A taster of the NEW PODCAST from Rule Of Three's Joel Morris. Many Rule of Three fans have been asking if there will be more episodes. The podcast has finished, though the archive will stay available for you to revisit favourite episodes. But you may enjoy Comfort Blanket, taking the same deep-dive approach as RO3 and applying it to films, books, TV and records - including comedy topics and guests from the world of comedy. Guests pick the thing to which they return again and again for comfort, a...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min
A new podcast by Joel Morris (from Rule of Three) Talking about the films, shows, books and records that guests return to as their warm, safe place. No guilty pleasures, just the good stuff. Launches Thursday April 7th. New episodes every Thursday. Follow on Twitter @comfortblankpod https://pod.link/1614879928 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 05, 2022•58 sec
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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 06, 2020•57 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Cartoonist Moose Allain talks of his love for Gary Larson's era-defining Far Side cartoons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 14
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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Comedian Robin Ince talks about his love for John Waters' joyous 1960s dance comedy Hairspray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2020•59 min•Season 5Ep. 12
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Columnist, author and TV critic Lucy Mangan talks about the joy and comfort she finds in Steve Martin's 1979 stadium stand-up show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2020•55 min•Season 5Ep. 10
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'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2020•47 min•Season 5Ep. 8
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 3 https://youtu.be/0WsuaYh_hkg https://youtu.be/zGa2L_Z1gC4 https://youtu.be/saaFuBasPZQ Series 4 h...
Mar 22, 2020•41 min•Season 5Ep. 9
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'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2020•51 min•Season 5Ep. 7
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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 6
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 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 4
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 3
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Comedy writer and actor Robert Webb ( Peep Show, That Mitchell & Webb Look, Back ) shares his love for The Young Ones , series 2, episode 1: 'Bambi'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Writer and comedian Tom Neenan joins us to discuss Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's zom-rom-com Shaun Of The Dead LIVE at the London Podcast Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Comedian Marcus Brigstocke celebrates The Great Gonzo, artist, daredevil, Muppet. Recorded LIVE at the Latitude Festival 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 19, 2019•50 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Comedian Simon Evans talks about his passion for writer Jack Rosenthal, and his TV play on the pangs of first love 'P'Tang Yang Kipperbang' in particular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Comedy writer and author Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch ( News Quiz, Now Show, Darkwood ) on the all-singing all-dancing mental-health-and-toxic-romance sitcom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend , looking at how brilliantly the pilot episode sets up the show's themes and gags. RULE OF THREE is LIVE at the London Podcast Festival on Saturday Sept 14th at 2pm, with writer and comedian Tom Neenan taking an affectionate swing at 'Shaun Of The Dead' with a bloody cricket bat of chat. Get tickets here: https://kingsplace.c...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Jack Docherty ( Absolutely, Scot Squad ) celebrates the unique and inspirational comic voice of Ivor Cutler, and in particular his 1974 album 'Velvet Donkey'. RULE OF THREE is LIVE at the London Podcast Festival on Saturday Sept 14th at 2pm, with writer and comedian Tom Neenan taking an affectionate swing at 'Shaun Of The Dead' with a bloody cricket bat of chat. Get tickets here: https://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/rule-of-three-2/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Comedian and writer Rosie Jones ( The Last Leg, Sex Education ) brings a sofa-full of love for game-changing domestic sitcom The Royle Family and in particular its BAFTA winning special The Queen of Sheba. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 22, 2019•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 6
Writer Sarah Morgan ( Not Going Out, Intelligence, Tracey Ullman ) dances like a sugared-up nine-year-old in honour of the joyous female buddy comedy Romy & Michele's High School Reunion . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 15, 2019•56 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Writer Robert Popper ( Friday Night Dinner, Look Around You) shares his love for a definitive slice of a definitive sitcom, the Hotel Inspectors episode of Fawlty Towers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Writer and comedian Sarah Kendall ( Australian Trilogy ) celebrates Sydney Pollack's hit 1982 comedy where Dustin Hoffman learns to be a better man by being a woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Award-winning children's writer Andy Stanton ( The Mr Gum Books ) talks about the book that taught him how to write funny stuff: the Young Ones tie-in Bachelor Boys . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 25, 2019•59 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Laurence Rickard ( Ghosts, Horrible Histories, Yonderland) talks about Monty Python's Life Of Brian and the lessons it has for anyone else who might be trying to make historically textured silly comedy with a six-strong team of comedians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Comedian Phill Jupitus drags in an Acme crate containing the animation director Chuck Jones, loads of dynamite, some hair restorer and an anvil, to celebrate the great man's work on Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Road Runner and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2019•57 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Comedian, writer and actor Anna Crilly ( Anna & Katy, Lead Balloon, Sorry I've Got No Head ) discusses her love for Julia Davis and Rob Brydon's often-overlooked masterpiece Human Remains . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 09, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 11
