directorial debut ‘Lady Bird’ and some of her film influences. CONTAINS MILD 'LADY BIRD' SPOILERS ( I don't think they would spoil the film for you, but if you're sensitive about that kind of thing...) Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam...

A short bonus episode featuring a conversation with Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, film scores, cheekbones) about music documentaries, writing music for Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread, Oscar speeches and The Fall. Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Extract from 'House Of Woodcock' by Jonny Greenwood. (Phantom T...

Adam talks with director Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Punch Drunk Love, Boogie Nights) about Phantom Thread, Radiohead, Daniel Day Lewis, fatherhood, UK TV comedy and other vitally important business. Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam...

Adam enjoys a (fairly) family friendly festive talk pudding with Joe Cornish. Gifts are exchanged, the Queen speaks, Eggcorns are munched, messages are read out, slivers of information about Joe’s new film are extracted and the Tom Cruise Doodle Story makes an unexpected (partial) comeback! Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for productio...

Adam talks to British stand up comedian Romesh Ranganathan about life in Los Angeles, race and diversity in comedy (funnier than that sounds) dealing with negative criticism (a favourite topic!) and the delicate business of exploiting your family for entertainment purposes. There’s also some freestyle rapping that should provoke some considerable insecurity for the so called giants of the hip hop...

Adam talks to Thomas Dolby about his pioneering adventures in the music and tech industry, including revealing tales of close encounters with Michael Jackson and David Bowie. Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Download the free Adam Buxton App for more jingles, videos and exclusive podcast episodes.  Prints - roomfifty.com Thanks to Seamus Murphy Mitchell for produc...

Adam talks with legendary music video director Tim Pope about his work with, among others, Iggy Pop, Neil Young and David Bowie. Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam enjoys a ramble with Queens Of The Stone Age front man Josh Homme and his friend, comedian Matt Berry. CONTAINS STRONG ROCK LANGUAGE! Adam Buxton’s Old Bits DVD is out now from gofasterstripe.com Contribute to the Adam & Joe Christmas Podcast at adam-buxton.co.uk Thanks to Seamus Murphy Mitchell for production support and Jack Bushell for additional editing on this episode. Music & ji...

Adam talks with Hassan Akkad about why and how he came to leave Damascus and make the dangerous journey to seek refuge in Europe as an illegal immigrant. Information about the ‘TimePeace’ - a mobile app, which will connect asylum seekers and locals, to meet and share for free their skills, passions and interests, here: https://www.timepeaceapp.org/ Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production s...

Adam enjoys another rambling conversation with British actor, writer and theatre director Kathy Burke. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.