Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal? It's time to order Off Menu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oscar-nominated actor, ‘Mean Girls’ alumnus and star of the new film ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Amanda Seyfried is our latest dream diner. And the genie has a cat tail this week.
‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ is out in UK cinemas on Friday 20 February.
Follow Amanda on Instagram @mingey
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 5 Feb.
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After many years of trying to make a date work, ‘Man Like Mobeen’ and ‘Taskmaster’ star Guz Khan is finally in the Dream Restaurant. But has he remembered his second phone?
‘Guz Khan’s Custom Cars’ is on Mondays at 9pm on QUEST. Watch it here.
Follow Guz on Instagram and TikTok @guzkhanofficial
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 29 Jan.
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The Dream Restaurant’s back in business for series 15, and our first booking is comedy royalty, Emmy-nominated actor, superstar podcaster and star of new movie ‘Is This Thing On?’, Will Arnett.
Will Arnett stars in ‘Is This Thing On?’ which is in UK cinemas from 30 January.
Follow Will on Instagram @arnettwill
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 22 Jan.
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Welcome to part two of the Best Of episodes, we’ve been expecting you for some time… This half contains the 'toilet humour' section.
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Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
We’re at the tail end of 2025, and it’s time for the first half of our most delicious clips of the year. Remember when we had Robert De Niro on the podcast?
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Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Oscar-winning acting royalty Kate Winslet joins us for a Christmas Special in the Dream Restaurant. But can James keep his Eternal Sunshine questions to himself?
Kate Winslet’s directorial debut ‘Goodbye, June’ is in cinemas now and on Netflix from 24 December. Watch it here.
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 18 Dec.
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Yuletide is here, and joining us for our first festive special is stand-up superstar and ‘Strictly’ champ Chris McCausland. ChrisMcCausland. ChristmasCausland…
Chris McCausland’s autobiography ‘Keep Laughing!’ is out now in hardback and audiobook, published by Michael Joseph. Buy it here.
Chris is on tour in 2026 with his show ‘Yonks!’. For dates and tickets go to chrismccausland.com
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It’s the last episode of series 15, and who better to round off the series than US comedy superstar and actor – star of ‘Search Party’, ‘30 Rock’ and new film ‘Eternity’ – John Early. See you soon for some Christmas specials…
John Early stars in ‘Eternity’ which is in UK cinemas on 5 December.
Follow John on Instagram @bejohnce
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 27 Nov
Kunal Nayyar – star of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and new movie ‘Christmas Karma’ – has a table booked this week. But is he drinking water or vodka?
Kunal Nayyar stars in ‘Christmas Karma’ which is in cinemas now.
Follow Kunal on Instagram @kunalkarmanayyar
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 20 Nov
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Mercury Prize and Brit Award-nominated singer-songwriter Joy Crookes is in the Dream Restaurant this week. But can she make Ed and James understand the concept of a performative male?
Joy Crookes’s new album ‘Juniper’ is out now. Buy it and listen to it here.
Joy Crookes is on tour now. For dates and tickets go to joycrookes.com
Follow Joy Crookes on Instagram @joycrookes and TikTok @joycrookesmusic
Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor Elle Fanning – star of ‘The Great’, ‘Super 8’ and the new ‘Predator: Badlands’ movie – is this week’s dining guest. But is her new film better than ‘The Nutcracker in 3D’?
‘Predator: Badlands’ is in cinemas from Fri 7 Nov.
Follow Elle Fanning on Instagram @ellefanning
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 6 Nov
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Bafta-winning comedian, actor and internet sensation Lucia Keskin – aka Chi with a C – is this week’s dream diner. And is this the quietest guest we’ve ever had?
Series 2 of Lucia’s sitcom ‘Things You Should Have Done’ is coming soon to BBC Three and iPlayer. Watch Series 1 here.
Follow Lucia on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok @chiwithac
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 30 Oct
Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated stand-up, Northern News podcaster and lead in 2010 sitcom ‘Popatron’, Ian Smith has a table booked this week. But has he thought through his starter?
Ian Smith is on tour now with his new show ‘Foot Spa Half Empty’. For dates and tickets go to iansmithcomedian.co.uk
Listen to Ian’s podcast ‘Northern News’ wherever you listen to podcasts
Follow Ian on Instagram and TikTok @iansmithcomedy
It’s another Tasting Menu episode, and this time stand-up, activist and original cheeseboard-picker Jen Brister returns for a hellish menu.
Jen Brister is on tour now with ‘Reactive’. For dates and tickets go to jenbrister.co.uk
Donate to All Our Relations at allourrelations.co.uk
Follow Jen on Instagram and TikTok @jenbristercomedy
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 16 Oct.
We’re back in National Tredge territory with multi-award winning actor, ‘Sex Education’ and ‘The X Files’ star and soft drinks entrepreneur Gillian Anderson. But what is Green Glass Jello?
‘TRON: ARES’ is out in cinemas on 10th October.
‘Trespasses’ will air in November on Channel 4
Buy G Spot drinks at stores nationwide – including Sainsbury’s – or online at thisisgspot.com
<...Radio 1 DJ Greg James is this week’s dream guest in the Dream Restaurant. And James calls in to the radio…
Greg James’s book ‘All the Best for the Future: Growing Up Without Growing Old’ is out now. Buy it here.
See Greg James on his book tour. For dates and tickets go here.
Follow Greg on on Instagram @greg_james and TikTok @gregjames
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 2 Oct.
Top stand-up, ‘Mock the Week’ regular and Ed’s unofficial little brother, Rhys James is this week’s guest diner. And he’s invented a dessert.
Rhys James’s book ‘You’ll Like It When You Get There: A Life Lived Reluctantly’ is out now. Buy it here.
Watch Rhys’s special, ‘Spilt Milk’ on YouTube here.
Follow Rhys on on Instagram @rhysjamesy
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube now.
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Award-winning comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti is in the Dream Restaurant this week. And Ed and James do their usual monkeying around.
Nina Conti is on tour now with ‘Whose Face Is It Anyway?’. For dates are tickets go to ninaontour.com
Nina’s directorial debut film ‘Sunlight’ will have a UK theatrical release from 18th October 2025 (screening details here), or you can pre-order it on Apple TV here (UK) and here (Ireland) - ...
Mawaan Rizwan – ‘Taskmaster’ runner-runner-up and Bafta-winning star and creator of BBC Three’s ‘Juice’ – is this week’s diner, and he has an easy-to-follow recipe for English food.
Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about calories.
Series 2 of ‘Juice’ is on BBC Three and iPlayer from 18 September. Watch it (and catch up with series 1) here.
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