The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

I'm In Edinburgh!

Some people have been in Edinburgh all month long... well, the cool kids are now finally in town! Starting today, I'll be at Monkey Barrel Comedy's Cabaret Voltaire everyday at 2.25pm until 30th August.Although it's about the climate, this show isn't bleak! I tackle our hypocrisy, the barefaced lies of big oil companies, and the things we tell ourselves to cope with it all.It's consistently hilarious (as evidenced below*, don't just take my word for it), and will leave you motivated and full of fierce joy!*The TImes: "The funny side of climate change… No, really!"LIVE DATESEdinburgh | 17th to 30th AugustCambridge | 3rd SeptemberGlasgow | 16th SeptemberOxford | 20th SeptemberManchester | 2nd OctoberCardiff | 9th OctoberMaidenhead | 16th OctoberSheffield | 6th NovemberBirmingham | 13th NovemberPLUS, the biggest headline show of my career...Bristol Old Vic | 18th November Tickets now on sale at stuartgoldsmith.com/comedy.I'm really proud of it, and can't wait to take it out on the road (sustainably of course). Hopefully see you there! - Stu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nish Kumar Returns, Again! | Part Two

Welcome back to the second part of Nish Kumar's return (again!) where we discuss:whether comedy actually changes minds or just offers comfortwhether anger or hope is the bigger driving force for Nishhow we can still win the climate crisis battlehas he finally learned to mix with James Acaster properlyand is Nish Kumar happy...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 the shocking pace of the current political instability, Nish's role on Pod Save the UK and witness two men try to catch a bee in a basement.👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram, YouTube & TikTok.Catch Up with Nish: Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy is on tour throughout 2026. Find all the dates and more at nishkumar.co.uk. You can also now watch Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe on YouTube.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 Nish✅ Early access to new episodes where possible✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&AsPLUS 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 IN EDINBURGH & 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nish Kumar Returns, Again! | Part One

You know him. I know him. Nish Kumar (Pod Save The UK, The Mash Report and in his own words, one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers) returns for his third appearance on the show ahead of embarking on his new tour, Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy. In the first part of this special, we discuss:how Bridget Christie, The Mash Report and Taskmaster all gave him permission to be both serious and goofy on stageNish's "candy floss" approach to building a show how explaining references for international audiences creates new joke opportunitiesthe practical nightmare of reworking one show into wildly different running timesthe difficulty of writing jokes when you can't gauge what an audience already knowsand how a diagnosis can reshape your understanding of yourselfJoin the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras where we discuss the shocking pace of the current political instability, Nish's role on Pod Save the UK and witness two men try to catch a bee in a basement.👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram, YouTube & TikTok.Catch Up with Nish: Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy is on tour throughout 2026. Find all the dates and more at nishkumar.co.uk. You can also now watch Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe on YouTube.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 Nish✅ Early access to new episodes where possible✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&AsPLUS 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 IN EDINBURGH & 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kristen Schaal

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 audienceswhat it was like working with The Muppetspretending to bomb on stage in Live At The Fillmore, and Comedy Central's reluctance to air itplaying with how much trust an audience will extend to a performervoicing Louise on Bob's Burgers, one of the only animated shows where the cast still gets in a room togetherthe struggle to get projects off the groundand we find out Kristen Schaal is happy…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 committing to the bit, doing the thing that scares you most even if it doesn't land and the freedom in only being able to control what you did, not how it's received.👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram, YouTube & TikTok.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.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 Kristen✅ Early access to new episodes where possible✅ Exclusive membership offerings including weekly(ish) Stu&AsPLUS 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bilal Zafar

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 himthe challenge of sustaining momentum after his 2016 best newcomer nomination, and carrying that history into this year's Fringeand touring his debut show Cakes, and filming it for YouTube years later when he had the resources to do sofinding unexpected happiness in a new careerand developing new show Rubicon with Nick Helm, and being pushed to play a more arrogant, less "nice" version of himselfJoin 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.👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram, YouTube & TikTok.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&AsPLUS 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.