Des Bishop Podcast Creators & Guests

Aoife Gallagher is a senior analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.

David O'Doherty is a comedian, author, musician, actor, and playwright. He has won many international awards including the if.comedy award and Best International Comedian at Sydney Comedy Festival.

Nazeem Hussain is a comedian, actor, television, and radio presenter. He is known for his television shows "Legally Brown" and "Orange is the New Brown."Hussain was born and raised in Melbourne Australia. He won the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He is the host of the podcast "Burn Your Passport."

Karl Chandler is an Australian writer and comedian. He is the co-hosts of The Little Dum Dum Club, a comedy podcast with Tommy Dassalo.

Gearóid Farrelly is an Irish comedian and writer whose life revolves around the whims of a cat called Boots.

Tommy Tiernan is a comedian, actor, writer, and presenter.

Chris Gethard is an American comedian, actor, and writer. Gethard gained a cult following with The Chris Gethard Show. He is also known for his critically acclaimed one-man show and HBO special Career Suicide (2017), where he candidly discusses his struggles with mental health. Gethard has appeared in several television shows and films, including Broad City and Don’t Think Twice (2016). He hosts the popular podcast Beautiful/Anonymous.

Jena Friedman is a stand up comedian, writer, and filmmaker. She has been a field producer at The Daily Show and has written for Late Show.

Mark Normand is an American stand-up comedian born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Normand has performed on late-night shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Normand has released several successful comedy specials, including Don’t Be Yourself (2017). In addition to his stand-up, he co-hosts the popular podcast Tuesdays with Stories! alongside fellow comedian Joe List.

Rory Albanese is a comedian, comedy writer and television producer. He was also an executive producer and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and executive producer & show runner of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Lynn Ruane is a politician.

Liza Treyger is a stand-up comedian who has her own comedy central half hour and album, Glittercheese and appeared on The Late Night Show.

Sasheer Zamata Moore, born in Okinawa, Japan on May 6, 1986, is an American actress and stand-up comedian. She is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2017. Since leaving SNL, she has gained recognition for her leading roles in the TV series Woke and Home Economics.

Eve Darcy is a comedian, and co-founder of Comedy Safety Standards.

Jordan Nicola Bridget Raskopoulos is an Australian comedian, actor and singer best known for her role as a writer and performer on the Network Ten sketch comedy show The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, and as lead singer for comedy rock group The Axis of Awesome.