‘Smack the Pony’, ‘I’m Alan Partridge’ and ‘Taskmaster’ star Sally Phillips is this week’s diner, and she’s going foraging. Sally Phillips stars in ‘Austin’ which is on BBC One at 9.30pm from Friday 4th April with all episodes available on BBC iPlayer . Follow Sally on Instagram @sallysmack 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 for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photogr...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 285
Superb chef, food writer and author (including one of Off Menu’s favourite cookbooks, ‘East’) Meera Sodha joins us for a Dream Restaurant booking this week. If anyone says ‘ship’ they have to put 50p in the Naan Jar. Meera Sodha’s new cookbook ‘Dinner’ is out now, published by Penguin. Buy it here . For more of her books visit Meera’s website, meerasodha.com/books Follow Meera on Instagram @meerasodha Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edit...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 284
‘Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski joins us at the Dream Restaurant this week. We hope there’s enough room on the table… ‘No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski’ is available now on National Geographic Channel and Disney+ . Follow Antoni on Instagram @antoni 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 for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on T...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 283
Ellie Taylor – ‘Ted Lasso’ star, ‘Strictly’ contestant and superb stand-up – has a booking this week. Shout out to Theresa’s broccoli pasta. Ellie Taylor is on tour with ‘Palavering!’. For dates and tickets head to ellietaylorcomedy.com Follow Ellie on Instagram @elliejanetaylor 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 for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and des...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 282
David Tennant Does a Podcast With… Ed and James! The ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Rivals’ star has a table booked in the Dream Restaurant this week, and James starts thinking about a career change. ‘David Tennant Does a Podcast With…’ series 3 is out now with guests including Stanley Tucci, Russell T Davies, Ben Schwartz and Jameela Jamil. Listen here . Follow David’s podcast on Instagram @davidtennantpod Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by B...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 281
We can’t quite believe this either. Acting royalty Robert De Niro visits the Dream Restaurant this week. Or, more accurately, the Dream Restaurant visits him. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about losing and gaining weight for acting roles. Robert De Niro stars in ‘Zero Day’ which is out now on Netflix. Watch it here . Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Producued, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Video production by Megan McCarthy for...
Feb 26, 2025•58 min•Ep. 280
Finally, one of our most requested guests – multi-Bafta-nominated actor Stephen Graham – visits the Dream Restaurant. Will James put his money where his mouth is? Will he avenge Romesh? Let’s get ready to rumble… Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about losing and gaining weight for acting roles. Stephen Graham stars in ‘A Thousand Blows’ which is coming to Disney+ on 21st Feb. He also stars in ‘Adolescence’ which is coming soon to Netflix. Follow Stephen on Instagram @stephengraham1973...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 279
In an Off Menu first, we invite a previous guest back to the Dream Restaurant. But they’re not choosing their meal – they’re being served another guest’s choices. This is the first Tasting Menu episode with fan favourite, John Kearns. John Kearns’s special ‘The Varnishing Days’ is available to watch now on NOW. Watch it here . John stars in Adam Riches and John Kearns ARE ‘Ball & Boe’ at Soho Theatre in London. Get tickets here . Sign up to John’s mailing list at www.johnkearnscomedy.co.uk/m...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 278
Who’s that behind the mask? It’s Mo Gilligan! ‘The Lateish Show’ host and superstar stand-up joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. Mo Gilligan is on tour with his world tour ‘In The Moment’. For dates and tickets head to mogilligan.com Mo’s podcast, ‘Mo Gilligan: Beginning, Middle and End’ is out now, wherever you get your podcasts. Listen here . Follow Mo on Instagram @mothecomedian Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Wi...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 277
Team GB’s Emily Campbell – double Olympic medalist and four-time European weightlifting champion – has a table booked this week. Emily Campbell co-hosts the Unofficial Gladiators podcast ‘Contender Ready’, available on your favourite podcast app. Listen here . Follow Emily on Instagram @emilyjade_gb 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 for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 276
The Dream Restaurant has opened its doors for series 13, and our first guest of 2025 is Bafta-nominated actor and star of ‘Babygirl’ and ‘Triangle of Sadness’, Harris Dickinson. Harris Dickinson stars in ‘Babygirl’ which is in cinemas now. Follow Harris on Instagram @harrisdickinson 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 for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 275
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Jan 20, 2025•2 min
We couldn’t forget we released a whole live tour’s worth of episodes this year, could we? Here are our favourite clips for first time taking our meals on wheels. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and...
Dec 30, 2024•3 hr 3 min
It’s the second half of our favourite clips of the year. If Cannibalism needs to be a trigger warning, then consider yourself warned. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Jus...
Dec 27, 2024•3 hr 2 min
Another year at the Dream Restaurant comes to an end. Here’s part one of the most delicious clips from 2024. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here ....
Dec 26, 2024•3 hr 11 min
Joining us for a Christmas Special second helping is ‘Taskmaster’ champion and ‘The Bugle’ podcast, Andy Zaltzman. Andy Zaltzman is on tour now with ‘The Zaltgeist’, running until 9th May 2025 at London's Leicester Square Theatre. For full dates and tickets, visit www.andyzaltzman.co.uk Follow Andy on Twitter @ZaltzCricket Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy B...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 274
Merry festivities! We’re back with our first Christmas special, and our very special guest diner is NZ comedian and ‘Junior Taskmaster’ host, Rose Matafeo. Rose’s new special ‘On And On And On’ is on Max on 19 Dec. ‘Junior Taskmaster’ is on Channel 4, Fridays at 8pm. Watch it here . Follow Rose on Instagram @rosematafeo Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Brow...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 273
Who could’ve predicted that, for the final episode of the series, we’d have Derren Brown in the Dream Restaurant? Oh… Derren Brown is on tour in 2025 with his new show ‘Only Human’. Get tickets at derrenbrown.co.uk Follow Derren on Instagram and Twitter @derrenbrown Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And g...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 272
Russian-British stand-up, podcaster and Writer’s Guild Award winner Olga Koch has a table booked this week. Let’s hope she doesn’t eat too many sweets. Olga’s bringing her new show ‘Olga Koch Comes From Money’ to London’s Soho Theatre, 3-21 Dec. Buy tickets at sohotheatre.com Olga’s new special ‘Prawn Cocktail’ is out now on YouTube. Watch it here . Follow Olga on Instagram @kolga300 and Twitter @rocknrolga Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited b...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 271
The MCU’s Winter Solider – and star of ‘A Different Man” and ‘The Apprentice’ – Sebastian Stan is this week’s dream diner. But we better watch out, he might prank us. Trigger warning: this episode contains some chat about dieting. Sebastian stars in ‘A Different Man’ which is in cinemas now. He also stars in ‘The Apprentice’ which is in cinemas now. Follow Sebastian on Instagram @imsebastianstan Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Willia...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 270
Comedy royalty Robert Popper – ‘Friday Night Dinner’ creator and author of ‘The Timewaster Letters’ – dines with us this week. And he’s brought a list. P.S. Can't remember if there’s any mention of signed chopping boards in this episode, but you ain’t getting one. Robert Popper’s new book ‘The Elsie Drake Letters (aged 104)’ is out now, published by Hachette. Buy it here . Follow Robert on Twitter @robertpopper and Instagram @itsrobertpopper Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artw...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 269
We welcome Bafta-winning actor and writer and ‘Spaced’ star Jessica Hynes to the Dream Restaurant this week, and she welcomes us to her restaurant. P.S. Once again, this is a disclaimer to say that no one is receiving a signed chopping board. Yes, we could edit this out, but it is funny. Jessica Hynes stars in ‘The Franchise’ which is available on HBO, Sky and streaming service NOW. Watch it here . Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design)....
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 268
Royal descendent Danny Dyer has a table booked at the Dream Restaurant this week, in what must be the sweariest Off Menu yet. Disclaimer: once again, we will not be sending anyone a signed chopping board. Danny Dyer stars in ‘Rivals’ which is available to stream from Friday 18 Oct on Disney+. Watch it here . Follow Danny on Instagram @officialdannydyer and Twitter @MrDDyer Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitte...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 267
‘Fallout’ and ‘Yellowjackets’ star Ella Purnell plays the Off Menu game this week. It’s always the quiet ones… Ella Purnell stars in Sky Original ‘Sweetpea’ which is available on Sky and the streaming service NOW from 10 October. Follow Ella on Instagram @ella_purnell Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurant...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 266
Rickrolling into the Dream Restaurant this week is British pop royalty, Rick Astley. We Never thought this would happen. Rick Astley’s autobiography ‘Never’ is out on 10th October, published by Pan Macmillan. Pre-order it here . Rick is also on a book tour – follow him on social media for dates and tickets. Follow Rick on Instagram @officialrickastley and Twitter @rickastley Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twit...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 265
Rukmini Iyer – author of the best-selling ‘Roasting Tin’ cookbooks – is this week’s dream diner. Do we finally get an answer to 'what do I do with the heads?' Rukmini Iyer’s new book ‘The Green Cookbook’ is out now. Buy it here . Follow Rukmini on Instagram and Twitter @missminifer Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list...
Sep 25, 2024•59 min•Ep. 264
After nearly 6 years of Off Menu, we finally welcome friend, stand-up and podcast royalty Josh Widdicombe to the Dream Restaurant. And he‘s got a bone to pick about a previous episode… Trigger warning: this episode contains chat about dieting. Josh Widdicombe is on tour with his new show ‘Not My Cup of Tea’ from September 2025. Tickets are on this sale Friday from joshwiddicombe.com Listen to Josh’s podcast ‘ Parenting Hell ’ wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Josh on Instagram @josh_widdico...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 263
‘Heartstopper’ star Joe Locke has a booking this week. We didn’t actually have any tables available, but then Lisa Fox got in touch and we found room. P.S. Under no circumstances is anyone being sent a signed chopping board. This is a joke by two professional comedians for comedic effect. Joe Locke stars in 'Agatha All Along' which is available on Disney+ on 18 September in the US and 19 September in the UK. Watch it here . Series 3 of ‘Heartstopper’ is on Netflix on 3 October. Watch it here . F...
Sep 11, 2024•55 min•Ep. 262
‘EastEnders’ (and ‘Springleaf: The Audio Sitcom’) star Natalie Cassidy is this week’s dream diner. And maybe James is getting a part in the soap opera? Natalie podcast ‘Life with Nat’ is out now, wherever you get your podcasts. Listen here . Follow Natalie on Instagram @natcass1 and Twitter @nat_cassidy Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupo...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 261
There ain’t no party like an Off Menu party. S Club’s Rachel Stevens joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week, and we finally find out what the S stands for. Rachel Stevens is working with Activia to promote good gut health. For more info visit rachelstevens.com Rachel’s autobiography ‘Finding My Voice’ is out now. Buy it here . Follow Rachel Stevens on Instagram and Twitter @msrachelstevens Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Foll...
Aug 28, 2024•59 min•Ep. 260
