About this episode
Holly Rubenstein interviews comedian Lucy Beaumont about her travels and experiences in various locations.
Today's guest is one of the most distinctive and brilliantly funny voices in British comedy. Born in Cornwall by accident, raised in Hull with pride, Lucy Beaumont has built a career out of finding the strange, hilarious and deeply human moments in everyday life. You’ll know her from shows like Would I Lie To You? , Taskmaster , Meet the Richardsons , The Celebrity Traitors , and so much more, as well as from her acclaimed stand-up and writing. In today’s conversation, we travel from an out-of-season teenage trip to Magaluf, to sneaking off to Torquay in search of surfers, falling in love with Menorca, finding magic in New York and New Orleans, and the spiritual pull of Robin Hood’s Bay. We also talk about Hull, panel shows, pad Thai on tour, Celebrity Traitors secrets, travelling with Johnny Vegas, and her brilliant new tour, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos , which begins this September. Holly's Destination Recap Coworth Park, England Lucy's Destination Recap Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain Truro, Cornwall, England Torquay, Devon, England Newquay, Cornwall, England Hull, England Hornsea, Yorkshire, England Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain Deià, Mallorca, Spain Kavos, Greece Ibiza, Spain…
People in this episode
Host: Holly Rubenstein
Guest: Lucy Beaumont
Topics covered
- comedy
- travel
- personal stories
- British culture
- stand-up
- panel shows
Keywords
- Lucy Beaumont
- travel
- comedy
- Holly Rubenstein
- panel shows
- Bad at Quiz Shows
- British comedy
- New York
- Menorca
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster, Meet the Richardsons, The Celebrity Traitors
Places: Cornwall, Hull, Magaluf, Torquay, Menorca, New York, New Orleans, Robin Hood’s Bay, Kavos, Ibiza
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