Rule Of Three

Rule Of Three

Comedy writers Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris talk to people who make comedy about something funny that they love. Guests pick something that makes them laugh. A book, a film, a tv show, a comic, a radio show, anything. Maybe we find out something about how comedy works, or we just giggle until we're finished. Both approaches are valid. WINNER BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2020: Best Arts & Culture Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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February 8, 2023 64 mins

A taster of the NEW PODCAST from Rule Of Three's Joel Morris.


Many Rule of Three fans have been asking if there will be more episodes. The podcast has finished, though the archive will stay available for you to revisit favourite episodes.


But you may enjoy Comfort Blanket, taking the same deep-dive approach as RO3 and applying it to films, books, TV and records - including comedy topics and guests from the world of comedy. Gu...

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A new podcast by Joel Morris (from Rule of Three)

Talking about the films, shows, books and records that guests return to as their warm, safe place. No guilty pleasures, just the good stuff.

Launches Thursday April 7th. New episodes every Thursday.

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Andrew Hunter-Murray (No Such Thing As A Fish, QI) chooses Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's little book of words for things there aren't words for yet, The Meaning of Liff, and talks about working with Lloyd on the latest edition.


(Recorded LIVE at the Great Big Owl Podcast Festival Owlchella '20, London, February 2020)


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April 30, 2020 64 mins
Cartoonist Moose Allain talks of his love for Gary Larson's era-defining Far Side cartoons.

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Producer, writer and comedian Izzy Mant (Peep Show, Gameface, Harry & Paul) talks about her love for The Comic Strip's pin-sharp film industry satire The Strike.


(photo by Idil Sukan)


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Comedian Robin Ince talks about his love for John Waters' joyous 1960s dance comedy Hairspray.

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April 8, 2020 63 mins
Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners, Fresh Meat) picks The Office's storming 'quiz night' episode (series one, episode three). That's the real quiz. That's the real quiz.

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Columnist, author and TV critic Lucy Mangan talks about the joy and comfort she finds in Steve Martin's 1979 stadium stand-up show.

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March 25, 2020 46 mins
PART TWO of our chat with Eddie Izzard about his career, his comedy, acting, stand-up, politics and his love for John Lithgow in 'Third Rock From The Sun'.

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In a special REMAIN INDOORS edition, recorded remotely, we summon the writing team behind Mitchell & Webb's 'Remain Indoors' After The Event sketches, whilst all remaining indoors, and discuss the unprecedented situation that finds us all remaining indoors, and the story of the writing of this series of post-apocalyptic game show sketches.


The After The Event sketches are viewable here:

Series 3

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March 18, 2020 50 mins
Eddie Izzard joins us in a special two part chat about his career, his thoughts on comedy and life, and his love for John Lithgow's multi-Emmy Award winning performance as Dick in 'Third Rock From The Sun'.

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March 11, 2020 67 mins
Director Jim-Field Smith (The Wrong Mans, Stag) talks about directing comedy, and the lessons that can be learned from 1984's classic big screen spookfest Ghostbusters.

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Katy Wix (Anna & Katy, Stath Lets Flats, Taskmaster) talks about her journey from teenage Alan Partridge fan to sharing a sofa with the chat icon, focusing on Steve Coogan's creation's first solo television outing, Knowing Me Knowing You.

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Comedian, actor and writer Paul Putner picks the chart-topping first Not The Nine O'Clock News album, and talks about the influence of its punky new voice, and Mel Smith in particular.

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Actor and writer Helen Monks (Upstart Crow, Raised By Wolves) shares her love for the character of Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front) in The Thick Of It, in particular Series 4, Episode 4, in which she has a horrible time on a train.

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February 12, 2020 69 mins
Writer Lucy Prebble (Succession, Enron) celebrates Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner's deceptively effortless romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally and the lessons it teaches about writing, and life.

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February 5, 2020 67 mins
Comedy writer and actor Robert Webb (Peep Show, That Mitchell & Webb Look, Back) shares his love for The Young Ones, series 2, episode 1: 'Bambi'.

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September 25, 2019 62 mins
Writer and comedian Tom Neenan joins us to discuss Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's zom-rom-com Shaun Of The Dead LIVE at the London Podcast Festival.

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September 18, 2019 50 mins
Comedian Marcus Brigstocke celebrates The Great Gonzo, artist, daredevil, Muppet. Recorded LIVE at the Latitude Festival 2019.

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Comedian Simon Evans talks about his passion for writer Jack Rosenthal, and his TV play on the pangs of first love 'P'Tang Yang Kipperbang' in particular.

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