Always Be Comedy – Details, episodes & analysis

Always Be Comedy - EP80 - Shaparak Khorsandi Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST!  Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.  Today's guest is a comedy superstar and “friend” of the night: Shaparak Khorsandi! Go see Shaparak on tour here! - https://shaparakkhorsandi.seetickets.com/tour/shaparak-khorsandi Go buy Shaparak's book "Scatter Brain" here! - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/scatter-brain-how-i-finally-got-off-the-adhd-rollercoaster-and-became-the-owner-of-a-very-tidy-sock-drawer-shaparak-khorsandi/7599032?ean=9781785044205 To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Shaparak Khorsandi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on8emjw7HX4 Opener - Frankie Boyle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqzMUFwJU_4 Middle - Ricky Gervais https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AftL_4gLiAw Closer - Stewart Lee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAmsZv7_ZWw About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP79 - Jin Hao Li Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST!  Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.  Today's guest is a comedy superstar and “friend” of the night: Jin Hao Li! Go see Jin in London here! - https://sohotheatre.com/events/jin-hao-li-swimming-in-a-submarine/ To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Ian Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Wht3FpzPg / Steve Martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhP1m0LMsns Opener - Sharon Wanjohi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E7la6BCpRc / Bo Burnham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llGvsgN17CQ Middle - Josie Long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl_bsgq5Mwc / Jacqueline Novak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErKlEqyNVV0 Closer - Christopher MacArthur-Boyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYCOR2apxLc / Eddie Murphy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft4kEk5CHrE About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP72 - Max Fosh Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST!  Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more. Today's guest is a Youtube superstar and “friend” of the night: Max Fosh! Go watch Max's Youtube channel here! - https://www.youtube.com/@MaxFosh/videos Go see Max on tour here! - https://www.maxfosh.co/ To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Christopher Bliss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CfTGtJ2jyo Opener - The Comedy Store Players https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF1iZm5tWPs Middle - Jack Dee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVb0rzzrPZg Closer - Eddie Izzard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYuvLSFFalo About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - S1 EP6 - Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.  Today's guest is Always Be Comedy first-ballot hall of famer and “friend” of the night: Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown Gareth Richards Justgiving page - https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gareth-richards-comedian About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - S1 EP5 - Jen Brister Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.  Today's guest is Always Be Comedy first-ballot hall of famer and “friend” of the night: Jen Brister About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - S1 EP4 - Romesh Ranganathan Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.  Today's guest is Always Be Comedy first-ballot hall of famer and “friend” of the night: Romesh Ranganathan About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - S1 EP3 - Stewart Lee Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.  And we kick off with Always Be Comedy first-ballot hall of famer and “friend” of the night: Stewart Lee About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - S1 EP2 - Maisie Adam Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.  And we kick off with Always Be Comedy first-ballot hall of famer and “friend” of the night: Maisie Adam About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo. ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - S1 EP1 - Josh Widdicombe Multi-award-winning comedy nights Always Be Comedy is finally exploiting those sweet, sweet contacts… WITH A GIG-THEMED PODCAST! Guests curate their ideal comedy gig: who would they have open? Close? What dream moment from their gigging days would they love re-enact at this gig? And what live comedy nightmare from their past must not happen again under any circumstances? There’s this and so much more.  And we kick off with Always Be Comedy first-ballot hall of famer and “friend” of the night: Josh Widdicombe! About us:Host James Gill launched Always Be Comedy in 2011; since then the cream of the comedy world have called ABC their second home. James is a comedian and former journalist, with more than two decades of experience interviewing some of the biggest film, TV and sports stars on the planet… this has got a bit self-aggrandising but we want you to know it’s not ABC’s first rodeo.ABC’s Tim Lewis has worked at the biggest and best comedy and entertainment shows in Britain and is invariably tech-ing half the shows at the Edinburgh Festival each year (these aren’t his words, so please don’t accuse him of bragging).Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Comedy Night at the 2023 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards. If you’re hungry for more ABC-related knowledge, please visit www.alwaysbecomedy.com A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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