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Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Ep 274: Andy Zaltzman (Christmas Special)

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Plosive

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.820K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Joining us for a Christmas Special second helping is ‘Taskmaster’ champion and ‘The Bugle’ podcast, Andy Zaltzman.


Andy Zaltzman is on tour now with ‘The Zaltgeist’, running until 9th May 2025 at London's Leicester Square Theatre. For full dates and tickets, visit www.andyzaltzman.co.uk

Follow Andy on Twitter @ZaltzCricket


Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.

Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design) and Amy Browne (illustrations).


Follow Off Menu on Twitter and Instagram: @offmenuofficial.

And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.


Watch Ed and James's YouTube series 'Just Puddings'. Watch here.



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0:00.0

Benito, James Acaster here.

0:03.2

I forgot to record an advert for my new special, Hekler's Welcome,

0:08.9

which is going to be on Sky, Now TV, and HBO Max.

0:14.6

It's on all of those right now.

0:17.8

I'm very proud of it.

0:19.1

Can you put this at the beginning of the next episode so that people know the special is out, please, because I'd like them to know. Okay. I hope you're having a good day, Benito. Bye.

0:29.3

Today's episode of Off Menu is brought to you by Back Market, the leading marketplace for refurbished tech.

0:35.6

You know what, Ed? Backmarket offers reliable tech devices that are cheaper

0:39.3

than buying new and have lower environmental impact. That sounds pretty good to me, James. Backmarket have

0:44.6

refurbished products tested and restored by experts. All devices sold on backmarket operate like new,

0:50.6

having been refurbished by the best professionals who adhere to backmarket strict quality

0:55.0

checks. All devices come with a year's warranty. All devices have a 30-day returns window.

1:00.3

This is all sounding pretty sweet to me so far, James. And tell me more about this low impact on the

1:06.6

environment. Oh, if you like sustainability, prick your ears up on back market, you can find the

1:11.6

best refurbished tech with a lower impact for the planet. Refurbished tech has far less impact

1:16.1

on the environment from raw materials to carbon emissions, created a circular economy to reduce

1:21.3

e-waste. I've got to say, James, this all sounds pretty expensive. If I know I'm buying a

1:26.0

product that's been refurbished by an expert

1:27.7

and it's got a lower impact on the environment,

1:29.6

it's probably hitting me right in the wallet, isn't it?

1:32.2

Wrong! It's affordable as hell.

1:34.7

For once, buying sustainable is cheaper,

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