Best Men

Jason and Steve share a hilarious listener email and meet Groom Alex and Best man Craig, who arranged a very public stag do prank in front of 10,000 football fans.

Lincoln City football fans were left very confused when Alex Newbold stepped out onto the pitch dressed as a club mascot before a home game. Was he a new signing or the biggest mascot they’ve ever seen?

Jason and Steve share a hilarious listener email from an exasperated listener who’s best man speech over ran and meet Heidi, a speech writing expert, to glean some best man speech tips.

Heidi, a professional speech writer, shares her top tips for best man speeches including tips on length, delivery and of course the big no no’s.

We also hear from a listener who is in need of some best man help for a member of the team.

Jason and Steve meet upcoming best man Dili from Sri Lanka who's never been to a British wedding and is in need of some help.

Dili didn't hesitate when asked to be best man by his friend Russ. However it quickly dawned on him that he didn’t quite realise what he had signed up for. With no previous experience of British weddings, Dili seeks some advice on stag do planning and what to include in his speech.

Meanwhile Jason and Steve help another upcoming best man in need of some advice, hear from a best man that accidentally lost one of the wedding rings during the wedding ceremony and read out some hilarious and shocking listener emails.

Jason and Steve meet Welsh groom Dafydd and best man Anthony who were shocked to discover that their stag do trip to Hamburg in 2017 happened to coincide with a G-20 summit meeting featuring Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Dafydd and Anthony retell how thousands of protesters and a strong riot police presence didn't stop the Welsh stag party from having a good time.

Meanwhile Jason and Steve read out some hilarious and shocking listener emails, including an inappropriate uncle who's speech upset the father of the bride, a speech involving a reference to a former dalliance of the groom involving Pringles and an email from an exasperated bride who had to step in and arrange her husbands stag do after his best man's incompetence.

Having been each other's best men, Jason and Steve discuss what this ancient and honourable task that dates back centuries truly entails.

The pair retell one another's stag dos and wedding days including the pressures of delivering a best man speech in front of a room full of comedians along with the moment Steve accidentally set fire to his speech.

They are also joined by Lee, who travelled all the way to Australia to perform his best man duties and whose speech took an unexpected turn when he decided to include a last-minute poem.

Jason Manford and Steve Edge’s new podcast all about one of the most important jobs a bloke can face in his lifetime. Like all good best man speeches, it’s full of laughs and heart