Live. Laugh.
Live Podcasts.
We're on a mission to celebrate funny podcasts.
Cheerful Earful began life in 2022 as a tiny, joyful four-day podcast festival tucked inside a handful of London pubs.
Since then, it’s grown into month long celebration spanning three continents and showcasing everything from cult favourites and breakout indie shows to internationally recognised names, all within the same joyful, welcoming programme.
It's in the name really - we bring the world's funniest podcasts off the feed and put them on stage - giving you an Earful of your favourite funny shows.
Funny you should say...
Every October, Cheerful Earful takes over Melbourne, New York, and London with three weeks of live shows, giving audiences the chance to see their favourite funny shows live as well as discovering new gems.
We take great pride in championing smaller and indie podcasts. First-time performers are given the same opportunities, care, and moolar as more established names.
That's in our DNA - a joyful mix of household name headliners, indie favourites and first timers, sharing the same stages. For many creators, Cheerful Earful is their first ever live show. Anyone can apply to perform, and it doesn’t cost a dime, a pound, or an Australian dollar — depending on where you're based.
"Cheerful Earful are easily the the best purveyors of live podcast events in this country!"
Trusty Hogs
Year-round community
And the award goes to...
In a slightly mad 3am brainwave, we created The Golden Lobes - comedy podcast awards recognising the funniest people, podcasts, and moments in audio.
If the festival is the stage, the Golden Lobes are the spotlight. Born out of a collective frustration with stale, expensive, and joyless awards, the Lobes were designed to be affordable (£25 all-in, not per category), accessible (five minutes of audio max), and - most importantly - fun, not faff.
From indie darlings to mainstream mainstays and first-time podcasters, the Golden Lobes give shows of all shapes and sizes the same spotlight. In 2025, global platforms, national broadcasters, and solo creators rubbed shoulders, proving it’s a truly level playing field.
The Golden Lobes share the same ethos as Cheerful Earful itself: celebrating creativity, championing emerging voices, and shining a light on the podcasts that keep us laughing week after week. Together, the festival and the awards form a fab, funny, year-round ecosystem for podcasters, fans, and industry figures.
Affordable.
No need to sell your kidneys to enter these awards - it's just £25 all in.
2026 Golden lobes open soon
The Golden Lobes was a fun night out: none of the cheesy nonsense of more established Awards Ceremonies nor nowhere near as long.
Frank Skinner