Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe S12 EP21: What is this life?
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Mar 17, 2026 Two comedians swap touring mishaps, travel frustrations and hotel oddities while juggling family life. They trade funny parenting fails like mixed-up netball teams, missing party balloons and last-minute gift scrambles. Animal antics, from a cat’s hunting trophies to shared FaceTime videos, and tales of running, sweaty gigs and festival fatigue keep the chat lively.
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Filming Tempting Fortune In A Makeshift Jungle Studio
- Rob is hosting Tempting Fortune from a makeshift audio box in Langkawi while doubling up on other voiceover work.
- He describes being the show's in-person temptation, filming abroad, and juggling Celebs Go Dating voiceovers in the same hotel room.
Mistaken Netball Support Turns Into Parenting Miscommunication
- Josh missed his daughter's netball because she was actually in the under-eights team and he'd been given the wrong fixture understanding.
- He stayed anyway to support the school, then later realized the skort request was fabricated by his daughter to change outfit.
Don't Risk Online Same Day Balloons For Important Dates
- Avoid relying on date-sensitive online deliveries for birthdays; buy essentials locally or in advance.
- Josh ordered 43 balloons guaranteed for Monday that were delayed, leaving him without key birthday decorations.