Sara Pascoe: New Travel Show, Life On Tour & Parenting

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Ranga Bee & Platform Media

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 713 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Can you have a successful comedy career and a balanced family life? Comedian and writer Sara Pascoe joins Romesh Ranganathan to talk about touring, parenting and why stand-up comedy can make balancing family life surprisingly difficult. They get into Sara's early beginnings in comedy, wanting to be an actor and how the stand-up landscape has changed over the years. Expect stories of people pleasing in the entertainment industry, Sara's writing process (after winning the Dame Jilly Cooper Award) and her new travel series Zero Stars with Roisin Conaty, where the pair travel to some of the worst-rated holiday destinations in Europe including a chaotic cruise and a trip to Albania. Plus: roast potato cooking tips, Sara’s “Dragon’s Den” business idea, a question from Shanthi and as always a round of Misquoted. A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:00 Selling out tours 00:00 Dealing with criticism 04:58 A gift for Sara 06:10 Roast potatoes and cooking tips 09:40 Sara’s comedy beginnings 12:04 The changing nature of the comedy game 13:33 Balancing family life 20:10 A question from Shanthi about being a mum 23:09 Rom and Sara on the role of parenting 26:11 The importance of reading 29:10 Comedy chat 35:38 Sara’s Dragon’s Den Idea 36:57 Sara on winning Dame Jilly Cooper Award 40:50 Sara’s writing advice 43:06 Zero Stars the new travel show 53:35 Rom’s Albanian tattoo story 55:45 Misquoted 01:05:37 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Is this mic? Okay, here.
0:02.0	Is it drooping?
0:03.0	It's not drooping, but it's just that it feels quite far that way.
0:05.0	Can I just, shall I just adjust it? Yeah, but I wanted to check before. I'm having a little touch, yeah, that's all right. How's that? Yeah. That's better, isn't it? Yeah. What do you think? Was that adjustment? Well, what did you think? Genuinely? Do you pay people to give you compliments?
0:21.0	Have your self-esteem before you start.
0:23.4	Sarah, I need it. I'm not good enough. I couldn't do it myself. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm not experienced as Romish. Well done well. I also asked him to set up a contrast between me and the guest. Right, yeah. It's a power mode. Yeah, yeah, and it works.
0:38.3	Hello, I'm Sarah Pascoe and I'm on the Romish Ranganation.
0:42.3	Hello, I'm Sarah Pascoe, I'm on the Romish Ranganace.
0:46.3	Hi, I'm Sarah Pascoe, I'm on the Romish show.
0:49.3	There we go.
0:50.3	It's the Romish Rangga. Oh, my God.
1:03.1	Oh, shut up, Ramesh.
1:05.1	Anyway, should we start?
1:05.5	Yes.
1:07.7	Okay, we've got an intro for you.
1:44.2	Do it? You can't if you do it? No, you do it. Okay, fine. My guest today... I'm not an actor. But you've acted there, haven't you? No, not for a decade. But that sort of... It doesn't have a sell-by date. Oh, yeah. Okay. My guest today is a leading comedian who used to be an actor and writer and has just completed her biggest and up to all yet, selling out venues across the UK, Canada and Australia. You know from shows like QI, mock the week taskmaster, etc. She started in her own sitcom out of her mind, travelled the world and last woman on earth and has presented the great British sewing bee and now she is back. She's ever been more back. That's not in the sure I decided that for a bit of... No, I've actually that was going to... I've actually that word and last woman on earth and has presented the great British sewing bee. And now she is back.
1:45.7	She's ever been more back.
1:59.5	That's not in the intro. I just added that for a bit of a sizzle. No, I like it. That was good for me. My heart's beating. With Roshi and Connolly and the new TLC comedy travel show, Zero Stars. It's the brilliant Sarah Pasco. Thank you. Thank you so much. A lovely introduction.
2:00.2	Did you like it?
2:00.9	I really loved it.
2:02.2	I should stress it with my tour.
2:03.4	I have sold out some venues.
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