Adam talks with American talk show legend David Letterman about his favourite people on the current British comedy scene, hanging out with comedy legends in the 70s, why he talked about being blackmailed on a 2009 episode of Late Night, why Bob Dylan wound him up in 1992, the brilliance of comedian Norm Macdonald, the challenges of parenthood, and why Dave hates photographs.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in NYC on January 29th, 2025.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing.

Podcast illustration by Helen Green

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Adam talks with writer, TV producer, and editor of political interview programmes, Rob Burley, about the way we absorb politics from our parents, the story of Thatcher's undoing at the hands of political interviewer Brian Walden, Rob's fascination with scandals and why we loved Britpop.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on October 3rd, 2024.

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Adam and Joe get together on stage at the Royal Festival Hall for some foolish waffle, including Chalamet/Bobbles chat, Made Up Jokes, Eggcorns, paranormal fun, a conceptually revolting restaurant trip, brand new Song Wars songs and a beautiful rendition of an Adam and Joe Show musical classic.

WARNING! CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE

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