Hal & Ronni In Pieces

Well, well, well, what do we have here? Are Hal and Ronni's Taskmaster aspirations actually about to be realised? Ronni has 'booked' Alex Horne for the final episode of S1 of Hal and Ronni in Pieces (or HARIP as the kids say), but he seems to be taking a rather long time to arrive, much to the added irritation of the already exasperated producer. As our hosts anticipate the arrival of our guest, i...

Welcome to the penultimate episode in this series of HARIP, and it's a goodie, as our hosts are joined by the incredible Sally Phillips! We find out how Sally maintains a level of calm despite being a close friend of Ronni's (Hal was actually taking notes at this point), why some childhood encounters with snakes have had a lasting effect on Sally's psyche, and how working on Partridge and Veep hav...

This week we're doing things a little bit differently as we take you back to the summer of 2025 when Hal and Ronni took 'In Pieces' to the stage at The Edinburgh Festival - yes, they actually did this IN PUBLIC!   Whose idea was it to take a podcast that hadn't yet launched to the stage? That's not important right now, but the audience laughter wasn't entirely directed at the IRL angst of our host...

Hello and welcome back to the podcast you never knew you needed, but now weirdly can't live without, even if it is just Stockholm Syndrome. This week's guest makes a big impression on us all, it's Alistair McGowan! Keen listeners to the show may have noticed that this isn't Alistair's only appearance on the series but today is probably more like a session on the therapist's couch, as we find out w...

Hello again! Thanks for joining us for today's episode, as our wonderful guest is the brilliant Shaparak Khorsandi! Even though Shappi loves a cheeky jigsaw, she only had the opportunity for the briefest of fiddles, as our hosts relentlessly distracted her with questions about her master’s degree in Psychotherapy... I wonder why that would appeal to them… But we also find out lots more about our g...

This week, we're leaning into the zen, thanks to guest Sadie Frost whose aura of calm even managed to have an effect on Ronni and Hal.   Our hosts are about as relaxed as they ever could be while chatting with Sadie about her life, career, and what they should have been doing in the 90s.   But don't worry, there are more than a few glimpses of their usual neediness, as Ronni campaigns relentlessly...

In today's episode, no attempt whatsoever is made at doing the jigsaw, it doesn't help that our guest, Geoff Norcott isn't a fan of the pursuit, but there's no excuse for Ronni and Hal's blatant neglect of their own activity.  At least the conversation flowed, as Geoff and Ronni were able to compare notes on their past lives as teachers! We know! We can't get our heads around that one either, Ronn...

Five episodes in and everything is still as jumbled at the jigsaw Hal and Ronni are pretending they have the attention span to do: from another change in producer, to an examination of the ever moving beast that is Hal's love life (We're just as surprised as you are), nothing stays the same, - apart from the high calibre of guests that is, and this week the bar stays well and truly raised as the f...

It's episode four, and any real progress with completing the jigsaw is yet to materialise. Today, we get some insight as to why that may be. Not only did today's wonderful guest, Charlie Higson, have to endure our hosts whining about not being asked to do Taskmaster, he also witnessed Ronni trying to jam pieces together that clearly don't fit, and was powerless to stop Hal's blatant puzzle-based s...

They say good things come in threes, and this is very much the case for the third episode of HARIP (that's what the kids are calling us), as our hosts make up a happy threesome with guest,  Omid Djalili! Not only is Omid one of the most recognised comics on the circuit, he's also a huge star of stage and screen, and has some very showbiz stories to share as a result; including the time he found hi...

Look who's back! Yes, Hal and Ronni have once again tipped out the jigsaw, and invited a showbiz chum to help them sift through the pieces of the puzzle. What a metaphor! This week's guest is someone even the Gen Z producer recognised: Kiell Smith Bynoe. By the way, speaking of the producer, our thanks to Annabel for stepping into the breach after the one we had last week didn't come back. Let's h...

Welcome to episode one of Hal and Ronni In Pieces. The jigsaw is out of the box (perfect for an audio format!)and the first guest to pop over and help with the edging is none other than the legendary Jo Brand! Over 45 mins, Jo puts up with Hal and Ronni fumbling questions about her early comedy gigs, the stress of appearing on live TV, and why neither of them have been asked to do Taskmaster. Mean...