
THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST
British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam makes the jingles and records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children.Adam has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish, he also is one half of the award-winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam and Joe.You can find many of the jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as bonus material and a selection of Adam's YouTube videos on his website: adam-buxton.co.ukYes, Adam is writing this himself using the third person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

May 19, 2022 • 1h 11min
EP.178 - SANJEEV BHASKAR
Adam talks with British actor and comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Becca Ptaszynski for additional editing.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRAMBLE BOOK PAPERBACK ARTWORK - SIGNED POSTERRELATED LINKSINDIA WITH SANJEEV BHASKAR - 2007 (BBC iPLAYER)GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME - THE COOPERS, PUB LUNCH SKETCH (YOUTUBE)UNFORGOTTEN SERIES 1 TRAILER - 2015 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 11, 2022 • 1h 7min
EP.177 - LAZY SUSAN
Adam talks with British comedy duo Lazy Susan, (Celeste Dring and Freya Parker).Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Becca Bryers for additional editing.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSLAZY SUSAN SKETCH SHOW - 2022 (BBC IPLAYER)LAZY SUSAN YOUTUBE CHANNEL LAZY SUSAN - THE EAST COAST LISTENING POST (THIS AMERICAN LIFE SPOOF) - (RADIO 4)CELESTE DRING AND ELLIE WHITE AS PRINCESSES EUGENIE AND BEATRICE ON THE WINDSORS - (YOUTUBE)NEWMAN AND BADDIEL ON THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY - 1993 (YOUTUBE)TRAVELLING WILBURYS DOC - 1988 (YOUTUBE)MR DEMILLE FM - BRIAN ENO INTERVIEW - 2018 (LINK ON ELECTRONIC BEATS WEBSITE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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May 4, 2022 • 1h 28min
EP.176 - PHIL WANG & MUSIC FROM SPOON
Adam talks with British-Malaysian stand up comedian Phil Wang and there's two specially recorded tracks (Wild and Satellite) from Texan band Spoon.Phil conversation recorded in London on March 17th, 2022Spoon recorded at Third Man records, London on March 23rd, 2021Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode.Thanks to Ben Tulloh for editing on the Phil Wang conversation.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenNEW SIGNED RAMBLE BOOK POSTERS! - 2022 (AT BSI MERCH)WANGLINKSPHIL WANG - SIDESPLITTER (AUDIOBOOK) - 2021 (AUDIBLE)PHIL WANG - LIVE AT THE APOLLO - 2016 (YOUTUBE)PHIL WANG - WANGSPLAINING - 2019 (BBC RADIO 4)PHIL WANG TALKS ABOUT TOM HIDDLESTON ON ROOM 101 - 2018 (YOUTUBE)PHIL WANG ON INSTAGRAMKEZIA DAUM PROM DRESS CULTURAL APPROPRIATION STORY - 2018 (BBC NEWS)DUNBAR'S NUMBER DECONSTRUCTED - 2021 (ROYAL SOCIETY WEBSITE)RECYCLING OLD TECH AT APPLE STORESSPOONLINKSDR BUCKLES' SPOON SELECTION (SPOTIFY PLAYLIST)BRITT AND ALEX - SATELLITE (FILMED BY ADAM AT THIRD MAN RECORDS) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)BRITT AND ALEX - WILD (FILMED BY ADAM AT THIRD MAN RECORDS) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)BRITT DANIEL (SPOON) - ADVANCE CASSETTE (FILMED BY ADAM BACKSTAGE AT BORDERLINE) - 2007 (YOUTUBE)BRITT DANIEL (SPOON) - BLACK LIKE ME (FILMED BY ADAM BACKSTAGE AT BORDERLINE) - 2007 (YOUTUBE)REVIEW OF LUCIFER ON THE SOFA by Michael Hann - 2022 (GUARDIAN)ARE SPOON THE BEST BAND OF THE PAST 10 YEARS? By Dave Simpson - 2010 (GUARDIAN) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 26, 2022 • 1h 19min
EP.175 - TIM KEY
Adam talks with British comedian, writer and actor Tim Key about TV quizzes, meeting boxing legends on holiday, the weirdness of lockdown, a health scare that Tim went through a few years back and there's a few more memories from the trip to New York Adam took with Tim and Alex Horne in January 2020. Tim also reads poetry over improvised plaintive piano provided by Adam's 17 year old son Nat.THIS CONVERSATION CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE and was recorded face to face in London on January 14th, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSTICKETS FOR BUG 62 AT BFI SOUTHBANKTIM KEY - MULBERRY AT REGENTS PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE (19th June, 2022)HE USED THOUGHT AS A WIFE by TIM KEY - 2021 (WATERSTONES)HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH by TIM KEY - 2022 (WATERSTONES)TIM KEY - MULBERRY (AT SOHO THEATRE) - 2022 (GUARDIAN REVIEW by RACHAEL HEALY)TIM KEY'S LATE NIGHT POETRY PROGRAMME - SCIENCE - 2014 (BBC SOUNDS)NAVALNY - 2022 (BBC iPLAYER) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 16min
EP.174 - ALEX HORNE
Adam talks with British comedian Alex Horne about getting older, being annoying, making sort of funny music, dealing with other people's success, maintaining the success of Task Master, a trip to New York with Tim Key that featured an alarming medical event and at the end there's a dog plop story that you may want to skip if you're feeling sensitive.This conversation was recorded remotely in September, 2021Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode and to Matt Lamont for conversation editing.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSBLUE DOT FESTIVAL - 2022THE HORNE SECTION ALBUMS ON BANDCAMPALEX HORNE PRESENTS THE HORNE SECTION 4 episodes from series 2 of Radio 4 show - 2018 (BBC SOUNDS)BOOKS BY ALEX HORNE (WATERSTONES)PEOPLE by SILVER JEWS - 1998 (YOUTUBE)BUDDY HACKETT RECITES A POEM ON THE DICK CAVETT SHOW - 1980 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 2022 • 1h 23min
EP.173 - MARIAN KEYES
Adam talks with best selling Irish author and podcaster Marian Keyes about being profiled by Alan Yentob, depression, the fun of working in restaurants in 1980s London, sex and the challenges of having a good relationship with an ex partner.This conversation was recorded face to face in London on March 11th, 2022.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSNOW YOU'RE ASKING PODCAST (WITH TARA FLYNN) - 2022 (BBC SOUNDS)IMAGINE - MARIAN KEYES: MY (NOT SO) PERFECT LIFE - 2022 (BBC IPLAYER)MARIAN KEYES ON DESERT ISLAND DISCS - 2017 (BBC WEBSITE)BEST STOP PODCASTING YOURSELF EPISODES (PODYSSEY.FM)PEEL ACRES (BBC SOUNDS)JOHN PEEL AND JFK (JOHN PEEL WIKI) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 25, 2021 • 1h 28min
EP.172 - ADAM AND JOE
Adam shares several slices of vaguely festive waffle with his old friend, the films director Joe Cornish.Recorded remotely on December 15th, 2021Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode.Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/RELATED LINKSPLEASE DONATE TO ST MUNGO'S HOMELESS CHARITYGEAR4MUSICACTIONS: THE ACTOR'S THESAURUS by TERRY JOHNSON (ABEBOOKS)SUMMER OF SOUL - OFFICIAL TRAILER - 2021 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 7, 2021 • 35min
EP.171 - CALLOUT FOR XMAS PODCAST SUBMISSIONS AND A BIT OF FRAN LEBOWITZ
Adam enjoys a short ramble with American humorist Fran LebowitzRecorded remotely on September 7th, 2021Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenCONTRIBUTE TO THE ADAM AND JOE CHRISTMAS PODCAST 2021adambuxtonpodcast@gmail.comPlease make the subject header of your emails 'ADAM AND JOE CHRISTMAS 2021' followed by a description of the contents, for example: 'Made up Jokes', 'Eggcorns', 'Travellin' Tales' or 'Excellent Anecdotes' No personal or work related messages please, just things that will delight me, Joe and the Christmas podcats PLEASE KEEP IT SHORT! Just a few lines ideally. We won't have time to read long messages or listen to long audio clips.The deadline for contributions is this Friday 10th December at midnight. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WHATEVER YOU SEND US MIGHT BE MADE PUBLIC!Thanks. Love Adam and JoeRELATED LINKSTHE FRAN LEBOWITZ READER (Originally published 1994. 2021 reissue includes new preface by Fran Lebowitz.) (WATERSTONES)FRAN LEBOWITZ INTERVIEW - 2019 (YOUTUBE)A short, well put together profile of Fran in New YorkTONI MORRISON AS REMEMBERED BY FRAN LEBOWITZ (DELAYED GRATIFICATION WEBSITE)FRAN LEBOWITZ ON WRITING, POLITICS, HUMOR, STAND UP COMEDIANS, NEWS, LETTERMAN - 1995 (YOUTUBE)FRAN LEBOWITZ SNL SKETCH - 2021 (YOUTUBE)FRAN LEBOWITZ IN 1978 (YOUTUBE)COLLECTION OF FRAN LEBOWITZ APPEARANCES ON DAVID LETTERMAN (YOUTUBE)PAUL McCARTNEY COMPOSING 'GET BACK' (FROM 'GET BACK' BEATLES DOC - 2021) (YOUTUBE)JESS ROBINSON PODCAST - STARS IN YOUR EARS (APPLE PODCASTS) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 26, 2021 • 1h 11min
EP.170 - KAYVAN NOVAK
Adam talks with British actor and comedian Kayvan Novak about how he made the transition from being a jobbing actor dealing with his share of typecasting, to creating comic characters from a wide range of nationalities and ethnicities on Fonejacker and Facejacker, and the joys and dangers of doing so. And there's a clash of the BBC documentarians as Kayvan unleashes the full force of his uncanny Louis Theroux impression and Adam does his best to respond with Adam Curtis.Recorded face to facejacker (oh dear) in London on 21st June, 2021.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episode.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSADAM ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL BEATLES PODCAST - 2021 (APPLE PODCASTS)DAVID BOWIE SEASON COMING TO BFI SOUTHBANK - 2021 (MUSICNEWS WEBSITE)BEST OF FONEJACKER COMPILATION (YOUTUBE)4 LIONS FUNNIEST MOMENTS - 2010 (YOUTUBE)BEST OF WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS SEASON 1 PT 1 - 2019 (YOUTUBE)KAYVAN NOVAK IMPRESSES LORRAINE WITH HIS SEAN CONNERY IMPRESSION - 2017 (YOUTUBE)SEAN CONNERY ON PARKINSON WITH BORIS JOHNSON, RICKY TOMLINSON - 2003 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 18, 2021 • 1h 6min
EP.169 - KATY WIX
Adam talks with British actor, comedian and writer Katy Wix about brain fog, not making it America, a stressful improv audition Adam and Katy both attended in 2006, eating anxieties, dead parents and Katy's book Delicacy: A Memoir about Cake and Death.There's also a clip from the archives of Adam and Joe talking about the improv audition soon after it happened.PLEASE BE AWARE: The conversation with Katy also includes a detailed description of a car accident she was involved in (around 37 minutes in. Skip ahead 10 minutes if you want to miss it).This episode was recorded remotely on July 27th, 2021.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for his work on this episodePodcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSAN IDLER'S MANUAL by TOM HODGKINSON - 2021 (IDLER WEBSITE)SODAJERKER 10th ANNIVERSARY Q&A WITH ADAM BUXTON - 2021 (SODAJERKER WEBSITE)DELICACY: A MEMOIR ABOUT CAKE AND DEATH by KATY WIX - 2021 (WATERSTONES)KATY WIX TASKMASTERMIND - 2019 (YOUTUBE)KATY WIX WON A MEET AND GREET WITH DIRE STRAITS - ALAN DAVIES AS YET UNTITLED - 2016 (YOUTUBE)DELICACY: THE INTERVIEWS - KATY WIX TALKS TO SUSIE ORBACH - 2021 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.