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The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Rhys James

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Stuart Goldsmith

Jokes, Society & Culture, Widdicombe, Learn, Comedy, Performing Arts, Burr, How To, Carr, Acaster, Cope, Writing, Interview, Persona, Arts, In-depth

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Rhys James is an accomplished comedian known for his prolific social media presence as well as having six solo shows under his belt, the latest of which (Split Milk) has recently just completed an international sell-out tour. Rhys is also a frequent face on British TV screens, with over 35 appearances on 'Mock The Week' as well as featuring on 'Live At The Apollo' and 'QI'.


In this episode, we discuss the role of contrarianism in comedy, shaping identities for audience expectations and Rhys' place in the world of comedy.


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Catch Up with Rhys:


You can now stream Rhys James’ special, Split Milk, at rhysjames.co.uk.


Also, keep up-to-date with Rhys on Instagram, @rhysjamesy.



Everything Stu's up to:


I'm back at Leicester Comedy Festival with a whole hour of new stuff. Come and help me figure it all out…22 February 2025 at 4.00pm | Firebug.


Discover Stu’s comedy about the climate crisis, for everyone from activists to CEOs, at https://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/climate.


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0:00.0

Do you know who's watching you?

0:01.7

Discover Palisade, the gripping new thriller that is becoming a terrifying reality.

0:07.0

In a world dominated by AI, two unlikely allies join forces to uncover corruption and murder at the highest levels.

0:15.8

But who can they trust when their deadly enemy tracks their every move?

0:20.1

Readers are calling it compelling and a taut thriller for our times.

0:24.2

Palisade by Lou Gilmonde.

0:26.3

Get your copy today and make sure no one's watching. Hello and welcome to the show. It's a very croaky Stuart Goldsmith here. Apologies. I have lost my voice through no fault of my own

0:55.8

for probably the first time in my life. Normally when I lose my voice, it's from in the old days,

1:00.1

it would be shouting on the street, and then later it would be staying up too late and partying.

1:05.2

On this occasion, I've done nothing wrong. I don't even feel ill. It's just gone. Apologies.

1:13.4

It's in a slightly worse shape than it could be because two nights ago I did the warm up for a very exciting

1:19.1

television program and had to do three times longer than I normally would with this croaky voice

1:25.1

thinking, I won't pull this gig. I'll just go in and do it.

1:28.2

It's only 10 or 15 minutes.

1:30.1

And then I ended up doing loads and loads of time because an incredibly famous person was pissing about backstage.

1:37.3

So thanks very much.

1:38.9

Meet me in person and I'll tell you who that was.

1:41.2

Now, for now, let's get into this. This is an interview with another

1:47.3

incredibly famous person. We will discuss Reese's level of fame shortly. But this is Reese James,

1:53.6

and he is such a great comic. And the problem is, the thing that I always want to tease someone

1:59.0

up with is often the same thing

2:00.9

as the first thing I say to them on the episode. So if I tell you, hey, he said this thing to me

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