The Halloween Special Chat Hits The Fan podcast

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Episode 56 (27/02/25) On this episode - Greg makes a bit of a joke about joining the SAS and does a shout out for a new listener to the podcast. Then we discuss the “spectrum of humour” and how some people (as with music) have more eclectic tastes than others, the suspicious deaths of Gene Hackman and his family, the cancellation of Neighbours, Greg’s attempt to play and sing ‘The Air That I Breathe” by the Hollies, Amazon taking over the Bond franchise, the original plot of Ian Fleming’s Moonraker, a new agony aunt problem to resolve, Gordon Ramsey’s new cooking show, 70’s folk rock group ‘Lindisfarne’ and their lead singer Alan Hull, Greg pretends to be a Tesco worker and Barry pretends to be his boss and give him an appraisal, the new ‘SNL at 50’ documentaries, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance’, recommendations, Greg attempts to play and sing the podcast out with Radiohead’s Creep and a whole lot more!…

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Fast Food & Free Festivals 56:57

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Episode 55 (20/02/25) On this episode - The continuing idiotic and evil behaviour of Trump and Musk and the impossibility of avoiding all the bad news, Greg attends a security guard training course so he can get paid to go to festivals and makes some new pals, some additional info about some stuff talked about last week, Phil’s flash back in Eastenders and the live episodes, reimagining a new ‘Mummy’ movie, the outrageous price of framing pictures, our favourite American sandwiches, Subway vs Quiznos and when Subway first came to the UK, the under appreciated acting efforts and credits of Ron Moody, 2 movies that time has forgot, new dating shows designed to cause arguments, a story about 2 tier policing, the Stormzy McDonalds meal and Greg’s recreation of the advert for it, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, recommendations and a whole lot more!…

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Gino D'Acampo & The Eye Of Surron 1:05:19

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Episode 54 (13/02/25) On this episode - A quick impression of Steven Bartlett interviewing Davina McCall, the Metropolitan Police Surron electric bike squad, the difference between jail and prison, Super Bowl LIX, an agony aunt letter about someone who washes infrequently but doesn’t smell, Barry asks Greg if he likes soup, sharing videos on your WhatsApp group that someone else has already shared, an impression of Gino D’Acampo working at Greggs, the smell of fear?, Peter Kay having someone forcibly removed from a gig, a couple who bought a moth infested house, Gordon Ramsey shunning Gino D’Acampo, a family holiday rental with a difference, a story about a man who survived an avalanche, a dead celebrity seance, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, more Jordan Petersen on Doctor Who, recommendations and a whole lot more!…

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Beethoven, Bono & Billy Butlin 1:06:19

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Episode 53 (06/01/25) On this episode - Greg apologises for interrupting the podcast to point out Barry’s mispronunciations, Gino Di Campo’s alleged behaviour, men sitting in chairs with their legs crossed, Greg reads out some messages from a girl that he’s very unlikely to go on a date with and then attempts to play some Beethoven on the keyboard, people that care too much about football, Barry talks about having multiple “false awakening” dreams, a man who died from not being able to sleep, trying to guess what happened in the new Martin Clunes drama ‘Out There’, Billy Butlin, Barry goes to Lidl for the first time, the new Bridget Jones movie and Greg’s attempt to recreate the trailer, a new local drama college that’s opening, a man who was ghosted by his best friend, an alternative ending to ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, Madonna doing stand up, Greg attempts to play With or Without You by U2 on the keyboard whilst singing along with Barry, a dead celebrity seance, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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Menus, More Traitors & Mr Beast 1:06:54

大约1年之前1:06:54

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Episode 52 (30/01/25) On this episode - Barry and Greg pay tribute to 20 years of The Great British Menu, Greg attempts to explain the end of Season 2 of Traitors to Barry (who’s never watched it) and then talks about some observations from the show that have amused him so far, Barry mispronounces a lot of words (quelle surprise) whilst talking about the latest (at time of recording) episode of Beast Games, showers or baths?, King Arthur or Merlin?, a news story about a lady with interchangeable noses, the Robbie William’s chimp movie, middle class mums taking mushroom oil, Ruby Franke (the crazy mormon mum) and her daughter’s book deal, a pretend tea tasting, the best way to escape Alcatraz, Greg and Barry recreate some trailers (word for word and sound for sound) for some classic movies, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, Wynn Evans possibly being the next Greg Wallace, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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The Traitors Traitor 1:15:10

大约1年之前1:15:10

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Episode 51 (23/01/25) On this episode - Greg kicks off with an apology for talking for too long about his music and then talks about his music. He then does a huge back peddle on TV show ‘The Traitors’ having now watched a season and shares what he’s learned about it so far. Then there’s Trump’s inauguration, Nigel Farage vs Tommy Robinson, the fact that Indiana Jones doesn’t appear to wash his clothes, an abysmal sketch about a sandwich shop, a ‘behind the scenes’ skit with Rolf Harris and a young TV show runner, a look forward to anymore possible natural disasters that might happen this year (due to climate change), wearing Dr Martens boots with jogging bottoms? People who say they’re going to carry on working after winning the lottery, Barry challenges Greg to guess what was on TV on the 23/01/95 (exactly 30 years ago), favourite biscuits, Jay Blades’s absence from The Repair Shop, Bradley Walsh’s observational humour on The Chase, problematic lyrics in old songs, the lyrics to the song ’24 hrs from Tulsa’, Marina Hyde’s TV show ‘The Franchise’ getting axed, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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The Brothers Grime 1:11:42

大约1年之前1:11:42

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Episode 50 (16/01/25) On this episode - The Navy Seals on Beast Games, Greg feeling increasing pressure (as a telly addict) to get into the TV show Traitors, some more predictions for the year 2025 (this time from 30 years ago), Let’s Get Ready To Rumble by PJ & Duncan (as a ballad), a look forward at some feature length documentaries coming out in 2025, the smells of other people’s houses, a “guess the real channel 5 documentary” quiz, Barry’s new movie idea abut a freestyle rapper that has to save an orphanage, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, the inventor of the laughter track that’s used for TV shows, different nicknames for building trades, an impression of a man whose dog helped him get through lockdown, an impression of Brian Harvey getting a late food delivery, an alternative storyline for ‘The Wicker Man’, a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance’, more Jordan Peterson talking about Dr Who, recommendations, Future Greg (with a premiere of his new Grime tune) and a whole lot more!…

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New Year, Same Podcast 1:16:32

大约1年之前1:16:32

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Episode 49 (09/01/25) On this episode - A run down of some of the biggest fails of 2024 (in entertainment, politics and everything else), Greg talks about some of his Xmas presents and his new year’s resolution to be a bit more stoic, some famous philosophical approaches to seeing in the new year, an improvised audition for Riverdance, a woman that was ironically duped by the Keanu Reeves romance scam, some incredibly bad impressions of celebrities that have lost their houses in the LA fires, quarter life crises vs midlife crises, young people vs the Reform Party, attempts to hum and scat the University Challenge theme tune, refusing to watch Traitors, the Beast Games on Amazon Prime, 100 year old predictions for the year 2025, Shane Ward and The Good ship Murder, films to look out for in 2025, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, Jordan Peterson’s ideal Dr Who, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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A Few Festive Drinks 1:00:22

大约1年之前1:00:22

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Episode 48 (24/12/24) - Not knowing when we would next get an opportunity to record, we decided to record an episode on Xmas eve after a couple of festive drinks and managed to wrangle Greg’s brother, Jacamo (visiting for Xmas) into the chat as well. On this episode - Imagining an evening with Shane Richie & Bradley Walsh, Jacamo talks about seeing Shane Richie at a party once, the new voice of Wallace in the latest Wallace & Gromit feature, Greg’s attempt at doing Wallace’s voice along with various other impressions that Barry and Jacamo challenge him to do, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’ (with a special guest star), Greg discusses a cycle/foot path rage incident he was involved in and his regrets at the way he dealt with it, the best way to watch all the xmas TV without recording anything, octopuses or cockroaches?, Greg pretends to audition for Starlight Express, a small round up of some of our favourite horror/thriller films of the year, celebrity break ups, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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The Radio Times Xmas Special (part 2) 1:09:30

大约1年之前1:09:30

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Episode 47 (19/12/24) - Barry and Greg take an even deeper dive into this year’s Xmas Radio Times to compare the big 4 channels (BBC1,BBC2,ITV & Channel 4) programming over the big 3 days (Xmas Eve,Xmas Day & Boxing Day), then there’s more “Christmas Aylesbury Market”, some more alternate storylines to some well known Xmas movies, recommendations and a whole lot more!…

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The Radio Times Xmas Special (part 1) 1:15:31

大约1年之前1:15:31

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Episode 46 (12/12/24) - Barry and Greg take a deep dive into this year’s Xmas Radio Times to discuss what’s on the box over the festive period. Then there’s Mariah Carey and Ryland Clark, Nigel Farage trying to get the young vote, the fall of Assad in Syria, the curse of Strictly Come Dancing? People who work at the tip, Barry reads out some alternate storylines to some well known Xmas movies/book, the first Xmas episode of our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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Snagging Threads 1:12:43

大约1年之前1:12:43

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Episode 45 (05/12/24) - Greg talks about spending too much time arguing with Trump/Musk fans and religious people on social media app ‘Threads’, cheap housing in Blackpool, details of some celebrity spousal abuse (courtesy of the FBI), car park companies that take liberties, memories of Harold Bishop losing his memory, Band Aid at 40, radio stations in shops, a rubbish idea for a tattoo, the Welsh people that weren’t invaded by the Romans, a quiz about the different costumes Mr Ben used to wear, movies that were overlooked at the cinema but were popular on home release, Barry asks Greg what a “land of Weetabix” would be like, an improv of taking on old plastic kettle on The Antiques Roadshow, stupid YouTube auditors, Barry’s new idea for a Hallmark Xmas movie, a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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Behind the scenes with Gregg Wallace 1:07:47

大约1年之前1:07:47

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Episode 44 (28/11/24) - The dangers of methanol in alcohol, dodgy taxi drivers, can a Lenor bed get any fresher? A look at some more Xmas adverts, the return of boy band ‘The Wanted’, crappy banana art, Jason Statham’s issues with electrician’s working on his house, Greg tries another Baileys knock off liqueur, a Gen Z girl’s favourite album picks from her dad’s collection (that she’d never previously heard of), a few impressions of Greg Wallace being inappropriate, an interview with Queen Camilla and a 70’s comedian, Maggie Thatcher vs The National Lottery, our improv soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, Barry reads out another touching poem to one of his nans, Greg gets a new kettle, movie reviews, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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Blue Sky, Baileys & Boasts of Sobriety 1:05:53

大约1年之前1:05:53

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Episode 43 (21/11/24) - The danger of potholes to Rod Stewart’s sports cars and Greg’s electric bike, Barry & Greg try out new Twitter/X rival apps ‘Blue Sky’ & ‘Threads’ respectively, Heston Blumenthal getting triggered by ‘The Bear’, a smooth Mars bar that went viral, the mystery of Chocolate Baileys, Greg tries an exciting new Liqueur from Asda, David Lynch smoking at the age of 8, a dating app update from Greg, a new idea for a TV reality/game show called ‘4 In a Shed’, Barry & Greg do a better version of a game that featured on one of their sister podcasts ‘The Rest Is Entertainment’, Barry reads out an agony aunt question for Greg to answer, Barry's fun time doing karaoke for Children In Need, Clarkson and the farmers, a look at a couple more of this year’s Xmas TV adverts, a woman who has visited every country in the world, our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market’, a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!…

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The Candyman Comedy Club 1:15:14

大约1年之前1:15:14