EP 49: Richard Bacon

Perfect Day with Jessica Knappett

Keep It Light Media / Jessica Knappett

Comedy

4.7 • 533 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

TV bad boy Richard Bacon joins Jess on the podcast this week to tell us almost nothing about his perfect day. But boy, do we learn a lot about him - from being watched by the CIA, to being Woody Harrelson’s landlord. The pair get into all aspects of his life, including addiction, near death experiences, ADHD, parenthood and dodgy doctors. Like and subscribe for brand-new episodes every Thursday. Follow us on Instagram @perfectdaycast. A Keep It Light Media ProductionSales and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	All right then.
0:13.0	Hello, I'm Jessica Knappett and welcome to Perfect Day.
0:19.0	This week, I'm talking to broadcaster, format maker, TV bad boy.
0:25.9	Richard Bacon, his words.
0:28.2	Almost. You'll see.
0:31.1	Look, the sound's a little bit erratic in parts, much like the interviewee.
0:36.8	By his own admission, Richard has ADHD and he moves around a lot.
0:41.6	Sometimes he's off, Mike, sometimes he's on Mike. We did what we could. Bear with us.
0:47.2	But it's a great chat. We had a brilliantly candid convo. We talked about alcohol, drugs, his parents, near-death experiences,
1:00.0	ADHD, and I think something we can all relate to being Woody Harrelson's landlord.
1:07.0	Plus, we learn that when leaving for a holiday, Richard books his Uber to the airport
1:11.7	before he packs his suitcase. Horrifying! So grab a cup of tea or a vodka martini
1:18.8	and enjoy hearing very little about Richard Bacon's perfect day.
1:36.3	But you're still based in LA.
1:39.1	No, I was there for nine years.
1:40.1	Are we on now?
1:41.3	Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're on.
1:41.9	Is that all right?
1:42.5	Is this the podcast?
1:43.3	Well, we could.
1:44.5	It's hilarious. It's not like radio, is podcast? Well, we could... It's hilarious.
1:46.1	It's not like radio, is it?
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