Will the British version of Saturday Night Live be a hit or miss for audiences? Is 'The Play That Goes Wrong' the ultimate theatrical experience? And will Richard's dream of a 'Thursday Murder Club' rollercoaster become a reality at Universal's new Bedfordshire theme park?
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde discuss the exciting news that Lorne Michaels is finall ... Show More
Sep 2025
Ep 248: Harland Williams
Harland Williams stops by the pod for wild stories about Rocket Man, his new movie Wingman, and hanging with Rodney Dangerfield. Plus, Mark and Sam get surprise drop-ins from Stavros Halkias and Chris Distefano, leading to chaos about art heists, shorts season, Anthony Bourdain, ... Show More
1h 30m
Nov 2025
The Naked Week: Ep1. Royal lodges, asylum hotels and witches.
This week we provide recourse for a randy royal, organise an on-air riot and, for Halloween, get confused over which witch is which.From host Andrew Hunter Murray and The Skewer's Jon Holmes, Radio 4’s newest Friday night comedy The Naked Week returns with a blend of the silly an ... Show More
27m 51s
Sep 2025
Ep 249: Ronny Chieng
Ronny Chieng joins the boys this week for bananas, plastic guilt trips, and stories from The Daily Show to Marvel. They get into comedy fashion debates, bombing at award shows, making horror fun with M3GAN, and how AI is making us dumber. Plus, wild Bill Burr stories, bad gig hor ... Show More
1h 25m
Nov 2025
Edgar Wright on THE RUNNING MAN
Some exciting news—The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo. Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member‑only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind‑the‑scenes photos and video ... Show More
1h 21m
Feb 2025
Drafting Our Favorite ‘SNL’ Performers. Plus, the State of HBO.
Chris and Andy talk about what’s coming on HBO in the next few years, including ‘True Detective’ Season 5 and the ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ (1:00). Then, in honor of this weekend’s ‘SNL50’ special, they talk about their relationship to and the leg ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2025
Ep 250: Rainn Wilson - Code 3
Rainn Wilson joins the guys this week to talk Code 3, his new action comedy with Lil Rel Howery about paramedics on a night from hell. They get into wild US Open stories, the legacy of The Office, hot takes on classic movies, MTV nostalgia, and why tennis needs a Happy Gilmore mo ... Show More
1h 18m
Jul 2025
Stephen Fry on ODYSSEY and Allison Anders on GRACE OF MY HEART & PARIS, TEXAS
In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark welcomes two legendary guests for a lively film conversation, recorded at the BFI Southbank on Monday 14th July 2025.This is Part 2 of that show, in which Mark is joined by Allison Anders, the director of Gas Food Lodging and Grace of My H ... Show More
43m 35s
Sep 2025
HONEY, DON’T: a film title that reviews itself? + Sam Riley on ISLANDS
Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recomm ... Show More
1h 10m