Out To Lunch With Jay Rayner

On playing piano with Black Sabbath in attendance, his friendship with the late comedian Sean Lock, and the experience of winning Strictly Come Dancing. For this episode, actor, comedian, musician, and singer Bill Bailey goes out to lunch with Jay. Bill and Jay enjoy a delicious meal courtesy of The Wigmore, London: https://the-wigmore.co.uk/  Official show merch: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production with Sony Music Entertainment.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On “coming out” as Jewish, being recommended the best therapist he’s ever had by John Cleese, and why he chose celibacy for years. For the first episode in a brand new series, actor, presenter, writer and producer Stephen Fry goes out to lunch with Jay Rayner..  Stephen and Jay enjoy the finest seafood at Wiltons Restaurant, London: https://wiltons.co.uk/   Official show merch: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production with Sony Music Entertainment  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen Fry, Rose Matafeo, Bill Bailey, Lolly Adefope, Rachel Parris, Rob Brydon and many more join Jay Rayner for a brand new series of Out To Lunch. Watch out for weekly episodes from Tuesday 8th March 2022, delivering mouth-watering conversation straight from the best restaurants in town.  And if that doesn’t sate your appetite, subscribe on Apple Podcasts for an exclusive bonus episode every month: The Cheese Course. Jay reconnects with a previous guest over a plate of the finest cheese. What’s more, subscribers get to listen completely ad-free. Yum.  Head to the Out To Lunch channel on the Apple Podcasts App and subscribe to start your free trial today.  Official show merch: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production with Sony Music Entertainment  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On kissing Julia Roberts, featuring as a pin up in the gay Doctor Who fanzine, and his life as a “shouty” activist. For this, the final episode in the season, actor and theatre director Sam West goes out to lunch with Jay Rayner.  Sam and Jay are served a delicious three-course meal in the William Kent Room at The Ritz, London: https://www.theritzlondon.com/dine-with-us/the-ritz-restaurant/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On geeking out with Prince, recording Sheridan Smith behind a mattress, and his relationship with Simon Cowell. Musician Gary Barlow goes Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner.  Gary and Jay indulge in a delicious meal courtesy of chef Richard Corrigan’s flagship restaurant, Corrigan’s Bar and Restaurant, Mayfair, London: https://www.corrigansmayfair.co.uk/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On singing backing vocals for Ed Sheeran, getting called out for tax-avoidance by David Cameron, and losing his virginity. Comedian, presenter and writer Jimmy Carr goes out to lunch with Jay.  Jimmy and Jay enjoy delicious Chinese food at Royal China Club Baker St, London: https://www.royalchinagroup.co.uk/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On playing chess with Chadwick Boseman, singing posthumous duets with Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole, and the recent grief of losing his brother to Covid-19.  Grammy-Award winning singer and songwriter Gregory Porter goes out to lunch with Jay.  Gregory and Jay tuck into a delicious meal from Holborn Dining Room: https://holborndiningroom.com/ enjoyed in the beautiful Scarfes Bar: https://scarfesbar.com/  Find all of Gregory’s upcoming tour dates here: https://www.gregoryporter.com/tour/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On hearing Leonardo DiCaprio practice the Oscar speech that never happened, attending weekend house parties at Mo Mowlam’s royal residence, and being moved to tears during filming for his recent documentary, comedian and presenter Patrick Kielty goes Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner.  Patrick and Jay indulge in a delicious meal courtesy of Otto’s French Restaurant, London: https://www.ottos-restaurant.com/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On hunting down two South African neo-Nazi terrorists, entering the most dangerous prison in the world with a bishop for protection, and being asked to infiltrate Al-Qaeda, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Simon Reeve weighs up the value of these high adrenaline adventures against the reality of leaving his son for weeks at a time, when he goes out to lunch with Jay Rayner.  Simon Reeve and Jay enjoy a delicious steak at Gaucho, London Bridge: https://gauchorestaurants.com/restaurants/tower-bridge/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  If you loved the show, follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On discovering "the best restaurant in Cardiff" with Eva Longoria, trying out The Rock's wrestling moves on Emily Blunt, and his friendship with the late Richard Griffiths.  Actor, comedian, and presenter Jack Whitehall goes out to lunch with Jay.  Jack and Jay enjoy a delicious kebab at Maison Bab, London: https://www.eatlebab.com/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On stealing lifts home with Laurence Olivier, Colin Farrell's proposition of sex without strings, and turning down working with Martin Scorsese, award-winning stage and screen actor Dame Eileen Atkins goes out to lunch with Jay.  Dame Eileen and Jay enjoy fine dining in the heart of theatreland at The Delaunay, London: https://www.thedelaunay.com/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a past relationship with a “mental dominatrix”, changing how she spoke to fit in, and burning pianos for firewood, Booker-winner Bernardine Evaristo goes out to lunch with Jay.  Bernardine and Jay enjoy pressing the button for champagne at Bob Bob Ricard, Soho: https://www.bobbobricard.com/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the origin story that birthed a passion for classics, the catharsis of being the only female lecturer in her Cambridge University faculty during the rise of 1970s feminism, and the failings of her LRB article on 9/11, the national treasure that is author, presenter, and professor Dame Mary Beard goes Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner at The Cambridge Club Festival.  Mary and Jay snack on an afternoon tea spread, including the famous Chelsea Buns, from Tim Hayward at Fitzbillies, Cambridge: https://www.fitzbillies.com  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On cooking a rack of lamb for Arthur Miller, seducing actor, writer, and director Ken Campbell, and how her puppet Monkey helped her survive as a woman in comedy, the inimitable Ventriloquist Nina Conti goes Out to Lunch with Jay. Will Jay be able to withstand Monkey’s lascivious table chat when he joins the pair in an Out to Lunch first?  Nina and Jay enjoy a delicious meal from Theo Randall at The Intercontinental in London: https://www.theorandall.com  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On having lunch with Hitchcock, awkward conversations with Steven Spielberg and loving Carey Mulligan’s spaghetti bolognese, playwright, screenwriter and director David Hare (Skylight, The Hours, The Worricker Trilogy, and Collateral) goes Out to Lunch with Jay.  David and Jay enjoy a delicious meal at Noble Rot in London: https://noblerot.co.uk/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On working alongside Daniel Day-Lewis and Barbra Streisand, being pushed into the closet in LA, and absolutely never doing it up the bum, BAFTA-winning actor Miriam Margolyes goes Out to Lunch with Jay.  Miriam and Jay enjoy delicious French cuisine at Maison François in London: https://www.maisonfrancois.london  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cheese Course, a new monthly bonus episode only for subscribers to Out To Lunch on Apple Podcasts.  In each episode Jay invites a previous guest back for a catch up over a plate of the finest cheese and biscuits.  Listen here for a tease of what’s to come! And, as well as enjoying an extra helping of cheesy conversation each month, subscribers also get every episode of Out To Lunch completely ad-free. Delicious.  All of that is available exclusively for just £1.79 a month and you can try it free right now, just subscribe via the Out To Lunch channel on the Apple Podcasts App. The Cheese Course cheeses have kindly been provided by the excellent Paxton and Whitfield. Find more about their range here: https://www.paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk/  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch  Out To Lunch is a Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miriam Margolyes, David Hare, Bernadine Evaristo, Dames Eileen Atkins and Mary Beard, Nina Conti, Patrick Kielty and many more… The table is set, the wine uncorked and the chefs are ready for service. This is a brand new series of Out To Lunch with Jay Rayner - terrific conversations had over the finest food.  Weekly episodes from Tuesday 28th September 2021. And don’t forget to follow on your podcast app of choice so you’re never left hungry. A Somethin’ Else / Jay Rayner production.  For official show merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On being mistaken for someone else by Robert Redford, receiving the comedy stamp of approval from Whoopi Goldberg, and gate-crashing The Mummy premiere, award-winning actor, comedian and writer Omid Djalili joins Jay for this week’s episode of Out to Lunch. Omid and Jay chat over delicious food delivered to their respective homes from Kwan Thai Restaurant, Ipswich (http://www.kwan-thai-restaurant.co.uk) and Rosa’s Thai Restaurant, Brixton (https://www.rosasthaicafe.com/locations/rosas-thai-restaurant-delivery-takeaway-brixton) A Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner production For the exciting new range of OTL merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On receiving financial advice from Arnold Schwarzenegger, directing Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, and how Sir Michael Caine tipped big things for him, actor and Game of Thrones star Charles Dance goes Out to Lunch with Jay. Charles and Jay chat over a delicious feast of Calum Franklin Pies at Holborn Dining Room’s Pie Room, London (https://holborndiningroom.com/pie-room/) A Somethin’ Else and Jay Rayner production For the exciting new range of OTL merch, head to: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices