Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'

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Life’s A Beach sees Alan giving Judith Chalmers and Michael Palin a run for their money as he invites a famous guest each week to discuss their favourite places in the world

  • 40 minutes 46 seconds
    S10 EP13: Mel Giedroyc

    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brillaint comedian and presenter - Mel Giedroyc.

    Join Mel Giedroyc every week on the hit podcast Where There’s a Will There’s a Wake, as she laughs in the face of death with all your favourite funny celebrities as they tell her about their dream demise.

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    Thanks, Alan.

    xx



    ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!


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    20 April 2026, 3:00 am
  • 36 minutes 15 seconds
    S10 EP12: Jack Whitehall (Video Edition)

    Jack Whitehall returns - and within minutes we’re into kebabs, cab drivers and chalk phalluses.
    There’s the spiralling of his stag do, a near miss with the Daily Mail, and the realities of tour life (including when stand-up goes very wrong). Plus: travelling with kids, naked yoga, Chernobyl as a tourist destination… and one truly grim fox encounter.
    Prepare to brace... this escalates fast.
    00:00 Jack’s back (and Alan’s still not over the stag do snub)
    01:00 The cab driver story… and the kebab incident
    03:00 Drunk disasters & unforgettable nights
    05:30 Jack’s stag do: Soho, Guinness & Roasts
    08:00 When the Daily Mail is watching (and you poo next to a dead fox)
    11:00 Travelling with kids vs pre-kid holidays
    13:30 Wedding plans & expensive decisions
    15:30 Stand-up struggles: bombing on stage
    18:00 Jack's touring plans: UK, Australia & beyond
    20:30 Performing internationally & “reference checking” jokes
    22:30 Travels with Dad: naked yoga & Spitfires
    25:00 Chernobyl tourism (yes, really)
    27:00 Ukraine, Moldova & a chalk phallus
    30:00 The quick-fire round chaos
    32:00 Final thoughts… and taxi driver trauma revisited
    #JackWhitehall #AlanCarr #PodcastComedy #TravelPodcast #BritishComedy #StagDoStories #StandUpComedy #SohoLondon #Chernobyl #TravelStories #ComedyPodcast #UKPodcasts #FunnyStories #CelebrityPodcast #KebabGate (4)

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    17 April 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 46 seconds
    S10 EP12: Jack Whitehall

    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brillaint comedian and actor - Jack Whitehall.


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    Thanks, Alan.

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    ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!


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    12 April 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 31 minutes 6 seconds
    S10 EP11: Regé-Jean Page (Video Edition)

    Flying Alan Air this week is Regé-Jean Page! Rege joins Captain Carr for a globe-trotting chat that goes from the rolling hills of Tuscany to the very real threat of Aussie swooping magpies.
    From filming dreamy rom-com scenes with Halle Bailey in "You, Me and Tuscany", to growing up between Zimbabwe and London, Regé shares travel stories and some very surprising travel facts, plus the New Zealand landscapes that completely blew him away.
    Expect stories about hippos (yes, they’re terrifying), wild holidays, punk bands, and life-saving tips for surviving Australia.


    00:00 Hippos vs magpies… which is worse?
    00:07 Welcome Regé-Jean Page
    01:00 Name mispronunciation and overfamiliarity
    02:45 Filming in Tuscany - is it really that beautiful?
    03:50 That vineyard running scene explained
    04:40 The “shirt off” moment everyone’s talking about
    05:50 Learning Italian (and forgetting it instantly)
    06:40 What on-screen “chemistry” really means
    09:30 Tuscany travel tips: food, driving & hidden gems
    12:50 Growing up in Zimbabwe
    13:40 Safaris, landscapes & why it’s underrated
    14:10 No lads holidays… ever
    15:30 Teenage punk band era
    17:30 Most breathtaking place: New Zealand
    19:30 The truth about Australian magpies
    22:45 Travel bugbears & hotel habits
    24:50 Making our descent and the quick fire round
    26:10 Tipping etiquette tips
    #LifesABeach #RegeJeanPage #AlanCarr #YouMeandTuscany #TravelPodcast #Tuscany #NewZealand #Zimbabwe #ComedyPodcast #BehindTheScenes #RomCom #TravelStories

    ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! (5)


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    10 April 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 16 seconds
    S10 EP11: Regé-Jean Page

    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actor - Regé-Jean Page


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    Thanks, Alan.

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    ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!


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    6 April 2026, 12:00 am
  • 42 minutes 41 seconds
    S10 EP10: Amy Gledhill (Video Edition)

    Fresh off Last One Laughing, the brilliant Amy Gledhill joins Alan Carr on Life’s A Beach for some proper belly laughs. From the surreal pressure cooker of LOL (where no one laughs for hours…) to chaotic nights out in Hull, dating as a comedian, and a wild Texas romance - this flight is packed with sharp, silly, and totally unfiltered moments.

    Plus: wigs, Ouija boards, and why being funny might be ruining Amy’s love life.

    Check out her brilliant podcasts: 

    Single Ladies In Your Area: https://open.spotify.com/show/6w0DZahAeRIseAxZPmjhXg / Northern News: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Uv2jeIIrJvh8mmoGSY6j


    00:00 Prepare for take off
    00:30 Alan’s wigs, drunk habits & V&A exhibition dreams
    01:50 Surviving Last One Laughing (and thinking it was a disaster)
    03:10 The unaired very mucky improv moment
    05:00 Making people run away = comedy success
    06:40 Ouija boards & genuinely creepy stories
    08:20 Being ginger & the Ginger Spice effect
    10:00 Hull guide: Spiders, The Deep & iconic nights out
    16:50 Dating in your 30s (and hiding you’re a comedian)
    20:00 Pretending to work in “admin” on a date
    23:00 Maldives trip that ended a relationship
    25:00 Amy lived in Jamaica… (Alan does not believe her)
    26:30 Texas cowboy holiday romance
    29:00 Celebrity plane behaviour (messy…)
    34:30 Dream old-age destination (slightly derailed answer)
    35:40 Making our descent and the Quickfire round 


    #AmysGledhill #Alancarr #LifesABeach #LastOneLaughing #ComedyPodcast #UKComedy #StandUpComedy #FunnyPodcast #PodcastClips #DatingDisasters #TravelStories #HullNights #ComedyGold (5)

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    3 April 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 54 seconds
    S10 EP10: Amy Gledhill

    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian and actor - Amy Gledhill


    Please subscribe and review.

    Thanks, Alan.

    xx



    ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!


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    30 March 2026, 4:55 pm
  • 38 minutes 15 seconds
    S10 EP9: Leigh Francis (Video Edition)

    Leigh Francis joins Captain Carr for an Alan Air flight packed with wild stories, nostalgic throwbacks and plenty of unexpected turns.

    Leigh chats about his podcast Unlikely Friends with his wife Jill, Emma Bunton, and her husband Jade Jones, how they met, what gets cut out, and why Jill's a better human than he is.

    Alan reminds Leigh of the time he didn't know who Adele was at a party, owning Michael Hutchence's clothes, and his love of Florida and Disney. Plus: retro gaming, crocodiles in the wild, and bum lips. Fasten your seatbelts for some turbulence and proper belly laughs. 

    00:00 Taking off
    01:00 Wearing Michael Hutchence’s clothes
    02:00 Age, gym chat & dad bods 
    04:00 Leigh’s handmade clothes & creative obsession
    05:00 Met Gala outfit: Spider-Man suit problems
    06:00 “Adele who?” party moment 
    07:00 Celebrity Juice outfits & Halloween chaos
    08:30 Being recognised (and mocked) in public
    10:00 Alan’s “Traitors face” explained 
    11:00 The most inappropriate fan encounter EVER 
    12:30 Jeff Goldblum in a lift & prosthetics regret
    13:00 20-year friendship with Emma Bunton
    14:00 Caravan holidays nostalgia
    16:00 The BRITs, Adele & celebrity chaos
    18:00 Atari, Tetris addiction & retro gaming
    19:30 The “comfort croissant” fidget toy 
    20:50 Pitching “American Were-MILF in London” 
    22:00 Leigh’s film ideas (vampires vs werewolves)
    24:00 Viking show ideas & writing projects
    25:20 Holidays disaster: piles in Egypt 
    27:00 Wisdom teeth horror stories
    29:00 Florida, Disney & holiday routines
    30:30 Crocodile encounter in Florida 
    31:10 Leigh sat on a crocodile (?!)
    32:00 Crying at bullfighting in Mexico & breaking character
    33:00 Quickfire round chaos
    34:20 White socks debate & landing

    #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #LeighFrancis #KeithLemon #CelebrityJuice #FunnyPodcast #ComedyPodcast #BritishComedy #PodcastClips #Adele #DisneyWorld #FloridaHolidays #UKComedy #Chaos #FunnyMoments (4)


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    27 March 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 40 minutes
    S10 EP9: Leigh Francis

    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian, actor and presenter - Leigh Francis.


    Please subscribe and review.

    Thanks, Alan.

    xx



    ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!


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    23 March 2026, 8:44 am
  • 37 minutes 15 seconds
    S10 EP8: Bob Mortimer (Video Edition)

    What happens when Alan Carr and Bob Mortimer get together right after filming Last One Laughing? Absolute mayhem. 

    From being told to “f*ck off” by Romesh Ranganathan, to phantom sh*tters in Wythenshawe, to Bob’s very unexpected holiday romance… this episode is pure Bob-flavoured joy. There’s also a deep dive on comedy legends like Monty Python and Spike Milligan, how “idiot comedy” is dying out, and why Bob thinks YouTube has changed everything. 

    Plus: skydiving fears, caravan snogging, supermarket obsessions, Gone Fishing and one of the funniest quickfire rounds you’ll hear all year. 

    Watch Last One Laughing on Amazon Prime now. 


    00:00 "Just f*ck off, Bob" Last One Laughing chaos begins 

    01:10 Alan Air takes off (and immediately crashes into nonsense) 

    02:00 Bob’s teeth confession 

    03:00 Wythenshawe, buses & the phantom sh*tter story 

    05:00 Felicity Kendall, lions & classic comedy chat 

    07:30 UK holidays vs Amalfi Coast (and Instagram ruining it) 

    08:50 Alan’s skydive panic 

    09:30 Bob’s chaotic caravan “romance” story 

    11:00 Why holidays at 16 hit different 

    13:00 Norman Collier, Spike Milligan & “idiot” comedy 

    16:30 The golden age of weird stand-up acts 

    17:30 Behind the scenes of Last One Laughing 

    19:30 Snacks, crisps & Bob’s elite fridge game 

    22:00 Accidental 12-course French meal disaster 

    24:00 Why Gone Fishing works (and chemistry matters) 

    27:30 YouTube vs comedy gatekeepers 

    29:00 Four in a Bed obsession & horror stories 

    31:30 Celebrity encounters (Sean Penn cameo!) 

    32:45 Quickfire round chaos ✈️


     #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #BobMortimer #LastOneLaughing #BritishComedy #ComedyGold #UKComedy #FunnyPodcast #RomeshRanganathan #DianeMorgan #MelGiedroyc #VicAndBob #GoneFishing #StandUpComedy #v2 (3)

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    20 March 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 56 seconds
    S10 EP8: Bob Mortimer

    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Bob Mortimer.


    Please subscribe and review.

    Thanks, Alan.

    xx



    ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!


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    16 March 2026, 3:30 am
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