Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal? It's time to order Off Menu.
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It’s the final episode of series 15, and what better way to round off the series than with British comedy royalty, Harry Enfield. That's right, it's another National Treasure. Harry is on tour with ‘Harry Enfield and No Chums’. For dates and tickets go to www.fane.co.uk/harry-enfield Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 4 June. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmen...
‘Scary Movie’ star Anna Faris is this week’s diner, much to Ed and James’s delight. But someone else hijacks her booking… ‘Scary Movie’ is in cinemas June 5. Book your tickets now. Follow Anna on Instagram @annafaris Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 28 May. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Of...
Emmy-nominated stand-up and Netflix star Michelle Wolf has a table booked in the Dream Restaurant this week. She shoulder not done that. Michelle Wolf is touring England in from 11th June. For dates and tickets go to punchup.live/michellewolf Follow Michelle on Instagram and TikTok @michelleisawolf Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 21 May. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our web...
Fan favourite from the very first series of Off Menu, Phil Wang returns to the Dream Restaurant for a Tasting Menu booking. We hope he likes buttery cabbage. Phil Wang is on tour with his new show ‘Uh Oh’. For dates and tickets go to philwang.co.uk Follow Phil on Instagram @wangpix Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 14 May. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenup...
Australian musician, ARIA Award-winner and former Eurovision contestant Montaigne – aka Jessica Alyssa Cerro – is this week’s dream diner. Will James bring up 2016? Montaigne is touring Australia in August for the 10th anniversary of their Glorious Heights album. For dates and tickets go to montaignemusic.com.au Listen and buy Montaigne’s latest album ‘it’s hard to be a fish’ here . Follow Montaigne on Instagram and TikTok @actualmontaigne Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu ...
‘SNL UK’ cast member and Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer winner Ayoade Bamgboye is this week’s dream diner. Let’s just hope there aren’t any faecal clouds in the Dream Restaurant. Ayoade Bamgboye is on tour with her show ‘Swings and Roundabouts’. For dates and tickets go to berksnest.com/ayoade Ayoade stars in ‘Saturday Night Live UK’, Saturdays at 10pm on Sky One and streaming service NOW . Follow Ayoade on Instagram @ayoadezahrah Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu Yo...
We’re back in National Treasure territory, as king of the chat show Graham Norton turns interviewee in the Dream Restaurant. But don’t give him a blue cheese olive. Graham Norton hosts ‘The Neighbourhood’ which starts Friday 24 April, 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX. The series debuts with a three-night launch across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For the remaining four weeks, The Neighbourhood continues in its regular slot every Thursday and Friday night. Graham’s podcast ‘Wanging On’ is available wherever ...
British acting royalty, ‘Succession’ star and BAFTA winner Brian Cox joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. Yep, it’s another national treasure. But does he think that dark matter is evil? Brian Cox’s directorial debut ‘Glenrothan’ is in cinemas on Fri 17 April. Follow Brian on Instagram @coxusa Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 16 Apr. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our w...
US stand-up superstar, ‘Saturday Night Live’ alumnus and ‘The Bear’ star John Mulaney has a table booked this week. But does he remember John the Mouse? John Mulaney is on tour in the UK and Ireland with his show ‘Mister Whatever’. For dates and tickets go to johnmulaney.com Follow John on Instagram @johnmulaney Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 9 Apr. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And ...
‘Bridgerton’ star Regé-Jean Page has a table booked at the Dream Restaurant this week. Or is that an April Fool? Regé-Jean Page stars in ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ which is released in UK cinemas on 10th April. Follow Regé-Jean on Instagram @regejean Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 2 Apr. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restauran...
Award-winning cook and food writer Ixta Belfrage – author of ‘Mezcla’ and new book ‘FUSÃO’ – is this week’s Dream Restaurant guest. Did someone mention Prawn Lasagne? Ixta Belfrage’s new book ‘FUSÃO’ is out now - buy it here . Her previous book ‘Mezcla’ is available here . Follow Ixta on Instagram @ixta.belfrage Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 26 Mar. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And...
Brit Award- and Mercury Prize-nominated musician and rapper Kojey Radical is in the Dream Restaurant this week. But he’d rather be watching Spanish reality TV… Kojey Radical plays a massive show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 20 May. For tickets go to royalalberthall.com Follow Kojey on Instagram and TikTok @kojeyradical Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 19 Mar. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuof...
Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning stand-up and Netflix star Ahir Shah is this week’s guest diner. Sparkling bum gun, anyone? Ahir Shah is going to be touring across the UK with a brand new show, ‘Golden’, tickets on sale now at www.ahirshah.com Follow Ahir on Instagram @ahirshah Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 12 Mar. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast...
Superb stand-up, writer and podcaster Amy Matthews has a table booked this week. But does the Dream Restaurant have the perfect amount of twinkle? Amy Matthews is at the Edinburgh Fringe and on tour with her new show ‘Definitions of Toast’. Dates and tickets info here . Watch Amy’s special ‘I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders’ on ITVX . Buy Amy’s vinyl ‘Commute With The Foxes’ on Monkey Barrel Records . Follow Amy on Instagram @amyfmatthews Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu You...
Actor, ‘Starstruck’ star and fellow runaway on ‘Celebrity Hunted’ Nikesh Patel is this week’s guest diner. And James Acaster reveals when he very rude to Nikesh's wife, Nicola Thorp. Nikesh Patel is currently starring in ‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’ on Netflix. Watch it here . Follow Nikesh on Instagram @inikeshpatel Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 26 Feb. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuo...
We’re rolling out a Tasting Menu once again, and this time Off Menu fan favourite, Taskmaster star, superstar stand-up and podcaster Fern Brady gets given a surprise menu. Fern Brady has launched a new podcast ‘Ignore That Feeling’ with Alison Spittle. Listen to it on Spotify , Apple Podcasts and watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ignorethatfeelingpodcast Follow Fern on Instagram @fernfrombathgate and TikTok @fernbradyofficial Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu Yo...
One of our favourite stand-ups, Sean McLoughlin, joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. Who else remembers when the £2 coin was launched? Sean McLoughlin is on tour now with ‘White Elephant’. For dates and tickets go to seanmcloughlincomedy.com ‘The Sean McTalk Show’ is available on YouTube and podcast apps. Watch it here . Follow Sean on Instagram @seanmcloughlincomedy and YouTube . Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 12 Feb. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @...
Oscar-nominated actor, ‘Mean Girls’ alumnus and star of the new film ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Amanda Seyfried is our latest dream diner. And the genie has a cat tail this week. ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ is out in UK cinemas on Friday 20 February. Follow Amanda on Instagram @mingey Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 5 Feb. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenu...
After many years of trying to make a date work, ‘Man Like Mobeen’ and ‘Taskmaster’ star Guz Khan is finally in the Dream Restaurant. But has he remembered his second phone? ‘Guz Khan’s Custom Cars’ is on Mondays at 9pm on QUEST. Watch it here . Follow Guz on Instagram and TikTok @guzkhanofficial Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 29 Jan. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our websit...
Will Arnett joins the Dream Restaurant to discuss his new film, "Is This Thing On?", which is inspired by comedian John Bishop's life. He reveals his dream menu, featuring classic, rich dishes like foie gras, dry-aged ribeye with au poivre, and a flaming Baked Alaska. Throughout the episode, Will shares hilarious anecdotes about meeting his idols, working on animated projects like BoJack Horseman, and passionately rails against shoestring fries, making for a uniquely entertaining and opinionated culinary journey.
Welcome to part two of the Best Of episodes, we’ve been expecting you for some time… This half contains the 'toilet humour' section. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Video production by Megan McCarthy fo...
We’re at the tail end of 2025, and it’s time for the first half of our most delicious clips of the year. Remember when we had Robert De Niro on the podcast? Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Video product...
Oscar-winning acting royalty Kate Winslet joins us for a Christmas Special in the Dream Restaurant. But can James keep his Eternal Sunshine questions to himself? Kate Winslet’s directorial debut ‘Goodbye, June’ is in cinemas now and on Netflix from 24 December. Watch it here . Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 18 Dec. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcas...
Yuletide is here, and joining us for our first festive special is stand-up superstar and ‘Strictly’ champ Chris McCausland. ChrisMcCausland. ChristmasCausland… Chris McCausland’s autobiography ‘Keep Laughing!’ is out now in hardback and audiobook, published by Michael Joseph. Buy it here . Chris is on tour in 2026 with his show ‘Yonks!’. For dates and tickets go to chrismccausland.com Follow Chris on Instagram @chrismccauslandcomedy and TikTok @chrismccausland Watch the video version of this epi...
It’s the last episode of series 15, and who better to round off the series than US comedy superstar and actor – star of ‘Search Party’, ‘30 Rock’ and new film ‘Eternity’ – John Early. See you soon for some Christmas specials… John Early stars in ‘Eternity’ which is in UK cinemas on 5 December. Follow John on Instagram @bejohnce Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 27 Nov Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offme...
Kunal Nayyar – star of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and new movie ‘Christmas Karma’ – has a table booked this week. But is he drinking water or vodka? Kunal Nayyar stars in ‘Christmas Karma’ which is in cinemas now. Follow Kunal on Instagram @kunalkarmanayyar Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 20 Nov Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of rest...
Mercury Prize and Brit Award-nominated singer-songwriter Joy Crookes is in the Dream Restaurant this week. But can she make Ed and James understand the concept of a performative male? Joy Crookes’s new album ‘Juniper’ is out now. Buy it and listen to it here . Joy Crookes is on tour now. For dates and tickets go to joycrookes.com Follow Joy Crookes on Instagram @joycrookes and TikTok @joycrookesmusic Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 13 Nov Off Menu is now on...
Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor Elle Fanning – star of ‘The Great’, ‘Super 8’ and the new ‘Predator: Badlands’ movie – is this week’s dining guest. But is her new film better than ‘The Nutcracker in 3D’? ‘Predator: Badlands’ is in cinemas from Fri 7 Nov. Follow Elle Fanning on Instagram @ellefanning Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 6 Nov Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to ou...
Bafta-winning comedian, actor and internet sensation Lucia Keskin – aka Chi with a C – is this week’s dream diner. And is this the quietest guest we’ve ever had? Series 2 of Lucia’s sitcom ‘Things You Should Have Done’ is coming soon to BBC Three and iPlayer. Watch Series 1 here . Follow Lucia on YouTube , Instagram and TikTok @chiwithac Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 30 Oct Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTo...
