The Bugle (podcast)

Andy Zaltzman is known for My Funniest Year (2010), Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1997) and Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money (2008).

John Oliver was born on 23 April 1977 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), The Lion King (2019) and The Smurfs (2011). He has been married to Kate Norley since October 2011. They have two children.

Chris Skinner is known for The Bugle (2007).

Alice Fraser is known for Never Hesitate (2015), Alice Fraser Trilogy (2018) and Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 (2020).

The New York Times calls Anuvab Pal India's Most Intelligent Comedian. The Guardian calls him 'very brilliant, very funny'. His stand up comedy special The Nation Wants To Know, has had over 1000 shows starting in Mumbai and playing from Sydney to San Francisco to Singapore to sold out houses across 30 cities. He's also the only Indian comedian invited to perform at Harvard University and for the Prime Ministers of India and Great Britain. In India, as a screenwriter, he's written several cult classic comedies including Loins Of Punjab Presents and The President Is Coming. His stage play Chaos Theory, a finalist for the BBC World Service Radio Playwriting Award, is performed extensively in the US and recently got a Broadway staged reading with the Roundabout Theatre Company. His Bollywood screenplay work includes Baar Baar Dekho and Bhoot Police.

Since 2016, Anuvab has been performing regularly in the UK. His BBC stand up show titled The Empire has been seen by 6 million people worldwide as part of the BBC World Service New Year's Eve Comedy Special and the script is featured and on display as a permanent exhibit at The V&A Museum in London, and available to watch as a special Amazon Prime UK. He has also written a sitcom starring British comedy legend Stephen Fry for BBC Radio 2, been a panelist on QI and News Quiz, and recently did a travel show with comedian Al Murray for Sky History.

He does a long-running Indian comedy podcast titled Our Last Week with Bollywood actor Kunaal Roy Kapoor. He's also a regular contributor to The Bugle Podcast by Andy Zaltzman. He divides his time between Mumbai and London.

Nish Kumar was born on 26 August 1985 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Kumars (2014), Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts (2015) and Springleaf (2023).

Hari Kondabolu was born on 21 October 1982 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for All About Steve (2009), Manoj (2007) and From Here (2020).

Josh Gondelman is known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), Desus & Mero (2019) and Ramsey Has a Time Machine (2014).

Nato Green is known for Sorry to Bother You (2018), The Comedy Show Show (2016) and Return Service (2022).

Tiff Stevenson is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer. Her thought provoking and engaging style have seen her consistently play to packed audiences; Tiff's latest solo show 'Mad Man' was one of the best reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Festival 2015 receiving ten 4* and 5* reviews including 5 stars from the Sunday Herald, The Mirror & Funny Women. This follows on from her previous successes with Optimist, Uncomfortably Numb, Cavewoman, Dictators and Along Came a Spider.

In 2015 The Times picked Tiff as one of their top 10 comics to watch at the fringe "hugely accomplished and enjoyably provocative comedian". Sunday Herald "This is a heartfelt, hilarious, provocative, important hour of stand-up from one of the best in the business".

Tiff's weekly live show Old Rope has enjoyed a succession of sell-out runs at the Edinburgh festival. Old Rope showcases new material from up-and coming as well as established headline acts and plays to capacity crowds every Monday night in London.

Tiff's TV credits include Russell Howard's Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) The Apprentice: You're Fired (BBC Two), Russell Howard's Good News (BBC Two), Mock The Week (BBC Two), As Yet Untitled (Dave) Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two), Hey Ho Let's Go (RTE), Absolute Power (BBC Two), Balls of Steel (Channel 4), Only Joking (Sky), Celebrity Deal Or No Deal (Channel 4), Live With Gabby (Five) and Show Me The Funny (ITV), performing in the live final at London's Hammersmith Apollo to millions of viewers. Tiff also features on Comedy Central's new series Drunk History. As an actor, Tiff's credits include The Office (BBC Two) and a regular role on BBC Three's acclaimed show People Just Do Nothing.

Radio credits include Front Row (BBC Radio 4), MacCaulay & Co (BBC Radio Scotland) with regular appearances on Comedy Club (BBC Radio 4 Extra), 7 Day Saturday & Sunday with Al Murray (BBC Radio 5 Live) and The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected (BBC Radio Scotland). Tiff also writes regularly for the Metro newspaper.

Tiff's accolades include Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of the Fringe award and in 2010 Tiff starred in Celebrity Autobiography at the Fringe and in the West End alongside David Tennant, Michael Urie, Sally Phillips & Doon Mackichan.

Five Stars - The Sunday Herald

"This is a heartfelt, hilarious, provocative, important hour of stand-up from one of the best in the business."

Five Stars - The Mirror

"It's punchy and political but in the best, most human sort of way. It's charming but hard-hitting and it's radical, but not self-consciously so."

"Whatever it is, Mad Man has a heart-warming quality, even while it is knifing you in the throat"

Five Stars - Funny Women

"You'll leave this show wondering why Tiff isn't running for president anywhere."

Four Stars - The Daily Record

"Superior and thought provoking, it's an incredible hour of razor sharp observational comedy with a political edge"

Tom Ballard was born on 26 November 1989 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor and writer, known for Tom Ballard: Enough (2022), Fully Furnished (2015) and Fisk (2021).

Aditi Mittal is a comedian, writer, actor and barely manages any one competently. Please don't indulge in her self-importance by being offended by anything she says. Her stand-up comedy shows are A beginner's guide to India- BBC 1 (2015), Things they Wouldn't Let Me Say- Netflix (2017), Girl Meets Mic- Netfix (2019),Mother of Invention- Amazon Prime (UK, Ireland) (2020) She's been the first Indian comedian at multiple comedy festivals in the world- Edinburgh Comedy Festival, (Scotland) Melbourne Comedy Festival, (Australia) Montreux Comedy Festival (Switzerland) and Johannesburg Comedy Festival (South Africa). Her face and comedy have featured in multiple documentaries- Menstrual Man, Ask the Sexpert, Stand Up Planet with Hasan Minhaj. She hates tooting her own horn, so if you think of something nice to put apart from "she is the first woman in comedy" then she's all for it.

Ahir Shah is known for Jurassic World Dominion (2022), Campus (2009) and Catastrophe (2015).

Al Murray was born on 10 May 1968 in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Time Gentlemen Please (2000), Al Murray: The Pub Landlord Live - My Gaff, My Rules (2003) and Al Murray: The Pub Landlord - Barrel of Fun Live (2010). He has been married to Amber Murray since 2000. They have two children. He was previously married to Katherine Perry.

Alex Edelman is known for Unfrosted (2024), Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020) and Alex Edelman: Just for Us (2024).

Alison Spittle is known for Extra Ordinary (2019), Nowhere Fast (2017) and Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up (2021).

Alistair Barrie is known for The Stephen K. Amos Show (2010), What Sadie Saw and A Little Rain Must Fall (1997).

Andrew Maxwell is known for Andrew Maxwell: Yo Contraire (2019), Comedy Cuts (2007) and Ex on the Beach (2014).

Aparna Nancherla was born on 22 August 1982 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for A Simple Favor (2018), Unfrosted (2024) and Mythic Quest (2020).

Baratunde Thurston is known for Dear White People (2014), How to Be Black? and America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (2022).

Born in Cardiff, Chris Addison grew up in Manchester where he attended the Manchester Grammar School before going on to study at the University of Birmingham. Following his graduation in 1994, he put ambitions to direct theatre on hold and "drifted into stand-up comedy" which became his full-time job in 1996. He wrote and performed eight one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival, gaining two Perrier Award nominations and going on to turn two of the shows ('The Ape That Got Lucky' and 'Civilization') into series for BBC Radio.

He moved into acting in 2005, with the role of Ollie Reeder in Armando Iannucci's BBC sitcom The Thick of It (2005). Subsequent roles have included the Cameron-esque evil headmaster David Blood in three series of Skins (2007), Seb in Doctor Who (2005) and the hard-living porn Svengali Tony Power in Michael Winterbottom's movie The Look of Love (2013). In 2016 he took and co-wrote the spoken role of Smith in Emanuel Chabrier's opera 'L'Étoile' at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

During the final series of The Thick of It (2005), he made his directorial debut and subsequently went on to direct many episodes of HBO's Veep (2012), for which he won the Directors Guild of America Award in 2016 as well as an Emmy nomination. In 2015 he won an Emmy for his work as Executive Producer on the show.

He has co-created two sitcoms, Lab Rats (2008) (with Carl Cooper) and Trying Again (2014) (with Simon Blackwell), both of which he starred in.

Chris has written two books, 'Cautionary Tales for Grown-Ups' (a book of comic verse) and 'It Wasn't Me' (a book of grumpy complaint).

David O'Doherty is known for The Modest Adventures of David O'Doherty (2007), Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty (2021) and A Film with Me in It (2008).

Deborah Frances-White is a London-based Australian comedian and podcaster best known for creating and hosting The Guilty Feminist podcast. She is also a screenwriter, known for Say My Name (2019), and author of the best-selling book The Guilty Feminist, as well as an actress. She also speaks at corporate events about various topics.

Desiree Burch is known for Jack in a Box (2009), A Castle for Christmas (2021) and Anthem (2019).

Felicity Ward is known for The Office (2024), Comedy Showroom: Ronny Chieng - International Student (2016) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014).