Pleasance Podcast Archive

Live comedy and interviews from the heart of the Edinburgh Fringe! Running for over six years and featuring some of the biggest names from the biggest comedy festival in the world, it's like being there, or here, depending on your perspective. There's interviews and behind the scenes gossip, live comedy from this year's festival and more from the Pleasance Courtyard and Dome in Edinburgh. The Pleasance Comedy Podcasts are sponsored by Audible. Go to Audible.co.uk/laughs to start your free 30 day and download comedy from a choice of over 200,000 titles! Have a laugh at our expense.

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Robert Bathurst with Mark Fisher - Pleasance Bytes

Recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 from the Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Pleasance Bytes sees leading journalist Mark Fisher get inside the heads of some of the stars of stage and screen. In this episode, Mark is joined by Robert Bathurst, star of Cold Feet, Downton Abbey and Toast of London. This Fringe, Robert can be found on stage at the Pleasance Courtyard every day during August in the stage adaptation of Christopher Reid’s The Song of Lunch. For tickets: https://www.pleasance.co...

Aug 18, 2018•55 min

Jeremy Stockwell with Mark Fisher - Pleasance Bytes

Recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 from the Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Pleasance Bytes sees leading journalist Mark Fisher get inside the heads of some of the stars of stage and screen. In this first episode for 2018, Mark is joined by writer, director, performance (and much more), Jeremy Stockwell. Jeremy can be found on stage at the Pleasance AceDome every night during August with his celebration of comedy legend Spike Milligan - A Sockful of Custard. For tickets: https://www.plea...

Aug 09, 2018•51 min

16. Best Of Special

It’s the final episode of Live at the Pleasance for 2017. What a month it’s been! It’s all gone so fast! Can you believe it?! Etc. etc. This year we celebrated 70 years of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 33 years of the Pleasance. We’ve talked to everyone from the freshest newly-hatched comedy chicks and the most seasoned Fringe leg(hen)ds (…ok we’re all tired right?) This episode features some of the best bits of Live at the Pleasance - are you ready for an onslaught of names? You’re going to...

Aug 28, 2017•18 min

15. Ed Gamble, Sophie Willan, Josh Pugh, Gary Delaney, Mark Watson and Angela Barnes

In this penultimate episode of Live at the Pleasance in 2017, we’re going to treat you to the stars of the Fringe, the telly, the radio and the future! Maddie chats to Ed Gamble about his new tattoo addiction, Al and debutant Josh Pugh say mean things about Coventry and award-nominated Sophie Willan refuses to be a working class hero. We get a one-off listen to Thom Tuck singing the Mountain Goats at Mark Watson’s Festival of Bad Ideas, Angela Barnes performs at the gala for Mental Health and Ga...

Aug 25, 2017•27 min

14. Chris Turner, Pippa Evans, Brennan Reece, Phil Wang, Joe Sutherland, Rachel Jackson

If you’re revving up for making the most of the final weekend at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, there’s loads of top-tips for comedy in this podcast! In this episode we’ve got interviews with comedian and free-style rapper Chris Turner, the best-newcomer nominated Brennan Reece and the Olivier Award winning Pippa Evans. Live comedy courtesy of Joe Sutherland, Phil Wang and Rachel Jackson. Live at the Pleasance is brought to you in association with Audible.co.uk.

Aug 24, 2017•29 min

Shaun Keaveny : Live and Languorous Teaser

Visit the back catalogue at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/shaun-keaveny-live-languorous/id587837910?mt=2 and get a brand new episode on Monday.

Jun 13, 2014•16 sec

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