S9 EP25: Tim Key

Sam Campbell joins Alan for a gloriously chaotic flight through travel disasters, strange habits, Last One Laughing, and the kind of stories only Sam could tell. Buckle up - this one goes off course almost immediately.YUMMY! Don't miss the brilliant Make That Movie: https://www.c ...  Show more

This week, Alan is joined by the one and only Jinkx Monsoon. The singer, actress, comedian and two-time Drag Race champion is currently wowing audiences as Judy Garland in "End of the Rainbow" (which ends Sunday!) and preparing to star in Broadway's smash-hit "Oh, Mary!". On boar ...  Show more

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant American stand-up comedian, actor, storyteller, director, producer and writer - Mike Birbiglia. You can buy tickets to Mike's fantastic new tour show HERE Parenting Hell is a Spotify Po ...  Show more

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant actor, presenter, author and comedian - Alan Davies. Alan's new book ⁠'White Male Stand-Up'⁠ is available now. His new stand-up comedy tour 'Think Ahead' starts Autum 2025. Dates and ti ...  Show more

Tim Key is a poet, a comic and someone who I developed an unlikely friendship with through various television appearances together. A few months ago, I went to see The Ballad of Wallis Island and was totally blown away by Tim who not only starred in the movie, but wrote it too. H ...  Show more

Actor, writer and director Stephen Merchant joins How To Fail this week and is reflective, fascinating and - yes - even funny. We talk about what he learned from Ricky Gervais when co-writing The Office, on feeling rattled turning 50 and how it’s hard to fail as a stand-up comedi ...  Show more