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October 17, 2025 • 50 mins
The hilarious Jon Richardson joins Alan Carr for a chat about his villainous new role in Waterloo Road and trip down memory lane - from front-row Prince gigs and sat navs to celebrity game shows and service stations. Expect dry laughs, road trip confessions, a dash of Disney magic and peak Jon Richardson energy. 🎧 New episodes of Life’s a Beach every week - subscribe so you don’t miss it! 00:00 intro  00:20 When Rita met Jon 00:38.646) 01:45 Jon’s first travel pet peeve  03:20 Jon supporting Alan on Tooth Fairy 04:44 Alan’s Sat Nav joke 06:12 When Alan got Jon to the front to see Prince 09:28 Jon thinks Rita doesn’t like him 09:50 Jon’s new dastardly character in Waterloo Road and turning to acting 12:41 What Jon’s doing for his birthday - Celebrity Bullseye 17:59 Jon’s gig in Howarth 18:53 More acting roles for Jon as psychopaths 20:40 Jon’s first childhood memories of holidays in the Isle of Wight 21:29 Alan’s dad meeting Ant and Dec and service stations 23:37 Jon at Disneyland  26:29 What happened when Jon went to the Roald Dahl play 28:21 Alan’s off to Disney with his niece and nephew 29:00 Jon meeting Winnie the Pooh 31:00 Minnie Mouse smoking  31:50 Jon being nearly vegan on holiday and his weakness for cheese 33:20 Red wine vacuum pump 35:00 Jon and Sean Lock did a travel show where they were cowboys 37:00 Jon once holidayed with (near) Ross Kemp  39:21 Jon inadvertently had lunch with Colin Firth 40:11 Making our descent and the quick fire round  #AlanCarr #LifesABeach #JonRichardson #ComedyPodcast #TravelStories #WaterlooRoad #FunnyPodcast #BritishComedians #travelpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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