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Simon Mayo

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1804 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

So also you pronounce it Leo Woodall, which is a very, very straightforward way to pronounce it.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

But before we get there, just a quick reminder that you can get take one and take two ad free, plus our bonus take ultra every fortnight, plus the ability to vote on items in the show, contribute to the laughter lift and a bunch more of stuff by heading to our patron, which is officially better than Bob Dylan's patron.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

And also you get this.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

So this extra show take ultra.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

ends with a feature called One Last Thing, where the idea is that Mark and I recommend something from our broad hinterland of other experiences, which is a feature that Mark is struggling with.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

No, no, I'm not struggling.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

Yeah, for something that you'd already talked about, which is kind of not the point.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

But anyway, when I was talking about Patrick Radom-Keefe's book, London Falling, in my kind of rambly way, I said at the end, it will make you very angry about the Russian oligarchs and their money.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

Which is true.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

What I didn't mention was it will also make you angry about, let's just say, the authorities who clearly have allowed a bunch of stuff to happen, whether that be successive governments, metropolitan police or whoever.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

But it's a fantastic read and he's a great storyteller.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

That's what I meant to say.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

And I only realised after you disappeared to Cannes that that's what I should have mentioned.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

was also picked up again in the sunday times at the weekend so it is a story that's uh that's continuing so leo woodall is our top guest shot to prominence for a lot of people uh as seductive white boy jack in season two of the white lotus alongside tom hollander uh one day playing dexter mayhew uh

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

The very popular Netflix series based on the David Nichols book.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

Nuremberg, most recently, of course, which I think you really liked, Mark.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

I did, yeah.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

You weren't expecting it to.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

Leo plays a young American soldier assigned as a German translator who monitors captured Nazi leaders.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Is THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU a STAR WARS spin off too far? + Leo Woodhall

And also on the posters, Bridget Jones, mad about the boy.