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Always Be Comedy

Always Be Comedy

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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...Keep It Light Media
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  • #123 Olga Koch
    Jul 8 2025
    Always Be Comedy - EP123 - Olga Koch 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: Olga Koch! Go see Olga at the fringe here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/olga-koch-wip Her special's 'Homecoming', 'Prawn Cocktail' and 'Just Friends' are all on YouTube too! To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - John Mulaney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiqKK4ysI7g Opener - Flight of the Conchords https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuKvODyuHps Middle - Eric Andre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYjof4V7MyY Closer - Maria Bamford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp2stpr-aGA 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • *Bonus* Fin Taylor
    Jul 4 2025
    We're doing a bonus episode to talk to the great Fin Taylor about his new special 'Ask Your Mother' (available now on YouTube and Spotify!), Vs the Internet, Vs History and everything else! Watch Fin's new special here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqmRphdR2S8 To get in touch with ABC, please email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • #122 Shalaka Kurup
    Jul 1 2025
    Always Be Comedy - EP122 - Shalaka Kurup 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: Shalaka Kurup! Go see Shalaka's fringe show here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/shalaka-kurup-get-a-grip To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Jake Patrick https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YwXOu4YBcL8 Opener - Bill Burr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WowBxdhTQ Middle - Marty Gleeson https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kQEtTCcjRUU Closer - Nish Kumar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdh7UO-SHvk 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
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