Podbit · Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

S12 EP48: Stop me if you've heard this one before

Explore episode Jun 19, 2026

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S12 EP48: Stop me if you've heard this one before · Jun 19, 2026 Comedy

Rob Beckett negotiated a last-minute business class upgrade on a South Africa comedy tour without telling his fellow acts. He hid in the airport lounge, waited until Tim Sherwood boarded to time his own entrance, and made it all the way to his seat — only to turn around and find Simon Evans and the entire promotion team in the front row of premium economy, staring straight at him. The steward closed the curtain. He never looked back.

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