Cue the bugle sounds and put your puns where we can see them, because Andy Zaltzman is my guest today. Zaltzman is a critically-acclaimed comedian in the UK where he has been performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1999 and collaborating with John Oliver since 2001 — they created the hugely popular podcast, The Bugle, in 2007, only stopping earlier in 2016 when it became acutely apparent that Oliver’s Emmy-winning work on HBO’s Last Week Tonight had made him too busy to continue working with Zaltzman. Zaltzman is relaunching The Bugle on Oct. 21, 2016, with a rotating lineup of all-star guest cohosts featuring comedians from around the globe. He also has brought his interactive political comedy show, “Satirist For Hire,” to the United States for the first time — he’ll be taking requests in advance from audience members via email and performing unique satire for audiences across North America in the month leading up to the 2016 elections. Zaltzman sat down with me after his New York City tour stop to talk satire, crickets, puns and more.

So let’s get to it!

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist For Hire

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Venue

Country

10/04/16

Chicago, IL

House of Blues

United States

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10/09/16

Portland, OR

Aladdin Theatre

United States

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10/12/16

Seattle, WA

Neptune Theatre

United States

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10/18/16

Los Angeles, CA

NerdMelt Showroom

United States

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10/19/16

Cambridge, MA

Oberon

United States

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10/22/16

Toronto

Second City – John Candy Box

Canada

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10/25/16

San Francisco, CA

Cobb’s Comedy Club

United States

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