Episodes

  • The Friday Episode : Our Thoughts on SNL UK!

    The Friday Episode : Our Thoughts on SNL UK!
    Mar 27 2026
    It's another Friday Episode and we're covering our thoughts, the response to the first episode before and after it aired and so much more! Plus tangents on the standup return of Romesh Ranganathan, Last One Laughing and Michael Palin plus a whole lot more @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • #156 Chantel Nash

    #156 Chantel Nash
    Mar 24 2026
    Always Be Comedy - EP156 - Chantel Nash 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. Follow Chantel on Instagram - @chantelnashdoesfunnies To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Thanyia Moore https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o_HWEvDcSKo Opener - Naomi Ekperigin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB7wnsJSLCw Middle - Trevor Noah https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c_A4xzMoQ8A Closer - Bernie Mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dV8FGw2XT0 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 25 mins
  • The Friday Episode : Attending the Chortle Awards, the week of SNL UK and Last One Laughing!

    The Friday Episode : Attending the Chortle Awards, the week of SNL UK and Last One Laughing!
    Mar 20 2026
    A big old Friday Episode as we discuss our win at the Chortle Awards (huge thanks to everyone who voted!), the exciting build up to SNL UK, starting this weekend! Plus lots more on Last One Laughing, Sam Campbell, Small Prophets and so much more @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • #155 Dane Buckley

    #155 Dane Buckley
    Mar 17 2026
    Always Be Comedy - EP155 - Dane Buckley 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 Dane at the fringe here! - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/dane-buckley-darling To get in touch with the pod, email theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com --------------------------- SPOILERS! MC - Kenneth Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-lwA61hkPk Opener - Micky Flanagan https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6M-V4n8Pb7Q Middle - Ellen Degeneres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxrTlsqwoPU Closer - French and Saunders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBDUvIuVXTA 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 and 2025 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 13 mins
  • The Friday Episode : Oscars 2026 special!

    The Friday Episode : Oscars 2026 special!
    Mar 13 2026
    Its the annual Oscars special, we're going through the big categories, we're getting into the Timothee Chalamet ballet / opera controversy and so much more! @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • #154 Tom Davis (Rebooked!)

    #154 Tom Davis (Rebooked!)
    Mar 10 2026
    Tom Davis is back on the pod! Brilliant standup and star of Paddington 2, Murder in Successville, Wonka and a huge amount more answering brand new questions! Tom Davis is on tour now! - https://bigtomdavis.com/ @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • The Friday Episode : SNL UK Writers unveiled, new panel shows and more Balham!

    The Friday Episode : SNL UK Writers unveiled, new panel shows and more Balham!
    Mar 6 2026
    Another Friday Episode! James and Tim discuss the newly announced writers on SNL UK, chat TLC's new panel show and the commissioning of second series for various new comedy shows! Plus all sorts of tangents and so on as per @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • #153 Sunil Patel Rebooked

    #153 Sunil Patel Rebooked
    Mar 3 2026
    Always Be Comedy - EP153 - Sunil Patel It's another Rebooked episode and it's one of our all time faves, Sunil Patel is back and rebooked! @alwaysbecomedy theteam@alwaysbecomedy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins