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Class Clown

Here Comes Trouble

Part nostalgia trip, part confessional, part masterclass in unconventional success—this is no ordinary interview podcast. In Class Clown, Seann Walsh chats to the boldest rule-breakers in entertainment, uncovering the wild tales of childhood chaos, brushes with disaster, and the personal battles that shaped them. But beneath the mischief lies a powerful thread—how the very traits that caused trouble early on became the unexpected fuel for their biggest achievements. Expect laugh-out-loud memories, raw moments of vulnerability, and the kind of hard-won wisdom you won't hear anywhere else.


EXEC PRODUCER: Seann Walsh & Adam Horton

PRODUCER/EDITOR: Adam Horton


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  • Avg 48 min
  • English

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  • Sunday · 45 min

    ANDREW MENSAH: From Preaching & Playing Football To Comedy Stardom

    Andrew Mensah returns and this time he's talking about how close he got to being a pro footballer and why being a teenage preacher gave him the skills to write comedy. He also talks about the sin he committed that took preaching off the cards for him and why he has an unlikeley love for Loose Women. See Seann Walsh on his This Is Torture tour! Get exclusive content with Andrew on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • September 6 · 49 min

    ANDREW MENSAH: I Had 3 options: Be Good At Football, Be Tough Or Be Funny

    Andrew Mensah is one of the UK's fastest rising comedy stars. In this Class clown interview he talks about growing up in London, his ambitions to be a preacher before going into comedy, the pressure he felt to exceptional in whatever career chose, how he watched as people who he knew went to prison and also how he lost a friend who was tragically murdered. To hear Part 2 with Andrew and get exclusive content go to the Class Clown Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/ClassClown See Seann Walsh on Live on Tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 30 · 39 min

    MARK STEEL: From Being Expelled & Working As A Milkman to Comedy Fame

    Mark Steel is back for part 2 in which he talks corporal punishment, hating school, being expelled and bring us a couple of very funny stories about how he frequently got in trouble while working his first job as a milkman.Mark Steel is one of the most acclaimed comedians in the UK and host of the long running radio series Mark Steel is in Town. He recently released a book about his battle with cancer The Leopard In my House. Buy the book here and see him live on tour! https://marksteelinfo.com/ See Seann Walsh on Tour https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 23 · 47 min

    MARK STEEL: Mistrusting Authority, Working Class Activist Roots

    Mark Steel has had an incredible career from his beloved radio series to decades of acclaimed tours and numerous books to his name. For Part 1 of his Class Clown interview he talks about early scrapes that lead to fights, having a car stolen from under his nose, his Dad's embarrassing behaviour at a cricket match and how he comes from an era where working class people had confidence. Check Out Part 2 Straight Away on Patreon See Seann Walsh on Tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 16 · 28 min

    MILES JUPP: Comedy Influences, Academic Stress & Finding His Tribe

    Miles Jupp is back and shares with Seann Walsh how he struggled and felt under pressure academically, reveals his biggest comedy inspirations and talks about how finding a tribe on the London comedy scene with a group where everyone was completely different from each other. Get £10 off at TaskRabbit using the code classclown at checkout ⁠https://www.taskrabbit.co.uk/dashboard⁠ If you love Miles and want more head to our Patreon for exclusive content https://www.patreon.com/ClassClown Check out Miles podcast, ⁠The Moment With Miles Jupp⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/4RC6edo1CAP0MuHYNU238k See Seann Walsh live on his ⁠This Is Torture!⁠ tour https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 9 · 55 min

    MILES JUPP: From Boarding School to Comedy Fame

    The brilliant Miles Jupp (The Thick Of It, Rev, Balamory) joins Seann to talk what it was like growing up with a Reverend for a father, going to boarding school and he discovered his love for performance. Check out Miles podcast, The Moment With Miles Jupp See Seann Walsh live on his This Is Torture! tour Get £10 off at TaskRabbit using the code classclown at checkout https://www.taskrabbit.co.uk/dashboard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 2 · 54 min

    JOSH PUGH: How Playing Sports Helped Me With Comedy & Inspiration for New Sitcom

    Josh Pugh is back and this time the comedian and ex-England partially-sighted football player reveals how his enthusiasm taught him valuable lessons that helped him with his life and comedy career. He also talks about how he felt directionless at the early stages of his career and talks about how he came to find the inspiration for his forthcoming sit-com Stepping Up. Check out the new ⁠Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug⁠! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/ See Seann Walsh on the next leg of his This Is Torture tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • July 26 · 49 min

    JOSH PUGH: Mad Benidorm Comedians, Embarrassing Childhood Fantasies, Being Sent to A “Special” School

    The brilliant Josh Pugh joins Seann walsh for this week's Class Clown where he talks growing up in the Midlands, the hilarious teenage fantasies he had about finding musical success, his comedy influences including Stewart Lee, Lee Evans and a mad performer in Benidorm. Plus he reveals how being sent to a special school due to being partially sighted disrupted his school life. Check out the new ⁠Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug⁠! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/ See Seann Walsh on the next leg of his This Is Torture tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • July 19 · 48 min

    PHIL ELLIS: Arrested by Armed Police, Disastrous Red Dwarf Audition, Airbag Factory Beginnings

    Phil Ellis is back and this time he talks his early film making ambitions which leads to a hilarious tale of him being arrested by armed police, he also shares what's the exact thing you shouldn't do if you get the chance to audition for Red Dwarf and talks his early days working in an air bag factory. See Phil at Edinburgh and on his Bath Mat tour! https://www.philelliscomedy.com/ See Seann on the Autumn leg of his This Is Torture! Tour https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • July 12 · 49 min

    PHIL ELLIS: Fighting at School, Rik Mayall and Growing Up in Preston

    Taskmaster contestant and Edinburgh comedy legend Phil Ellis joins Seann Walsh to talk all things boyhood, including the influence of his comedy hero Rik Mayall (and a lovely story about when they met!), why he was constantly getting into fight as a young lad and what it was like living in Preston. See Phil at Edinburgh and on his Bath Mat tour! See Seann on the Autumn leg of his This Is Torture! Tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • July 5 · 33 min

    NATALIE CASSIDY: Comedy Dreams, Rough Tabloid Treatment, Being Desperate To Leave School

    Natalie Cassidy is back! This time talking the what it's like being scrutinised by the tabloid press while going through your teens and young adulthood and the knock on effect that had at school where she had a tough time balancing her natural inclination to be studious but also hang out with the naughtier kids. She also reveals her stand up comedy aspirations! Get £10 off at TaskRabbit using the code classclown at checkout Get Exclusive Content With Natalie on Patreon where she answers Your Questions Check Out Natalie's New Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • July 5 · 52 min

    NATALIE CASSIDY: Being An Eastenders Icon at 10, Clubbing at 15 and Her Love of Art

    Natalie Cassidy joins Seann Walsh to discuss what it's like coming from a working class background and achieving incredible fame at just 10 years old. We get into what it's like growing up in a world full of adults, getting access to high end night life when you are barely 15 and how she's developed a love of art and museums. Part 2 Available On Patreon With Exclusive Content!: https://www.patreon.com/ClassClown Seann ⁠Walsh on Tour This Autumn⁠! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Check out Natalie's new Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/LifewithNatPod Every self-made person started somewhere. Your journey starts for free at shopify.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • June 21 · 37 min

    PETER SERAFINOWICZ: Buddhism, Therapy and How I Broke Into Showbiz

    Comedian and Genius Impressionist Peter Serafinowicz talks about his relationship with AA, the influence of Philosopher Alan Watts, coming from a working class family that turned into a comedy dynasty. He also talks about having to have some kind of love for people you impersonate, revealing a dream he had about Andrew Tate that gave him some empathy for the man and shows off fantastic Elvis and Paul McCartney impersonations. Check out the new ⁠Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug⁠! https://classclownpodcast.myshopify.com/ If you enjoyed this get EVEN MORE WITH PETER, that you won't hear anywhere else, over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ClassClown See Seann ⁠Walsh on Tour This Autumn⁠!https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • June 14 · 37 min

    PETER SERAFINOWICZ: From Liverpool Council Estate To Star Wars, Marvel & Comedy Fame

    Peter Serfinowicz has one of the most envious CVs in comedy: South Park, Shaun of The Dead, Star Wars, Guardians Of The Galaxy, John Wick, The Tick, Alan Partridge, Rick & Morty, The Simpsons, as well as creating his own iconic characters such as Brian Butterfield. In this episode we get into his early ability to mimic, his ADHD, the influence of Spike Milligan and how he went from a council estate in Liverpool as a Star Wars obsessed kid who later went on to fulfill his dream and land the role as the voice of Darth Maul in Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (Something he describes as being the biggest disappointment of his life!). We also get into why he fell in love with Eric Idle's The Rutles before getting into The Beatles. Check out the new Class Clown merch store and grab yourself a hat, T-Shirt or a Mug! Listen to Part 2 with Peter Serfinowicz right now AND get exclusive extra content you won't hear ANYWHERE ELSE! See Seann Walsh on Tour This Autumn! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • June 7 · 49 min

    DOM JOLY: The Joke That Ended my BBC Career, Getting Fired as Journalist & Being A Diplomat

    Dom is back for part 2 where he reveals how he broke into the TV industry via MTV and The Paramount Comedy channel, the VERY EXPENSIVE gag that ended his relationship with the BBC and his early career as an international diplomat. Hear Dom's Brutal Verdict on the US version of Trigger Happy TV over on Patreon plus his thoughts on the Yeti and big Foot: https://www.patreon.com/c/ClassClown See Seann Walsh Live On Tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ And See Dom on his Trigger Happy tour! https://www.domjoly.tv/live/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 31 · 51 min

    DOM JOLY: How A Panic Attack Almost derailed Trigger Happy TV & Why He hates the Word Prank

    The brilliant Dom Joly joins Seann Walsh to talk about growing up in Beirut, suffering with a massive panic attack while inter-railing, (an affliction that almost ended Trigger Happy TV before it even began!), how he sees himself primarily as an absurdist and why he dislikes the word prank. Watch part 2 right now on Patreon! See Seann Walsh Live On Tour! And See Dom on his Trigger Happy tour! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 26 · 30 min

    Red Richardson: Interview Analysis With Dr Natalie Cawley

    As we approach our 1 year anniversary of Class Clown we look back on some of our favourite interviews from the last year with the help of Psychiatrist Dr Natalie Cawley, who pulls out key themes from our episodes, while Seann shares how he relates to those themes. This episode looks back at our brilliant interview with the hilarious RED RICHARDSON! If you missed it, check out our original interview with Red here. And check out Red's incredible special BUGATTI LIVE! You can grab Dr Cawley's amazing book JUST ABOUT COPING here. And see Seann Walsh LIVE! on his brand new tour, by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 24 · 1 hr 11 min

    JAKE LAMBERT: Slough To Social Media Stardom & Ricky Gervais Inspiration

    Jake Lambert is a social media comedy superstar, who has featured on all our timelines with his sharp and satirical observations on everyday life. In this episode we talk about growing up in Slough with a childhood filled with eccentric characters, how his mum encouraged him to be exceed his surroundings, the influence of Ricky Gervais and how he very nearly became a policeman instead of pursuing his now wildly successful career in comedy. See Seann Walsh LIVE on his This Is Torture! tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 18 · 42 min

    FATIHA EL-GHORRI: Working 9-5 AND gigging 6 nights a week

    Fatiha El-Ghorri (Taskmaster, Mr Big Stuff) joins Seann Walsh to talk about her incredible journey to comedy success. From losing her Dad at a young age and growing up in a household with 12 other brothers and sisters to going through two divorces and eventually ending up homeless, Fatiha then found success on the comedy circuit, quickly becoming one of the most beloved and distinct voices in the UK. Access Part 2 right Now along with exclusive content with Fatiha: https://www.patreon.com/c/ClassClown Catch Fatiha on her Cockney Stacking Doll Tour! https://www.fatihaelghorri.co.uk/events See Seann Walsh live on his This Is Torture tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 10 · 57 min

    FATIHA EL-GHORRI: From Homelessness & Two Divorces To Living Her Comedy Dream

    Fatiha El-Ghorri (Taskmaster, Mr Big Stuff) joins Seann Walsh to talk about her incredible journey to comedy success. From losing her Dad at a young age and growing up in a household with 12 other brothers and sisters to going through two divorces and eventually ending up homeless, Fatiha then found success on the comedy circuit, quickly becoming one of the most beloved and distinct voices in the UK. Access Part 2 right Now along with exclusive content with Fatiha: https://www.patreon.com/c/ClassClown Catch Fatiha on her Cockney Stacking Doll Tour! https://www.fatihaelghorri.co.uk/events See Seann Walsh live on his This Is Torture tour! https://www.seannwalsh.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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