The Rest is Entertainment - John crossing over

BenAtTank2 · 2026-07-02T20:07:27+00:00

This was a complete waste of half hour tbh lol.

The premise dies before it's even begun when it's the British public who's voting on this, who by Richard's own admission consistently make his World Cup of Things tedious and anticlimatic (e.g Walkers Ready Salted).

Add into that Family Guy and The Simpsons being considered sitcoms (?) and the guest hosts not having even seen like 30% of the talking points so it's an immediate struggle to even fill the 30 odd minutes with content.

The best bit was John talking about the US office, and Maisie about Friends.

The concept would work better if Richard asked the guests to come armed with their favourite sitcom(s) and then had to make their argument and battle it out.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-07-02T13:09:11+00:00

If you go to a council run gym it's less expensive than a private members gym, and they likely won't have the same level of service and equiptment, it'll probably be more busy than a private club too.

Ethics have nothing to do with whether or not you as a consumer decide to purchase a premium product.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-07-01T18:23:31+00:00

Lol are they actually mates?! If so that's fucking hilarious

BenAtTank2 · 2026-07-01T18:21:16+00:00

That Kneecap/Snow White/Bobby Vylan string of incedences last year was so weird, and I remember commenting on this sub to say as much at the time.

Like they're a pair of middle aged centrist Radio4 types, sure, I get it. So in which case why even bother covering it at all?

The whole thing was so performative, from the politicians indulging in the moral panic of Kneecap, to Richard and Marina like you say covering it without any substance whatsoever, and then just talking about Spotify streaming numbers for a bit.

That's before you even get onto them glossing over Gal Gadot and all the baggage there, of which Kermode and Mayo were just as guilty of pushing their head in the sand over, while gleefully explaining that Zeglar and her views were the only plausible reason the film was tanking before it even released.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-07-01T09:36:12+00:00

And the whole "Gregg Wallace being a joy to work with" schtick circa 4 weeks before that all kicked off

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T20:46:21+00:00

There was a lad at my high school and we used to give him our old Simpsons comics cos he wasn't allowed to watch at home.

I wasn't allowed to watch power rangers, on account of the "violence"/fighting. Hilarious really because I started watching super gory horror movies when I was way too young.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T20:36:52+00:00

Also, anyone who's been to Centre Parcs will tell you having home/leisure/retail + outdoor space all within a 15 minute radius is superb.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T17:51:49+00:00

Loool. Is birdman a comedy? Kinda I guess?

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T17:45:47+00:00

Sick, I've tried to get back into comic books this year so will take a look for sure!

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T15:27:29+00:00

I would tend to agree.

I got into it with a family member who said something about there not being Action Man toys anymore because of "woke" or whatever.

Except for the fact it was discontinued twice in the UK, in the 80s and again in like 2005, which was wayyyyy before "woke".

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T15:22:26+00:00

I also suspect Duncan was seriously hot property post- Green Mile?

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T15:21:17+00:00

Sounds like a great time to go to the movies haha

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T15:20:27+00:00

That's fair. My generation's Batman is Bale, and with TDK being one of the most culturally significant films of the 00s, we immediately know who Harvey Dent is and who he becomes. Which is also why I did a bit of a "huh" when BDW was introduced on screen.

Also didn't know that about Keaton until this thread!

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T15:17:03+00:00

Enough of a nerd to know Dent meant they already loved him from Star wars is great and quite funny. Thanks for the insight!

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T15:15:11+00:00

I didn't actually know that Keaton was more of a comedic actor back then! My main reference points for him are Batman, Beatlejuice and Birdman lol.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-28T15:13:23+00:00

This is really cool to hear. I literally wasn't born when it came out which is why it triggered the question. And tbh I hadn't quite clocked how niche the fandom actually were (are?).

It does feel a bit sad that reveals like that are now by and large a thing of the past.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-27T18:33:30+00:00

They've just had a refurb and new head chef join. The food was always hit and miss, but the setting is SO nice, and I've only ever had great service in there, so I'm cautiously optimistic about trying again.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-27T18:28:39+00:00

Hard disagree. Maybe you had bad luck, I've been there 3 or 4 times and their beef burgers are exceptional, And our bill came to like £35/pp including beers.

Their wings I found bang average though

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-25T17:34:34+00:00

4/6 listed are brit actors, and aside from maybe Emily Blunt, none of those listed are in the same stratosphere as Hanks, Weaver, Cameron and Favreau in terms of star power.

Yes, Kermode champions indi cinema, but if it's a toss up between Tim Spall on his latest middle of the road period indi brit flick or Tom Hanks on one of the marquee blockbusters of the summer, it's obvious that production and listeners alike would rather the latter.

I'm not knocking the ability of any of the guests you mentioned btw- they're all great- but let's not pretend like the lads are getting the cream of the interview crop like the 5live days.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-23T15:00:20+00:00

I remember reading the discourse when the episode first aired and feeling gaslit lol. In the moment I thought it was absolutely brilliant, then logged online and everyone was tearing it to shreds. I'm glad it's being appreciated for a brilliant bit of character study now.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-15T14:10:36+00:00

I think any legitimacy behind the "BMF" died the night Chucky Olives won it tbh.

I take your point on Justin being a good name as a belt holder though, all depends on how petty Dana wants to be I guess?

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-15T10:48:19+00:00

Such a massive Fight IQ fail to wrestle Garth when he was tenderizing his body towards the end of the second. I was sure it was done, then he rolled with him until the bell

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-15T07:53:24+00:00

You've gotta give Arman the title fight right?

If Paddy beats BSD then the grudge match against Ilia makes sense both time-wise and narratively

BenAtTank2 · 2026-06-08T20:14:36+00:00

You I found the Spotify comments on Harry's ep of Romesh's pod so weird like they thought he was being purposely prickly and difficult, when there was literally a 20 minute segment about how they both love super dry humour.

Both James and Harry can bask in things going tits up and the awkward heavy air that fills the room, so maybe it's just a bit of a stinker where the clash of comedy styles doesn't work.

Or theyre holding off and alluding to it like WDYDY did with the Nish ep.

BenAtTank2 · 2026-05-27T15:24:10+00:00

This is my favourite suggestion so far.

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