We caught up with Sarah Kendall in Brooks Bar at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She was performing her latest show, 'Touchdown'. We find out why you shouldn't shake up your set even after 35 shows, she reveals how she practices the rudest thin

Felicity Ward 'This is the worst thing I've ever done'

Sep 5th, 2014 41m 50s

We caught up with Felicity Ward in Abbatoir Bar at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where she was performing her latest stand-up show 'The Iceberg'. She talks us through one of the worst gigs she ever played, how terrifying her first 12 minutes o

Tiffany Stevenson 'I just accidentally head-butted someone in the front row'

Sep 4th, 2014 33m 46s

We had a chat with Tiffany Stevenson in the Loft Bar at the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, fresh from performing her show 'Optimist'. Tiff reveals the first time she recognised sexism at age 14, she talks about the importance of 'punching up' wh

Jeremy Hardy ‘Power needs to be restrained’

Aug 20th, 2014 15m 49s

The vastly experienced and talented Jeremy Hardy talks to us backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London about Twitter, politics, why he should never be allowed to be in a position of power and the incredible lies that his grandmother to

Marcus Brigstocke ‘It’s all about me’

Aug 20th, 2014 23m 34s

Listen to renowned comedian, satirist and ski jumper, Marcus Brigstocke tell us how he’d love to do more reality TV despite the injuries, perils of performing while on crutches and the ups and (sometimes very fast) downs of life as a comedian.

Lucy Porter ‘Don’t give a damn what anyone else thinks’

Aug 20th, 2014 16m 55s

We invited ourselves round to Lucy Porter’s palatial temporary home in Edinburgh where she's been performing her latest show 'Me Time' to talk about her new play, her love of shocking comedy and what it's like to perform to a room full of babi

Phill Jupitus ‘Society has become less tolerant’

Aug 20th, 2014 20m 12s

Listen to poet, actor, cartoonist and of course comedian, Phill Jupitus, chat to us about overcoming rejection early on in his career, his altar ego Porky the Poet and the power of comedy to change absolutely nothing at all whatsoever. Find

Mark Steel ‘Folkestone is different to Margate’

Aug 20th, 2014 20m 55s

Backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London Mark Steel tells us about the easiest standing ovation he ever got, soulless football stadiums and how FIFA don’t give a flying Pukka for the game. He also chats to us about his bid to uncover

Tony Law ‘I’m bringing back the unitard with tassles’

Aug 20th, 2014 32m 16s

Delve into the hilarious and rambling mind of Canadian stand up Tony Law as he reveals his surprising talent for performing World War II aircraft impressions and chats about training dogs to play pool. Plus interpretive dance, costume design a

Zoe Lyons ‘I don’t like big groups of people’

Aug 20th, 2014 7m 2s

Listen to stand up and Mock the Week regular Zoe Lyons tell us why she's choosey about festivals, reminisce about her worst moment on stage and perfecting her turkey in an oven impression. She also reveals her belief that in the right hands, c

Kevin Day ‘Disgraceful the World Cup went to Russia and Qatar’

Aug 20th, 2014 18m 1s

We joined comedian Kevin Day fresh from performing his show 'Stand Uppy' at The Balham Comedy Festival in London where he told us about a typical day in the life of a comedy writer, and reveals his views on racism in football and the controver

Mary Bourke ‘Why should male be the gold standard?’

Aug 20th, 2014 18m 33s

We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London to chat to the extremely funny stand up and novelist Mary Bourke. She reveals her thoughts on the rape jokes, the power of a dress and heels and dispels a few myths on heckling. She als

Shappi Khorsandi 'Come back everyone I've figured it out'

Aug 19th, 2014 13m 49s

We caught up with Shappi as she stepped off the stage after performing her show 'Because I'm Shappi...' at the Edinburgh festival. She fills us in on the unusual occurrences during that nights show; weird noises, ghosts and an unwelcome hug to

Reginald D Hunter 'The Enterprise has been diverted'

Aug 19th, 2014 21m

We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival to have a chuckle with the hilarious Reginald D Hunter. He reveals how he started out as an actor and only got into comedy because of a dare and discusses his latest BBC documentary. We also disc

Rob Newman 'I'm available for shenanigans'

Aug 19th, 2014 26m 3s

We sat down with Rob Newman at the Balham Comedy Festival in London to chat with the deep thinking comedian. He told us about his one hour show 'New Theory of Evolution' and his trepidation at returning to the Edinburgh festival after a seven

Tim Vine 'I'm daydreaming again Tim'

Aug 19th, 2014 24m 11s

We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival to chat with comedian and star of 'Not Going Out' Tim Vine. We find out about his new show, musically entitled 'Timtiminee, Timtiminee, Tim Tim to you'. We also hear his thoughts on England's dis

Richard Herring 'A humiliating and upsetting experience'

Aug 18th, 2014 36m 16s

We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival 2014 to catch up with the pioneer of the podcast. Fresh from performing his new show 'Lord of the dance settee', he reminisces on his most memorable podcast moments, including some unexpected ans