Julia Stiles - ‘I ran in the other direction from fame’
For many of us who grew up in the the 90s, Julia Stiles was an integral part of our coming of age. Her portrayal of the clever, acerbic Kat in 10 Things I Hate About You was a radical reinvention of t...
21 Maj 202553min
John Bishop - ‘I’ve always wanted someone to say: you’re good enough’
John Bishop has been a hugely successful stand-up comedian for 25 years. Yet that wasn’t his first dream, which was to play football. We discuss his failure to do so professionally, his challenges at ...
14 Maj 202554min
Simon Cowell - ‘I often think: what gives me the right to judge people?’
Simon Cowell has built an entertainment empire on his ability to say exactly what he thinks and an uncanny ability to judge the public mood. From launching Pop Idol in 2001, The X Factor in 2004 an...
7 Maj 202559min
Celeste Barber: the FUNNIEST woman on the internet
My guest today has been an integral part of my feminist awakening. Celeste Barber’s instagram posts - which parody the unattainable standards of the fashion and beauty industry - are both hilarious an...
30 Apr 202551min
Emma Dabiri - ‘We are still so obsessed with how we look’
This episode of How To Fail was recorded in front of a live audience at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy theatre. Emma Dabiri is a broadcaster, historian, and bestselling author whose work delves into the...
23 Apr 202543min
Sally Phillips - ‘I saw Colin Firth and thought - he’s mine!’
This episode of How To Fail was recorded in front of a live audience at London’s Barbican Theatre. Sally Phillips has appeared in a string of the most influential and hilarious comedy series of all...
16 Apr 202550min
Mae Martin - 'Everything I do is about proving those high school bullies wrong.'
Over on Failing with Friends this week, Mae Martin talks about self-care, how to stop pushing people away and we tackle a listener’s failure to be messy in their twenties. To hear Mae Martin's brillia...
9 Apr 202551min
Jonathan Van Ness - 'I was one wrong thing away from losing everything'
Over on Failing with Friends this week, JVN and I get into relationship therapy and the perfect length of shorts on a man. To hear JVN tackling your failures, join our community of subscribers here: h...
2 Apr 202548min
