S11 EP17: Chris McCausland (The Return)

Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

Keep It Light Media / Spotify Studios

Comedy, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 19.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant actor and comedian - Chris McCausland. Chris first appeared on the show back in August 2021 and it's fair to say a LOT has happened with Chris since then, including winning the last series of Strictly Come Dancing! You can listen to his his first appearance HERE (Series 3 Episode 12) His new autobiography book 'Keep Laughing' is out now. Already one of the country's best loved comedians, Chris McCausland's participation on Strictly was a phenomenon. But how did the boy from Liverpool end up winning the hearts of the nation?This is his remarkable story, of a twenty-five-year journey through sight loss to blindness. Of the highs, the lows and the downright hilarious along the way.From being a lowlife conker dealer, and running his very own bootlegging empire (kind of) . . . to almost becoming a spy for MI5 (really) . . .And of how he dared himself to try stand-up comedy, and ended up being brilliant on all your favourite TV shows.Before, of course, he surprised himself, as well as everybody else, when he tried dancing on live TV in front of millions.Warm, honest, insightful and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the most likeable, cheering and uplifting book of the year! And find all the info on stand-up tour dates and more at: ⁠Chrismccausland.com 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 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	This episode is brought you by Airbnb.
0:03.0	Rob, I don't know about you, but when I go away, I want to be able to settle in straight
0:06.6	away. You don't get to go away for that long. You don't want to spend the first bit, you know, trying to get your eye in. Totally. You've done the flight, you've done the transfer to the place you're staying. You want to feel at home there and then. You know what, Josh? I've got a few 40th birthdays coming up because I'm getting old.
0:22.0	You're that age, Rob, you're that age.
0:24.3	And me and my mates want to do stuff. So we're going away for each of our birthdays. And you're using, when we go away for the 40th, we do Airbnbs. Can I tell you why? Why? Because we like to all be in a living room together. Yes. Giggle before bedtime. All right, yeah. Okay, that's a weird. Do you like giggling before bedtime?
0:41.4	Yeah. because we like to all be in a living room together and giggle before bedtime all right yeah okay that's a weird do you like giggling before bed time yeah and too i know you've never asked me before but we like to have a little drink i know you don't drink anymore but i'm sure you like a diggle i can still have a giggle i can still have a giggle can't go sober on giggles because if you're in a hotel yeah everyone goes off to their separate rooms. No it then, no, then, night, then.
0:54.5	When you're all in the room together, then you can chat and then you can cook together, and it's much more fun. Yeah. Than just being in hotel rooms separately, do you what I mean? Plus, you've got like those home comforts, haven't you, Rob? That a big TV of a sofa. We can all sit around and watch the football, watch a film. Exactly.
1:07.9	Exactly.
1:08.0	Exactly.
1:08.3	Can I just add,
1:09.7	there is nothing
1:10.3	on earth more
1:11.2	soulless than a hotel
1:12.5	bar.
1:13.2	No.
1:13.6	I agree.
1:14.1	One of the great feature football, watch a film, people again. Can I just add, there is nothing on earth
1:10.9	more soulless than a hotel bar. No, I agree. One of the great features of Airbnb is the guest favourites. If you're looking for inspiration on where to stay, you can see the top rated homes. Guests keep coming back to based on reviews from other guests. October half term isn't far off and the British weather is notoriously tricky that time of year.
1:28.6	If you're suggesting a parenting
1:29.8	how remote record for a bright and sunny guest. October half term isn't far off and the British weather is notoriously tricky that time of
1:28.3	year.
1:28.6	If you're suggesting a parenting how a remote record from Bright and Sunny Airbnb, then yes,
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