No Pressure To Be Funny
A topical, political panel show podcast recorded in front of a live audience once a month. NP2BF, which has been running since 2011, is presented by LBC radio host James O'Brien and created by comedians Nick Revell and Alistair Barrie.
Previous episodes
Series 9, Episode 6 (28th June 2015)
30th June 2015. 98 minutes.
This month, Omid Djalili, Sajeela Kershi, Chris Neill and Jake Yapp discuss, amongst other things, rock festivals, royalty, torture, peaceful protest, women's football and The Comedy Godfather, Barry Cryer. Masterful...
Series 9, Episode 5 (31st May 2015)
1st June 2015. 63 minutes.
Nick Revell hosts May's NP2BF. The guests are musical comedian James Sherwood; political stand-up Kate Smurthwaite; The Daily Telegraph's political sketch writer Michael Deacon; and Amir Amirani, the director of...
Series 9, Episode 4 (26th April 2015)
27th April 2015. 54 minutes.
Alistair Barrie presides over April's show as panellists Angela Barnes, Jo Brand, Joe Wells and Andy Zaltzman discuss topics including the forthcoming election. Meanwhile Nick Revell looks at Islamic State's...
Series 9, Episode 3 (29th March 2015)
31st March 2015. 71 minutes.
Kevin Day is joined by Nick Revell, Susan Murray, Carey Marx and Martin Rowson to discuss topics including Jeremy Clarkson, Prince Charles, swearwords and what exactly satire is. Also featuring...
Series 9, Episode 2 (22nd February 2015)
24th February 2015. 73 minutes.
In this month's show we discuss Greece and everything European, TV shows on Mars, racism on Earth, the relative merits of living in east London and Islamic State. All cheerful...
Series 9, Episode 1 (25th January 2015)
26th January 2015. 93 minutes.
In this edition we cover the elections in Greece and the UK, comedians who get involved in politics, the limits of causing offence, social injustice in the Middle East, Davos,...
No Pressure To Be Festive 2014
16th December 2014. 78 minutes.
No Pressure to be Festive: Alistair Barrie and Nick Revell host the final show of the year, with a lively panel of Jo Jo Smith, Michael Deacon, Hal Cruttenden and...
Series 8, Episode 3 (30th November 2014)
1st December 2014. 53 minutes.
James O'Brien hosts, with Bea Campbell, Aisling Bea, Trevor Crook and Tobias Persson discussing - amongst other things - Popes, Revolution, Black Friday and Humanitarian Awards. With songs on Vans...
Series 8, Episode 2 (26th October 2014)
27th October 2014. 60 minutes.
Given that two of the biggest topics this week are the global threat of a fatal disease with no cure and a string of stories of sexual violence, it's surprising...
Series 8, Episode 1 (28th September 2014)
30th September 2014. 64 minutes.
This month's show is in association with the peace-building charity International Alert. Their Secretary General and No Pressure regular, Dan Smith, gives us a profound and fascinating analysis of the...
Series 7, Episode 6 (29th June 2014)
30th June 2014. 80 minutes.
As we're taking two months off through the summer, here's a slightly longer podcast than usual; a satirical and seditious seaside special edition, if you will, (not to mention sibilant)...
Series 7, Episode 5 (25th May 2014)
27th May 2014. 52 minutes.
Kevin Day hosts and David Elms provides the laid-back sound track to this chilled out Bank Holiday edition of No Pressure. Plenty of swearing and vile insults, as the panel...
Series 7, Episode 4 (27th April 2014)
29th April 2014. 47 minutes.
In this month's show, Steve Gribbin provides the music while James O'Brien and guests Daphna Baram, Don Biswas, Matt Forde and Chris Neill discuss amongst other things, the Middle East,...
Series 7, Episode 3 (30th March 2014)
1st March 2014. 54 minutes.
No Pressure to Be Funny, March 30th 2014 - in which we deliver something unique in the history of British media - an interesting, informative and very funny discussion of...
Series 7, Episode 2 (23rd February 2014)
24th February 2014. 49 minutes.
In this edition, Dave Fulton inadvertently reveals the polyerotic undertones of being caught in an avalanche when a discussion of the Winter Olympics goes off-piste; Jonny and the Baptists share...
Series 7, Episode 1 (26th January 2014)
27th January 2014. 44 minutes.
Michael Deacon, Sara Pascoe, Miles Jupp and Nathan Caton join James O'Brien to discuss UKIP's meteorological theories, whether or not Lord Anelka and Nicolas Rennard should apologise, and similar things...
Series 6, Episode 3 (24th November 2013)
25th November 2013. 50 minutes.
James O'Brien and the panel - Andy Zalzman, Tiffany Stevenson, Padraig Reidy and Nick Doody - deal with bankers, politicians and hard drugs (in the sense of 'discuss', not 'do...
Series 6, Episode 2 (27th October 2013)
29th October 2013. 48 minutes.
This month on No Pressure To Be Funny, guest host Kevin Day wrangles a formidable array of talent whilst trying to be nice about The Great British Bake Off. The...
Series 6, Episode 1 (22nd September 2013)
23rd September 2013. 58 minutes.
James O'Brien reveals the shameless and frankly disgusting behaviour of some members of the British aristocracy when it comes to trying to return unwanted clothing; Dan Smith of International Alert...
Series 5, Episode 6 (14th July 2013)
16th July 2013. 53 minutes.
Amongst other things covered in this month's show, host James O'Brien tries to defend pay-rises for MPs; James Sherwood melodically shows how tough the rich have it compared to the...