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Adam talks with British comedian Bob Mortimer.
Hi. Adam Buxton here with some notes about Bob and this episode.
For nearly 30 years Bob and his comedy partner Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) have stuck doggedly to what makes them laugh whether mainstream audiences get it or not, with shows like ‘The Smell Of Reeves & Mortimer’, ‘Bang Bang It’s Reeves & Mortimer’, ‘Catterick’, and ‘House Of Fools’ as well as the occasional reboots of the massively popular panel show ‘Shooting Stars’ and the show that introduced them to the world in 1990, ‘Big Night Out’.
Consistently and inexhaustibly joyful, energetic and absurd, their parade of characters, silly voices, home made props and a sensibility that is often close to avant garde performance art, has made them two of the best loved and most influential comedians the UK has ever produced.
When not working with Jim, Bob enjoys watching football. He’s an avid supporter of Middlesbrough FC and is currently the co host along with comedy writer Andy Dawson of the vaguely football themed podcast, ‘Athletico Mince’. It’s up with the funniest stuff Bob’s ever done.
My conversation with Bob, took place in the London office of his agent and for a while we had to battle with some quite loud talkers in the corridor outside doing agent business (I was too weedy to ask them to be quiet), but that calmed down after a little while and we rambled about getting older, the TV shows that Bob enjoys, his new fishing show with old friend and fellow comedian Paul Whitehouse, music, petty crime and now and then we looked back over a few Vic & Bob moments from the last 30 years.
It was a fun conversation that often revealed a softer and more gentle side to Bob than people might expect. It’s a good bet that he would feel quite deeply nauseated by that last sentence and perhaps a few before too.
Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. Music & jingles by Adam Buxton
RELATED LINKS
THE SMELL OF REEVES & MORTIMER (1995) ‘MASTERCHEF’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os82UYqssSc
SHOOTING STARS (2002) GEORGE DAWES (MATT LUCAS) ‘PEANUTS’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=59&v=lMPJZ4YZnqI
CATTERICK (2004) EPISODE 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVrcNXm0z3Y
SHOOTING STARS (2010) ‘COLDLAND’ (ICELAND ADVERT SPOOF)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2FJITNSlCQ
VIC & BOB’S BIG NIGHT OUT (2017) ‘FIRST DATES’
https://youtu.be/fjGXqeD6W_w?list=PLdqTDdzCk1-bQaH66D9L4n2lYZpp2MSwe&t=438
ATHLETICO MINCE (2018) ‘THE FUN BUS’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puBNysxaHXI
THE WEEKENDERS (1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAR06SEQf8
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#43 You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore
Rich is back for an unprecedented 5th series of this stupid podcast, worried that he might have the same effect on this week's guest as he did with Stephen Merchant. But it's unlikely as it's a welcome return for the man with the pink bicycle, Adam Buxton.
What is the ethical age for a dog to be before you have sex with it? How much does the cartoon The Snowman inform us about the career of David Bowie? Are we ready to consider the mortality of our fathers? Plus a (prearranged?) call from Buxton junior.
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#413 Brian Conley’s C*ck - Richard is discombobulated after returning (briefly) to Shepherd’s Bush after five years away. His guest is the fantastic stand up Chris McCausland. They talk about what pushed him towards stand up and why he was reluctant initially to do too much about his blindness, nearly becoming a spy, that amazing BAFTA bit with Lee Mack, performing for Prince William, being on the Jubilee bus and and why Chris hates the name of his own tour. Plus how working hard on a panel show appearance can help your career. Who knew?
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#275 You’ve Got Mail - We’ve been recommissioned again for an amazing 19th series and Richard is exhausted from his final attempt to let the world know when International Men’s Day is and what are you talking about? He always wears a suit. There’s nothing unusual going on. His guest is just some guy from some old sketch show and the first Knight (that says Ni) on the podcast, Sir Michael Palin.
Obviously Rich is in awe and on his best behaviour, but that won’t stop him bringing up one of Michael’s rare career disappointments and nearly derailing everything. But Michael is everything you’d hope for and you can find out what he got paid for his script being used in Sliding Doors, how the Fish Dance went down in North Korea, how Life of Brian might have been Python at its height, the perils of being a mud eater, how Mrs Palin ended up on Saturday Night Live, why Terry Jones was the heart of Python and how this remarkable friendship between writing partners was maintained right to the end. Plus the best impression of Cicero that you’re likely to hear. Will Richard end up in the diary and what terrible things will be said about him…? We will have to wait.
Monthly badgers - your backstage interview includes Michael ad-libbing a brand new scene for Life of Brian which I would say is worth your monthly subscription to the end of time. So sign up to see this - we don’t get many emergency questions on stage, but he did a few in the dressing room. http://gofasterstripe.com/badges
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#1 Hit It Bitch! - In the first of a series of Retro RHLSTPs, we present Stephen Fry's interview from 2013. In a frankly extraordinary, must-listen, funny, poetic and heart-breaking podcast Richard interviews quintessential Englishman (take that EDL) Stephen Fry. Find out what the Spice Girls said to Prince Charles about Prince Albert, the favourite expletive of Lionel Jeffries, why Fabian is the best character in Twelfth Night, why Richard is going to graffiti Fry's grave, which women Steve wants to have sex with, Richard's clunky attempts to audition for QI (will be more of that next week). Richard's clunky attempts to refer to Mr Fry as Steve, whether you have to read The Hobbit to be in The Hobbit, the commercial possibilities of an Ann Widdecombe sex tape, what happened when the Bishop of Bath and Wells went to a prison for young offenders and the insecurity of John Travolta. Some brilliant additional questions by Ben Evans age 12. And properly poignant revelations about mental illness. It is mind-blowing and moving. If you end up killing David Cameron after this podcast then that is not our responsibility. Next week classicist Mary Beard plus QI, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder etc producer John Lloyd.
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RHLSTP #192: Nish Kumar - Not Michael Sheen. Richard's participation in a PTA quiz in his village led to an unlikely correspondence with one of his new neighbours, but he's really looking forward to meeting the star of Twilight and The Damned United - oh no, he had to pull out, so we got Nish Kumar instead. But lucky us (apart from the obvious bad luck) because we get to hear about Nish shitting himself on camera watching a man get down and dirty with a horse; being the worst Taskmaster contestant ever; the best use of a House Of Games trophy; and what it's like to lose it on Question Time. How's Brexit going to turn out and why can't Brexiteers stop themselves leaving? Plus the unpredicted but satisfying success of The Mash Report. If you're hoping Michael Sheen might pop up as a surprise guest at the last minute then I am afraid you will be disappointed (hopefully we can get him to come down in 2019) but there is a brief ray of light as he sends us a message. Please buy the new Emergency Questions book for yourself and all your family - https://www.gofasterstripe.com/eq
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#300 Socially Distanced - It’s a momentous occasion, not only the 300th numbered RHLSTP, but the first one since March in front of an audience. We’re at the prestigious Bill Murray pub in North London. Richard sits stage right for the first time (except when he interviewed himself for a kickstarter extra) and is being interrogated by John Robins behind a perspex screen. But is it to save the audience from corona or the people on stage from the unguents that will doubtless be flung by the Die Hard fans in attendance (why have they come to this? Surely they should be watching a DVD of Bruce Willis). They chat about The Problem With Men, whether there are regrets about old material, the philosophy behind stone clearing, the Stewart Lee issue, skirting the line betwixt political correctness and comedy and playing with madness as we plummet towards old age and death. It’s the real Richard Herring, not the crazy character (mainly) and includes new Emergency Questions sent in by listeners: Time travel, desert island Johns and Robins, penises, Japanese porn and much more.
You can get an extra 30 minutes of chat by downloading the full show for just £8. All the money will go to Refuge. http://rhlstp.co.uk/300
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#423 Do Sniglets! - Rich is delighted about the new comedic discovery that his daughter has discovered and her enthusiasm for expressing it. His guest is comedy legend and unique brained Rich Hall. They talk about why Rich’s appearance (or non-appearance) in a movie is an indicator of its failure, how he started his comedy career on the streets baptising dogs, trying to take that level of performance into clubs, working alongside Seinfeld and Larry David and making up 90 minutes of comedy every morning for David Letterman. How a successful TV appearance become an albatross round his neck, the freedom of coming to the Edinburgh Fringe and recreating national monuments out of cornflake packages, going to a funeral in character and having another success that came with negative effects, what it’s like to be immortalised on the Simpsons and whether being a rebellious, self-sabotaging comedian is possible any more. Or desirable. This is an absolutely cracking chat with a master of the form and you should not miss it!
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#355 Mind Your Language - Richard is excited by the upcoming film Wonka and has some other ideas for origin story films. His guest is the Sidesplitting Phil Wang. They discuss how straddling two cultures can give you a humorous perspective on both, but leave you feeling rejected by both, 1970s television and how harshly we should judge it, racist nursery rhymes, Richard’s Asian hair, John Lewis’s 150 year old gametes, what box Phil needs to tick on the ethnicity questionnaire, how to get away with pooing yourself at school and why comedians are often introverts.
Phil’s book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sidesplitter-How-Two-Worlds-Once/dp/B08ZFN35WS
Phil’s Netflix special - https://www.netflix.com/title/81161806
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‘Bake Off’ champion and award-winning TV chef Nadiya Hussain is our guest diner this week. But don’t tell her your recipes, she might put them in her next book.
‘Nadiya x Prestige’ cookware and bakeware range will be available to buy in stores and online at John Lewis and from Prestige’s website from March 14.
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Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
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'Taskmaster' star Phil Wang – everyone's favourite Wang – visits the restaurant this week. Let's just hope he doesn't roast Ed again.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography) and Amy Browne (illustrations)
Check out Phil Wang's latest live dates are philwang.co.uk.
Ed Gamble is on tour. See his website for full details.
James Acaster is on tour. See his website for full details.
James’s TV show ‘Hypothetical’ is on Dave, Wednesdays, 10pm.
Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.
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TV’s Katherine Ryan – the hardest working person in comedy – drops by the dream restaurant this week, and she’s brought gifts! What a couple of lucky boys.
Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).
Watch Katherine Ryan’s stand-up specials on Netflix.
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And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
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It's back again. The PudCast rolls on with comedian, actress and writer; Lucy Beaumont. Star of Meet The Richardsons on Dave, tons of panel shows and creator of Hullraisers on Channel 4.
Make sure you subscribe and follow The PudCast and leave a review and you could be mentioned like some cats in this episode.
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He's 50% of podcast smash Off Menu, he's a regular on Mock the Week, he's a Radio X host and he's a top stand-up, this episode Paul is joined by Ed Gamble.
There's plenty to get your ears around with chat about being healthy after being fat, why Paul is still single and how some feel Ed hides his intelligence.
Rate, follow, subscribe, do it all and whilst you're at it check Ed's tour dates out at www.edgamble.co.uk and Paul's shows at www.paulchowdhry.com -
#427 Retribution - Richard is hoping to get a bridge named after him in Great Yarmouth and hopefully his fans will do better than they did in getting him nominated for a British Comedy Award. It’s an incredible guest to start the new series, making his first appearance in almost 10 years, Stephen Merchant. Stephen has some questions for Richard about his first stint on the podcast and Richard doesn’t really have any answers. But after a bit of squirming the pair get talking about meeting your heroes, your parents meeting your heroes, how an omelette was the clincher in getting Christopher Walken on to The Outlaws, the KLF style destruction of a Banksy, the Herring’s Eye, the surprising news that drugs can be quite good fun, how Stephen made an impression at a Sarah Silverman party and his move into serious acting. Are they friends again by the end? I guess we’ll find out in ten years time.
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Paul is joined by Comedian, Presenter, Screenwriter, Author, and proper BAD boi - David BADdiel
David has written a brand new book called 'The God Desire' - where he's asking the interesting question: “is God real?” But what has Paul got to say about this?
If you’re after a very good book (or something to give your laptop a bit of height on a Zoom call) - buy it now! davidbaddiel.com
NB: David may or may not be Ai.
Instagram David Baddiel @therealbaddiel + Paul Chowdhry @paulchowdhry
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We're BACK Pud People! Season 3 starts with the very popular British Malaysian Comedian Phil Wang, or as he likes to call himself, Philly Philly Wang Wang.
Phil was once The President of Cambridge University 'Footlights', so today we're asking important things like, is he in the Illuminati? *spoiler* yes.
Philly has a Netflix Show, has been interviewed by David Letterman, is friends with Amy Schumer, and has even admitted to eating crickets. So why no one is dating this 33-year-old Asian bada$$, we will never know.
You can buy tickets to Phil's New Tour - WANG IN THERE, BABY at philwang.co.uk
Instagram: @wangpix + @paulchowdhry
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RHLSTP #97: Aisling Bea - Minstrels. Richard is worried about the psychological impact of Winnie the Pooh's skull being on display in a museum, but overcomes his fears long enough to introduce ex-philosophy student Aisling Bea. Find out what it's like making love to Enya, whether a degree still counts if you cheated all the way through your studies, how trying to impress someone by riding a horse can leave you in the shit, and some baffling Irish references that must have been doubly confusing for the man who had come from India to see the show.
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Most recognised for her role on Meet the Richardson’s, writer and creator of To Hull and Back (BBR4) and co-writer on C4’s Hullraisers, Lucy Beaumont is about to embark on her 2023 stand up tour. Despite her massive success, she feels like she’s only just getting started. We discuss her honest and frank writing style and processes – both in writing for herself whether it be stage or TV and for other characters – who come through to her via dead peoples’ spirits. We also delve into her love/hate relationship with stand-up and the prejudice and misogyny she experienced early on in her career, leading her to take a hiatus from performing. Living much of her life on screen, she explains how she feels more prepared than ever to step back on the stage and she gives us some interesting insights into her next steps and future goals.
15 mins of extra content available exclusively to the Insiders Club including Lucy’s experience with ADHD and the impact it’s had on her career, a cracking tip about how to think about jokes, and how she’s preparing for her tour
Catch up with Lucy:
Tickets for Lucy’s 2023 tour ‘The Trouble and Strife’ here:
https://lucybeaumont.co.uk/home#live
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Sarah Millican is relentless and wonderful. A household name in the UK for her stand-up comedy, she is also a massive comedy nerd and has a lot to say about her favourite subject. As well as going into detail on her writing process, she discusses some of the unique challenges faced by a high-profile act, including playing large rooms and preparing for panel shows. She also has plenty of tips for newer acts on how to escape the day-job and turn pro.
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