The Alison Spittle Show

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The Alison Spittle Show episodes

August 13, 2020 88: #88 | Rosemary McCabe
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 88 – Rosemary McCabe

In Episode 88 – Alison talks to writer Rosemary McCabe about starting a podcast with her sister, explaining pre-Internet to young people, the concept of one good egg, moving to America and making a living on Patreon, grief porn and the relationship between honesty and getting paid.

Alison Spittle used to do stand-up comedy all the time and soon she will again. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest socially-distant gigs.

Follow Rosemary on Twitter or Instagram for upcoming projects, including her new podcast, Not Without My Sister.

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Theme tune by No Monster Club/Sir Bobby Jukebox.

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1 hr 9 min
July 01, 2020 87: #87 | Fern Brady
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 87 – Fern Brady

In Episode 87 – Alison talks to comedian Fern Brady about how to be normal, Wheel of Misfortune, dads doing karaoke, growing up in the Donegal of Scotland, covid comedy gigs and the sanctity of “pole songs”.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest.

Follow Fern on Twitter for upcoming gigs and projects.

Thanks to Headstuff.Org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club/Sir Bobby Jukebox.

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1 hr 17 min
June 17, 2020 86: #86 | Maïa Dunphy
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 86 – Maïa Dunphy

In Episode 86 – recorded at HeadStuff’s swanky new studios as part of the Dublin Podcast Festival– Alison talks to writer and broadcaster Maïa Dunphy about tactical wees, Dealz vibrators, scrapbooking Princess Diana, What Planet Are You On?, Johnny Marr and inconveniencing fascists, being Mr Tayto's biographer, Merlot and Me, the benefits of being a dry shite, why never being proud of your work is very Irish.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest.

Follow Maïa on Twitter for upcoming projects and sure why not take a look at that Mr Tayto biography, support your local bookshop.

Thanks to Headstuff.Org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club/Sir Bobby Jukebox.

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1 hr
November 27, 2019 85: #85 | Julie Jay
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 85 – Julie Jay

In Episode 85 – recorded at The Podcast Studios as part of the Dublin Podcast Festival – Alison chats to comedian Julie Jay about being a late bloomer to comedy, nervous breakdowns, comedic insecurity, stalking Des Bishop, her comedy wife Emma Doran, a love of true crime, ruining Saved By The Bell, coping with being a Dancing With The Stars widow, podcasting and chasing the next big thing.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest.

Follow Julie on Twitter for the latest on upcoming gigs and projects.

Thanks to Headstuff.Org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club (now Sir Bobby Jukebox).

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49 min
November 13, 2019 84: #84 | Stephen Colfer
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 84 – Stephen Colfer

In Episode 84 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison chats to actor, writer and producer Stephen Colfer about the phenomenon that is Dreamgun, the Dublin Fringe festival, Chaos Theory, teenage mobster scripts, Liverpudlian operas and selling merch at Cat Laughs.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest.

Follow Stephen on Twitter for the latest on upcoming gigs and projects.

Come see The Alison Spittle Show at The Dublin Podcast Festival on Saturday November 16th.

Thanks to HeadStuff.org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club (now Sir Bobby Jukebox).

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40 min
October 23, 2019 83: #83 | Lilly Higgins
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 83 – Lilly Higgins

In Episode 83 – recorded at The Cork Podcast Festival – Alison chats to food writer, photographer and Fancy Vittler herself, Lilly Higgins. They chat about mad food trends, cooking on live TV, Daithí O Sé’s taste tests, deep-fried Mars Bars, the limited powers of Charlie Red body spray, postcode-restricted swag, freelance and family, sprout shortages and why the Higgins sisters are kind of like Cobh’s version of the Spice Girls.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest. .

Follow Lilly on Instagram for stupidly beautiful pictures of food and recipes you can actually make without summoning a spirit.

Come see The Alison Spittle Show at The Dublin Podcast Festival and thank you so much to the team at The Cork Podcast Festival for having us. So many festivals.

Thanks to HeadStuff.org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club.

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53 min
October 11, 2019 82: #82 | Hannah Mamalis
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 82 – Hannah Mamalis

In Episode 82 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison chats to comedian Hannah Mamalis about the patriarchy, Reviewables and Phoning It In, grinding on fairy forts in Connemara, Flossy Tops McGonagle, a string of pets doomed for tragedy, going to school at a tourist attraction, teenage politics, Republic of Telly, barbecuing in Stillorgan and haunted clits.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest. Catch her at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

Follow Hannah Mamalis on Twitter for upcoming gigs, including Dreamgun’s London residency.

Come see The Alison Spittle Show at The Cork Podcast Festival and The Dublin Podcast Festival. So many festivals.

Thanks to HeadStuff.org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club.

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1 hr 20 min
September 26, 2019 81: #81 | Enda Loughman and Mike Ahern (D.A.D.D.Y.)
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 81 – Enda Loughman and Mike Ahern (D.A.D.D.Y.)

In Episode 81 – recorded at HeadStuff – Alison talks to Extra Ordinary writers and directors Enda Loughman and Mike Ahern (a.k.a. D.A.D.D.Y.) about murder, music videos, famine graves and first films, Betamax, historic potholes, casting agents for dogs, working with magpies, selling your soul, test screenings, ghost stories and tiny haunting.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest.

Extra Ordinary is in Irish cinemas now. Check out Enda and Mike’s website teamdaddy.com for more information about additional screenings and upcoming projects.

Thanks to HeadStuff.org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club.

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47 min
September 12, 2019 80: #80 | Electric Picnic 2019 - Kevin McGahern & Tony Cantwell
In Episode 80 – recorded at Electric Picnic 2019 – Alison talks to comedians Kevin McGahern and Tony Cantwell about getting to know each other intimately in Edinburgh, civil war, chipper fights, early internet memories and some very acrobatic attempts to sneak into nightclubs.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest, including the Dublin Fringe.

Get tickets to Tony’s Dublin Fringe show, Live Feed, here. Both he and Kevin will join Alison as part of the Pick of the Fringe showcase in London. Tickets to Tony here and Kevin here.

Thanks to HeadStuff.org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Cover photo by Dylan Haskins, who also curated the Ah Hear! Stage at Electric Picnic.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club.

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59 min
August 28, 2019 79: #79 | Bláithín de Burca
The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 79 – Bláithín de Burca

In Episode 79 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ during the Vodafone Comedy Festival– Alison talks to comedian Bláithín de Burca about The Try Channel, “Reply Guys”, Youtube comments, the level of hotness that will get her into Coppers, feminism, getting cancelled and why comedians are the best people to get your news from.

Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest.

Get tickets to Bláithín’s Dublin Fringe show ,Blá Blá Blá…With Special Guests, at this link. Follow her on Twitter for more upcoming gigs and check out her podcast, I Don’t Know Her, with Aoife O’Connor.

Thanks to HeadFtuff.org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It’s a big help.

Catch you next time.

Cover photo by Abe Neihum, designed by Eoghan Fearon.

Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email [email protected].

Theme tune by No Monster Club.

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53 min

About The Alison Spittle Show

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Stand up comedian turned talk show host, Alison Spittle sits down for a chin wag with Ireland's finest mouths in front of a live audience. It's a talk show that loves a good chat.