Stay ConnectedComedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal? It’s time to order Off Menu.
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Award-winning stand-up comedian and actor – star of Channel 4’s ‘Break Clause’ and ‘Make That Movie’ – Lara Ricote joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. Did anyone else have teeth like rice (but not cooked)?
Lara Ricote stars in ‘Break Clause’. All episodes are available to watch now on Channel 4.
Follow Lara on Instagram @lararicote
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
WWE legend-turned-acting A-lister John Cena is this week’s dream diner. He sits down with Ed and James to talk about his coffee obsession, wrestling tips and how to power through promo when you’re not feeling your best…
Trigger warning: this episode contains chat about counting calories.
John Cena stars in ‘Matchbox The Movie’ which is out now on Apple TV. Watch it here.
Follow John Cena on Instagram @johncena
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fan favourite from way back in Series 3 of Off Menu, US podcasting royalty and ‘Bojack Horseman’ star Paul F. Tompkins returns to the Dream Restaurant for a Tasting Menu.
Listen to Paul’s original episode
Listen to Paul F. Tompkins’s podcasts ‘Spontaneanation’ and ‘Threedom’ wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow Paul on Instagram and TikTok @pftompkins
Don’t forget, video episodes of Off Menu are out every Wednesday on our YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Radio DJ, presenter, and supportive-man-to-new-stand-up-comedians, Melvin Odoom is this week’s dream diner. And he’s choosing menu choices no one has ever picked before.
Melvin Odoom is on ‘Celebrity Masterchef’. Watch the full series on BBC iPlayer here.
Follow Melvin on Instagram and TikTok @melvinodoom
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stand-up, podcaster, and Ed's wine club buddy Pierre Novellie has a table booked this week. They chat dream meals, getting trapped in caves, and whether the Queen in Narnia was fit.
Pierre Novellie is at London’s Soho Theatre with his new show ‘OK, One More Then Bedtime’ until Thu 1 Oct 2026. Get tickets at sohotheatre.com
Pierre will be announcing a tour very soon – sign up to his mailing list to find out tour dates at pierrenovellie.com
Pierre’s book, ‘Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism’ is out now. Buy it here.
Follow Pierre on Instagram @pierrenovellie
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We’re in National Treasure territory again as we welcome British comedy royalty Sanjeev Bhaskar to the Dream Restaurant. The ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ and ‘Taskmaster’ star makes James laugh more than he ever has on the podcast, we think.
Sanjeev Bhaskar stars in ‘The Split Up’ which launches on 20 September on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The Split Up’s story and characters are created by Ursula Rani Sarma, based on The Split, created by multiple award-winning Abi Morgan.
Follow Sanjeev on Instagram @tvsanjeev
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
US stand-up, Netflix star and Emmy-nominee Jacqueline Novak dines in the Dream Restaurant this week. Pizza or bread, Jacqueline Novak, pizza or bread?
TW: there is some chat about body image.
Jacqueline Novak’s special ‘Get On Your Knees’ is on Netflix. Watch it now.
For Jacqueline’s latest shows and tour dates, keep an eye on her website www.jokesnovak.com
Follow Jacqueline on Instagram @jacnov
Listen to Jacqueline’s podcast ‘POOG’ with Kate Bertlant: https://poog.kit.com/
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tessa Coates – creator/show-runner of Prime Video’s hit show ‘Ride or Die’, stand-up, writer and former ‘Nobody Panic’ podcaster – is this week’s guest diner. But will they talk about the time she met Paul Rudd? Yes.
Tessa Coates’s series ‘Ride or Die’ is available now on Prime Video. Watch it here.
Listen to Tessa’s podcast ‘Nobody Panic’ wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow Tessa on Instagram @wheatpraylove
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week the Dream Restaurant welcomes British-Brazilian actor Kaya Scodelario – star of ‘The Maze Runner’ films, ‘Skins’ and Netflix’s ‘The Gentleman’.
Kaya Scodelario stars in Guy Ritcher’s ‘The Gentlemen’, and series 2 comes to Netflix on 3 September. Watch series one now.
Follow Kaya on Instagram @kayascods
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mark Gatiss – 1/4 of The League of Gentlemen, Bafta-winner, co-creator and star of ‘Sherlock’ – has a booking at the Dream Restaurant this week. And he makes James his chip b*tch.
Mark Gatiss created and stars in ‘Bookish’ and series 2 starts on U&alibi on Wed 26 Aug, and stream on U.
Follow Mark on Instagram @themarkgatiss
Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.
Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast
Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.
And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.
Ed Gamble is on tour in 2027 with ‘Fresh Hell’. For dates and tickets go to edgamble.co.uk
Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.
Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.
Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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