346 episodes

Join the UK's youngest and most relevant broadcasters Elis James and John Robins for your twice-weekly dose of big laughs and top quality #content. Hilarious, welcoming and unashamedly ashamed, let these two best friends keep you company every Tuesday and Friday.
Email: elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk
WhatsApp: 07974293022
#elisandjohn

Elis James and John Robins BBC Radio 5 Live

    • Comedy
    • 4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

Join the UK's youngest and most relevant broadcasters Elis James and John Robins for your twice-weekly dose of big laughs and top quality #content. Hilarious, welcoming and unashamedly ashamed, let these two best friends keep you company every Tuesday and Friday.
Email: elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk
WhatsApp: 07974293022
#elisandjohn

    #339 - Crisp 147s, The Dave Farce and Miss Havisham's Warzone

    #339 - Crisp 147s, The Dave Farce and Miss Havisham's Warzone

    If you've ever seen the film Stepbrothers then the behaviour exhibited by man-children Ferrell and C. Reilly isn't so far removed from today's Made Up Game. A very simple premise is put through the wringer, testing Producer Dave to his limits.
    There's also accusations of inter-show ideas transfer, a goat chop half marathon and Elis is slap bang in his wheelhouse for these week's global Dave.
    If there's anything you want to contribute to the show then your options are as follows: elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk on email or 07974 293 022 on Whatsapp.

    • 1 hr 14 min
    #338 - Task Masters, Blue Moon Peter and Beginner’s Luck: The Adrian Chiles Story

    #338 - Task Masters, Blue Moon Peter and Beginner’s Luck: The Adrian Chiles Story

    One of the great comedy gameshow performers is in the house as Taskmaster concludes. Whether that’s Robins, or one of his other competitors who came out on top, we’re not willing to spoil via an episode description.
    Dig deep and you’ll also hear some fascinating stats that really illuminate the psyche of Robins, what not to say to a horse person, and there’s an extraordinary exclusive about the Blue Peter garden.
    If you want to send anything to the boys then it’s elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk. We’re thoroughly replete with excellent LGC (Listener Generated Content) right now.

    • 55 min
    #337 - Project Balance, The State of Pitta Breads and Non-Sexual Condensation Writing

    #337 - Project Balance, The State of Pitta Breads and Non-Sexual Condensation Writing

    Elis and John embark on their 1,000 hours of political podcasting over the next 5 weeks, much to Producer Dave’s dismay. Which is quite an incredible aim given the short timescales at play here.
    But today’s show is of the unclothed variety as the boys chat being naked whilst John’s seen a film with more willies than the average cinema fare. Plus there are some bold assertions thrown around in the current operating house of this nation, the Petty Parliament.
    If you want to get in touch with the show with everything from your Mad Dads to general entertaining musings then fire it across to elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk. You can also WhatsApp on 07974 293 022. Save the number in your contacts and then message the show straight from the app.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    #336 - Tuffers’ Glow, Buffet Behaviour and Babes In The Mauve Interior

    #336 - Tuffers’ Glow, Buffet Behaviour and Babes In The Mauve Interior

    Dave’s back not with a vengeance, but for an absolute bumper buffet of an episode. For there’s not one, but TWO new features. Oh we do spoil you, but that's all we're telling you. A little tease. But no more.
    And by our reckoning this edition features the most car brands crowbarred in out of any episode we’ve ever done, which is quite some achievement.
    Everything from your weird fathers to your mammoth eating achievements, it’s elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk. We simply cannot stress enough that we want to be wading through correspondence until we’re practically drowning in electronic mail.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    #335 - Cursed FC, The Peter Clause and The Tide On Your Nethers

    #335 - Cursed FC, The Peter Clause and The Tide On Your Nethers

    Well, well, well. Every so often the old gal which is Made Up Games throws a grenade into the mix. And does it lead to drama? You bet ya it does as sparks fly.
    We’re still operating in a Daveless Zone as he launches his online whiskey company / goes walking in the Lake District - delete as to what’s believable. With the Masterman away there's a googly received at the 80 Daves crease and elsewhere Elis is humiliated on the football field.
    The quality of correspondence is *superb* at the moment. So whether it’s your Mad Dads or a dilemma to be solved by the boys then get it in to elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 07974 293 022

    • 59 min
    #334 - Fish Finger Frenzy, Piña Colada Eggs and a Daveless Space

    #334 - Fish Finger Frenzy, Piña Colada Eggs and a Daveless Space

    It’s a podcast-first first as Elis and John enter the unknown: Cheadle Hulme’s most handsome producer is absent, leaving the unproduceables unproduced. It’s Elis and John unleashed. But digital Dave is on hand to provide some podcasting tips, should the boys completely forget how to broadcast.
    Fish fingers are another main course, as a listener answers the age old question of how many of the breaded delights can be eaten in one sitting. Dads are of course up to their mad tricks, and a comedian friend drops by to answer a listener's dilemma.
    Also you can watch ‘So Many Reasons’, the Taylor Swift John Robins breakup song by Charlene Kaye, in full right here: www.bbc.co.uk/elisandjohn or on the BBC Sounds YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BBCSounds
    If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022

    • 51 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
5.3K Ratings

5.3K Ratings

Peterbees ,

Top job

Best pod everyone needs this in their life

NPG Fan ,

Podcast First Format Phenomena

As a Retro Oner the podcast goes from strength to strength.

In its new easy to understand podcast first format this podcast continues to deliver.

Genuine laugh out loud moments and in jokes make this a must have in my weekly podcast listening.

Keep up the good work Gents.

SiwanHo ,

Sad times

Have listened for as long as I can remember. I’m very sad about the great reset, it has caused a slow demise over the last few months. As many of my fellow listeners have noted, it’s just two comedians chatting now.
These are two people that I have adored for years, and it’s very sad that the new set up just doesn’t suit.
Please stop the gym chat John, it is boring I’m afraid - that’s not what we came for.

The jingles are awful.

I haven’t missed a show since the beginning, even radio X years and used to listen twice at least to every show. Now I struggle to listen all the way through.

Sad times, hope bbc listen and change the format!

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