The Fast Show’s John Thomson, Dinnerladies’ Maxine Peake and actor and director Alice Lowe have been confirmed for season two of Scarred for Life.
Hosted by Absolute Radio’s Andy Bush, the podcast is based on Stephen Brotherstone and Dave Lawrence’s hit book series. Each episode sees a different celebrity confessing three terrifying items or events from their childhood.
Season one, which topped the TV & Film podcast charts in the UK, featured guests including The League of Gentlemen’s Reece Shearsmith, Garth Marenghi creator Matthew Holness and journalist Samira Ahmed.
The second season will launch on Monday 23 December with Little Britain, Sherlock and Black Mirror actor Alice Lowe, followed by a Christmas Day Special exploring the dark underbelly of the festive season.
Weekly episodes will follow every Monday morning, with confirmed guests including The Fast Show’s John Thomson and Dinnerladies actor Maxine Peake.
Scarred for Life is from production house Lock It In Studio, founded by the team behind breakthrough podcast quiz Guestimators, Andy Bush, Will Nichols the former VP, Content Development at Universal Music and sports journalist Matt Cutler.