Ho! Ho! Ho! Merrrrrrry Christmas. Overindulge on this bumper-length episode, featuring a whistlestop tour of our festive favourites. PLUS Craig Cash (co-creator: The Mrs Merton Show, The Royle Family, Early Doors) is here to talking about a new documentary about his friend and collaborator, the much-missed Caroline Aherne, which is airing on Christmas Day on BBC Two. 
Geoff considers himself to be Craig's protégé (not that Craig has ever given any indication of that, and neither is it evidenced in Geoff's career), they go back a longgggg way, so we're treating you to a long chat. And an even longer one on Patreon.
May your days be merry and bright!
Love, 
F&N; (neé S&G;) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They Like to Watch at Christmas. And Craig Cash (CAROLINE AHERNE: QUEEN OF COMEDY)

Sara Barron&nbsp;(Live at the Apollo; Would I Lie to You?) and husband Geoff Lloyd (Reasons to Be Cheerful; Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 5 Live) attempt to answer the biggest question of our time: Are you watching anything good at the moment? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV & Film

It's Cineaste Week! We don't know how it happened (we DO know how it happened) but this week we're all films, all the time. All available on your TV screen, of course. We watched one light confection, one terror-scape, and maaaaaaybe the best thing we've seen since Succession?
Also, this week's guest is the wonderful Ashley Storrie, co-writer and star of the BBC hit Dinosaur. 
Write to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com
Help Sara see her dad: https://patreon.com/theyliketowatch
See Sara work it out in Brighton: https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/sara-barron-anything-for-you/
Edited by the woman whose parents - to cheer her up after a divorce as a 30-something - on a weekend away to Auschwitz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper, Quaker Oats. And Ashley Storrie (DINOSAUR)

We're baaaaaaaaack! Say this to yourself OR passers-by in the style of Poltergeist II.
We love all our guests equally, of course, but this week's is extra spesh because - HELLO - it's Succession writer and showrunner of The Regime, Will Tracy! We have an exciting connection, and the discovery of that connection, during the interview, was a major podcast highlight. 
Plus: Sara roleplays being a Deliverer of Hard Truths and Geoff confronts his fears about Unfrosted
Write to us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Let Sara see her dad many times before he dies: https://www.patreon.com/theyliketowatch See Sara working it all out in Machynlleth: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2024/sara-barron-anything-for-you-work-in-progress/ Or Brighton: https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/sara-barron-anything-for-you/
Edited by our friend, her son's mother, and her lover's lover, Annabel Emily Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My Dad's Old Bod. And Will Tracy (THE REGIME)

Sara has tonsillitis - she's on antibiotics and complete vocal rest. She had a fever dream where she was drawn towards the light, but spotted her late grandmother on the other side and fled.
So, it's a truncated episode this week (a semisode?): An interview we'd already recorded before she was struck down. And what an interview! It's Andy Milligan, writer of The Sopranos of shiny-floor entertainment TV - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
Send Firecrotch a get-well-soon email: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Buy her a Lucozade: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH
Edited by Annabel Port, who is in rude health.



 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview-only Semisode Because Sara is Sick: Andy Milligan (ANT & DEC'S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY)

Happy birthday to our son, who's eight today. He'll never read this, although he was recently overheard saying, "Mom can't decide what she's doing for her quick watch". Kids these days! Etc.
This week it's our great pleasure to speak to Rockerdale Studios creative director, Stu Richards, and head of production, Michelle Singer, about their SMASH HIT The Assembly. You're not living life to the fullest if you haven't seen this show, and you know we don't say that lightly. 
Plus: a master-class in martial passive-aggression, Ripley (finally!), and boundaries, baby, BOUNDARIES. 
Hit us up with some dopamine via our inbox: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com
Help Sara with her eyes, nails and artisanal fertiliser: https://www.patreon.com/theyliketowatch
Edited by she of the raven-hair and golden-throat, Ms. Annabel Emily Port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Underarm Meat and a Wide Ribcage. And Michelle Singer & Stu Richards (THE ASSEMBLY)

It's cold and rainy and we promised to take our child to a farm near Heathrow airport. What fabulous journey are you on today?
This week's guest - fresh off her rave review in the New York Times - is 'Manhunt' showrunner, Monica Beletsky! We discuss how to make old-timey feel new-timey, and how to manage a complex timeline. And Abe Lincoln's beard. 
Plus: We watch TV featuring (in no particular order) Michael Sheen, Steve Martin and Larry David. 
Michael Sheen is 25 years older than his wifeSteve Martin is 26 years older than his wifeLarry David is 31 years older than his wife.
 “The heart wants what it wants. There’s no logic to those things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that’s that.” ~ Woody Allen
Indicate precisely what you mean to say: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Every summer we could rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight (if it's not too dear): https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Digging the weeds: Annabel Port

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They Like to Watch at Christmas. And Craig Cash (CAROLINE AHERNE: QUEEN OF COMEDY)

Download our free app to listen on your phone