Rule Of Three

A taster of the NEW PODCAST from Rule Of Three's Joel Morris.Many Rule of Three fans have been asking if there will be more episodes. The podcast has finished, though the archive will stay available for you to revisit favourite episodes.But you may enjoy Comfort Blanket, taking the same deep-dive approach as RO3 and applying it to films, books, TV and records - including comedy topics and guests from the world of comedy. Guests pick the thing to which they return again and again for comfort, and explore why they love it, and why it never lets them down.Here is a sample 'best of' episode, featuring highlights of the first two series.https://pod.link/1614879928 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new podcast by Joel Morris (from Rule of Three)Talking about the films, shows, books and records that guests return to as their warm, safe place. No guilty pleasures, just the good stuff.Launches Thursday April 7th. New episodes every Thursday.Follow on Twitter @comfortblankpodhttps://pod.link/1614879928 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrew Hunter-Murray (No Such Thing As A Fish, QI) chooses Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's little book of words for things there aren't words for yet, The Meaning of Liff, and talks about working with Lloyd on the latest edition.(Recorded LIVE at the Great Big Owl Podcast Festival Owlchella '20, London, February 2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cartoonist Moose Allain talks of his love for Gary Larson's era-defining Far Side cartoons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Producer, writer and comedian Izzy Mant (Peep Show, Gameface, Harry & Paul) talks about her love for The Comic Strip's pin-sharp film industry satire The Strike.(photo by Idil Sukan) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian Robin Ince talks about his love for John Waters' joyous 1960s dance comedy Hairspray. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners, Fresh Meat) picks The Office's storming 'quiz night' episode (series one, episode three). That's the real quiz. That's the real quiz. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Columnist, author and TV critic Lucy Mangan talks about the joy and comfort she finds in Steve Martin's 1979 stadium stand-up show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PART TWO of our chat with Eddie Izzard about his career, his comedy, acting, stand-up, politics and his love for John Lithgow in 'Third Rock From The Sun'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In a special REMAIN INDOORS edition, recorded remotely, we summon the writing team behind Mitchell & Webb's 'Remain Indoors' After The Event sketches, whilst all remaining indoors, and discuss the unprecedented situation that finds us all remaining indoors, and the story of the writing of this series of post-apocalyptic game show sketches.The After The Event sketches are viewable here:Series 3https://youtu.be/0WsuaYh_hkghttps://youtu.be/zGa2L_Z1gC4https://youtu.be/saaFuBasPZQSeries 4https://youtu.be/l28o6fJda1c See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eddie Izzard joins us in a special two part chat about his career, his thoughts on comedy and life, and his love for John Lithgow's multi-Emmy Award winning performance as Dick in 'Third Rock From The Sun'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Director Jim-Field Smith (The Wrong Mans, Stag) talks about directing comedy, and the lessons that can be learned from 1984's classic big screen spookfest Ghostbusters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Katy Wix (Anna & Katy, Stath Lets Flats, Taskmaster) talks about her journey from teenage Alan Partridge fan to sharing a sofa with the chat icon, focusing on Steve Coogan's creation's first solo television outing, Knowing Me Knowing You. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian, actor and writer Paul Putner picks the chart-topping first Not The Nine O'Clock News album, and talks about the influence of its punky new voice, and Mel Smith in particular. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Actor and writer Helen Monks (Upstart Crow, Raised By Wolves) shares her love for the character of Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front) in The Thick Of It, in particular Series 4, Episode 4, in which she has a horrible time on a train. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer Lucy Prebble (Succession, Enron) celebrates Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner's deceptively effortless romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally and the lessons it teaches about writing, and life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedy writer and actor Robert Webb (Peep Show, That Mitchell & Webb Look, Back) shares his love for The Young Ones, series 2, episode 1: 'Bambi'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rule of Three is BACK for series 5, and appearing LIVE at Owlchella, the first Great Big Owl podcast festival. Saturday February 8th, all afternoon, at London's Phoenix comedy pub. Come and have beer and crisps or your drink / snack of choice and see some podcasts. www.tinyurl.com/owlchella20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ho ho ho! Secret Owl Santa has brought you a gift that you didn't ask for and may even object to, just like ALL Secret Santas! Ho ho ho!We’ve taken another of our podcasts that we think you might enjoy and popped it on here in the spirit of Christmas and free stuff. And it's... The Amusical Podcast! The show where comedians talk about their favourite musicals - and this time the gang are talking to Ed Gamble. Enjoy!https://play.acast.com/s/amusical See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer and comedian Tom Neenan joins us to discuss Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's zom-rom-com Shaun Of The Dead LIVE at the London Podcast Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian Marcus Brigstocke celebrates The Great Gonzo, artist, daredevil, Muppet. Recorded LIVE at the Latitude Festival 2019. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian Simon Evans talks about his passion for writer Jack Rosenthal, and his TV play on the pangs of first love 'P'Tang Yang Kipperbang' in particular. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedy writer and author Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch (News Quiz, Now Show, Darkwood) on the all-singing all-dancing mental-health-and-toxic-romance sitcom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, looking at how brilliantly the pilot episode sets up the show's themes and gags.RULE OF THREE is LIVE at the London Podcast Festival on Saturday Sept 14th at 2pm, with writer and comedian Tom Neenan taking an affectionate swing at 'Shaun Of The Dead' with a bloody cricket bat of chat. Get tickets here: https://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/rule-of-three-2/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack Docherty (Absolutely, Scot Squad) celebrates the unique and inspirational comic voice of Ivor Cutler, and in particular his 1974 album 'Velvet Donkey'.RULE OF THREE is LIVE at the London Podcast Festival on Saturday Sept 14th at 2pm, with writer and comedian Tom Neenan taking an affectionate swing at 'Shaun Of The Dead' with a bloody cricket bat of chat. Get tickets here: https://kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/rule-of-three-2/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian and writer Rosie Jones (The Last Leg, Sex Education) brings a sofa-full of love for game-changing domestic sitcom The Royle Family and in particular its BAFTA winning special The Queen of Sheba. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer Sarah Morgan (Not Going Out, Intelligence, Tracey Ullman) dances like a sugared-up nine-year-old in honour of the joyous female buddy comedy Romy & Michele's High School Reunion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer Robert Popper (Friday Night Dinner, Look Around You) shares his love for a definitive slice of a definitive sitcom, the Hotel Inspectors episode of Fawlty Towers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer and comedian Sarah Kendall (Australian Trilogy) celebrates Sydney Pollack's hit 1982 comedy where Dustin Hoffman learns to be a better man by being a woman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning children's writer Andy Stanton (The Mr Gum Books) talks about the book that taught him how to write funny stuff: the Young Ones tie-in Bachelor Boys. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laurence Rickard (Ghosts, Horrible Histories, Yonderland) talks about Monty Python's Life Of Brian and the lessons it has for anyone else who might be trying to make historically textured silly comedy with a six-strong team of comedians. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian Phill Jupitus drags in an Acme crate containing the animation director Chuck Jones, loads of dynamite, some hair restorer and an anvil, to celebrate the great man's work on Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Road Runner and many more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian, writer and actor Anna Crilly (Anna & Katy, Lead Balloon, Sorry I've Got No Head) discusses her love for Julia Davis and Rob Brydon's often-overlooked masterpiece Human Remains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian Lucy Porter talks about Ellen Degeneres' first TV stand-up special, and how it inspired her. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Illustrator and children's author Nadia Shireen celebrates the comic voice of Smash Hits magazine, and the influence it had on her, and the way we make jokes about pop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian, writer and actor Miles Jupp (The News Quiz, Rev, The Thick Of It) waxes lyrical about multi-award winning sitcom Frasier and in particular, the episode Mixed Doubles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian Matt Lucas talks about his love for the surreal improvised interviews of Gerard Hoffnung, the 1950s humorist, musician and artist. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Charlie Brooker, the human behind Black Mirror, Cunk On Britain, Wipe and A Touch Of Cloth, joins us to talk about the film Airplane! Surely, you can't be serious? Yes. Yes we are serious. Also includes frank Batman and Robocop chat. You have been warned. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Musician, DJ and comedian Darren Foreman, aka Beardyman, picks Kenny Everett's legendary radio rundown of the world's worst records, and its vinyl release, as a formative and unbearable influence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning writer and performer Sanjeev Singh Kohli (Fags Mags & Bags, Look Around You, Still Game) bids us all "oo vuj welcome" in Blue Jam, Chris Morris' experimental flu-woozy small hours head-comedy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award winning writer and comedian Katy Brand talks about the mind-expanding effects of the first Red Dwarf novel by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, 'Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Josh Weinstein, show-runner of The Simpsons, Futurama and Disenchantment, shares some Simpsons backstage stories, and talks about the influence of groundbreaking Canadian sketch show SCTV on a whole generation of comedy writers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award winning comedian Dara O'Briain joins us to talk about the effect Eddie Izzard's third big show had on him as a young stand-up, and shares some trade secrets about how to get an audience on side. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.