Keep It Light Media / Travesty Media

Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'

Comedy EN ↓ 295 episodes

Life’s A Beach sees Alan giving Judith Chalmers and Michael Palin a run for their money as he invites a famous guest each week to discuss their favourite places in the world. Bursting with anecdotes, laidback chat and laugh out loud travel tales - if this podcast was a suitcase you’d have to sit on it. “My Life’s A Beach podcast is the escapism we ALL need right now. I sat down and chatted with some of my famous friends about everything travel. From caravanning in Rhyl to private jetting to the Maldives, my guests spill the beans on their holiday horrors and dream destinations. Let’s face it:...

Author

Keep It Light Media / Travesty Media

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

S10 EP12: Jack Whitehall 12.04.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brillaint comedian and actor - Jack Whitehall. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy...

S10 EP11: Regé-Jean Page (Video Edition) 10.04.2026

Flying Alan Air this week is Regé-Jean Page! Rege joins Captain Carr for a globe-trotting chat that goes from the rolling hills of Tuscany to the very real threat of Aussie swooping magpies. From filming dreamy rom-com scenes with Halle Bailey in "You, Me and Tuscany", to growing up between Zimbabwe and London, Regé shares travel stories and some very surprising travel facts, plus the New Zealand...

S10 EP11: Regé-Jean Page 06.04.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actor - Regé-Jean Page Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight...

S10 EP10: Amy Gledhill (Video Edition) 03.04.2026

Fresh off Last One Laughing, the brilliant Amy Gledhill joins Alan Carr on Life’s A Beach for some proper belly laughs. From the surreal pressure cooker of LOL (where no one laughs for hours…) to chaotic nights out in Hull, dating as a comedian, and a wild Texas romance - this flight is packed with sharp, silly, and totally unfiltered moments. Plus: wigs, Ouija boards, and why being funny might be...

S10 EP10: Amy Gledhill 30.03.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian and actor - Amy Gledhill Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy th...

S10 EP9: Leigh Francis (Video Edition) 27.03.2026

Leigh Francis joins Captain Carr for an Alan Air flight packed with wild stories, nostalgic throwbacks and plenty of unexpected turns. Leigh chats about his podcast Unlikely Friends with his wife Jill, Emma Bunton, and her husband Jade Jones, how they met, what gets cut out, and why Jill's a better human than he is. Alan reminds Leigh of the time he didn't know who Adele was at a party, owning Mic...

S10 EP9: Leigh Francis 23.03.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian, actor and presenter - Leigh Francis. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back...

S10 EP8: Bob Mortimer (Video Edition) 20.03.2026

What happens when Alan Carr and Bob Mortimer get together right after filming Last One Laughing? Absolute mayhem.  From being told to “f*ck off” by Romesh Ranganathan, to phantom sh*tters in Wythenshawe, to Bob’s very unexpected holiday romance… this episode is pure Bob-flavoured joy. There’s also a deep dive on comedy legends like Monty Python and Spike Milligan, how “idiot comedy” is dying out,...

S10 EP8: Bob Mortimer 16.03.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Bob Mortimer. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the infligh...

S10 EP7: Jeff Goldblum (Video Edition) 13.03.2026

Jeff Goldblum boards Alan Air for one of the most gloriously unpredictable flights yet. From Old Hollywood legends and Mulholland Drive nightmares to pickles, sandwiches and impromptu singing, Jeff goes full Goldblum - charming, curious and wonderfully maverick. They talk about his new album Night Blooms, touring with orchestras around the world, and the timeless magic of jazz standards. Along the...

S10 EP7: Jeff Goldblum 09.03.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the legendary actor and musician - Jeff Goldblum Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy t...

S10 EP6: Carol Vorderman (Video Edition) 06.03.2026

Carol Vorderman joins Captain Carr on Life’s a Beach and it’s exactly as chaotic as you’d hope. From flying her own plane across Europe, to swimming with great white sharks and holidaying with Annie Lennox and Ainsley Harriott. She tells Alan gets an exclusive on why she might run for Prime Minister, we hear about her sunbathing in space, the party she drove Alan to dressed as Cher, and why a tiny...

S10 EP6: Carol Vorderman 04.03.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant broadcaster - Carol Vorderman. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the i...

S10 EP5: Tamzin Outhwaite (Video Edition) 27.02.2026

Old friends, zero filter. Tamzin Outhwaite joins Captain Alan on Alan Air for a brilliantly unhinged catch-up that proves some friendships never grow up - they just get wetter. From being pushed into a swimming pool at Amanda Holden’s party, to childhood Disney holidays, solo retreats, and disastrous travel moments, this is a chat full of affection, honesty and big laughs. There’s wellness, wander...

S10 EP5: Tamzin Outhwaite 23.02.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actress - Tamzin Outhwaite. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the infl...

S10 EP4: Marcus Mumford (Video Edition) 20.02.2026

Marcus Mumford joins Captain Carr for one of Alan Air's most memorable flights. We hear all about the new Mumford & Son's album "Prizefighter" out now! And the chat goes everywhere from tote-bag judgement, to the holiday romance that turned into marriage, and one flashing incident on a pontoon in Mexico. All this plus Disney squirrels, Celebrity Traitors glory, all-inclusive confessions, broken gu...

S10 EP4: Marcus Mumford 16.02.2026

Marcus Mumford drops in to chat holidays and is the upcoming Mumford & Sons album,  Prizefighter set to be released on 20 February 2026 Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit...

S10 EP3: Pete Wicks & Sam Thompson (Video Edition) 13.02.2026

Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks fly Alan Air and things unravel fast. They tell Alan what they’re really like on holiday (airport dad energy versus filming absolutely everything), relive a Vegas trip where Sam genuinely thought Pete had died, and tell us about Sam's unnecessary toilet-related voice note. There are childhood holidays, dodgy dating stories, celebrity sightings, Pete’s habit of feeding s...

S10 EP3: Pete Wicks & Sam Thompson 09.02.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories are Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight enterta...

S10 EP2: Take That (Video Edition) 07.02.2026

Gary, Mark and Howard join Alan to talk about the new Netflix Take That documentary - and things immediately descend into chaos. From Ibiza, the Maldives, and safari mishaps to archive hoarding, early leather outfits, holiday run-ins with authorities, and being driven away from huge gigs in a Fiat Punto. Add silly hats, Colin the Caterpillar, celebrity holiday spots and Alan appearing in the docum...

S10 EP2: Take That 02.02.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is are the legendary band - Take That. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight e...

S10 EP1: Will Arnett & John Bishop (Video Edition) 30.01.2026

Will Arnett and John Bishop join Captain Alan to talk holidays, stand-up nerves, and their brilliant new film "Is This Thing On?" - inspired by John’s real life journey into comedy. From New York comedy clubs and Liverpool screenings to St Barths holidays, gym confessions, all-inclusive buffet hacks… fasten your seatbelts and get ready for some hilarious in-flight entertainment. 00:00 Intro00:35 A...

S10 EP1: Will Arnett & John Bishop 26.01.2026

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is are comedian and actor Will Arnett, and comedian John Bishop. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit bac...

Life's A Beach: Best of 2025 Part 3 19.01.2026

I'll be back with a new series very soon - in the meantime here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2025. Featuring... Fatboy Slim, Vanessa Williams, Daisy May Cooper and Paul Hollywood. Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life's A Beach: Best of 2025 Part 2 12.01.2026

Hello listeners, as we get ready for the amazing new year ahead in 2026 here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2025. Featuring... Gloria Estefan, Josh Homme, Iain Stirling and Oona Chaplin Thanks for listening and see you in January 2026 for a new series. Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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