The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Chances are you’re already familiar with Kristen Schaal's work. You've seen her in What We Do in the Shadows, The Last Man on Earth, The Muppets, Bill & Ted Face the Music, My Spy, The Boss and A Walk in the Woods. And as a voice actor, you’ve heard her as Louise Belcher in Bob's Burgers, alongside memorable roles in Toy Story, Gravity Falls, and BoJack Horseman.

Kristen now comes to the UK with The Legend Of Crystal Shell, a show about an extraordinary soul who has been hiding from the world because of a fantastic secret. She now prepares to execute her long-held dream: a solo dance interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. We discuss:

returning to Edinburgh after 10 years with changing audiences
what it was like working with The Muppets
pretending to bomb on stage in Live At The Fillmore, and Comedy Central's reluctance to air it
playing with how much trust an audience will extend to a performer
voicing Louise on Bob's Burgers, one of the only animated shows where the cast still gets in a room together
the struggle to get projects off the ground
and we find out Kristen Schaal is happy…

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Catch Up with Kristen: Kristen Schaal: The Legend Of Crystal Shell is at the Pleasance Courtyard at 7pm from the 12th - 16th August, followed by a one off show at London’s Roundhouse on the 17th August.

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PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else!

Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR, find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy. Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate.

Get in touch: If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com!
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Bilal Zafar is an award-winning stand-up comedian who first broke through with a lastminute.com Best Newcomer Award for his debut show, CAKES. He’s now back with Rubicon, a multimedia, interactive hour with games, prizes and stories, promising a genuinely life-changing experience.

Bilal has appeared on screen in Catastrophe, Sick of It and Paul Feig's Last Christmas and to many people, he’s known best as a full-time football manager embroiled in scandal on his hugely popular Twitch channel. We discuss:

diving headfirst into football management through Twitch in lockdown on Limmy's advice and building an audience through him
the challenge of sustaining momentum after his 2016 best newcomer nomination, and carrying that history into this year's Fringe
and touring his debut show Cakes, and filming it for YouTube years later when he had the resources to do so
finding unexpected happiness in a new career
and developing new show Rubicon with Nick Helm, and being pushed to play a more arrogant, less "nice" version of himself

Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras where we discuss his 2017 show about online dating underperforming and entering the industry naive to how the ups and downs work.

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Catch Up with Bilal: Bilal Zafar: Rubicon is at this year's Edinburgh Fringe at 8.30pm in Jersey at Underbelly, Bristo Square. You can also listen to the Got A Problem Mate Podcast with Bilal and Joey Page.

Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod:

✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes
✅ Exclusive extra content with Bilal
✅ Early access to new episodes where possible
✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As

PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else!

Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR, find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy. Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate.

Get in touch: If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com!
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We’re delving back into the archives and going back to episode 152 with Daniel Sloss, recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe! We discuss:

the pleasures and pitfalls of really committing to an angle
learning who urinated on whose bag
and why he likes to get his teeth into an argument

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Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod:

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✅ Exclusive extra content you can't find anywhere else
✅ Early access to new episodes where possible
✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly-ish Stu&As

Catch Up with Daniel: Daniel Sloss' latest special Can't is streaming at danielsloss.com. You can also keep up-to-date on Instagram, @DanielSloss.

Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE - find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy. Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate.

Get in touch: If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com!
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Joe Sutherland is a stand-up, actor and writer with sold out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe who has appeared on Roast Battle and Hypothetical, acted opposite 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer on Urban Myths, and picked up a walk-on role on EastEnders as a Head Judge of a Walford beauty competition!

Joe has also done tour support for the likes of Sophie Duker and Ellie Taylor, as well as RuPaul's Drag Race stars Trixie Mattel, Alyssa Edwards, Kate Butch and Sasha Velour. In this episode, we discuss:

our shared history with a youth drama club
being smuggled into a comedy club as a child by his dad to see comics he now performs alongside
the process of piling up one-liners then organising with a throughline
choosing to lean into being perceived as an effeminate gay man rather than let others weaponise that perception first
refusing to soften material for straight audiences
and we find out if Joe is happy...

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Catch Up with Joe: You can find Joe on Instagram @jomodity, and keep up-to-date on future live dates at joesutherland.co.uk.

Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod:

✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes
✅ Exclusive extra content with Joe
✅ Early access to new episodes where possible
✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&As

PLUS you’ll get access to the full back catalogue of extras you can find nowhere else!

Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE ON TOUR, find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy. Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate.

Get in touch: If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com!
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We’re delving back into the archives and going back to episode 220 with Sasheer Zamata, the former SNL cast-member, phenomenally accomplished standup and recent star of Masters of the Universe! We discuss:

the confidence with which she frames her act
we delve into her first standup special "Pizza Mind"
and uncover her enthusiasm for life-coaching and it's effect on the finely-honed application of her will power

Join the Insiders Club at patreon.com/comcompod where you can instantly get access to the full back catalogue of extras.

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Support our independently produced Podcast from only £3/month at Patreon.com/ComComPod:

✅ Instant access to full video and ad-free audio episodes
✅ Exclusive extra content you can't find anywhere else
✅ Early access to new episodes where possible
✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly-ish Stu&As

Catch Up with Sasheer: You can follow Sasheer Zamata on Instagram, @TheSheerTruth, and catch her Best Friends Podcast tour throughout the US later this year. Find all the info and more at sasheer.com.

Everything I'm up to: Come and see me LIVE - find out all the info and more at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy. Discover my comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at stuartgoldsmith.com/climate.

Get in touch: If you’re listening and thinking ‘I’d love to work with ComComPod on getting something out there’ or ‘there’s someone you should absolutely have on’ - drop us an email at callum@comedianscomedian.com!
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