Building an Hour

Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, Colman, Chris and Mauricio unpack the highs, lows and general chaos of taking comedy to the festival. They compare the shows that worked, the rooms that fought back, the uniquely sneaky Scottish hecklers and the strange experience of trying to get noticed by agents. They also look at which jokes and ideas are worth carrying forward into their developing hours—including Reddit-inspired premises, dead people, dating and the uncomfortable discovery that the material you trust the least can sometimes get the biggest reaction. A post-Fringe debrief about bombing, killing, being noticed and working out what comes next. Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

The builders discuss the Artemis 2 mission and the public’s strange obsession with mundane space failures, such as malfunctioning toilets and broken email systems. The group critiques the mission's lackluster media coverage, jokingly suggesting that NASA should pivot to a reality TV format featuring "first orgasms in space" or "confessional booths" to regain global interest. So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

Mauricio shares personal stories about his life and experiences in Peru. He recounts his time as a journalist, detailing an attempt to bribe him, and shares humorous anecdotes about police corruption and his own run-ins with authority in both Peru and Spain. Oooh and some fancy VFX tricks to save Chris his video So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

The builders brainstorm stand-up material and sketches centered on the surreal nature of Donald Trump's public persona, including his portrayal as a religious figure. The conversation shifts to local Irish news, specifically the irony of farmers and hauliers using tractor blockades to protest rising fuel prices by cutting off the country's fuel supply. So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

Join Mauricio and the crew in this high-energy segment as they take a comedic dive into the Book of Genesis and the classic tales of the Bible. From Adam’s "small-gift" frustrations to the awkward logistics of building Noah’s Ark, no holy stone is left unturned in this witty exploration of ancient lore. Get ready for a hilarious, unfiltered breakdown of history's oldest stories as the group debates everything from divine punishments to the true origins of "onanism". So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

The 3 builders go behind the scenes to discuss the creative process of developing and refining new stand-up material. They workshop several provocative premises, ranging from a "corrupt judge" personification of American foreign policy to a dark "French model" for government accountability. By analyzing a recent live performance, the group explores how the raw connection with an audience can be just as vital as the punchline itself. So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

Chris and and the gang engage in funny discussion about the "huge news" that EU regulations might force British marmalade to be renamed "citrus marmalade". The conversation goes through witty observations on British nationalism, the absurdity of food bureaucracy, and comedic tangents involving Paddington Bear and the "philosophy of chutney". So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

Chris, Mauricio, and Colman review the bizarre true story of a man arrested for tattooing infants. The group discusses the challenges of "fresh material," including how to handle annoying audience members and how to bridge topics like home tattoo kits found on Amazon. So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

Mauricio brings his work-in-progress stand-up bit about skateboarders to the table, inspired by Barcelona's crackdown on skaters at the MACBA museum. The crew workshopping the material live, debating whether to double down on the hate or keep walking it back, and riffing on everything from Karen vigilantes to the philosophical difference between "true hate" and "real hate." It gets dark, it gets funny, and somehow ends with a bus, a body, and a very specific kind of joy. So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

Colman, Mauricio and Chris try to make sense of the US/Iran crisis and end up questioning everything from Trump's toxic ex energy to why MAGA only cares about war when gas prices go up. A conversation about living in a world with no good guys left, no heroes worth following, and potholes that still haven't been fixed. Funny, honest, and occasionally a little dangerous.

Things are going off the rails! Trump pursuing a career in stand-up, and Chris feels sorry for him. Colman mourns the death of fellow buff dude and ginger Chuck Norris. Mauricio is deconstructing and reverse-engineering the Man-O-sphere! So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Subscribe for weekly comedy. Follow & Support BUILDING AN HOUR 📸 Instagram → / buildinganhour 🎬 TikTok: / building.an.hour 🎙️ Patreon: / BuildinganHour COLMAN 📸 Instagram: / colman_hay_hey_hay 🎬 TikTok: / colman_hay_hey_hay 📹 YouTube / @colman_hay_hey_hay CHRIS 📸 Instagram → / chrisgrovescomedy MAURICIO 📸 Instagram → / mauriciolombardicomedy Edited by: 📸 Instagram → / vannestje

Things were already getting weird. We had “R*pe the Monkey” , “Adolf Trump” … and then Colman casually hit us with this gem: “I used to castrate cows.” It's hard to move on from that!! So now the question is: are these bits… or career-ending decisions? Tell us what we should try—and what should absolutely never leave this podcast. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Follow & Support Building an Hour Instagram → https://instagram.com/buildinganhour YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour Colman Instagram → https://instagram.com/colman_hay_hey_hay YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay Chris Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy Mauricio Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

In this week's current affairs episode we’re reviewing a couple of bits we took to the stage — Mauricio defending the bold position that earthquakes might actually be the best natural disaster , and my set about the bizarre Olympic helmet ban. Meanwhile Colman has been off being productive and winning a TV pitch , but still found time to explain (with great enthusiasm) why The Traitors is the greatest show ever made. Watch the sets, see what worked, what didn’t, and let us know what you think — your comments genuinely help us shape the material. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Follow & Support Building an Hour Instagram → https://instagram.com/buildinganhour YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour Colman Instagram → https://instagram.com/colman_hay_hey_hay YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay Chris Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy Mauricio Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

Hey, Colman here, so this episode was recorded with all of us in the same space which was nice. We covered a few current affairs topics, with Mauricio throwing a few digs at Chris along the way. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours. Find Building an Hour: http://instagram.com/@buildinganhour https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour Colman http://instagram.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay http://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ Chris https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy Mauricio https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

No, this is not about anti immigration policies; its about the Winter Olympics. Hey guys, Mauricio here. Hope you’re all good. In this episode, we delve into some recent current affairs sets and try to poke some fun at the Winter Olympics, the Mattel representation initiative, and… once again, scratching cows. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining stand-up. Not the finished set but the thinking, doubt, edits, and decisions underneath it. Follow & Support Building an Hour Instagram → https://instagram.com/buildinganhour YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour Colman Instagram → https://instagram.com/colman_hay_hey_hay YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay Chris Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy Mauricio Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

Hello, Mauricio here, proving I can also be original. The following is a video that makes much more sense once you accept that we’re still figuring things out. It’s a conversation from a public episode with some questionable ideas that won’t let us go. In this one, Colman brings up the new autistic Barbie. Chris talks about Verónica, a cow who may or may not be smarter than him. And I read a text about the origins of the Interior Designer, which somehow felt relevant at some point. Of course these aren’t finished bits, just exercises to keep the comedy muscle busy, and hopefully you entertained. Were barbies thinner before, as Chris assures? Straight (mostly) men can’t do a stereotypically gay voice anymore? Are cows finally ready to rebel? Do any of these ideas matters? We will find out when we circle back to them in front of an audience. Nothing here has been cleaned up or streamlined. No edits to make us sharper. No highlights to suggest we knew where we were going. This is just the conversation as it happened, including the confusion, the wrong turns, and the moments that only work because everyone in the room agreed to keep going anyway. Thanks for being here. About the Series Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining stand-up. Not the finished set but the thinking, doubt, edits, and decisions underneath it. Follow & Support Building an Hour Instagram → https://instagram.com/buildinganhour YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour Colman Instagram → https://instagram.com/colman_hay_hey_hay YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay Chris Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy Mauricio Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

Hey guys, Colman here :) So in this episode, we dive into our recents current affairs sets and try to figure out what's making them work. Building an Hour is a series following three comics build their comedy hours. The show is about the process; the killing, the bombing, the doubts and the moments where something half-formed starts to click. Find Building an Hour: http://instagram.com/@buildinganhour / @buildinganhour Find Colman http://instagram.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay / @colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ YouTube: @colman_hay_hey_hay ⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay Find Chris http://instagram.com/@chrisgrovescomedy Find Mauricio http://instagram.com/@mauriciolombardicomedy

Myself, Chris and Mauricio each come in with brand-new current affairs material and try to work out what, if anything, is actually funny. Building an Hour is a series following three comics build their comedy hours. The show is about the process; the killing, the bombing, the doubts and the moments where something half-formed starts to click. Find Building an Hour: http://instagram.com/@buildinganhour / @buildinganhour Find Colman http://instagram.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay / @colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ YouTube: @colman_hay_hey_hay ⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay Find Chris http://instagram.com/@chrisgrovescomedy Find Mauricio http://instagram.com/@mauriciolombardicomedy

A review of Colman and Chris's sets based on the current affairs material of the previous episode. Enjoy! http://instagram.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay / @colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ YouTube: @colman_hay_hey_hay ⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay http://instagram.com/@chrisgrovescomedy http://instagram.com/@mauriciolombardicomedy

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/