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Perfect Day with Jessica Knappett

EP 54: Rhys James

Perfect Day with Jessica Knappett

Keep It Light Media / Jessica Knappett

Comedy

4.7533 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Comedian Rhys James joins Jess on the podcast this week to share his incredibly funny perfect day.The pair discuss an incident with a dodgy Sri Lankan sherpa, why Dermot O’Leary is the perfect celebrity, why Jess was constantly asked as a teen, ‘Can I have one?’, and why Vinted is intrinsically un-cool. Plus, we find out why Rhys James is called Rhys James. Pre-order Rhys’ brilliant new book, ‘You’ll Like It When You Get There’ at https://rhysjames.co.uk/  And, you can buy tickets to see him on his book tour - https://showandtellpresents.com/events/rhys-james-you-ll-like-it-when-you-get-there-book-tour  Plus, see us live in Edinburgh - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/perfect-day-live-with-jessica-knappett-and-endo1000-featuring-special-guest-tickets-1434649307699  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

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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 Melo, Sam Campbell, Maisie Adam and Bob Mortimer.

0:21.6

Anyone want a song?

0:22.6

No.

0:23.6

Last One Laughing, new series, watch now.

0:26.6

Only on Prime Video. All right then.

0:42.8

Hello and welcome to Perfect Day.

0:46.4

I'm Jessica Knappett.

0:48.5

Today I'm talking to comedian and newly published author, Rees James.

0:57.9

And his perfect day sees him live both like a retired millionaire and the disgraced comedian Louis C.K.

1:08.0

Intriguing.

1:09.5

We also talk Greg Wallace, completely coincidentally, no link between the two.

1:16.0

We discuss Sri Lankan Sherpas. I, obviously, because it's an interview, find a way to talk about myself and my own orthodontics.

1:30.0

And we also talk about how to sound like a sad, desperate loser with too much time on your hands. And Dermot O'Leary comes up a lot. I wasn't

1:37.3

expecting to talk about Dermatoleary today, but we did a lot. And yet, perhaps most amazingly, I find a way to talk about my

1:48.5

moth problem again. So sorry about that, but also not sorry, it's taking over my life.

1:56.2

Anyway, enjoy yourselves. Really just take some time to enjoy yourselves in this one, okay?

2:04.4

Give yourself a moment to have a bit of your perfect day, why don't you?

2:09.6

This is Reese James's perfect day.

2:27.0

Welcome, Rhys and thank you for being here. Thank you for joining us from your tree house.

2:31.1

Yeah, well, let's go treehouse, actually. You don't know how far off the ground I am.

2:33.5

I have no idea. Let's go tree house. Your legs could be dangling down off camera. It's a very wooden lined backdrop behind James. Reese James. Sorry. What did you call me? Greg James. Called you James. You can call me James if you like. Knapp it. We'll do that. I'm on a stag do. That's fine.

2:52.1

You were saying you listened to Phil Wang's episode.

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