Best Stuart Mcpherson Podcasts (2025)

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Mark Nelson, Ria Lina, Elaine Malcolmson and Stuart McPherson 28:02

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Des and the team break up the week's big news, Including the fallout from the G7 Summit, first minister John Swinney's latest pitch for independence, the spat between Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher and Edinburgh Council, the new head of MI6 and much more. Lead writer: Steven DickAdditional material: Paul Masterman, Paul Hennell, Kate Smurthwaite, Lu…

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Ep 163: Phone Addiction, Religion & Mermaids with Shane Daniel Byrne & Emman 1:04:13

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Marc is in Dublin this week where he's joined by comedians Shane Daniel Byrne and Emman Idama. They discuss attempts at overcoming phone addiction and compare notes on their religious upbringings, before Emman tries to plead his case on the existence of mermaids. Plus, there's talk of green postboxes, Scottish chippies, and the worrying rise of ant…

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Ep 162: Summer Laugh Preview with CMB & Rosco McClelland 1:12:54

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This week Marc and Stuart are joined by Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and Rosco McClelland, in theory to talk about the first of the "Summer Laugh" stand-up specials being released this Sunday, but as you can imagine the boays don't stay on track for long. Instead, it's another hilariously chaotic episode including chat about teenage peer pressure, co…

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Bonus: Adam Curtis on "Shifty", Self-Interest & Why We're All "Scunnered" 1:02:47

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Marc talks to journalist and documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis ahead of his latest release "Shifty". Adam gives his views on where we're at politically after Trump's re-election, Labour's increasing unpopularity and the rise in the polls of Nigel Farage's Reform. Other topics include Margaret Thatcher, politicians "cosplaying badness", kayfabe, com…

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Ep 161: Kim Blythe on UFO Capital of the World, Dismal Denny & Search for Reform's Phantom Candidate 1:00:05

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Marc is currently on tour with Irish dates this week in Derry & Belfast. Tickets here: ⁠https://www.marcjenningscomedy.com/tour This week the boays are joined by comedian Kim Blythe. Kim discusses her meteoric rise on the stand-up scene having successfully transitioned from online sketches to the stage, reveals why her native town of Denny campaign…

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Ep 160: Bernard's Swatch 1:00:40

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Marc is currently on tour with Irish dates THIS WEEKEND in Cork & Dublin before heading to Derry & Belfast next week. Tickets here: https://www.marcjenningscomedy.com/tour This week Marc discusses having his windscreen smashed whilst on tour, Steve launches a discussion about the plausibility of multiverses (with an incredibly Empire State Building…

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Ep 159: Jacob Hawley on Screen Rot, School Boners and Auditioning for Ted Lasso 1:06:48

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This week Steve and CMB are joined by comedian Jacob Hawley. They discuss the perils of being in high school and getting an erection during class, the difficulties of stag do's going too far, and Jacob's father-in-law buying a boat he plans on sailing to the Caribbean. Plus, the boys talk train etiquette, Jacob discusses his hit podcast Screen Rot …

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Ep 158: Sam Tallent on "Running the Light", Living in an Anarchist Compound & Balancing The Road with Real Life 1:11:32

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This week Marc & CMB are joined by comedian and author of "Running the Light" Sam Tallent. They swap stories of unplayable stand-up charity gigs, Sam reveals how he relied on eating out of dumpsters during his early days as a struggling artist, and shares some words of wisdom on how to balance life as a touring comic with taking care of yourself an…

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Ep 157: Magicians, Blackouts & Writing Jokes with A.I. 1:04:26

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Marc is currently on his UK tour with shows this weekend in Manchester, Liverpool & Leeds. Tickets here: https://www.marcjenningscomedy.com/tour This week Steve discusses his trip to the physio, and how a period without his phone led him to a humbling realisation about the experience. Stu recounts the recent power-outage which forced him to do a st…

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Ep 156: Suck My Balls with Stu Murphy & Liam Withnail 1:10:01

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Marc is currently on his stand-up tour of the UK and Ireland! Tickets are on sale here now:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.marcjenningscomedy.com/tour⁠⁠⁠ This week Marc and Liam Withnail are joined by comedian and improviser Stuart Murphy. Stu gets reminded he hosted Marc’s second ever gig (and some of the core comedy memories it formed in his brain), before …

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Ep 155: Car-tastrophes 59:05

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Marc's tour of the UK and Ireland kicks off this week! Tickets are on sale here now:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.marcjenningscomedy.com/tour⁠ This week Steve's had some boiler troubles, Stuart never having had a driving lesson inspires Marc to recount the various car troubles he's had - plus there's chat of the new Danny Dyer film, the upcoming American Pysc…

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Week Twelve - The Final 1:10:13

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The team at Can I Just Say join together to say a huge congratulations not only to Dean, but also the splendid cast of Glasgow’s amateur Les Mis. Join us for the finale ep as we call for increased funding for whimsy, condemn a brand new enemy of the pod and say goodbye for now. How much bigger can we get? Next year - Obama!…

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Ep 154: Jonathan Watson - Only An Excuse, Two Doors Down & Working on Alan Partridge 1:01:02

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GLASGOW: Stuart is recording his new stand-up special "Horse" at Blackfriars on Sunday 27th April. Tickets here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wegottickets.com/SomeLaughPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ This week the boays are joined by star of Only an Excuse and Two Doors Down Jonathan Watson. They discuss the origins of OAE?, whether Jonathan ever received any backlash (or Sir Alex's …

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Felicity Ward, Raymond Mearns, Kathleen Hughes and Robin Morgan 28:03

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Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.By BBC Radio Scotland

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Ep 153: Mugged in Paris, West End Musicals & Early Check-Ins 1:03:44

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GLASGOW: Stuart is recording his new stand-up special "Horse" at Blackfriars on Sunday 27th April. Tickets here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wegottickets.com/SomeLaughPodcast⁠⁠⁠ This week the boays catch up after being on their respective travels. Stuart recounts being the victim of an attempted mugging in Paris, Steve's non-romantic trip to London leads him to be…

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Mark Nelson, Elaine Malcolmson, Don Biswas and Kate Hammer 28:03

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Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.By BBC Radio Scotland

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Weeks Ten & Eleven - Fashion / Interviews 1:20:32

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It’s a double stuffing of episodes this week and so much to take in as Jordan ends toxic masculinity, our least favourite prop comic Mike Souter returns and the Can I Just Say Team once again plead with the candidates to know their Scottish history, particularly vis a vis men in skirts.

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Ep 152: BANNED from Babybel, Paesano Pizza & I’m Lovin’ It Jingle 1:05:34

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GLASGOW: Stuart is recording his new stand-up special "Horse" at Blackfriars on Sunday 27th April. Tickets here: ⁠⁠⁠https://wegottickets.com/SomeLaughPodcast⁠⁠ This week the boays discuss feeling uncomfortable in certain environments, Stu invents a functional website for events, and there’s A LOT of chat about food - including Paesano, Spam, UHT mi…

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Ashley Storrie, Scott Agnew, Athena Kugblenu and Sam Lake 28:03

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Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.By BBC Radio Scotland

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Ep 151: Diona Doherty | Drinking While Breastfeeding, Derry Girls, & Facebook Boomers 1:05:00

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GLASGOW: Stuart is recording his new stand-up special "Horse" at Blackfriars on Sunday 27th April. Tickets here: ⁠⁠https://wegottickets.com/SomeLaughPodcast⁠⁠ This week Marc and Stuart are joined by comedian Diona Doherty. Diona discusses meeting her now husband at the Edinburgh Festival, how her acting background (including an appearance in Derry …

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Week Nine - TV Selling 58:48

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Thank you Margaret! TV selling this week, Mia’s favourite task at least - our names are Gemma, Siobhain and Stu by the way - and we’re back on the mic to discuss dress down Sugar, miracle gloves and Maximum English.

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Ep 150: Hell or High Water 1:07:15

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A hunner and a hawf, still a stunner and a hawf! This week Steve's lizard sighting prompts the boays to discuss the morality of killing and eating animals, Marc links the demise of the paper round to the rise in misogyny amongst teenage boays (something Stephen Graham's Adolescence was too scared to address) and Stuart recounts how his recent Edinb…

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Week Eight - Hot Sauce 1:07:13

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It’s a double stuffing and no treat this week as we unexpectedly hear all about Melica’s GCSE in drama and welcome back Levi Roots to the sauce conversation. Listeners can play along with the now weekly segment ‘did you know this person is absolutely jacked’, as we come to terms with one of the candidates having a secret mahogany tan and back muscl…

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Ep 149: Partick Colonic with Darren Connell 1:02:00

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This week the boays are joined by comedian Darren Connell. Darren discusses how his pursuit of various fads led to him to get a colonic in Partick, attempt to be hypnotised for weight-loss and almost being converted into a Jehovah's Witness. Plus, he recounts his experience of doing comedy gigs on a comedown, spending 200 days eating brussel sprout…

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Week Seven - Kids' Banking 1:04:06

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Kaching! It’s double stuffing week on the Apprentice, so the CIJS team are here to say RIP to the tall confirmed shagger that we all know quite highly about and Ciao to the young Italiano bambino with a simple dream of greater childhood financial literacy.

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Ep 148: Arabian Flights with Liam Farrelly 1:13:31

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This week the boays are joined by comedian Liam Farrelly. Liam discusses how he had to commit "a small act of fraud" in order to get married in Wales, his experience gigging in (and nightmare flight to) Saudi Arabia, and recounts losing his virginity at a house party. Liam is performing his show "Flipbook" at Oran Mor on 30th March as part of the G…

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Week Six - Turkey Corporate Hospitality 1:04:52

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The CIJS gang have been called away on urgent business: to jump on the mic to discuss corporate away day week. Amongst other burning questions we ask what is the best way to celebrate 14 years of Vodaphone? Do we prefer green or black olives? and would Bami be able to dress appropriately for the Türkiye heat? All that and more on this week’s ep…

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Week Five - Easter Eggs 1:02:04

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The Can I Just Say team are face to face with a historic enemy of the pod this week (that listeners all know quite highly about). Meanwhile the Apprentice candidates try to inject a bit of bloody kindness back into Easter with help from a Russian-American man who is watching you from space.

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Ep 147: Beef Nuggets 1:02:53

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This week the boays discuss how much they'd pay to see their dream artists, reminisce on Scottish anti-smoking campaigns, and explore the concept of "Scottish cringe". Plus, Steve reflect on what (if anything) he learned from doing marketing at uni, Marc reveals what he learned about his family tree after his gran done a DNA test through ancestry.c…

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Ep 146: Spanish Mules with Sean McLoughlin 1:13:30

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This week Stuart and Marc are joined by comedian Sean McLoughlin. Sean describes going to a Catholic schooling in his native Brighton, details his long list of call centre jobs he worked as a struggling comic during his 20s, and recounts how a series of chance encounters led him to become the regular tour support for one of the biggest names in com…

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Week Four - Crops to Cash 1:09:28

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It’s tomatoes v potatoes this week on the Apprentice as we enjoy a historic flame-out by Nadz. Join the CIJS team as we get emotional watching a rarely-seen legitimate business success and a beautiful throwback to the Old Country courtesy of the good people at Zizzi. Additional viewing: Neville Southall has a pop at Michael Owen…

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Ep 145: Maths is Sh*te with Mhairi Black 1:13:50

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This week the boays are joined by Mhairi Black. Mhairi discusses becoming an MP at the tender age of 20, explains Parliament's drinking culture and antiquated voting procedures, and recounts how she came to hold the record for most swear words uttered in the House of Commons. Plus, she reveals why seeing others getting too comfortable in Westminste…

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Week Three - Discount Buying 58:50

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It’s time for the iconic episode where Apprentice candidates run around a town with a paper map ripping rhubarb out of Shakespearean soil, so enjoy listeners as we once again call for dignity and say a fond farewell to Carlo.

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Week Two - Virtual Pop Star 58:00

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Can I Just Say is just about back to its regularly scheduled programming after the great Spotify curse and thank GOD given the episode we were handed by the business gods this week. ALL THREE reconvene to have a wide-ranging discussion taking in Abba Voyage, Amy Ansell and Tracey Beaker but really we couldn’t stop talking about the newest entry int…

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Ep 144: Dusty's Fiver with Kai Humphries 1:14:57

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This week Stu and Marc are joined by comedian Kai Humphries. Kai reveals why he decided to opt for an upcoming hair transplant, explains what it's been like touring the world as the opening act for Daniel Sloss, and details what life was like growing up in his native Blyth in the North East of England. Plus, there's chat about Kai's previous vocati…

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A Quick Disclaimer Ahead of Series 19! 0:55

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We're back, thanks for bearing with us!

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Week One - Austria Tourism 1:07:45

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After being SILENCED by our mainstream media hosting platform for well over a week (read: having very on-brand technical difficulties) Can I Just Say is back! Gemma, Siobhain and Stu return due to public demand to cover The Apprentice series 19. In ep 1 as the candidates take to the slopes in Austria, we take to the mic to discuss hats, which conte…

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Ep 143: Mailbag - Space Travel, Dream Locations & Best/Worst Things About Glasgow 1:05:01

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This week the boays cover what's come under the boil for them in recent weeks before diving into the mailbag to answer some listener questions - covering everything from space travel to the Pangaea, best and worst aspects of Glasgow (and where they'd most like to live outside Scotland) as well as correcting the record on the who was really behind t…

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Ep 142: Jeremy Vine, Gen-Z & Russian Live at the Apollo with Milo Edwards 1:13:49

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This week Steve and Marc are joined by comedian Milo Edwards. Milo discusses the phenomenon of the Jeremy Vine radio show (and what it says about UK culture), how to spot who's really chronically online, and how he ended up appearing on Russia's version of Live at the Apollo. Plus, there's chat of separating the art from the artist, Milo explains w…

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Ep 141: The Time-Pipe with Marjolein Robertson 1:05:20

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This week Stu and Marc are joined by returning guest comedian ⁠Marjolein Robertson⁠. Marjolein explains the novel way she copes with feeling overwhelmed since moving to London, recalls why a near-death experience led to her becoming a devout Christian in her teens, and regales the boays with a traditional folk tale from her native Shetland involvin…

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Ep 140: How Original with Rhys James 1:11:14

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This week the boays are joined by comedian and star of Mock the Week Rhys James. Rhys discusses his cringeworthy moment with Jamie Redknapp whilst appearing on Sky's A League of Their Own, how his prolific and popular tweets didn't always translate to the stage, and recalls being thrown-off one particular set after spotting Matt Hancock in the fron…

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Ep 139: Do Not Inhale with Grace Jarvis & CMB 1:09:20

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This week the boays and CMB are joined by comedian Grace Jarvis. Grace discusses having to "code-switch" between Kiwi, Aussie and British phrases (leading to a startling revelation about one of Billy Connolly's best-known routines), the trials of working in a sex shop, and why one particular sex tip men often receive is exteremly misguided. Of cour…

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Ep 138: First Footing 1:04:55

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Happy New Year! Join the boays to discuss Scottish New Year's traditions, Hogmanay parties and New Year's resolutions. Plus, Steve and Marc discuss their horrific holiday stories, and the boays ponder whether certain performers have worked for their careers. For extra episodes and bonus content including access to all our live shows sign up to our …

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Ep 137: Christmas Special 1:04:26

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The boays spark open a few Tinnies and chat Christmas songs, movies, dinner, top moments from the year and explain why Whamageddon and Santa Buddy have a lot to answer for. Take the Some Laugh Survey to give us feedback so we can bring you more laughs in 2025: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkEvROHIyXxDEZSZheVlj8X5zN2V6G3kcCoLlw3CgzAQ8q_…

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Ep 136: Stu-pid Hot of Sh*te 1:09:11

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Stuart returns from his travels to tell the boays about his escapades in Thailand and Vietnam - including chat about seal penis rice wine, spotting a Loose Women star and the ethics of the circus. Plus, Steve and Marc detail recent encounters with Scottish legends John McKay & Frank McAvennie respectively, before Marc expresses his bemusement at Th…

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Ep 135: Mental in a Good Way with Raymond Mearns 1:28:47

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This week Marc and Steve are joined by comedian Raymond Mearns. Raymond discusses how he found out he’d had a stroke after an incredibly active few days, recalls his time in Limmy’s show and talks about his recent success as online comedy sensation “Glesga Da”. Plus, Raymond reveals his most shameful anecdote whilst drinking copious amounts of wine…

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Ep 134: The Bin is the Goal with Liam Withnail 1:39:12

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This week Marc and Steve are joined by comedian Liam Withnail. They discuss how surprising square sausages are to English people, consider the challenges of exercise and eating healthily, and ponder the merits of Ozempic or any other "wonder" weight-loss drugs. Plus, there's chat of celebrity-fronted, product-shilling podcasts (PS we're still looki…

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Ep 133: Trump, Stanley Cups & Young Teams with Connor Burns 1:27:04

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This week Marc and Steve are joined by comedian Connor Burns. Connor discusses how being from Edinburgh effects playing in front of a Glasgow crowd, Marc compares Donald Trump to crowdwork comedians and they discuss the impact of the recent US election on the landscape of culture and comedy. Plus, there's chat about Stanley cups (and blades), remin…

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Ep 132: Modern Mullets with Vittorio Angelone and John Meagher 1:09:54

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Some Laugh Stands-Up Christmas Special Sunday 8th December. Tickets here: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Glasgow/Blackfriars-Basement/Some-Laugh-Stands-Up-Christmas-Special/40391631/ This week Marc is joined by comedians Vittorio Angelone and John Meagher. They discuss Vittorio's now-trendy mullet and moustache combo, John's past life in mixed ma…

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Ep 127: "Are You Okay?" with Paul McDaniel 59:31

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This week Steve and Marc are joined by comedian Paul McDaniel. Paul describes growing up in 1980's Northern Ireland and how his father journalism carreer led to one of the biggest figures of that era coming round to their house; explains what it was like working for the BBC Complaints department during the height of the "Sachsgate" scandal involvin…