S10 EP13: Mel Giedroyc (Video Edition)

Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'

Keep It Light Media

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

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Mel Giedroyc joins Alan for a chaotic flight full of walking holidays, Bacardi-fuelled LOL confessions, and a celestial encounter with… the most famous person in the world. From San Francisco dreams (roller skates optional) to Lake District nostalgia, plus jaw trauma, death chat, and why Mel now only wants to walk everywhere forever… this flight is gloriously one not to be missed. Buckle up... 00:00 “If you’re going to San Francisco…”01:20 The Last One Laughing jaw trauma (still not healed!)02:40 “We thought the show was a turkey…”04:30 Booze, migraines & surviving LOL05:00 Mel’s bucket list: “Drinks are on me!”06:00 Alan’s bizarre death premonition08:00 Death, podcasts & coming back with a friend09:30 San Francisco vs the reality (and burning self-driving cars…)10:40 Alcatraz, prison escapes & paper mache heads12:20 Childhood holidays in the Lake District14:00 Ashes in Ullswater & emotional family ties16:00 Becoming a tree after death17:50 Jaw tension, singers & viral releases21:50 Walking holidays have taken over Mel’s life23:30 The BEST showbiz story: Mel meets the Pope26:30 Running after the Popemobile with walking sticks29:00 “Sort Trump out!”30:30 Quickfire round32:00 What’s in Mel’s bag? (Cagoule included)34:00 Dogs, walking & life philosophy36:00 The great yawn debate to end it all#LifesABeach #AlanCarr #MelGiedroyc #ComedyPodcast #CelebrityStories #ThePope #WalkingHoliday #LakeDistrict #TravelPodcast #FunnyPodcast #BritishComedy #LOL #LastOneLaughing Join Mel Giedroyc every week on the hit podcast ⁠Where There’s a Will There’s a Wake,⁠ as she laughs in the face of death with all your favourite funny celebrities as they tell her about their dream demise. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Heda, it's your big McDonald's hunger calling
0:03.1	and it's not just any kind of hunger.
0:04.9	It's the kind that calls for big arch.
0:07.0	Start with juicy beef, cheddar cheese and big arch sauce.
0:10.3	Oh, and don't forget those crispy onions.
0:12.6	Hungry?
0:13.3	You are now.
0:16.7	Saved from 11 a.m.
0:17.7	Subject to availability.
0:18.7	Price and participation may vary.
0:27.8	If you're going to San Francisco,
0:33.5	be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
0:34.4	Yes. Yes. Yes.
0:39.3	Okay. Oh, look at we've got on board.
0:42.3	It's Mel good ride.
0:43.3	How you doing, Mel?
0:44.3	Hello, darling.
0:45.3	Oh, last time, we were in the sky.
0:49.3	We were in the sky.
0:51.3	We were in the sky.
0:52.3	On a little plane, you were doing a loop the loop. What was the name of the lovely RAF guy that I was with? That is awful. I want to call him meaty, but it wasn't. No, no, no. What was his name? Meets. Meets. Was it? Fresh meats. Fresh meats. Fresh meat. Who was your, what was yours called? I can't remember. Well, I was so in a state of panic. I just didn't. It was terrifying. Basically, I'm doing a show, didn't we, prime video? It's about bucket lists. And Mel, very kindly came along. I was delighted. And we did
1:28.8	the loop in an old plane, didn't we? No fighter plane. And it was amazing. And I just worried because
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