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What Most People Think with Geoff Norcott
Hosted by Geoff Norcott · EN
In an overwhelmingly Lefty comedic landscape, right-leaning stand-up Geoff Norcott is a rare beast. In WMPT he gets to the heart of what ordinary people think about social and political issues. Whatever the contentious subject – he’ll be honest and blunt, but without being a dick. Mostly. Guests come from across the social and political divide, including, Romesh Ranganathan, Jonathan Pie, Katherine Ryan, Andrew Doyle, David Baddiel, Konstantin Kisin, Owen Jones and many more. Geoff has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Backstage with Katherine Ryan, Would I lie to You? Have I Got News For You? The Last Leg, Mash Report, Question Time, Mock the Week and pops up frequently on UK political debate programmes. Geoff's book 'Where Did I Go Right?' came out in 2021 and top the political comedy best-seller list on multiple occasions. Geoff also won an operational medal for his five tours performing to British troops in Afghanistan. "One of our most refreshingly funny comedians of any stripe." - Sunday Times "A Right laugh." - The Guardian*
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CONTROVERSIAL COMEDY with Carey Marx
1w ago00:44:27Tap to summarizeWith the Edinburgh Fringe starting and Live at the Apollo being cancelled I though it was a good time to get Carey on to chat all things comedy. Carey was doing dark comedy before it even had a name, and has plenty of strong takes on identity, being a Jew in comedy and how you can get away with anything if you have a cute teddy. CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →BREAKING NEWS - Burnham 'Bouncing' & Polanksi Flouncing
2w ago00:38:24Tap to summarizeIn this breaking news episode I catch up with all Andy Burnham's 'plans' (trying to work out how many of them will actually happen). Is he bouncing for real or will it be one of those dead-cat ones? I also chat about Zac Polanski's petulant decision not to apologise for co-authoring a post containing a sick t-shirt, he really should stick to tik-tok....and yes I mention the Saltburn cricket scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →IS WELFARE WELL UNFAIR? - Feat. Alun Cochrane
2w ago00:48:35Tap to summarizeIt's a welcome return for the reassuring northern good sense and humility of Alun Cochrane. I get his take on fellow northerner Andy Burnham-Brent and we try to acknowledge the positives (for now) - but also pick apart his teenage social media. Then we look at news that some teenagers are earning more on PIP for anxiety than kids who work for minimum wage (where I resist the urge to shout 'scroungers!'). In the Patron only section I ask the current trending question regarding 50k and one million pounds. CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →BREAKING NEWS - The First Week of 'Call me Andy'
3w ago00:38:16Tap to summarizeIn this breaking news episode I assess the first week of 'Call Me Andy'. From his cabinet appointments (which looked suspiciously like jobs for the mutineers) to an embarrassing moment involving a hot mic. However I do thank him for finally showing the door to a generationally bad attorney general. Go sell someone else's islands mate. CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →ANDY BURNHAM-BRENT TAKES OFFICE - Feat. Iain Dale
3w ago00:49:07Tap to summarizeeA brilliant chat with Iain Dale about his new book on the day Andy Burnham kisses the big Royal fingers. I jump on with comings and goings at Number ten then have a lovely salacious chat with Mr Dale about everything from his beef with Kay Burley, to how he took on the unions and why he was a 'notorious gay'. The Patron only section involves a sex act, the woods and a startled deer. CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →BREAKING NEWS - Keir Clears off as Burnham Moves In
4w ago00:35:24Tap to summarizeSo Keir Starmer is about to be well and truly usurped. I use this week's PMQS to look into some of his 'legacy' and that witty repartee we'll all miss. Did Kemi get the tone right or show herself up as a member of the 'uniparty'? Are Ed Davey's punchlines visible from space? When will people realise the Binface gags are an exhaustible resources? All this and more answered... CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →RACHEL 'MEAN MUMMY' REEVES - Feat. Milo Edwards
4w ago00:44:15Tap to summarizeMilo returns for today's show and we contemplate the legacy of Rachel Reeves (coming up with a funny phrase for her at the same time). We also discuss the reaction to the murder of Anne Widdecombe and wonder why people can't just shut the f**k up sometimes. There's also contemplation that Ed Milliband might be the man for this moment (but not in a good way). In the Patron only section we discuss Jude Bellingham being ambushed by a headline hungry hack. This episode was recorded shortly before the police acknowledged that Anne Widdecombe's murder might have a political motive CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →BREAKING NEWS - Will Farage Really Renew His Vows?
Jul 900:36:37Tap to summarizeAn early breaking news this week as I react to Nigel's big announcement of another trip to the seaside. Will he actually go through with it? Or is it too late to turn back? And how the hell did Rachel Reeves manage a good joke on the subject?Elsewhere I look at some negative situations which men face that women typically don't (some are serious but some are pretty funny). Oh and there's a bumper edition of piss-take prices too! CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →NIGEL'S DODGY MATE - Feat. Glenn Wool
Jul 700:45:37Tap to summarizeWas good to have laid back Canadian maestro Glenn Wool making his debut on WMPT (especially after all that late night football). We spoke about Keir's first interview about resigning and why his 'legacy' might not be what he hopes. We also chatted about Nigel's mate 'posh George' and another accusation around donations. We of course chatted football too, not least why the Americans are terrible at thinking up good chants. In the Patron only gives our first DEATH STORY from the Covid era. CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →NUMBER 10 NORTH - Feat. Rachel Fairburn
Jun 3000:46:18Tap to summarizeThe brilliant Rachel Fairburn returns and I ask how she feels about having a fellow Northerner in Number ten. We react to Burnham's big speech and whether he's secretly prepping to hammer the south. We also evaluate some of the possible choices for chancellor (no boats being floated here either). Then we talk about Thomas Tuchel and the welcome return of brutal feedback. In the patron only section we look at the exponential rise of kids with anxiety and ask whether everyone needs to crack on and stop moaning. CATCH ME ON MY TOUR ‘Basic Bloke 2: There’s No Bloke Without Fire’. Book tickets here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/geoff-norcott-tickets-adp1252793 JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/geoffnorcott?fan_landing=true Join my MAILING LIST for priority Tour booking & special offers https://signup.ymlp.com/xgyueuwbgmgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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