Geoff Norcott’s look at everyday modern masculinity Geoff Norcott’s Working Men’s Club has been recommissioned and is back on BBC Radio 4 this spring, with four new episodes across April and May. In this stand-up series, nominated for Best Stand Up or Sketch Comedy for the BBC Audio Drama Awards, the programme uses the safe space of a working men’s club to take a blunt look at the problems facing the average bloke and offer solutions which make sense in the real world.
Star of Have I Got News For You, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats and The News Quiz, among many others, Geoff says: “I'm delighted to be doing a second series of Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club. I got very kind feedback for the first series then, lo and behold, the government announce the first ever men's health strategy. Not being arrogant, but you do the math.”
Geoff, who recently became an ambassador for the Association of Male Health and Wellbeing, says that the new series is coming at a watershed moment: “For this series we're recording in the post John Lewis rave-dad era. The idea that the simple act of being male might not be one long running high-five is starting to gain traction, but the message still needs to be amplified. Especially in the most manly bits of the country, which is why I’m recording the shows in Leeds and Newcastle.
“I want to explore genuine issues such as what it feels like to be a dad to a small baby, why men love gambling and whether, as Gary Neville said, middle-aged white men are behind all the division in society. “But mainly I want it to be funny. Yes, this show will dive headfirst into the complex pool of masculinity, but it might also do a belly-flop just for a laugh."
Programme listing and details:
Geoff Norcott’s Working Men’s Club
BBC Radio 4
Written and performed by Geoff Norcott
Broadcast on Thursday 23rd, 30th April, 7th, and 14th May 2026 @ 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Series 2 will be available on BBC Sounds in the Stand-Up Specials feed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b0b22qhr
Recorded by Richard Biddulph
Production manager: Sarah Wright
Executive producer: Caroline Raphael
Producer: Ed Morrish A Pier production for BBC Radio 4
Series 1 can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020y3d
