Synopsis
John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman, the transatlantic region’s leading bi-continental satirical double-act, leave no hot potato unbuttered in their worldwide-hit weekly topical comedy show.
Episodes
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Bugle 4051 – Trump and the motto of Brexit
01/12/2017 Duration: 43minWell what a stupid week it has been. The President of the USA is engaging with the far right, Meghan Markle is marrying a Brit of German(!) descent and there is sport happening.Andy is joined by Nish Kumar. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bonus Bugle: Australian marriage equality
27/11/2017 Duration: 26minWe endure a week off watching cricket in Australia, so offset with some previously unheard Australia marriage news, and sport, of course, more sport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4050 – Bad Boys
18/11/2017 Duration: 46minRobert Mugabe, Silvio Berlusconi, Leonardo Da Vinci and Jesus of Nazareth – some classic old skool Bugle stars are back in the news and back on the show! They're joined by Louis CK who completes the lineup for what would be the world's douchiest buddy movie.Recorded live at the Leicester Square theatre with Andy, Nish, Alice and Chris telling it like it is, like it isn't and like it maybe never was.We're part of Radiotopia. Those guys are great. We're back on stage in January, follow us on Twitter for more info. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4049 – Grafting Harder Than Ever Before.
11/11/2017 Duration: 40minAndy is in the former New Amsterdam, Anuvab Pal is in the former Kalikata.Andy's been on tour, Trump's on Tour, Prince Charles is on Tour. Has india been cured of corruption? Another British MP resigns. Andy looks for Classical influences on the USA.Support us at Radiotopia.fm See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4048 – common ground with Osama
03/11/2017 Duration: 42minAndy is with Nish Kumar to discuss the latest revelations on Russia, Osama Bin Laden, British sleaze and JFK.Plus, it's time to get #nudewithnishSupport us at Radiotopia.fm See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bonus Bugle: A listener quiz for Andy
28/10/2017 Duration: 31minWe asked you to write a quiz for Andy and here it is. A load of questions about puns and almost nothing about the news. Some classic clips are thrown in to remind you of the gold, including frozen cricket bats, hotties from history, and yes, puns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4047 – A fart wrapped in an illusion
21/10/2017 Duration: 35minAndy is in LA, Alice is in Australia, and the news is in London, Washington, China, France, Hollywood and, most significantly, St Helena.Amongst other things: men (awful), speeches (long) and Trump's art (fake) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4046 – Retronauts and prairie skirts
13/10/2017 Duration: 39minAndy, Hari and Helen look at the war on coal, school bus news, Columbus Day, and The Great British Bake Off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4045 – Calendar means Calendar
07/10/2017 Duration: 46minAndy is joined by Nish and Alice to ponder just how awful the Conservative conference has been for Theresa May. They also try to make sense of a grim week for the USA. Bugle love to our Vegas listeners.PLUS: What mythical creature would Donald Trump most like to get funky with? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bonus Bugle: Where will he be?
01/10/2017 Duration: 08minThere's no new Bugle this week. There is however this.Remember: Andy in the USA.(Features a track called Far Cue Buglers) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4044 – Nuke the Amazon
23/09/2017 Duration: 42minAndy is joined by Hari Kondabolu and Tiff Stevenson to reflect on some powerful EU speeches, a new generation of power names and the a POW! from Morgan Freeman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4043 – Questions and Answers
18/09/2017 Duration: 41minIt's a LIVE Bugle! Andy is joined on stage by Helen Zaltzman, Anuvab Pal and Producer Chris to ask questions about India, North Korea, gravediggers and of each other. Most importantly, we get the latest from Andy's attic.Recorded live at the London Podcast Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4042 – Durable Partners
09/09/2017 Duration: 44minAndy is joined by Nish Kumar and Tom Ballard to discuss Brexit, Moggmentum, dates gone wrong and a punch up between Jesus and Buddha. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4041 – A flood of news, and floods
01/09/2017 Duration: 39minThere's a lot of water this week. In Houston, where the government is backtracking from plans to cut disaster spending, and in Mumbai where Anuvab is seeking refuge on a floating train. Also, Brexit, Kim, Pauline Hanson and transfer news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4040 – Despot Death Match
27/08/2017 Duration: 44minAndy is joined by Al Murray and Tom Ballard to put the top global despots to the test and see what chaos they've spurted into the world recently.With big guns from Chechnya, Nigeria, North Korea and the USA all in the mix, it's the cross-code punch up the public have really craved.Recorded live at New Town Theatre in Edinburgh.See Andy live in London in SeptemberCatch Tom do 10 shows of "Problematic" from August 29th to September 9th at Soho Theatre See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4039 – Apologies to South America
18/08/2017 Duration: 43minAndy is joined by Alice Fraser and Producer Chris at the New Town Theatre in Edinburgh for the most northern Bugle of all time. In a massive news week there is Trump news, North Korea, Venezuela, Brexit and Australian New Zealander news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bugle 4038 – Every Mushroom Cloud…
12/08/2017 Duration: 40minAndy is joined by Hari Kondabolu who reports from Seattle, right in North Korea's firing line. This episode includes all you need to know about Guam. Plus, doping scandals and an email from Eubie Butt. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bonus: Everything August aka Silly Season
05/08/2017 Duration: 44minAndy looks back at everything that's ever happened in the world, in August, on The Bugle. Features Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver on Gaddafi, The Olympics, Afghanistan AND THE WORST RUSSIAN NEWS YOU'LL EVER HEAR See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bonus Bugle – Too Much News #2
29/07/2017 Duration: 18minAndy is joined by multiple co-hosts with a collection of stories that were too hot for the news. Highlights from Nisk Kumar, Al Murray, Hari Kondabolu, Tiff Stevenson, Tom Ballard, an almost inaudible laugh from Alice Fraser and several groans from Producer Chris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bonus Live Bugle – “this lie happened last Wednesday or Thursday”
21/07/2017 Duration: 35minImportant note: Listen to last week's episode: The Belly of the Bull before this!Andy, Nish and Helen with more from the Underbelly FestivalThis week: Wimbledon update, some Trump news and a listener Q&A See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.