The Golden Lobes 2026: The Winners

The Golden Lobes - the comedy podcast awards hosted by Cheerful Earful, the world’s funniest podcast festival - held its 2026 ceremony last night at the Clapham Grand, celebrating the best, funniest, and most gloriously chaotic corners of comedy podcasting.

Across 17 awards, the night honoured everything from gloriously off-topic tangents and bloopers to sharp scripted writing, electric live shows, behind-the-scenes heroes, and earworm theme tunes - with a level playing field for indie creators and household names alike.

The headline award, the Big Ears for Funniest Podcast of the Year (supported by Rusty Quill), went to Crowley Time with me, Tom Crowley, beating off stiff competition from nominees including Birthday Girls House Party, Pappy’s Flatshare, and The Romesh Ranganathan Show.

The Lobes Legend Award - a lifetime-ish achievement honour for a show that has shaped the comedy podcast scene - was presented to Wolf & Owl with Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis, recognised for five years of unformatted, unprepared, and consistently brilliant broadcasting.

The Listener’s Lobe, the only award decided entirely by the public, went to BudPod with Glenn Moore & Pierre Novellie - who also picked up Best Tangent on the night, making it a double for the pod. (Glenn Moore also picked up a “best artwork” award, as seen above, for Button Boys).

The full winners were:

Big Ears for Funniest Podcast of the Year (supported by Rusty Quill): Crowley Time with me, Tom Crowley

Comedy
From: Tom Crowley
Hosted by: Squarespace4.9 ★

Trailer Lobes Legend Award: Wolf & Owl with Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis

Comedy
From: Ranga Bee & Platform Media
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

The Listener’s Lobe: BudPod with Glenn Moore & Pierre Novellie

Comedy
From: Glenn Moore and Pierre Novellie
Hosted by: Acast4.8 ★

Best Artwork (supported by Thunderbird Fried Chicken): Button Boys

Leisure
From: Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

Trailer Best Social (supported by Podshop): This Paranormal Life

Comedy
From: This Paranormal Life
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Best Guest: Katie Norris on The Truth (In My Opinion)

Comedy
From: Cody Dahler/W!ZARD Studios
Hosted by: ART19

Trailer Best New Show (supported by AVC): Tonsil Hockey

TV & Film
From: Huge Ask Media
Hosted by: Acast4.7 ★

Trailer Best Live Show (supported by Chewboy Productions): Lateral with Tom Scott

Comedy
From: Tom Scott and David Bodycombe
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Best Scripted Show (supported by Podomedy): Listen Through the Brown Window

Comedy
From: Listen Through the Brown Window
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators

Trailer Best Listener Moment (supported by Audio UK): Marcel Lucont’s Whine List

Comedy
From: Marcel Lucont
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer Best International Show (supported by Sounds Profitable): Push The Roll with Ross Bryant

Comedy
From: Ross Bryant
Hosted by: Acast

Grower Not A Shower (supported by the Independent Podcast Awards): Week Minded with Stuart Laws & Daman Bamrah

Comedy
From: Stuart Laws
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer Best Blooper: I’ve Had A Rosé, Let’s Talk About Feelings with Sam Lake

Comedy
From: Sam Lake
Hosted by: Acast4.9 ★

Trailer Beyond The Feed (supported by Podcast Rex): The Podcast Nobody Asked For

TV & Film
From: The Podcast Nobody Asked For
Hosted by: Acast4.9 ★

Trailer Earworm Award: Wolf & Owl with Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis

Comedy
From: Ranga Bee & Platform Media
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

Behind The Scenes Hero (supported by Descript): Becky Carewe Jeffries for The Truth (In My Opinion)

Comedy
From: Cody Dahler/W!ZARD Studios
Hosted by: ART19

The Truth (In My Opinion) had a particularly strong night, picking up Best Guest and Behind The Scenes Hero, while Wolf & Owl claimed both the Earworm Award and the Lobes Legend.

Giles Gear, organiser of the Golden Lobes and Cheerful Earful, said: “Another triumphant night for comedy podcasts of all shapes and sizes - the Golden Lobes has cemented itself as a staple in the podcasting calendar. We can’t wait to celebrate with some live shows when the festival kicks off this autumn.”

The Golden Lobes are part of the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival - a global celebration of funny podcasting running across the UK, Australia, and the USA. The 2026 festival runs 28 September to 18 October.

The above list of podcasts is available as an OPML file for your podcast player