"Winning Euro 2024 would be like the ending to an incredible movie... Which is why it probably won't happen" As England's Euro 2024 campaign kicks-off, comedian and football funny-man Jim Daly discusses Southgate's 8 year reign as England manager... Has it been a success...? From missed penalties, to Pizza Hut, to managing England to their first ma…

"So I was standing in Wales wearing an England shirt..." Comedian's Talking About Football Episode 34 with Lynsey Smart talking about the Scotland National Team With Euro 2024 upon us, Scottish comedian Lynsey Smart talks all things Tartan Army. From how to guess a Scottish person's pin number to re-living De Amitri's 'Don't come home too soon' Lyn…

"I've never known a fantasy Arsenal team to include Danny DeVito..." Comedian Katie Price, who recently made the final of the LGBTQ Comedian of the Year talks all things Arsenal FC From visiting Highbury with her Mum as a child to attending regular games at the Emirates Stadium with fellow-comic and previous ComTalkFootyPod guest Jamie D'Souza As u…

"Ali Dia has the biggest brag of all time, blagging his way on to a premier league pitch..." Comedian and football coach, Lee Hudson talks all things Southampton FC From a non-football family, the busiest man Sam Michael knows on the circuit talks about coordinating comedy gigs with football fixtures (once getting to watch 3 games within 24 hours!)…

"My team on FIFA were called Young Boys... Then I found out there was a team called Young Boys... I also think I invented the Mini..." Ollie Young is a young comedian who despite not remembering the 'Invincibles' talks all things (post 2007) Arsenal Football Club A very funny chat with this up and coming star of the UK comedy circuit, Ollie gives u…

"So... my mum pulls out a knife" Bristol based comedian Phil Wathern talks about his Bristol based team... Rovers! A life-long fan of the Gas, Phil talks about the highs and the lows of supporting the City's underdog and reflects on their rivalry with City. Phil also relives some of the worst away days and some of the best, including his mum brinin…

"I tried to catch a packet of peanuts and nearly fell through the roof of the Gallowgate End stand..." Comedian and award-winning actor, as seen in Fisherman's Friends and I, Daniel Blake talks all things Newcastle United FC. Born and Bread, Tyneside Dave has been going to watch the Mighty Toon for over 60 years and in this fantastic episode of the…

"I went to school with the chairman of Bristol City but didn't realise it was him until he knew a bit too much about the Leroy Lita transfer move to Reading..." Comedian, elite football shirt collector and Robins fan, Matt Hobbs talks all things Bristol City FC A proper Bristolian Boy (but from North Brizzle, shh...) the club runs through Hobs vein…

Comedian and Para Lions' partially-sighted player Josh Pugh talks about representing England at international Futsal We take a look back at our chat with Josh, where he shared his experience of losing his vision at an early age and being introduced to the Men's Partially Sighted England Team. He talks of his successes as a player, his teammates who…

"So tell us what happened on Adrian Chiles's stag do..." Kicking off a new series of the podcast for the 2023/2024 season is comedy circuit legend Karen Bayley chatting all things West Bromwich Albion A follower of the Albion since having a childhood crush on Brian Robson, Karen takes us through her many years supporting the club, from the glory er…

Who will win the 2023/2024 Premier League Title? Who will get relegated? Who will make the jump from the EFL? To help answer the questions every football fan is pondering pre-season, stand up comedian and 'gambling industry insider' Ed Pownall joins Sam Michael to share his predictions and tips for the 2023/2024 Premier League and EFL Football Leag…

Social media and stand up comedy star Andrew Mensah talks all things Fantasy Football League. The second coming of 'Statto' talks about filling the boots of Angus Loughran in the rebooted hit football comedy show from the 90's and shares stories from behind the scenes working with his comedy heroes Matt Lucas and Ellis James. A Palace fan, he discu…

Comedian and online cabbie star Trevor Bickles is a proper East End Geezer talking about a proper East End club... West Ham Utd From growing up a stones throw away to the Boleyn Ground and working at the old home of the Hammers, Trev shares his experiences of bumping into legendary players on a daily basis and the time he mistook one Scottish legen…

This week Sam Michael is joined by comedian, social media star and Sky Blues fan Harvey Hawkins who talking all things... Dion Dublin! From kicking Birmingham City out of their own ground to having Coventry City legend deliver your post, Harvey talks about his early memory of 'the Premiership years' a fall from grace and Cov's recent return to the …

Comedian, co-host of the Dead Men Talking podcast and official Good Morning Britain boomer-basher, Freddy Quinne talks about Manchester United. At last, a United fan on the podcast who lives above London! After a turbulent decade for the Red Devils, Freddy talks about the most frustrating moments of being a fan and why he thinks the club is being h…

Pass and move - it's the Liverpool Groove! Series 3 kicks off with comedian Dave Bibby reliving 30 years of hurt waiting for Liverpool FC to lift the Premier League. Welcome to a new series of the Comedians Talking About Podcast, and as season 3 takes place during the 30th anniversary of the Premier League, where better to start than with Dave Bibb…

Before the 2022/2023 Premier League season kicks off, Sam Michael speaks to comedians, podcasters and fantasy football fanatics Tom Glover and Daniel Fitzhenry. Join the Comedians Talking About Football Fantasy Football League here: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/7phymd Who's the first pick of the season? Who's the best bargain…

Comedian and England Fusal International Josh Pugh talks 55 Years years of hurt and England's Euro 2020 journey in this Euros Special! In what should have been Sam Michael and Josh zoom calling each other live from a 48 hour bender celebrating football coming home, a slightly worse-for-wear pair of comics come to terms with England's Euro 2020 fina…

The Gaffer himself, comedian and Twitch streamer Bilal Zafar talks all things PES United. Since lockdown came along in 2020 and live comedy ended up as null and voided just as League 1 & League 2; Bilal Zafar took to Twitch where he started the new interactive-improvised-comedy Hot Peppsy, where he plays the slightly disturbed football manager of P…

Comedian and Gunners fan Jamie D'Souza got into football at the age of 11 and as the 'The Invincible' came to the end of their reign... So Jamie talks about how it's all been downhill for Arsenal ever since. We talk Saka's chances of making an impression for England at the Euros, if Arteta is the man to bring home the Premier League title (or even …

Comedian and highly regarded MC of comedy nights/Richard Cresswell after dinner speeches Jonathan Elston talks all things Rotherham Utd. A fan of The Millers since he was a child, which was natural growing up in the streets of *checks notes* Croydon... Jonathan looks back on what has sadly been a not-so-successful year for Rotherham, whilst reminis…

Comedian Andrew White grew up in a family of Cherries fans, including his Nan (AKA Nan Kermorgant!) a Vitality Stadium legend. A fan since childhood, Andrew has seen his club go from a relegation battle in League 2 to 4 seasons in the Premier League, even finishing as high as 9th in the top flight. We also talk about bizarre job of football mascots…

North Yorkshire's own Maisie Adam talks about all things LEEDS! LEEDS! LEEDS! As seen on Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Would I Lie To You and many other TV comedy shows, Maisie Adam is one of the hottest acts in the UK at the moment, so it's only natural she supports one of the hottest teams in England right now, the mighty whites! We tal…

In this special episode of Sam Michael is joined by comedians Jamie D'Souza, Dan Fitzhenry and Lee Hudson and discuss the craziest 48 hours in English football since the Three Lions won a penalty shootout at World Cup 2018. How did football change for the worse and how, now the fiasco is over, will English and European football change going forward…

Comedian, former Ice Cream Seller and CAPS LOCK lover Martin Wratten talks all things Pompey FC. As Portsmouth's youngest 'life time season ticket holder' - Martin has pretty much seen it all at Fratton Park, from League 1 and League Trophy campaigns to FA Cup glory and Europe. We also talk about the time we gigged for the Michael family off Goggle…

Comedy legend Mike Fenton Stevens, who's graced our screens for over 4 decades, talks all things Manchester United. Appearing in programmes such as Only Fools And Horses, Outnumbered and Mr Bean (to name SO few!) there's plenty of comedy chat as we cover his amazing career and how he's worked along side some of the greatest comedians and actors of …

Paul Cooper, who starred in BBC's Three's This Country as Martin Mucklowe talks about Fulham FC. Father of comedian and writer Daisy May Cooper and father to her comedy creation Kerrie Mucklowe in the show, talks about his love for football which lead to being part of the team that created The Children's Football Alliance, who have done amazing wor…

Comedian, writer and Merseyside lass Sam Whyte talks optimistically about the future of Everton Football Club, tears into the Toffee Lady's mints and talks about the time she met Neville Southall as the team's Mascot when she was a child. We also discuss the magic of 'proper football grounds' and enjoy a nostalgic trip back to the early days of the…

Comedian Joseph Parsons talks all things Bristol City FC whilst refusing Sam Michael's bait to say anything bad about 'rivals' Bristol Rovers (what a nice guy!) and he is also optimistic for the Robin's promotion to the Premier League... Joseph also talks about his experiences in regards to homophobic chants and actions in the terraces and how they…

Comedian and MC Mark Olver talks about the 30 year wait for Liverpool to lift their 19th English League title and first Premier League trophy. A fan for more than 30 years, Mark Olver shares with us his fantasy 5-a-side Liverpool team of unsung heroes and also his 5-a-side football team of ex-housemates. His housemates over the years being comedian…

Comedian and Brentford FC fan Nathan Caton talks about the 2020 Championship play-off final defeat to rivals Fulham and says goodbye to the legendary Griffin Park. The recorded video version of this episode can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIw-HKMl6jg Returning from a goodbye tour of Griffin Park, Nathan Caton as seen on Live at t…

Being in his 20's Leicester-born comedian Jack Topher has been a Leicester City season ticket holder through the highest and the lowest moment of The Fox's 135+ history. Jack relives the one and only season Leicester spent in the third tier of English football and how they rose from League 1 to Premier League champions and UEFA Champions League foo…

Moss Side born Lew Fitz (that's Lew, not Lewis) as seen and heard on BBC Three and BBC Radio 4 talks about the rise and rise of Manchester CIty. Growing up in a family full of "Reds" - Lew talks about why in Manchester United's 1998/99 treble-winning season he decided to choose (then) Division 1 side Man City over arguably the greatest team in the …

Although he was raised in the east end of London, David Alfie Ward's football loyalties lie in the north of the capital with Tottenham Hotspur. As heard on talkSPORT and The Fighting Cock podcast, David talks us through that infamous Champions League semi-final night (which he nearly missed!) in Amsterdam, where a Lucas Moura 96 minute goal offered…

Veteran comedian and veteran Blues fan Graeme Coulam talks about supporting Chelsea through thick and think - from their struggles in old Division 2 to Premier League and Champions League winners, While gigging on the comedy circuit in the late 80's, Graeme's green-room peers and car-share pals included the likes of Micky Flanagan, Graeme Norton an…

West Brom striker Charlie Austin joins Sam Michael for the second part of the Comedians Talking About Football Lockdown Special Podcasts to talk about what professional footballers are up to during lockdown and how he's prepared for a promotion battle at any given moment. He also gives he thoughts on possibility of playing the remainder of the seas…

Dan Fitzhenry, or Fitz as we know him is the first guest on the podcast to defend being a Manchester United fan living in the South of England! From Eric Cantona, to the treble winning squad of 1998/99 and uncertain times after Sir Alex Ferguson's departure; Fitz, who's supported the likes of Stewart Francis on tour and is renowned nation-wide for …

Jon Matthews, and that's Jon, not John ("He's so good he don't need the 'h'.- Simon Munnery) talks about his love for Southampton FC We relive the Saints 2000's rollercoaster ride from the Premiership down to League 1 and back up to nearly a decade in the top flight of English football. We take a look at what Matt Le Tissier COULD have bought to Gl…

As Coronavirus/COVID-19 has suspended the Premier League and EFL, this special episode of Comedians Talking About Football gathers the thoughts of Harvey Hawkins, Matt Hobbs, Andy Gleeks, David Jefferies, Laura Fell, Lee Hudson and Jon Matthews to try and work out just what happens next with football and how to fill the void left by football at 3pm…

"Even when Arsenal Fan TV are right, I'd rather be wrong than be in agreement with them..." Award Winning comedian and podcaster host Jacob Hawley talks about his life-long commitment to The Gunners. We start the Comedians Talking About Football Podcast in the same way every Merlin Premier League Sticker Album started, with Arsenal. From hating the…