The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 88 – Rosemary McCabe In Episode 88 – Alison talks to writer Rosemary McCabe about starting a podcast with her sister, explaining pre-Internet to young people, the concept of one good egg, moving to America and making a living on Patreon, grief porn and the relationship between honesty and getting paid. Alison Spittle used to do stand-up comedy all the time and soon she will again. See alisonspittle.com (http://alisonspittle.com/) or her Twitter...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 87 – Fern Brady In Episode 87 – Alison talks to comedian Fern Brady about how to be normal, Wheel of Misfortune, dads doing karaoke, growing up in the Donegal of Scotland, covid comedy gigs and the sanctity of “pole songs”. Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com (http://alisonspittle.com/) or her Twitter (https://twitter.com/AlisonSpittle) for the latest.  Follow Fern on Twitter...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 86 – Maïa Dunphy In Episode 86 – recorded at HeadStuff’s swanky new studios as part of the Dublin Podcast Festival– Alison talks to writer and broadcaster Maïa Dunphy about tactical wees, Dealz vibrators, scrapbooking Princess Diana, What Planet Are You On?, Johnny Marr and inconveniencing fascists, being Mr Tayto's biographer, Merlot and Me, the benefits of being a dry shite, why never being proud of your work is very Irish. Alison Spittle does stand-up...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 85 – Julie Jay In Episode 85 – recorded at The Podcast Studios as part of the Dublin Podcast Festival – Alison chats to comedian Julie Jay about being a late bloomer to comedy, nervous breakdowns, comedic insecurity, stalking Des Bishop, her comedy wife Emma Doran, a love of true crime, ruining Saved By The Bell, coping with being a Dancing With The Stars widow, podcasting and chasing the next big thing. Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 84 – Stephen Colfer In Episode 84 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison chats to actor, writer and producer Stephen Colfer about the phenomenon that is Dreamgun, the Dublin Fringe festival, Chaos Theory, teenage mobster scripts, Liverpudlian operas and selling merch at Cat Laughs.  Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com (http://alisonspittle.com/) or her Twitter (https://twitter.com/AlisonSpittle)...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 83 – Lilly Higgins In Episode 83 – recorded at The Cork Podcast Festival – Alison chats to food writer, photographer and Fancy Vittler herself, Lilly Higgins. They chat about mad food trends, cooking on live TV, Daithí O Sé’s taste tests, deep-fried Mars Bars, the limited powers of Charlie Red body spray, postcode-restricted swag, freelance and family, sprout shortages and why the Higgins sisters are kind of like Cobh’s version of the Spice Girls. Alison...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 82 – Hannah Mamalis In Episode 82 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison chats to comedian Hannah Mamalis about the patriarchy, Reviewables (https://www.headstuff.org/reviewables/) and Phoning It In (https://www.headstuff.org/phoning-it-in/) , grinding on fairy forts in Connemara, Flossy Tops McGonagle, a string of pets doomed for tragedy, going to school at a tourist attraction, teenage politics, Republic of Telly, barbecuing in Stillorgan and haunted...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 81 – Enda Loughman and Mike Ahern (D.A.D.D.Y.) In Episode 81 – recorded at HeadStuff – Alison talks to Extra Ordinary writers and directors Enda Loughman and Mike Ahern (a.k.a. D.A.D.D.Y.) about murder, music videos, famine graves and first films, Betamax, historic potholes, casting agents for dogs, working with magpies, selling your soul, test screenings, ghost stories and tiny haunting. Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no...

In Episode 80 – recorded at Electric Picnic 2019 – Alison talks to comedians Kevin McGahern and Tony Cantwell about getting to know each other intimately in Edinburgh, civil war, chipper fights, early internet memories and some very acrobatic attempts to sneak into nightclubs. Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com (http://alisonspittle.com/) or her Twitter (https://twitter.com/AlisonSpittle) for the latest, including the Dublin...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 79 – Bláithín de Burca In Episode 79 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ during the Vodafone Comedy Festival– Alison talks to comedian Bláithín de Burca about The Try Channel, “Reply Guys”, Youtube comments, the level of hotness that will get her into Coppers, feminism, getting cancelled and why comedians are the best people to get your news from. Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 78 – Catherine Cohen In Episode 78 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ during the Vodafone Comedy Festival – Alison talks to comedian Catherine Cohen about comedy cabaret, the Edinburgh fringe, jet lag, “rich hungry man attitude”, past lives, underage drinking, mutton busting at the rodeo and Club Cumming. Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com (http://alisonspittle.com/) or her Twitter...

In Episode 77 – recorded at HeadStuf HQ during the Vodafone Comedy Festival– Alison talks to comedian and writer Jena Friedman about interviewing John McAfee, sexual harassment in gaming, cannibal cops, writing for David Letterman and Jon Stewart, TERFs and slipping into fascism, fighting for your pints and an abbreviated history of the American Girl doll. Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there’s no money in it. See alisonspittle.com (http://alisonspittle.com/) or her...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 76 – Roxana Ni Liam In Episode 76 – Alison talks to actor Roxana Nic Liam about acting vs standup, soap stardom on Fair City, when murder presents an opportunity, favourite soap deaths, being in The General and Agnes Brown, getting a cornetto from Tom Jones, Shinoxy sketch group, the negative or working on comedy and double standards within the industry, kicking drug pushers out of the East Wall, being the tree in Pochahontas and returning to comedy. Follow...

In Episode 75 – Alison talks to Claire Fullam (a.k.a. Claire Balding) about Bertie Ahern and the baby Jesus, describing yourself without cringing, an audience that's tuning in for the bald, losing her hair, alopecia, body positivity and eating your feelings, broadcasting from the loo, cursing children, starting a business and being embarrassed to earn money, live shows, being a suspect in Bloggers Unveiled, #spon and a lilo in Santa Ponsa.  Follow Claire on Instagram for information on...

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 74 – Caroline O’Donoghue** In Episode 74 – Alison talks to writer Caroline O’Donoghue about professions you don't see in porn, shock-humour, tarot cards, digital detox retreats, burning down houses, Jacqueline Wilson, boring food opinions, working in the ‘mid-tier, free bagel’ advertising world, spamming the internet, advertising campaigns for Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow, the allure of creepy people, leaking comedy sets, using your platform and competition...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 73 – Victoria Mary Clarke In Episode 73 – Alison talks to writer, broadcaster and ‘rock-wife’, Victoria Mary Clarke, about Yves Saint Laurent’s hash and grass, why we should all be treated like Wagyu beef, competing with Michael Healy Ray, Shane McGowan's teeth, death threats from Courtney Love, going on tour with Nirvana, interrogating angels, media coaching Liam Neeson and not holding back. Follow Victoria on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Victoriamary)...

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 72 – Michael Fry In Episode 72 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison talks to writer and comedian Michael Fry, a.k.a. [@BigDirtyFry](https://twitter.com/BigDirtyFry), about the sustaining power of a blue energy drink, working at Joe.ie with a dog who has more seniority than him, clandestine Beboing, creativity, shyness and confidence, standup, dragging your entire class into a self-penned panto, Praia da Luz, a Juvenalia director's commentary, a Mulan...

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 71 – Evelyn Mok** In Episode 71 – recorded at Pritchard & Ure in London (the café that provides scones and emergency batteries) – Alison talks to comedian Evelyn Mok about Swedish stereotypes, whether Ikea has a heart, Holly Willoughby's B&B, why facts don't care about your feelings, a multi-cultural upbringing, stage fright, MCing a fire alarm, leaning into pettiness, making your own foie gras and Alison somehow ends up explaining the concept of...

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 70 – Guy Branum** In Episode 70 – recorded at the Phoenix Artists’ Club in London – Alison talks to comedian and writer Guy Branum about why nobody is expecting Canada on the world stage, Countdown, how s****y live shows turn into s****y TV shows, life after success and keeping your day job, writing unfunny introductions for Bruno Mars, The Mindy Project, Chelsea Lately, The American Dream, spicebags, the humanity of She-Ra, Fashion Police, witnessing...

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 69 – Stephen Mullan** In Episode 69 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison talks to comedian and actor Stephen Mullan about being the son of a preacher man, drugs, psychiatric wards, Chris Tarrant's involvement in the mental health business, Druid theatre, why being good at making coffee will take you far, Christian summer camps and his mother's very unique form of discipline. Stephen Mullan is a London-based comedian and actor. Follow him on...

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 68 – Kemah Bob** In Episode 68 – recorded at Alison’s glamorous London studio – Alison talks to comic and actress Kemah Bob about exploding showers, Earl Grey, a spiritual connection to Destiny's Child, napping in church, forgetting the Alamo, watching your Mom catch the Holy Spirit, going to college in Waco, the lack of diversity in Improv comedy, Upright Citizen's Brigade, beauty pageants, pansexuality, FOC it Up, The Guilty Feminist and worrying about...

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 67 – Nadine O’Regan** In Episode 67 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison talks to broadcaster and journalist Nadine O’Regan about going on tour with David Gray, media storms, George Hook and changing times, The Provisional Alison Spittle Show and The Continuity Alison Spittle Show, mice with heart conditions, The Guilty Feminist, doing the talky bit in a Le Galaxie track, Quentin Tarantino's foot fetish and being a contributor on the West Cork...

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 66 – Sharon Horgan** In Episode 66 – recorded at Electric Picnic 2018– Alison talks to writer and actor Sharon Horgan about conspiracy theories, “Kendall Lamar”, shoplifting breakfast rolls, the Virgin Mary's colour palette, Together for Yes, getting under the fence at Glastonbury, underage vice, that time a DJ saved Alison's life, the mysterious shower s*****r of Electric Picnic 2018, getting turned on by meat, shops in pubs, selling power showers,...

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 65 – Amy Stephenson and Shane Langan** In Episode 65 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison talks to writers Amy Stephenson and Shane Langan about Diet of Worms, Becca's Bunch, superstitions, why global warming is sorted now, putting Say Anything references into children's shows, why you shouldn't eat your friends, The Walshes, sitcom war stories, Taste of Home, voice acting, gender politics in cartoons and what to do after the dream comes true. Emma...