Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

Two comedians trade parenting mishaps, from missed school emails and half-term negotiations to chaotic touring schedules clashing with family life. They recount pet post-op dramas, a mini World Cup ball hunt gone wrong, and the misery of living without a kitchen. Expect absurd small-business pitches and playful listener shout-outs.

Jessica Hynes, actress, writer and director famous for Spaced and The Royle Family, chats about juggling early fame with new parenthood. She talks about writing and filming near home, moving back to Devon for family life, imaginative play with kids, setting teen boundaries, and her Channel 4 drama Patience featuring an autistic lead.

Two comedians swap chaotic parenting anecdotes, from power cuts and trench-digging at home to jet lag and hygiene mishaps after touring. They describe frantic school runs, missed events, and the strain of relentless travel schedules. Listeners get small business shout-outs and a dramatic solo-parenting voice note about dogs, costumes and exhausted school pick-ups.

They riff through funny and embarrassing listener voice notes and emails. They debate unlikely celebrity pairings and how new partners would change things. There is a tale of on-air mocking and radio ribbing that made one of them cringe. Wild listener confessions range from party disasters and pet mishaps to panicked holiday meltdowns and awkward parenting fails.

Matt Morsia, YouTuber, bodybuilder and TV Gladiator known as Legend, chats about parenting, on-set life and his fitness journey. He shares locker-room tales, coping with his son’s skiing injury, building a YouTube career and the ideas behind his new book. Expect stories about fame, family balance and practical training and nutrition approaches.

Hal Cruttenden, comedian, actor and presenter, offers a candid mini-bio: stand-up stalwart now navigating major life changes. He talks about his recent divorce and how it reshaped family life. He discusses adult children moving back home, turning personal upheaval into material, and an ADHD diagnosis that changed his day-to-day. He also covers dating, touring and how his kids check his jokes.

Briony May Williams, baker and TV presenter best known from Bake Off and Escape to the Country, chats about teaching, becoming a stay-at-home mum and how baking shaped her life. She recalls auditioning for Bake Off, navigating TV with a visible disability, co-hosting a candid podcast with friends, and juggling parenting, phones for tweens, and family life.

Michelle Wolf, comedian and TV writer known for sharp observational comedy, chats about parenting while juggling international life and a stand-up tour. She talks living between Barcelona and London, running a small comedy club, touring logistics with nannies, bilingual kids and co-sleeping, and planning shows around breastfeeding and family routines.

Two comedians sift through listener messages and share outrageous parenting and family misadventures. They trade crude retorts, mock skiing with kids, and riff on midnight household noises. Tales range from smuggling into Center Parcs to Glastonbury trespass and petty customer-service revenge. Expect playful banter, weird framed photos, and a very relaxed kitten cameo.

Emma Doran, comedian and writer who began parenting at 18, shares candid stories from raising three kids while building a comedy career. She chats about sitting exams after childbirth, starting stand-up at 29, touring her Immaculate show, awkward school gate and WhatsApp politics, and navigating talks about sex and growing freedoms as kids get older.