S10 EP9: Leigh Francis (Video Edition)

About this episode

Leigh Francis joins Alan Carr for a humorous discussion filled with personal anecdotes and reflections on celebrity life.

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 off01:00 Wearing Michael Hutchence’s clothes02:00 Age, gym chat & dad bods 04:00 Leigh’s handmade clothes & creative obsession05:00 Met Gala outfit: Spider-Man suit problems06:00 “Adele who?” party moment 07:00 Celebrity Juice outfits & Halloween chaos08:30 Being recognised (and mocked) in public10:00 Alan’s “Traitors face” explained 11:00 The most inappropriate fan encounter EVER 12:30 Jeff Goldblum in a lift & prosthetics regret13:00 20-year friendship with Emma Bunton14:00 Caravan holidays nostalgia16:00 The BRITs, Adele & celebrity chaos18:00 Atari, Tetris addiction & retro gaming19:30…

People in this episode

Host: Alan Carr

Guest: Leigh Francis

Topics covered

• comedy
• nostalgia
• celebrity culture
• podcasting
• gaming
• friendship

Keywords

• Leigh Francis
• Alan Carr
• podcast
• celebrity stories
• nostalgia
• gaming
• Florida

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Unlikely Friends, Celebrity Juice, American Were-MILF in London, Atari, Tetris

Places: Florida, Egypt

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