Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Award-winning comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti is in the Dream Restaurant this week. And Ed and James do their usual monkeying around. Nina Conti is on tour now with ‘Whose Face Is It Anyway?’. For dates are tickets go to ninaontour.com Nina’s directorial debut film ‘Sunlight’ will have a UK theatrical release from 18th October 2025 (screening details here), or you can pre-order it on Apple TV here (UK) and here (Ireland) - available digitally from 28th November 2025. Follow Nina on Instagram and TikTok @theninaconti Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Fri 19 Sep. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive. Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mawaan Rizwan – ‘Taskmaster’ runner-runner-up and Bafta-winning star and creator of BBC Three’s ‘Juice’ – is this week’s diner, and he has an easy-to-follow recipe for English food. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about calories. Series 2 of ‘Juice’ is on BBC Three and iPlayer from 18 September. Watch it (and catch up with series 1) here. Follow Mawaan on Instagram @mawaanr and TikTok @mawaan Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Fri 5 Sep. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive. Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Divine Comedy frontman Neil Hannon has a table booked at the Dream Restaurant this week. Something for the weekend. The Divine Comedy’s new album ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon’ is released on Fri 19 Sep. Pre-order is here. Follow The Divine Comedy on Instagram @divinecomedyhq Donated to My Lovely Horse Rescue at www.mylovelyhorserescue.com Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Fri 5 Sep. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive. Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Internationally bestselling Irish author Marian Keyes – co-host of Radio 4’s ‘Now You’re Asking’ – is this week’s dream diner. And she’s got some supportive words for Ed and James. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about alcohol addiction, and mentions of grooming. Marian Keyes’s latest novel ‘My Favourite Mistake’ is out now, published by Penguin. Buy it here. Marina co-hosts ‘Now You’re Asking’ on BBC Radio 4. Listen to it on BBC Sounds. And look out for the BBC adaptation of Marian’s ‘The Walsh Sisters’ which is in the works. Follow Marian on Instagram @marian_keyes Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Fri 29 Aug. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive. Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bafta-award winning actor and writer Will Sharpe – star of ‘The White Lotus’, ‘A Real Pain’ and Lena Dunham’s new show ‘Too Much’ – is our guest diner this week. But Ed’s annoyed Will didn’t give him a warning… Will Sharpe stars in ‘Too Much’ which is streaming on Netflix now. Watch it here. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive. Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive. Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.