Hal & Ronni In Pieces
Neurotics Hal Cruttenden and Ronni Ancona have launched a podcast, ten years too late, where they seek advice from celebrity friends on how to deal with stress. They do this while therapeutically completing a jigsaw – clearly a brilliant idea for an audio format – but not helped by their Gen Z producer (who clearly loathes them) and potential sponsors suing them for brand misuse. Hosts Ronni Ancona & Hal Cruttenden Guests Jo Brand Omid Djalili Sadie Frost Kerry Godliman Charlie Higson Shappi Khorsandi Alistair McGowan Geoff Norcott Sally Phillips Lucy Porter Kiell Smith-Bynoe Producer Natalie King Producer Annabel Martin Producer (Sally Phillips Episode) Faye Lawrence Composer Ben Collier Recorded by Caitlin McDaid James Hyde Hugo Lagnado Audio Editor Natalie King James Hyde Publicity Cat Harris Artwork by Adam Sutherland Jordan Pletts Post Production Assistant Lydia de Matos Production Assistant Khaya Burke Benedict Mulcare Georgie Wadstein A Captain Dolly Production Recorded at The V Studio at Film Soho krADR V Studio Team Raiyana Haque Yash Mistry
Episodes
Ronni has 'booked' Alex Horne for the final episode of S1 of Hal and Ronni in Pieces (or HARIP as the kids say), but he seems to be taking a rather long time to arrive, much to the added irritation of the already exasperated producer.
As our hosts anticipate the arrival of our guest, it gives them some time t...
We find out how Sally maintains a level of calm despite being a close friend of Ronni's (Hal was actually taking notes at this point), why some childhood encounters with snakes have had a lasting effect on Sally's psyche, and how working on Partridge and Veep have shaped her life and caree...
Whose idea was it to take a podcast that hadn't yet launched to the stage? That's not important right now, but the audience laughter wasn't entirely directed at the IRL angst of our hosts, as special gue...
This week's guest makes a big impression on us all, it's Alistair McGowan!
Keen listeners to the show may have noticed that this isn't Alistair's only appearance on the series but today is probably more like a session on the therapist's couch, as we find out what all the years of liv...
Even though Shappi loves a cheeky jigsaw, she only had the opportunity for the briefest of fiddles, as our hosts relentlessly distracted her with questions about her master’s degree in Psychotherapy... I wonder why that would appeal to them…
But we also find out lots more about our guest, inclu...
Our hosts are about as relaxed as they ever could be while chatting with Sadie about her life, career, and what they should have been doing in the 90s.
But don't worry, there are more than a few glimpses of their usual neediness, as Ronni campaigns relentlessly to ...
At least the conversation flowed, as Geoff and Ronni were able to compare notes on their past lives as teachers! We know! We can't get our heads around that one either, Ronni Ancona shaping young...
Not only did today's wonderful guest, Charlie Higson, have to endure our hosts whining about not being asked to do Taskmaster, he also witnessed Ronni trying to jam pieces together that clearly don't fit, and was powerless to stop Hal's blatant puzzle-based sabotage.
On the bright s...
Not only is Omid one of the most recognised comics on the circuit, he's also a huge star of stage and screen, and has some very showbiz stories to share as a result; including the time he found himself in a less than ...
This week's guest is someone even the Gen Z producer recognised: Kiell Smith Bynoe.
By the way, speaking of the producer, our thanks to Annabel for stepping into the breach after the one we had last week didn't come back. Let's hope we can persuade thi...
The jigsaw is out of the box (perfect for an audio format!)and the first guest to pop over and help with the edging is none other than the legendary Jo Brand!
Over 45 mins, Jo puts up with Hal and Ronni fumbling questions about her early comedy gigs, the stress of appearing on live TV, and why neither of them have been asked to do Taskmaster.
Meanwhile, the adverts so...
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