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Springleaf

Mighty Bunny Ltd

Acaster, Comedy Fiction, Springleaf, James Acaster, True Crime, Comedy, Fiction

4.5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

SPRINGLEAF launches Tuesday 21st November 2023 - subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Pat Springleaf is in quite the bind. He’s an ex con man turned undercover cop in the middle of the biggest case of his career - the gang are getting suspicious, his wife wants a divorce, the police are demanding results and his ex partner-in-crime is blackmailing him.

Not an ideal situation for someone with a burning need to please absolutely everybody.

A new sort-of-true crime comedy series from James Acaster (Off Menu, Repertoire, Ghostbusters), featuring Bill Bailey, Chloe Petts, Domhnall Gleeson, Evelyn Mok, Finn Wolfhard, Freya Parker, Hugh Dennis, Jack De'ath, Jason Forbes, Jo Brand, Kath Hughes, Kemah Bob, Louis Theroux, Mark Silcox, Michael McKean, Mike Wozniak, Miles Jupp, Milton Jones, Natalie Cassidy, Nathaniel Metcalfe, Nish Kumar, Pat Cahill, Phil Dunning, Phil Wang, Sarah Millican, Sharon D Clarke and Sindhu Vee, with guests Ed Gamble, Romesh Ranganathan, Tom Allen, Katherine Ryan, Lolly Adefope, Josh Widdicombe, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Rosie Jones and Guz Khan.

Original Music by NNAMDÏ

Produced by Lyndsay Fenner

A Mighty Bunny Production

www.springleafpodcast.com / www.mightybunny.co.uk

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0:00.0	Greetings listener, my name is Pat Springleaf. I'm an undercover cop and you may know me better as James Acaster, the world famous, highly talented comedian.
0:09.8	You might have a lot of questions and to answer them, listen to the brand new podcast, Springleaf, where I share my wire recordings with the public.
0:17.8	It's the case that made me a legend when I infiltrated the infamous SW6 gang
0:21.9	and assumed the persona
0:23.3	James Acaster, the stand-up comedian.
0:26.1	You can hear incredible wire recordings,
0:28.1	like this.
0:29.0	I don't wait to say things like Check Check
0:30.7	or what you have for breakfast
0:31.6	in front of the drug dealers, Pat.
0:33.3	Full of action, like this.
0:35.6	Oh, you'll be dying
0:36.8	for that apricot and short bread ice cream sandwich, all right?
0:39.7	Shit, literally dying.
0:42.4	Featuring live stand-up, like this.
0:45.0	So, I slept on the streets last night.
0:49.1	Fortunately, Mike Skinner is surprisingly comfy.
0:53.1	Peek behind the scenes of your favorite TV shows like a this.
0:57.0	Oh, I steal routines all the time, especially from lesser-known comics who haven't been on TV.
1:02.0	Featuring romance like this.
1:04.0	I'm leaving you.
1:06.0	Showbiz guests like this.
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