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Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

20. Jameela Jamil

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.5566 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Hollywood star Jameela Jamil is in the studio with Russell this week selecting items from her life for the Wonderbox, and it’s a real treat. Jameela tells some truly exceptional stories, the highlights being when she was caught eating all the ice cream in a video shop, and an incredible story about bumping into Dustin Hoffman with five steaks between her legs. Unmissable stuff.   Jameela is the founder of the ‘I Weigh’ platform, designed to make people feel less shit about themselves and be free to express their ideas without being made to feel worthless. It helps all sorts of people from those with mental health issues to marginalised groups of all kinds. They do really good stuff and actually have had an impact on the world - they helped stop Facebook advertising dodgy diet pills to teenagers. That’s proper. Have a look and if you are inspired, send them a message and get involved.   If you haven’t caught Russell’s latest tour yet, what the hell is wrong with you? Buy a ticket to Australia and go to see him right away. He’s there now, you get your tickets at russell-howard.co.uk. Then in late Spring (early Summer? Who can say) he’s touring Europe. Dates and details on the self-same website.   I think that’s all for this week. TTFN.     Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present?

0:02.0

Let's get started, shall we?

0:04.0

From rags to riches.

0:06.0

I'm so sick of this.

0:07.0

Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:09.0

Yorkshire to New York.

0:10.0

Poor climbers, you and me.

0:12.0

A life dedicated to revenge.

0:14.0

Let's make this an occasion to remember.

0:17.0

A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.

0:19.0

Stream now.

0:20.0

A woman of Substance on Channel 4, stream now.

0:30.1

Hello, I'm Russell Howard, and this is Wonderbox.

0:34.7

My guest this week is an actor, activist, podcaster, presenter, TV judge.

0:38.8

She's probably most well known for playing Tahani in the hit sitcom The Good Place,

0:43.4

and she's used her social media profile to improve the world and get shit done.

0:46.6

This is Jamila Jamil's Wonderbox.

0:56.1

So I'm here with a fantastic Jamila Jamil. I'm excited to find out what's in your wonderbox.

0:59.0

That's so innuendous. I can't take it.

1:00.2

Is innuendous a word?

1:01.9

I don't know. It should be. It is now.

1:02.6

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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