• Samantha Day - Young comics aren't anarchic, they're predictable!
    Jan 11 2026
    After 30 years being a recovering accountant and a single Mum, Samantha Day turned to stand-up comedy. She's quickly making up for lost time and is a new distinctive voice on the UK circuit who's already won many awards. Here she talks about the difference in starting a new career when you're 50 plus!

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    40 min
  • Shazia Mirza - Grafting and staying the course!
    Dec 29 2025
    Shazia Mirza is an award winning British Asian Muslim comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her stand-up comedy, touring internationally across the USA, Europe and Asia. Now a familiar face on TV, Shazia shares how hard work helped sustain her career.

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    47 min
  • Robin Ince - "I'd rather be woke than an ignorant twat!"
    Dec 14 2025
    After 16 years, comedian, broadcaster and author, Robin Ince resigned from co-presenting role on BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage. After making the decision last September, a month later he appeared at this live show recording to talk to Steve and Paul about how much to he loves the freedom of live comedy performance.

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    57 min
  • Jessica Fostekew: "Having a son was the turning point"
    Nov 30 2025
    Jessica Fostekew is a comedian, actor and writer who has appeared on numerous entertainment shows. A regular on BBC Radio 4, BBC 1, Sky as well as being a very successful podcast. Jessica talks to Steve and Paul about how having a son changed her focus on her career.

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    37 min
  • Comedy Club Fight Stories - Part 2
    Nov 9 2025
    More violence in comedy club stories from Steve and Paul. This time the outbreaks are mainly focussed on themselves as they're two comics you just love to hit!

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    24 min
  • Comedy Club Fight Stories - Part 1
    Oct 26 2025
    When punchlines turn to punch ups, jokes to jabs and riffs to biffs. Violence can break out in comedy clubs, either in the audience, onstage, backstage or even in the car park. Steve and Paul tell their favourite stories of outbreaks of comedic fisticuffs.

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    40 min
  • Ben Norris: "TV - the money would have destroyed me!"
    Oct 12 2025

    Ben Norris, successfully set out to be a consummate stand up comedian in 1993. MTV, BBC and Paramount Comedy shows followed as he further honed his live craft. He talks to Steve and Paul about his journey and how new comics these days won't leave the green room to watch closing acts unless they're dying.

    Ben Norris on 'Comedy Central at the Comedy Store': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf-1ItvY9gY&t=282s

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    46 min
  • Is Artificial Intelligence Funny?
    Sep 29 2025
    So many things can be improved by using AI. But what about writing stand-up comedy? Steve and Paul decide to find out if AI can write them new sets in their style and judge the results. With special guest Amazon's Alexa.

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    48 min