Category: Show Diary
Scott debunks a series of persistent urban myths circulating among listeners, from claims about Shakira to the infamous Richard Gere rumour, while fielding callers with their own bizarre stories about poo in teapots and mysterious incidents in shop fitting rooms. [...]
Scott and Alan Carr host a live comedy event in a bar near Radio 1, where Scott's flatmate Fraser attempts to "heal the world through laughter" while being subjected to an electric shock collar that zaps him whenever the audience decides he hasn't been funny enough. [...]
Scott's on a mission to help his flatmate become a stand-up comedian through the healing power of laughter, and enlists the help of comedian Russell Howard to offer guidance after the hopeful's first two gigs go spectacularly wrong. [...]
Scott hosts a guest to help salvage the comedy career of Fraser, a well-meaning but painfully unfunny friend who has decided his life mission is to heal people through laughter—despite bombing spectacularly at the Comedy Store and a new acts night at The Bedford pub. [...]
Patrick Kielty guests as Scott and the team dissect a genuinely excruciating performance by Scott's flatmate Fraser at the Comedy Store's gong night – a man determined to heal the world through comedy who lasted just 26 seconds on stage. [...]
Scott discovers his flatmate Fraser, drunk from a day in the pub, has called into Radio 1's Surgery and is now being lined up for an impromptu gig at the Comedy Store that very evening — much to Scott's horror. [...]
Scott is away on holiday, so the show replays a classic feature where a caller's boyfriend is tested for loyalty when "Tinie Tempah" (actually Danny Howard) calls to flirt with him — and the result turns surprisingly romantic. [...]
Scott tells the increasingly bizarre true story of Darren Sherman, a management consultant who wouldn't let a failed first date go—pursuing a woman for $50 with emails, voicemails, threats of legal action, and even calling her employer. [...]
A podcast best-of episode featuring Scott Mills away, with a memorable stunt: Mr. T himself calling up a listener's unfaithful boyfriend to deliver a live radio dumping, complete with characteristic catchphrases and moral outrage. [...]
A caller rings in asking Scott and the team for help persuading his mother that he's straight, leading to a chaotic and hilarious discussion about stereotypes, celebrity chefs, and the absurd suggestion that he simply "try being gay" for an easy life. [...]