Jem Roberts's guest appearances

Jem Roberts

Looks Unfamiliar

Your Own Personal Beatles

Beatles Books

Andy Miller

David Smith

Jeff Lewis

Jon Stewart

George Harrison

David Hepworth

Jon Ronson

Bryan Adams

Chris Shaw

Mae Martin

Tom Baker

Samira Ahmed

Steve O'Brien

Kevin Barry

John Harris

OwlTail

I'm joined by Jem Roberts to discuss his wonderful new book 'Fab Fools' - the first book to properly discuss The Beatles and comedy. Jem discovers how John, Paul, George and Ringo laughed their way to the top through their films, cartoons and even pantomimes.  No discussion of The Beatles and comedy would be complete without discussing The Rutles - and Jem documents how Eric Idle and Neil Innes created the most influential rock n roll spoof in history. Fab Fools can be ordered at http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/fabfools.html

I'm joined by Jem Roberts to discuss his wonderful new book 'Fab Fools' - the first book to properly discuss The Beatles and comedy. Jem discovers how John, Paul, George and Ringo laughed their way to the top through their films, cartoons and even pantomimes.  No discussion of The Beatles and comedy would be complete without discussing The Rutles - and Jem documents how Eric Idle and Neil Innes created the most influential rock n roll spoof in history. Fab Fools can be ordered at <a href="http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/fabfools.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/fabfools.html</a>

Jem Roberts - 'Fab Fools'

Kevin Eldon

Comedy legend and George Martin impersonator, The Actor Kevin Eldon and author Jem Roberts pop in to chat about the fantastic new book Fab Fools: The Last Ever Untold Beatles Story. Lots of lovely chat about The Beatles and comedy, Neil Innes and The Rutles, and the origins of Kevin's perfect George Martin impression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy legend and George Martin impersonator, The Actor Kevin Eldon and author Jem Roberts pop in to chat about the fantastic new book <a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jem-Roberts/Fab-Fools--The-Last-Ever-Untold-Beatles-Story/24546504" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Fab Fools: The Last Ever Untold Beatles Story</a>. Lots of lovely chat about The Beatles and comedy, Neil Innes and The Rutles, and the origins of Kevin's perfect George Martin impression. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Kevin Eldon & Jem Roberts' Personal Beatles

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.Joining Tim this time is comedy historian and storyteller Jem Roberts, who shares his widely-challenged recollections of an advert reuniting Neil and Vyvyan from The Young Ones, ZX Spectrum game Dizzy and its many suspiciously close relatives, short-lived rave-goes-Charleston sensation Doop by Doop, budget maize snack Wheelz, powdered drink from outer space Alien Blood and the dim and distant days of Wet Wet Wet Actually Being Any Good. Along the way we’ll be finding out the best techniques for constructing a ‘sandwich car’, learning how not to confuse ET with a gardener, and wondering who smoked ‘Rococan’ and if they were able to still form actual sentences afterwards.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Don't get any wild ideas about dunking Wheelz into it.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.Joining Tim this time is comedy historian and storyteller Jem Roberts, who shares his widely-challenged recollections of an advert reuniting Neil and Vyvyan from The Young Ones, ZX Spectrum game Dizzy and its many suspiciously close relatives, short-lived rave-goes-Charleston sensation Doop by Doop, budget maize snack Wheelz, powdered drink from outer space Alien Blood and the dim and distant days of Wet Wet Wet Actually Being Any Good. Along the way we’ll be finding out the best techniques for constructing a ‘sandwich car’, learning how not to confuse ET with a gardener, and wondering who smoked ‘Rococan’ and if they were able to still form actual sentences afterwards.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at <a href="http://timworthington.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://timworthington.org/</a>.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee <a href="https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Don't get any wild ideas about dunking Wheelz into it.

008 - Jem Roberts - ET Is A Definite Thing