Francis Foster (comedian)

Francis Foster (born 1 May 1982) is a British comedian and podcast presenter, best known for co-hosting the Triggernometry podcast with Konstantin Kisin.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

He was born to an Irish father and Venezuelan mother.[7] He graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[1]

Foster has been open about his struggle with alcohol dependence.[8]

Career

Foster initially trained and worked as a teacher, specialising in English and drama.[9]

He continued to work as a teacher whilst taking on stand-up comedy gigs.[10]

Whilst working part-time as a comedian, Foster took third place in the 2015 New Acts of the Year Show, which awards emerging comedy and variety acts[11]

As a stand-up, Foster supported Eddie Izzard on his Force Majeure tour, including opening the Spanish shows, including delivering part of his set in Spanish.[12][13]

Podcasting

Foster's first podcast venture was the Probably Offensive podcast, which he hosted in 2017 with Nick Dixon. The show lasted for 23 episodes.[14]

In 2018, Foster set up the Triggernometry podcast with fellow comedian Konstantin Kisin, and as of October 2018 has presented 297 episodes.[4] The channel has over 640k subscribers on YouTube, and has had over 100 million views. The podcast interviews people from across the political spectrum.[12]

He has appeared on various other podcasts, including one episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, the world's largest podcast, as well as on Geoff Norcott's What Most People Think podcast.[15]

Since starting the Triggernometry podcast, his co-host Konstantin Kisin has described that the pair have become "hate figures in the world of comedy".[16]

References
  1. "Francis Foster: Biography". Chartwell Speakers.
  2. "Triggernometry". Podchaser.
  3. "Francis Foster". Podchaser.
  4. "Francis Foster". IMDb.
  5. Will Kingston (23 February 2023). "Wokeism is a denial of our humanity" (Podcast). Spectator Australia.
  6. Fraser Myers (28 July 2023). "How Nigel Farage Beat the Banks" (Podcast). Spiked.
  7. "Francis Foster". Chortle.
  8. Dnaiel O'Reilly. "Ambition Killed my Alcohol Addiction" (Podcast). Menace II sobriety.
  9. "Francis Foster". Battle of Ideas Festival.
  10. Aurie Styla (8 July 2019). "The Scene with Aurie Styla" (Podcast). BBC Radio London.
  11. .Dessau, Bruce (26 January 2015). "Review: NATYS, Bloomsbury Theatre". Beyond the Joke.
  12. "Francis Foster". Comedy Carnival.
  13. "Francis Foster". Top Secret Comedy Club.
  14. "Probably Offensive podcast". IMDb.
  15. Geoff Norcott. "What Most People Think" (episode 158).
  16. Bickerton, James (29 June 2020). "Comedian speaks out against 'woke' cancel culture – 'Fundamentally about power'". The Daily Express.
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