Building an Hour

By: Colman Hayes, Chris Groves, Mauricio Lombardi

Language: en

Categories: Comedy, Stand-up, Education, How To

Follow three comedians as they build their stand-up comedy hours, from first ideas and half-working bits to rewrites, doubts, and what actually survives on stage.

Episodes

Current Affairs - Fancy Dress Drug Raid, Indian Funeral & Irish Taxis

Dec 15, 2025

This week’s Current Affairs chat, covering three stories that spiralled in very different directions.

Show Notes

Fancy Dress

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cjr8wexly4xo

Indian Funeral

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/bihar-man-holds-mock-funeral-says-wanted-to-see-peoples-affection-9454354

Irish Taxis

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1127/1546167-taxi-protest/

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/taxi-drivers-to-ignore-fixed-price-fare-bookings-over-festive-season-amid-uber-row/a529780098.html

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2025/11/28/the-irish-times-view-on-taxi-driver-protests-fares-and-fairness/

Duration: 01:09:02

Introductions

Dec 15, 2025

In this introductory episode, Colman, Chris, and Mauricio explain what Building an Hour is, why they’re doing it, and what to expect from the podcast as they each develop a full stand-up comedy hour.

Duration: 00:32:08