Leigh Francis: Following Richard and Judy in Character, Lord Byron’s Many Affairs and Harry's freaky ex!
The Harry Hill ShowShow Notes
Harry’s ex Mandy crashes the cold open with a few home truths set to music, then Keith Lemon and Bo’ Selecta creator Lee Francis stops by to talk getting discovered by Davina McCall, “manifesting” Keith Lemon on his kitchen wall, following Richard and Judy in character, and testing Celebrity Juice games with Johnny Vegas. Dr Emily Patterson-Morgan joins us in Theme Of The Week to discuss the genuinely unhinged life of Lord Byron.
00:00 – Cold open: Mandy crashes the show 01:20 – Breakup song 03:53 – Leigh Francis arrives 04:40 – Leigh’s podcast with Jill, Emma Bunton and Jade 05:36 – How they really first met 07:49 – Alex Horne and “when’s Kevin Lygo gonna die” 08:18 – Gino D’Acampo’s “northern people” story 09:42 – Show and tell: Fancy Dress Friday 15:16 – Sarah the AI Bot: Lee’s facts and early career 22:14 – Keith Lemon and Avid Merrion origin story 25:20 – Sketch: the dating agency 28:25 – Celebrity Juice, Keith Lemon the Film, Rocketman cameo 32:19 – Ad break: Notorious Baddies Mini Pants 34:01 – Theme of the week: Lord Byron 48:27 – Name the Celebrity Seed 52:20 – Gary’s Joke Corner 54:50 – Butterfly In Blue Jeans
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