Cody Dahler

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

How did Cody go from working for Matt Hancock to being one of the sharpest satirists online? And what has it all got to do with a pub in Cyprus? It’s all in this delightful podcast with comedian and writer Cody Dahler who takes you on a ride through the hills of Cyprus to Spanish Music Festivals and a recommendation of the book that changed Cody’s life (love a good book recommendation!) And while we’re on the subject of book recommendations, one of the hottest upcoming books is The State of This!: A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide to British Politics. It’s Cody’s debut book it explores the most pertinent political head-scratchers affecting us all: Why are people voting for Reform UK?; why did we Brexit?; what is the House of Lords and is everyone in there an arsehole?; why are our rivers full of shit?; what's to stop us becoming like America?; why do our PMs change so often; and why do we use a lettuce to measure their success? You can pre-order it at your local independent bookshop or online HERE. 🎟️ And please do go to see Russell while he’s on tour with his latest show that’s busting out some rave reviews: Don’t miss this fantastic show of all brand-new material. Find out more at https://www.russell-howard.co.uk 🎟️ AND THAT’S RECESS FOR THE BLURB. ORDER! Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:34.7	Hello, my friends.
1:36.0	Welcome to Five Brilliant Things,
1:38.9	where I talk to amazing people about the things they love.
1:41.3	My guest today is a comedy writer and sketch performer who's worked on some of the BBC's best love shows. It's Cody
1:44.9	Dahlah and here are his five brilliant things. Cody. Cody. Russell. What a pleasure to meet you.
1:59.6	A real pleasure. Thanks so much for having me
2:01.0	And what feels like
2:01.9	The first lovely sunny day
2:03.4	Of the year
2:04.1	I know
2:04.7	I'm you know it's a sunny day
2:06.5	When I'm drenched and sweat
2:08.1	I'm sat here
2:09.1	You're a sweater?
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