A comedy chat show hosted by award-winning comedian, author and accidental relationship guru Rosie Wilby. She and a rotating cast of her acclaimed performer pals look back at their best and worst romantic breakup stories. Tragedy plus time equals comedy, right?
The Breakup Monologues was initially developed as part of a multi-platform project supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
The music used in the series is Hackbeat Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Rosie chats to comedian Emer Maguire about how a crashed camper van and a free gym membership can help your love life, coming out, moving in with your gay brother when you're both single, how dogs and family help us through heartbreak, the friendships that come back to the fore after a breakup, the particular intensity of lesbian relationships and more.
Recorded at Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival at Black Box Belfast on 18 January 2026.
You can now follow The Breakup Monologues on Instagram and Threads @breakupmonologues and buy The Breakup Monologues book from all good bookshops: https://linktr.ee/breakupmonologues
Follow Emer on Instagram @emermaguireofficial
11 Jul 2025
Live from Meet Cute Festival - with PJ Ellis
Rosie chats to author PJ Ellis about his book We Could Be Heroes, Birmingham, film stars, drag queens, meet cute scenes, happy endings, rom coms, mistaken identities, bumping into an ex with their new partner, good and bad sex, the truth behind queer stereotypes and more.
Recorded at Meet Cute Festival at Home Farm Glamping on 28 June 2025.
You can now follow The Breakup Monologues on Instagram and Threads @breakupmonologues and buy The Breakup Monologues book from all good bookshops: https://linktr.ee/breakupmonologues
Follow PJ on Instagram @philipellis and check out his books at all good bookshops.
2 May 2025
Live from Rosie's garden - with Lauren Bravo
Rosie chats to author Lauren Bravo about her book Probably Nothing, people pleasing, the ick, falling in love with someone’s family, dating disasters, dating men of different nationalities, couple dates, concealing real life experiences under the cloak of fiction and more.
Recorded in Rosie’s back garden on 27 April 2025.
You can now follow The Breakup Monologues on Instagram and Threads @breakupmonologues and buy The Breakup Monologues book from all good bookshops: https://linktr.ee/breakupmonologues
The Breakup Monologues will also be recording live with Diva editor Roxy Bourdillon at Burley Fisher Books on June 4. Come and be part of it:
https://burleyfisherbooks.com/products/conversation-what-a-girl-wantsby-roxy-bourdillon-w-rosie-wilby
Follow Lauren on Instagram @laurenbravo and check out her books at all good bookshops.
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100
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Quality
79
Social presence
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YouTube
0
Engagement
51
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