S10 EP8: Bob Mortimer (Video Edition)

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian and actor - Amy Gledhill Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leigh Francis joins Captain Carr for an Alan Air flight packed with wild stories, nostalgic throwbacks and plenty of unexpected turns. Leigh chats about his podcast Unlikely Friends with his wife Jill, Emma Bunton, and her husband Jade Jones, how they met, what gets cut out, and why Jill's a better human than he is. Alan reminds Leigh of the time he didn't know who Adele was at a party, owning Michael Hutchence's clothes, and his love of Florida and Disney. Plus: retro gaming, crocodiles in the wild, and bum lips. Fasten your seatbelts for some turbulence and proper belly laughs.  00:00 Taking off01:00 Wearing Michael Hutchence’s clothes02:00 Age, gym chat & dad bods 04:00 Leigh’s handmade clothes & creative obsession05:00 Met Gala outfit: Spider-Man suit problems06:00 “Adele who?” party moment 07:00 Celebrity Juice outfits & Halloween chaos08:30 Being recognised (and mocked) in public10:00 Alan’s “Traitors face” explained 11:00 The most inappropriate fan encounter EVER 12:30 Jeff Goldblum in a lift & prosthetics regret13:00 20-year friendship with Emma Bunton14:00 Caravan holidays nostalgia16:00 The BRITs, Adele & celebrity chaos18:00 Atari, Tetris addiction & retro gaming19:30 The “comfort croissant” fidget toy 20:50 Pitching “American Were-MILF in London” 22:00 Leigh’s film ideas (vampires vs werewolves)24:00 Viking show ideas & writing projects25:20 Holidays disaster: piles in Egypt 27:00 Wisdom teeth horror stories29:00 Florida, Disney & holiday routines30:30 Crocodile encounter in Florida 31:10 Leigh sat on a crocodile (?!)32:00 Crying at bullfighting in Mexico & breaking character33:00 Quickfire round chaos34:20 White socks debate & landing #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #LeighFrancis #KeithLemon #CelebrityJuice #FunnyPodcast #ComedyPodcast #BritishComedy #PodcastClips #Adele #DisneyWorld #FloridaHolidays #UKComedy #Chaos #FunnyMoments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian, actor and presenter - Leigh Francis. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when Alan Carr and Bob Mortimer get together right after filming Last One Laughing? Absolute mayhem.  From being told to “f*ck off” by Romesh Ranganathan, to phantom sh*tters in Wythenshawe, to Bob’s very unexpected holiday romance… this episode is pure Bob-flavoured joy. There’s also a deep dive on comedy legends like Monty Python and Spike Milligan, how “idiot comedy” is dying out, and why Bob thinks YouTube has changed everything.  Plus: skydiving fears, caravan snogging, supermarket obsessions, Gone Fishing and one of the funniest quickfire rounds you’ll hear all year.  Watch Last One Laughing on Amazon Prime now.  00:00 "Just f*ck off, Bob" Last One Laughing chaos begins  01:10 Alan Air takes off (and immediately crashes into nonsense)  02:00 Bob’s teeth confession  03:00 Wythenshawe, buses & the phantom sh*tter story  05:00 Felicity Kendall, lions & classic comedy chat  07:30 UK holidays vs Amalfi Coast (and Instagram ruining it)  08:50 Alan’s skydive panic  09:30 Bob’s chaotic caravan “romance” story  11:00 Why holidays at 16 hit different  13:00 Norman Collier, Spike Milligan & “idiot” comedy  16:30 The golden age of weird stand-up acts  17:30 Behind the scenes of Last One Laughing  19:30 Snacks, crisps & Bob’s elite fridge game  22:00 Accidental 12-course French meal disaster  24:00 Why Gone Fishing works (and chemistry matters)  27:30 YouTube vs comedy gatekeepers  29:00 Four in a Bed obsession & horror stories  31:30 Celebrity encounters (Sean Penn cameo!)  32:45 Quickfire round chaos ✈️  #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #BobMortimer #LastOneLaughing #BritishComedy #ComedyGold #UKComedy #FunnyPodcast #RomeshRanganathan #DianeMorgan #MelGiedroyc #VicAndBob #GoneFishing #StandUpComedy #v2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Bob Mortimer. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Goldblum boards Alan Air for one of the most gloriously unpredictable flights yet. From Old Hollywood legends and Mulholland Drive nightmares to pickles, sandwiches and impromptu singing, Jeff goes full Goldblum - charming, curious and wonderfully maverick. They talk about his new album Night Blooms, touring with orchestras around the world, and the timeless magic of jazz standards. Along the way there’s Sharon Stone, Billie Holiday, a surprising Bloody Mary debate… and Alan pitches Jeff a brand-new horror film: An American Were-MILF in London. Expect name-dropping, movie love, musical nostalgia and one very enthusiastic conversation about pickles.  00:00 Intro  00:18 Jeff Goldblum boards Alan Air  01:14 The Windmills of Your Mind & The Thomas Crown Affair  01:59 Jeff’s frozen yoghurt meeting with Faye Dunaway  03:29 Crisps, pickles and snack food debates  05:30 Jeff Goldblum's favourite sandwiches  05:58 The “Bloody Alan” cocktail  07:30 Jeff’s love of Lauren Hutton and gabby teeth  10:12 Horoscopes, science and star signs  11:41 Jeff’s new album Night Blooms  12:59 Jeff and Alan singing classics like Misty and Bewitched  13:37 Nosferatu, horror films and Alan’s Were-MILF pitch  15:03 Jeff agrees to star in Alan’s movie  16:23 Touring the UK, Royal Albert Hall and Sydney Opera House  17:41 What happens at a Jeff Goldblum live show  19:41 Touring food: fish & chips and British roasts  20:29 Jeff’s favourite drink: the Virgin Mary  21:14 Time machines, classic films and Total Recall  23:34 Sharon Stone, Casino and Scorsese movies  24:48 Old Hollywood, Chateau Marmont and Hollywood history  27:21 Mulholland Drive and David Lynch  29:15 Alan’s middle name reveal  30:31 Quick-fire round  33:39 Final descent  #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #JeffGoldblum #Podcast #TravelPodcast #NightBlooms #Jazz #ClassicHollywood #MovieLegends #CelebrityPodcast #MulhollandDrive #OldHollywood #RoyalAlbertHall #ComedyPodcast #v2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the legendary actor and musician - Jeff Goldblum Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol Vorderman joins Captain Carr on Life’s a Beach and it’s exactly as chaotic as you’d hope. From flying her own plane across Europe, to swimming with great white sharks and holidaying with Annie Lennox and Ainsley Harriott. She tells Alan gets an exclusive on why she might run for Prime Minister, we hear about her sunbathing in space, the party she drove Alan to dressed as Cher, and why a tiny plane called Mildred meant so much to her. Plus: bingo on holiday, strip chess, and Italian hotel recommendations. Fasten your seatbelts! Watch Carol on Celebrity Puzzling, weeknights at 7pm, Channel 5.  00:00 Intro: Alan welcomes Carol aboard “Alan Air” 00:40 Carol flying Alan in her plane Mildred 01:30 Flying across Europe and landing behind jumbo jets 02:12 Alan remembers meeting Carol on Countdown 03:20 Driving to Noel Edmonds’ party dressed as Cher 04:10 Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes memories 06:06 Celebrity Puzzling and quiz show chaos 07:35 Sudoku, puzzles and the intelligence chat 08:09 Holiday bingo and gay bingo 08:42 Strip chess and Alan’s new show idea 10:10 Holidays growing up in Rhyl and caravan trips 11:03 Supercars and terrifying a sexist cameraman 12:58 Alan suggests Carol could be a dominatrix 13:20 Carol and the three men in her life 14:23 Astronaut friends and sending photos to space 15:26 Her daughter launching medical experiments into space 16:45 Would Carol actually go to space? 17:18 Alan’s romantic trip to Lake Garda thanks to Carol 18:16 Richard Whiteley spraying himself with home fragrance 20:16 Swimming with great white sharks in South Africa 23:26 Adventurous food on holiday 24:43 Grace Jones watching Countdown, loves Carol’s mum 25:25 Holiday with Annie Lennox and Ainsley Harriott 27:40 Why she prefers city breaks and Florence 28:19 Could Carol become Prime Minister? 29:10 Quick-fire travel questions 30:30 Final goodbyes #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #CarolVorderman #Podcast #TravelPodcast #CelebrityTravel #FlyingPlanes #SharkDiving #AdventureTravel #HolidayStories #TVLegends #BritishTV  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant broadcaster - Carol Vorderman. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old friends, zero filter. Tamzin Outhwaite joins Captain Alan on Alan Air for a brilliantly unhinged catch-up that proves some friendships never grow up - they just get wetter. From being pushed into a swimming pool at Amanda Holden’s party, to childhood Disney holidays, solo retreats, and disastrous travel moments, this is a chat full of affection, honesty and big laughs.There’s wellness, wandering the world, and the kind of stories you only tell friends you’ve known forever.00:04 Intro00:21 Friday Night Project flashbacks & chambermaid sketches01:59 The lesbian festival in Mexico (better than Glastonbury)02:42 Being recognised abroad thanks to Celebrity Traitors03:07 Pool-pushing incidents and apologies03:46 Abigail’s Party and standing ovations04:13 Touring again & theatre love05:12 Codpieces, restoration comedy & the merkin or not debate08:22 Making Abigail’s Party Tamzin's own09:34 Nearly being banned from India10:55 Solo travel, bravery & “sad tax”12:04 Childhood holidays, house swaps & Disneyland perks13:34 Holiday romances (or lack of them)14:39 Why Ibiza still doesn’t work16:46 Celebrities spotted on holiday18:30 Brian Harvey, runaway cars & Alan's dad20:47 Wellness retreats & founding We Free Women24:01 Bucket-list destinations & Costa Rica dreams27:58 All-inclusive holidays: heaven or hell29:14 St Lucian Rosé volleyball at sunset31:28 Quick-fire questions & coming into land#LifesABeach #AlanCarr #TamzinOuthwaite #Chattyman #TravelStories #HolidayChaos #PoolIncident #CelebrityPodcast #WellnessTravel #FunnyFriends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices