What Most People Think with Geoff Norcott
Geoff Norcott
In an overwhelmingly Lefty comedic landscape, right-leaning stand-up Geoff Norcott is a rare beast. In WMPT he gets to the heart of what ordinary people think about social and political issues. Whatever the contentious subject – he’ll be honest and blunt, but without being a dick. Mostly. Guests come from across the social and political divide, including, Romesh Ranganathan, Jonathan Pie, Katherine Ryan, Andrew Doyle, David Baddiel, Konstantin Kisin, Owen Jones and many more. Geoff has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Backstage with Katherine Ryan, Would I lie to You? Have I Got News For You? The Last Leg, Mash Report, Question Time, Mock the Week and pops up frequently on UK political debate programmes. Geoff's book 'Where Did I Go Right?' came out in 2021 and top the political comedy best-seller list on multiple occasions. Geoff also won an operational medal for his five tours performing to British troops in Afghanistan. "One of our most refreshingly funny comedians of any stripe." - Sunday Times "A Right laugh." - The Guardian*
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Jun 9, 2021 • 53min
93: (Feat. Andrew Doyle) Launch of GB News + Kneeling & Tweeting
Real scoop for this episode as I talk to Andrew Doyle about the launch of GB News this week and his show on the channel. We also discuss the big issues around taking the knee and whether time travel punishment makes sense for cricketer's tweets.
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Jun 2, 2021 • 1h 7min
92: (Feat. Triggernometry's Francis Foster) You Can't Say Nothing No More
After a quick catch up on Sir Keith's appearance on Piers Morgan, I chat to Triggernometry's very own Francis Foster.
Francis has so much insight on cancel culture, trans issues and freedom of expression. It's also clear from this chat that we are both trainee Gammons who don't like change.
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May 27, 2021 • 46min
91: Second Cummings
This week focuses heavily on classic Dom's testimony at the select committee. Was he telling the truth? Should Hancock go? Does anyone need to show that much chest hair?
I also look at the Friends Reunion show and the crucial issue of context when appreciating a joke.
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May 19, 2021 • 1h 3min
90: MATT FORDE
As you'd expect, the chat with Matt is both funny and politically insightful, but what he also delivers is one of the most convincing analysis of what's going on with Sturgeon and the SNP.
Matt also gives his view on the Labour malaise which is hard to argue with, and we also discuss how scary Green Party activists can be!
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May 11, 2021 • 1h 6min
89: BOOK LAUNCH SPECIAL W/ KATHERINE RYAN
My book is out on May 13th. My friend and patriarch Katherine Ryan kindly agreed to talk to me about 'Where Did I Go Right? (How The Left Lost Me)'.
We talk about everything from party politics, why Matt Hancock is like a bad step-dad & dodgy cowboy competitions.
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May 7, 2021 • 47min
88: Labour Pains (sorry, obvious title but was in a rush)
This episode is why the podcast exists. Something obvious happened politically and some people need it explain. Labour look to have done badly at the polls (again) and I examine any of the 5000 reasons that might be.
We also discuss why Keir Starmer should stay away from boxing gloves and wallpaper.
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Apr 28, 2021 • 1h 2min
87: (Feat. Athena Kugblenu) Cancel Culcha!
First up we catch up on the big Boris did he say it / didn't he / does anyone really care?
Then it's a chat with sharp minded and brilliant comic and thinker Athena Kugblenu. She's done a show about cancel culture for Radio 4 and, while we're coming at it from different political angles, we found plenty of common ground. Then we close by revealing exactly how YouGov panels work....
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Apr 22, 2021 • 55min
86: European Super Cluster-fu*k
The brilliant Dominic Frisby co-hosts this week. We talk about the laughably shambolic attempts to form a breakaway European Super League, before turning our eyes on comedy as a business. This episode also includes the most mind-blowing thank you/f*ck you in the history of the show.
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Apr 15, 2021 • 60min
85: EP 85 - Farewell Phil & Hello Dodgy Dave
In this episode I discuss both the passing of Prince Phillip and the how some of the numpties reacted to it. Then we look at dodgy Dave Cameron's dealings with DC super villain Lex Greensill.
After that I speak to my mate Matt Marney. We talk a lot about men's mental health but here's a bloke who's done it and knows how to talk about it without mentioning words like 'namaste'.
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Apr 9, 2021 • 1h 5min
84: SEANN WALSH
This is easily one of the funniest episodes. After a brief catch-up on politics, I talk to Seann Walsh about COMEDY. How he writes, why he wants to connect with ordinary people, the class divides but mostly we have a laugh. There's also a very embarrassing story Seann tells about me.
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