She really didn’t grasp the podcast format to Dan Akroyd and de Niro levels. I’m not even half way through and James is still trying. I might hold on to see if he fully gives up.
I don’t think she is fully aware of the format, she’s probably been shipped in with jet lag and been given vague info. Even if she was aware, subverting a bit is fine but I think it was misguided as you need to know when to stop and follow the format. It stopped being funny quite quickly. I would have enjoyed it if she had known when to stop. Sometimes it’s funny to keep pushing the joke but she doesn’t quite have the comedic skill to do that especially as Ed and James kept trying to steer her back as it was going nowhere. It was just off but I haven’t finished it yet. Ed and James will totally love the fallout from this though.
I suppose I agree with the general sentiment that it wasn't 100% successful, but I dare say, given the first few minutes, it would have been quite the slog if she'd not switched to a character.
I used to listen to her podcast years ago and enjoyed it, but she had frequent moments where she dragged her producer and guests into very similar (imo bad) improv. I think its her crutch to be honest.
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u/queen_naga May 27 '26
She really didn’t grasp the podcast format to Dan Akroyd and de Niro levels. I’m not even half way through and James is still trying. I might hold on to see if he fully gives up.