Rule Of Three
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
TASTER: The Best Of Comfort Blanket (series 1 and 2)
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A taster of the NEW PODCAST from Rule Of Three's Joel Morris.Many Rule of Three fans have been asking if there will be more episodes. The podcast has ...
Comfort Blanket - new podcast - TRAILER
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new podcast by Joel Morris (from Rule of Three)Talking about the films, shows, books and records that guests return to as their warm, safe place. No...
Andrew Hunter-Murray on The Meaning Of Liff
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Hunter-Murray (No Such Thing As A Fish, QI) chooses Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's little book of words for things there aren't words for yet, ...
Moose Allain on The Far Side
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cartoonist Moose Allain talks of his love for Gary Larson's era-defining Far Side cartoons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Izzy Mant on The Comic Strip: The Strike
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Producer, writer and comedian Izzy Mant (Peep Show, Gameface, Harry & Paul) talks about her love for The Comic Strip's pin-sharp film industry sat...
Robin Ince on John Waters' Hairspray (1988)
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Robin Ince talks about his love for John Waters' joyous 1960s dance comedy Hairspray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Joe Thomas on The Office: Quiz Night
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners, Fresh Meat) picks The Office's storming 'quiz night' episode (series one, episode three). That's the real quiz. That's t...
Lucy Mangan on Steve Martin Live (1979)
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Columnist, author and TV critic Lucy Mangan talks about the joy and comfort she finds in Steve Martin's 1979 stadium stand-up show. Hosted on Acast. S...
Eddie Izzard on John Lithgow PART TWO
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
PART TWO of our chat with Eddie Izzard about his career, his comedy, acting, stand-up, politics and his love for John Lithgow in 'Third Rock From The ...
SPECIAL: Remain Indoors (with David Mitchell & Jonathan Dryden-Taylor)
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a special REMAIN INDOORS edition, recorded remotely, we summon the writing team behind Mitchell & Webb's 'Remain Indoors' After The Event sketc...
Eddie Izzard on John Lithgow PART ONE
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie Izzard joins us in a special two part chat about his career, his thoughts on comedy and life, and his love for John Lithgow's multi-Emmy Award w...
Jim Field-Smith on Ghostbusters
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Director Jim-Field Smith (The Wrong Mans, Stag) talks about directing comedy, and the lessons that can be learned from 1984's classic big screen spook...
Katy Wix on Knowing Me Knowing You With Alan Partridge
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katy Wix (Anna & Katy, Stath Lets Flats, Taskmaster) talks about her journey from teenage Alan Partridge fan to sharing a sofa with the chat icon,...
Paul Putner on the Not The Nine O'Clock News LP
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, actor and writer Paul Putner picks the chart-topping first Not The Nine O'Clock News album, and talks about the influence of its punky new v...
Helen Monks on Nicola Murray (The Thick Of It)
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and writer Helen Monks (Upstart Crow, Raised By Wolves) shares her love for the character of Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front) in The Thick Of It, i...
Lucy Prebble on When Harry Met Sally
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Lucy Prebble (Succession, Enron) celebrates Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner's deceptively effortless romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally and the le...
Robert Webb on The Young Ones: 'Bambi'
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer and actor Robert Webb (Peep Show, That Mitchell & Webb Look, Back) shares his love for The Young Ones, series 2, episode 1: 'Bambi'....
Tom Neenan on Shaun Of The Dead (LIVE)
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and comedian Tom Neenan joins us to discuss Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's zom-rom-com Shaun Of The Dead LIVE at the London Podcast Festival. Ho...
Marcus Brigstocke on The Great Gonzo
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Marcus Brigstocke celebrates The Great Gonzo, artist, daredevil, Muppet. Recorded LIVE at the Latitude Festival 2019. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Simon Evans on P'Tang Yang Kipperbang by Jack Rosenthal
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Simon Evans talks about his passion for writer Jack Rosenthal, and his TV play on the pangs of first love 'P'Tang Yang Kipperbang' in particu...
Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Episode 1
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer and author Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch (News Quiz, Now Show, Darkwood) on the all-singing all-dancing mental-health-and-toxic-romance sitcom...
Jack Docherty on Ivor Cutler's Velvet Donkey
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Docherty (Absolutely, Scot Squad) celebrates the unique and inspirational comic voice of Ivor Cutler, and in particular his 1974 album 'Velvet Do...
Rosie Jones on The Royle Family: The Queen of Sheba
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and writer Rosie Jones (The Last Leg, Sex Education) brings a sofa-full of love for game-changing domestic sitcom The Royle Family and in par...
Sarah Morgan on Romy & Michele's High School Reunion
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Sarah Morgan (Not Going Out, Intelligence, Tracey Ullman) dances like a sugared-up nine-year-old in honour of the joyous female buddy comedy Ro...
Robert Popper on Fawlty Towers: The Hotel Inspectors
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Robert Popper (Friday Night Dinner, Look Around You) shares his love for a definitive slice of a definitive sitcom, the Hotel Inspectors episod...
Sarah Kendall on Tootsie
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and comedian Sarah Kendall (Australian Trilogy) celebrates Sydney Pollack's hit 1982 comedy where Dustin Hoffman learns to be a better man by b...
Andy Stanton on Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning children's writer Andy Stanton (The Mr Gum Books) talks about the book that taught him how to write funny stuff: the Young Ones tie-in B...
Laurence Rickard on Monty Python's Life Of Brian
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Laurence Rickard (Ghosts, Horrible Histories, Yonderland) talks about Monty Python's Life Of Brian and the lessons it has for anyone else who might be...
Phill Jupitus on Chuck Jones
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Phill Jupitus drags in an Acme crate containing the animation director Chuck Jones, loads of dynamite, some hair restorer and an anvil, to ce...
Anna Crilly on Human Remains
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, writer and actor Anna Crilly (Anna & Katy, Lead Balloon, Sorry I've Got No Head) discusses her love for Julia Davis and Rob Brydon's oft...
Lucy Porter on Ellen Degeneres: One Night Stand (1990)
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Lucy Porter talks about Ellen Degeneres' first TV stand-up special, and how it inspired her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Nadia Shireen on Smash Hits
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Illustrator and children's author Nadia Shireen celebrates the comic voice of Smash Hits magazine, and the influence it had on her, and the way we mak...
Miles Jupp on Frasier: 'Mixed Doubles'
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, writer and actor Miles Jupp (The News Quiz, Rev, The Thick Of It) waxes lyrical about multi-award winning sitcom Frasier and in particular, ...
Matt Lucas on Gerard Hoffnung
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Matt Lucas talks about his love for the surreal improvised interviews of Gerard Hoffnung, the 1950s humorist, musician and artist. Hosted on ...
Charlie Brooker on Airplane!
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Brooker, the human behind Black Mirror, Cunk On Britain, Wipe and A Touch Of Cloth, joins us to talk about the film Airplane! Surely, you can'...
Beardyman on Kenny Everett's 'World's Worst Record Show'
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Musician, DJ and comedian Darren Foreman, aka Beardyman, picks Kenny Everett's legendary radio rundown of the world's worst records, and its vinyl rel...
Sanjeev Singh Kohli on Blue Jam
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning writer and performer Sanjeev Singh Kohli (Fags Mags & Bags, Look Around You, Still Game) bids us all "oo vuj welcome" in Blue Jam, C...
Katy Brand on Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning writer and comedian Katy Brand talks about the mind-expanding effects of the first Red Dwarf novel by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, 'Infini...
Josh Weinstein on SCTV
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Weinstein, show-runner of The Simpsons, Futurama and Disenchantment, shares some Simpsons backstage stories, and talks about the influence of gro...
Dara Ó Briain on Eddie Izzard: Definite Article
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning comedian Dara O'Briain joins us to talk about the effect Eddie Izzard's third big show had on him as a young stand-up, and shares some t...
XMAS SPECIAL 2: Sara Gibbs on A Charlie Brown Christmas
25 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's our second Christmas Special, as comedy writer Sara Gibbs (Succubus, Dead Ringers, Daily Mash) joins us round the fire to talk about the very fir...
XMAS SPECIAL 1: Neil Forsyth on Morecambe & Wise Xmas 1977
23 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Forsyth, the writer of Eric, Ernie & Me talks about Eddie Braben's writing for the 1977 Morecambe and Wise Christmas special, the ratings sma...
Chris Addison on Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning comedy performer, writer and director Chris Addison (The Thick of It, Veep) talks about the life-changing effect of Victoria Wood's 1980...
Caroline Norris on Trevor and Simon
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning producer Caroline Norris (Horrible Histories, Tracey Ullman, Armstrong & Miller) celebrates Saturday morning telly's pant-swinging d...
Nish Kumar on Darkplace
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Nish Kumar (The Mash Report, Newsjack) talks about his love for "the comedy nerd's Valhalla" Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, a single series of s...
John Luke Roberts on Tom Lehrer
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer, performer and absurdist John Luke Roberts talks about his lifelong love for the acerbic songs of Tom Lehrer. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Margaret Cabourn-Smith on A Bit Of Fry & Laurie
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy actor Margaret Cabourn-Smith talks openly about her lifelong infatuation with Fry & Laurie, and comedy writers Jason Hazeley and Joel Morri...
Mat Baynton on The Big Lebowski
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Award Winning actor and writer Mat Baynton (The Wrong Mans, Horrible Histories) slouches in and pours himself a white Russian to celebrate the Coen Br...
Paul King on To Be Or Not To Be
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Paddington's award-winning director Paul King joins us to talk about how he brought the bear to the screen, and to show us one of his favourite films,...
Barunka O'Shaughnessy on Shaun Micallef
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, script editor and funny person Barunka O'Shaughnessy (co-writer with Julia Davis of the award-winning Hunderby) sits down with Joel Morris and...
Ed Morrish on The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy (radio series)
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Radio comedy producer Ed Morrish (John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, The News Quiz, Welcome To Our Village) talks to Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris a...
Kevin Eldon on The Rutles
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy performer and writer Kevin Eldon (Jam, It's Kevin, Big Train, Hot Fuzz, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle) talks to Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley ab...
Aisling Bea on Father Ted
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and writer Aisling Bea talks about how Father Ted changed her life, in conversation with comedy writers Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. Hosted...
Tom Davis on The Wonder Years
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The BAFTA award winning Tom Davis (Murder in Successville, Action Team) talks to comedy writers Jason Hazaley & Joel Morris about the heart-yankin...
Sue Perkins on This Is Spinal Tap - LIVE!
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded LIVE in front of an audience at the London Podcast Festival 2018. Writer, performer and national treasure Sue Perkins unleashes a triple-gate...
SERIES ONE: The Clip Show
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While we're on holiday, a chance to revisit some of our favourite bits of series one. Thanks to all our fantastic guests, and thanks to you for listen...
Matthew Holness on Monty Python's Holy Grail LP
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, comedian and director Matthew Holness (Garth Merenghi's Darkplace, Back) joins Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris to discuss the LP album version...
Katherine Jakeways on Ever Decreasing Circles
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer and actor Katherine Jakeways (North by Northamptonshire, Armstrong & Miller, Tracey Ullman) brings in the classic cricket match epis...
Cariad Lloyd on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy performer, writer, improviser and multi-award winning podcaster Cariad Lloyd (Griefcast, Austentatious, Murder In Successville, Comedy Store Pl...
Tony Way on Trading Places
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer and actor Tony Way (Reeves & Mortimer, Fast Show, Brian Pern, Game of Thrones) brings in the classic 1980s Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd...
"Stopping Stand Up" SPECIAL with Carrie Quinlan & Marc Haynes, on Bill Hicks
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
20 years ago, Carrie Quinlan and Marc Haynes were winning the biggest national prizes for new stand ups. But they walked away and would never do it ag...
David Quantick on Time Bandits
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy Award winning comedy writer David Quantick (The Day Today, Thick of It, Harry Hill, Brass Eye) talks to Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris about his l...
Davey Jones on Leo Baxendale
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary Viz cartoonist Davey Jones (the man behind Gilbert Ratchet, Major Misunderstanding and The Vibrating Bum Faced Goats amongst hundreds of oth...
Rufus Jones on Midnight Run
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer and actor Rufus Jones (W1A, Camping, Stag) talks about his love for seminal 1980s action comedy Midnight Run, with Robert De Niro and Ch...
Jon Holmes on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Multi-award winning writer and presenter Jon Holmes (Now Show, Dead Ringers, Listen Against, being thrown off various radio stations for breaches of b...
Isy Suttie on Love Nina
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and performer Isy Suttie (Peep Show, The Actual One, Damned) chooses Nina Stibbe's book "Love Nina" as her funny thing that she loves, to discu...
Danielle Ward on Bottom
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer and performer Danielle Ward (Dilemma, Do The Right Thing, Dangermouse) talks to Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris about something funny th...
John Finnemore on On The Hour
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer and performer John Finnemore (Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, Double Acts) talks to Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley a...
RULE OF 3 - THE TRAILER
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trailer for Rule of Three. People who make comedy pick a piece of comedy that they love. A special guest brings their favourite glowing comic artefact...