Quote · Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
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Harry Hill: Junior Bake Off, His Fan Demographic, and The Harry Hill Show Podcast
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Josh observes that Harry Hill has an unusually wide generational fanbase: older fans in their mid-to-late twenties who grew up with You've Been Framed and TV Burp, and a newer, younger cohort of children who know him from Junior Bake Off. Harry confirms that on his recent tour he encountered 25-year-olds wanting hugs because he represented their entire childhood, and ten-year-olds showing up for the Bake Off connection. Rob then assists Harry in pivoting to his commercial purpose: announcing The Harry Hill Show, his new video podcast. Harry notes, with characteristic self-awareness, that podcasts filming themselves is simply repeating the pattern of radio being filmed to become television — we all just fell into it. The segment closes on a warm note about the value of face-to-face interviews now that the show is no longer filmed from home.
Lauren Laverne pushes back against the culture of negativity around parenting teenagers. She argues teens bring exciting 'firsts', genuine companionship, and a sense of who your child is becoming — the hard part is stepping back from being the protagonist in their story.
