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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Actor, Emmy-nominee, ‘The Last of Us’ star and future ‘Celebrity Traitors’ contestant Bella Ramsey is this week’s Off Menu guest. And people who write those quirky things on food packaging; you have a fan.
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Bella Ramsey stars in ‘Sunny Dancer’ which is released in cinemas on Friday 14 August.
Jinkx Monsoon – two-time ‘Drag Race’ winner, actress, singer and the new star of ‘Oh, Mary!’ – has a table booked in the Dream Restaurant this week. And she loves a British accent…
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Jinkx Monsoon stars as Mary Todd Lincoln in ‘Oh, Mary!’ in at the Trafalgar Theatre in London’s West End f...
Another fan favourite returns to the Dream Restaurant, and this time it’s straight-talking stand-up Sindhu Vee, all the way back from episode 15. Will she have more words of wisdom like ‘to the hungry person even the doorway looks like crisps’?
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Listen to Sindhu’s original episode
In our final live Tasting Menu episode from the Royal Albert Hall, BFF of the podcast Nish Kumar joins us to talk beef beefs, Ghostbusters reviews and who’s the boss of the Hindus.
Thanks if you came along to any of the Royal Albert Hall shows. We had a lovely time!
Nish Kumar is on tour with ‘Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy’. Go to www.nishkumar.co.uk for dates and tickets
Listen to Nish’s podcas...
This week’s dream diner is stand-up, Live at the Apollo star and Radio 4 regular, Laura Smyth! And James remembers his shopping list…
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Laura Smyth is on tour across the UK and Ireland with ‘Born Aggy’, including a date at London’s Eventim Apollo. For dates and tickets go to laurasmyth.com
Happy Shall I Be Mother’s Day! Comedian, poet, Bafta-nominee, bath-lover and poppadom-smasher Tim Key returns to the Dream Restaurant for a live Off Menu episode at the Royal Albert Hall.
Tim Key is on tour now with ‘Loganberry’. For dates and tickets go to www.timkey.co.uk
His book ‘LA Baby’ is out now. Buy it here: https://www.utterandpress.co.uk/products/l-a-baby
Follow Tim on Instagram ...
The Dream Restaurant’s open for business once more, and our first diner for series 16 is ‘Taskmaster’ star and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Phil Ellis.
If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts you can now watch this episode too. And what an episode to watch.
Phil Ellis is currently on a nationwide stand-up tour with Bath Mat, including an extra London show at Wilton’s Music Hall on 10th October....
The Dream Restaurant re-opens for Series 16 on Wednesday 15th July.
And you can now WATCH episodes on Apple Podcasts as well as YouTube.
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It’s Royal Albert Hall Tasting Menu time, and joining us for this live episode is ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Derry Girls’ star Nicola Coughlan. On Nicola’s original episode she locked herself out of her flat. Will she do the same at the Royal Albert Hall?
Nicola is starring in the next of Channel 4’s anthology series, ‘I Am’, with ‘I Am Helen’ being released later this ye...
Next from our run of live shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall is ‘Taskmaster’ and ‘Ghosts’ star, Kiell Smith-Bynoe! The first time Kiell guested on Off Menu it was one of the only times Ed and James drank on the podcast, and Kiell’s not letting that tradition slip…
Kiell is on tour with his improv show Kool Story Bro. For dates and tickets go to www.koolstorybro.co.uk
It’s a Monday bonus episode – the second of our live ‘Tasting Menu’ shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall – and our special returning guest is Katherine Ryan! The guest who introduced us all to ‘The Good Morning’ back on episode 45.
Listen to Katherine’s podcasts: Telling Everybody Everything and What’s My Age Again? wherever you get your podcasts
Follow Katherine on Ins...
We’re back with a b-b-b-b-bonus episode, the first live show from our (recording-breaking) run at the Royal Albert Hall. We did 6 live ‘Tasting Menu’ episodes at the iconic London venue, where we got fan favourite guests back on the podcast to be served the menu of other fan favourite guests. And our first diner to return to the Dream Restaurant is stand-up superstar, actor and friend of the podcast (way back from...
It’s the final episode of series 15, and what better way to round off the series than with British comedy royalty, Harry Enfield. That's right, it's another National Treasure.
Harry is on tour with ‘Harry Enfield and No Chums’. For dates and tickets go to www.fane.co.uk/harry-enfield
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 4 June.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
‘Scary Movie’ star Anna Faris is this week’s diner, much to Ed and James’s delight. But someone else hijacks her booking…
‘Scary Movie’ is in cinemas June 5. Book your tickets now.
Follow Anna on Instagram @annafaris
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 28 May.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Emmy-nominated stand-up and Netflix star Michelle Wolf has a table booked in the Dream Restaurant this week. She shoulder not done that.
Michelle Wolf is touring England in from 11th June. For dates and tickets go to punchup.live/michellewolf
Follow Michelle on Instagram and TikTok @michelleisawolf
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 21 May.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Fan favourite from the very first series of Off Menu, Phil Wang returns to the Dream Restaurant for a Tasting Menu booking. We hope he likes buttery cabbage.
Phil Wang is on tour with his new show ‘Uh Oh’. For dates and tickets go to philwang.co.uk
Follow Phil on Instagram @wangpix
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 14 May.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Australian musician, ARIA Award-winner and former Eurovision contestant Montaigne – aka Jessica Alyssa Cerro – is this week’s dream diner. Will James bring up 2016?
Montaigne is touring Australia in August for the 10th anniversary of their Glorious Heights album. For dates and tickets go to montaignemusic.com.au
Listen and buy Montaigne’s latest album ‘it’s hard to be a fish’ here.
‘SNL UK’ cast member and Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer winner Ayoade Bamgboye is this week’s dream diner. Let’s just hope there aren’t any faecal clouds in the Dream Restaurant.
Ayoade Bamgboye is on tour with her show ‘Swings and Roundabouts’. For dates and tickets go to berksnest.com/ayoade
Ayoade stars in ‘Saturday Night Live UK’, Saturdays at 10pm on Sky One and st...
We’re back in National Treasure territory, as king of the chat show Graham Norton turns interviewee in the Dream Restaurant. But don’t give him a blue cheese olive.
Graham Norton hosts ‘The Neighbourhood’ which starts Friday 24 April, 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX. The series debuts with a three-night launch across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For the remaining four weeks, The Neighbourhood continues in its regula...
British acting royalty, ‘Succession’ star and BAFTA winner Brian Cox joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. Yep, it’s another national treasure. But does he think that dark matter is evil?
Brian Cox’s directorial debut ‘Glenrothan’ is in cinemas on Fri 17 April.
Follow Brian on Instagram @coxusa
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 16 Apr.
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