Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Who could’ve predicted that, for the final episode of the series, we’d have Derren Brown in the Dream Restaurant? Oh… Derren Brown is on tour in 2025 with his new show ‘Only Human’. Get tickets at derrenbrown.co.uk [https://derrenbrown.co.uk/shows/only-human/] Follow Derren on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/derrenbrown/] and Twitter [https://x.com/derrenbrown] @derrenbrown Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive [https://www.plosive.co.uk/]. Artwork by Paul Gilbey [https://www.instagram.com/pushgilbey/] (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter [https://twitter.com/offmenuofficial] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/offmenuofficial/]: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk [https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/] for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here [https://youtu.be/ug7YEj14yFQ]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Russian-British stand-up, podcaster and Writer’s Guild Award winner Olga Koch has a table booked this week. Let’s hope she doesn’t eat too many sweets. Olga’s bringing her new show ‘Olga Koch Comes From Money’ to London’s Soho Theatre, 3-21 Dec. Buy tickets at sohotheatre.com [https://sohotheatre.com/events/olga-koch-comes-from-money/] Olga’s new special ‘Prawn Cocktail’ is out now on YouTube. Watch it here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx4Wwl1Uz_o]. Follow Olga on Instagram @kolga300 [https://www.instagram.com/kolga300] and Twitter @rocknrolga [https://x.com/rocknrolga] Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive [https://www.plosive.co.uk/]. Artwork by Paul Gilbey [https://www.instagram.com/pushgilbey/] (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter [https://twitter.com/offmenuofficial] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/offmenuofficial/]: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk [https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/] for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here [https://youtu.be/ug7YEj14yFQ]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The MCU’s Winter Solider – and star of ‘A Different Man” and ‘The Apprentice’ – Sebastian Stan is this week’s dream diner. But we better watch out, he might prank us. Trigger warning: this episode contains some chat about dieting. Sebastian stars in ‘A Different Man’ which is in cinemas now. He also stars in ‘The Apprentice’ which is in cinemas now. Follow Sebastian on Instagram @imsebastianstan [https://www.instagram.com/imsebastianstan/] Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive [https://www.plosive.co.uk/]. Artwork by Paul Gilbey [https://www.instagram.com/pushgilbey/] (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter [https://twitter.com/offmenuofficial] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/offmenuofficial/]: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk [https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/] for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here [https://youtu.be/ug7YEj14yFQ]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Comedy royalty Robert Popper – ‘Friday Night Dinner’ creator and author of ‘The Timewaster Letters’ – dines with us this week. And he’s brought a list. P.S. Can't remember if there’s any mention of signed chopping boards in this episode, but you ain’t getting one. Robert Popper’s new book ‘The Elsie Drake Letters (aged 104)’ is out now, published by Hachette. Buy it here [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/robert-popper/the-elsie-drake-letters-aged-104/9781399817875/]. Follow Robert on Twitter @robertpopper [https://x.com/robertpopper] and Instagram @itsrobertpopper [https://www.instagram.com/itsrobertpopper/] Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive [https://www.plosive.co.uk/]. Artwork by Paul Gilbey [https://www.instagram.com/pushgilbey/] (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter [https://twitter.com/offmenuofficial] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/offmenuofficial/]: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk [https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/] for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here [https://youtu.be/ug7YEj14yFQ]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

We welcome Bafta-winning actor and writer and ‘Spaced’ star Jessica Hynes to the Dream Restaurant this week, and she welcomes us to her restaurant. P.S. Once again, this is a disclaimer to say that no one is receiving a signed chopping board. Yes, we could edit this out, but it is funny. Jessica Hynes stars in ‘The Franchise’ which is available on HBO, Sky and streaming service NOW. Watch it here [https://www.nowtv.com/watch/the-franchise-trailer/iYEQZ2uDbPivcHThSmhrBf/iYsxVQXqoFTk6rrcCKCkb1/seasons/1]. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive [https://www.plosive.co.uk/]. Artwork by Paul Gilbey [https://www.instagram.com/pushgilbey/] (photography and design). Follow Off Menu on Twitter [https://twitter.com/offmenuofficial] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/offmenuofficial/]: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk [https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/] for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here [https://youtu.be/ug7YEj14yFQ]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.