--- title: "Liam Williams Stand-Up Specials in Order & Podcast | D.O.C." description: "Liam Williams: 2 stand-up specials from 2014 to 2015, 1 podcast and 4 screen credits. An English comedian, actor and writer from Garforth, Yorkshire…" url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-liam-williams.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- Stand-up comedian · London, England # Liam Williams ## Who Liam Williams is Liam Williams is an English comedian, actor and writer from Garforth, Yorkshire, known for a wry, poetic delivery that made him one of the most garlanded newcomers of his Edinburgh generation. A Cambridge Footlights alumnus, he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his debut solo hour and for Best Show at the 2014 awards for Capitalism, which drew a five-star Guardian review. One third of the sketch group Sheeps with Daran Johnson and Al Roberts, he wrote and presented the semi-autobiographical BBC Radio 4 series Ladhood, co-created the web series 2016: Year Friends, appeared in BBC Three's Uncle and Together, and brought his debut play Travesty to the 2016 Fringe. ## Follow Liam Williams Put Liam Williams in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week. Saw Liam Williams live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live) ## At a glance **Born** 1988 **Based in** London, England **From** Garforth **Stand-up specials** Capitalism and Bonfire Night **Podcasts and radio** Ladhood **On screen** Russell Howard's Good News, Uncle, Together and 1 more ## Is Liam Williams on tour? **No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Liam Williams has stopped touring; follow Liam Williams to hear when the next ones are booked. Last checked 13 November 2026. ### Is Liam Williams coming to my town? No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow Liam Williams and your town to hear when one is booked. ### Want Liam Williams in your town? Name your town and how many of you would come: the towns fans ask for show here, with how many asked. Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out with Liam Williams →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html) ## Specials, shows and podcasts ### Stand-up specials - **Capitalism** Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2014 - **Bonfire Night** Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2015 ### On screen - **Russell Howard's Good News** BBC Three, 2013 - **Uncle** BBC Three, 2016 - **Together** BBC Three, 2016 - **Drunk History** Comedy Central UK, 2016 ### Podcasts and radio - **Ladhood** writer and presenter, BBC Radio 4, 2015–2017 ## Comedians like Liam Williams Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town. - [Nick Helm](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nick-helm.html) also in Uncle - [Josie Long](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-josie-long.html) also in Drunk History [Six Degrees of Komic Bacon: how they connect to anyone →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/six-degrees-of-komic-bacon.html) [Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) ## Career timeline 1. **1988** Born 2. **2013** Russell Howard's Good News (BBC Three, 2013) On screen 3. **2014** Capitalism (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2014) Special 4. **2015** Bonfire Night (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2015) Special 5. **2015** Ladhood (writer and presenter, BBC Radio 4, 2015–2017) Podcast or book 6. **2016** Uncle (BBC Three, 2016) On screen 7. **2016** Together (BBC Three, 2016) On screen 8. **2016** Drunk History (Comedy Central UK, 2016) On screen ## Questions and answers ### Where is Liam Williams performing next? No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now. ### What are their stand-up specials, in order? Capitalism (2014) and Bonfire Night (2015). ### What is their latest stand-up special? Bonfire Night (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2015), the latest of the 2 specials on this page. ### What podcasts and radio shows have they been on? Ladhood. ### What TV shows and films are they in? Russell Howard's Good News (BBC Three, 2013), Uncle (BBC Three, 2016), Together (BBC Three, 2016) and Drunk History (Comedy Central UK, 2016). ### Where is Liam Williams from? From Garforth. ### Where are they based? London, England, as their record gives it. ### How old is Liam Williams? Liam Williams was born in 1988, so they turn 38 in 2026. ### Who are some comedians like them? [Nick Helm](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nick-helm.html) (also in Uncle) and [Josie Long](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-josie-long.html) (also in Drunk History). ## Are you Liam Williams? This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter. Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/liam-williams** [Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html) ## The full SUCDb record The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve. [Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-liam-williams.html) ### Sources - [Wikipedia (comedian) ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Williams_(comedian%29) Born March 1988 in Garforth; Footlights; Best Newcomer nomination 2013; Capitalism nominated Best Show 2014 with a five-star Guardian review; Bonfire Night 2015; Sheeps; Ladhood on Radio 4; 2016: Year Friends; Uncle and Together; Travesty 2016 (as of 13 November 2026) - [Wikidata (Q23306997) · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23306997) English comedian; occupation includes stand-up comedian (as of 13 November 2026) Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 13 November 2026