Harry Hill's 'Are We There Yet?'

A veteran of the comedy game Mark Steel has been making people laugh from the stage for over three decades and has been a regular on the radio and TV shows such as Have I Got News For You and others, but before that he had plenty of other jobs including being a milkman and achieving a possible unofficial world land speed record in a milk float.  In this episode Harry has a Silly Thing you can build at home, and we learnt all about the mysteries of UFOs thanks to Nick Pope formerly of the Ministry of Defence. Find out more about Nick and his work at nickpope.net or follow him on Twitter / X You can find out when Mark is touring and follow him on his socials at marksteelinfo.com Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

She loves Jane Austin, she loves improv-comedy, she loves writing, and we love her. It’s the wonderful Cariad Lloyd! Harry and Cariad go through how she first saw him with her Dad years ago, how she might be owed some money after buying a dodgy Stouffer the cat and we learn all about her brilliant Christmas book. Get your copy of Cariad’s The Christmas Wish-tastrophe and see all of her podcasts, live shows and fun stuff at cariadlloyd.com Don’t forget Harry is on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk now! Get in touch at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk with your jokes on a voice note, or maybe your have a minor irritation to share, or you’ve reworked the lyrics to a TV theme. Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two comedy legends come together as the wonderful Jack Dee is Harry’s guest! They discuss Jack’s journey from early stand-up to sitcom stardom. Is his lack of enthusiasm real? And Harry tests Jack to see how much he knows about his beloved dog. Jack is on tour in 2025. Snap up your tickets on his website as well as finding links to his excellent podcast with Seann Walsh ‘Oh My Dog!’ - jackdeecomedy.com  The theme of the week is the fascinating world of iconic painter Van Gogh, as art historian Ruth Millington dives into his life, struggles and genius, shedding new light on his art and legacy. We thoroughly recommend checking out Ruth’s brilliant book - This Book Will Make You Artist and visiting her website - ruthmillington.co.uk Don’t forget Harry is on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk now! Get in touch at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk with your jokes on a voice note, or maybe your have a minor irritation to share, or you’ve reworked the lyrics to a TV theme. Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Strap in as Harry is joined by the brilliant Kate Lawler, Big Brother winner turned podcasting powerhouse.  Kate talks about growing up in Beckenham, how she ended up on Big Brother and her journey from reality TV to her different podcasts, including her newest Boj & Kate Have A Lot On Their Plate. The Whispery Thing snuck into the studio. Where was it going? What was it doing? What was it smelling? Our expert was Dan Simpson from The Writer’s Routine podcast, Fun Kids Radio Science podcast. Dan told us all about the history and science of the atomic bomb! Find out more about Dan on his website - itsdansimpson.com Don’t forget Harry is on tour next year, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch with your jokes on a voice note, minor irritation, TV theme tune lyrics or to say hello at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Harry and Gary are joined by former Made In Chelsea star and now popular podcaster & business mogul Jamie Laing! Jamie opens up about his sweet empire, Candy Kittens, and how it all started. They also chat about his time at boarding school, what life was like behind the walls and Made In Chelsea. Plus, Harry shares his brilliant idea for a new TV show. Our theme of the week is Woodlice. How do these little gems of nature impact our daily lives and where do they come from? Gill Thompson from Northumberland National Park fills in the blanks of our knowledge. Make sure you check out all the great work the national park does and pay them a visit when you’re next in the area! Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year is out, order here! Harry is also on tour across the UK  in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch with your jokes on a voice note, minor irritation, TV theme tune lyrics or to say hello at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A fantastic comedian and actor, this week’s guest with Harry and Gary is Kerry Godliman! Which members of Kerry’s family gave her the nickname “the mouth from the South” and was it justified? Kerry’s been in Derek, After Life and more with Ricky Gervais, but how did all these roles come about? aAd what is her new stand-up show ‘Bandwidth’ all about? Make sure you go and see Kerry on tour next year! Get your tickets on Kerry’s website - kerrygodliman.com and make sure to follow her on socials. He’s told us about the Moon, now The Sky At Night presenter, Professor Chris Lintott is back on the show to tell us all about the Sun! Check out Chris’s book Our Accidental Universe for more brilliant facts and information about the world, space and everything else! Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year is out, order here! Harry is also on tour across the UK  in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch with your jokes on a voice note, minor irritation, TV theme tune lyrics or to say hello at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He’s put down his iPad long enough to pay us a visit in the studio. It's the very funny, charming, and as we discover, neighbour of Harry, Jake Lambert!  How did a young crime fighting boy from Slough pass up on becoming a police officer to become an online joke writer in demand before going out on stage on his own? Also, how far can Jake throw a sausage? In this episode we also learn all about snakes! Thank you to Faith from Jungle Reptiles for tell us all about what they’re like as pets, what snakes we have in the UK and much much more. Visit them here - www.junglereptiles.uk Jake is on tour, get your tickets now at www.jakelambertcomedy.com Listen to Jake’s podcast with former AWTY? guest George Lewis here Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year is out, order here! Harry is also on tour across the UK  in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch with your jokes on a voice note, minor irritation, TV theme tune lyrics or to say hello at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite being a self-proclaimed shy boy, Rhys was still confident enough to try and get his school friends into his own home casino but it was swiftly cancelled before it could even begin by his parents which is why Rhys says he’s a comedian and not an entrepreneur. Rhys is a very fine comedian and you can see his new stand-up special Split Milk on his website - rhysjames.co.uk Why do we have bonfire night and fireworks? Friend of the podcast, Matt Lewis, shares the story of the gun powder plot and Guy Fawkes. Don’t forget to check out Matt’s own podcast - Gone Medieval.  Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year is out, order here! Harry is also on tour across the UK  in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch with your jokes on a voice note, minor irritation, TV theme tune lyrics or to say hello at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marjolein Robertson is a Scottish stand-up comedian, actress and wonderful human from way up north in Shetland.  How did coming from such a remote island shape her childhood? What games did she play with her brother that are unique only to them? How is she such a fountain of knowledge about Shetland? It is halloween so it is our theme of the week and all the way from America we speak to halloween historian Lisa Morton. Learn where the traditions of halloween came from and why pumpkins are the vegetable of choice for your spooky creations. Read more about Lisa and buy her book - lisamorton.com Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year is out, order here! Harry is also on tour across the UK  in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch with your jokes on a voice note, minor irritation, TV theme tune lyrics or to say hello at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’ve probably seen George Lewis’s excellent takes on what life is like as a parent in today’s world or even putting himself into the shoes of his kids thinking what life is like for them.  We learn all about how George became an online star and how he’s been a successful  standup for over a decade. There is a slightly left-field suggestion for Harry’s Virtual Graveyard, and as we’re now in the grasp of Autumn we thought now would be the best time to speak to an expert on… barbecues!  Listen to George's podcast here and check him out on tour, all dates on his website plus don't forget to check out his book Don't Panic. Thanks to Christian Stevenson aka DJ BBQ for telling us how to bbq a turkey at Christmas! See Christian’s YouTube channel and Instagram where he shares all his tips and tricks! Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year is out, order here! Harry is also on tour across the UK  in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch with your jokes on a voice note, minor irritation, TV theme tune lyrics or to say hello at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He’s a comedian, he’s a musician, he’s an actor and he’s one of the gang (name TBC)... he’s Nick Helm! Harry and Gary learn all about Nick’s childhood, what he and friends would do for fun, and why he might be the last Cockney born. A huge thank you to Anna Morecrop from WDC, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation who gave us lots of interesting facts about Orcas and why we should call them Orcas and not Killer Whales. Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year can be ordered here and he’s on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch with your jokes on a voice note, minor irritation, TV theme tune lyrics or to say hello at harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary - Harry’s son from his first marriage - is still a little nervous about taking over the family business, so to help him and all the young listeners, this is the first Are We There Yet? Careers Convention! Thank you to ex-pro snowboarder Tim Warwood, Jon Davison from the London Clown School, furniture maker Clemi Conlon-Spears and Maz Tappuni, music promoter at Communion One for telling us all about their jobs and how they got started.  Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year can be ordered here and he’s on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Countdown has been a staple of British TV on Channel 4 for over four decades and is now hosted by Colin Murray. How did a boy who was kicked out of school, become the chair of a show all about numbers and letters? Colin has had a rich career across TV and radio, including Radio 1 where Harry was a dedicated listener and we’ll hear how Harry played a part in Colin’s final Radio 1 show. Alongside comedian and broadcaster Elis James, Colin hosts the excellent podcast Everything To Play For which you can listen to wherever you get your podcasts.  Harry and Colin love a curry so we spoke to curry expert Lizzy Collingham who gave us some very surprising facts! Lizzie’s book Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors can be found here.  Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year can be ordered here and he’s on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He’s not really huge in height, but is huge in talent. Comedia Huge Davies takes Harry through his love of You’ve Been Framed, his shrine to Harry in his flat and how he & Harry made Van Morrison fall asleep. Listen to find out Hugh’s score on Biscuit In An Unusual Place plus there is an update on The Are We There Yet? theme park. In this episode we touched upon the world of ghosts with host of the Uncanny podcast and paranormal Evelyn Hollow. Learn more about Evelyn and find links to Uncanny and her book at evelynhollow.com.  Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year can be pre-ordered here and he’s on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From going viral as a youngster for a chicken shop rap, to starring in the hit comedy Ghosts, before fronting the Great British Sewing Bee, Kiell Smith-Bynoe holds Harry’s hand as they travel through his childhood and career to date. Harry, Gary and Kiell also learn all about the misunderstood wasp! Thanks for Professor Adam Hart from the University of Gloustershire for telling us just how much good wasps do for us. You can buy Adam’s latest book (which isn’t about wasps) The Deadly Balance is available here and in all other good book selling places. Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year can be pre-ordered here and he’s on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From bringing iconic characters to life on Spitting Image, Dead Ringers and more, Jan Ravens has blazed a red hot trail through comedy.  She teaches Harry and Gary how to work on their impressions, gives Gary a great joke from when he takes over the family business and learns all about sharks with us. Ali Hood from Sharktrust.org told us all about sharks, which sharks are in the UK oceans, how sharks feel the world around them and why we should love sharks! The Shark Trust need your help counting shark and ray eggs, you can find out more about that here and you can help sharks in the UK by making a pledge for protection here. Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Devon’s finest son (don’t tell Josh Widdicombe) Charlie Baker is our guest on this episode. When he’s not tap dancing, playing his trumpet, or selling out comedy tours up and down the country you can often hear Charlie on Talksport… but how did his childhood shape the man he is today and can he identify Harry’s seed? The Sky At Night presenter Professor Chris Linott (another Devonshire lad) gave us all the information about the moon! You can read more about Chris and find links to his new book here. Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Possibly the widest guest we’ve had on the show, it’s former England rugby international James Haskell! How did James reach the top of his profession? What was it like in the jungle on I’m A Celebrity? How can such a big strong man be so scared of Gary? Hit play and find out! Friend of the show Matt Lewis, host of the excellent Gone Medieval podcast, was back as our expert to tell us all about King Richard III and how he ended up under a car park in Leicester.  Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If there is one thing you can say about Greg Jenner it is that he really loves history! Greg combines humour with all the facts which has seen him release numerous books for children and adults, host podcasts that was been downloaded over 100 million times, and he was the main consultant on the first seven series of the brilliant Horrible Histories. We learnt all about the history of shoes thanks to Rebecca Shawcross from the Northampton Shoe Museum, well worth a visit! You can also get Rebecca’s brilliant book here. Greg’s new book, all his past books and podcasts can be found on - www.gregjenner.com  Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young man from Essex who didn’t really know what stand-up comedy was until his twenties, Russell Kane has gone on to become one of the UK’s best comedians since taking the chance to step on stage.  How did Russell catch the comedy bug? Can he identify a musty flannel? Who will he put in the virtual graveyard? In this episode we learn all about leeches. A huge thank you to Craig Macadam from Buglife and Rachel Davies formerly of The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside for telling us all about them! You can pre-order Russell’s new book Pet-Selector here Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk Get in touch: harry@arewethereyetpod.co.uk Website: www.harryhill.co.uk Instagram: @mrharryhill YouTube: @harryhillshow Producer Neil Fearn A 'Keep it Light Media' production All enquiries: HELLO@KEEPITLIGHTMEDIA.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices