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Comically chaotic chat with no boundaries: best podcasts of the week

Fern Brady and Alison Spittle return for natter with no rules. Plus, the viral red phone is back on the bridge

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Two women, no boundaries and no rules: best podcasts of the week

Alison Spittle and Fern Brady’s hugely entertaining new show sees them tackle any topic they like. Plus, an amusingly personal take on how generative AI will affect the future of employment

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

With her Netflix comedy special Autistic Bikini Queen, Fern Brady is a cynic to savour

The huge success of her memoir has turbocharged the Scottish comedian’s career, with midlife, Catholicism and marriage in her withering sights

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

Dead Boy Detectives to Secrets of the Octopus: the seven best shows to stream this week

Teenagers who solve paranormal mysteries from beyond the grave – yes really – and a beautiful and psychedelic show about our fascinating deep-sea friends

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady review – moving account of undiagnosed autism

The Scottish comedian narrates her traumatic experience of being ‘wired differently’ and why autism is so frequently missed in women

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024

‘Maybe everybody feels socially awkward’: the standups turning being autistic into a comedy superpower

From Fern Brady to Hannah Gadsby, a host of comedians have discovered that they are autistic. What is it about standup that lends itself so well to neurodivergent people?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024

The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024: how to watch, celebrity bakers, winners, hosts, judges and everything we know

The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024 saw a new batch of famous faces in the white tent to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer.

WhatToWatch · Feb 7, 2024

Paul Murray and Fern Brady win inaugural Nero book awards

Booker-shortlisted author Murray and standup turned memoirist Brady won in the best fiction and nonfiction categories, alongside debut and children’s fiction winners Michael Magee and Beth Lincoln

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Comedian Fern Brady: ‘Bloody everyone says they are bisexual now’

The ​author of the award-nominated memoir​ Strong Female Character on her early ambition to be a spy​ and why she’d never do a film about being autistic

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023