Always Be Comedy

Always Be Comedy won Best Pro Night at the Chortle Awards this week (thank you to everyone who voted!) so the lads talk about what happened on the night, other winners and a lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP107 - Nabil Abdulrashid 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: Nabil Abdulrashid! Go see Nabil on tour here! - https://www.nabilabdulrashid.com/ To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - 'Why are you gay' journalist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooOELrGMn14 Opener - Daliso Chaponda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hTWKc7m-gk Middle - Trevor Noah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhMO5SSmiaA Closer - Terry Alderton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BSjRjAcuL4 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

Comedian Sindhu Vee joins the Always Be Comedy podcast for a bonus episode! They delve into her new special, "Alphabet," while James gets unexpectedly emotional (twice!). Expect a thoroughly engaging and insightful conversation with the ever-charming Sindhu. You can buy Sindhu's new special through her website here! https://sindhuvee.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP106 - Laura Davis 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: Laura Davis! Watch Laura's special here! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qwn7_Ocfpk Go see Laura in Melbourne here! - https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/despair-is-beneath-us/ To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Josie Long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzmsCkqcFq8 Opener - Kemah Bob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZJinxkxvOc Middle - Randy Feltface https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TGxhuUJxAU Closer - Michelle Wolf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9m1jPu7afw 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

The Always Be Comedy team (OK, James and Tim) have launched a spin-off podcast: Always Be Comedy’s Comedy Heroes. Each Friday, they’ll celebrate the icons, trailblazers and, in some instances, overlooked geniuses who’ve shaped the world of humour. Today's hero is Jasper Carrott! SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS Thank You For Being a Friend - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23GrEhLUF_k Dorothy (Bea Arthur) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms1uYc28pD4 Rue McClanahan's Emmy win (1987) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocMx3cLapA More on Comedy Heroes : We’ll uncover hidden gems, revisit classic routines, and share the sorts of behind-the-scenes anecdotes that you can pass off as your own knowledge at dinner parties (“Did you know that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the daughter of a billionaire? You did? Ah, that’s sort of rained on my parade a little…”). What’s more, each episode kicks off with reader correspondence. Want to nominate a “Comedy Hero”? Please email [email protected] with the subject line “Comedy Heroes”. And we’ll also take a look at the comedy news from that week.  If laughter is the best medicine, James and Tim should be doctors*! *This is just a gentle way to wrap up – James and Tim should NOT be doctors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Please do vote for Always Be Comedy in "Best pro comedy night. A regular comedy gig held in a pub, theatre ir arts centre type building" at the Chortle Awards! https://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2025/02/27/57587/voting_now_open_in_the_2025_chortle_awards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP105 - James Acaster Youtube link - https://youtu.be/juNZ-wkdB4M 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: James Acaster! Watch James' new special 'Hecklers Welcome' on NOW, Sky and HBO! To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - A kid taught by Barbara Nice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovJBqmL0jKE Opener - Unnamed comedian doing improv Middle - Bunty Dan Closer - Josie Long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bSar2JPD1c 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

James and Tim go discuss the upcoming Oscars big categories as well as Conan O'Brien hosting and a story that will make you love Jesse Eisenberg even more! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP104 - Marcus Brigstocke 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: Marcus Brigstocke! Go see Marcus on tour here! - https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/marcus-brigstocke To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - NOT John Moloney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRFek-PuOHo / Laura Lexx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xasfNQ5bJgo Opener - Harriet Dyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRMi6FzC2vM Middle - Ian Stone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh77MRLqq2k Closer - Tom Ward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-36771xmiX0 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

The Always Be Comedy team (OK, James and Tim) have launched a spin-off podcast: Always Be Comedy’s Comedy Heroes. Each Friday, they’ll celebrate the icons, trailblazers and, in some instances, overlooked geniuses who’ve shaped the world of humour. Today's hero is Lorne Michaels! SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS Mark Twain Prize 2004 Acceptance speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKuFcTydMAU Bloomberg interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa7TsuXd3q0 More on Comedy Heroes : We’ll uncover hidden gems, revisit classic routines, and share the sorts of behind-the-scenes anecdotes that you can pass off as your own knowledge at dinner parties (“Did you know that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the daughter of a billionaire? You did? Ah, that’s sort of rained on my parade a little…”). What’s more, each episode kicks off with reader correspondence. Want to nominate a “Comedy Hero”? Please email [email protected] with the subject line “Comedy Heroes”. And we’ll also take a look at the comedy news from that week.  If laughter is the best medicine, James and Tim should be doctors*! *This is just a gentle way to wrap up – James and Tim should NOT be doctors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices