#451 - OG Guffer, Rodders (A) and The Man Is ...

It’s Melvin Brain in the chair today as we go all Radio 4. What is thought? What is the self? High. Brow. This is the Best Comedy show at the British Podcast Awards 2025. Parenting Hell simply isn't doing this. There’s even an academic called Dr Loevenbruck involved.It is a full ...  Show more

It’s a shame this year’s Oscar nominations have been named because John’s new film idea could have swept the board. Watch out John Ford with your record 4 wins for Best Director, watch out James Cameron with your highest-grossing films, there’s a new auteur in town. However, it i ...  Show more

Apologies for the delay with this week’s episode but we’ve got a bumper show to make up for it. We’re talking… Rom’s stolen meals, simmering food, the under-appreciation of Vicks, hoodie drawstrings, our live show at Sheffield’s Crossed Wires Festival, Tom’s nasty head-cold, bein ...  Show more

This week on the podcast, The Ramseys have done a big newspaper interview… what could have possibly gone wrong?! It was Chris’ birthday, and the sun has been shining - but even so, something he passed in the street made him very envious… We also have two crisp-adjacent beefs, as ...  Show more

Nate Bargatze’s Emmy hosting debut wasn't good, with a countdown clock gimmick angering viewers .Jim Gaffigan recycles bourbon jokes at Kroger. Jay Leno and Tim Dillon weigh in seriously on the Charlie Kirk shooting. Rainn Wilson defends his Office comments, and Seinfeld criticis ...  Show more

Acclaimed filmmaker and noted curmudgeon Alan Zweig finds celebrity interviews dull and predictable. And he just might have the solution for what ails him: conversations with "notable people" about the worst things in life. Season one of The Worst Podcast launches September 4. He ...  Show more