Castaway

It's been said that laughter is the best kind of therapy and in today's roundup we'll be sharing recommendations from a host of celebrity guests on all things comedy. And boy, did we have some excellent recommendations over the past four series! From satirical style shows to overheard hilarious conversations with friends; we'll be going back over some of the shows that had some of our guests chuckling including Iain Stirling, Tan France, Evanna Lynch, Giovanna Fletcher, Jamie Laing, Gemma Styles, Jordan North and Edit Bowman.

Shows included in the episode are:

The Adam Buxton Podcast

Three Girls One Keith

My Dad Wrote A Porno

Sh*gged Married Annoyed

Private Parts

The Chris Moyles Show

Dear Joan & Jericha

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As we continue to dive into the world of podcast recommendations, who would be better to ask than one of the queens of podcasting herself, Pandora Sykes! Pandora is an acclaimed journalist and author-turned-podcaster. Laura chatted to Pandora about her multitude of podcasts, ‘The Missing’, ‘Doing It Right’ and of course ‘The High Low’ which she presented alongside best friend Dolly Alderton and cultivated a massive following (Laura couldn’t resist asking if it will ever return...!)

Pandora also talked about the role ‘The Week Unwrapped’ plays in keeping her up to date with the latest news stories, the fascinating cat-fishing scandal ‘Sweet Bobby’ and a moment between Adam Buxton and Louis Theroux that Pandora holds close to her heart.

Pandora’s recommendations:

The Adam Buxton Podcast

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

The Week Unwrapped- with Olly Mann

Sweet Bobby

Listen to Pandora’s podcasts & audio documentaries:

The High Low

Pieces of Britney

Doing It Right with Pandora Sykes

The Missing

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This week, Laura is joined by the Irish actress best known for playing Clare Devlin in Derry Girls - Nicola Coughlan. Laura and Nicola share their experiences of moving to London with big dreams and the reality of feeling lonely. Nicola also talks about dealing with knock backs in the industry and how she was actually working at an opticians and living at her parents house when an open call audition gave her her big break. As ever, Laura and Nicola talk about the podcasts Nicola loves including Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast and the Mystery Show, as well as the mystery of Laura's missing matching socks!

Podcasts in this episode include:

Duvet Days Podcast

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

Mystery Show

RuPaul: What's the Tee?

Call Chelsea Peretti

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This week, Laura is welcomed into the home of presenter, actress, bestselling novelist and podcast host Giovanna Fletcher. They chat about running marathons (...well 10K and half marathons which are just as impressive!), G’s yellow sofa and their insatiable love of a good cushion, writing books, David Tennant, relationships before and after children and why Giovanna launched her podcast Happy Mum Happy Baby to help other women feel less alone in motherhood. They also laugh a lot.

Podcasts referenced in the conversation include:

Happy Mum, Happy Baby

RunPod

David Tennant Does a Podcast

Sh**ged Married Annoyed

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

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