59 episodes
Comfort Blanket Cheese & Pickle
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4.2 • 5 Ratings
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Talking about the films, TV shows, books or music which people go to again and again to feel safe, happy and welcome.
To join our Patreon, with access to exclusive companion podcast 'Home Comforts' visit www.patreon.com/comfortblanketpod
"Brilliant... A lovely listen" - Sunday Times
"Highly recommended" - The Week
Selected as one of the Sunday Times' TOP 25 PODCASTS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY
Presented and produced by Joel Morris.
Part of the Cheese And Pickle family of podcasts.
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30 Rock - with Sara Barron
Comedian and writer Sara Barron (Firecrotch & Normcore, They Like To Watch) celebrates the comforts of 30 Rock, Tina Fey's sitcom skewering of network TV, and the joy of seeing relatable character Liz Lemon surviving and thriving (even if she has lettuce in her hair).
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Ben Stokes' 2019 Ashes Innings - with Ed Morrish
Comedy producer Ed Morrish (Non-Censored, Soundheap, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme) brings his personal comfort blanket, Ben Stokes' 2019 Ashes innings at Headingley against Australia (and more broadly "all sport") to try and persuade Comfort Blanket umpire Joel that it's allowed - and makes a case for sport as the perfect improvised long-form narrative. It's all about the story...
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Allo Allo - with Tom Price
Actor, comedian and broadcaster Tom Price (Torchwood, Magic FM, My Mate Brought A Toaster) talks about the lifelong comfort he draws from Allo Allo, Perry & Lloyd's broad and shameless French resistance farce. Listen very carefully, we will say this only once: it's actually brilliant.
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Kind Hearts And Coronets - with Naomi Alderman
Writer Naomi Alderman (The Power, The Future) chooses as her comfort blanket, the 1949 Ealing black comedy 'Kind Hearts And Coronets', with its mixture of revenge (served cold, of course), and vicious social satire, managing to possess, one might say, "all the exuberance of Chaucer, without, happily, any of the concomitant crudities of his period..."
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Friends - with Larry Rickard (PART TWO)
In the second part of our two part look at definitive 1990s sitcom Friends, Larry Rickard (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) talks about how comedy reflects its times, how audiences want (and don't want) things to change for their favourite comedy characters, and when it's time to say goodbye.
This is PART TWO of a two part episode. If you haven't heard PART ONE, please go back and start there...
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Friends - with Larry Rickard (PART ONE)
Writer and actor Larry Rickard (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) talks about his love for the smash hit 1990s sitcom Friends, and the craft of making warm, gag-filled, ensemble television comedy with your... er... friends.
This is Part ONE of a two part episode.
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Customer Reviews
Love it! Interesting & entertaining
It takes real skill to convey to others the essence of what makes your chosen comfort viewing special. This podcast captures what makes these programs “work”, without stripping them of joy and fun. Excellent host and guests.
No stars
I was excited by the premise of this podcast but the host is only interested in using his guests as a device to kick off his own monologues. I’d love to have heard any one of his guests finish a thought but he never gives them a chance. Incredibly frustrating listen