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Lateral with Tom Scott

115: Pants on fire [LIVE]

Lateral with Tom Scott

Lateral with Tom Scott

Education, Comedy, Leisure, Games

4.9742 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Bec Hill, Stuart Goldsmith and Lizzy Skrzypiec face questions about suspicious surgeons, holey headwear and carbonized creatures. Recorded at the Clapham Grand, London, as part of the Cheerful Earful festival. BOOK OUT NOW!: https://www.lateralcast.com/book LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://lateralcast.com. Join the Producer's Club via https://members.lateralcast.com for ad-free episodes and bonus content. HOST: Tom Scott. QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe. EDITED BY: Julie Hassett at The Podcast Studios, Dublin. MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com). ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Kyle Sutton, Noot Bootsma, Nate, Zach Chism, Brian J. Devine. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

In the UK, why might you see cars covered in Battenberg?

0:04.0

The answer to that at the end of the show, I'm Tom Scott, and with a live audience in London, this is Lateral!

0:11.0

We are delighted to be kicking off the UK leg of the comedy podcast festival

0:24.9

Cheerful Earful.

0:26.5

We decided it was a better fit for us than the Festival of Angry Political Podcasts,

0:30.4

the Rollerking Bollicking.

0:31.9

We're recording this show at the Clapham Grand in South West London.

0:36.9

Over its 120 years of history, it has hosted acts as varied as Charlie Chaplin, Oasis and the Venga Boys.

0:43.3

Alas, not all on the same bill.

0:46.3

In the 1990s, acts who played here included Nick Cave, Public Enemy and the rock band Pavement,

0:53.3

who unfortunately are now out on the streets.

0:59.0

We've hit the level. I don't normally hear them. I think the listener deserves to see your face, as you said that.

1:07.0

Smug. I've described as smug. I know what's coming. It is fair to say that our guests today

1:12.0

are most definitely streets ahead. First, new to the show, stand-up comedian, presenter and

1:17.2

children's author from A Problem Squared, we have Beck Hill.

1:21.1

Hello!

1:23.4

Hi.

1:25.1

This is an intimidating way to be a first time we're on this podcast.

1:29.0

How are you feeling?

1:30.0

Oh, very smug.

1:31.4

Matt Parker didn't get an audience, so I'm well-charged.

1:34.8

He was the first guest, though, on the first show, wasn't he?

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