Robin and Josie's Utter Shambles

Stewart Lee is this month’s guest on Robin and Josie’s Utter Shambles and the subject of choice this month: alternative vs. mainstream comedy. In his third appearance on the podcast, Stewart talks Michael McIntyre, Russell Brand and finally getting around to watching Seinfeld for the first time. To download the exclusive extended version of this podcast head over to http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/podcasts

It’s the turn of comedian and actor Rufus Hound to join Robin Ince and Josie Long as a guest this month for another brand new Utter Shambles. As usual the conversation veers off to unexpected heights of topics such as X Factor judge Tulisa’s infamous sex tape, how to palm off the gift of a free sex toy to a friend and the dichotomy of ‘entertainer vs artist’. Oh and, more importantly, which Spice Girl is the nicest. To download the exclusive extended version of this podcast head over to http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/podcasts

As the 2012 Edinburgh Festival gets under way, Richard Herring, Isy Suttie and Danielle Ward join Robin and Josie to talk the highs and lows of life at the Fringe, the helpfulness of reviews and memories of festivals past. To download an extended version of this podcast head over to http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/podcasts

Mark Gatiss and Alan Moore join Robin and Josie for a Christmas special of Utter Shambles. Festive chatter includes what's on the telly this Christmas, why Alan won't be joining the digital age any time soon and why the Frozen Planet polar bear furore makes Mark 'incandescant with rage'. Merry Christmas!

Former Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Tim Key joins the duo to talk about delicious films, spray cheese, tinned chicken and how Gary Oldman looks like himself in real life.

In this edition of Utter Shambles Tim Minchin finds himself treading random topics including pipe smoking, the history of liquorice, Josie's Jedward obsession and what it’s like to play to audiences in the Royal Albert Hall.

Writer, director and all-round comedy legend Terry Jones invites Robin and Josie into his home to chat freely about Monty Python’s Flying Circus, directing the controversial Life of Brian and being banned in Ireland.

Robin, Josie and Scroobius Pip talk lapdancing on people’s graves, waterskiing on baguettes and why, in a way, it was better that Josie didn’t win the Edinburgh Comedy Award...

Billy Bragg discusses his karaoke songs of choice, demonstrates his superior of American prison knowledge and reveals how a mushroom biryani led to John Peel playing his first record on Radio 1

Robin Ince and Josie Long return with another series of Utter Shambles. This time they're joined by comedian Dave Gorman who talks rediscovering his love for stand up (and olives), his Googlewhack adventure, celeb spots at the American Embassy and his nipples...

Spaced fans rejoice! In the last Utter Shambles of 2010, Robin and Josie are thrilled to be joined by director Edgar Wright. Talk turns to cannibalism, Edgar’s first feature film and what kept Robin in his seat during Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle...

Utter Shambles returns with another special: When Podcasts Attack! This week 'proper' podcasters Richard Herring and Andrew Collins show Robin and Josie how it's done. along the way they ponder their own mortality after Josie's – on a high after her Loaded LAFTA nomination - recent near-death experience, while the conversation hurtles swiftly onto Harvey Keitel's 'winky' and why Collins had such a terrible time at his friend's dad's pig farm.

The last podcast of the series is something of a Halloween special as Robin and Josie are joined by former League of Gentlemen star, writer, actor and horror aficionado Mark Gatiss. Fresh from his excellent BBC series A History of Horror, Mark discusses writing Sherlock, Doctor Who and all things that go bump in the night.

Robin, Josie are joined by journalist and filmmaker Jon Ronson, author of The Men Who Stare At Goats. Oh and he's joined by his son Joel too. Find out what Jon discovered whilst rummaging through Stanley Kubrick’s boxes and which celebrities they’d keep a murderous secret for.

Something different this week. Josie's on tour, so her daity shoes have been filled for one week only by professional angry man Michael Legge, while guest duties taken up by Phill Jupitus and musician Darren Hayman. Expect tales of Essex, past musical glories and John Peel.

Al Murray leaves the Pub Landlord at home this week to chat about what aliens would make of cricket, his meeting with The Stig and discuss why Robin’s experience of watching Wolf Creek was more terrifying than most.

This week Stew explodes the myths about stand up, why he has no interest in being on Twitter or Facebook and why his son has a toy called 'Smelly Batman'.

This week Robin and Josie are joined by real-life medical doctor and controversial author and writer of The Guardian’s ‘Bad Science’ column, Ben Goldacre. Expect flabby testicles, the ‘benefits’ of vitamin pills and why Josie feels the need to start scribbling on escalators again...

Irish comedian Ed Byrne talks candidly about his much-publicised Twitter skirmish with professional joke-thief Keith Chegwin. Find out what’s its like living with Ross Noble, Josie finally joins the 21st century by getting herself an iPhone and discover why the survivors of all horror movies are still screwed.

Robin, Josie and legendary comics writer Alan Moore discuss conspiracy theories, the Royal Family, knitted cakes and the importance of having a jumper during an apocalypse.