''The Rest Is Entertainment'' is a British podcast hosted by the television producer and author

Richard Osman Richard Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show ''Pointless''. He has presented the BBC Two quiz shows ''Two Tribes ( ...

and the journalist and writer

Marina Hyde Marina Hyde (born Marina Elizabeth Catherine Dudley-Williams; 13 May 1974) is an English journalist. She has been a columnist for ''The Guardian'' since 2000. Early life and education Hyde was born at St George's Hospital, London, the daughter ...

. It launched in November 2023 and is produced by Goalhanger Podcasts. Osman and Hyde generally discuss contemporary entertainment stories in the world of film, television, stage, books and other entertainment arenas. By June 2024 the show had reached 2 million monthly downloads.

Format

The podcast normally releases two episodes every week: a "main" episode and a "questions and answers" episode. The main episodes last around 30 to 50 minutes and involve Osman and Hyde discussing contemporary events and news stories, mostly from the

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. During the question time episodes they answer questions from listeners. The questions are not limited to topics formerly discussed on the podcast and include news stories not discussed on the main episodes as well as the hosts' entertainment careers. The episodes are also filmed and uploaded to

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Live show

In December 2024, not long after celebrating 100 episodes, Hyde and Osman hosted a live version of the podcast at the

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. The event took the form of a

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, including songs, quizzes, and guest appearances by

Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter, singer and farmer. He is the host of the BBC One game show ''Pointless'', and is a weekday morning-show presenter on C ...

and

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of ''

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''. Chris Bennion of ''

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'' opined it was "a cheerfully ramshackle festive affair that had their devotees in raptures", while James Marriott, writing for ''

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'', called it "a proper show".

References

Audio podcasts British podcasts Talk show podcasts Goalhanger Podcasts {{podcasting-stub