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Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

22. Iain Stirling

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.5566 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

One of the most iconic voices of the 21st century is with us - the inimitable Iain Stirling! He takes an hour off his busy Love Island voice-over schedule to fill his Wonderbox. Iain lifts the lid on what it’s like behind the scenes in Spain when Love Island is being filmed, he tells Russell about his surprising past as a lawyer (!?) and reveals who is the most reckless man in kid’s TV.   From March, Iain is taking his solo show on tour. It’s called ‘Relevant’ and it’s going everywhere in the UK. It will be great, because Iain is great. You should go. Find out where he is performing and buy tickets at https://www.iaindoesjokes.com/   Russell is still in Australia (give us a break guys, it’s a really massive country) making sure that everyone from the city dwelling urban socialites to the dust-covered country farmers get a chance to enjoy this year’s incredible live show. If you are in Australia and want the best evening out that money can buy, go go go. Get your tickets at russell-howard.co.uk.   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

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0:00.0

The weight is over. Last One Laughing is back and it's even more brutal than last time. Share your biggest regrets. I don't regret this haircut. What did you ask for? The Shaggy Slim Shady? Joining us this series we have... Romish Wengrenner Nathan, Diane Morgan, David Mitchell, Mel Gedroich, Amy Gledhill, Alan Carr, Bemi Sola, Ike Mello, Sam Campbell, Maisie Adam and Bob Mortimer. Anyone want a song?

0:23.3

No. Last One Laughing, new series, watch, and this is Wonderbox.

0:40.9

My guest this week is a fantastic comic and actor who's about to go on tour of the UK, but

0:46.8

y'all might know him as the iconic voice of Love Island.

0:50.7

This is Ian Sterling's Wonderbox.

1:01.2

So, Ian,

1:04.6

what is first in your Wonderbox?

1:06.4

For the benefit of deep people at home,

1:08.6

he's got a lovely looking sort of,

1:10.3

how would you describe that?

1:28.7

This is a, we can start with this. Is that going in? It was... It wasn't going to be number one, but this is going in. Okay, nice. This is my notebook. It's got a pen in it and a pad. And it's a pad within a notebook. It's a pad, and there's a book in the pad, and it's got my initials on it. My wife got me here.

1:34.5

Oh, that's nice. And I thought it was a bit, um, much, much, a bit much. I quite like it,

1:40.3

but it gives you an air of sort of a aging detective. Do you know what I mean? It's got that lovely kind of burgundy colour. Yeah, there's a few names in here actually. But what's lovely,

1:45.0

what's lovely is you've hidden a contemporary notebook inside your Flash notebook. So the notebook

1:51.5

suited this is finished. Yes. Yeah, and I've got a modern thing hidden it. Well, that always

1:58.9

happens, doesn't it? Around, do you find that, like, around Christmas time,

2:01.5

people get your notebook

2:02.2

and it's always that

2:02.8

moleskin paper? Yeah. And there's something about writing stand-up on fine paper. It just, that isn't what the tree died for. No. Do you know what I mean? It's just like, I feel like, funny farts are funny,

2:16.3

you know what I mean?

2:17.7

You know what I mean?

2:17.8

I'm like, yeah, yeah.

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