We can’t quite believe this either. Acting royalty Robert De Niro visits the Dream Restaurant this week. Or, more accurately, the Dream Restaurant visits him.

Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about losing and gaining weight for acting roles.

Robert De Niro stars in ‘Zero Day’ which is out now on Netflix. Watch it here.

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Producued, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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Finally, one of our most requested guests – multi-Bafta-nominated actor Stephen Graham – visits the Dream Restaurant. Will James put his money where his mouth is? Will he avenge Romesh? Let’s get ready to rumble…

Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about losing and gaining weight for acting roles.

Stephen Graham stars in ‘A Thousand Blows’ which is coming to Disney+ on 21st Feb.

He also stars in ‘Adolescence’ which is coming soon to Netflix.

Follow Stephen on Instagram @stephengraham1973

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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In an Off Menu first, we invite a previous guest back to the Dream Restaurant. But they’re not choosing their meal – they’re being served another guest’s choices. This is the first Tasting Menu episode with fan favourite, John Kearns.

John Kearns’s special ‘The Varnishing Days’ is available to watch now on NOW. Watch it here.

John stars in Adam Riches and John Kearns ARE ‘Ball & Boe’ at Soho Theatre in London. Get tickets here.

Sign up to John’s mailing list at www.johnkearnscomedy.co.uk/mailing-list

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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Who’s that behind the mask? It’s Mo Gilligan! ‘The Lateish Show’ host and superstar stand-up joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week.

Mo Gilligan is on tour with his world tour ‘In The Moment’. For dates and tickets head to mogilligan.com

Mo’s podcast, ‘Mo Gilligan: Beginning, Middle and End’ is out now, wherever you get your podcasts. Listen here.

Follow Mo on Instagram @mothecomedian

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Team GB’s Emily Campbell – double Olympic medalist and four-time European weightlifting champion – has a table booked this week.

Emily Campbell co-hosts the Unofficial Gladiators podcast ‘Contender Ready’, available on your favourite podcast app. Listen here.

Follow Emily on Instagram @emilyjade_gb

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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The Dream Restaurant has opened its doors for series 13, and our first guest of 2025 is Bafta-nominated actor and star of ‘Babygirl’ and ‘Triangle of Sadness’, Harris Dickinson.

Harris Dickinson stars in ‘Babygirl’ which is in cinemas now.

Follow Harris on Instagram @harrisdickinson

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We couldn’t forget we released a whole live tour’s worth of episodes this year, could we? Here are our favourite clips for first time taking our meals on wheels.

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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It’s the second half of our favourite clips of the year. If Cannibalism needs to be a trigger warning, then consider yourself warned.

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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Another year at the Dream Restaurant comes to an end. Here’s part one of the most delicious clips from 2024.

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

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Joining us for a Christmas Special second helping is ‘Taskmaster’ champion and ‘The Bugle’ podcast, Andy Zaltzman.

Andy Zaltzman is on tour now with ‘The Zaltgeist’, running until 9th May 2025 at London's Leicester Square Theatre. For full dates and tickets, visit www.andyzaltzman.co.uk

Follow Andy on Twitter @ZaltzCricket

Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).

Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.

Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.