A Drink with The Idler | Adam Buxton
£7.50
Join “A Drink with the Idler” as we chat to comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton
Adam will be talking to us about growing up, growing old and figuring it all out. Can comedy help us navigate adulthood, the loss of of loved ones and working out how to be a parent? In his new memoir, I Love You, Byeee, Adam explores all of this. Along the way he tells tales of Joe Cornish, David Bowie, Louis Theroux, The Adam & Joe Show, Stephen!, and Rosie the dog – the great and the good of the wonderful world of Dr Buckles.
Our chat with Adam and Idler editor Tom will be followed by a live Q&A when you get the chance to ask Adam your own questions.
We’ll have a philosophical “Thought for the Week” from Dr Mark Vernon and the event will be hosted by Idler Academy director Victoria Hull.
This is an online event. It should be like meeting up in the pub for an interesting conversation. We leave the meeting open at the end so you can carry on chatting with fellow idlers.
Adam Buxton is a British comedian, podcaster, actor and director who has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. He is the host of The Adam Buxton Podcast, in which celebrity interviews are bookended with walks in the Norfolk countryside, where he lives with his wife, three children and dog Rosie. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a regular live show that combines music videos and original comedy. BUG became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. Along with lifelong friend and director Joe Cornish, Adam is one half of TV, radio and podcast duo Adam & Joe who have worked together since 1995. He is writing this himself in the third person and hasn’t mentioned all the awards he’s got and other fascinating stuff he’s done because he doesn’t want to appear conceited, but trust him, he’s amazing.
Tom Hodgkinson is editor of the Idler and author of the best-selling manuals, How to Be Idle and How to Be Free. Other publications include The Idle Parent, the Ukulele Handbook and Business for Bohemians. his book on the Stoics will be published by Bloomsbury in early 2026.
Victoria Hull is director of the Idler Academy, producing the Idler’s live and online events and courses.
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A Drink with the Idler has turned out to be one of our lifelines! Such fun, wonderful commentary by you and the remarkable Mark, not to mention the delightful Victoria.
Event Details
Date: Thursday 19th June 2025
Time: 6pm-7pm
Location: Online via Zoom link
Cost: £7.50. Free for Idler members. SUBSCRIBE HERE for just £29.95 per year
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