About this podcast
A podcast where special guests reflect on the role comedy and laughter have played throughout their lives.
Presenter James Hogg is a biographer, ghostwriter and live host who has written or collaborated on over 30 titles so far, including the authorised biographies of Kenny Everett, Ernie Wise, Richard Briers and James Robertson Justice.
Producer Stuart Duncan has worked as a presenter, producer and editor in TV and Radio for the BBC, SBS and ABC. As a result, he is now quite tired and could do with a nice cup of tea.
Episodes
- The Laughter Effect - Ruth Husko · 1 h 6 minRuth ‘Husko’ Huskisson is a working-class comedy writer and performer from the Black Country. A recent alumni of the BBC Radio Comedy Writers’ Bursary, she has contributed across…
- The Laughter Effect - John Thomson · 1 h 13 minJohn Thomson is an English comedian, narrator and actor best known for his roles in The Fast Show, Men Behaving Badly, Cold Feet, 24 Hour Party People, Grimsby and Coronation…
- The Laughter Effect - Reece Shearsmith · 1 h 8 minReece Shearsmith is a British actor, comedian and writer, best known for co-creating The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with…
- The Laughter Effect - Johnny Ball · 55 minJohnny Ball is an English television personality, children's television presenter, writer and populariser of mathematics. He regularly appeared on British television for several…
- The Laughter Effect - Tim Lovejoy · 58 minTim Lovejoy is an English television presenter best known for hosting Saturday morning football programme Soccer AM with Helen Chamberlain for over a decade and BT Sports Panel…
- The Laughter Effect - Chizzy Akudolu · 50 minChizzy Akudolu is an award-winning British actress, writer, and producer who is best known for her role as Mo Effanga in the BBC medical drama Holby City. She has built a…
- The Laughter Effect - Diarmuid Gavin · 50 minDiarmuid Gavin is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He has presented gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show on nine occasions between 1995 to 2016, winning a…
- The Laughter Effect - Sanjeev Kohli · 1 h 2 minSanjeev Kohli is a Scottish actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as shopkeeper Navid Harrid in the BBC sitcom Still Game, Ramesh Majhu in the radio sitcom…
- The Laughter Effect - Jeremy Vine · 58 minJeremy Vine is a television and radio presenter and journalist, best known as the host of his BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme. He also hosts his own weekday current-affairs show…
- The Laughter Effect - Ruthie Henshall · 1 h 1 minRuthie Henshall is an English actress, singer and dancer, known for her work in musical theatre. She began her professional stage career in 1986, before making her West End debut…
- The Laughter Effect - Tracy-Ann Oberman MBE · 1 h 2 minTracy-Ann Oberman MBE is an English actress, playwright and narrator who is best known for playing Chrissie Watts in EastEnders and Valerie Lewis in Friday Night Dinner…
- The Laughter Effect - Sir Ian Rankin · 52 minSir Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime writer, TV presenter and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.
- The Laughter Effect - Karen Morgan · 57 minKaren Morgan is a former trial attorney who began her comedy career as a Finalist on Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Mom in America. She has 2 (soon to be 3) Dry Bar Comedy…
- The Laughter Effect - Hugh Bonneville · 58 minHugh Bonneville is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey from 2010 to 2015. His performance on the show…
- The Laughter Effect - Kevin Bishop · 56 minKevin Bishop is a British actor, comedian and writer, best known for his roles in Star Stories, as Jim Hawkins in Muppet Treasure Island, Stupid Brian in My Family, Nigel Norman…
