*BONUS* Rachel Fairburn

We're talking to Scott Bennett about his upcoming tour(s) (he's a busy man!) as well as panto, who Scott would cast as himself and the amazing story behind Blood Sugar Baby You can see Blood Sugar Baby on tour here - https://bluebookam.com/live/scott-bennett/ You can see Stuff on tour here - https://www.livenation.co.uk/scott-bennett-tickets-adp1133532 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP123 - Olga Koch 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: Olga Koch! Go see Olga at the fringe here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/olga-koch-wip Her special's 'Homecoming', 'Prawn Cocktail' and 'Just Friends' are all on YouTube too! To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - John Mulaney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiqKK4ysI7g Opener - Flight of the Conchords https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuKvODyuHps Middle - Eric Andre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYjof4V7MyY Closer - Maria Bamford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp2stpr-aGA 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're doing a bonus episode to talk to the great Fin Taylor about his new special 'Ask Your Mother' (available now on YouTube and Spotify!), Vs the Internet, Vs History and everything else! Watch Fin's new special here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqmRphdR2S8 To get in touch with ABC, please email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP122 - Shalaka Kurup 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: Shalaka Kurup! Go see Shalaka's fringe show here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/shalaka-kurup-get-a-grip To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Jake Patrick https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YwXOu4YBcL8 Opener - Bill Burr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WowBxdhTQ Middle - Marty Gleeson https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kQEtTCcjRUU Closer - Nish Kumar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdh7UO-SHvk 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 megaphone.fm/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 Ronnie Barker! SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS Porridge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1x5gPTEJ4 Four Candles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO6EE1xTXmw Not the Nine O'Clock News - The Two Ninnies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oVG4_k7Hbc 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP121 - Bella Hull 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: Bella Hull! Go see Bella at the fringe here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/bella-hull-doctors-hate-her To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Sam Kinison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTT34o3QKQY Opener - Ali Wong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF-8f7wpgxU Middle - Mitch Hedburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRjo8QPf2KQ Closer - Maria Bamford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkMapHkqOCs 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking to the fantastic Rachel Fairburn about her new special, online comments, Ghostwatch and if we're living in a simulation! Rachel's new special can be seen here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G68G2o4WOE To get in touch with the podcast, please email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP120 - Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen 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 guests are comedy superstars and “friends” of the night: The Pin! Deep Cover is available to watch now on Amazon Prime Video! To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Ed Gamble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d30wOXyGHeA Opener - Catherine Bohart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhcjLbKLWws Middle - Freeze (Tim Key & Tom Basden) / Kate Berlant / Freddie Meredith / Liam Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixugk-BapK8 Closer - Rose Matafeo / Mae Martin / Ian Smith / The Mighty Boosh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiqFQmM3nZo 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 megaphone.fm/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 Seth Rogen! 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

Always Be Comedy - EP119 - Johnny Ball 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 national treasure and “friend” of the night: Johnny Ball! You can buy Johnny's book here! - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/johnny-ball-my-previous-life-in-comedy-johnny-ball/7760971?ean=9781835741665 To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected] 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices