The Rules

The Rules

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The Rules episodes

  • Hasan Al-Habib

    Award-winning comedian Hasan Al-Habib and Simon get to grips with manipulative text messages and the decline of Ps and Qs in popular media.

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    32 min
  • Andrew Mensah

    Stand-up, presenter and co-host of We Saw That Andrew Mensah provides Simon with philosophical ways of making people try their best under the constant threat of humiliating public shame.

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    32 min
  • Michelle Shaughnessy

    Canadian stand-up and actor Michelle Shaughnessy and Simon devise ways of bringing small talk, train delays and bothering women after dark to an end.

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    27 min
  • Sunil Patel

    Actor and co-host of Rural Concerns Sunil Patel joins Simon to take aim at unruly public transport passengers.

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    31 min
  • Rob Copland

    Victoria Wood Award winner Rob Copland and Simon work out plans to enlighten the populace and end the tyranny of food influencers.

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    33 min
  • Rhys James

    Stand-up, author and panel-based comedian Rhys James joins Simon to discuss how to rein in the chaos on the nation's walkways.

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    30 min
  • Trailer

    Join Simon Weekes as he invites comedians to suggest rules that everyone in society has to follow and what the punishment should be if they don't.

    Nominated for the Golden Lobes 2026 Best New Show and the Independent Podcast Award for Best Comedy.

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    1 min

About The Rules

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Society has collapsed. People are out of control. Simon Weekes welcomes comedians to suggest their rules that everyone has to follow and what the punishment should be if they don’t. This is the…