Balls Etc
Tackling the world of sport, with the champions of comedy.
Balls Etc: Dear England's Will Close on becoming Harry Kane
Saturday 11th November 2023
He's taking the West End by storm - as a tragi-comic Harry Kane. Will Close reveals how he filled the boots of the England captain.
Nick Hancock's Second Half
Saturday 4th February 2023
He's as 1990s-iconic as Pierre van Hooijdonk, and still benefits from those old shows. Now Nick Hancock is back talking football every week - and recalling a unique career.
Bryony Byrne's Fan/Girl
Monday 31st October 2022
Why did Fan/Girl - back for three London shows - give Balls Etc a unique freak-out at the Edinburgh Fringe? Bryony Byrne takes us back to the 90s.
Gavin Webster on Newcastle Utd
Thursday 25th August 2022
Gavin Webster is at the Edinburgh Fringe moaning about Newcastle United. No change there then - but this time he's doing it on stage.
Cerys Bradley is Having a Good Try
Tuesday 9th August 2022
Track fails, happy turnovers and a Fringe fanzine - Cerys Bradley talks us through the new show Sportsperson.
Matt Forde: Which Footballer Are You?
Friday 10th June 2022
He's crossing the footy/political streams by talking politics with Gary Neville, but which England full-back is Matt Forde's spirit animal?
Punching up: the famous fighting genes of James McNicholas
Thursday 21st October 2021
The grandson of a world champ, James McNicholas took heart from a modern boxing icon to help him back on stage, when a weird condition struck. His boxing show is now a new book - but is the comeback complete?
Sooz Kempner gets a dressage dressing-down from the IOC
Friday 6th August 2021
The hep-talented Sooz Kempner is obsessed with The Olympics, and has impressively sporty roots. So it came as a bit of a shock when the IOC shut down her Twitch stream.
Glenn Wool: Which Sportsperson Are You?
Tuesday 11th May 2021
The Canadian comic channels a classic enforcer - and reveals why sports stars are so popular on panel shows.
Lloyd Griffith on life in Ted Lasso's ensemble, footy fantasies and saving his tour
Thursday 18th March 2021
His stand-up and singing were scuppered but Ted Lasso and It's A Sin stepped in, and now Lloyd Griffith's tour is back on track. But why is he in 19 fantasy football leagues?