Cariad Lloyd has a slightly unusual podcast, called Griefcast, talking with various people about grief and loss. Series 8, Episode 159 was released on December 15^th 2021, featuring Jimmy Carr.

Listen to it here on Spotify.

He talks about 2 losses – his mother (Nora) and his friend and work colleague (Sean Lock) who had died on August 16^th that year (aged 58).

And, although it wasn’t a part of the main discussion, Jimmy also mentions the loss of A. A. Gill, in response to Cariad pointing out that there’s no card for “loss of a work colleague” – see here.

Songs mentioned:

• Warren Zevon – Keep Me In Your Heart For a While
• Phoebe Bridgers – I Know The End
• Phoebe Bridgers – That Funny Feeling
• The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
• Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah
• Deathcab For Cutie – I Will Follow You Into The Dark
• Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers
• Ed Sheeran – Visiting Hours