
Frank Skinner hailed for his podcast work
Winners of the first Golden Lobe awards announced
Frank Skinner won a ‘legend’ accolade for services to funny audio at a new podcast award last night.
The comic took the Lobes Legend gong at the Golden Lobes, for his work on his acclaimed Absolute Radio show to his more recent podcasting success after being axed by the channel.
He said: ‘I had no idea this was going to happen, how lovely. Advice to you, young kids – just don’t die, until at least in your late 60s. How exciting and lovely, thank you all."
The night’s biggest honour, The Big Ears Award for funniest podcast, went to This Paranormal Life, an independently produced show that ‘dives into the strangest supernatural stories with irreverent wit’
The ceremony at London’s Clapham Grand focused only on comedy podcasts.
In other categories, Harry Hill scooped ‘best earworm’ for his family-friendly show Are We There Yet? while the best live show went to Lateral, a panel game trying to get to the bottom of obscure facts hosted by Tom Scott
The evening was hosted by comedians and viral stars Sam O’Leary and Tom Lawrinson, with Mark Silcox posing as Steven Barlett and Gary Lineker to hand out some awards.
The awards were organised by the team behind the Cheerful Earful podcast festival. Founder, Giles Gear said: ‘We set out to prove that comedy podcasts - big or small, indie or mainstream - deserve to be celebrated side by side, and last night’s incredible energy proved we’ve done just that.’
Full list of 2025 Golden Lobes Winners
Big Ears Award (Funniest podcast)
Winner: This Paranormal Life
Highly Commended: Brainwash Me with Poppy Hillstead, Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Best Guest
Winner: Josh, a chimney sweep from Bristol, on Joe Marler’s Things People Do
Highly Commended: Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things, I'm So Not Over It
Best Scripted Podcast
Winner: Harford: An Oral History
Highly Commended: Oz 9
Best Earworm
Winner: Harry Hill’s Are We There Yet?
Highly Commended: 101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder, CheapShow
Best Artwork
Winner: Go Home, You’re Drunk!
Highly Commended: Rural Concerns, Dungeons & Dickheads
Best Blooper
Winner: I've Had A Rosé, Let’s Talk About Feelings with Sam Lake
Best Listener Moment
Winner: Single Ladies In Your Area
Highly Commended: 40ish
Best Live Show
Winner: Lateral with Tom Scott
Highly Commended: The Guilty Feminist, Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Best Social
Winner: Thots TV
Highly Commended: PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI
Best Tangent
Winner: Ghastly Women
The Listener’s Lobe (Fan favourite)
Winner: Legitimate Likes
Lobes Legend (For services to funny audio)
Frank Skinner
Published: 8 May 2025