Graham Clark and Dave Shumka
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Graham Clark and Dave Shumka turn one small topic into a full episode of tangents.
Stop Podcasting Yourself pairs Graham Clark and Dave Shumka with weekly guests for relaxed, joke-dense conversations. Episodes start with a guest, then wander through holidays, movies, Canadian trivia, celebrity memories, and whatever small confusion becomes funniest first.
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Stop Podcasting Yourself is a weekly interview-format comedy podcast co-hosted by Graham Clark and Dave Shumka, both stand-up comedians based in Vancouver, running for roughly 18 years and nearly 1,000 episodes. The format is consistent: one guest per episode, usually a working comedian, actor, writer, or performer from the Canadian comedy circuit, joins the two hosts for a conversation that runs well past 90 minutes. Episodes typically start with a check-in or a small observational topic — bathroom mishaps, movie-theater etiquette, seasonal music, sleep problems — and the three participants riff on it collaboratively until it turns into a recurring bit, rather than following a scripted interview arc. Guests do promote specific projects (a Fringe show, a Just for Laughs Roadshow date, a solo theater booking, a Netflix appearance), but these plugs are brief relative to the surrounding conversation. Recurring subject matter includes the mechanics and business of stand-up comedy (road gigs versus city gigs, festival showcases, material development), Vancouver and broader Canadian comedy-scene gossip, reality television and awards-show trivia, pop music and celebrity news, and candid personal health or life anecdotes from both hosts and guests. Some guests are returning voices to the show, suggesting an established pool of comedian friends and past guests who cycle back through. The tone throughout is conversational and improvisational rather than produced or narrative, with the appeal coming from how far a minor topic can be stretched rather than from information density. Listeners who enjoy plot or thesis-driven interviews may find the structure meandering by design. The show benefits from familiarity with Canadian and Vancouver stand-up comedy, though specific guest credits are usually explained in-episode. Production is unfussy — two hosts and a guest talking at length, without heavy editing for pace or topic focus.
Made for: Listeners who enjoy loose, tangent-driven comedian conversations and follow the Canadian and Vancouver stand-up comedy scene.
What sets it apart: Rather than structured career-retrospective interviews, episodes are built around stretching a single mundane prompt into extended group-riffed tangents with recurring guests from the Vancouver comedy scene.
Canada's top comedy podcast. Hosted by Graham Clark and Dave Shumka, with weekly guests. Hilarious weekly guests? Yup.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Graham Clark and Dave Shumka turn small talk, pop culture and guest stories into quick, companionable chains of comic association.
Stop Podcasting Yourself turns ordinary conversation into an engine for increasingly ridiculous associations. Graham Clark and Dave Shumka trade affectionate needling, invite guests into the same rhythm, and let a stray phrase redirect the room.
A urine sample becomes Harrison Ford, and somehow Graham Clark and Dave Shumka keep the chat upright.
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A loose, funny SPY episode about holiday closures, theater etiquette, righteous anger, and one bit happily getting away from everyone.
Episode 943 of Stop Podcasting Yourself gets a lot of mileage out of tiny social frictions: Good Friday closures, kids getting the sweet end of a four-day weekend, and the strange pleasure of being properly mad at someone in public.
Amber Harper-Young slides neatly into a loose SPY full of wordplay, Gretzky detours, and half-correct trivia.
Stop Podcasting Yourself Episode 942 has Graham Clark and Dave Shumka back in their natural habitat: getting briefly excited about Max Fun Drive, mangling the word meniscus, and letting returning guest Amber Harper-Young help push every small confusion a little further than…
Mike Carrozza slips into the SPY rhythm for Montreal comedy talk, Timberlake jokes, and a gloriously pointless 2003 MTV Movie Awards detour.
Stop Podcasting Yourself brings on first-time guest Mike Carrozza for a hang that starts with Dave Shumka and Graham Clark joking about the show's 18-year terror of missing a week, then eases into Carrozza's upcoming Montreal hour and the new theme he is working into it.
Self haircuts, AI-restored Beatles, late-life fame, and Ric Flair's age get folded into loose, reliably weird comedy.
Dave Shumka and Graham Clark keep the episode in classic Stop Podcasting Yourself territory: small talk that gets poked until it starts behaving strangely.
A loose, funny run through hockey misery, Pride Night, TV thirst, and pervert etiquette.
Dave Shumka and Graham Clark open with rain, fog, and the idea that Ellen maybe engineered her own mean reputation, which is about as Stop Podcasting Yourself as it gets.
A loose holiday listener episode with Simpsons trivia, caller oddities, and Dave-and-Graham riffing.
Stop Podcasting Yourself turns the odd week between Christmas and New Year's into a listener-call hangout, with Dave Shumka and Graham Clark treating the holiday lull as an excuse to chase whatever nonsense shows up first.
Christmas songs, clinic anxiety, and bathroom panic turn into a loose, happily gross hang.
This Kelli Ogmundson episode of Stop Podcasting Yourself runs on tiny social pressures getting treated like major civic events. Dave Shumka and Graham Clark start with Christmas radio and the risky business of ranking church hymns, then slide into a blood test visit where the…
Sharp Black pop culture commentary with gossip, jokes, and blunt advice.
Awards season, celebrity memoirs, and new music picked apart with host Louis Fertel and guests.
Comedian Chris Gethard takes one anonymous call a week and can't hang up first.
Isa Calderón and Lucía Lijtmaer riff on feminism and TV history from Spanish stages.
Episode 943 starts loose, thirsty, and a little suspicious.
Episode 942 starts wound up.
Episode 941 opens like a reunion.
Gina Harms talks about Crying in Public, a one-hour narrative about moving to Australia for a man at age 20, and says she filmed it with a lav mic because it is not a standard stand-up special.
The hosts of Stop Podcasting Yourself engage in humorous banter about St.
The hosts discuss the Olympics and Los Angeles' potential torch design before introducing comedian and writer Alicia Tobin.
Comedians Graham Clark and Dave Shumka host returning guest Mark Little, a multi-talented performer, to discuss his new podcast Nightmare Party and share humorous banter about memory and aging.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka engage in lighthearted banter about the Olympics, Australian accents, and a cold drink, then promote an upcoming live show.
Hosts Graham and Dave banter about haircuts and introduce their guest, comedian Andrew Johnson.
Episode 934 starts damp and odd.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka welcome guest Jordan Morris, discussing hockey tickets and a seller's permit for a comic convention.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka engage in humorous banter about foggy nights and Jack the Ripper in this comedy podcast episode.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka banter about rainy weather and introduce guest comedian J.D.
Episode 928 lands between Christmas and New Year's, right in the holiday fog.
Episode 926 starts with Christmas radio.
The hosts of Stop Podcasting Yourself introduce their guest John Cullen, a comedian turned podcaster, author, and curling commentator.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka engage in lighthearted banter and introduce a comedian guest for a humorous interview.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka welcome comedian Cas Firman for a humorous conversation in episode 902 of their long-running comedy podcast.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka engage in lighthearted banter about the longest day of the year, weed culture, and movie-going experiences.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka celebrate their 900th episode with humorous reflections and introduce their guest.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka welcome comedian Darcy Michael for a lighthearted chat about summer and his upcoming tour.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka engage in lighthearted banter about beards and introduce a comedian guest.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka engage in lighthearted banter with guest Taz Van Rassel, discussing ice delivery and air conditioning troubles.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka engage in comedic banter and introduce a returning guest on their comedy interview podcast.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka engage in humorous banter about haircuts, beards, and pop culture references.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka welcome comedian Brent Butt for a humorous conversation about gardening and cheese.
The hosts engage in comedic banter about Easter-related holidays and a Sheryl Crow song.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka introduce the episode with playful banter about April showers and May flowers, then welcome guest Julie Kim, who promotes her podcast and upcoming show.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka welcome comedian Arthur Simeon for a humorous interview filled with playful banter.
This episode features a comedic interview with returning guest Nathan Macintosh, discussing his stand-up specials and Juno nomination.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka welcome musician Courtney Gilmore for a humorous interview filled with banter and jokes.
Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka introduce a MaxFunDrive episode with guest Chris Locke, featuring comedic banter and a parody anthem.
This bonus episode features hosts David and Graham promoting the MaxFunDrive by offering a free sample of their bonus content where they watch old episodes of The Rosie O'Donnell Show and try to guess her intro.
The hosts celebrate their podcast's 17th anniversary with comedian Becky Johnson, discussing teenage driving and car rental stories in a humorous, conversational style.
Comedians Dave Shumka and Graham Clark welcome first-time guest Darcy Boon Collins for a humorous interview on their podcast Stop Podcasting Yourself.