The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Host of Mock The Week for 14 series, as well as a superlatively talented touring comic, Dara Ó Briain is uniquely placed to reveal the secrets of mainstream success. In this unmissable episode he goe…

In the second part of this conversation, we look in detail at John's principles for directing standup. Not so much a list of rules as a whole approach to helping a comic achieve their own goals, and …

Director or script-editor of over sixty other acts including Michael McIntyre, Eddie Izzard and Reginald D Hunter, John Gordillo is a superb comedian in his own right. The antithesis of a one-liner a…

The second half of this conversation with the warrior poet/comic/divvy focuses on Tim's relationship with comedians Alex Horne and Mark Watson, and how his position as their respective foils gave him…

A smart cookie based in New York, Liz Miele combines punchline density with social media acumen. She runs, she dates, she cries, she talks about it all. But is she actually as "Emotionally Exhausting…

Brendon Burns returns to the show, live at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival, to clear up some matters of condescension, technique and the petulance of his youth. In addition to discussing his new int…

Lou Sanders is off the rails. Her deliciously shameless stage persona is backed up by punchy writing, peppered with surreal flavours. From gurus to glitter, we discuss the technique behind her tackle…

Occult comedian Andrew O'Neill describes jokes as "spells to make people laugh". We talk about the differences between magick and faith, getting information about the world through standup, nailing y…