Show Notes
The World Cup of Four Eyes gets underway with Groups A–D, as some of the world’s most famous glasses wearers enter the tournament. From Elton John and Dog the Bounty Hunter to Austin Powers, Harry Potter, Olivia Attwood, Chris Evans, Sarah Palin, Richard Osman and loads more, this opening round celebrates the people whose glasses became part of the brand. Some made spectacles look cool. Some made them iconic. Some probably couldn’t function without them. As always, the criteria is loose — recognisability, cultural impact, legendary status and just how inseparable someone is from their glasses all come into play as we decide who deserves to progress. This is where the tournament begins — and the arguments only get more short-sighted from here. Subscribe for £6.99/month and get every single minute of every single episode — including the rest of this tournament and everything else we've ever done. That includes: The World Cup of Four Eyes The World Cup of Superpowers The World Cup of Pundits The World Cup of National Stereotypes The World Cup of The USA The World Cup of 2006 Executive Producer: Stuart Bluman Filmed at: The Factory London For studio bookings: [email protected]
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Fame, fortune and millions of fans. Unfortunately, none of it protects you from making an absolute fool of yourself. There's a new face alongside Alright Fans this week as Sam Hammond, aka Vom Cruise, joins as the new co-host of The World Cup Of, while Crazy Ginger Cabbie takes some time off. And they're wasting absolutely no time getting stuck into one of the most entertaining subjects we've ever tackled. The World Cup of Embarrassing Celebrity Moments brings together 32 unforgettable celebrity embarrassments, putting them head-to-head to decide which deserves to be remembered as the ultimate public humiliation. From Boy George and Gary Barlow to Ross Kemp, Michael Jackson, Winona Ryder, Paul Ross, Jamie Carragher, Kevin Adams, Tom Cruise and loads more, we're revisiting some of the most awkward, ridiculous and memorable moments involving famous faces. Public disasters. Questionable decisions. Uncomfortable television appearances. Moments that went viral for all the wrong reasons. Some are genuinely hilarious. Some are almost impossible to watch without cringing. And some have become more famous than the celebrities themselves. This free episode features Groups A–D, as the opening contenders fight for their places in the knockout rounds. Which celebrity moment deserves to go down as the most embarrassing of them all? 🔒 FINISH THE TOURNAMENT Subscribe on Spotify for £6.99 per month to unlock the complete tournament, including Groups E–H and every knockout round right through to the final. You'll also unlock every other full tournament, subscriber-only bonus episode and the complete World Cup Of back catalogue. Executive Producer: Stuart Bluman Filmed at: The Factory London For studio bookings: [email protected]
Breaking up is hard to do. Talking about it? That's a different story altogether. This week, Alright Fans and Crazy Ginger Cabbie return with another instalment of The Unofficial Guide, tackling one of life's most awkward, painful and occasionally hilarious experiences: breakups. From first loves and teenage heartbreak to messy separations, getting dumped, doing the dumping, awkward encounters with exes and the questionable decisions we make when relationships fall apart, the boys explore the good, the bad and the downright ridiculous sides of calling it quits. Who gets custody of the mates? Is getting back with an ex ever a good idea? How long should you wait before moving on? And why do some breakups still haunt you years later? Expect personal stories, brutally honest opinions, plenty of laughs and a few moments that might hit closer to home than expected. As always, there are no experts, no relationship counsellors and absolutely no guarantee of sensible advice. Just two mates talking about love, loss, moving on and knowing when it's time to call it a day. But whatever you do, make sure you stay until the very end. Because just when you think you've heard everything, the boys have one final announcement that nobody will see coming. This is one episode you really don't want to miss. Executive Producer: Stuart Bluman Filmed at: The Factory London For studio bookings: [email protected]
What if the conspiracy theories are even madder than we thought? This week, Crazy Ginger Cabbie is off, so Alright Fans welcomes special guest Sam Hammond, aka the artist formerly known as Vom Cruise, for a trip down one of the internet's strangest rabbit holes. Welcome to The World Cup of Conspiracy Theories. From McDonald's, The Simpsons and New York City sewer fights to Stonehenge, the letter S, Bill Gates, Beyoncé, Denver Airport and the supposed 100% female Chinese army, we're putting some of the world's wildest conspiracy theories into the draw. Secret plots. Bizarre coincidences. Internet rabbit holes. Extraordinary claims. And plenty of theories that sound like somebody invented them after three days without sleep. But which ones are genuinely intriguing? Which are complete nonsense? And which deserve to progress? This free episode features Groups A–D, as the first conspiracy theories battle for their places in the knockout stages. Trust nobody. Question everything. Especially our judging criteria. 🔒 FINISH THE TOURNAMENT Enjoyed Groups A–D? Subscribe on Spotify for £6.99 per month to unlock the complete tournament, including Groups E–H and every knockout round right through to the final. You'll also unlock every other full tournament, subscriber-only bonus episode and the complete World Cup Of back catalogue. Executive Producer: Stuart Bluman Filmed at: The Factory London For studio bookings: [email protected]
Everyone says the sequel is never as good as the original. We're about to find out. Alright Fans and Crazy Ginger Cabbie begin the search for the greatest film sequel ever made, putting 32 follow-ups through the World Cup Of treatment. Back to the Future Part II, 22 Jump Street, Adulthood, Beverly Hills Cop II, Taken 2, The Godfather Part II, Die Hard 2, Teen Wolf Too and loads more are all in the draw. Forget the critics. We're judging them on the stuff that actually matters: rewatchability, nostalgia, iconic scenes, quotability and whether you'd still happily stick the film on tonight. This free episode features Groups A–D, as the first batch of sequels fight for survival. Some are genuine masterpieces. Some became bigger than the films that came before them. Others are here because we bloody love them. 🔒 FINISH THE TOURNAMENT Subscribe on Spotify for £6.99 per month to unlock the complete tournament, including Groups E–H and every knockout round right through to the final. You'll also unlock every other full tournament, subscriber-only bonus episode and the complete World Cup Of back catalogue. Executive Producer: Stuart Bluman Filmed at: The Factory London For studio bookings: [email protected]
There are some things in life that everybody else seems to accept without question. We don't. Alright Fans and Crazy Ginger Cabbie bring 20 things each that they simply cannot get their heads around, kicking off a countdown of the Top 40 Things We Don't Understand. From queueing at bars and skater culture to petitions, football fashion, dreams, university, phone storage, déjà vu and road rage, the boys attempt to work out why perfectly normal things make absolutely no sense to them. This free episode features some of the countdown. 🔒 Want the complete Top 40, including the rest of the countdown and the number one thing the boys simply cannot understand? Subscribe on Spotify for £6.99/month to watch and listen to the complete tournament, plus full tournaments from The World Cup Of. 📍 Filmed at: The Factory London🎬 Executive Producer: Stuart Bluman📩 Studio bookings: [email protected]