Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas
Darren Harriott, Nathan Caton and Joanne McNally put the boot in to the sportswear giant.
Mar 05, 2020•43 min
Evil Genius with Russell Kane
It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
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Episodes
George Best
Colin Murray, Chloe Petts and Neil Delamere give the greatest footballer a good kicking.
Feb 27, 2020•44 min
Evil Genius is back on 27 February
Starting with three sport episodes - two sports megastars and one king of sportswear
Feb 20, 2020•56 sec
Oscar Wilde
Jen Brister, Larry Dean & Esther Manito consign Oscar Wilde to the gutter or the stars.
Nov 07, 2019•40 min
Lou Reed
Sophie Duker, Laura Lexx & Neil Delamere take a walk on the wild side with the rock star. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Oct 31, 2019•35 min
Whitney Houston
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu decide, will they always love Whitney?
Oct 24, 2019•37 min
Bernard Manning
Jessica Fostekew, Marlon Davis and Leo Kearse ask if the popular comedian is still funny. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Oct 17, 2019•42 min
Salvador Dali
Jen Brister, Esther Manito and Larry Dean wax their moustaches ready to talk Salvador Dali
Oct 10, 2019•32 min
Winston Churchill
Daliso Chaponda, Ivo Graham & Jessica Fostekew discuss the man voted the Greatest Briton. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Oct 03, 2019•37 min
Fidel Castro
Comrades Heidi Regan, Konstantin Kisin and Eleanor Morton consider Fidel Castro.
Sep 26, 2019•39 min
Muhammad Ali
Darren Harriott, Laura Davis, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd on the boxer called The Greatest. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Sep 19, 2019•44 min
Queen Victoria
Dane Baptiste, Jodie Mitchell and Athena Kugblenu weigh up Queen Victoria.
Sep 12, 2019•34 min
Amy Winehouse
Suzi Ruffell Joanne McNally and Maisie Adam take on Amy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Producer Beth O'Dea
Sep 05, 2019•39 min
Evil Genius is back on 5 Sept! Watch out, dead famous people
Evil Genius is good, bad, ugly and funny. And it's returning to your lucky earholes.
Aug 29, 2019•2 min
James Brown
Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy find out how James Brown Got On Up to no good.
Feb 14, 2019•30 min
Walt Disney
Fern Brady, Tiff Stevenson and Kae Kurd have an animated chat, about animator Walt Disney
Feb 07, 2019•26 min
Enid Blyton
Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn & Danny McLoughlin have a jolly old time with Enid Blyton
Jan 31, 2019•28 min
Joan Crawford
Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson find the upsides in having an arch-nemesis
Jan 24, 2019•28 min
Bill Hicks
Tiff Stevenson, Fern Brady and Kae Kurd weigh up the comedian Bill Hicks
Jan 19, 2019•29 min
Coco Chanel
Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison debate Coco Chanel and lying about your age.
Jan 10, 2019•33 min
Frank Sinatra
Lou Sanders, Johnny Cochrane and Tom Lucy bandy words about singing and civil rights. Producer Beth O'Dea
Jan 03, 2019•39 min
Joan Rivers
Desiree Burch, Catherine Bohart and Alan Carr chat being outrageous and having no limits. Producer Beth O'Dea
Dec 27, 2018•45 min
Father Christmas
Sindhu Vee, Grainne Maguire and Dane Baptiste mull over the magic of Santa himself.
Dec 21, 2018•29 min
Charles Dickens
Amy Annette, Marcus Bronzy and Inel Tomlinson read up on author Charles Dickens
Dec 13, 2018•37 min
Darth Vader
James Acaster, Jayde Adams and Romesh Ranganathan ask if he's just misunderstood. Producer Beth O'Dea
Dec 06, 2018•21 min
Pablo Escobar
Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn and Danny McLoughlin weigh up drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Nov 29, 2018•29 min
Sid Vicious at Latitude Festival
Grainne Maguire, Jen Brister and Shappi Khorsandi talk about what comedy owes to punk. Producer Beth O'Dea
Nov 22, 2018•31 min
JFK
Elf Lyons, Ken Cheng and Sadie Harrison poke around JFK: John F. Kennedy, US President.
Nov 15, 2018•34 min
Tupac Shakur
Romesh Ranganathan, James Acaster and Jayde Adams judge hip hop artist Tupac Shakur. Producer Beth O'Dea
Nov 07, 2018•31 min
Mother Teresa
Alan Carr, Desiree Burch and Catherine Bohart talk about goodness, badness and bin babies. Producer Beth O'Dea
Nov 01, 2018•39 min
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