Episodes

  • The Friday Episode : The Roast of Kevin Hart and The BBC loves comedy!

    The Friday Episode : The Roast of Kevin Hart and The BBC loves comedy!
    May 15 2026
    Another Friday Episode! We cover the divisive Roast of Kevin Hart, The BBC announcing 10 new / returning comedy shows and we read some correspondence about acts pulling out at short notice plus all sorts more! Q&A episode next week, get your questions in! theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com @alwaysbecomedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • #163 Ian Moore

    #163 Ian Moore
    May 12 2026
    Always Be Comedy - EP163 - Ian Moore 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. Death and Deja Vu can be pre-ordered here : https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/death-and-deja-vu-ian-moore/7961854?ean=9781788425971&next=t A Very French Corpse can be pre-ordered here : https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-very-french-corpse-a-slickly-plotted-murder-mystery-set-in-france-s-loire-valley-ian-moore/809dbfd195f1a109?ean=9780715655962&next=t To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Paul Thorne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z75ZrjJ_CtA Opener - Zoe Lyons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBpLi8GeaLw Middle - Dylan Moran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNKoH84ioz0 Closer - Kerry Godliman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U0tuNV330E 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, 2025 and 2026 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 23 mins
  • The Friday Episode : When Acts Pull Out

    The Friday Episode : When Acts Pull Out
    May 8 2026
    A slightly spicy Friday Episode today as James and Tim discuss what happens when an act pulls out at short notice as well as chatter on the renewal of SNL UK and the comics lined up to do the new series of the Celebrity Traitors! theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com @alwaysbecomedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • #162 Michael Spicer

    #162 Michael Spicer
    May 5 2026
    Always Be Comedy - EP162 - Michael Spicer 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. Go see Michael Spicer on tour here! - https://www.mickperrin.com/tours/michael-spicer-hope-alls-well/ To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Alexei Sayle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP06yBCIcBY Opener - Steven Wright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbIPOi7AF4 Middle - Mitch Hedburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_XbtYfrNYI Closer - Rodney Dangerfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx2dzYz2F8g 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, 2025 and 2026 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 12 mins
  • The Friday Episode : Tim goes to SNL UK plus Abba Voyage and lost classics

    The Friday Episode : Tim goes to SNL UK plus Abba Voyage and lost classics
    May 1 2026
    Its another Friday Episode! Tim has been to SNL UK and Abba Voyage so there's a lot of talk on that as well as if there could be a comedy hologram equivalent to Abba Voyage. We also discuss lost episodes of classic comedies and a change of cast in the White Lotus @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • #161 Josh Widdicombe Rebooked

    #161 Josh Widdicombe Rebooked
    Apr 28 2026
    We welcome back our very first guest, Josh Widdicombe! Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture is available now everywhere you get podcasts Go see Josh on tour here! - https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/josh-widdicombe-tickets/artist/1741921 @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • The Friday Episode : Q&A Special!

    The Friday Episode : Q&A Special!
    Apr 24 2026
    It's a Q&A special, answering questions from the listeners! James and Tim cover distinctive laughs, overrated and underrated acts, memorable nights and so much more! Plus the story about the ABC PTA gig last week To ask questions towards future Q&A specials, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com (with Q&A as the subject if possible!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • #160 Rhys James Rebooked

    #160 Rhys James Rebooked
    Apr 21 2026
    Rhys James is Rebooked! One of the ABC Hall of Famers is back on the pod! See Rhys on tour from September 2026 here! - https://rhysjames.co.uk See Rhys at the Edinburgh Fringe here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/rhys-james-chop-logic Rhys' Spilt Milk special! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=741wWjQmAHA @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 38 mins