The sketch comedy podcast that's a bop on the head with an inflatable mallet.
Episodes
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
We've got a TV special this week with a full schedule of kids' programmes, horse racing with Boris Johnson, Minimalism, Gung-ho war journos, a world of sheds, citrus-based cop dramas and Nantwich. There's so much in it!
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
We've got Gerbils getting jiggy, Slapdash chefs, Victorian correspondents, a fistful of puns and ridiculous Egyptologists all in the company of their writer and performer, the legendary Phil Whelans.
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Enjoy a Fake Christmas, a slice of Skype Surgery and lashings of cow pats, mad elephants, bizarre book lovers and Bill and Ted as we talk comedy with their writer Karen Morden. Includes exclusive behind the scenes stuff!
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
This week we meet and enjoy the work of Simon Littlefield, the writer who gave us CatEnders, nonsensical wizards, foul-mouthed tortoises, pompous poetry and Dada-esque kittens. Oh yes, and he wrote for BBC Radio 4's NewsQuiz for 17 years, too.
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
It's a special, packed with angry Hare Krishnas, Mafia sheep, celebrities doing brain surgery, horny parrots, Pontefract, kedgeree, muffins and filet mignons... Plus a chat to the writer to find out why.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
With all the conspiracy theories surrounding Huawei and 5G, we thought it would be good to allow the company to explain what the heck's going on and make their position clear.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
We've got incompetent detectives, engine trouble with villains, spacemen and wizards, slut-dropping Yorkshire folk, desperate actors, evil in Mordor and Bill Shakespeare. With exclusive commentary from their writer, Alex Marion.
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
It's the 10th anniversary of the release of the mother of all heist films Inception. So on that flimsy framework, we're hanging a special re-issue of our very own Heist Gang Fails.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
This week we're awash with Glastonbury crusties, Medical Vending machines, WOKE and Alt-Right radio stations, Mafia nursery rhymes... and we get a glimpse into the cutthroat world of trouser presses.
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
We've got a bumper crop of tuffets, Know it alls, humble bragging celebs, live World Cup Football, over-zealous paramedics, bondage, bizarre bereavement counselling and Bono and The Edge being naughty... again.
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, we've got a Hollywood blockbuster special. Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the gulls of war!
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Have you been invovled in a podcast that wasn't your fault? Then you need this week's episode of Release The Clowns, crammed with dodgy injury lawyers, three legged racers, Aussie unboxers, odball gamblers, elephant interrogators and sewage PR.
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
We've got kids in space, Carry On Brief Encounter, Lockdown Horoscopes, mind-bending Jedi mind tricks and the shattering conclusion to our Zombie Apocalypse Saga. Phew! You might need a lie down after this one...
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
We're celebrating the release of Mel Gibson's Braveheart by delving back into the Release The Clowns archive for a very important pre-battle health and safety briefing. Written by Phil Whelans, this epic is 27% more factually accurate than the film. In your face, Hollywood!
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
We're grappling with zombies, wrestling weathermen, runaway ducks, more zombies, vindictive ex-boyfriends, teen movie stereotypes, amorous parrots and yet more zombies. Phew! And all socially distanced!
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Well it's just been Bill Shakespeare's birthday, so we thought we'd celebrate by mangling one of his beloved speeches. It's what we do.
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
More lockdown lunacy that makes injecting sunlight seem sensible. We've got difficult deities, Mafia spiders, maverick detectives, chainsaws, men falling off ladders, Government announcements and... is Sarah about to get jiggy with a zombie?
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Laugh in the face of lockdown with the students at the Estate Agent School, remember how much harder life used to be in bygone times, learn chemistry with The Godfather, discover the real joys of marriage and get tailoring tips for a zombie apocalypse.
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
It's the mid-point between James Caan and Al Pacino's birthdays (belated happy birthday to you, Mr Caan and early one to you, Mr Pacino). So to celebrate, here is our take on Francis Ford Coppola's classic film, The Godfather.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Clowns In Lockdown! To keep you diverted in isolation, we've got pushy charity ladies, special deals on chainsaws, killer coconuts, a trip to the unexploded device museum and dating in a zombie apocalypse. Stay safe. Stay home. Stay listening. We've had 2 of the Clowns team in isolation, so to them and any of you who are unwell, we hope you get better very soon. Big virtual hug from all the team.