Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

The Dream Restaurant re-opens for bookings on Wednesday 21st January. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to part two of the Best Of episodes, we’ve been expecting you for some time… This half contains the 'toilet humour' section.

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).

Clips

Celeb stories

Elle Fanning
Harris Dickinson
Dermot O'Leary
Carey Mulligan
Marian Keyes
Kate Winslet
Chris McCausland
Greg James

Chaos

Stevie Martin
Lucia Keskin
Joy Crookes
Mawaan Rizwan
Ben Schwartz
Jeff Goldblum

Sharon Wanjohi

Sharon Wanjohi

Anecdotes

Ellie Taylor
David Tennant
Neil Hannon
Rhys James
Meera Sodha
Will Sharpe

Blazing Bangladeshis

Jonny Pelham

Filth

Will Sharpe
Self Esteem
Julian Clary

Toilet humour

George Egg
Bridget Christie
Mo Gilligan
Stacey Dooley
Marian Keyes
David Tennant
Ian Smith
Elle Fanning
John Kearns

James vs Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham: James vs Stephen 1
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We’re at the tail end of 2025, and it’s time for the first half of our most delicious clips of the year. Remember when we had Robert De Niro on the podcast?

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).

Clips

Still or Sparkling?

Daisy Ridley
Emily Campbell
Sally Phillips
James Norton
Rhys James
Kunal Nayyar
Rhod Gilbert

Drinks

Joanna McNally
Stevie Martin
Daisy Ridley
Sally Phillips

Food descriptions and recipes

Santiago Lastra
Antoni Porowski
Carey Mulligan
George Egg
John Early
James Norton

Teachings

Joy Crookes
Emily Campbell
John Early
Kunal Nayyar

300th

AJ Odudu

Tasting Menus

John Kearns
Bridget Christie
Jen Brister

Live shows

Rhod Gilbert
Julian Clary
Self Esteem
Katherine Parkinson

Weird choices

Ian Smith
Mawaan Rizwan
Nina Conti
Chris McCausland

Global icons

Jeff Goldblum
Gillian Anderson
Kate Winslet

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro

Joanne McNally
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Oscar-winning acting royalty Kate Winslet joins us for a Christmas Special in the Dream Restaurant. But can James keep his Eternal Sunshine questions to himself?

Kate Winslet’s directorial debut ‘Goodbye, June’ is in cinemas now and on Netflix from 24 December. Watch it here.

Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 18 Dec.

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, and Pippa Brown.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yuletide is here, and joining us for our first festive special is stand-up superstar and ‘Strictly’ champ Chris McCausland. ChrisMcCausland. ChristmasCausland…

Chris McCausland’s autobiography ‘Keep Laughing!’ is out now in hardback and audiobook, published by Michael Joseph. Buy it here.
Chris is on tour in 2026 with his show ‘Yonks!’. For dates and tickets go to chrismccausland.com
Follow Chris on Instagram @chrismccauslandcomedy and TikTok @chrismccausland

Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 11 Dec.

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, and Felipe Franco.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.