Tyrant In Training
Tyrant In Training is an improv comedy, power fantasy podcast that allows guests to rule over whatever type of country they want to dream up. Featuring interviews with comedians and podcasters like Gearóid Farrelly (Dancing With The Stars), Aideen McQueen (Waiting For Texto), Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Shazia Mirza (Would I Lie To You), Jordan Holmes (Knowledge Fight). Best Comedy Finalist at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Illustrious voice actor, comedian and super nerd Mark Meer is the latest tyrant on the podcast.
Standing at a very legitimate 15 feet tall, Mark is also known as Lord Tyrant of Latvania
Sports are not allowed by the magical, cringe machine owning tyrant.
Brin...
This episode is part of STAY Tuned, CALM's podcast fundraising campaign for suicide prevention. If you'd like to support their life-saving work, you can do so here:
Jim and Dylan from the roleplaying games group HearthFire Tales Podcast are the latest tyrants on the podcast.
Jim is the Friend of the People - a brutal tyrant who will not condone any wetness on his island of Home.
Dylan is the helpful Administrator of the ...
Hey, I love that Movie Podcast hosts, Dan, Michael and Helena are the next tyrants, battling to save their island of Other York from an overwhelming assault from peacocks
Can Helena The Glorious and Unwavering repair her disastrous Theme Park and Kentucky Fried Peacock franchise?
Can Dan Of The People survive being surrounded in his castle by peacocks?
Can Michael The Guy convince Terri Irwin to stay and help?
Comedian Felicity Ward is this week’s tyrant as the Mega Legend of FunTime Island! No billionaires allowed, Mega Legend rules from a theme park and the countries superhero is Help-Woman!!
Felicity Ward: I Wish I Could Come Out of My Shell is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival form August 17th to 30th. Book your tickets here.
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Comedian Sapphire McIntosh is this week’s tyrant. As Queen Sapphire of Tealy. Where statues of oranges with Queen Sapphire's head on top have been placed all over the island and during a financial crisis, the public remained supportive of Queen Sapphire after her glitzy documentary of living the good life in Monte Carlo.
Sapphire McIntosh– Squeaky Bum Time is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival form August 5th to 30th. ...
Comedian Sammy J is this week’s tyrant. As Sir of J-Town. Where adults go to school, kids go to work and Sammy J goes to Broadway!
Sammy J – Hero Complex is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival form August 5th to 16th. Book your tickets here.
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Before performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, comedian Chris Grace (Superstore, Dropout) talks about ruling over his own island and needing Kendrick Lamar's help to stop a revolt.
The joys of nuclear power
Living in a Hexayurt in Antarctica
Banning pencils because of childhood trauma involving colouring pencils
Some of the topics a tyrant speaks about this episode.
Chris is performing several shows this year in ...
Comedian and fellow podcaster Sam Lake takes over his own island known as Fagtopia to ensure that he will always be able to sit on a donkey naked.
Interviewed by Oprah
Four Hen Party's on party bikes protecting His Humble Adorableness
Citizens licking chocolate off a giant statue of Sam and his donkey
Some of the topics a tyrant speaks about this episode.
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Part of I Seduce The Dragon podcast Cristina Van Epps becomes tyrant of her own island, a country of pedantic wierdos making contact with Emperor Palpatine who has come to Earth looking for a puppy.
I SEDUCE THE DRAGON is a bi-weekly actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast, brilliantly produced and sound designed with the non-player in mind.
Hosted by a group of high-achieving women across wildly different fields, ...
Host of I Seduce The Dragon podcast Jess Parks becomes tyrant of her own island, living in the year 3000 where the Vengeance Wars has broken up the former U.S. Note: There was no actually vengefulness to the war but the media knows what sells.
I SEDUCE THE DRAGON is a bi-weekly actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast, brilliantly produced and sound designed with the non-player in mind.
Hosted by a group of high-ac...
Podcaster from Rainy Day Rabbit Holes and Facehuggers & Friends Jason joins Tyrant in Training demands to be known as The Grand Emperor Of Immortal Excellence And Beautificational Excellence For All Of Eternity Master Jason Your Benevolent Overlord
(deep breath)
Of.....The Benevolent Kingdom Of Master Jason
Zombie Robin Williams in a hamster ball, Wacky Dinosaur Races with Taylor Swift riding a Brontosaurus like a Penn...
Comedian Sarah Roberts joins Tyrant in Training to reveal her laws as Empress Octavia of SazLand. Faced with a population crisis on an island where death is illegal, Sarah reveals her ruthless solution: a retroactive decree to prevent nine million citizens from ever being born
Sarah will be performing her new show Scary Movie 7 at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. You can find tickets HERE for her show at Monkey Barrel 2 at Monke...
This week’s tyrant is "Ireland's Next Top Comic" Winner 2024 comedian Dan Stephens
Also host of the Dan Stephens show on Spotify and Youtube
Dan is King DanJo of KarmaLand.
Stress is illegal, sharks surround the island and if you want to leave, you are allowed but only after you've shown you can build your own boat.
Follow the Tyranny: At the link here, you can find all the Tyrant in Training soc...
This week’s tyrant is Irish comedian Stephanie Elle
Stephanie is the only Stephanie on her Utopia island of Stephtopia
Flash mobs are running wild. Taylor Swift might show up. Prison is a series of rooms of minor inconveniences mostly revolving around having wet socks. If there are any problems or scandals, loyal employee Joe will be scapegoated.
Follow the Tyranny: At the link here, you can find all the Tyrant in T...
This week’s tyrant is Irish comedian Keego
Keego is known as.the Supreme Handsome Virile Super Leader of Inis Keego
The the Supreme Handsome Virile Super Leader of Inis Keego rules his citizens with an iron fist while they stare in wonder at his giant golden statue that shades the nation with its erection. Inis Keego's people are famous for being good natured and fun but instinctively make foreigners jealous over their ...
This week’s tyrant is Asher Robertson comedian and host at the HAHA Ha'penny Comedy Club with Twice Weekly Comedy Shows at the Ha'penny bridge inn every Wednesday and Sunday starting at 8pm.
Asher is known as Mother of Ourland.
Unfortunately, the island's name may lead to some problematic chanting at times but the people are emotionally manipulated to love their tyrant leader and Mother. If you win the lottery, you ma...
This week’s tyrant is YouTuber, Musician, Comedian, Neilly Farrell from The Leftist Cooks
The Leftists Cooks (Neilly and Sarah) create video essays about the social sciences, philosophy, and art all found on Youtube and Patreon
Here's a recent video answering the questions, Are Irish Americans actually "Irish"? Are immigrants to Ireland "Irish"? What does it actually mean to be Irish anyway?
You can follow Neilly on Ins...
This week’s tyrant is Producer, DM/GM Player/Host of Dumb-Dumbs & Dice collection of TTRPG podcasts such as Dumbs & Dragons: Ryan LaPlante , known as El Presidente of Canada 2.
El Presidente was confident that his 24 point plan would lead not just to Canada 2 domination but world domination so this episode goes through point by point, checking on El Presidente's approval rating to see if he's able to add more count...
This week’s tyrant is Irish comedian Karl Spain, known as The Ruler of Connolly Island.
The Ruler has decided that everybody has one year to remain worthy enough to stay on the island, sort of a relegation battle might occur around Christmas time. The people are chill, there are murals everywhere and because of the sun, former Ibiza partyers are now clubbing on Emo Street (named after Emo Philips)
Follow Karl online her...
This week’s tyrant is award winning comedian and author Jo Caulfield, known as Jo of Joland.
Jo is the first tyrant to actually feed their finance minister Paul. Jo is also willing to put their friend, who is great craic, into prison for being a murderer, since that psychotic serial killer might reflect badly on her.
Find Jo anywhere on Social media and her website for news about upcoming shows and her new book."The Fu...
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