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The The One Show Show

Jon Holmes and Marc Hayneswww.greatbigowl.com

Welcome to The The One Show Show!


Each week, broadcaster and writer Jon Holmes is joined by a special guest to review the past seven days of the BBC's flagship fluff-fest The One Show in forensic detail. Cue the awful theme-tune trumpets!

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Episodes

Episode 3.18 - Joe Pasquale's Hilarious Genitals, Dogging UFOs and Bonnie Tyler: The Joke

The superb Radio X presenter and all-round ace Sunta Templeton (who's on Twitter @SuntaTempleton ) joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to paint The One Show into a corner and then set the house on fire. This week: Joe Pasquale can't stop saying 'winkle', Rav Wilding gets his nob out to prevent terminal illness, Jon's been reading the works of Jimmy Savile. a "joke" about Bonnie Tyler, let's meet Seal's best friend and an encounter with a UFO that might be covering up something else. It can only be....

May 14, 201938 minSeason 3Ep. 18

Episode 3.17 - Someone Swears At Matt Baker, Threesomeianus and Funny Mummy Kisschase

Julia Raeside, TV critic and host of ace podcast Always There joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to phone up The One Show when it appears on Going Live to tell it what we think of it. This week: someone quietly swears at Matt Baker on-air, Angelica Bell asks the same question twice, the bloody rickshaw's back, post-natal depression comedy, delicious salmon and a woman is furious with McDonalds. It can only be...The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 08, 201941 minSeason 3Ep. 17

Episode 3.16 - Worst Line of Duty Ever, Michelle Gayle Hates Magic and Matt Baker's Legwarmers

Julia Raeside, TV critic and host of ace podcast Always There joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to ask The One Show for a light, and then steal its wallet. This episode contains Michelle Gayle hating magic, Matt Baker in legwarmers, Angelica Bell being hobbled by Alex Jones, pop star mothers, the question "And what was that like?", the non-kids of Fame and a Line of Duty idea that must have looked good on paper. It can only be...The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

May 07, 201936 minSeason 3Ep. 16

Episode 3.15 - Imagine A 22 Foot Wooden Baby, Bursting Cathedrals and Major Gynaecologists

The superb Magic DJ Tom Price and BAFTA-nominated comedy scribe Joel Morris join Jon Holmes to secretly record The One Show in the toilet and then post the tape to the girl it fancies. Includes a giant mechanical wooden baby. What more do you need to know? It can only be...The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 01, 201931 minSeason 3Ep. 15

Episode 3.14 - Jason Isaac's Octopus, A Giant Baby and Dalai Lama 2: Electric Boogaloo

The brilliant comedy writer Joel Morris and comedian and Magic DJ Tom Price join Jon Holmes to borrow The One Show's phone and then download extreme pornography on it and then informing the police. Jason Isaac's octopus, a giant baby, non-existent dangerous bikers, a joke about eggs is repeated, secret bunkers and the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. It can only be...The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 201937 minSeason 3Ep. 14

Episode 3.13 - Easter Holiday No-Show Spectacular!

There's literally no shows this week as it's Easter and everyone's in a diabetic coma. On the plus side - you'll finish this week's output within a minute. Happy Easter (for the day before yesterday!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 201952 secSeason 3Ep. 13

Episode 3.12 - Badger Ham, Idris Elba's Deprivation Rollerskates and Earlobe Shaming

Comedy writer extraordinaire Jason Hazeley and Jon's former BBC 6 Music colleague David Whitehead join Jon Holmes to tell The One Show it's not angry with it, just disappointed. A countrywide vegan dog food survey, Idris Elba's home is mocked, a furious victim of keyless crime, alumni of the Eleven O'Clock Show and Polish badger ham, It can only be...The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 201933 minSeason 3Ep. 12

Episode 3.11 - Zammo's Key Cubicle, Matt Baker Loves Dog Food and Crying Boy Fires

Comedy writer extraordinaire Jason Hazeley and Jon's former BBC 6 Music colleague David Whitehead join Jon Holmes to look at the works of The One Show, ye mighty, and despair. Matt gets excited about dog food, cursed crying boy paintings cause fires (they don't), Idris Elba's questionable range and Salman Rushdie plays ping-pong (don't get excited, it's mentioned in passing). It can only be...The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 16, 201935 minSeason 3Ep. 11

Episode 3.10 - Dirty Recliners, Hazard Alley and Shove Your Sub Up Your Bum

The Mash's hilarious man behind the desk Steve N Allen joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to give the One Show a load of sweets, but sweets like the ones you hear about in urban legends with a load of crushed up razor blades inside them. This week: a joke shop reaches its final punchline, Subway Bloody Subway, Gyles Brandreth sees a UFO, a rude avocado and Alex is breathless. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 10, 201932 minSeason 3Ep. 10

Episode 3.09 - Hidey Horse and Have We Got Have I Got News For You For You (Yes)

The Mash's superb man behind the desk Steve N Allen joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to lure the One Show into a bear-trap with the word 'criticism' crudely painted on one side, and 'envy' on the other. This week: Have I Got Have I Got News For You For You? Yes. Hmm. That sounds like a good idea for a podcast. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 09, 201932 minSeason 3Ep. 9

Episode 3.08 - Howard Donald's Lino Theft, Fill Your Booze Boots and the Welsh KKK

BBC Radio's excellent Louise Pepper (broadcaster, travel witch and Danny Baker botherer) joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to dress up as The One Show's dead grandfather and try to scare it to death by leaping out of its bedroom cupboard in the middle of the night. This week: Howard Donald's lino theft, a mobile home with a shower full of booze, Matt Baker says 'gymnastical', a woman we're supposed to have heard of called Marine Babe (only she isn't) and some soil with magical powers. It can only...

Apr 03, 201930 minSeason 3Ep. 8

Episode 3.07 - Peppa Pig Class Traitor, Richard Carpenter's Tight Face and Les Dennis Meets The Pope

BBC Radio's brilliant Louise Pepper (broadcaster, travel witch and Danny Baker botherer) join Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to put the One Show in a showgirl's dress and tie it to a railway track in the Wild West. This week: Les Dennis meets the Pope, weak topical jokes, single use bloody plastics, The Carpenter and Peppa Pig is a Capitalist pig. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 02, 201937 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Episode 3.06 - Matt Baker's Jason Watkins Handstand Anecdote, Lewes and Getting Shazam Wrong

The great Jamie East (broadcaster, writer and forever the beloved Mr Holy Moly) join Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to tempt the One Show over with a piece of cheese before humanely slamming a metal bar down on its neck. This week: Matt Baker's throwaway anecdote about having a handstand competition with actor Jason Watkins' father-in-law. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 201943 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Episode 3.05 - Michael the Bumblebee, Why Is No One Angry and An Awful Boy Entrepreneur

The great Jamie East (broadcaster, writer and forever the beloved Mr Holy Moly) join Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to march against the One Show, and then be ignored by the country's press. This week: an awful boy entrepreneur, some made-up superheroes, Matt laughs at vegetarianism, and we belatedly tell Terry Wogan off for bullying James Harries. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 26, 201927 minSeason 3Ep. 5

Episode 3.04 - Too Many Pine Martens, Ed Balls' Gap Year and An Eyelash On A Stick

Emma Bullimore (host of the great Series Linked podcast and celebrated entertainment reporter) joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to hold a buttercup under the One Show's chin before jabbing at its belly with a compass. This week: THE PINE MARTENS ARE HERE. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 201926 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Episode 3.03 - First Love Ponies, 10% Tess Daly and Elaine Paige's Confusing Fruit Fly Joke

Emma Bullimore (host of the great Series Linked podcast and celebrated entertainment reporter) joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to make the One Show look at the hand up there, while swiftly punching it in the belly with the free one. This week: Mary Berry's been to London Airport to meet some firemen, Sara Cox's First Love Pony, Matt Baker doesn't read a book, Comic Relief is on, men take on horses in a race and discarded Barbies. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Mar 19, 201939 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Episode 3.02 - British Tomatoes, Victorian Beverley Knight and Persecute The Welsh

The fantastic Craig Parkinson (beloved actor and host of the award-winning Two Shot podcast) join Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to push the One Show into the staff room door and then run away as it gets told off. This week: Beverley Knight's Victorian history love, the Masterchefs don't get on, British tomatoes rule OK, Alex has a Stevie Wonder anecdote and the Kilimanjaro 9. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 13, 201928 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Episode 3.01 - Gregg Wallace screams NO, A Man Falls Over and A Tony Hancock Egg Joke

The brilliant Craig Parkinson (acclaimed actor and host of the award-winning Two Shot podcast) join Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to lure the One Show to an underpass, and then Droog it up for a jolly. This week: Clement Atlee kills a snake with a stick, why actors like going on The One Show, Ricky Gervais looks at the local papers, the Derry Girls see someone falling over, Gregg Wallace shouts 'NO! and Alan Partridge's One Show-influenced new show influences this week's One Show. It can only be......

Mar 12, 201934 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Episode 2.26 - Alex Jones Reviews TTOSS, Top Flight Time Machine and Bring Back Boob Inspectors

Andy Dawson and Sam Delaney - together the brilliant minds and voices behind the Top Flight Time Machine podcast - join Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to wish the One Show a Merry Christmas, then report it to social services, claiming it's feeding its children solely on mince pies. This week: I Am A Boob Inspector, Bear Grylls unconvincingly mumbles about the NHS, Alex goes all husky, the One Show's commissioning process revealed and a real-life bombshell from one podcast listener - called ALEX JONE...

Dec 24, 201831 minSeason 2Ep. 26

Episode 2.25 - We Take Scouts Everywhere, Chris Evans's Big House and Samantha Bond Nearly Does The Eyes

Andy Dawson and Sam Delaney - together the brilliant minds and voices behind the Top Flight Time Machine podcast - join Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to wish the One Show a Merry Christmas, then get drunk, set fire to its porch on the way back from Midnight Mass and run away. This week: don't do the eyes, Chris Evans has a big house, the BBC are very interested in scouts, Bear Grylls lacks anecdotes, the Bayeux tapestry appears on a wedding cake, and Clement Attlee is celebrated as Britain's bosses...

Dec 24, 201831 minSeason 2Ep. 25

Episode 2.24 - Loans For Ferrets, Olly Murs Won't Go Cruising and Ha Ha The Poor

The celebrated Raised By Wolves and Upstart Crow actor Helen Monks and the excellent Al Orme join Jon Holmes to ask the One Show on a date and then stand it up. This week: Olly Murs won't go cruising, a company that gives loans so you can buy a ferret, Helen discovers Jane Macdonald, everyone's stealing Billy Connolly's jokes and ha ha ha poor people. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 19, 201822 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Episode 2.23 - Michael Buble's Canadian Delicacy, Dead Men's Coats and Billy Colonoscopy

The celebrated Raised By Wolves and Upstart Crow actor Helen Monks and the excellent Al Orme join Jon Holmes to ask The One Show to help us load a sofa into the back of a van before adducting it and keeping it in a well, ITS RUBS THE LOTION ON ITS SKIN AND PUTS IT IN THE BASKET. This week: Alex Jones has a bun in the oven (not literally, she's pregnant), Michael Buble pushes his Canadian delicacies, dead men's coats, Billy Colonscopy, Helen looks up 'fetching' on air, and John Bishop enjoys a vi...

Dec 18, 201834 minSeason 2Ep. 23

Episode 2.22 - Boris Johnson The Egg, Political Biscuits & Sally Phillips's Lewd Hand Gesture

The superb comedian Lizzie Roper and wonderful writer and broadcaster Jake Yapp join Jon Holmes to ask The One Show to what we say is a predetermined wrestling match, but then we quickly try to break its arms. This week: Joe Lycett draws Boris Johnson on an egg, some biscuits get political, Benjamin Zephaniah does a poem for God's sake, Sally Philips nearly explains a rude hand gesture and gallons of hot fresh sexism. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Dec 13, 201829 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Episode 2.21 - Matt Baker's Live Felch, Sexual Sausage Machines and Joe Lycett's Poo Tales

The superb comedian Lizzie Roper and wonderful writer and broadcaster Jake Yapp join Jon Holmes to ask The One Show to come to our house at which point we stage an intervention. This week: Matt Baker says 'felch'. You probably don't need to know anything else. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 11, 201832 minSeason 2Ep. 21

Episode 2.20 - Rob Lowe Doesn't Play A Sax, Angelwing and Alex Jones Upsets The Alarm

The excellent stand-up comedian and actress Rosie Holt joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to dissect The One Show to find out (a) what makes it tick and (b) to kill it. This week: Matt Baker goes on a shooting rampage, Rob Lowe doesn't play the sax, Mick Hucknall's looks are discussed, there aren't any spoons, some birds eat some bread and Alex makes a mistake with the Alarm. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 05, 201837 minSeason 2Ep. 20

Episode 2.19 - Mick Hucknall's Hot Vomit Hair, Kill Vegans and Let's Whisper At Perverts

The excellent stand-up comedian and actress Rosie Holt joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to ring up The One Show in the dead of night and scream obscenities at it down the phone. This week: Matt Baker is very excited by his own joke, the precise moment Mick Hucknall became disgusting is located, a vegan-killing editor meets a vegan, a false doctor tries to cancel an interview, and a woman wears a coat made out of Bungle. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Dec 04, 201836 minSeason 2Ep. 19

Episode 2.18 - Ruth Wilson Births Her Own Dad, Tales of Almond and A Vicar Has A Sleepover

The actor, broadcaster and Magic FM delight Tom Price and leading radio producer Con Mendez join Jon Holmes to call The One Show over and proceed to dress it down in front of its colleagues and co-workers. This week: a vicar has a sleepover, what's Matt Baker really like, Jon goes on radio with Marc Almond, Ruth Wilson remakes Back To The Future, Alex wears Pants on air and Matt Baker is frightened of his mobille. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Nov 28, 201832 minSeason 2Ep. 18

Episode 2.17 - Kit Harrington Eats Shit, Your Brother’s Skull Gets Stapled and How To Say Pain Quotidien

The actor, broadcaster and Magic FM delight Tom Price and leading radio producer Con Mendez join Jon Holmes to connect with The One Show online and then relentlessly neg it until it finally goes out with them. This week: 1970s Northern Irish dolphin and bear shows at a leisure centre, Kit Harrington eats shit, The One Show is your Brexit Hub and a brother has a staple pummelled into his skull. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 27, 201834 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Episode 2.16 - Arise Sir Matt Baker, Pudsey's Drunk and Jane Garvey Swears More Than Us

The multi-award winning broadcaster and beloved host of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour Jane Garvey joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to tell the One Show it's dropped its wallet and then kick it up the arse when it bends over to pick it up. This week: Jane Garvey reveals her hidden One Show video, Pudsey is full of beer and migrants, Jon laughs about the gender pay gap, and we want Sir Matthew Baker. It can only be....The The One Show Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 22, 201827 minSeason 2Ep. 16

Episode 2.15 - Gender-Free Pudsey, Ronan Keating's Private Jet and Oceans of Vomit

The multi-award winning broadcaster and beloved host of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour Jane Garvey joins Jon Holmes and Marc Haynes to beckon The One Show over to admire the sea-view from the clifftop, before hurling it over onto the rocks below, and attempting to claim on the life insurance we just bought in its name. This week: Jane Garvey wrecks The One Show's ambition to broadcast from Birmingham, that bloody rickshaw, Sandi Toksvig's medallion, the strange beauty of Eddie Redmayne the Fox, and ...

Nov 21, 201836 minSeason 2Ep. 15
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