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The Pub Quiz Pod

The Pub Quiz Pod is the show where comedians Liam Shaw and Jake Bhardwaj answer a real pub quiz sent in by a real Pub Quizmaster from somewhere in the country .

With the help of a different special guest each week, you can expect gags, geekery and glorious nonsense.

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Friday · 21 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 12: Using a urinal for the wrong thing
Jake sits backstage at The Brighton Dome listening to Liam recount a story about being in a pub last week and seeing the "wrong thing" in a pub urinal. Enjoy!
#79
Wednesday · 1 hr 6 min
79: Alice Brine | The Brine-stone Cowboys | Episode 79
Stand-up, actor, writer, director and New Zealander, Alice Brine, joins the pub quiz team this week! She joins Jake and Liam to answer a quiz sent in by Ali, who has finally answered our call-out for female quizmasters!
#78
October 28 · 1 hr 7 min
78: Nikesh Patel | Can we have some acting advice? | Episode 78
Actor, Nikesh Patel from Starstruck, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast and Indian Summers, joins Jake and Liam on the pub quiz team this week. Together, they answer a quiz from Charlie, who is about to start hosting as a new quizmaster at the Lounge in Moseley, Birmingham.
October 23 · 23 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 11: Too old to be called a c***
Jake is up in rainy Salford and the boys discuss jigsaw puzzles, Media City and whether it's okay to call Sir Alex Ferguson a c***. In amongst some wifi issues, they also manage to play the Daily Speed Quiz and find out if Jake is smarter than Craig Charles.
#77
October 21 · 1 hr 5 min
77: Tia Kofi | The drama of Drag Race brought to the quiz! | Episode 77
Comedian, presenter and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, Tia Kofi, joins the pub quiz team this week! Liam, Jake and Tia take on a quiz sent in by Tim from the Salcombe Tap House.
October 16 · 27 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 10: Live Show Debrief
Fresh off the back of the live show! Jake's in a taxi but it doesn't stop them talking through the highs and lows of the recent live show in Balham as part of the Cheerful Earful Festival. They then take on a fantastic quiz round sent in from Graham, all about previous Pub Quiz Pod guests.
#76
October 14 · 57 min
76: Rory Marshall | Extremely Hostile Quizzing | Episode 76
Actor, comedian and "darling of the Edinburgh Fringe", Rory Marshall joins Liam and Jake for this week's quiz! The questions come from Stoo (@misterquiz_stoo on Instagram) from Birmingham, who hosts four weekly quizzes around the West Midlands.
October 9 · 28 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 9: Jake hosts The British Podcast Awards
Jake hosted The British Podcast Awards last week, so tells Liam all about how it went. Then in a bit of a gear shift, Liam talks Jake through his bad haircut experience, before they come together to take on The Daily Speed Quiz, which you can play for yourself at https://www.speedquiz.com/
#75
October 7 · 1 hr 7 min
75: Joe Marler | My Favourite Moment on a Rugby Pitch | Episode 75
Former professional rugby player, star of Celebrity Traitors and host of 'Joe Marler Will See You Now'. This week, Jake is joined by both of his podcast co-hosts as Joe Marler joins him and Liam on The Pub Quiz Pod team. They answer a pub quiz sent in by Ian and Toby (the professor and the fool!) from The Swallows Return, just outside Worthing.
October 2 · 18 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 8: Sausage in The Trophy
This week Liam and Jake are fresh out of recording a some new guest episodes of the podcast. They discuss how unobservant they both are and Liam explains the Manchester City charges to Jake, before taking on a speed quiz which you can play for yourself at: https://www.speedquiz.com/ TICKETS TO LIVE SHOW ON 13TH OCTOBER @ THE BEDFORD, BALHAM: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2075445
#74
September 30 · 1 hr 1 min
74: Kimberly Hart-Simpson | Which country drinks the most beer? | Episode 74
Coronation Street star and Fringe First Award winner, Kimberly Hart-Simpson joins Liam and Jake to take on a pub quiz. This week, Eoin has sent in a quiz all the way from Dois Corvos Intendente Taproom in Lisbon, Portugal. Tickets for The Pub Quiz Pod LIVE SHOW can be found here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2075445 13th October 8:30 The Bedford Pub, 77 Bedford Hill, London SW12 9HD
September 25 · 36 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 7: Are You Smarter Than Lorraine Kelly?
This week the guys catch up on Jake's experience of working on Horrible Histories as well as a charity dinner event he attended. They speculate about how many 2 pence coins they could fit up their foreskin before finishing off with a new segment titled Are You Smarter Than... where we find out if Jake is smarter than Lorraine Kelly.
#73
September 22 · 1 hr 5 min
73: Larry Dean | Forgetting about the quiz | Episode 73
Star of SNL UK, Larry Dean joins Jake and Liam to take on this week's quiz! The quiz was sent in by Tim, who runs his quiz at the Salcombe Tap House every other Tuesday at 8pm!
#72
September 15 · 57 min
72: Kat Baker | 15 quiz questions and some insights about a micro-penis | Episode 72
Comedian Kat Baker takes the third seat on the pub quiz team this week, alongside Liam and Jake! What will Kat's PhD and insider knowledge of the porn industry bring to the table? Together, they take on a quiz sent in by quizmaster regular, Barney. If you like Barney's quiz you can see more of him on instagram @barneyfritzkazoo or in person at the Vanbrugh in Greenwich every other Tuesday.
September 11 · 37 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 6: Quizmaster Barney Fritz!
What a treat, this week Liam and Jake are joined by one of the main episode's quizmaster gladiators, Barney Fritz! Barney challenges the boys with a connection quiz before rounding off with, of course, a little bit of goober news.
#71
September 8 · 56 min
71: Jack Skipper | Uncles, Poison and Elephants | Episode 71
This week, comedian and online sketch star, Jack Skipper, joins Jake and Liam' quiz team. They answer a quiz from Sam who now hosts his quiz at The Beer Lodge in Leamington Spa!
September 4 · 30 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 5: Back Home and Goober News
Jake and Liam are back in their natural habitat after returning from The Edinburgh Fringe, and this week they discuss previous places they've lived, dissect some goober news that has been sent in and try to name the top 25 characters in The Office.
#70
September 1 · 1 hr 45 min
70: Ed Jones: Live | Featuring Paul Sinha, Margarine and more celebrity guests! | Episode 70
In this special edition of The Pub Quiz Pod, Liam and Jake are joined on stage by Ed Jones and some other very special guests! They take on a quiz organised by the producers featuring a few cameos from famous faces! Happy Episode 70 everyone!
August 28 · 31 min
The Bonus Round - Ep 4: Together in Edinburgh!
Despite being reunited in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival, the boys still pod from separate rooms for some reason. Liam tells Jake all about his hostel experience before, together, they take on a quiz to name the most popular pub names in the UK.
#69
August 25 · 1 hr 3 min
69: Davina Bentley | The Quiz That Goes Wrong | Episode 69
Liam and Jake are joined by stand up comedian and online sketch star, Davina Bentley! The team take on a pub quiz sent in by Leo, a listener and first-time quiz writer!

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