S10 EP32: Tom Basden

Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

Keep It Light Media / Spotify Studios

Comedy, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 19.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant actor, writer and comedian - Tom Basden. Tom is known for co-creating and starring in Plebs, which won the Royal Television Society award for Best Scripted Comedy in 2014. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2007 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and is a member of the sketch group Cowards. He's also appeared in hit comedy 'Afterlife', 'Derek', 'Star Stories' and more! Tom's new film 'The Ballad of Wallis Island' is in cinemas now - it's a fantastic, funny, moving and brilliant film so please check it out at your local cinema. FILM SYNOPSIS: Eccentric lottery winner Charles dreams of getting his favorite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer,back together. The fantasy becomes real when the bandmates and former lovers agree to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig. Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: [email protected] Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the mailing list to be first to hear about live show dates and tickets, Parenting Hell merch and any other exciting news... MAILING LIST: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠parentinghellpodcast.mailchimpsites.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Rob Beckett.
0:04.4	And I'm Josh Whitickham.
0:05.4	Welcome to Parents in Hell, the show in which Josh and I discuss what it's really like to be a parent,
0:10.8	which I would say can be a little tricky.
0:12.6	So, to make ourselves, and hopefully you, feel better about the trials and tribulations of modern-day parenting,
0:18.2	each week you'll be chatting to a famous parent about how they're coping.
0:21.5	Or hopefully how they're not coping.
0:23.4	And we'll also be hearing from you, the listener, with your tips, advice, and of course,
0:27.3	tales of parenting woe.
0:28.9	Because let's be honest, there are plenty of times where none of us know what we're doing.
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