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)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rule Of Three

Andrew Hunter-Murray on The Meaning Of Liff

Cartoonist Moose Allain talks of his love for Gary Larson's era-defining Far Side cartoons.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Moose Allain on The Far Side

Cartoonist Moose Alain talks of his love for Gary Larson's era-defining Far Side cartoons.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Moose Alain on The Far Side

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)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Izzy Mant on The Comic Strip: The Strike

Comedian Robin Ince talks about his love for John Waters' joyous 1960s dance comedy Hairspray.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robin Ince on John Waters' Hairspray (1988)

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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Joe Thomas on The Office: Quiz Night

Columnist, author and TV critic Lucy Mangan talks about the joy and comfort she finds in Steve Martin's 1979 stadium stand-up show. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Lucy Mangan on Steve Martin Live (1979)

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'. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Eddie Izzard on John Lithgow PART TWO

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 3https://youtu.be/0WsuaYh_hkghttps://youtu.be/zGa2L_Z1gC4https://youtu.be/saaFuBasPZQSeries 4https://youtu.be/l28o6fJda1c For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

SPECIAL: Remain Indoors (with David Mitchell & Jonathan Dryden-Taylor)

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'. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Eddie Izzard on John Lithgow PART ONE

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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jim Field-Smith on Ghostbusters

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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Katy Wix on Knowing Me Knowing You With Alan Partridge

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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Paul Putner on the Not The Nine O'Clock News LP

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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Helen Monks on Nicola Murray (The Thick Of It)

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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Lucy Prebble on When Harry Met Sally

Comedy writers Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris talk to people who make comedy about something funny that they love. Guests pick a TV show, a film, a book, an album or a comic that means something to them. Maybe we find out something about how comedy works. Maybe there's just a lot of giggling.