Podcast Highlights
So many podcasts, so little time. Here’s a handy list of British podcast episodes that feature the people we cover at TVO.
The Comedian’s Comedian
In this long-running podcast, stand-up comedian Stuart Goldsmith interviews fellow stand-ups about how and why they do comedy. Things sometimes get quite deep, with “Are you happy?” being a question commonly asked towards the end of each interview… and some variant of “no” often being the answer.
Episode 200: Stewart Lee
Episode 196: Rachel Parris
Episode 186: Tony Law
Episode 185: Jonny & The Baptists
Episode 148: Aisling Bea
Episode 141: Matt Lucas
Episode 129: Adam Buxton
Episode 121: Mitch Benn
Episode 110: Lou Sanders
Episode 105: Katy Wix
Episode 64: Tony Law
Episode 59: Rob Delaney
Episode 46: Richard Herring
RHLSTP
In each episode of RHLSTP (or Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast), comedian Richard Herring talks to a different guest in front of a live audience. Topics of discussion range from the guest’s life and work to silly ’emergency questions’ such as “Would you rather have a hand made out of ham or an armpit that dispenses suncream?”
Episode 143: Dan Skinner
Episode 128: Tom Davis
Episode 121: Will Smith
Episode 117: Armando Iannucci
Episode 111: Graham Linehan
Episode 107: Vic Reeves
Episode 102: Tony Law
Episode 99: Cariad Lloyd
Episode 97: Aisling Bea
Episode 89: Sarah Kendall
Episode 83: Diane Morgan
Episode 75: Jessica Hynes
Episode 74: Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan
Episode 65: Lou Sanders
Episode 64: Bob Mortimer
Episode 63: Stewart Lee
Episode 53: Rebecca Front
Episode 50: Steve Coogan
Special between 45 and 46: Mike Wozniak
Episode 11: Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith
Episode 10: Rob Delaney
Episode 9: Armando Iannucci and Graham Linehan
Episode 8: Stewart Lee
Adam Buxton Podcast
Adam Buxton has an informal ‘ramble-chat’ with guests ranging from the TVO regulars listed below to Michael Palin, Louis Theroux and Brian Eno.
Episode 46: Sharon Horgan
Episode 39: Julian Barratt
Episode 35: Steve Coogan
Episode 33: Matt Berry
Episode 32: Tash Demetriou
Episode 24 and 25: Richard Ayoade
Episode 17: Richard Herring
Standard Issue
Although alternative women’s website Standard Issue has sadly shut down, their podcast has thankfully continued. Aside from their weekly ‘podzine’ episodes, their monthly live episodes bring together a group of hilarious women for a chat about all sorts of different topics.
Episode 27: With Aisling Bea
Episode 12: With Cariad Lloyd
Episode 11: With Jessica Hynes and Diane Morgan
Episode 8: With Sharon Horgan
Episode 6: With Sarah Kendall
Episode 5: With Katy Brand
The Guilty Feminist
In this comedy podcast, the hosts (Deborah Frances-White and Sofie Hagen until recently; now Deborah plus a variety of guest hosts) explore what it means to be a woman and a feminist in the 21st century. Episodes involve confessions, challenges, discussion and stand-up, with themes including Sexuality, Advertising and Independence.
Episode 61: With Rachel Parris
Episode 56: With Cariad Lloyd
Episode 55: With Aisling Bea
Episode 53: With Cariad Lloyd
Episode 50: With Sharon Horgan
Episode 49: With Cariad Lloyd
Episode 30: With Aisling Bea
Episode 18: With Sally Phillips
Made of Human
Danish stand-up comedian Sofie Hagen moved on from The Guilty Feminist to host this podcast, in which she talks to guests about how they function as human beings and cope with difficult times.
Episode 5: Katy Brand
Griefcast
This podcast about death and grief hosted by TVO regular Cariad Lloyd is very new, with just a few episodes online so far.
Episode 5: Katy Wix
Episode 1: Adam Buxton
Distraction Pieces
In this long running podcast, Scroobius Pip chats to a wide range of guests from the worlds of comedy, acting, music and more.
Episode 166: Aisling Bea
Episode 162: Alice Lowe
Episode 70: Richard Herring
Episode 66: Adam Buxton
Episode 58: Tom Davis
Episode 37: Michael Smiley
Episode 15: Stewart Lee
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