Comedians and friends, Alison Spittle and Fern Brady are going to be presenting a new comedy podcast launching on BBC Sounds next Tuesday, 4 August.
Wheel of Misfortune will see the pair spinning the wheel in each episode to select a theme for the week, including topics such as bullying, parents, tattoos or theft.
Alison and Fern will then use their shared sense of dark humour to talk about their best worst story on that topic. From Alison talking about the time she got fired from her retail job for letting a family of five shoplift, to Fern’s dad pretending his new wife was the cleaning lady. The podcast will include their most embarrassing, bleak and cringe anecdotes that make each other laugh.
Listeners will be encouraged to send in their own stories and guest comedians will tell their stories too.
In the first episode Lou Sanders will join Alison and Fern to discuss virginity. Future guests include Blindboy, Sara Pascoe, Joe Lycett, Deborah Frances-White and many more.
Alison Spittle says: “I’m delighted that I’m doing a BBC podcast with my friend Fern, she’s very funny and has horrific stories and gives great WhatsApp voice notes. We wanted to do a podcast where we could hear voice notes from the public on a different subject each week.
“I made a real spinning wheel with subjects such as pets, tattoos and housemates, which one will come next? It’s like penny drop with shared trauma instead of coins.
“This is a podcast for people who love to hear glib yet funny anecdotes, basically we made a podcast for us and other people can eavesdrop and contribute their stories too.”
Fern Brady says: “I’ve made a name for myself doing blunt, honest comedy and I became friends with Alison cause she’ll talk about the bleakest stuff with a lightness of touch.
“We have the best times when we sit around laughing and telling stories at each other’s’ houses and we both enjoy podcasts that feature members of the public instead of just celeb guests. We wanted to make something that not only has us having a laugh together but involves our audience as well.”
You can subscribe to Wheel of Misfortune from today (29 July) and the first episode will be available from Tuesday 4 August, with new episodes every Tuesday on BBC Sounds.
