The Harry Hill Show

Harry's elephant rescue mission takes an unexpected turn involving a clown, a dark web chat room and the police.Comedian, quizzer and former GP Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha stops by to talk about following in Harry's footsteps at St George's Medical School, the brutal realities of the World Quizzing Championships and staying relevant enough for The Chase.This weeks Theme of The Week is TAXIDERMY! Simon 'The Stuffa' Wilson tells us all about life stuffing animals for Hollywood.00:22 – Sarah the baby elephant: the clown-rescue story02:53 – Sarah comes on stage04:10 – Gary announces the guest04:24 – Paul Sinha says hello to Licky05:01 – Harry and Paul's shared history: a brutal 1995 gig in South London06:33 – Doctor by day, open-mic comic by night08:53 – Sarah the AI Bot: St George's, the "slag mag," and the racist admissions computer16:16 – Why quizzing? Paul's dad's "you're no son of mine" ultimatum17:30 – Growing up on Sale of the Century and old-school TV quizzes19:10 – Gary's phone call aside (the "never actually a doctor" gag)20:07 – Sarah AI Bot: career highlights, The Weakest Link to The Chase's "Cinnamon"20:52 – The Twix draw / Cinnamon vs. Sinner name mix-up21:48 – How the World Quizzing Championships actually works24:08 – Staying relevant for The Chase26:56 – Paul's book, Once Sinner Lifetime, and getting a mention in it29:10 – St George's memories and Dominic Holland, Spider-Man's dad31:00 – Corporate gig disasters: Dave the badger and the Southampton guessing game33:27 – Regency Innovations Home Cremation34:36 – Theme of the week: Taxidermy with Simon "the Stuffa" Wilson44:36 – Name the Celebrity Seed49:35 – Gary's Joke Corner52:40 – Butterfly In Blue JeansNew episodes of The Harry Hill Show every Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss Gary's Joke Corner. #TheHarryHillShow #HarryHill #PaulSinha #nationwidemigrationandeducation "Paul Sinha" by Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Derived from the Wikipedia article on Paul Sinha. / This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In this week's episode of the Podscarf, we welcome prop comedy legend, Spencer Jones, alongside University of Manchester New Testament scholar Dr Andrew Boakye, for an hour of pure, unadulterated junk-shop invention and first-century Galilean prophecy. Licky's fame finally goes to his head, Spencer unveils a £160 pair of parcel-photo feet, Sarah the AI Bot grows a moustache, and Gary goes blonde. New episodes of The Harry Hill Show every Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss Gary's Joke Corner.#TheHarryHillShow #HarryHill #SunilPatel #nationwidemigrationandeducation "Spencer Jones" by Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Derived from the Wikipedia article on Spencer Jones. / This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0."

Sunil Patel turns up to be offered a Scotch Prize Ball (Regency Innovation TM), asked repeatedly about working for Natwest, and finds out from an AI bot that his dad ran a pub, prompting a full on-air correction.Harry sits down with crime historian Dr Angela Buckley for this week's themed deep-dive, Victorian Crime, and somebody nearly wins a round of Name the Celebrity Seed.0:17 The Mechanically Reclaimed Meat Society (MRSA)1:03 Introducing Scotch Prize Balls4:01 Offering Sunil a Scotch Prize Ball4:52 "Have We Met Before?"5:05 The Radio Show About Living Forever5:26 The Man Who Freezes Bodies6:01 £130k for Full-Body Cryonics6:38 Who Makes This Set?7:14 How Cryonic Freezing Actually Works7:55 "I'm Going to Say Scam"8:07 Paying for Your Own Cryonics with Life Insurance9:20 Is There a Halfway House for Frozen Guys?9:25 Middle-Aged Men Freezing Their Dead Mothers10:11 How Sunil Feels About AI11:26 Mistaken for a Fred West Advert11:49 Nationwide or NatWest?13:01 Sarah's AI Biography Begins14:57 "Not Much Clear Information About Me Online"15:04 The University of Kent Honorary Doctorate16:02 How He Drifted Into Stand-Up17:28 Sarah's Grudge Against Charles the Robot19:13 "Best Actor in That Nationwide Advert"20:51 The Crypto Podcast and the 12-Year-Old NFT Millionaire21:37 Pitching HasBucks: A New Cryptocurrency22:24 What's Next for Sunil Patel22:49 Starting Out on Radio 4's Weekending23:43 The Trousers-Falling-Down Pitch Meeting24:19 The Beans-Down-the-Pants Comedian25:39 Twix Drop26:04 Ad Break: Scotch Prize Balls (Full Advert)27:18 Theme of the Week: Victorian Crime with Dr Angela Buckley28:22 What Actually Was Victorian Crime?29:34 Buzzers, Snow Dippers and Victorian Thief Slang30:16 Crimes Against Property vs Crimes Against People30:56 Policing Before the Police: The Bow Street Runners31:44 Punishments: Capital Crimes, Fines and Transportation32:17 Detectives in Disguise33:24 Modern Pickpocketing (and Phone Theft)34:17 Jack the Ripper35:16 Why the Press Made Him a Legend37:03 The Royal Family Conspiracy Theory38:00 The Victorian Crime Hotbeds38:37 Murdered in Your Own Bed39:51 The Victorian Version of a Phone Scam40:06 Prison Treadmills40:54 Why Transportation to Australia Ended43:20 Where to Find Dr Angela Buckley's Work44:16 How Victorian Detectives Actually Solved Crimes47:22 "Criminals Always Return to the Scene"47:54 Are Criminals Getting Better?48:24 Name the Celebrity Seed52:31 Gary's Joke Corner54:15 Butterfly In Blue JeansNew episodes of The Harry Hill Show every Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss Gary's Joke Corner.#TheHarryHillShow #HarryHill #SunilPatel #Nationwide"Sunil Patel" by Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Derived from the Wikipedia article on Sunil Patel. / This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0."

Sara Pascoe turns up for old times' sake, gets grilled by not one but two Sarah's, pitches a Thursday Murder Club rival called The Wednesday Hospice Pickpocket Club, and has her own historic bankruptcy read out live on air by an AI bot with a long memory and no filter. We welcome Queensmith CEO Brett Afshar for this week's theme, Diamonds, and somebody ends up wearing a £185,000 ring.0:17 Going Through My Dead Nan's Handbag2:19 The Locket2:45 Enter Sarah Pascoe3:12 Licky3:36 Catching Up: "Long Time No See"3:50 The YFCs and the Boadicea Chariot Comedy Analogy7:03 The Weirdos Book Club7:13 Flight from Death Row and the Withered Twin Theory8:38 Comedians Training Their Dogs8:58 Amanda Lamb, Shepherd9:49 Sarah's Verdict on AI10:20 The U2 Album Everyone Hated11:49 The Houseboat on the Strait of Hormuz12:14 Turning Down Riyadh and Dubai13:16 Enter the Other Sarah (the AI Bot)16:02 You Must Be Joking and The Tomorrow People18:38 The Belt That Made His Trousers Fall Down19:16 Meeting Cariad Lloyd at University20:11 The Wisest Thing Anyone's Said About Podcasts24:19 The Participation Song25:11 Would I Lie to You and the Lee Mack Rule26:09 The QI Fee and the BBC Tartan26:57 Hosting Have I Got News for You (and the Glue Prank)28:31 Last One Laughing and the Case for Bob Mortimer30:24 Should Roisin Be Allowed in the Room?32:04 A Cigar and Her First-Ever Stand-Up Gig33:07 Interrupted by a Deliveroo (For Greg Wallace)41:44 Twix Drop (Possibly Poisoned)42:20 Why AI Should Run on Sewage44:16 Sacked from The Great British Sewing Bee46:14 The Thursday Murder Club and the Hospice Pickpocket Pitch50:50 Medievaloo52:48 Theme of the Week: Diamonds with Brett Afshar53:23 What Actually Is a Diamond?54:34 How Diamonds Reach the Surface55:36 The History of the Diamond Engagement Ring56:43 Where in the World Diamonds Are Mined58:47 How You Cut a Diamond With a Diamond59:26 The Largest Diamond Ever Found1:00:33 What Makes a Diamond Valuable1:01:37 Carats, Explained1:04:38 Trying On a £185,000 Ring1:06:53 Blood Diamonds and Diamond Ethics1:08:06 Lab-Grown Diamonds1:11:30 Harry's Joke CornerNew episodes of The Harry Hill Show every Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss Gary's Joke Corner.#TheHarryHillShow #HarryHill #SaraPascoe

Matt Baker - TV royalty, now knee-deep in mud - turns up straight off the train from Durham and gets sniffed out and confesses to the Great Nuremberg Pork Allergy Incident.We're joined by underwater archaeologist Dr Peter Campbell for this week's themed deep-dive, Sunken Cities, and Matt is put through a bruising round of What Is the Velcro Singing?1:20 Unfinished Business3:29 Enter Matt Baker, Show Mascot3:52 The Swiss Army Taser5:02 Max the Cab Driver's Horse-and-Cart Trivia8:22 Sarah the AI Bot Profiles Matt Baker11:12 Gymnastics, Ballet12:13 Attempting the Crab (Slipped Disc Warning)14:08 Blue Peter, Meg the Sheepdog and the "Stolen" Dog16:46 The Nuremberg Donkey and the Pork Allergy Origin Story18:59 Every Blue Peter Presenter Ever19:53 Countryfile, The One Show and "How Do You Sleep?"20:45 Banned for Throwing Bread: One Show Memories23:30 Casting Mary Berry as a Co-Host25:01 Celebrity Showjumping for Sport Relief26:03 Gary's Advert: The EPOK Pen for Pork Allergies27:57 Theme of the Week: Sunken Cities with Dr Peter Campbell29:11 What Actually Is a Sunken City?33:01 Debunking Atlantis34:38 Mapping the Nile, the Tiber and the Thames36:17 Sonar Scanning the Riverbed39:03 Where to Go: Baia, Italy40:37 What Is the Velcro Singing?43:34 Matt's New Caravan Pet Podcast46:09 Gary's Joke Corner48:46 Goodnight from The Harry Hill ShowNew episodes of The Harry Hill Show every Monday.#TheHarryHillShow #HarryHill #MattBaker"Matt Baker" by Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Derived from the Wikipedia article on Matt Baker. / This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the final episode before our summer break, we're joined by Bob Mortimer's co-host, comedy royalty, Paul Whitehouse.Paul who gets sniffed, interrogated, and thoroughly background-checked by a passive-aggressive AI bot with opinions about Rick Stein—alongside Bat Conservation Trust director Joe Nuñez-Miño for an hour of sketch-show mega-nostalgia, dodgy fishing anecdotes, and enough vampire bat trivia to ruin Halloween forever.If you've ever wanted to hear a bat expert calmly explain that echolocation is actually a bat's expensive last resort behind perfectly good eyesight, or witness Harry's own AI son get tased with a homemade "Swiss Army taser" made from a nine-volt battery before the theme tune's even finished, listen up.00:01 – Steve Bartlett's Diary of a CEO02:47 – Licky Learns the Hard Way What a Taser Tastes Like03:08 – Welcoming Paul Whitehouse04:06 – Retirement Pods, Coffins, and the Case for Downsizing Into the Garden06:04 – A Solemn Tribute to Ted, the Gone Fishing Dog Who Never Cared About Anyone07:43 – A Heron Impression Decades in the Making, Featuring Isaac Walton09:08 – Salmon Spearing, Feargal Sharkey, and a Rare Moment of Actual Politics10:11 – Sarah the AI Bot11:34 – Harry's Boyhood Fishing Career: Zero Fish, Infinite Trauma12:22 – Sarah Reveals Paul's Dad Worked for the Coal Board and His Mum Sang Opera, Somehow Producing Paul13:11 – Les Dennis Gets Decked by Bob Mortimer in a White-Collar Boxing Ring14:22 – Paul's Mum Left School at Fourteen, Which Somehow Leads to a Welsh Choir Tangent15:19 – Paul's Mum's Voice Turns Up on a Gone Fishing Recording and Everyone Loses It Slightly16:33 – Harry Enfield Plays Harry Hill With a Bald Cap and Weaponised Tear Ducts18:36 – Peter Fincham's Terrible Beatles-and-Stones Covers Band Staring Down Gary Barlow20:19 – Sarah Digs Up a Punk Band Called The Right Hand Lovers21:26 – Paul Firmly Denies Ever Squatting, Actually Worked for Enfield Council22:34 – Five Years as a Plasterer, Which He Genuinely Enjoyed23:44 – Paul Goes Mute for Five Weeks at School, Returns Speaking Full Mockney24:59 – Sarah Wraps Up With The Fast Show, Gone Fishing, and Playing Argus Filch28:39 – Turning Down a Twix on Account of Type 2 Diabetes29:45 – Defending The Fast Show's Famously Rubbish Title30:18 – A Clause 28 Joke Delivered Entirely in Character as Loadsamoney31:19 – Pitching Cartoons to the BBC and Mourning the Death of Sketch Comedy32:51 – Johnny Vegas Texts Paul About a Whiskey Galore Remake and a Sketch Called Heroin Galore33:39 – Why Broadcasters Will Fund Any Drama But Basically No Sketch Show34:44 – A Fake Telethon Called Charity Innovatathon Featuring Trevor McDonald and a Liz Truss Coin Collection37:40 – Theme of the Week: Bats, With Actual Expert Joe Nunes-Mino39:04 – What Is a Bat, Actually? 1,500 Species and Counting39:43 – The UK Has 18 Bat Species, One of Which Is Just Three Individuals Who Might Not Even Live Here40:32 – Dracula Jokes, and a Firm Reminder That Spiders Are Not Insects42:18 – Bat Sex Explained: Stored Sperm All Winter, Then an October Decision43:08 – Maternity Roosts Operate a Strict No-Males Policy44:02 – Horseshoe Bats Give Birth Upside Down and Catch the Baby Themselves44:40 – Bats Apparently Need Flying Lessons Too, Courtesy of the UK's Bat Carer Network45:51 – Myth Busted: Bats Can See Perfectly Well and Echolocation Is Just Expensive Shouting47:54 – No, Bats Do Not Make Good Pets, Cue the Inevitable Vampire Bat Questions48:19 – Vampire Bats Snack on Cattle Hooves and, Apparently, Sea Lions49:14 – Some Bats Live to 41, Which Is Longer Than Most Marriages on This Podcast50:24 – All UK Bats Are Protected By Law, So Please Stop Trying to Eat Them52:14 – The National Bat Helpline 54:48 – Gary's Joke Corner57:00 – Butterfly in Blue JeansLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices