4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Sara Pascoe is a comedian, writer, and actor known for her sharp wit and deeply personal storytelling. With a career spanning stand-up, TV, and books, she’s built a reputation for blending humor with honest reflections on life, relationships, and self-worth.
In this episode, she opens up about her journey, from early struggles with self-doubt to finding confidence in both her career and personal life. Sara also talks about the importance of resilience in comedy, recalling the moments of failure that ultimately reinforced her love for performing.
Throughout the conversation, she gets candid about her battle with negative self-talk and the role therapy played in changing her mindset. She also reveals her method for professional growth, keeping a diary of every gig to analyze what worked, what didn’t, and how to keep evolving.
This episode dives into the highs and lows of creative careers, the power of self-reflection, and the joy of embracing life’s imperfections.
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0:00.0 | Don't forget next week's episodes are available early exclusively on the high performance app. |
0:05.4 | Out now, former deputy team principal of Williams F1, Claire Williams, and comedian Sarah Pasco. |
0:13.2 | I had set fire to anyone to get what I wanted at the beginning. I thought I am scrabbling my way out. |
0:18.2 | I am a terrier. I thought that was the only way to get ahead. |
0:21.6 | The mistake I made was if they like this dog jumping at a balloon, |
0:24.9 | imagine how much they're going to like me. |
0:27.2 | And they just stared at me, which is absolutely failure. |
0:30.0 | There is absolutely no point in only being good when you're winning, |
0:34.2 | or only being good when everyone likes you, |
0:35.7 | or only taking pleasure in the |
0:38.1 | wins and that is true for all of us. That is Sarah Pascoe, best-selling author, a claimed stand-up, |
0:44.7 | regular star of hit comedy panel shows such as QI and Taskmaster and also the host of the |
0:49.8 | great British sewing beat. Look, there's no doubt she is multi-talented, hugely successful, but today |
0:55.0 | Sarah sits down with me, Jake Humphrey, and our expert, Damien Hughes, to talk about so much |
1:01.4 | more than just telling jokes. Yeah, very much. I was amazed by how she revealed the way she talks |
1:07.7 | to herself before she walks onto a stage and listen out for that story |
1:11.9 | she reveals about one of Britain's biggest comedians and how they found little joy in winning |
1:17.8 | the biggest comedy award in Britain. And in many ways, Damien, that's the message from this |
1:21.8 | episode, that achievements won't transform yourself worth. Sarah talks about struggles at school, |
1:26.9 | bombing on stage, |
1:27.8 | lessons from therapy, and actually why the real stuff, the stuff at home, the stuff with friends, |
1:32.8 | the stuff with family, that is where happiness lies. And if you love this conversation, |
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