Always Be Comedy

Always Be Comedy - EP130 - Harriet Dyer

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: Harriet Dyer!

Go see Harriet on tour! - https://harrietdyer.com/live/

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SPOILERS!

MC - Phil Ellis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n5wKhnCXCU

Opener - Joanne McNally https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dob7-CuI_B0

Middle - Paul Foot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpwMXU4rIto

Closer - Maria Bamford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ysiB8Y7rTU

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 and 2025 Chortle awards, having previously won Best Comedy Show at the Joe.co.uk Awards.

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We're looking back to episode 82 with the exceptional Joe Lycett!

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We're going right back into the archives, back to episode 2 as we revisit with the great Maisie Adam starring in the new series of Taskmaster!

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Today we're looking back at Episode 20 with the supreme Rose Matafeo!

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Its a Tuesday Encore episode and we're going back to episode 4 with the maestro Romesh Ranganathan!

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Today we're looking back at another of our favourite episodes, its episode 7 - Harry Hill!

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In Tuesday Encore, we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes and we're starting with the very first episode of the Always Be Comedy Podcast with stand up superstar and podcasting royalty Josh Widdicombe!

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Always Be Comedy - EP129 - Jake Bhardwaj

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: Jake Bhardwaj!

Go see Not Another Quiz Night at the fringe here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/not-another-quiz-night

To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected]

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SPOILERS!

MC - Vic and Bob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2skVCP6QVM

Opener - Mitchell and Webb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIfSQW499Xc

Middle - Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q02aZW_Ov0Y

Closer - Alan Partridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMLwT1LXFAU

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 and 2025 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

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Always Be Comedy - EP128 - Kate Dolan

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: Kate Dolan!

Go see Kate at the fringe here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/kate-dolan-the-critic

Check out her special here! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbKOZ42TgXY

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SPOILERS!

On the door - Mr Blobby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97fw8xjB5u4

MC - Jim Carrey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd3WIOgAjdA

Opener - Maria Bamford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fFYOJnKh0E

Middle - Beth Stelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oeo3f1Rgrk

Closer - James Acaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ano8hg1adw

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 and 2025 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

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Always Be Comedy - EP127 - Siblings

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: Siblings!

Go see Siblings at the fringe here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/siblings-dreamweavers

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SPOILERS!

MC - Will Ferrell & John C Reilly / Lolly Adefope / Maya Rudolph

Opener - Seayonce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIdgc084ojY

Middle - Andy Kaufman / Michelle De Swarte  

Closer - James Blunt / Carrie Fisher

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 and 2025 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

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