KYLA COBBLER: Social Media Superstardom, Irish Childhood, Starting Comedy Late
Instagram superstar turned stand up comedy sensation Kyla Cobbler joins Seann for a hilarious chat about growing up in Cork, how she went from feeling stupid at school to learning several languages and what made her give stand up a go at 31 years old. She chats about how one of Ireland's finest new comedian's Mike Rice encouraged her and why she thinks school isn't the environment for creatives.
She also chats about her love for Limp Bizkit and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, living in Italy and Spain and details how she blew up on Instagram by being authentic.
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00:00 Intro
00:43 Pogs Or Panini Stickers
02:23 Oasis, Blur, Limp Bizkit
04:20 Favourite Spice Girl
05:26 Weed, Booze, Love For Reading
06:36 First: Drunk, Kissing
13:40 Cork Council Estate
21:24 Dyspraxia, Little Mermaid, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
37:50 Kya's "X-Men Moment" Discovering Her Ability
47:43 Dealing With Adversity, Positive Outlook
51:00 Discovering Stand Up, Living Abroad
55:00 Mastering Instagram Comedy
57:36 Mike Rice
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ROSS NOBLE (Pt 2): Becoming Fearless, Gigging With Lee Evans & Rolf Harris
Ross Noble continues his interview with Seann Walsh, sharing hilarious tales about his early days as a juggler and accidentally setting people on fire and how failing at school and dealing with abuse from classmates helped make him the resilient comedian he is today. He also shares stories of his early gigs with Lee Evans, sharing a car with Rolf Harris in which Rolf revealed his not-so-kid-friendly side. Seann meanwhile shares a very funny story about his early days bonding with Jack Dee.
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00:00 Supportive Dad & Comedy Influences
05:25 Grandad's Practical Skills & Charity Work
08:25 Street Performers & Ugly Juggling Company
12:20 Setting Punters On Fire
16:40 Funding His Circus Ambitions
20:20 First Live Comedy Experience, Jack Dee, Jo Brand
30:55 Lee Evans, Rolf Harris
32:50 Bullies and Bad Reports
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ROSS NOBLE (Pt 1): How I Built My Comedy Audience, Inner Confidence & The Power Of "No"
The incredible Ross Noble joins Seann Walsh on Class Clown to discuss his savvy career moves, why saying " No" is more powerful than saying "Yes" and the influence of Eddie Izzard, Jasper Carrot & Billy Connolly. Ross talks about his surprisingly strong performance on Celebrity Apprentice, achieving incredible success despite being dyslexic and achieving only two GCSE's.
Watch Part 2 Now on the Class Clown Patreon
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00:00 Panel Shows and Saying "No"
04:17 Building His Comedy Audience
08:18 Career Savvy
13:25 ADHD, Evolving Language
16:58 Labelled "Bonkers"
21:40 Early Comedy Inspirations & Career Goals
28:08 Life Philosophies
30:51 Celebrity Apprentice
36:47 Confidence & Responsibility
42:20 Terrible Grades, Amazing Parents
51:20 Growing Up In Cramlington
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HORATIO GOULD (Pt 2): How Stewart Lee and Michael McIntyre influenced My Comedy & Advice For Achieving Success
In Part 2 of our Horatio Gould interview he talks first fights, first kisses, the significance of his early crush on Jennifer Lawrence and how Monty Python, Stewart Lee and Michael McIntyre influenced his comedy career. He also shares the story of how putting a play on for his school might be the highlight of his career so far and shares why he's glad he didn't go to film school. He also gives advice on what he would say for anyone who wants to pursue a creative career.
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Catch Horatio on Fin VS History and the Boys Gone Wild podcast and on tour here.
See Seann Walsh live at the Hackney Empire on 23rd October 2026 here.
00:00 Being Punched
06:20 First Time Drunk
08:30 Jennifer Lawrence & Not Driving
10:36 First Kiss
11:23 Monty Python, The Life Of Brian
13:00 Michael McIntyre & Stewart Lee
24:16 Writing A Play & Ambitions
34:20 Advice
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Therapist Analyses Josh James Interview: Flow State, Guilt, Bullying, Denial
Dr Natalie Cawley joins Seann to dissect all the themes from our live Class Clown Podcast record with Essex's best boy, Josh James - Childhood Guilt, Bullying, Flow State and Denial! It's all covered here! Plus, Seann reads a very funny story from one of our Patreons!
And don't forget to check out Dr Natalie Cawley's book Just About Coping!
00.00 Denial
06.23 Flow State & Creativity
16.59 Childhood Guilt
23.45 Listener Stories - Bad Lunch
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Part nostalgia trip, part confessional, part masterclass in unconventional success—this is no ordinary interview podcast.
In Class Clown, Seann Walsh chats to the boldest rule-breakers in entertainment, uncovering the wild tales of childhood chaos, brushes with disaster, and the personal battles that shaped them. But beneath the mischief lies a powerful thread—how the very traits that caused trouble early on became the unexpected fuel for their biggest achievements.
Expect laugh-out-loud memories, raw moments of vulnerability, and the kind of hard-won wisdom you won't hear anywhere else.
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