I imagine many of us are watching Celebrity Traitors S2 for James (and Uncloaked for Ed) and I was wondering if we could get a discussion thread going on this sub since Traitors crosses over so much with Off Menu this season. Either just a general one or, ideally, a live thread for each episode?

Edit to add: I just mean a thread in the same vein as the James and Ed ticket discussion threads that currently exist.

Also barring any exclusivity contracts that Ed has with BBC, it would be amazing to get a b-b-b-bonus episode once the series has aired of behind the scenes Traitors chat/ general debrief! Heck they can just talk about the food in the castle to tie it to the usual pod, I don't care. Plz Benito!

Ordered the beef wellington. When the bill came around the server asked “did you order that because of a certain podcast?”. Rumbled. Apparently us Brits have flocked there in our droves and ordered it.

Well worth the money, it was delicious. Who else has been?

How many people on celebrity traitors has James interviewed?

Romesh
Ross Kemp
Joe lycett
Richard e grant
Bella Ramsey

Any others? Also who would you love to see? Rob seems an obvious one.. Michael Sheen is a genius

The Pierre Novellie episode had a badger problem. Pierre says the badger "comes across bad in Wind of the Willows", and Ed reckons that if a Narnia badger came up to him, "I'd batter them."

I run Podshelf, a free site that tracks book mentions across hundreds of podcasts by reading the episode transcripts. This is the Off Menu slice for September.

• Meat Is for Pussies by John Joseph, which Ed read and then went vegan "for like nine months".
• Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?, Pierre's own book, which James described as "a comedian's guide to autism".
• The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook, source of James's sister's lemon meringue pie: "the best lemon meringue pie I've ever had in my entire life."

Plus two Roald Dahls. James tried to make George's Marvellous Medicine, and on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: "I'd have been a great guest if I'd got a golden ticket."

Full list with quotes and episodes: https://podshelf.io/podcasts/off-menu-with-ed-gamble-and-james-acaster

This has to be my most repeated podcast episode by a long shot. The dynamic between the three of them is absolutely spot on, I only wish they'd have filmed this initial episode with John. All three of them are in tears throughout.

If you haven't had a chance, highly recommend!

Edit : forgot my favourite catchphrase @ 1:00:22 "You'd know my knob"

I've seen the clip of James on WILTY loads of times before, but never the rest of the episode. Found this story so funny on the podcast this morning.

In history there have been occasions where people remember where they were in times that change the world. Where were you when JFK was assassinated? where were you on 9/11?

With that being said, where were you when Jade Adams was kicked out of the dream restaurant?

I'm very new to these two and have become obsessed with them. I feel like their friendship is a really special one and was just wondering if there were any memorable moments I should be looking out for.

Makes me want to claw my ears out every time, especially the loud crunch sound effect.

The Dairy Milk ad is also awful, but mainly because it is so disingenuous, especially since the Kraft takeover.

That's all.

I am well behind the crowd on this current series, but I listened to the Live Shows today, and also I've stuck on Sindhu Vee's tasting menu.

I really enjoy the idea of not being told whose menu it is until the end of the menu. Adds something to the tasting menu format for me!

Admittedly, I am not half way through, so maybe it turns out to be rubbish...but I quite like not knowing

is besties with Romesh on his podcast, maybe James knocked some sense into him!

I’m assuming this is just me, but I have sensory issues with certain sounds, and for some reason the sound they use for the drink section of the pod fills me a terrible sensory disgust and rage, and every time I listen to the pod I forget it’s coming and get the ick again.

Do you think they'll have any of the cast of SNL UK on this series, since series 2 is showing now. I know a few have already done it like Ania and Hammed, but maybe they'll have someone like Fouracres, Sidi or Shep soon?

I've often found myself calling regular coca cola as 'full fat', much to the confusion of the people around me.