Today's guest is one of the most distinctive and brilliantly funny voices in British comedy. Born in Cornwall by accident, raised in Hull with pride, Lucy Beaumont has built a career out of finding the strange, hilarious and deeply human moments in everyday life. You’ll know her from shows like Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster, Meet the Richardsons, The Celebrity Traitors, and so much more, as well as from her acclaimed stand-up and writing.

In today’s conversation, we travel from an out-of-season teenage trip to Magaluf, to sneaking off to Torquay in search of surfers, falling in love with Menorca, finding magic in New York and New Orleans, and the spiritual pull of Robin Hood’s Bay. We also talk about Hull, panel shows, pad Thai on tour, Celebrity Traitors secrets, travelling with Johnny Vegas, and her brilliant new tour, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, which begins this September.

Holly's Destination Recap

Coworth Park, England

Lucy's Destination Recap

Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain
Truro, Cornwall, England
Torquay, Devon, England
Newquay, Cornwall, England
Hull, England
Hornsea, Yorkshire, England
Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain
Deià, Mallorca, Spain
Kavos, Greece
Ibiza, Spain
New York City, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Robin Hood’s Bay, Yorkshire, England
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Montenegro
Croatia
Maldives
St Lucia

Tickets are available for Lucy's new tour, Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos, which begins this September.

Thank you to the London Marriot County Hall for having us to film the episode.

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