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Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'

S10 EP1: Will Arnett & John Bishop (Video Edition)

Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'

Keep It Light Media

Comedy, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews

4.86.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Will Arnett and John Bishop join Captain Alan to talk holidays, stand-up nerves, and their brilliant new film "Is This Thing On?" - inspired by John’s real life journey into comedy. From New York comedy clubs and Liverpool screenings to St Barths holidays, gym confessions, all-inclusive buffet hacks… fasten your seatbelts and get ready for some hilarious in-flight entertainment. 00:00 Intro00:35 Alan has known John for 25 years and now his story is a film03:20 Will’s hand goes up04:04 The Liverpool screening and the authenticity of the stand-up06:11 Would the film have changed things for John and Melanie07:15 Bradley Cooper filming close and Will does Scouse08:24 New York the home of stand-up10:04 Alan telling his mum a man would play her10:30 Will doing stand-up in New York as Alex Novak12:27 Alan’s post-it note disaster on stage13:41 Being mistaken for Ukrainian at a New York club15:50 Will loves St Barths and went before it got fancy17:00 Will gets distracted by Tim Key’s book17:45 Alan’s book on poverty causes much amusement18:15 Alan’s all-inclusive buffet holiday hack19:26 Will spots John in the gym and John starts lunging20:27 Alan’s personal trainer21:06 Will on weight loss hard work and middle age22:40 Making our descent and the quickfire round #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #WillArnett #JohnBishop #IsThisThingOn #StandUpComedy #ComedyFilm #Podcast #TravelPodcast #HolidayHacks #NewYorkComedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

And you introduce yourself, say, Hey, I'm well, and they go, hi, well, nice to me. You okay? Everybody, you okay? What do you mean, am I? Yeah, I'm fine. I'm okay, love. I've got a plane to catch. I know, sir. Have you? Yeah, I'm going straight to the intro. Fuck. Oh, shit. I don't work under pressure.

0:22.7

I've just been told Will has to get on a plane really quick.

0:25.8

So I'm going to...

0:26.9

Yeah, look and we've got on board.

0:29.1

Will on head, John Bishop.

0:31.0

Hello.

0:32.0

Hello.

0:32.6

I don't know why I was expecting applause.

0:34.4

It's just...

0:35.3

You were.

0:38.4

Well, listen, you're here to talk about, is this thing on?

0:43.2

Now, listen, John, I've known you for over 25 years.

0:47.0

What the hell?

0:49.0

How has this happened?

0:50.6

I know. Imagine making a sitcom or a film about yourself.

0:56.8

He's just done a sitcom about himself and how he got into comedy about his own

1:00.7

childhood.

1:02.1

But listen,

1:03.0

we've performed together,

1:04.8

well,

1:05.0

we've known each other of over 25 years.

1:07.5

If someone had told you in those,

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