{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66533db9a69a56001283c457/6a901fae456ea7a600a9feba?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Spotlight: James Dowdeswell. Pubs, Pint Etiquette, and Ricky Gervais Extras Cameo.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66533db9a69a56001283c457/1787829724591-a63a943c-04cf-4d1f-93f3-e5e4b9785a28.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Paul is joined by comedian, pub obsessive and beer evangelist James Dowdeswell for a proper chinwag about British boozers, comedy and the sacred art of standing at the bar.</p><p><br></p><p>Having grown up above a pub, James explains why the great British boozer matters more than ever — and why he took to the TEDx stage to defend pub culture.</p><p><br></p><p>Inside this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Extras audition: How chair-humping in front of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant helped James become “Count Fuckula.”</li><li>Growing up in a boozer: Beer barrels, bar chatter and life above the pub.</li><li>Pub crimes: Screaming kids, wrong glasses and queuing at the bar like it’s the Post Office.</li><li>Lazy Eye PA: How lockdown led James to create his own craft beer.</li><li>A cracking Bellen D'or.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Plus brief appearances from Angel the rescue dog and Monty the cat.</p><p><br></p><p>Grab a pint, pull up a stool and get involved.</p><p><br></p><p>Watch James’s TEDx talk The Social Power of Beer &amp; Pubs ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tBxgFDm6Mc . Find out more about his beer at lazyeyepa.co.uk.</p>","author_name":"Scott and Pablo"}