Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'

Captain Alan welcomes on board Placebo's Brian Molko! They talk first meetings, tour buses, the Maldives and Magaluf.

Be prepared for the chat to take some surprisingly dark turns.

And of course Brian's celebrating their new album Placebo RE:CREATED, a totally reworked version of their debut album, and their embark on 30th anniversary European and UK tour, which starts in September.

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Sam Campbell joins Captain Alan for one of the most unhinged episodes yet; featuring Last One Laughing doppelgängers, castle turrets, extreme heat, accidental art auctions, Hollywood near-misses, and a volcanic egg that changes everything. The inflight chat veers from Yoko Ono to Pompeii and a suspiciously life-changing souvenir from Naples. It’s hot. It’s chaotic. It’s deeply wrong in places. And it’s absolutely Life’s a Beach.

Don't miss the brilliant Make That Movie: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/make-that-movie

00:00 Castle turret invitation & instant chaos

00:35 “It’s too hot to podcast” begins immediately

01:05 John Lennon & philosophical lyrical flips

01:40 Yoko Ono, art pieces & auction confusion

02:20 Sam's £5,000 bidding war misunderstanding

03:50 Sweating, steamed glasses & survival mode

04:20 Alan’s castle mythology escalates 05:40 TV fame, comparisons & “big star energy”

06:50 How Jacob Elordi almost became Sam's Hollywood bestie (and the team that intervened)

08:30 Casting Alan’s biopic & his Susan Boyle theory

10:10 Last One Laughing's “cutting room floor” chaos & doppelgängers 14:00 Sam at the A24 party & Jonah Hill and hitting it off with Jacob Elordi 16:20 Travel disasters, scary Uber & YUMMYYY pancakes

18:40 Alan's Castle, Sam's invited

23:00 Make That Movie plug & surreal pitch

25:30 Atherton Tablelands & giant rats discussion

28:00 Pigs, divorce & questionable farm survival logic

31:00 Nudist camps, prudishness & “Yummy”

34:45 Being an Aussie in London

36:40 Sam's completely off the rails Pompeii story

40:40 The tale of charcoalian egg

45:00 Quick fire round

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Sam Campbell joins Alan for a gloriously chaotic flight through travel disasters, strange habits, Last One Laughing, and the kind of stories only Sam could tell. Buckle up - this one goes off course almost immediately.YUMMY!

Don't miss the brilliant Make That Movie: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/make-that-movie

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Thanks, Alan.

xx

‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!

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This week, Alan is joined by the one and only Jinkx Monsoon.

The singer, actress, comedian and two-time Drag Race champion is currently wowing audiences as Judy Garland in "End of the Rainbow" (which ends Sunday!) and preparing to star in Broadway's smash-hit "Oh, Mary!". On board, Jinkx talks witchcraft, queer icons, sobriety, Broadway dreams, getting hit by a car in Amsterdam, why she loves Mexico City, and the parallels she found with Judy Garland. Expect travel disasters, showbiz stories, and plenty of laughs!

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End of the Rainbow: https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/end-of-the-rainbow-tickets

Speaking of Witch: https://myticket.co.uk/gigs/jinkx-monsoon-london-2026-07-12-19-00

00:00 - Welcome aboard Jinkx Monsoon 01:40 - Witches, Salem and reclaiming the label 07:05 - Playing Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow 10:45 - Feeling connected to Judy on stage 13:35 - The Speaking of Witch tour 15:20 - Broadway, Soho Theatre and Oh, Mary! 19:20 - Family holidays and casino trips 20:30 - Getting run over in Amsterdam 23:20 - Quitting alcohol after a near miss 24:45 - Sobriety and British drinking culture 27:45 - Mexico City and holiday favourites 29:30 - Cannabis, wellness and misconceptions 31:45 - Travel complaints and hotel disappointments 33:40 - Celebrity sightings and Wanda Sykes 35:45 - Quick Fire Questions 37:45 - Landing the plane

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the
drag queen, actress, singer and comedian - Jinkx Monsoon.

Please subscribe and review.

Thanks, Alan.

xx

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