Harry Enfield

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster1h 16mJune 3, 2026
AI-Generated Summary

Harry Enfield, the legendary British comedian behind iconic characters like Kevin and the rich man, steps into the Off Menu Dream Restaurant with a menu as audacious as his career. He reveals his dream meal is a surreal, boundary-pushing feast: truffle pasta, pig's cock (a corkscrew-shaped pork delicacy), horta greens, triple-cooked chips, and a dessert of Spotted Dick with a Colin Custard—complete with a cheeky nod to 'truffle jizz.' The episode unfolds with candid stories of childhood forbidden viewing, his father secretly recording Harry Enfield and Chums for him to catch up at school, and the surreal moment his children discovered his fame when they watched his show at home—only for the police to arrive, thinking the family had stolen a bike. Enfield also shares his deafness, his love for fizzy water (which he calls 'sparkling' with a wink), and his dream app, 'Here to Eat,' designed for restaurants with no music so he can hear conversation. The episode ends with a chocolate lolly bearing his name, a gift from the Reading Hexagon, symbolizing the absurd, joyful legacy of his comedy.

Key Takeaways
1

Harry Enfield's dream meal includes pig's cock, truffle pasta, and Spotted Dick with a Colin Custard—blending shock, humor, and British absurdity.

2

He was forbidden from watching his own show as a child, so his dad recorded it for him to catch up at school—making him a cultural insider despite the ban.

3

His children were shocked to discover his fame when they watched his show at home, leading to a real-life police visit over a stolen bike.

4

Enfield is deaf and uses a 'Here to Eat' app concept to avoid music in restaurants so he can hear conversations, inspired by his own hearing issues from freshwater swimming.

5

He once ate pig's cock on a Gordon Ramsay TV show, where he was blindfolded and told it was 'delicious'—only to discover it was a pig's penis after the reveal.

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Chapters
0:13
2 min

Welcome to the Dream Restaurant: Harry Enfield Arrives

We've had Arabella. We've had Arabella, of course. And when I saw Arabella like maybe a year after, bumped into her and she said, she said, you don't remember me. I do. I knew who you were before me.

Highlight
2:36
3 min

The Forbidden Show: A Childhood of Censored Laughter

My dad would watch it the night before and record it on the VHS, and then the next day would show me the sketches he had deemed I was allowed to watch.

Highlight
5:09
3 min

Mr. Dead and the School Assembly That Broke the Internet

He goes, I told you you'd regret it. Your dad like, yep, that was fun. Yeah, you can watch that one.

Highlight
7:46
2 min

The Police, the Bike, and the Shocked Children

They could see these three really unhappy children staring at me, staring at the telly in complete shock. And all I wanted to say was, look, they've never seen it before, but they quite clearly thought that's what I did every night.

Highlight
10:00
3 min

The Tour, the Chums, and the Absence of Friends

Enfield discusses his current tour, Harry Enfield and No Chums, and how it’s been a 'mini oasis' of joy with only ancient fans—no friends, no chums, just pure love and nostalgia.

High-Impact Quotes
You know, Gordon said, guess what that is? It's pig's cock. You know, and of course... Being on telly, you go, oh no.
Harry Enfield34:20
like that, and they could see these three really unhappy children staring at me, staring at the telly in complete shock. And all I wanted to say was, look, they've never seen it before, but they quite clearly thought that's what I did every night.
Harry Enfield9:10
So my dad would watch it the night before and record it on the VHS, and then the next day would show me the sketches he had deemed I was allowed to watch.
James Acaster5:27
Speakers

Hosts

Ed GambleJames Acaster

Guest

Harry Enfield
Topics Discussed
dream restaurant menu95%pig's cock92%harry enfield and chums90%here to eat app88%truffle pasta85%deafness and hearing80%fizzy water75%chips70%
People & Brands

Harry Enfield

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120xPositive

Ed Gamble

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45xPositive

James Acaster

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44xPositive

Kevin

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15xPositive

Mr. Dead

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Benito

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10xPositive

Paul Whitehouse

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8xPositive

Reading Hexagon

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6xPositive

Barney's Brewery

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5xPositive

Kerrigold

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