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The Worst Idea Of All Time

Replay S01E12: Acaster

The Worst Idea Of All Time

Tim Batt

Comedy

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Please enjoy this victory lap of Season One episodes as we celebrate 10 years of The Worst Idea of All Time. New episodes posting on our Substack.


Original Description: Guy and Tim have done a double hitter, back to back watches of Grown Ups 2. And they've got special guest, UK comedian James Acaster in the studio. A thorough analysis of the how the film might have come to be is investigated and Tim's mental state is rapidly deteriorating.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you hadn't heard yet, we're celebrating 10 years of the worst idea of all time with a live show happening on the 10th of February, New Zealand time at Q theatre in Auckland.

0:10.0

You can buy a live streaming ticket at podfest.co.nz or just go to worst idea of all time

0:16.0

dot com and that ticket will let you watch the event after it's aired too.

0:21.2

Come watch us punch ourselves in the balls with grown-ups to one last time.

0:30.0

Guy Montgomery episode 12 as far as I understand it, our first guest and boy, do we come

0:37.6

out swinging? Because since 2014, this guy's arguably gone on to become one of these sort of defining voices of

0:48.6

stand-up. It's only James Acaster. Lots of fun experiencing this again. Little squabbles and bickers,

0:57.3

a terminal. They're only leaking out the sides this time is, I think we're, you know, I know it was a long time, but I think we were still quite starstruck and

1:06.6

surprise James wanted to come on the show at all.

1:12.4

So really fun to listen back. I think we do a pretty good job of playing it cool and staying normal.

1:20.0

James does an outstanding job of spotlighting the intensity and absurdity of the film and also, you know,

1:31.8

with a seemingly genuine concern or interest in our mental health,

1:36.0

and I really, you know, first time having kind of where we'd made it to at this point reflected back to us by a guest and an incredibly articulate and funny one at that.

1:45.4

So, yeah, I don't know that it's necessarily a high watermark for the podcast but it's a lot of fun to revisit. I hope you enjoy. Feel the moment love every day.

2:05.0

Because before you know we of your precious time slips away,

2:16.0

ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the worst idea of all time, episode 12.

2:20.0

I'm Guy Montgomery.

2:22.0

I'm Tim Bat. I'm James Acosta. That's right this is our first

2:27.4

guest in the booth I think so and and James Doodleina and as you can see we've got a

2:31.9

state-of-the-art studio here but it's not quite as sensitive as we'd like.

2:35.0

Yeah.

2:36.0

Don't be afraid to get right up to the microphone so everyone can hear you have fantastic opinions on on the film.

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