EP.244 - LOUIS THEROUX & RICHARD DAWSON LIVE

Adam talks with Brit award-winning English singer-songwriter and actor Kate Nash about triumphs and humiliations in the music industry and the radical money-making strategy she's been relying on to keep her band on the road and herself out of the red. And bums. Kate also plays an acoustic version of her song Birds and Adam dithers over whether or not he should mention the Kate Nash parody song he recorded in 6 Music times. Conversation recorded face-to-face in London, 4 April 2025. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and additional conversation editing. Podcast illustration by Helen Green  NORD VPN EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRE-ORDER SIGNED COPIES OF ADAM'S NEW BOOK FROM WATERSTONES KATE NASH ON ONLY FANS PICS, VIDEOS & LINKS (on Adam's website) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with British journalist and author Kate Mossman about her book Men Of A Certain Age, in which she details encounters with elder statesmen of Rock. Kate tells Adam about meeting Kiss, Ray Davies and Kevin Ayers, her deep-level Queen issues, and the extent to which the relationship between father and daughter informs her feelings about some of her older male musical idols. And Adam recounts a recent encounter with a musical hero that was so nearly a dream come true… but ended in abject humiliation. Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on March 11th, 2025 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast illustration by Helen Green PRE-ORDER 'I LOVE YOU, BYEEE' by Adam Buxton - 2025 NORD VPN EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PICS, VIDEOS AND LINKS (Adam's website) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with British writer, director, actor and comedian Richard Ayoade about David Lynch, whether it was easy inventing the compete works of the fictional director and playwright Harauld Hughes, what Richard thought of David Letterman's enthusiasm for him and his work, the weirdness of interviews, the art of putting yourself down, why Orson Welles hated Woody Allen, and why Mick Jones of The Clash made Richard cry. Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on March 19th, 2025 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast illustration by Helen Green PRE-ORDER 'I LOVE YOU, BYEEE' by Adam Buxton - 2025 NORD VPN EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! HARAULD HUGHES BOOKS by Richard Ayode (Faber website) PICS, VIDEOS AND RELATED LINKS (on Adam's website) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with Irish singer-songwriter CMAT, about modern gig etiquette, being a young weirdo, her conflicted relationship with the internet, the fury provoked by her Brit Awards bum-crack dress in 2024 and the advice Charli xcx gave her that changed her life. CMAT also performs two songs from her forthcoming album Euro-Country and in the outro, Helen and Olly from the recently returned Answer Me This podcast pick a couple of uplifting films. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on March 24th, 2025 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast illustration by Helen Green PRE-ORDER 'I LOVE YOU, BYEEE' by Adam Buxton - 2025 NORD VPN EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PLEASE DONATE TO STAND UP 2 CANCER Are you able to spare £30, £20 or £10 to help advance life-saving cancer research? Text THIRTY, TWENTY or TEN to 70404 to donate to @SU2CUK. Text costs £30, £20 or £10 +1 standard rate txt. 16+, UK mobs only. Query? Call 0300 123 1022. Ts&Cs: channel4.com/terms  ANSWER ME THIS PODCAST ADDRESS FOR QUESTIONS [email protected]  ANSWER ME THIS QUESTIONS ARCHIVE PICS AND CMAT LINKS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Thanks to Wolf at WTF Media Studios in NY EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PLEASE DONATE TO STAND UP 2 CANCER Are you able to spare £30, £20 or £10 to help advance life-saving cancer research? Text THIRTY, TWENTY or TEN to 70404 to donate to @SU2CUK. Text costs £30, £20 or £10 +1 standard rate txt. 16+, UK mobs only. Query? Call 0300 123 1022. Ts&Cs: channel4.com/terms  PRE-ORDER 'I LOVE YOU, BYEEE' by Adam Buxton - 2025 ADAM AND LETTERMAN PICS AND LINKS (on Adam's website) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.