Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

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Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal? It's time to order Off Menu.

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392 episodes
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Feb 26, 2020 · 56 min
Ep 47: Ronny Chieng
The Off Menu team are in NYC and this week’s guest – ‘The Daily Show’ correspondent Ronny Chieng – is worried about how we’re funding the trip.
Feb 19, 2020 · 50 min
Ep 46: Noah Schnapp
Uh oh, let’s hope the dream restaurant doesn’t get trapped in the Upside Down, because ‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp is this week’s guest. And this meal is fancy.
Feb 12, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep 45: Katherine Ryan
TV’s Katherine Ryan – the hardest working person in comedy – drops by the dream restaurant this week, and she’s brought gifts! What a couple of lucky boys.
Feb 5, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep 44: Armando Iannucci
The genie waiter’s in the thick of it when Armando Iannucci requests a table. And the writer-director of ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ is not against pasta.
Jan 29, 2020 · 54 min
Ep 43: Anthony Head
After a brief renovation, the restaurant’s now open for series 3, and our first guest is national treasure and star of Netflix’s ‘The Stranger’ Anthony Head! And what a holy meal it is.
Jan 27, 2020 · 1 min
Series 3 Trailer – Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
The third course of Off Menu – the dessert course? – starts this Wednesday, 29th January 2020. Stay hungry!
Dec 26, 2019 · 2 hr 1 min
Best of 2019
It's the end of the decade, and the end of the first year of Off Menu. It's time to reminisce and take a look back at the best bits of the podcast so far.
Dec 18, 2019 · 1 hr 23 min
Ep 42: Greg Davies (Christmas Special)
A second Christmas miracle! The Taskmaster himself Greg Davies joins us in the dream restaurant for another festive special. So let's start the meal with the well-known phrase, 'I'm hard, let's eat'.
Dec 11, 2019 · 1 hr 24 min
Ep 41: Joe Lycett (Christmas Special)
It's a Christmas miracle! Joe Lycett joins us in the dream restaurant for a surprise festive special. If these three formed a boyband they'd be called Glazing Squad.
Nov 20, 2019 · 1 hr 13 min
Ep 40: Kumail Nanjiani
It's the last episode of series 2! And what a treat we have for the season finale: Kumail Nanjiani – star of 'Silicon Valley', upcoming Marvel movie 'The Eternals' and the Oscar-nominated 'The Big Sick' – closes the s...
Nov 13, 2019 · 1 hr 7 min
Ep 39: Mike Skinner
There's a table booked for The Streets frontman Mike Skinner this week. Will he pick plenty of scrambled eggs and plenty of fried tomato? Let's ask Carl Jung…
Nov 6, 2019 · 56 min
Ep 38: Kemah Bob
Texas-born stand-up Kemah Bob – who runs the FOC It Up Comedy Club – joins us in the dream restaurant this week. She likes honesty in the kitchen, James is hungover, and we ask: do genies jizz?
Oct 30, 2019 · 1 hr 1 min
Ep 37: Tom Allen
The always dapper Tom Allen – incredible comedian and host of 'Bake Off: The Professionals' and 'The Apprentice: You're Fired' – is this week's dinner guest. And boy oh boy does he have some shocking tales to tell.
Oct 23, 2019 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep 36: Evelyn Mok
Swedish-raised, London-based comedian and podcaster Evelyn Mok has a table booked this week. Expect podcast firsts and a lot of talk of pee and poo (sorry).
Oct 16, 2019 · 1 hr 6 min
Ep 35: Daisy May Cooper
Bafta-winning star of ‘This Country’ Daisy May Cooper is this week’s dinner guest. Buffet techniques are compared, the dark side of Rugrats is discussed, and the genie gets tricked. Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.Artwor...
Oct 9, 2019 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep 34: Sophie Duker
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Sophie Duker has a table booked this week. Tears flow, secrets are revealed and the rice battle continues.
Oct 2, 2019 · 57 min
Ep 33: Jess Phillips MP
Order, order! The podcast gets political as MP Jess Phillips orders her dream meal. Will her menu get the genie's vote?
Sep 25, 2019 · 58 min
Ep 32: Catherine Bohart
Comedian Catherine Bohart – as seen on 'The Mash Report' and 'Roast Battle' – is in the dream restaurant this week. Things get rude, Catherine's meal is flipped on its head and the genie is hungover.
Sep 19, 2019 · 2 min
Off Menu supports #PODSTRIKE
Off Menu is supporting the global climate strike on Friday 20th September, organised by Greta Thunberg and the UK Student Climate Network.
Sep 18, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
Ep 31: Marcus Samuelsson
Top chef Marcus Samuelsson – the man behind Red Rooster in Harlem and Shoreditch, MARCUS Montreal and Marcus B&P – takes a break from the kitchen and lets the genie cook in the dream restaurant. And, for Samuelsson, location is key.

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Ep 47: Ronny Chieng

Ep 46: Noah Schnapp

Ep 45: Katherine Ryan

Ep 44: Armando Iannucci

Ep 43: Anthony Head

Series 3 Trailer – Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Best of 2019

Ep 42: Greg Davies (Christmas Special)

Ep 41: Joe Lycett (Christmas Special)

Ep 40: Kumail Nanjiani

Ep 39: Mike Skinner

Ep 38: Kemah Bob

Ep 37: Tom Allen

Ep 36: Evelyn Mok

Ep 35: Daisy May Cooper

Ep 34: Sophie Duker

Ep 33: Jess Phillips MP

Ep 32: Catherine Bohart

Off Menu supports #PODSTRIKE

Ep 31: Marcus Samuelsson