The Romesh Ranganathan Show

What should Shanthi learn next?

In this week's episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show we talk love languages, getting Shanthi on Raya and we even get a bit philosophical, plus Shanthi always wants to learn something new so send in your suggestions.

We also answer more of your emails and voicenotes (as well as some roasting of Romesh) discussing career changes, age gaps and communication between sons and mothers.

Plus, will Shanthi be seeing the Wayan brothers new movie, Scary Movie? And is Romesh going to buy her a Rolex for Christmas? Speaking of Christmas, THAT Christmas list pops up again…

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro02:12 On Scary Movie03:03 Philosophical questions10:26 What has Shanthi learnt?11:40 Raya12:11 Your questions15:08 Love Languages23:31 Shanthi’s wants a Rolex27:12 Memorable trips28:42 A question on university and changing careers39:29 We answer another question from you39:56 Outro
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Is there going to be a White Chicks 2?

Comedy legends Marlon and Shawn Wayans join The Romesh Ranganathan Show to talk about bringing Scary Movie back, the lasting impact of White Chicks and why Hollywood stopped making big comedy films.

From creating iconic parody movies and surviving brutal reviews to growing up in one of comedy’s most influential families, the Wayans reflect on decades of making audiences laugh and why comedy might actually be harder than ever now.

The brothers also discuss the chaos of In Living Color, their comedy influences and what it's like working with family and their legacy. They also touch on Marlon's love of stand-up and how it's shaped everything they do.

Plus: Shanthi asks a question, the team gets roasted and there’s a heated complaint about the studio temperature.

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00:00 Intro

02:45 Tired Vibes & Tim Kash

04:41 On being in London

05:20 A gift for the guys

07:55 Scary Movie

08:38 The abscence of comedy movies

10:05 The difficulty of the comedy genre

13:36 The family effect and legacy

16:43 Making Scary Movie

18:24 Finding movie tropes

19:27 On reviews

20:41 A question from Shanthi

22:21 Working with family

26:25 On In Living Colour and Sketch

29:46 The team gets a roast

30:31 The Superbowl Show

33:38 A complaint about the room temperature

34:00 A brief shout out to Tim Kash

35:00 On representation

36:44 A game of Misquoted

39:23 What’s next?

41:06 On Stand up

45:15 Cancel culture

47:46 An exclusive

48:19 Outro
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What was Shanthi’s life like before the podcast?

In this Thursday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Shanthi becomes the guest as Romesh talks to her about her childhood in Sri Lanka, meeting his dad, moving to the UK and the difficult years that followed.

She opens up about losing her father at a young age, the freedom she found after leaving Sri Lanka and the financial struggles the family faced while trying to rebuild their lives in the UK.

We also celebrate the team hitting 100,000 subscribers on YouTube with the arrival of the classic Silver Plaque. Plus: thoughts on Aziz Ansari’s appearance on the show and your listener dilemmas, including questions about luck vs fate, marriage roles and family drama.

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00:00 Intro

03:45 On Aziz Ansari on the show

06:38 Getting to know Shanthi

08:09 What’s happened to Shanthi’s house?

11:45 Rapid fire questions

20:41 We reached 100k subscribers!

24:00 Questions from you

25:58 Theorising luck

34:31 A question on marriage roles

40:22 We answer another email

45:34 An alternative outro
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What happens when one of the world’s biggest comedians swaps Hollywood for a flip phone and a quieter life?

Comedian, writer, actor and director Aziz Ansari joins Romesh Ranganathan for a wide-ranging conversation about stand-up, identity, culture, creativity and getting older.

From selling out Madison Square Garden to creating one of the most renowned Netflix comedy-dramas, Master of None, Aziz reflects on the pressure of chasing great work. He discusses his career from starting in stand-up, to Parks And Recreation, to directing his new film Good Fortune starring Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen, looking at how the comedy scene has changed over time.

The pair also discuss growing up in immigrant families, blending cultures, working with parents and all-things UK, from settling in to football culture. Plus Aziz's passion for cooking and cookbooks.

As always expect an unhinged questions from Shanthi and a good game of Misquoted finish.

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00:00 Intro

03:39 Have Aziz and Rom met?

04:05 Tamil and blending cultures

12:38 On age

13:38 A gift for Aziz

15:49 Can Aziz handle hot sauce?

17:20 Moving to the UK

18:05 Football

19:22 On Master of None

25:55 Parents and support

31:34 Working with parents

34:09 A question from Shanthi

36:10 Selling out Madison Square Garden

37:00 Finding creative balance

39:22 Stand up in New York

43:56 How has Aziz’s standup changed?

50:50 On Parks And Recreation

57:10 How hard is it to make a movie?

1:01:57 Chasing your best work

1:03:42 Misquoted

1:12:30 An exclusive

1:15:25 Outro
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Can we fix the email problem?

This week's Thursday episode is an Email Special, where we finally catch up with some of your unanswered messages. From family feuds over cats and awkward sex talks to relationship arguments, the pair call people out, offer advice and revisit the infamous “tortoise eating your ding dong” debate.

Romesh also addresses complaints about eating on the podcast (don't worry we mute him) and Shanthi gets duped by AI and TikTok. Plus there's a failed attempt to pitch to M&S.

With Shanthi being spikey and Romesh getting roasted it's one not to miss.

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00:00 Intro

04:53 An email special

05:25 On Ben Elton

07:08 An M&S sponsor attempt

08:17 A serious note from Romesh

09:00 A doctors opinion

10:00 Shanthi has a go

13:39 Some email stats

16:00 Would Romesh be a good model?

16:35 The first email

17:0 Tortoises revisited

20:18 A jingle and an ego bash

23:18 An email about a cat

28:13 Dogs or cats?

29:19 Shanthi’s TikTok finds

32:05 An email about the sex talk

38:26 A couple’s dispute

45:00 Outro
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