The Cheerful Earful comedy podcast festival and the London Podcast Festival have both confirmed their returns this autumn. Cheerful Earful will be hosting 15 days of live podcasts across London, Melbourne, and - for the first time - New York City, offering audiences a chance to connect beyond just the stage.
Festival director Giles Gear expressed his excitement, saying, 'Cheerful Earful began as a four-day run of live shows and has since grown into a year-round celebration of funny podcasts... It’s been amazing to see audiences, creators, and partners connecting in ways that go far beyond the stage.'
The festival kicks off in Melbourne’s Stupid Old Studios from October 3 to 5, featuring shows such as Do Go On and Plumbing the Death Star, before jetting off to New York's Cavet with What Went Wrong, Go Touch Grass, and The Puzzler with AJ Jacob.
London will host the festival at The Bedford in Balham and The Clapham Grand from October 12 to 19, with headliners including Trusty Hogs, Clinton Baptiste’s Paranormal Podcast, Lateral with Tom Scott, and BudPod. Becky Stevenson, event manager at The Bedford, shared her enthusiasm, stating, 'Cheerful Earful have quickly become a part of The Bedford story and we’re so proud to be the festival hub again this year.'
The first tickets are already up for grabs on the festival website.
Meanwhile, the London Podcast Festival is returning to Kings Place from September 2 to 14 for its tenth edition. The first wave of shows announced includes No Such Thing As A Fish, Wooden Overcoats, and Jameela Jamil’s new podcast Wrong Turns. The No Such Thing As A Fish team humorously noted, 'Ten years is how long it takes to grow truffles from nothing, how long it takes to qualify in making artificial sushi, and how long it once took a translator to successfully translate two words of an Agatha Christie book into Icelandic.'
Tickets for the first wave of shows go on sale today, starting at £11.
Source: Chortle (UK)