In this podcast, a comedian shares his experience impersonating Mickey Rooney and how his colleagues adored it. He also talks about a movie he starred in that gave him nightmares.
The speaker shares a story about meeting an actor and reveals his preference for watching food shows in foreign languages on mute with subtitles. He finds it to be brain candy and prefers it over watching prime-time TV shows.
The popularity of docu-soaps in British television emerged in the 90s through programs such as "Airport," "Hotel," and "Liner," which featured ordinary people and their daily lives, striving to achieve fame. Although similar to the format of Michael Aptid's Up series of documentaries, these programs had less social commentary and were watered down for entertainment purposes.
Winston Churchill's nephew, Esmond Romilly, joined the international brigades as an unskilled laborer with a public school accent, fueled by coffee and cognac, sailing with a multinational crew.
A listener wrote in to urge the hosts of the podcast to be less hard on themselves and less accepting of criticism from listeners about language mistakes, as it is rare for native English speakers to make meaningful language errors.