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

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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 [email protected] (with Q&A as the subject if possible!)

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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

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It's another Friday Episode! James and Tim discuss Oscar winners, Taskmaster, Simon Pegg, A Comedy Thing and tangents aplenty!

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Always Be Comedy - EP159 - Kyrah Gray

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 Kyrah at Soho Theatre here! - https://sohotheatre.com/events/kyrah-gray-kyrahpractor/

To get in touch with the pod, email [email protected]

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SPOILERS!

MC - Kane Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dIuqFvhRO0

Opener - Alan Carr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtyJijg6LR4

Middle - Kevin Hart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD4raVw11xU

Closer - Eddie Murphy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTI5L9PVce0 / Lee Evans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMtXA-d0tSg

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

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Its another episode of the Friday Episode and we get into correspondence, guilty pleasures, soaps, Modern Family and so, so much more

The "Just Shoot Me!" documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c9QUHetUD0

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Always Be Comedy - EP158 - Jack Barry

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. 

Check out his special here! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex3zXanuiiw

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SPOILERS!

MC - James Gill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxj7DdXpecY

Opener - Sean McLoughlin https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RYLbMohezdY

Middle - Blank Peng https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uwmuaKDh73Y

Closer - Mae Martin https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AT6ai9KmcmY

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

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It's another Friday Episode! James and Tim talk about the announcement of six new BBC comedy pilots, the potential return of a Channel 4 cult favourite and plenty of tangents including a real Vinnie Jones love in.

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One of our favourites, Charlie Baker is back on the podcast for more chat, laughs and tangents!

Go see him on tour here! - https://www.offthekerb.com/on-tour/?otk_artist=Charlie+Baker&otk_city=&otk_postcode=&otk_date=

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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

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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

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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

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