
Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'
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S10 EP16: Callum Scott Howells
S10 EP15: Scarlett Moffatt (Video Edition)
S10 EP15: Scarlett Moffatt
S10 EP14: Sheridan Smith (Video Edition)
S10 EP14: Sheridan Smith
S10 EP13: Mel Giedroyc (Video Edition)
S10 EP13: Mel Giedroyc
S10 EP12: Jack Whitehall (Video Edition)
S10 EP12: Jack Whitehall
S10 EP11: Regé-Jean Page (Video Edition)
S10 EP11: Regé-Jean Page
S10 EP10: Amy Gledhill (Video Edition)
EFresh 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 off00:30 Alan’s wigs, drunk habits & V&A exhibition dreams01:50 Surviving Last One Laughing (and thinking it was a disaster)03:10 The unaired very mucky improv moment05:00 Making people run away = comedy success06:40 Ouija boards & genuinely creepy stories08:20 Being ginger & the Ginger Spice effect10:00 Hull guide: Spiders, The Deep & iconic nights out16:50 Dating in your 30s (and hiding you’re a comedian)20:00 Pretending to work in “admin” on a date23:00 Maldives trip that ended a relationship25:00 Amy lived in Jamaica… (Alan does not believe her)26:30 Texas cowboy holiday romance29:00 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP10: Amy Gledhill
EJoining 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 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 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 projects25:20 Holidays disaster: piles in Egypt 27:00 Wisdom teeth horror stories29:00 Florida, Disney & holiday routines30:30 Crocodile encounter in Florida 31:10 Leigh sat on a crocodile (?!)32:00 Crying at bullfighting in Mexico & breaking character33:00 Quickfire round chaos34:20 White socks debate & landing #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #LeighFrancis #KeithLemon #CelebrityJuice #FunnyPodcast #ComedyPodcast #BritishComedy #PodcastClips #Adele #DisneyWorld #FloridaHolidays #UKComedy #Chaos #FunnyMoments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP7: Jeff Goldblum (Video Edition)
Jeff Goldblum boards Alan Air for one of the most gloriously unpredictable flights yet. From Old Hollywood legends and Mulholland Drive nightmares to pickles, sandwiches and impromptu singing, Jeff goes full Goldblum - charming, curious and wonderfully maverick. They talk about his new album Night Blooms, touring with orchestras around the world, and the timeless magic of jazz standards. Along the way there’s Sharon Stone, Billie Holiday, a surprising Bloody Mary debate… and Alan pitches Jeff a brand-new horror film: An American Were-MILF in London. Expect name-dropping, movie love, musical nostalgia and one very enthusiastic conversation about pickles. 00:00 Intro 00:18 Jeff Goldblum boards Alan Air 01:14 The Windmills of Your Mind & The Thomas Crown Affair 01:59 Jeff’s frozen yoghurt meeting with Faye Dunaway 03:29 Crisps, pickles and snack food debates 05:30 Jeff Goldblum's favourite sandwiches 05:58 The “Bloody Alan” cocktail 07:30 Jeff’s love of Lauren Hutton and gabby teeth 10:12 Horoscopes, science and star signs 11:41 Jeff’s new album Night Blooms 12:59 Jeff and Alan singing classics like Misty and Bewitched 13:37 Nosferatu, horror films and Alan’s Were-MILF pitch 15:03 Jeff agrees to star in Alan’s movie 16:23 Touring the UK, Royal Albert Hall and Sydney Opera House 17:41 What happens at a Jeff Goldblum live show 19:41 Touring food: fish & chips and British roasts 20:29 Jeff’s favourite drink: the Virgin Mary 21:14 Time machines, classic films and Total Recall 23:34 Sharon Stone, Casino and Scorsese movies 24:48 Old Hollywood, Chateau Marmont and Hollywood history 27:21 Mulholland Drive and David Lynch 29:15 Alan’s middle name reveal 30:31 Quick-fire round 33:39 Final descent #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #JeffGoldblum #Podcast #TravelPodcast #NightBlooms #Jazz #ClassicHollywood #MovieLegends #CelebrityPodcast #MulhollandDrive #OldHollywood #RoyalAlbertHall #ComedyPodcast #v2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP7: Jeff Goldblum
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the legendary actor and musician - Jeff Goldblum 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP6: Carol Vorderman (Video Edition)
ECarol Vorderman joins Captain Carr on Life’s a Beach and it’s exactly as chaotic as you’d hope. From flying her own plane across Europe, to swimming with great white sharks and holidaying with Annie Lennox and Ainsley Harriott. She tells Alan gets an exclusive on why she might run for Prime Minister, we hear about her sunbathing in space, the party she drove Alan to dressed as Cher, and why a tiny plane called Mildred meant so much to her. Plus: bingo on holiday, strip chess, and Italian hotel recommendations. Fasten your seatbelts! Watch Carol on Celebrity Puzzling, weeknights at 7pm, Channel 5. 00:00 Intro: Alan welcomes Carol aboard “Alan Air” 00:40 Carol flying Alan in her plane Mildred 01:30 Flying across Europe and landing behind jumbo jets 02:12 Alan remembers meeting Carol on Countdown 03:20 Driving to Noel Edmonds’ party dressed as Cher 04:10 Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes memories 06:06 Celebrity Puzzling and quiz show chaos 07:35 Sudoku, puzzles and the intelligence chat 08:09 Holiday bingo and gay bingo 08:42 Strip chess and Alan’s new show idea 10:10 Holidays growing up in Rhyl and caravan trips 11:03 Supercars and terrifying a sexist cameraman 12:58 Alan suggests Carol could be a dominatrix 13:20 Carol and the three men in her life 14:23 Astronaut friends and sending photos to space 15:26 Her daughter launching medical experiments into space 16:45 Would Carol actually go to space? 17:18 Alan’s romantic trip to Lake Garda thanks to Carol 18:16 Richard Whiteley spraying himself with home fragrance 20:16 Swimming with great white sharks in South Africa 23:26 Adventurous food on holiday 24:43 Grace Jones watching Countdown, loves Carol’s mum 25:25 Holiday with Annie Lennox and Ainsley Harriott 27:40 Why she prefers city breaks and Florence 28:19 Could Carol become Prime Minister? 29:10 Quick-fire travel questions 30:30 Final goodbyes #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #CarolVorderman #Podcast #TravelPodcast #CelebrityTravel #FlyingPlanes #SharkDiving #AdventureTravel #HolidayStories #TVLegends #BritishTV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP6: Carol Vorderman
EJoining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant broadcaster - Carol Vorderman. 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP5: Tamzin Outhwaite (Video Edition)
EOld friends, zero filter. Tamzin Outhwaite joins Captain Alan on Alan Air for a brilliantly unhinged catch-up that proves some friendships never grow up - they just get wetter. From being pushed into a swimming pool at Amanda Holden’s party, to childhood Disney holidays, solo retreats, and disastrous travel moments, this is a chat full of affection, honesty and big laughs.There’s wellness, wandering the world, and the kind of stories you only tell friends you’ve known forever.00:04 Intro00:21 Friday Night Project flashbacks & chambermaid sketches01:59 The lesbian festival in Mexico (better than Glastonbury)02:42 Being recognised abroad thanks to Celebrity Traitors03:07 Pool-pushing incidents and apologies03:46 Abigail’s Party and standing ovations04:13 Touring again & theatre love05:12 Codpieces, restoration comedy & the merkin or not debate08:22 Making Abigail’s Party Tamzin's own09:34 Nearly being banned from India10:55 Solo travel, bravery & “sad tax”12:04 Childhood holidays, house swaps & Disneyland perks13:34 Holiday romances (or lack of them)14:39 Why Ibiza still doesn’t work16:46 Celebrities spotted on holiday18:30 Brian Harvey, runaway cars & Alan's dad20:47 Wellness retreats & founding We Free Women24:01 Bucket-list destinations & Costa Rica dreams27:58 All-inclusive holidays: heaven or hell29:14 St Lucian Rosé volleyball at sunset31:28 Quick-fire questions & coming into land#LifesABeach #AlanCarr #TamzinOuthwaite #Chattyman #TravelStories #HolidayChaos #PoolIncident #CelebrityPodcast #WellnessTravel #FunnyFriends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP5: Tamzin Outhwaite
EJoining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actress - Tamzin Outhwaite. 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP4: Marcus Mumford (Video Edition)
EMarcus Mumford joins Captain Carr for one of Alan Air's most memorable flights. We hear all about the new Mumford & Son's album "Prizefighter" out now! And the chat goes everywhere from tote-bag judgement, to the holiday romance that turned into marriage, and one flashing incident on a pontoon in Mexico.All this plus Disney squirrels, Celebrity Traitors glory, all-inclusive confessions, broken guitars and Alan as 'Old' Spice. 00:00 Marcus Mumford boards the flight00:45 Dressing up as a Disney squirrel01:20 Robin Hood crushes and iconic soundtracks01:48 Alan’s seagull rap with Antonio Banderas02:18 Marcus as an unpack-everything traveller02:45 Marcus borrows wife Carey's tote bag demo03:55 Celebrity Traitors glory revisited04:10 War Child event surprise Traitors entrance05:29 Alan being peak celebrity in the Mumford household08:15 Prizefighter collabs and Hozier love08:50 Chris Stapleton cold call success09:57 Brandi Carlile as musical fairy godmother10:32 All-inclusive festival chaos in Mexico11:31 Marcus loves dressing up, Alan as Old Spice14:33 BST Hyde Park excitement15:27 Curating a festival lineup16:35 Being recognised in America as a Traitor17:06 Best UK holidays - Dorset, Cornwall, Wales18:21 Holiday romances and Marcus meeting his wife at Bible camp19:43 Favourite touring country New Zealand20:14 Bungee jumping hotels from hell20:42 Skydiving for War Child plans21:03 Dream hotels and luxury stays21:42 The naked pontoon in Mexico incident explained22:30 Touring India in 200923:07 Broken guitars and airline nightmares23:55 Extreme foods while travelling24:58 Quick-fire round26:25 Final descent and sign-off#LifesABeach #AlanCarr #MarcusMumford #TravelPodcast #TourLife #HolidayStories #CelebrityTraitors #AllInclusive #MusicPodcast #TouringLife #FunnyPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP4: Marcus Mumford
Marcus Mumford drops in to chat holidays and is the upcoming Mumford & Sons album, Prizefighter set to be released on 20 February 2026 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP3: Pete Wicks & Sam Thompson (Video Edition)
ESam Thompson and Pete Wicks fly Alan Air and things unravel fast. They tell Alan what they’re really like on holiday (airport dad energy versus filming absolutely everything), relive a Vegas trip where Sam genuinely thought Pete had died, and tell us about Sam's unnecessary toilet-related voice note. There are childhood holidays, dodgy dating stories, celebrity sightings, Pete’s habit of feeding stray dogs abroad, and we dive into their new book Staying Relevant. Add pirate nicknames, matching tattoos, reality TV confessions and a quick-fire round that fully descends into chaos - and you’ve got one of the funniest Life’s a Beach episodes yet. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Pete and Sam’s travel styles airport dad vs filming everything 02:05 How Sam likes to embarrass Pete on flights 02:55 Sam’s smelly toilet voice note 05:55 Vegas trip chaos and thinking Pete had died 07:00 Carer burnout and a Pete Netflix documentary 07:55 Childhood holidays caravans vs luxury 08:45 Alan’s caravan story 10:25 Sam’s Club Med holidays and his underwater first kiss 11:15 Eye patch stories and Pete’s pirate nickname 12:50 Pete’s new rescue dog 14:45 Pete’s the pied piper of mange feeding stray dogs on holiday 15:45 Sam’s dating disasters 16:30 Celebs Go Dating and Rob Beckett 17:55 Staying Relevant the book the illustrations and brutal honesty 18:55 Sam and Pete’s tattoos of each other 20:40 Celebrities spotted on flights and holidays 21:10 Sam and The Beib 23:00 Reality TV they would and wouldn’t do 24:15 Race Across the World and Hunted ambitions 25:45 Coach Trip and chaotic travel memories 26:20 The infamous briefcase explained 27:45 Sam invites Alan to Christmas Pete continues to swerve it 28:25 Where they want to be at 100 years old 30:30 Quick fire travel questions 32:15 Final chaos and sign off #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #SamThompson #PeteWicks #StayingRelevant #Podcast #ComedyPodcast #TravelPodcast #RealityTV #VegasStories #CelebrityPodcast #HolidayChaos #QuickFire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP3: Pete Wicks & Sam Thompson
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories are Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson. 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP2: Take That (Video Edition)
Gary, Mark and Howard join Alan to talk about the new Netflix Take That documentary - and things immediately descend into chaos. From Ibiza, the Maldives, and safari mishaps to archive hoarding, early leather outfits, holiday run-ins with authorities, and being driven away from huge gigs in a Fiat Punto. Add silly hats, Colin the Caterpillar, celebrity holiday spots and Alan appearing in the documentary itself, and you’ve got one of the funniest Life’s A Beach episodes yet. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Gary's the mic00:40 Where’s Gary’s silly hat? Alan tries on Howard’s02:30 Gary’s two best holidays ever - Ibiza & the Maldives03:20 Mark’s best holiday: Africa04:23 Alan took his mum on safari and they were mistaken for a couple05:12 Howard’s best holiday memories - Anglesey and Mustique05:57 Inside the new Netflix Take That documentary07:39 Howard the hoarder kept most of the archive footage08:30 Alan thinks Take That were worked to death and couldn’t handle the screaming09:36 Huge audiences… then being driven off in a Fiat Punto11:11 Why it was so hard for Take That to get signed12:16 Early Take That outfits - leather and studs13:15 Worst holiday disaster - being detained in Taiwan14:24 Gary loves English food and when they first tried Chinese and Indian16:27 Alan takes full advantage of Howard saying he wasn’t into girls17:07 Howard’s BMX and breakdancing days – and how dancing became Take That’s thing18:01 Can Mark still breakdance?18:37 Colin the Caterpillar for Mark’s birthday21:00 Mark’s coach trip from Manchester to Benidorm23:10 Spotting Paul O’Grady on holiday - Alan holidayed with him24:10 Gary spots Claudia Winkleman on holiday24:40 Howard bumps into Kate Moss25:20 Gary praises Alan on Traitors - Howard hasn’t seen it26:30 Gary gets serious about Alan winning and Alan is insulted28:00 Alan appears in the Take That Netflix documentary at the Brits30:15 Travel pet peeves32:40 Gary was nearly arrested leaving Japan34:23 Cornwall… or “Corn-Wall”35:38 Howard’s golf obsession dictating tour schedules36:38 Making our descent and the quickfire round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP2: Take That
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is are the legendary band - Take That. 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP1: Will Arnett & John Bishop (Video Edition)
Will Arnett and John Bishop join Captain Alan to talk holidays, stand-up nerves, and their brilliant new film "Is This Thing On?" - inspired by John’s real life journey into comedy. From New York comedy clubs and Liverpool screenings to St Barths holidays, gym confessions, all-inclusive buffet hacks… fasten your seatbelts and get ready for some hilarious in-flight entertainment. 00:00 Intro00:35 Alan has known John for 25 years and now his story is a film03:20 Will’s hand goes up04:04 The Liverpool screening and the authenticity of the stand-up06:11 Would the film have changed things for John and Melanie07:15 Bradley Cooper filming close and Will does Scouse08:24 New York the home of stand-up10:04 Alan telling his mum a man would play her10:30 Will doing stand-up in New York as Alex Novak12:27 Alan’s post-it note disaster on stage13:41 Being mistaken for Ukrainian at a New York club15:50 Will loves St Barths and went before it got fancy17:00 Will gets distracted by Tim Key’s book17:45 Alan’s book on poverty causes much amusement18:15 Alan’s all-inclusive buffet holiday hack19:26 Will spots John in the gym and John starts lunging20:27 Alan’s personal trainer21:06 Will on weight loss hard work and middle age22:40 Making our descent and the quickfire round #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #WillArnett #JohnBishop #IsThisThingOn #StandUpComedy #ComedyFilm #Podcast #TravelPodcast #HolidayHacks #NewYorkComedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S10 EP1: Will Arnett & John Bishop
EJoining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is are comedian and actor Will Arnett, and comedian John Bishop. 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Life's A Beach: Best of 2025 Part 3
EI'll be back with a new series very soon - in the meantime here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2025. Featuring... Fatboy Slim, Vanessa Williams, Daisy May Cooper and Paul Hollywood. Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Life's A Beach: Best of 2025 Part 2
EHello listeners, as we get ready for the amazing new year ahead in 2026 here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2025. Featuring... Gloria Estefan, Josh Homme, Iain Stirling and Oona Chaplin Thanks for listening and see you in January 2026 for a new series. Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Life's A Beach: Best of 2025 Part 1
As we end the year (and another brilliant series) here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2025. Featuring... Mariah Carey, Jason Bateman, Stephen Fry and Dita Von Tease. Thanks for listening and see you in January 2026 for a new series. Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP51: Kelly Brook (Video Edition)
EFresh from the Australian jungle, Kelly Brook joins Alan Carr to talk I’m a Celebrity - from eating trials and lost kilos to having her phone confiscated on arrival and how she bonded with Ruby Wax swapping embarrassing Madonna stories. There’s also chat about getting papped abroad, childhood holidays, her Italian olive farm life with husband Jeremy, and news of her new swimsuit range. 00:00 Intro 00:37 Australia: deadly creatures everywhere 01:34 Losing weight, facing fears & saying yes to the jungle 03:08 The food Kelly dreamed about 04:04 Ruby Wax, Madonna… and that fart 05:52 Kelly’s Traitors-style jungle moment 07:30 Alan’s koala + chlamydia fact bomb 08:30 The hotel that used to be the Versace hotel 09:50 Buddy the dog steals the show 10:13 Jeremy, Italian life & the family olive farm 12:52 Cornwall, Ayia Napa & childhood holidays 14:26 Risky holidays of the past & food poisoning 16:34 Active vs horizontal holidaying 17:29 Alan tries to calm Amanda Holden on their travels 18:10 Landing in Oz & having the phone taken away 19:14 Alan wishes he’d smuggled in a burner on Traitors 21:49 Hotel pet peeves: the “glimpse" view 22:15 Getting papped in Brazil 23:46 Tits for Taps 24:44 Jungle parasites (yes, really) 26:06 Spotting Claudia Winkleman en route to Madonna’s wedding 26:45 A Sardinian hidden gem 28:00 Kelly’s new swimsuit range 28:55 Cape Town shoot & Ruby Wax will be there 29:30 Descent & quickfire round #LifesABeach #KellyBrook #ImACelebrity #AlanCarr #JungleStories #CelebrityTravel #MadonnaMoments #RealityTV #HolidayChats #PodcastClips #BehindTheScenes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP51: Kelly Brook
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant model, actress and presenter - Kelly Brook. 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP50: Vittorio Angelone (Video Edition)
EVittorio Angelone is flying Alan Air this week! He chats to Alan about his fascinating journey from classical musician to stand-up comedian, and his love of walking holidays with his girlfriend. We hear about performing huge drums at The Royal Albert Hall, the highs and lows of touring, and a disastrous last ditch attempt to save a relationship in Amsterdam. Plus, discover hidden gems in Belfast, Vittorio’s Italian gelato heritage, and his forthcoming tour starting 16th January. (Tickets: https://vittorioangelone.com/tour) Watch his latest standup special: https://youtu.be/mfU3TyeEkZQ?si=bxJ09F6t_cjAoT5U 00:00 Intro00:24 Daddy’s little meatball00:55 Performing in New York02:20 Walking holidays & The Saltpath tales04:45 Classical music vs stand-up comedy07:49 Worst gigs & blow-up doll stage invasion09:00 Comedy scene insights & Alan’s veteran status11:00 Devon walks & funicular trains12:50 Amsterdam heartbreak14:15 Intense holidays & relationship moments16:36 Corfu indulgence18:43 Childhood holidays in Belfast20:10 Belfast hidden gems 20:42 Vittorio’s being tested for Autism 21:43 Celebrity Traitors and Alan buying his own cloak 22:57 Back to Belfast hidden gems - The Sunflower and Bousham 24:00 Mummified fingers and monks - Napoli and Koh Samui 25:45 Vittorio’s Italian “gelato” heritage 26:30 Sicily Mondello and Palermo, and another monk 28:10 The Trans-Siberian Express and Grindr 30:40 Quickfire round & landing #LifesABeach #VittorioAngelone #AlanCarr #StandUpComedy #WalkingHolidays #TravelStories #BelfastGems #ItalianHeritage #PodcastChat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP50: Vittorio Angelone
EJoining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Vittorio Angelone. 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP49: Oona Chaplin (Video Edition)
Oona Chaplin joins Alan Carr to chat about her fierce new role as Varang in Avatar: Fire and Ash - plus, a wild ride through psychedelic scenes, epic travel stories, and ancient spiritual places. From childhood globetrotting to heartbreaks over Prince, Mexico’s magic, and even some cheeky Navi cat hisses, this episode is packed with laughs, surprises, and wanderlust vibes. Don’t miss their playful travel plans and a quickfire round to finish! 00:00 Intro 00:44 The wild world of Avatar: Fire and Ash 05:05 The unforgettable psychedelic scene 06:37 Meet Varang, Oona’s femme fatale 09:26 Growing up across countries and Alan’s Spanish attempts 11:37 Prince — Oona’s first heartbreak 13:18 Mexico’s art, history & indigenous roots 15:00 Time travel debates: conquistadors vs. Egypt’s labyrinth 19:36 Lost luggage in Brazil — travel woes! 22:09 Tourist pet peeves & the iconic Navi/cat hiss 23:37 Oona saw two real Queens in one day 25:03 Mexico holiday romance & Cuban rhythms 29:30 Spiritual bucket lists & Glastonbury lay lines 30:00 Quickfire round & landing #LifesABeach #OonaChaplin #AvatarFireAndAsh #TravelStories #SpiritualJourney #AlanCarr #PodcastFun #MexicoMagic #FemmeFatale #WanderlustVibes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP49: Oona Chaplin
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actress - Oona Chaplin. 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP48: Stephen Mulhern (Video Edition)
Stephen Mulhern makes his podcast debut and he picks Alan to pop his cherry! Stephen blows Alan away with magic - but Alan’s got a bone to pick about the Royal Variety Show. From Princess Diana stories and wild Amazon adventures to The Accidental Tourist and his food fears, this episode is packed with laughs, surprises, and a seriously impressive card trick. Plus you don't want to miss Stephen's awkward celebrity encounters! 00:00 Intro 00:15 Stephen’s first ever podcast — and what a debut! 00:45 Magic for Princess Diana? Yep, Stephen’s done that. 02:41 Nest eggs signed by Diana & the Harry Potter cast? Yes please. 04:20 Alan calls out Stephen for not levitating him at the Royal Variety Show! 05:36 Food fears, acting gigs & more quirky confessions. 08:00 Stephen’s Amazon adventure and the blinking spider. 10:30 Sushi and curry? Stephen’s never tried either! 11:35 Fear of water without a clear bottom — that’s Stephen. 12:00 Alan’s seaweed-shark scare — classic! 15:50 Stephen’s love for Brighton and the Weigh to Go story. 18:11 Stephen’s seen Alan in Panto — the Traitors talk heats up! 20:21 Meeting Ron Howard and trying (and failing) to meet Charlie Sheen. 24:02 Alan’s neighbour thinks he’s aloof — awkward! 30:21 Magic mishaps in Vegas and Stephen’s Magic Circle exit. 34:15 Stephen’s stunning card trick on Alan — wow! 37:24 Quickfire round & descent. #LifesABeach #StephenMulhern #AlanCarr #MagicMoments #PodcastDebut #RoyalVariety #ComedyGold #lifesabeachpodcast #alancarr #chattyman #travelpodcast #comedypodcast #magictricks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP48: Stephen Mulhern
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant BAFTA-winning magician, comedian, and TV presenter - Stephen Mulhern. Enjoy!! 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP47: Jason Bateman (Video Edition)
Join Jason and Alan as they dive into the wild world of Zootropolis 2 and so much more! From red carpet dress codes to LA secret gems, Alan got up close with the incredible Jason Bateman after the premiere. Expect laughs, behind-the-scenes stories, and Traitors chat - as well as Alan’s starring role rapping with Antonio Banderas in SpongeBob and Justin's penchant for liquorice?! Don’t miss this star-studded, fun-packed episode! Click play and get ready for an unforgettable beachside chat with one of Hollywood’s coolest stars! 🎤🏖️ 00:00 Kickoff with Alan & Jason00:12 Jason’s Chattyman flashback00:43 Celebrity Traitors showdown - Does Alan take out Jason?02:01 Zootropolis 2 premiere dress code decoded03:09 Jason’s naughty characters - Nick Wilde and Black Rabbit04:20 Nick Wilde vs. London’s urban foxes: Who wins?05:28 Alan stars in Vi-Queens animation - Wait, you’re already laughing?07:54 What animal would Alan be in Zootropolis 3? Jason’s take08:14 Alan’s surprise SpongeBob rap with Antonio Banderas -True story!09:30 Jason’s love affair with London10:42 The Ozarks Tourist Board reacts to Ozarks11:36 Jason’s globe-trotting since childhood13:36 Liquorice debate heats up - Jason’s a fan, Alan’s not having it14:35 Jason’s LA hidden gem: The Getty Museum revealed15:36 Alan’s plan to conquer America post-Traitors win17:29 Jason’s flawless travel record - never lost luggage or passport!17:59 The curious case of travellers’ cheques18:22 Jason’s top hotel pick: The Aman Hotels experience19:15 Jason and Alan’s next travel plans - teaming up?19:23 Does Jason ever complain? Alan’s got the scoop20:20 Alan quizzes Jason on Zootropolis sequel chances21:30 Alan’s biggest Zootropolis issue: hugging snakes?!21:48 Final descent and lightning quickfire round! #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #Jason #Traitors #Zootropolis2 #LAHiddenGems #PodcastChat #BehindTheScenes #ComedyPodcast #FilmTalk #TravelStories #QuickfireRound #LondonFoxes #PremiereVibes A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP47: Jason Bateman
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actor - Jason Bateman. Enjoy!! 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP46: Harriet Kemsley (Video Edition)
EGet ready for laughs with Harriet Kemsley on Life’s a Beach! From wild holiday romances, to falling down a snow hole (yes, really) - Harriet has some brilliant stories! Plus, Last One Laughing, Traitors and Alan’s wearing a trendy jumper. 00:00 Intro00:20 Harriet as Mama Clause01:06 Traitors chat / Jake Gyllenhaal’s dog03:22 What Canterbury’s like04:02 The ducking stool06:12 Alan’s trendy jumper06:41 Florida, ride failure & crocs09:35 Harriet loves snowboarding10:24 Falling down a snow hole11:10 Back to witches12:41 Harriet’s holiday romance in Australia14:01 Inspiration for her new tour Floozy14:33 Rita is a Hollywood agent15:20 Alan’s dating woes15:54 Amanda Holden did his profile / the donkey pic17:49 Harriet and the dating apps19:23 Harriet’s podcast Single Ladies in Your Area20:37 Last One Laughing chat22:40 Touring as a mum23:50 Soap stars & Vanessa Feltz on Harriet’s flight24:32 Harriet never complains25:29 Touring Australia & jet lag26:22 Back to the Irish holiday romance26:54 Snowboarding with Lou Sanders & bears29:16 Tips for Last One Laughing30:15 Making our descent – quick fire round #LifesABeachPodcast #AlanCarr #HarrietKemsley #FloozyTour #ComedyTour #StandUpComedy #SingleLadiesInYourArea #LastOneLaughing #HolidayStories #TravelPodcast #DatingApps #ComedianLife #PodcastLife #SnowboardingFails #AustraliaTrip #Canterbury #FunnyPodcast A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP46: Harriet Kemsley
EJoining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Harriet Kemsley. Enjoy!! 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP45: Mary Earps (Video Edition)
England legend Mary Earps joins Alan on Alan Air for a hilarious, warm and wonderfully chaotic chat. They cover everything from life in Paris with PSG to Mary’s brand-new book "All In", her obsession with The Traitors, star signs, adventurous eating, holiday catfishing disasters, favourite destinations, and an unexpected Oasis sing-along. Mary opens up about what it really takes to be a great goalkeeper, the realities of living abroad, her hidden gems, and what makes her complain on holiday. It’s sunshine, silliness and plenty of beans! 00:00 Intro 00:30 Rita licking Mary’s feet 00:55 Mary’s new book 01:23 Living in Paris playing for Paris Saint-Germain 01:55 Alan and the Eurostar mix-up 03:05 What it takes to be a great goalkeeper 03:40 Mary is obsessed with Traitors 05:11 The Alan-Cat alliance 07:27 Mary’s outfit 08:17 Life in Paris and speaking French 09:20 Living in Germany and speaking German 10:08 Mary loves Barbados, Aruba & never repeats destinations 11:19 Star signs 11:31 Mary’s holiday pet peeve: getting catfished by the hotel 12:00 Alan’s catfished pool in South Africa 13:37 Holiday romances 15:24 Adventurous eating 16:35 Madame Tussauds and Alan’s is interactive 17:40 Traitors again 18:40 Mary’s luggage 19:27 Holidaying with celebs 19:58 Dennis Rodman in the hot tub 20:30 Alan’s exaggerated guest stories 21:29 Mary saw Louis Walsh 22:12 Alan and Mary sing Oasis 23:25 “Giving it beans” 23:49 Nottingham hidden gem 24:50 What makes Mary complain 25:30 Mary’s book signings 26:38 Making our descent – quick fire round #LifesABeachPodcast #AlanCarr #MaryEarps #Lionesses #PSG #FootballPodcast #TravelPodcast #Traitors #HolidayStories #EnglandFootball #ComedyPodcast #AllIn #ParisLife #Barbados #Aruba #MadameTussauds #Nottingham #GoalkeeperLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP45: Mary Earps
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the former England international goalkeeper - Mary Earps. This podcast was recorded prior to the 6th November publication date of 'All In' by Mary Earps Enjoy!! 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP44: KT Tunstall (Video Edition)
EKT Tunstall joins Alan Carr on Life’s a Beach for an episode bursting with brilliant stories - from celebrating 20 years of Eye to the Telescope, to her globe-trotting adventures, and some seriously adventurous eating! We’ve got dogs, holidays, albums, a tour bus, a musical, romance on the slopes, and celebrating Alan’s villain era… Buckle up - this one’s a joy. 🏖️✨ 00:00 Intro 00:20 KT LOVES dogs and George 01:57 Alan’s back from Paris and the heist 02:19 Eye to the Telescope is 20 years old, Devil Wears Prada 02:45 20 year olds come up to KT loving the album 03:48 20th anniversary tour and the new music 04:22 Alan’s a Gemini KT’s Cancerian I'm cancer Gemini Cos. 04:31 Alan on Traitors got a taste for murder 05:23 Alan’s in his villain era 05:42 KT’s new beautiful artwork and the tour bus with her face 06:23 KT’s megabus story 07:25 George kissing KT and Rita’s biting history - Stephen Fry 07:54 KT wrote the Clueless musical and it’s going on tour 09:11 Alan saw KT in LA. Sunset Marquis Hotel 10:04 KT’s Sunset Marquis Hotel story 11:06 KT’s first memories are in California when she was 4 11:48 Eye to the Telescope -her Dad was a physicist used to take us to the telescope 12:45 Alan and KT try to understand light years 13:43 KT’s holiday romance with her snowboard instructor 14:57 KT spent 3 months travelling to India, New Zealand and Patagonia 15:25 Riding with the Goucho Cowboys. So the Gouchos learn how to ride when they're babies. 16:10 KT’s holiday nightmare with spiders! 18:44 KT lived in crazy Venice Beach 19:55 Randomly hearing a band cover her Black Horse and the Cherry Tree 21:08 Keeping grounded at The Grammys 23:28 KT once saw Kim Wilde on a plane, James Blunt’s house 24:00 KT eating very adventurous things ! 25:55 Making our descent - the quick fire round #KTTunstall #LifesaBeach #AlanCarr #EyeToTheTelescope #CluelessMusical #BlackHorseAndTheCherryTree #SingerSongwriter #TravelStories #ComedyPodcast #MusicInterview #20thAnniversary #AdventureTravel #AdventurousEating #VeniceBeach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP44: KT Tunstall
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant singer-songwriter and musician - KT Tunstall. Enjoy!! 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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices