Ep. 505 - Carl Donnelly

My Time Capsule

Cast Off Productions

Comedy, Lee Mack, Interview, Comedy Interviews, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Rob Brydon, Caroline Quentin, Mike Fenton Stevens, David Mitchell, Michael Fenton Stevens, Arabella Weir, Stephen Fry, Ross Noble

4.8 • 817 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Carl Donnelly is an award-winning stand-up comedian who has twice been nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards. His TV appearances include shows like Mock the Week, Russell Howard’s Good News, Dave’s One Night Stand and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. Carl launched his comedy career in 2005 and quickly rose through the ranks—winning Laughing Horse New Act of the Year (2006), Chortle Best Newcomer (2007), and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year (2007). Over more than a decade, he’s performed eleven solo shows at Edinburgh and graced stages at major international festivals including Montreal’s Just for Laughs, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Kilkenny Cat Laughs. His new show, Another Round, comes to Edinburgh 2025 and continues throughout the year around the UK.

Carl Donnelly is our guest in episode 505 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Buy tickets for Another Round at Edinburgh here - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/carl-donnelly-another-round .

For Carl’s tour dates, tickets, podcasts and more, visit - https://www.carldonnelly.info .

Follow Carl Donnelly on Instagram & Twitter/X: @CarlDonnelly .

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Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

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1:23.3	Hello and welcome to my time capsule.
1:32.7	I'm Mike Fenton-Stevens, and my time capsule is the podcast, as it's always been, where people tell me the five things from their life they wish they had in a time capsule.
1:36.9	They pick four things that they love, and one thing they'd like to bury and forget.
1:41.1	And my guest in this episode is the comedian Carl Donnelly.
1:47.1	Carl is an award-winning stand-up comedian known for his laid-back storytelling, sharp, observational humor and unique take on the absurdities of everyday life.
1:51.1	With a career spanning over a decade, Carl has established himself as a favourite on the UK
1:56.0	and international comedy circuit, earning critical acclaim and a loyal fan base along the way. Carl has been nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Circuit, earning critical acclaim and a loyal fan base along the way.
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