Simon Weekes

The Rules

Comedy EN ↓ 76 episodes

Society has collapsed. People are out of control. Simon Weekes welcomes comedians to suggest their rules that everyone has to follow and what the punishment should be if they don’t. This is the improv comedy podcast that will fix everything FOREVER. Email YOUR rules to therulespod@gmail.com. Edited by Ewan Cameron. Music by Julian Guidetti. Follow: @the_rules_pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Author

Simon Weekes

Category

Comedy

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Latest episode

Nov 1, 2026

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Episodes

Will Robbins 01.11.2026

Comedian, actor and one half of The Lovely Boys, Will Robbins ( Talking Good ) demands that Simon help stop people running on pavements, having fun at the fair and offering him pudding when he goes round for dinner. Sign up to The Rules' Patreon (patreon.com/therules) to get new episodes a week early and listen to extended versions with some of your favourite guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Glenn Moore 25.10.2026

Award-winning comedian, writer and podcaster Glenn Moore ( BudPod / Button Boys ) insists Simon help prevent him from always giving up his seat for pregnant people, picking up dust with his bare feet and being labelled a potential litterer. Sign up to The Rules' Patreon (patreon.com/therules) to get new episodes a week early and listen to extended versions with some of your favourite guests. H...

The Best of The Rules - Vol. VIII 18.10.2026

In the eighth compilation episode, Simon is joined by Chloe Petts to rebuild society in the image of Noddy, Robbie Knox to make airports run more efficiently with electric shocks and Sunil Patel to dump curries on people's heads and punch them in the face. Sign up to The Rules' Patreon (patreon.com/therules) to get new episodes a week early and listen to extended versions with some of your...

The Best of The Rules - Vol. VII 11.10.2026

In the sixth compilation episode, Simon is joined by Matt Lucas to banish enthusiasm about Nutella, Eryn Tett to end the tyranny of the star-based review system and Eshaan Akbar to pluck rulebreakers from ticket barriers with giant claws. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Best of The Rules - Vol. VI 04.10.2026

In the sixth compilation episode, Simon is joined by Matt Forde ( The Political Party ) to make fat cats be respectful to waiters, Kate Barron to bring dog owners to heel and Rich Fulcher ( Talkbox ) to shame seat pigs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Best of The Rules - Vol. V 27.09.2026

In the fifth compilation episode, Simon is joined by Alasdair Beckett-King ( Loremen / Alasdair & Eleanor Read That ) to put opera twats in their place, Shalaka Kurup ( Hard Lines ) to stop people disrespecting time and Jordan Brookes to consider loading everyone into the Matrix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Best of The Rules - Vol. IV 20.09.2026

In the fourth compilation episode, Simon is joined by Matt Crosby ( Pappy's ) to curb his family's obsession with opening packets of cheese, Eleanor Morton ( Alasdair & Eleanor Read That ) to clean up streets covered in phlegm and Chris Cantrill ( Icklewick FM / Rural Concerns ) to make sure train seats are for bums not bags. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Best of The Rules - Vol. III 13.09.2026

In the third compilation episode, Simon is joined by Elis James ( Elis James & John Robins ) to ensure everyone laughs at his jokes, Lorna Rose-Treen ( Time of the Week ) to bring a halt to unwarranted tickling and Jake Bhardwaj ( Joe Marler Will See You Now / The Pub Quiz Pod ) to limit people's access to dad-jokes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Best of The Rules - Vol. II 06.09.2026

In the second compilation episode Simon is joined by Rhys James to quell the chaos on pavements, Finlay Christie to abolish awkward conversations about money and Annie McGrath to make lidos great again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Best of The Rules - Vol. I 30.08.2026

In the first compilation episode, Simon is joined by Tom Parry ( Pappy's ) to make house buying a breeze, Rob Copland to reign in food influencers and Sikisa to bring equality to weeing in public. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russell Howard 23.08.2026

Legendary stand-up and presenter Russell Howard ( Five Brilliant Things ) guides Simon towards diffusing hatred with pensioners dressed as animals and gluing society together with pranks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stuart Laws 16.08.2026

Comedian and director Stuart Laws ( Week Minded Podcast ) helps Simon invoke God to humble bad drivers and one-man bands to prevent people standing too close in queues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poppy Hillstead 09.08.2026

Comedian, artist and podcaster Poppy Hillstead ( Poppy Hillstead Has Entered The Chat ) encourages Simon to punish wrongdoers by putting their avatar into a digital nightmare inspired by Hideo Kojima and her Uncle Dave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dane Buckley 02.08.2026

Award-winning comedian, writer and podcaster Dane Buckley ( Welcome to Hell ) schools Simon in the art of tea-making and launches a mutiny to take over the Rulebook itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evaldas Karosas 26.07.2026

Award-winning stand-up Evaldas Karosas implores Simon to make cities more like villages by introducing everyone to each other's mothers and divvying up the world's information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew White 19.07.2026

Stand-up, writer and presenter Andrew White insists Simon introduce rules to make supermarkets honour their deals, charity shops keep their prices low and football bores stop ruining games for everyone around them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heidi Regan 12.07.2026

Multi-award-winning stand-up and writer Heidi Regan urges Simon to silence disruptive noises with withering insults and beefeaters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Cooper-Jones 05.07.2026

Writer and Youtuber Mark Cooper-Jones ( Map Men ) encourages Simon to figure out rules that make it easier for him to talk with strangers and get rid of everybody's pets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ashley Blaker 28.06.2026

Writer, producer, author and stand-up Ashley Blaker (BBC Radio 4's Hyperfixations ) begs Simon to make people stop starting conversations about his tattoos and start stopping at zebra crossings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Crowley 21.06.2026

Tom Crowley, the writer, actor, comedian and creator of Crowley Time, with me Tom Crowley , persuades Simon to help eradicate meat walls on train platforms with hopscotch and dedicated perv-carriages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abi Clarke 14.06.2026

Comedian, actor and presenter Abi Clarke guides Simon towards dramatically restricting small talk and dramatically expanding self-service checkouts and car horns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lenny Sherman 07.06.2026

Stand-up and actor Lenny Sherman goes into business with Simon to stop people over-sharing their phone conversations and over-feeding their neighbours' cats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Hastings 31.05.2026

Internationally renowned stand-up and podcaster John Hastings encourages Simon to adopt a more North-American attitude to bad drivers and morons by throwing small rocks and bags of ****. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyrah Gray 24.05.2026

Comedian, writer, actor and presenter Kyrah Gray implores Simon to fill the streets with gravel to make tackling rude people more effective and remake disappointing TV show finales to stop the creation of new traffic wardens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil O'Rourke 17.05.2026

Celebrated stand-up Neil O'Rourke helps Simon control K-munters and seat encroachers by filtering gilets and putting Michael Palin in a box. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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