Francis Foster (comic)

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Francis Foster
Birth nameFrancis James Foster
Born (1982-05-01) 1 May 1982 (age 43)
England
MediumStand-up comedy, podcasting, television, writing
Nationality English
SubjectsPolitics, satire, popular culture
Website francisfoster.co.uk

Francis Foster is a British comedian and podcast host.

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Foster was born to a British father and Venezuelan mother [1] [2] [3] and he grew up in both London and Venezuela. His first language was Spanish. He has said that he was diagnosed with severe ADHD as a child and that he still needs to meditate every morning to stay focused. [4]

He had been unhappily working as a drama teacher at inner-city British schools when his father suggested that he try writing instead. In 2009, he took the advice of author and story consultant Robert McKee, who said that in order to become a good writer, one should do stand-up comedy. [4]

In his stand-up comedy career Foster has opened for such comedians as Eddie Izzard, Paul Chowdhry and Jeff Garlin. [5]

Foster is also a political commentator [6] and in February 2025, while addressing the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship in London, Foster stated a warning about Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying Starmer was "far more dangerous" than the political right acknowledges. Foster also challenged the idea that Starmer lacks intelligence. [7]

Triggernometry

Since April 2018, Foster has co-hosted the Triggernometry podcast and YouTube channel with Konstantin Kisin. [8] Triggernometry brands itself as a "free speech show" holding "open, fact-based discussion of important and controversial issues." [9] It largely consists of interviews with public intellectuals and political and cultural commentators. Guests have included such figures as Stephen Fry, Douglas Murray, Sam Harris, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Glenn Greenwald, Helen Joyce, Nigel Farage and Deborah Francis-White. [10]

Triggernometry was named one of the "best 20 escapist podcasts" in The Daily Telegraph in 2020. [11] Telegraph journalist Boudicca Fox-Leonard wrote "I love Triggernometry, by the comedians Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster. It’s long-form and they’re quite controversial at times." [11]

Debut book

In 2025, Hodder & Stoughton published Foster's debut book about his time as a teacher, Classroom Confidential: The truth about being a teacher and why you should never become one. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Foster, Francis (7 November 2023). "Black Humor in 'Communist Fat Camp'". The Free Press.
  2. ↑ Foster, Francis (23 February 2023). ""Wokeism is a denial of our humanity"". The Spectator .
  3. ↑ Koshy, Yohann (June 5, 2019). "Inside London's 'Free Speech' Comedy Night". Vice .
  4. 1 2 Steve Best Shoots (2024-09-30). Comedian Francis Foster talks comedy, Venezuela, Wigan, Eddie Izzard, Spanish @Francisfosterpod . Retrieved 2025-07-28– via YouTube.
  5. 1 2 Foster, Francis (2025). Classroom Confidential. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN   978-1-3997-3645-9.
  6. ↑ Thakur, Kanishk (November 1, 2024). "Conor McGregor's Coach Fact Checks Joe Rogan on Controversial 'Most Common Myth to Get Out' of Ireland". EssentiallySports.
  7. ↑ Chapman, Ben (February 2, 2025). "Keir Starmer 'far more dangerous than the right want to pretend': Francis Foster makes 'troubling' claim". GB News.
  8. ↑ Whitehall, Rowena Mason (22 February 2025). "Konstantin Kisin: anti-woke libertarian who reluctantly calls himself 'right wing'". The Guardian .
  9. ↑ "Triggernometry". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  10. ↑ "TRIGGERnometry". Podchaser. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  11. 1 2 Fox-Leonard, Boudicca (23 November 2020). "The 20 best escapist podcasts to get us through the next few months". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 23 November 2020.


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