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 Spitt…

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 alisons…

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'…

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, c…

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 …

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-…

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 and 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, Rep…

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 ma…

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 mone…

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 peopl…

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 do…

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 Gi…

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 a…

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 e…

**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 inter…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 73 – Victoria Mary ClarkeIn 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 N…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 72 – Michael FryIn 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, shynes…

**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, s…

**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 shitty live shows turn into shitty TV shows, life after success and keeping your day job, writing unfunny introd…

**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 …

**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 …

**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 G…

**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 sa…

**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, T…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 64 – Emma Dabiri**In Episode 64 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison talks to author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri about why a whole nation is trying to disown her, an American childhood, wealthy Nigerian grandparents, school-hopping, the Trócaire box, how Irish people excuse racism, Colonialism and history books, B…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 63 – Marise Gaughan**In Episode 63 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison talks to comedian Marise Gaughan about suicide, art and personal stories, breaking into a grave, living in Los Angeles and being a ‘tourist’ at Alcoholics Anonymous, Game Theory and ISIS, Scientology, the politics of comedy and sleeping with c…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 62 – Shane Torres**In Episode 62 – recorded live at The Vodafone Comedy Festival – Alison talks to comedian Shane Torres about the profitability of urn rentals, faith stabilisers, the Portland comedy scene, Denny's coffee, TR Dallas, the cultural touchstones that are Dawson's Creek and Liveline, what to do when t…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 61 – Rhea Butcher**In Episode 61 – recorded live at The Vodafone Comedy Festival – Alison talks to comedian Rhea Butcher about jet lag, the state of America, drooling on strangers, why Denny's will fix homelessness, Take My Wife, diverse casting, working for free, Ohio, improv, not being gay enough, the Pope's vi…

In Episode 60 – recorded live at The Vodafone Comedy Festival – Alison talks to comedian Eleanor Tiernan about how to make your sex tape more efficient, helping murderers, feeling like a social hostage, performing our lives for an audience, being nice to children, Irish Pictorial Weekly, Athlone’s renowned clubbing scene and being the understanding…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 59 – Mattie Murphy and Michael O’Sullivan**In Episode 59 – the last ever podcast recorded at Alison’s Smithfield mansion – Alison talks to two men she met in the supermarket who have a film-script-worthy story. Mattie and Michael worked together at Eircom for 30 years. Last year, they got married. But it’s not al…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 58 – Muireann O’Connell**In Episode 58 - recorded live at The Camden Backyard in association with Kopparberg – Alison meets TodayFM and TV3’s Muireann O’Connell. They talk about horse trainers and ketamine, disappointing house parties, timesharing a mop, leather-appreciating fans, Samantha Mumba, rival fetish gan…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 57 – James Kavanagh**In Episode 57 - recorded live at The Camden Backyard – Alison meets presenter and social media star extraordinaire, James Kavanagh. They compare questionable tattoos and talk about being in a bath with Amy Huberman, the acting talents of Sisqó, ouija boards, Michael Collins, Princess Diana (t…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 56 – MayKay** In Episode 56 - recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison and musician MayKay create the worst jingle known to mankind. They also talk about keeping your dignity when working in the entertainment industry, regretting jobs, being the protagonist in every story, Fight Like Apes, Le Galaxie, hot festival tips,…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 55 – Kevin McGahern**In Episode 55 - recorded at HeadStuff HQ - Comedian Kevin McGahern joins Alison for a ‘tapas’ episode. They do some mouth warm ups and talk about Niall "The Whore-master" Horan, John Waters, Scór na nÓg, Post Mathóin and cultural appropriation, Eurovision tropes, Pete Wentz's penis, why today…

In Episode 54 - a referendum special recorded at Headstuff HQ - Alison and comedian and writer Tara Flynn answer your #repeal8qs. They talk about true stories and tricks, the difference between sincere questions and derailment, the morning after pill, sheer dumb luck, personhood, "abortion as contraception", what is likely to happen if the 8th is r…

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 53 – Adam Hills**In Episode 53, recorded at the 3Arena in Dublin ahead of Comic Relief - Alison talks to Australian comedian and host of The Last Leg, Adam Hills about living in Ireland and becoming more Irish than the Irish (comics) themselves, living with Dara O’Briain and Deirdre O’Kane during the Edinburgh Fr…

In Episode 52, recorded live at the Workman’s Club, Dublin - Alison talks to former professional football player, pundit and psychotherapist Richie Sadlier about how generous Millwall supporters are with their feedback, why crying to his mother was one of the best decisions he ever made, relying heavily on Urban Dictionary during his sexual health …

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 51 – Ryan CullenIn Episode 51 – Alison talks to comedian Ryan Cullen about getting his dark sense of humour from his Dad, joking about tragedy, playing IRA, border checks and The Good Friday Agreement, writing for Republic of Telly and Callan's Kicks, comedy Roast Battles, the Facts Youtube channel, doing drag and …

In Episode 50 – Alison talks to animator, Mark Baldwin about the dangers of watching good TV, Swords’ identity crisis, Rage Against The Machine, Dusty Rhodes, Art Attack, the ethics of Vice City, going from a shut-in to the Puff Daddy of Lusk, working as an extra and watching Jonathan Rhys Myers masturbate.Mark is co-creator of the animated series,…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 49 – Sarah DevereuxOn the latest episode Alison talks to performance artist and ‘art’ artist, Sarah Devereux. There is a startling Bosco impression, we discover that Alison is a patron of the arts and Sarah talks about The Magdalene Sisters, Choc ice-loving nuns, dashed dreams of being an archaeologist, bargain sar…

In Episode 48 – Alison meets writer, broadcaster and model, Laylah Beattie. They talk about being the Regina George in school, defence mechanisms, favourite Irish murderers, being the first transgender person on First Dates, being targeted by right-wing bloggers, what the food's like at a psychiatric hospital, the patron saint of television and goi…

In Episode 47 – Alison welcomes English comedian and host of ComComPod, Stuart Goldsmith to her house. Alison uses in a slightly more British accent to make Stuart feel at home and they talk about writing smarter, unpeeling the mind, originality in comedy and having a terrible time on reality TV. Stuart is coming to Whelan’s on March 1st. Keep an e…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 46 – Tony Cantwell In Episode 46 – recorded in front of a live audience in The Workman’s Club, Dublin – Alison meets Snapchat sensation and standup comedian, Tony Cantwell. They talk about hanging around RTÉ for free wine and pressuring Pat Kenny to come to Lillies Bordello, starting […]La entrada Tony Cantwell | T…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 45 – Neil Delamere In Episode 45 – recorded live at Workman’s – Alison talks to Ireland’s greatest comedian (from Offaly) Neil Delamere about TR Dallas, how the Abominable Snowman hails from Westmeath and the Archimedes method for weighing stoats. We also get an unorthodox history lesson on the […]La entrada Neil D…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 44 – Dil Wickremasinghe In Episode 44 – recorded in Alison’s apartment Alison and Dil talk about identity politics, the gay marriage referendum, how being married to a psychotherapist has helped with dealing with online abuse and coping with being in the public eye. They also discuss how Irish […]La entrada Dil Wic…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 43 – Ciara King In Episode 43 – recorded in Alison’s palatial sitting room – Alison meets 2fm presenter and writer, Ciara King. They talk about their early days in iRadio, on-air chemistry, how Ciara is essentially Anne Frank, The Six O’Clock Show and why a lake is a […]La entrada Ciara King | The Alison Spittle Sh…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 42 – Panel Ep with Shona Murray, Shawna Scott & Andrea Farrell In this episode Alison talks to three guests from past episodes for a special panel episode as part of The Dublin Podcast Festival. Alison is joined by Shona Murray, Shawna Scott and Andrea Farrell. Shona Murray is a […]La entrada The Panel: Shona Murra…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 41 – Aidan Comerford In this episode Alison talks to Aidan Comerford about his new book Cornflakes for Dinner, getting molested by ghosts, depression, infertility, performing with food poisoning, getting revenge through karaoke and raising children with autism. Aidan Comerford‘s book Cornflakes for Dinner – a heart…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 40 – Shane Clifford In Episode 40 – recorded live at The Workman’s as part of The Dublin Quays Festival – Alison meets Kerry comedian, Shane Clifford of Shane’s Brilliant Page. They talk about microphone-hating fairies, Freddie Mercury’s animal sex tent and inevitably, the Healy-Raes. Shane Clifford is a […]La entr…

The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 39 – Deborah Frances-White In Episode 39 – recorded at HeadStuff HQ – Alison meets comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist, Deborah Frances-White. Deborah talks about notions, cooking on The Six O’ Clock Show and growing up in “a God-bothering version of Home & Away”. Deborah Frances-White is […]La entrada Deborah…