British Comedy Guide

Podcasting

10 years ago there weren't many podcasts, now everyone has one! Looking to join the club? Here's some advice for how to setup and grow a comedy podcast show.

Image shows left to right: Terry Mynott, Col Howarth

How we write the fictional comedy podcast Moonkarta

  • Wednesday 6th March 2024

Comedy writer Col Howarth explains how he and Terry Mynott have developed the narrative podcast series Moonkarta.

Image shows from L to R: Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Stuart Goldsmith

Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Stuart Goldsmith's podcasting tips

  • Friday 28th May 2021

Stand-up comedians and podcast hosts Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Stuart Goldsmith talk in this hour-long video about growing your podcast audience, how to be a good presenter, monetisation, and more.

Vix Leyton

Podcasting - Lessons I've learned, and what I wish I knew starting out

  • Thursday 15th April 2021

Vix Leyton - who hosts The Comedy Arcade podcast - talks about the lessons she's learnt in the process of setting up the show. It's a useful list of advice for anyone thinking of starting their own podcast.

Podcast microphone

Creating your own improvised podcast

  • Monday 15th March 2021

If you're a funny and creative person, the process of recording an improvised comedy podcast on a regular basis is relatively straightforward. This guide explains the basics of this type of podcasting and offers some tips on how to make it work.

Albion Basement

What we've learnt so far, as we release 1000 sketches in 1000 days

  • Friday 12th February 2021

Comedy group The Albion Basement talk to us about how they're releasing 1000 sketches as podcasts, across 1000 days. They've already learnt some interesting planning and editing lessons, which they share here.

Bureau of Lost Things

How the London Comedy Writers group made their sitcom podcast

  • Wednesday 3rd February 2021

Alan Devey talks us through how the London Comedy Writers podcast, The Bureau Of Lost Things, was produced.

Andy Goddard

My Comedy Career: Andy Goddard

  • Friday 8th January 2021

Producer and sound editor Andy Goddard has shared some really brilliant thoughts and advice within his answers to our My Comedy Career questions.

Richard Cray. Copyright: Aurelie Stratton

Become an expert podcast producer: top advice from Richard Cray

  • Friday 12th June 2020

A series of in-depth linked articles in which Richard Cray, who co-writes and produces The John Dredge Nothing To Do With Anything Show, talks in-depth about podcast recording, editing and publishing. It includes many specific tips.

Image shows from L to R: Nick Hildred, Alex Marion. Copyright: Antonia Hildred

The Dos and Don'ts of Podcasting from Release The Clowns

  • Monday 17th February 2020

Nick Hildred and Alex Marion from Release The Clowns Sketch Comedy Podcast offer some great tips on setting up and maintaining a comedy podcast.

Dan Page

Making a live-audience podcast

  • Thursday 16th May 2019

Dan Page talks through the process of creating, recording and distributing a Radio 4-style podcast recorded in front of a studio audience.