Ian Martin (writer: Veep), David Quantick (also writer: Veep) and guests. Sort of topical, cultural rants and conversation from the point of view of older peopl...
2.6 Sali Hughes! Right Wing Tik Tok! Noisy neighbours! Filming at concerts!
This week's guest is journalist and broadcaster, Sali Hughes. She joins comedy writers Ian Martin and David Quantick to grumble their way through another week. Has something got right up your hooter, this week? Find out if it's the same things that are driving them to distraction. Each week The Old Fools, Ian and David are joined by a female co-host to bring witty, extremely sweary conversation to a grateful podiverse. Can you tell I have to try and write a new description every week after spening a day editing? It's not as easy as it looks. We love getting your email - no, really - we do! Contact us at oldfoolspod@gmail.com The Old Fools is a Giddy Goat Production
What happens at the end of the bear hunt? Does anyone know? David and Ian don't - click through to find out why.; This week's guest is showbiz literary agent, Kate Haldane. Can you tell the difference between a vape and a Manic Street Preacher's B-side? "This is brilliant" - Stuart Maconie Two of the UK's leading comedy writers (Veep, The Thick of It, loads of other things) take a prolonged grumbly look at the week's news and give it a sweary satirical swipe. Contact us on: oldfoolspod@gmail.com
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2.4 Rebecca Front! Sanatogen! SOS Messages! Cyclists on Social Media!
Rebecca Front - actual UK comedy royalty - joins Ian Martin and David Quantick for another array of comic rants and opinion mostly inspired by another week surviving in a mad world. SPECIAL FEATURE: Podcast exclusive SOS messages - got someone you need to get hold of in a hurry? Maybe we can help (we can't) Get in tocuh with us on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook or email: OldFoolsPod@gmail.com
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2.3 Lisa Holdsworth! Rachel Reeves! Ben Elton! Sealed Knot re-enactments! Dumb Prime Minister's Questions!
Advetisments are driving Ian even closer to the edge than most things. David has put himself in the Prime Minister's shoes and ths week's co-host, Lisa Holdsworth has been thinking about wild pigs. Another funny romp through the slightly strange brains of Ian Martin, David Quantick - comedy writers with actiual prizes to their names - and Leeds's brilliant screenwriter or note: Lisa Holdsworth. And for one week only: producer Steve says something funny. You can contact us on Bluesky @oldfoolspod or by email: OldFoolsPod@gmail.com. We're on the other platforms, too but we like Bluesky. A Giddy Goat Production.
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2.2 Jenny Landreth! Jazz! Boomerangst! The Archbishop of Canterbury! Both Will Smiths!
Another slice of comic conversation from some older people who still give a damn about the world. Have you heard of the film "Birdbox"? Doesn't matter - Ian has. What do you think of jazz? Do you know what Boomerangst is? Would you like to hear a song about it? And what about Saoirse Ronan for the vacant post of Archbishop of Canterbury? This week's episode will take you on a journey of comic discovery that you didn't know you wanted to take and may never want to come home from. Joining Ian Martin and David Quantick on a return visit is writer and script editor, Jenny Landreth. We think she's ace. Guaranteed not vulgar. Contact us - we dare you: oldfoolspod@gmail.com
Ian Martin (writer: Veep), David Quantick (also writer: Veep) and guests. Sort of topical, cultural rants and conversation from the point of view of older people who still give a damn about the world around them. The inside pages of the broadsheets: Entertainment, broadcasting, nature, science, obituaries, lifestyle, environment, business, fashion, health. If it's got their goat, you'll know about it.
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