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Some Laugh

Some Laugh Podcast

Scottish comedians Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson have some laugh - or at least some laughs - on a weekly basis, discussing topics big and small - while joined by guests from the world of comedy.

comedy stand-up

All Episodes

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Ep 125: Peacocks Should Eat Rainbows with Fern Brady

Some Laugh ·

2024/10/01

This week Marc, Stuart and guest host Tamsyn Kelly are joined by comedian Fern Brady. Fern describes accepting her recent Sky Arts Award whilst on mushrooms (in front of an onlooking Irvine Welsh), recounts being perplexed when a fan asked her to sign an AI-generated image of herself after a show, and explains why after over a decade of meaning to she's finally got round to getting a civil partnership (with strictly no vows being exchanged). Plus, there's chat about 90's children'...

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Ep 124: Democracy Sausage with Tom Ballard

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2024/09/24

This week Stuart and Marc are joined by comedian Tom Ballard. Tom discusses the challenges of doing political comedy in Australia (and translating it for an international audience), developing his polemical style and what it was like hosting topical news show Tonightly which ran 5 nights a week on Aussie TV. Plus, Tom discusses the importance of the Edinburgh Fringe for acts from outside the UK, how he reacts to audience walk-outs and his critiques of religion through his stand-up act.A...

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67:51

Ep 123: Authentically Me with Sikisa

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2024/09/17

This week Marc and Stuart are joined by comedian Sikisa. They reminisce about early-2000's wrestling (particularly Mae Young's "puppies"), Sikisa discusses how she got into comedy via cabaret and burlesque, her reputation as a party girl at the Fringe and her experience of performing stand-up at Glastonbury. Plus, Sikisa reveals what she's learned from watching the mistakes of new comedians whilst hosting one of London's best-known open mics, and explains how she ended up being po...

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Ep 122: 5000 B.C. (Before Colgate)

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2024/09/10

The boays are back in the studio this week with a lengthy discussion of all things teeth-related, from dentists & invisalign to the big question - when did people start using toothpaste (the answer might shock you...) Then, it's on to preparation for Steve's wedding as he gives the lowdown on what to expect, while Stuart and Marc try to suss out what kind of crowd they'll be performing their joint best man's speech towards.A video version of this podcast is available on YouTub...

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67:52

Ep 121: Double Empathy with Pierre Novellie

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2024/09/04

This week the boays are joined by comedian Pierre Novellie. Hailing from South Africa via the Isle of Man, Pierre describes how audiences react to his difficult-to-place accent, recounts his experiences of doing numerous Fringe hours (including one year when he provided the audience with pamplets to fact-check his jokes), and discusses how the skills he's honed in comedy have helped him write a book on autism following his recent diagnosis. Plus, Pierre details the main misconcept...

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62:33

Ep 120: All Names Redacted with Josh Jones

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2024/08/27

This week the boays are joined by comedian Josh Jones. Josh describes how he survived playing Manchester’s working men’s clubs when starting comedy, how he found moving to London as a working class Northerner, and how his experience of auditioning for and appearing on 8 Out of 10 Cats. Plus, Josh chats about his passion for history, reveals his unlikely new hobby that’s got him looking buff, and he and Steve recount an argument at a gig they done together between two other comics ...

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60:03

Ep 119: D’you Do Much Karate? with Colin Hoult

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2024/08/21

This week Marc and Stuart are joined by comedian and actor Colin Hoult. Colin discusses how he creates comic characters from his own life, from his early days on the Fringe to his Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show “The Death of Anna Mann”. Plus, Colin discusses his roles in TV shows such as After Life & Murder in Successville, recalls a now possibly problematic cowboy society in his native Nottingham, and how after years of doing characters onstage he’s finally managed to ...

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60:58

Episode 118: D’you Need an Ambulance? with Dan Tiernan

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2024/08/14

SOME LAUGH LIVE IS BACK AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ON 20TH AUGUST. TICKETS HERE: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/some-laugh-liveThis week the boays are joined by comedian Dan Tiernan. A comedic force of nature and winner of numerous new act-competitions, Dan describes his starting out in standup and how he developed his in-your-face style, recounts his childhood gigs performing magic tricks (not always successfully), and explains how he ended up working as a dinnerlady in his o...

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Episode 117: Dumpster Diving with Chloe Radcliffe

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2024/08/06

SOME LAUGH LIVE IS BACK AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ON 20TH AUGUST. TICKETS HERE: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/some-laugh-liveThis week Stuart and Marc are joined by comedian Chloe Radcliffe. They discuss the differences between US and UK comedy clubs, Chloe’s being brought up doing Transcendental Meditation and her fondness for “dumpster diving”. Plus, Chloe discusses getting accustomed to British pronunciations and phrases, how being a Debate Champion has influenced h...

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61:07

Ep 116: The Mattress Slide

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2024/07/30

SOME LAUGH LIVE IS BACK AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ON 20TH AUGUST. TICKETS HERE: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/some-laugh-liveThis week the boays discuss their MTV Cribs-style dream homes, Steve reveals his childhood habit of making prank phonecalls and they cover the recent story about "cocaine sharks".A video version of this podcast is available on YouTube, where you can subscribe for all future episodes (and find all three of they boays' stand-up specials): https://www.youtube.c...

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Ep 115: Squeaky-Clean Bum Time

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2024/07/23

SOME LAUGH LIVE IS BACK AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ON 20TH AUGUST. TICKETS HERE: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/some-laugh-liveA free-wheeling conversation this week where the boays touch on topics including killling bugs, social media trends, and most hated phrases. Plus, Marc rants about his recent trip to the pharmacy, Steve reveals his new catchphrase, and the boays discuss techy teachers (leading to a near-fatal spit-take from Marc).A video version of this podcast is avai...

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Ep 114: Run the Jewellers with Bemz

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2024/07/16

This week the boays are joined by rapper Bemz. Inaugural winner of BBC Introducing’s Scottish Act of the Year, Bemz explains how his hip-hop career started in the unlikely setting of Stranraer, discusses the buzz of playing festivals including Reading & Leeds and the main stage at TRNSMT, and gives his thoughts on the Kendrick-Drake beef. Plus, Bemz recounts how he got his break online after remixing a song about a Scottish Premiership star, discusses the gig he and Marc done togeth...

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Ep 113: Rawdogging

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2024/07/09

Just the boays this week as they cover topics including men "raw-dogging" flights, noticing themselves creeping into old guy patter and the results of last week's UK general election. A video version of this podcast is available on YouTube, where you can subscribe for all future episodes (and find all three of they boays' stand-up specials): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxeugCQL5zyVhd7pCEAi9GAWe're now on Patreon! Sign up for exclusive access for as little as £3 per month for an ext...

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Ep 112: Mirror Minders with Avital Ash

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2024/07/02

This week the boays are joined by comedian, writer and actor Avital Ash. Avital discusses her experiences of living in L.A., working in a writer’s room for a Netflix comedy show, and recounts shooting a short film with one of the stars of Succession. Plus, Avital talks about performing her stand-up show at the Fringe and in the States, learns that she shares an interest with Steve about mirrors, and tells a few showbiz anecdotes about encounters with Stephen Merchant and Sar...

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Ep 111: Acting the Ferret with Brennan Reece

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2024/06/25

This week Steve and Marc are joined by comedian Brennan Reece. Brennan describes his experiences of acting in his youth (from getting "nonced" on Heartbeat to a brief role in Skins), attending drama school under the tutelage of a strict stick-wielding Russian, and recounts his journey in stand-up from playing rough Mancunian snooker clubs to doing Live at the Apollo. Plus, Brennan chats about his nightmare experience after filming the Melbourne Comedy Gala, gives his take on comed...

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Ep 110: For Your Inflammation with Sanjeev Kohli

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2024/06/18

This week the boays are joined by actor, writer and Still Game star Sanjeev Kohli. Sanjeev talks about his early days working on Chewin’ the Fat (including writing for one of its most memorable sketches), discusses playing one of Scottish comedy’s most iconic comedy characters in Navid, and reveals the priceless line he heard from an heckler while onstage at the Hydro performing Still Game Live. Plus, Sanjeev recounts his encounters with Scottish greats such as Billy Connolly, Sir...

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Ep 109: Euro's Preview with Adam Miller aka OldFirmFacts

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2024/06/11

This week we're bringing you a Euro's Preview as Marc chats to Adam Miller of OldFirmFacts about Scotland's upcoming campaign and whether they can progress to the knockout stages of an international men's tournament for the first time ever.Plus, they chat about Scotland's training camp being situated next to the auspiciously-named Mount Wank, discuss Steve Clarke's job in overcoming the narrative of the "Negative Normans"/Glorious Failure (and why he sounds like an Aberdonian farmer despite b...

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Ep 108: Scottish Slang Rap with MC Hammersmith

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2024/06/04

This week the boays are joined by comedian MC Hammersmith (aka Will Naameh). An improvised-rapper who regularly sends comedy audiences into eruptions of laughter and energy, Will discusses the preparation and pitfalls that accompany his act, reveals the most unusual items crowds have given him to rap about, and demonstrates his skills with a couple of raps specifically about Glasgow phrases and the pod itself.. Plus, he explains to the boays what it’s like to go to private school,...

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Bonus: Election Preview with Ed Campbell

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2024/05/29

Marc is joined by Ed Campbell of PoliticsJOE for a rundown of the upcoming UK general election following last week's surprise announcement from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. They discuss the Tories' plan to introduce national service for 18 year-olds, consider the prospect of a Keir Starmer Labour government (with various football analogies on Marc's part) and weigh up how new First Minister John Swinney's SNP and the various other parties will fare at the ballot box come July. Plus...

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Ep 107: Go Over the Wall with Jin Hao Li

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2024/05/28

This week the boays are joined by comedian Jin Hao Li. Having cut his teeth on the Scottish comedy circuit whilst studying at St Andrews, Jin reveals the unusual living conditions Prince William was rumoured to have whilst living on campus. Jin recalls having to do military conscription (which is now unexpectedly topical) in Singapore , recounts his experience of performing at the final of last year's BBC New Comedy Award at The King's Theatre in Glasgow - and explains the effects...

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