Ep. 567 - Jake Bhardwaj - comedy creator, writer, actor, producer and self-appointed professional comedy quizmaster
My Time Capsule
Cast Off Productions
4.8 • 842 Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Jake Bhardwaj is a comedy creator, writer, actor and producer, as well as a self-appointed professional comedy quizmaster. After nearly a decade producing major entertainment shows including The Last Leg, Late Night Lycett, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and Romesh Ranganathan’s Parents’ Evening, he has gained recognition online for his viral comedy sketches and as the creator of Not Another Quiz Night. Following a sell-out, five-star-reviewed run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the high-energy chaos of his live show Not Another Quiz Night returns to the Clapham Grand in April 2026 and will be back at the Edinburgh Fringe for the full month, at 11.20pm at the Assembly Underground. Jake has also recently become the sidekick to Joe Marler on the podcast Joe Marler Will See You Now, ad launched The Pub Quiz Podcast with Liam Shaw, where they, alongside a comedy guest, tackle real pub quizzes from across the UK.
Jake Bhardwaj is our guest in episode 567 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .
Book tickets for Not Another Quiz Night at the Clapham Grand, 3rd April - https://dice.fm/event/nvwxm3-not-another-quiz-night-3rd-apr-the-clapham-grand-london-tickets .
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to my time capsule. I'm Mike Fenton-Stevens, and my time capsule is the podcast where people tell me five things from their life they wish they had in a time capsule. |
| 0:22.2 | Four things that they cherish, but one thing they'd like to bury and forget. |
| 0:26.7 | And my guest in this episode is Jake Budwatch. |
| 0:30.3 | Jake is a comedy creator, writer, actor, producer and self-appointed professional comedy |
| 0:35.7 | quiz master. |
| 0:37.2 | After nearly a decade of producing top comedy entertainment TV shows, |
| 0:41.3 | like The Last Legit, Big Fat Quiz of the Year, |
| 0:45.3 | and Rommish Ranganathan's parents' evening, |
| 0:47.3 | he's gained recognition for his viral comedy sketches |
| 0:51.3 | as the brain behind Not Another Quiz Night, |
| 0:53.3 | which, after a sellout, five-star |
| 0:55.9 | reviewed run at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, a Soho Theatre residency, and two huge shows |
| 1:01.5 | to close out last year, this critically acclaimed high-energy show will be returning to the |
| 1:06.6 | Clapham Grand in London on the 3rd of April, 26. Jake has also recently become the sidekick of |
| 1:13.4 | England's rugby legend and celebrity traitor star Joe Marla. In the new podcast, Joe Marla will see you now. |
| 1:21.7 | He also makes the pub quiz podcast with Liam Shaw, a member of the sketch comedy trio The Squid, |
| 1:29.0 | where they, alongside a comedy guest, tackle real pub quizzes from across the UK. So let's meet Jake and discover the five |
| 1:35.2 | things from his life he'd like to have in a time capsule. Have fun. Hi. |
| 1:45.6 | Hi, Jake. How are you all right? |
| 1:48.1 | I'm very good. Thanks for waiting. Sorry about the delay. |
| 1:51.8 | That's all right, God. You're a producer. You're allowed to do that. That's what people would do. Well, just about, yeah. |
| 1:53.5 | It's something I'm used to. I've spent my life waiting for producers. |
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