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Brydon &

Alexander Armstrong

Brydon &

Rob Brydon | Wondery

Comedy

4.6597 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

This week, Rob is joined by the multi-talented comedian, actor, and presenter Alexander Armstrong. They chat about everything from honing impressions, his iconic partnership in ‘Armstrong and Miller’ to hosting the long-running and hugely popular game show ‘Pointless’. Alexander shares his passion for classical music, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and reveals the inspiration behind his new children’s book, ‘Evenfall: The Golden Linnet.’

Packed with wit, charm, and inspiration, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!

Transcript

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0:00.0

I've known Xander Armstrong, because if you know Alexander Armstrong, you don't call him Alexander.

0:07.0

You call him Xander. I've known Xander for a long time, and I was so pleased when he came into the studio to talk with me.

0:16.0

We talked about all sorts. I mean, one of the things that came up was how he's kind of drifted from comedy into presenting.

0:23.6

And I've loved his comedic stuff from, you know, Armstrong and Miller, obviously. But then to little

0:30.2

things like, you know, what he did in Hunderby, Julia Davis's brilliant show. And what he did in Saxondale, he plays this kind of Jeremy Clarkson character,

0:39.1

and the great podcast, which I suppose is still out there that he and Ben Miller did, where they

0:46.2

play rather pretentious, very modern critics. Check that out. We talk about it in the podcast.

0:53.1

I think you will enjoy an hour or so in the company of Briden and Alexander Armstrong.

1:10.2

Have you been approached ever to do The Masked Singer?

1:12.9

Yes.

1:13.6

Have you done it?

1:14.2

No.

1:14.4

No.

1:14.7

I was a judge on the final of the last series.

1:19.0

Were you?

1:19.8

As a guest.

1:20.7

As a guest judge on the one episode.

1:24.4

I did the last series.

1:26.2

And who did you?

1:27.5

Who were you? Well, you weren't in the final, were you? I, no, I had the last series. And who did you? Well, you weren't in the final, were you?

1:29.3

I had the best result ever actually, which is I got evicted of show one.

1:34.6

Literally my first show.

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