Podcast

Where There's A Will, There's A Wake

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

Join Mel Giedroyc every week as she laughs in the face of death with all your favourite funny celebrities. Working on the assumption they’ve popped their clogs, they’ll be telling Mel all about how they’ve died, what they want for their funerals and why she should be unlocking the pearly gates for them.

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Comedy Interviews chart
#139
Episodes
221
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
42 min
On air since
2022
Latest episode
1 day ago

Episodes

221 episodes, newest first

  1. Here Lies Catherine Bohart

    Season 5, Episode 32

    Show notes

    Spice bags, worst accents and upcycled tomato seeds.

    It's Irish stand up sensation, Catherine Bohart

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    47 min
  2. Here Lies Isy Suttie

    Season 5, Episode 31

    Show notes

    WARM chocolate fudge cake, clown shoes, and is this a beauty podcast!?

    It's actor and comedian as seen in Peep Show as Dobby, Isy Suttie!

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    41 min
  3. Here Lies Nina Conti

    Season 5, Episode 30

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    Monkey, clown school and a peanut-induced werewolf...

    It's ventriloquist, comedian, filmmaker, and long-time companion to the most opinionated monkey in showbusiness, Nina Conti!

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    53 min
  4. Here Lies Dan Jones

    Season 5, Episode 29

    Show notes

    Liquidity, trebuchets and a eulogy from Guns N’ Roses' Duff Mckagan…

    It's This Is History host, British historian and novelist Dan Jones!

    Check out This is History here: lnk.to/thisishistory

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    44 min
  5. (A)LIVE Funeral!

    Season 5, Episode 28

    Show notes

    Big God Ollie has booked the church. That's the good news.

    The bad news? As Mel and Producer Goddess Charlie quickly discover, absolutely nothing else has been organised.

    Where There's A Will There's A Wake is doing a LIVE funeral with Amazon Music on 20th October and there are some very important questions that need answering... Who's getting buried? What's actually going to happen? And can the Death Team pull it all together before the big day?

    Over the next five episodes, join Mel, Charlie and the rest of the heavenly planners as they scramble to organise every last detail of this landmark live funeral. Expect divine intervention, questionable decision-making and plenty of opportunities for listeners to get involved along the way.

    Head over to Amazon Music to follow the rest of this exclusive mini-series, help shape the funeral plans, and find out everything you need to know before joining us for the live funeral itself on 20th October.

    Death waits for no one. And apparently, neither do production deadlines.

    We need your help! Send your ideas, funeral trends and fails into @willthereswake.

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    15 min
  6. Here Lies Reece Shearsmith

    Season 5, Episode 27

    Show notes

    Wrapped flies, a secret room and a eulogy from Steve Pemberton...

    It's Inside Number 9 and League Of Gentleman creator and star Reece Shearsmith!

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    42 min
  7. Here Lies Sue Perkins

    Season 5, Episode 26

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    Coagulated ashes, shoplifting and a trough filled with bake off goods?

    It's comedian, presenter, podcaster and Mel's other half Sue Perkins!

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    50 min
  8. Here Lies Nish Kumar

    Season 5, Episode 25

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    Hard things, driving lessons and I've married your girlfriend...

    Comedian, political satirist and podcaster Nish Kumar is back from the dead to tell us all about how he's getting on in the afterlife and settle once and for all where he will spend all of eternity.

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    41 min
  9. Here Lies Reuben Kaye

    Season 5, Episode 24

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    Hands Zimmer, the bamboo room and oh wow I didn't see that...

    It's singer, comedian, drag act and Austalian sensation, Reuben Kaye!

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    42 min
  10. Here Lies Craig Revel Horwood

    Season 5, Episode 23

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    Drowning in a lake, lobster lasagne and a Tesla in the will.

    It's Strictly judge, actor and all-round showman, Craig Revel Horwood!

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    38 min
  11. The Frankenstein Cut

    Season 5, Episode 22

    Show notes

    Deathlings, Mel's been busy in the Underworld laboratory, stitching together a monster made from the finest body parts of previous episodes.

    Inside this delightfully unnatural creation: Stephen Mangan gets surprisingly invested in bowing etiquette, Vicki Pepperdine suffers a spectacular skydiving death with Channing Tatum, Bridget Christie recruits Radiohead for her funeral procession, Matthew Baynton prepares to be buried with his false teeth intact, and Larry Dean's Spin For Your Sins ends in eternal damnation while Mel enjoys a rather more heavenly outcome.

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    24 min
  12. Deadly Hot Takes

    Season 5, Episode 21

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    Summer’s nearly done, Death‑lings — and things have been getting seriously hot both here in the UK and in the afterlife. Temperatures rising, tempers flaring, and Mel Giedroyc has found herself right at the centre of a blistering swirl of deadly hot takes. These are the moments that went bonkers viral, so we’ve gathered them up, cooled them just enough to be safe for human consumption, and packed them neatly into one combustible little bundle.

    Expect freshly‑singed contributions from Peter Serafinowicz, Maisie Adam, Vicki Pepperdine and Joel Dommett — all sparking off Mel in ways that probably violate several celestial fire‑safety regulations.

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    30 min
  13. Here Lies Dan Tiernan

    Season 5, Episode 20

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    Piano to the face, cigarette shaped coffin and peeing on recycling bins.

    It's Comedian Of The Year, stand up, Dan Tiernan!

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    39 min
  14. Here Lies Rosie Jones

    Season 5, Episode 19

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    Cone shaped boobs, a deep fried whole chicken and marital regrets.

    It's stand up comedian, writer and actress Rosie Jones

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    41 min
  15. Here Lies Tez Ilyas

    Season 5, Episode 18

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    Madinah, live in mums and clambering for a perfume collection.

    It's stand up comedian and Man Like Mobeen star, Tez Ilyas

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    37 min
  16. Here Lies Mike Rice

    Season 5, Episode 17

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    A dodgy jingle, Chairman Coa and a massive pile of socks...

    It's stand up comedian and self proclaimed cruel little man, Mike Rice!

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    49 min
  17. Here Lies Tom Kerridge

    Season 5, Episode 16

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    A 48 hour sourdough, a John Dory and some Tom ash salt...

    It's only chef, broadcaster and Michelin star man, Tom Kerridge!

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    46 min
  18. Here Lies Ronni and Sally

    Season 5, Episode 15

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    Swimming in chocolate mousse, clowns making a comeback and a rescue mission gone horribly wrong.

    It's a buy one get one free this episode, as Mel is joined by acting and comedy legends Ronni Ancona and Sally Phillips.

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    43 min
  19. Here Lies Dan Snow

    Season 5, Episode 14

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    The most historically stupid deaths, a free fireworks hack and a bit of Mary Berry's beef welly.

    Mel is joined in podcast afterlife by none other than host of Dan Snow's History Hit podcast'... Dan Snow!

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    47 min
  20. Here Lies Adam Buxton

    Season 5, Episode 13

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    Impaled by a church, exposed ballsacks and some tippie toe action

    Podcaster, TV Presenter and Musician Adam Buxton joins Mel to roll the dice on his afterlife plans.

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    52 min