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No Pressure To Be Funny

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No Pressure To Be Funny is a topical comedy podcast presented by LBC radio host James O'Brien and created by comedians Nick Revell and Alistair Barrie. A guest panel drawn from the arts, media and politics discuss the week's news in front of a live audience alongside comedy songs, monologues and diatribes. http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/no_pressure_to_be_funny/

Latest episodes

  1. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 9, Episode 6 (28th June 2015)

    This month, Omid Djalili, Sajeela Kershi, Chris Neill and Jake Yapp discuss, amongst other things, rock festivals, royalty, torture, peaceful protest, women's football and The Come…

    1 h 37

  2. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 9, Episode 5 (31st May 2015)

    Nick Revell hosts May's NP2BF. The guests are musical comedian James Sherwood; political stand-up Kate Smurthwaite; The Daily Telegraph's political sketch writer Michael Deacon; an…

    1 h 03

  3. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 9, Episode 4 (26th April 2015)

    Alistair Barrie presides over April's show as panellists Angela Barnes, Jo Brand, Joe Wells and Andy Zaltzman discuss topics including the forthcoming election. Meanwhile Nick Reve…

    54 min

  4. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 9, Episode 3 (29th March 2015)

    Kevin Day is joined by Nick Revell, Susan Murray, Carey Marx and Martin Rowson to discuss topics including Jeremy Clarkson, Prince Charles, swearwords and what exactly satire is. A…

    1 h 10

  5. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 9, Episode 2 (22nd February 2015)

    In this month's show we discuss Greece and everything European, TV shows on Mars, racism on Earth, the relative merits of living in east London and Islamic State. All cheerful stuf…

    1 h 13

  6. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 9, Episode 1 (25th January 2015)

    In this edition we cover the elections in Greece and the UK, comedians who get involved in politics, the limits of causing offence, social injustice in the Middle East, Davos, the…

    1 h 32

  7. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 8, Episode 3 (30th November 2014)

    James O'Brien hosts, with Bea Campbell, Aisling Bea, Trevor Crook and Tobias Persson discussing - amongst other things - Popes, Revolution, Black Friday and Humanitarian Awards. Wi…

    53 min

  8. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 8, Episode 2 (27th October 2014)

    Given that two of the biggest topics this week are the global threat of a fatal disease with no cure and a string of stories of sexual violence, it's surprising this is not the mos…

    1 h 00

  9. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 8, Episode 1 (28th September 2014)

    This month's show is in association with the peace-building charity International Alert. Their Secretary General and No Pressure regular, Dan Smith, gives us a profound and fascina…

    1 h 04

  10. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 7, Episode 6 (29th June 2014)

    As we're taking two months off through the summer, here's a slightly longer podcast than usual; a satirical and seditious seaside special edition, if you will, (not to mention sibi…

    1 h 20

  11. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 7, Episode 5 (25th May 2014)

    No Pressure To Be Funny - May 25th 2014: Kevin Day hosts and David Elms provides the laid-back sound track to this chilled out Bank Holiday edition of No Pressure. Plenty of sweari…

    53 min

  12. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 7, Episode 4 (27th April 2014)

    In this month's show, Steve Gribbin provides the music while James O'Brien and guests Daphna Baram, Don Biswas, Matt Forde and Chris Neill discuss amongst other things, the Middle…

    47 min

  13. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 7, Episode 3 (30th March 2014)

    No Pressure to Be Funny, March 30th 2014 - in which we deliver something unique in the history of British media - an interesting, informative and very funny discussion of the EU...…

    54 min

  14. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 7, Episode 2 (23rd February 2014)

    In this edition, Dave Fulton inadvertently reveals the polyerotic undertones of being caught in an avalanche when a discussion of the Winter Olympics goes off-piste; Jonny and the…

    48 min

  15. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 7, Episode 1 (26th January 2014)

    Michael Deacon, Sara Pascoe, Miles Jupp and Nathan Caton join James O'Brien to discuss UKIP's meteorological theories, whether or not Lord Anelka and Nicolas Rennard should apologi…

    43 min

  16. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 6, Episode 3 (24th November 2013)

    In this month's podcast James O'Brien and the panel - Andy Zalzman, Tiffany Stevenson, Padraig Reidy and Nick Doody - deal with bankers, politicians and hard drugs (in the sense of…

    49 min

  17. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 6, Episode 2 (27th October 2013)

    This month on No Pressure To Be Funny, guest host Kevin Day wrangles a formidable array of talent whilst trying to be nice about The Great British Bake Off. The Guardian's Polly To…

    49 min

  18. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 6, Episode 1 (22nd September 2013)

    No Pressure to be Funny - 22nd Sept 2013, in which James O'Brien reveals the shameless and frankly disgusting behaviour of some members of the British aristocracy when it comes to…

    58 min

  19. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 5, Episode 6 (14th July 2013)

    Amongst other things covered in this month's show, host James O'Brien tries to defend pay-rises for MPs; James Sherwood melodically shows how tough the rich have it compared to the…

    53 min

  20. No Pressure To Be Funny - Series 5, Episode 5 (9th June 2013)

    In this month's show, Mitch Benn rocks the room with two pieces of satirical musical brilliance which contain more coherent and persuasive political arguments than we've heard from…

    51 min
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