![]() Each episode’s longform interview gives O’Brien much more to work with than the two-anecdotes-and-a-clip format of American talkshows (and lets him talk to people he genuinely admires, like biographer Robert Caro) while the segments that bookend the interviews allow him to indulge his more gleefully dickish nature. Also, points should be awarded to Fox for always sounding like the guest’s most knowledgable fan.Ĭonan O’Brien Needs a Friend Three decades presenting a nightly late night show, and it turns out that Conan O’Brien’s perfect vehicle was podcasts all along. The calibre of comics featured is impossibly high (Martin Short, Seth Rogen, Jenny Slate, Jamie Demetriou) and, by filtering the conversation through the specific choices that informed their work, the interviews are impressively intimate. The premise of the podcast is that Fox and his comedian guests drill down into one specific joke of theirs. Good One Although in itself very funny, Good One – hosted by Vulture’s Jesse David Fox – also has the distinction of actually being about comedy. If they can’t (like Pauly Shore) it is astonishing. If they can (like Tom Scharpling, the unofficial third host), it is wonderful. Part of the joy is hearing a guest audibly struggle to adapt their shtick to the insular tone of the hosts. ![]() Soon, though, something will click and you’ll have a new favourite podcast. The first is utter hopelessness, as hosts Sean Clement and Hayes Davenport (two comedy writers with very similar voices) throw out a barrage of context-free references to life in Tinseltown. Hollywood Handbook There are two stages to listening to Hollywood Handbook. The fact that Gamble and Acaster can deal with both is hugely impressive. As you’d expect, plenty of British comedians pass through the gate, but their numbers are occasionally peppered with more unexpected names from the world of showbiz (see: Gok Wan and, er, Ross Kemp) and members of the comedy elite that the hosts desperately want to impress (David Cross, Michael McKean). On paper the premise has the potential to be grindingly repetitious – because, honestly, nobody cares about your preferred method of potato preparation – but what really makes the podcast sing is the spectrum of its bookings. Off Menu In which comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster essentially do Desert Island Discs, but with food. This week, Stuart Heritage picks five of the best comedy talkshows, from a show that zooms in on comics’ best jokes to Conan O’Brien’s magnum opus James Acaster (left) and Ed Gamble host Off Menu Photograph: Publicity image It’s been adapted for TV, too with Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and is so bingeable in either format. I loved the mystery and disquieting feel that only grew in each episode. ![]() Homecoming had me totally gripped from start to finish. ![]() Last week, we highlighted five of the best audio dramas and asked for your suggestions – here is one from reader Amy Kelly: Future guests include Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. He lets his consistently interesting subjects talk between themselves, with great results. Partners Widely available, episodes weekly Hrishikesh Hirway kicks off a second season of his podcast about business, creative and romantic teams with musical powerhouse Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail. There, she meets a man on a mission … Hollie Richardson It follows Dr Kingston who, after discovering that her Alzheimer’s patient has made a miraculous recovery, heads to a village called Cruxmont to find answers. Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh stars in the mysterious Don’t Mind: Cruxmont Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observerĭon’t Mind: Cruxmont Widely available, episodes bi-weekly Bridgerton fans will recognise the velvety voice of Adjoa Andoh in this well-crafted supernatural drama. ![]()
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