Stuart Goldsmith

Stuart Goldsmith is an internationally award-winning comedian, podcaster, speaker and comedy expert.

His TV credits include performing stand up on BBC’s Live At The Apollo and Conan, hosted by comedy icon Conan O’Brien.

Stuart’s stand-up career has seen him win several awards, including the Leicester Comedy Festival Award for Best New Show and Best Show, and take ten solo stand-up shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to date. He has performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival and made multiple appearances at the prestigious, invitation-only festivals Just For Laughs in Montreal and SXSW in Texas. Stuart’s stand up special I Need You Alive is available to watch online.

Stuart is a highly regarded corporate keynote speaker, host and performer. He created the hugely popular 45 minute business focused presentation: What Comedians Don’t Tell You About Resilience which he has delivered to organisations all over the UK and Europe to clients including: LEGO, eBay, Deloitte, HG Capital, Aviva, PwC, UKTV and the Office for National Statistics.

Stuart specialises in performing stand up relating to the climate crisis. His 2023 solo stand up show Spoilers won the prestigious Best Show 2023 at Leicester Comedy Festival and was one of the best-reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023, where he played to sellout audiences and received wide critical acclaim. The Times praised Stuart’s “excellence” and his “intelligent, well-crafted act” whilst The List said: “he’s especially, piercingly funny on the hypocrisies we all indulge in.” Broadway World lauded the show for being “cathartic and well crafted to nudge anyone, wherever they are on their own sustainability journey, that little bit more in a hopeful direction.”

Stuart performs his climate comedy at eco festivals and also at corporate events, to organisations across the UK and internationally. The purpose is to engage attendees in the important issue of sustainability and climate change; to send out a call to action and alleviate our collective dread by tackling a very serious subject via a very entertaining medium. He has appeared at high profile climate festivals including Net Zero Festival and Blue Earth Summit in the UK and GreenBiz in the US; hosted sustainability awards events including Green Energy Awards and Business Green Awards, and recharged messaging for corporate clients include British Association for Sustainable Sport, Lloyds Banking Group, London Bridge Net Zero Heroes, Deluxe and Roland Berger. 

Stuart is also a talented interviewer and host of the internationally renowned “Comedian’s Comedian” podcast. He has interviewed many of the comedy world’s household names, including Jimmy Carr, Bo Burnham, Kathy Griffin, Sarah Millican and James Acaster. The podcast has had over 25 million downloads to date. 

Awards

• Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2023: Best Show – Winner
• British Podcast Awards 2019: Best Interview – Nominee
• Leicester Comedy Fesitival Awards 2017: Best New Show – Winner
• Amused Moose Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015: Best Show – Nominee
• Chortle Awards 2014: Internet Award for The Comedian’s Comedian podcast – Nominee
• Chortle Awards 2013: Internet Award for The Comedian’s Comedian podcast – Nominee
• New Zealand Comedy Festival 2013: Spirit of the Fringe Award – Winner
• Chortle Awards 2012: Breakthrough Act Award – Nominee
• Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2012: Malcolm Hardee Award – Winner
• Leicester Comedy Festival 2011: Best Show Award – Nominee
• Show Me The Funny (ITV) 2010: Semi-finalist

Stand Up Specials

• Stuart Goldsmith: I Need You Alive (800 Pound Gorilla and Chambers Productions, 2023)

TV

• Live At The Apollo (Performer, BBC, 2025)
• The Stand-Up Show with Jon Dore (Performer, CTV, 2020)
• Conan (Performer, TBS, 2019)
• Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Performer, ABC, 2017)
• Rank The Prank (Guest, CBBC, 2016)
• Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Performer, Comedy Central, 2016)
• The Dog Ate My Homework (Guest, CBBC, 2015)
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Guest, Dave, 2015)

Radio & Podcasts 

• The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast (Host, 2012-Present)
• Ambition To Impact (Guest, 2024)
• Business of Sustainability (Guest, 2024)
• Sustainable(ish) (Guest, 2024)
• Sustainability Solved (Guest, 2024)
• You’re Dead To Me (Guest, BBC Sounds, 2019, 2021-2023, 2025)
• RHLSTP (Guest, Acast, 2023)
• Transplaining with Jordan Gray (Guest, Acast, 2023)
• Secret Artists with Annie McGrath (Guest, 2023)
• Paul Chowdhry PudCast (Guest, Global, 2023)
• My Time Capsule (Guest, 2023)
• Your Brain on Climate (Guest, 2023)
• Neurodivergent Moments (Guest, 2023)
• Comedy Club (Radio Guest, BBC Radio 4, 2023)
• Come to Daddy (Guest, 2023)
• Thank F*ck For That with Sarah Keyworth & Micky Overman (Guest, 2023)
• Trusty Hogs (Guest, Comedy Kerfuffle, 2023)
• Chatabix (Guest, Keep It Light Media, 2023)
• Comedy Club At Machynlleth (Guest, BBC Radio 4 Extra, 2022)
• The Modern Mann (Guest, 2020-2022)
• Legit Classics (Guest, Hat Trick Podcasts, 2022)
• The Recruitment Network Podcast (Guest, 2022)
• Dating Games (Guest, 2021)
• Dad Chat Podcast (Guest, 2021)
• Child Labour (Co-Host, Global, 2020)

Live

• Spoilers (2023 -)
• End Of (2019)
• Like I Mean It (2018)
• Compared to What (2017)
• An Hour (2015)

Press

Quiet excellence…an intelligent, well-crafted act
★★★★ The Times (on Spoilers)

This cathartic and fun hour is well crafted to nudge anyone, wherever they are on their own sustainability journey, that little bit more in the hopeful direction.
★★★★★ Broadway World (on Spoilers)

A warm, hilarious hour that pokes fun at our hypocrisies, while suggesting genuine pathways for change
★★★★ Fest (on Spoilers)

It takes a lot to give [your act] a serious theme, and still make it extremely funny. Yet the gagsmith has achieved that in style… Stuart Goldsmith is a supreme storyteller with a great line in smart, well-thought out jokes, His timing is spot on.
★★★★★ The Reviews Hub (on Spoilers)

Professor Emeritus of Comedy 
Arthur Smith

A master of the form.
Independent

Expert, charming stand-up.
The Sunday Times 

Truly a comedy masterclass… Endlessly inventive. 
The List ★★★★

Yet further evidence of Goldsmith’s enormous talent and indisputable mastery of the genre. 
The Wee Review ★★★★

…he infuses the material with a sly wit and and underplayed sharpness, not to mention eloquent writing.
…no wonder he’s filled his room on a Monday evening; no one could dislike this.
This is smooth, smart and absorbing stand-up.
Chortle 

…it carries the slick professionalism of someone whose been master of their comedy voice for years.
Goldsmith is making the crucial leap from being a comedian’s comedian to being everyone’s comedian.
Edinburgh Festival Magazine ★★★★

Stuart Goldsmith is a polished comic. Leaving little room for error his style of storytelling is slick, cleverly constructed and thoughtful.
Broadway Baby  ★★★★

He’s a confident commander of the stage, his open face and cheeky grin coaxing you very much onto his side.
The List ★★★★

Goldsmith emanates energy constantly.
He has a deep talent for keeping the audience’s attention the whole time, slipping effortlessly from one routine into another and never losing a beat…He gets huge laughs.
The List

He’s introspective and acutely self-aware, with an intensely friendly stage persona that’s deeply sincere. His material is warm and life-affirming.
An Hour is a showcase of quietly perfect standup.
Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ★★★★★

His laid-back, but in control, style makes it look easy, though there’s a choreography to both his words and deeds. There’s a nice sign-off to his show that would have operated perfectly well without it, given the underplayed high quality of Goldsmith’s various routines…but serves as a cherry on the top of a very satisfying cake.
Chortle ★★★★

Goldsmith is a hugely underrated comic, effortlessly confident and accomplished.
Fest ★★★★

A charming, expert stand-up.
Sunday Times

A supremely talented stand-up, with a wonderfully funny view of the world and an effortless charm.
Time Out

Consistently, dependably and utterly funny.
ThreeWeeks

Praise for The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast
A brilliant insight into some of the best comedic minds in the country, endlessly educational and entertaining.
Chortle

Terrific in-depth interviews for the discerning comedy nerd.
The Times

Consistently entertaining and startlingly honest.
The Telegraph

For anyone with an interest in the craft of stand-up comedy, this is a dream come true.
Festival Journal

I can’t recommend it enough – fascinating and inspirational.
Sarah Millican

Not just another wanker talking about comedy.
Greg Proops