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Always Be Comedy episodes

June 28, 2024 Comedy Heroes #16 Rik Mayall
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 Rik Mayall!
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Comic Relief Live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3NiKO8hYBk
Flashheart in Blackadder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UlaAHdcRMg
The Young Ones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLwc9lbJlIQ
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.

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1 hr 9 min
June 25, 2024 Ep #68 Michael Odewale
Always Be Comedy - EP68 - Michael Odewale
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: Michael Odewale!

Go see Michael on tour here! - https://michaelodewale.com/tour
Go see Michael at the fringe here! - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/michael-odewale-of-mike-and-men

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

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SPOILERS!
MC - Kate Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76r8IcowEsE / Thanyia Moore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5p8aXTgFgo
Opener - Gbemi Oladipo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lfIoyrwXNc
Middle - Sharon Wanjohi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E7la6BCpRc
Closer - Kane Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfc1qRxPQRU
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

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1 hr 14 min
June 21, 2024 Comedy Heroes #15 Chris Morris
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 Chris Morris!
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
The Day Today - The Bureau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQw3PxYpF1Q
Brass Eye - Blouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVibsNPXBx0
Four Lions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj5fD-QECy0
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.

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1 hr
June 18, 2024 Ep #67 Stuart Laws
Always Be Comedy - EP67 - Stuart Laws
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: Stuart Laws!

Go see Stuart in Edinburgh here! - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stuart-laws-has-to-be-joking

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

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SPOILERS!
MC - Sikisa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlol_hJwEr8
Open - Harriet Kemsley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG2qlpdNPbo / Rory Scovel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4gEemB4UMo
Middle - Birthday Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPX9qfqLd34
Closer - Tig Notaro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSeqHlw188M / Harry Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGMt3Oz-DR4
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

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1 hr 36 min
June 14, 2024 Comedy Heroes #14 Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton
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 heroes are Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton!
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
The League of Gentlemen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wB0OkcCps8
Psychoville https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyVRbFcOUHc
Inside No 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urrhPYLP-eI
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.

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1 hr 9 min
June 11, 2024 Ep #66 Sunil Patel
Always Be Comedy - EP66 - Sunil Patel
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: Sunil Patel!

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

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SPOILERS!
MC - Mat Ewins https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WglzR-gURH0
Opener - Reginald D Hunter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UO25_kOSak
Middle - Michael Mcintyre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXykwsKpt2M
Closer - Dangerous T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oihed3dFxAY
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

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1 hr 25 min
June 07, 2024 Comedy Heroes #13 Norm Macdonald
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 Norm Macdonald!
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Norm doing the final standup set on Letterman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwlxYYtqHfc
Norm on Conan with Courtney Thorne-Smith - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmadR4Ye54
Norm doing Weekend Update on SNL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaiaTdIQ-wQ
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.

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52 min
June 04, 2024 Ep #65 Nooruddean Choudry
Always Be Comedy - EP65 - Nooruddean Choudry
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 journalist superstar and “friend” of the night: Nooruddean Choudry!

You can buy Noz's book Inshallah United : A Story of Faith and Football here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/inshallah-united-a-story-of-faith-and-football-nooruddean-choudry/7079492?ean=9780008522230

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

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SPOILERS!
MC - Lily Savage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM2AYsOzTr0
Opener - Caroline Aherne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwmbkhaN2g
Middle - Laura Smyth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBsm-cJWe4k / Guz Khan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HK471VW19M / Felix Dexter as Nathaniel the Accountant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqwU5zXob2Q
Closer - Robin Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14NQIq4SrmY
Bonus - Dave Allen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVPUIRGthI
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

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1 hr 48 min
May 31, 2024 Comedy Heroes #12 Tracey Ullman
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
A Kick Up The 80's Ep 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM1Wt0eiD6k
The Tracey Ullman Show Ep 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aus8gG7PKrE
Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
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.

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56 min
May 28, 2024 Ep #64 Jessica Fostekew
Always Be Comedy - EP64 - Jessica Fostekew
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: Jessica Fostekew!

Go see Jessica on tour here! - https://www.plosive.co.uk/events/jessica-fostekew-mettle-tour-2024

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

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SPOILERS!
MC - Tom Allen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1hEoxC9AHA
Opener - Sarah Millican https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6zPpKiGGQ
Middle - Frankie Boyle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEd4RGXuXuM
Closer marathon - Luke McQueen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVRtIqu5jQM / Lou Sanders https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DnU2zbtS1l0 / Sara Pascoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Izg7V8bY9Q / Paul Foot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBvNE7j1Jpo / Angelos Epithimou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ToFHJPShs
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

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1 hr 9 min