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Ep 263: Josh Widdicombe

18 September - 1 hour 13 mins explicit
Podcast Series Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

After nearly 6 years of Off Menu, we finally welcome friend, stand-up and podcast royalty Josh Widdicombe to the Dream Restaurant. And he‘s got a bone to pick about a previous episode…

Trigger warning: this episode contains chat about dieting.

Josh Widdicombe is on tour with his new show ‘Not My Cup of Tea’ from September 2025. Tickets are on this sale Friday from joshwiddicombe.com

Listen to Josh’s podcast ‘Parenting Hell’ wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow Josh on Instagram @josh_widdicombe

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offm...

1 hour 13 mins

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