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A daily 5-minute podcast with comedian Jamie Jackson

Jamie Jackson


    • Jul 13, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 7m AVG DURATION
    • 784 EPISODES


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    Ep 805 - A Lovely Bit of Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 7:29


    An evening walk reviewing the day, that mostly involved cheese. Also gig chat. Essentially.

    Ep 804 - Irreverent Podcast Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 7:44


    Did a gig. Listened to a podcast. Tried on shoes. Had salad. Bascially.

    Ep 803 - Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself 100% Fact

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 7:48


    If you disagree with anything the government of the US or UK says, you're a mad conspiracy theorist. Basically.

    Ep 802 - Hot Hot Gig and Your Mum's Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2025 8:58


    A bit about a gig, a bit about comedy in general, and something about your mother. Sorry. Basically.

    Ep 801 - 90s' Haircuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 7:04


    Publishing this a day late because ADHD yeah? Maybe, I dunno. A bit about a gig and some stuff about haircuts. Mostly.

    Ep 800 - Squeezed Middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 17:46


    A walk in the woods talking about squeezing middles. Or something. I can't remember. Maybe I'll listen back to it with you. Come round your house, force us to sit in silence as it plays. Stare at the side of your face the whole time. Get angry when you don't react appropriately to what I'm saying. That sort of normal behaviour. 800 episodes and for what? Eh? For what? Basically.

    Ep 799 - Will Smith's Downfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 9:36


    Discussing the psychology of public failure. Like I'm clever or something. Basically.

    Ep 798 - Cut From the Footage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 8:45


    I got cut out of some promo footage - of course - and then I talk about a Jerry Seinfeld documentary. Look, I've give the whole thing away. No point in listening, now. Basically.

    Ep 797 - Performing to Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 7:06


    Did a gig to lots of children. And parents. In Ealing. Mostly.

    Ep 796 - Brazilian Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 8:56


    Today the weather is hotter than your mum in the 90s. I talk about that (the weather not your mum), going out and getting angry on stage. Essentially.

    Ep 795 - Going Agg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 7:58


    Had a gig. I talk about it. Oh yeah baby. Er, basically.

    Ep 794 - Go all in or not at all

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 13:11


    Stop middling it. This phrase will make more sense when you listen to this episode. Basically.

    Ep 793 - Midlife Jacket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 8:23


    A rare video episode about upcoming gigs and buying a leather jacket. Essentially.

    Ep 792 - When ADHD / OCD Peak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 7:54


    Totally shattered mate. So I moan about it. Mind going ten to the dozen. Have no idea what that means. It's my podcast and I'll cry if I want to. But I don't cry. Cos I'm well hard. Basically.

    Ep 791 - Burn Your F*ckin' Boats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 8:29


    Achat about financial safety nets and how they're basically needed but also a limiter. Essentially.

    Ep 790 - Feeling Like an Outsider

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 9:13


    I don't want to be invited to your stupid boring parties anyway. Mostly.

    Ep 789 - Men vs Women: Sound FX

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 8:38


    Starting with a rant just to get warmed up the main part of this episode is talking about how women can't make gun noises. What are they doing with their lives? Essentially.

    Ep 788 - Salubrious Gig and Early 90s TV Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 8:37


    A gig update in a lovely town, a podcast recommendation and rememering early 90s TV comedy. Basically.

    Ep 787 - This Gig Was a Trap and I Walked Into It

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 9:28


    A "hilarious" time a at a working men's club (or something, who cares its was a dump) doing a gig to potato-headed men. Basically.

    Ep 786 - Touchy Feely... Needy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 8:37


    Look. A rebrand! Also some gig updates and a bit about wanting to be touched like some sort of needy creep. Or just a human, yeah? Mostly.

    Ep 785 - What Is May Day?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 7:33


    We talk history (kinda), motivation (kinda) and a joke (kinda) about socks. Basically.

    Ep 784 - I Saw a Swan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 10:08


    A classic dog walk pod, but I saw a swan. Also some stuff about fashion. Essentially.

    Ep 783 - British Passive/Aggressive Language

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 9:05


    A rant about friend's being "too tired" and some praise about British culutre. Oi oi. Basically.

    Ep 782 - Going in the Mosh Pit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 9:13


    Gig update then some music nostalgia. Mostly.

    Ep 781 - Blue Origin PR Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 9:34


    A bit about comedy and then a whole lot of me talking about space that I know absolutely nothing about. Essentially.

    Ep 780 - Your Mother Doesn't Work Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 7:11


    I saw a sign so I talk about it. Basically.

    Ep 779 - Keep on Keeping On

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 12:05


    Some personal news. This is the only thing I know how to do. Basically.

    Ep 778 - Springtime MF

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 7:42


    A lovely walk through the woods on a sunny spring day, so where better to complain about comedy? Exactly.

    Ep 777 - Proper Times, Proper People

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 10:44


    Another long hiatus because I'm lazy and awful at admin. Don't blame me, blame, actually it's me isn't it? Yep. Basically.

    Ep 776 - Late Night Ramble

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 7:02


    Back late from a mediocre gig - I was mediocre, not the gig - and just thinking out, yeah? Basically.

    Ep 775 - I Admit It, I'm Scared

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 9:40


    A tough love session last night with a well-seasoned London promoter. Essentially.

    Ep 774 - Back on my Bullsh*t

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 8:51


    After a small hiatus because I'm disorganised, the podcast is back. We talk gigs, we talk, er, sub-cultures, we talk, actually that might be it. Basically.

    Ep 773 - The Poetry of Ryan Giggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 8:25


    Gig updates and celebrity defence. And attack. Essentially.

    Ep 772 - Gigging in Quaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 7:03


    Gig rundown, bad back rundown, other rundowns. Mostly.

    Ep 771 - Beckham and Markle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 8:30


    Gig recap and some nonsense about celebrities because I've lowered the bar even further. Basically.

    Ep 770 - Community Pr0n

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 6:20


    A quick chat about 90's pr0n. Essentially.

    Ep 769 - The Static Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 7:46


    More about ghosts. More about gigs. More about existentialism. Not in that order. Basically.

    Ep 768 - Uncanny and Ghost Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 9:27


    Quick update about a gig and then a ghost story. Bascially.

    Ep 767 - Magic Pen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 10:09


    A podcast in three parts. Moans. Blame. And a quack doctor. Essentially.

    Ep 766 - Biggest Bombing on UK Soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 9:57


    Nearly quit comedy this week after an absolutely horrendous gig. Don't pretend you don't want to know about it. But for reasons I cannot explain, I haven't quit comedy. And I'm OK about it. For the moment. Essentially.

    Ep 765 - I'm not an Artist, I'm ADHD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 9:33


    You won't believe this but I have a little moan like an ungrateful piece of sh*t. Realising I'm very ADHD and perhaps that's why I have to do podcasts and comedy. It's not a talent, or a skill, or a gift. It's a mental disorder. Basically.

    Ep 764 - Rare Praise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 9:45


    I tried to do a video episode again. I don't think it works. But talking about gigs, feedback and confidence. Also double cameras. Bascially.

    Ep 763 - Chinese, Ice Cream and ADHD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 8:41


    Had a large Chinese meal and I'm intoxicated with MSG and ice cream. Essentially.

    Ep 762 - Intangible Next Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 9:09


    A dog walk podcast all about how to get to the next level. Or actually, how I have no clue how to do that. Mostly.

    Ep 761 - Crisps on the Toilet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 6:47


    Gig news and confidence chat. Basically.

    Ep 760 - Social Media and Cringe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 9:40


    I just turned on the mic and spoke into it. Can't believe no one can stop you podcasting. Mostly.

    Ep 759 - Half a Glass of Beer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 6:46


    I had a sip of alcohol and now I'm the big man. Essentially.

    Ep 758 - The Freedom to be Flawed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 9:22


    A ranty one about smoking, mistakes and the freedom to screw up, yeah? Basically.

    Ep 757 - Bring Yourself to Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 10:59


    I had a great Dostoevsky quote but I couldn't find it. Essentially.

    Ep 756 - Jean-Michel Basquiat and Romantics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 8:38


    A rant about creativity, art and pragmatism. Basically.

    Ep 755 - The Blackout and All That

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 6:18


    did the Blackout. Failed the Blackout. But did some other gigs and everything is fine. It's all fine. No really.

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