Episodes

  • JOSH PUGH: How Playing Sports Helped Me With Comedy & Inspiration for New Sitcom

    JOSH PUGH: How Playing Sports Helped Me With Comedy & Inspiration for New Sitcom
    Aug 2 2026
    Josh Pugh is back and this time the comedian and ex-England partially-sighted football player reveals how his enthusiasm taught him valuable lessons that helped him with his life and comedy career. He also talks about how he felt directionless at the early stages of his career and talks about how he came to find the inspiration for his forthcoming sit-com Stepping Up. Check out the new ⁠Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug⁠! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/ See Seann Walsh on the next leg of his This Is Torture tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • JOSH PUGH: Mad Benidorm Comedians, Embarrassing Childhood Fantasies, Being Sent to A “Special” School

    JOSH PUGH: Mad Benidorm Comedians, Embarrassing Childhood Fantasies, Being Sent to A “Special” School
    Jul 26 2026
    The brilliant Josh Pugh joins Seann walsh for this week's Class Clown where he talks growing up in the Midlands, the hilarious teenage fantasies he had about finding musical success, his comedy influences including Stewart Lee, Lee Evans and a mad performer in Benidorm. Plus he reveals how being sent to a special school due to being partially sighted disrupted his school life.Check out the new ⁠Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug⁠! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/See Seann Walsh on the next leg of his This Is Torture tour!https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • PHIL ELLIS: Arrested by Armed Police, Disastrous Red Dwarf Audition, Airbag Factory Beginnings

    PHIL ELLIS: Arrested by Armed Police, Disastrous Red Dwarf Audition, Airbag Factory Beginnings
    Jul 19 2026
    Phil Ellis is back and this time he talks his early film making ambitions which leads to a hilarious tale of him being arrested by armed police, he also shares what's the exact thing you shouldn't do if you get the chance to audition for Red Dwarf and talks his early days working in an air bag factory. See Phil at Edinburgh and on his Bath Mat tour! https://www.philelliscomedy.com/ See Seann on the Autumn leg of his This Is Torture! Tour https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • PHIL ELLIS: Fighting at School, Rik Mayall and Growing Up in Preston

    PHIL ELLIS: Fighting at School, Rik Mayall and Growing Up in Preston
    Jul 12 2026
    Taskmaster contestant and Edinburgh comedy legend Phil Ellis joins Seann Walsh to talk all things boyhood, including the influence of his comedy hero Rik Mayall (and a lovely story about when they met!), why he was constantly getting into fight as a young lad and what it was like living in Preston. See Phil at Edinburgh and on his Bath Mat tour! See Seann on the Autumn leg of his This Is Torture! Tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • NATALIE CASSIDY: Comedy Dreams, Rough Tabloid Treatment, Being Desperate To Leave School

    NATALIE CASSIDY: Comedy Dreams, Rough Tabloid Treatment, Being Desperate To Leave School
    Jul 5 2026
    Natalie Cassidy is back! This time talking the what it's like being scrutinised by the tabloid press while going through your teens and young adulthood and the knock on effect that had at school where she had a tough time balancing her natural inclination to be studious but also hang out with the naughtier kids. She also reveals her stand up comedy aspirations! Get £10 off at TaskRabbit using the code classclown at checkout Get Exclusive Content With Natalie on Patreon where she answers Your Questions Check Out Natalie's New Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • NATALIE CASSIDY: Being An Eastenders Icon at 10, Clubbing at 15 and Her Love of Art

    NATALIE CASSIDY: Being An Eastenders Icon at 10, Clubbing at 15 and Her Love of Art
    Jul 5 2026
    Natalie Cassidy joins Seann Walsh to discuss what it's like coming from a working class background and achieving incredible fame at just 10 years old. We get into what it's like growing up in a world full of adults, getting access to high end night life when you are barely 15 and how she's developed a love of art and museums. Part 2 Available On Patreon With Exclusive Content!: https://www.patreon.com/ClassClown Seann ⁠Walsh on Tour This Autumn⁠! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Check out Natalie's new Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/LifewithNatPod Every self-made person started somewhere. Your journey starts for free at shopify.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • PETER SERAFINOWICZ: Buddhism, Therapy and How I Broke Into Showbiz

    PETER SERAFINOWICZ: Buddhism, Therapy and How I Broke Into Showbiz
    Jun 21 2026
    Comedian and Genius Impressionist Peter Serafinowicz talks about his relationship with AA, the influence of Philosopher Alan Watts, coming from a working class family that turned into a comedy dynasty. He also talks about having to have some kind of love for people you impersonate, revealing a dream he had about Andrew Tate that gave him some empathy for the man and shows off fantastic Elvis and Paul McCartney impersonations. Check out the new ⁠Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug⁠! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/ If you enjoyed this get EVEN MORE WITH PETER, that you won't hear anywhere else, over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ClassClown See Seann ⁠Walsh on Tour This Autumn⁠!https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • PETER SERAFINOWICZ: From Liverpool Council Estate To Star Wars, Marvel & Comedy Fame

    PETER SERAFINOWICZ: From Liverpool Council Estate To Star Wars, Marvel & Comedy Fame
    Jun 14 2026
    Peter Serfinowicz has one of the most envious CVs in comedy: South Park, Shaun of The Dead, Star Wars, Guardians Of The Galaxy, John Wick, The Tick, Alan Partridge, Rick & Morty, The Simpsons, as well as creating his own iconic characters such as Brian Butterfield. In this episode we get into his early ability to mimic, his ADHD, the influence of Spike Milligan and how he went from a council estate in Liverpool as a Star Wars obsessed kid who later went on to fulfill his dream and land the role as the voice of Darth Maul in Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (Something he describes as being the biggest disappointment of his life!). We also get into why he fell in love with Eric Idle's The Rutles before getting into The Beatles. Check out the new Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug! Listen to Part 2 with Peter Serfinowicz right now AND get exclusive extra content you won't hear ANYWHERE ELSE! See Seann Walsh on Tour This Autumn! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    37 mins