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It's the trans-global satiricast that leaves no hot potato unbuttered. Andy Zaltzman breaks down the news with comedians from across the world including Alice Fraser, Hari Kondabolu, John Oliver, Nish Kumar, and his sister Helen. Hear our new show, The Last Post: http://pod.link/TheLastPost Follow us on YouTube. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations. Marc's probing, comprehensive interview style allows guests to express themselves in ways listeners have never heard.
Comedian and writer Andy Zaltzman's audio show on current cricket
Andy Zaltzman and Jarrod Kimber dig in to cricket's biggest and nerdiest topics. They deliver heavy balls with soft hands. The Aubrey Faulkner of cricket podcasts.
Every week throughout summer 2016, Andy Zaltzman and guests so special we can’t say here, give their insight into the summer’s sporting bonanza: everything from the Rio Olympics to the Redneck Games, the Tour de France to the Toe Wrestling World Championships, and Wimbledon to the Wife Carrying Festival. Just don’t mention the football...
A mostly political podcast
Join Sandy Warr, Andy Zaltzman and a host of the Guardian's expert commentators as they analyse all the action from the Rugby World Cup 2015, sponsored by Heineken
The Department is a secret organisation with the power to influence every aspect of your life. At its heart is Research Team 32, an eccentric three-man think-tank with the brief to brainstorm new ideas on solving society�s problems. Forget Government. Forget Parliament. Your future is in their hands. The Department is written and performed by Chris Addison, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman, with Peter Dickson, Matthew Holness and Lucy Montgomery.
The Times Presents The Greatest Test: The world's premier comedy panel show dedicated to the 2013 Ashes series. Hosted by Andy Zaltzman
Allow us to present to you The Manuscript: a new comedy panel show from Absolute Radio. Week by week, The Manuscript builds into a foolproof guide to being a modern man. The rulebook will be written by host Nick Hancock and guests including Clive Anderson, Jo Brand, Andy Zaltzman and Christian O'Connell, based off the week's news and their own experiences. The Manuscript is brought to you by Just For Men AutoStop: the foolproof way to get rid of grey.
A ridiculous look at the week’s news
Extended version of the topical panel show, featuring extra content you won't have heard in The News Quiz
The Dave Weekly is back as The Dave Weekly - the cream of comedy every Friday.
In a world where live performance has all but disappeared for the moment, those clever people at The Cosmic Shambles Network have come up with an ingenious plan to banish our housebound boredom and keep us all entertained. They’ve been in touch with some of our best-loved performers and household name scientists and they are very pleased to announce the Stay at Home Festival. 9 live shows a week, streamed online, with all star guests including Robin Ince, Josie Long, Brian Cox and Jo Brand. ...
Mark Normand is relieved to get back to the comedy clubs after a year of doing outdoor shows and other compromised sets during the pandemic. But Mark never considered stopping because comedy is something he has to do. Maybe it goes back to growing up feeling like an outsider in his own family of overachievers, or maybe it’s how he coped with childh…
Nancy Wilson is one of the world’s great guitarists, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and creator, along with her sister Ann, of one of the great American rock bands, Heart. But after more than 40 years in the business, she’s finally releasing her first solo album. Nancy tells Marc what led up to it, from opening for big rock acts to writing …
Robert Smigel became best known for having a foul-mouthed dog puppet on his hand, but the truth is he’s a defining force in popular comedy for the past 35 years. Robert tells Marc how he was on the path to becoming a dentist until a stand-up comedy competition changed his life. From there it was on to SNL where he forged relationships with people l…
Anuvab Pal shares the latest from India, Tiff Stevenson updates us on the UK, and Andy, well he does what he always does. Subscribe to Tiny Revolutions with Tiff Stevenson, episode one, with Armando Iannucci is out now. Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yourself, it's allowed). The Last Post, keeps appearing here. Follow us on YouTube or Ins…
Richard Kind knows his face is memorable, but he still thinks he uses it too much. He knows his characters often exude warmth and joy, even though he is personally powered by dread and anxiety. He wants to be more like George Bailey, but worries he’s closer to Willy Loman. Maybe this is why Richard and Marc connect so easily. They also talk about R…
On the day this episode is released, John Waters is celebrating his 75th birthday. But he’s still doing the same things that brought him cultural notoriety when he started making movies in the ‘60s: Celebrating filth, fighting censorship, and breaking any rule you can think up. John and Marc talk about those early movies like Pink Flamingos, as wel…
Andy welcomes to Chris Addison to The Bugle for his debut and the returning Alice Fraser celebrates four years in the show. They look at another jolly week in global turmoil, televised funerals and corrupt politicians. See The Last Post live stream this Sunday: http://thebuglepodcast.com/#Live Subscribe to Tiny Revolutions with Tiff Stevenson, epis…
Tom Jones doesn’t feel like resting on his laurels. He tells Marc there’s one main reason he’s going strong, recording new music and performing live at the age of 80: Because he still has a point to prove. Tom and Marc talk about his big hits like It’s Not Unusual, Delilah, and What’s New Pussycat?, how he learned to belt them out by listening to g…
Yo-Yo Ma remembers a moment in his childhood where it all began to make sense. As a seven-year-old prodigy, he was playing cello in front of an audience that included two U.S. Presidents. But it was an act of kindness and respect from the actor Danny Kaye that helped Yo-Yo look at the world in a different way. He also tells Marc how he found the me…
Sally Struthers is thinking a lot about the passage of time these days. For one, this year is the 50th anniversary of All In The Family premiering on CBS. She’s also thinking that so many people she worked with in movies like Five Easy Pieces and The Getaway are no longer with us. And she’s thinking about how all this downtime from the pandemic is …
Andy is with Felicity Ward and Nato Green to either spend three hours talking about the passing of a 99 year old man, or talk about ketchup. Apparently there was news this week. We have a(nother) NEW SHOW. Subscribe to Tiny Revolutions with Tiff Stevenson, episode one, with Armando Iannucci is out now. Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yours…
Katey Sagal is known by the public in ways she doesn't see herself. She's known as an actor, but always thought of herself primarily as a singer. She's known as a seminal comedic TV character, even though she didn't think of herself as funny. She's defined by brash, confrontational roles, but sees herself as reserved, even shy. Katey and Marc talk …
Marc only knew Hunter Biden from what he saw in the news. He never heard him speak, he had no sense of who he really was, and he wasn’t sure he cared much about the troubled son of a President. Then he read Hunter Biden’s book. The sad, tragic, honest, disturbing and concerning story at the heart of the real Hunter Biden made Marc want to talk with…
Andy is with Tom Ballard and David O'Doherty for an Easter special. Who hates Jesus most? What's an easter tree and what's in Lil Nas X's shoes? Plus, doom news, blasphemy and a special delivery. We have a(nother) NEW SHOW. Subscribe to Tiny Revolutions with Tiff Stevenson, launching on 7th April with Armando Iannucci. Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (…
Daniel Kaluuya doesn’t want to stop the journey. Getting nominated for Oscars, winning a Golden Globe, hosting Saturday Night Live. These are moments within the journey, but he doesn’t want any of them to feel bigger than the journey itself. Daniel and Marc talk about this life perspective, how he draws a lot of it from his family in London and Uga…
Andy is with Nish and Alice for a live recording of the show with a focus on the amazing Suez boat story. You can still buy and stream the full live show (terrible intro and all) at http://ctzn.tk/Bugle We have a NEW SHOW. Subscribe to The Gargle and get topical jokes about everything except politics Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yoursel…
Writer-director Azazel Jacobs was born into the world of experimental film. But it was a combination of comic books, old radio shows, Mad Magazine and The Clash that helped him develop the sensibility he would later put on screen. Aza tells Marc how his parents passed along a love of art and a compulsion to create, why he believes the name they cho…
Eddie Huang has been fighting for things his whole life. Whether fighting for respect from a culture that is unwelcoming, or fighting for normalcy amidst a chaotic upbringing, or fighting for approval from his immigrant parents, all his achievements came with a cost. Now, with the first movie he wrote and directed under his belt, Eddie tells Marc w…
Christopher Lloyd has a career spanning more than 60 years on stage, TV and film. But Marc was enamored with stories about the first movie Christopher ever made, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Christopher tells Marc about the unique audition process, how they slept overnight in the institution, what it was like working with his idol at the time, …
Andy is #COTI (Crying On The Inside) with Nish Kumar and Hari Kondabolu, with a look at the Cold War, hate crimes in the US, protests in the UK, and, remarkably given how this sentence is going, jokes. We have a NEW SHOW. Subscribe to The Gargle and get topical jokes about everything except politics Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yourself…
Serj Tankian from System of a Down says he is dedicated to the truth in a very naive way. That basic need to tell the truth and be honest with himself comes through in his art, his activism and his personal life, all of which are depicted in the new documentary Truth to Power. Serj and Marc talk about how so much of Serj’s life has been dedicated t…
Laraine Newman titled her memoir May You Live in Interesting Times, a phrase many people believe to be a curse. But Laraine thinks it’s an appropriate framework for her life and career. She tells Marc what it was like to be a part of culture-changing comedy institutions as a founding member of both The Groundlings and Saturday Night Live. They also…
Andy is with Nato Green and Tiff Stevenson to talk about vaccine rollout, stimulus packages and the UK's latest take on the royal soap opera. We have a NEW SHOW. Subscribe to The Gargle and get topical jokes about everything except politics Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yourself, it's allowed). The Last Post, keeps appearing here. Follow…
Hugh Grant thinks he’s only getting better as an actor now. The work he’s done for the past few years feels real to him, as opposed to felling like he was faking it when he made all those romantic comedies. Hugh and Marc talk about that realization and what happened in his life to make him finally feel less insecure as an actor. They also discuss h…
In order for Eddie Murphy to become “Eddie Murphy” he had to become a comedian. Eddie tells Marc, comic-to-comic, what it was like being a Black teenager on Long Island building a standup act fueled by impressions and inspired by Richard Pryor. And now, with fatherhood at the center of his life, Eddie explains why he wants to bookend his career by …
Andy is with Josh Gondelman and Alice Fraser to talk about screaming, warp speed and culture wars. We have a NEW SHOW. Subscribe to The Gargle and get topical jokes about everything except politics Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yourself, it's allowed). The Last Post, keeps appearing here. Follow us on YouTube or Insta and see parts of th…
Jake Gyllenhaal knows he has a great job as a celebrated film actor. But the thing that brings him true joy is bursting into song as part of a stage musical. Jake talks with Marc about his love of theater, which ended up landing him three Tony Award nominations this year, one for acting and two for producing. They also get into why Broadway needs t…
Tim Allen has embodied enough different personas - Tim Taylor, Mike Baxter, Buzz Lightyear, Santa Claus - that he often doesn’t know which guy he actually is. But at least he’s no longer the directionless young man who made bad choices and ran afoul of the law. Tim tells Marc how he cleaned up his act and made it as a club comic before breaking out…
Andy is with Baratunde Thurston and Nish Kumar to talk vaccines, Texas and protests. We have a NEW SHOW. Subscribe to The Gargle and get topical jokes about everything except politics: https://pod.link/1552687312 Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yourself, it's allowed). The Last Post, keeps appearing here. Follow us on YouTube or Insta and …
Michael K. Williams knows that a lot of people consider his character, Omar Little, to be the best character on The Wire. But he has a different opinion about the show’s best character. Michael tells Marc about how he brought his struggles as an addict to his performance, how he relapsed while making the show, and how the cast gave him the support …
Melissa Leo’s acting style is a combination of gut instincts and a compulsive need to ask questions. It’s a style that already earned her an Oscar and continual employment, but also keeps her from falling into the trap of business-as-usual. Melissa and Marc talk about her performances in movies like Frozen River The Fighter and the new film Body Br…
Sam Neill never had any ambitions as an actor, which is not true about his ambitions as a wine maker. Speaking to Marc from one of his vineyards in New Zealand, Sam talks about how he’s still striving to make the greatest bottle of wine as he lives a sort of double-life as a very familiar face on screens big and small. They also discuss Sam’s ideal…
Why are Brits eating snakes, chopped up and smothered in lube? What's Ted Cruz's thing with breast milk? What's yoga? And what are the French now doing at lunch? Andy is with Alice Fraser and Tiff Stevenson. We have a NEW SHOW. Subscribe to The Gargle and get topical jokes about everything except politics: https://pod.link/1552687312 Buy a loved on…
Jodie Foster came out on the other side of being a child actor as a two-time Oscar winner, a celebrated director, a producer and someone who is content with her life. She tells Marc how she did it, which has a lot to do with her mother and establishing boundaries. They also talk about how Taxi Driver changed her conception of acting, the great less…
Mark Harris is a writer, journalist, critic and lover of film, which is why Marc wanted to talk with him. After months of at-home movie watching, Marc is convinced that artistic appreciation and critical thinking around film is more important than ever. Mark Harris has devoted a large chunk of his life to doing that kind of work, including his book…
Andy revisits Sochi 2014 and plays some unheard gold on Tr*mp and Britain in 2021. Plus we have a NEW SHOW. Subscribe to The Gargle now: https://pod.link/1552687312 Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yourself, it's allowed). We have a sister show, The Last Post, which you can still hear here. Follow us on YouTube or Insta and see parts of thi…
Salma Hayek says she survived in Hollywood because she didn't let anger get the better of her. And she'd have good reasons to be angry, facing a barrage of sexism, discrimination, typecasting, and a general dismissiveness of her talent. Salma and Marc talk about how she stood up for herself, particularly when making the film Frida, and why Salma be…
Stanley Tucci is fortunate that he broke into the mainstream with his movie Big Night because it combined two of the things he loves the most: acting and food. Stanley talks with Marc about the comfort he gets from cooking and the satisfaction he gets from a good performance. They discuss his extensive career, including The Devil Wears Prada, Spotl…
Andy is with Alice and Anuvab to explore the truth behind the Jewish Space Laser, what's going on with democracy in India and what short selling has to do with trumpets. Buy a loved one Bugle Merch (or some for yourself, it's allowed). We have a sister show, The Last Post, which you can still hear here. Follow us on YouTube or Insta and see parts o…
