Tue, Apr 28, 2020
Comedian Sarah Millican discusses her divorce. Samantha interviews the top comedian about her divorce experience. Sarah and Samantha compare divorce notes, emotions, chat confidence, sexual explosions and changing your exes name in your phone to "the arse". Sarah reveals that it was divorce which meant she tried stand up for the first time. Now happily married, Sarah talks re-entering married life, losing friends, moving in with your parents aged 29. They delve into the sad moments as well as the euphoric ones in this discussion on marriage, divorce and relationships in general. Magic Mike even gets a mention.
Mon, May 4, 2020
Samantha Baines interviews fellow comedian and divorcee Rich Wilson about his marriage experience. They chats pockets of contentment, gender roles in relationships and buying your own spoons in Ikea. Couples counselling, assault charges and moving in with his son post break-up, Rich Wilson is brutally honest about his experiences of divorce and his journey towards finding himself whilst trying to avoid clichés.
Mon, May 11, 2020
Somali activist and psychotherapist chats to Samantha about divorce and marriage in the Somali community and standing out from that. They hear about being a single mum living in a council flat and choosing her child over all else. Leyla professes her love for a divorce party and convinces Sam that she should have one, maybe even one with a slogan cake. The two chat losing friends, the divorce commission scheme and everyone thinking you are going to steal their husband.
Mon, May 25, 2020
Comedian and author Shappi Khorsandi joins Samantha Baines to talk about her divorce. The comedians chat motherhood, pets killing things and crying in the green room of the Jonathan Ross Show. Turns out panel shows aren't always the best things to be on when you are going through a break up and Shappi talks about her own brand of heartbreak, dating rock stars, finding out about her new boyfriends double life and "basically having a breakdown".
Mon, Jun 1, 2020
Comedian Carl Donnelly joins Samantha Baines to talk divorce, why you should nab an Australian and why all the divorced man cliches have worked for him. He found himself in India, found himself in a divorce juze, mped into a relationship too soon after his divorce, became a vegan and realised a lot about himself in the process. An uplifting and honest chat with lots of laughs and interesting discussions about gender roles in guilt, marriage and society.
Mon, Jun 8, 2020
Lynne Parker, founder and Chief Exec of Funny Women joins Samantha Baines to discuss her divorce over thirty years ago. The two discuss the stigma around divorce in the 1980's, remarriage and not being very wife-y. Lynne shares her passion for straw hats and gives Sam hope for finding love again. An insightful and positive chat about moving on and even one day forgetting you are divorced.
Mon, Jun 15, 2020
Actor and comedian Wendy Wason joins Samantha Baines to talk divorce. They chat about the decision to have children, proving you are a mother at airports, changing your name and why stand up is the best career when you have young children. Wendy mentions her cervical cancer experience and Samantha shares her polycystic ovary diagnosis in this intimate discussion. Enjoy Wendy's top tips for dating a younger man and the two chat becoming institutionalised by marriage and the idea of being a good wife.
Mon, Jun 22, 2020
Actress and comedian Susan Earl joins Samantha Baines for this light-hearted and uplifting chatty episode. The two comedians discuss wearing lots of hats (metaphorically), drinking Sex on the Beach and having to break the news of divorce to people you meet for years after the thing. Susan explains what it's like pretending to be with your ex for functions and gives top tips for being a good friend to someone going through a divorce or separation. Lots of giggles and even an idea to make 'divorce key rings' just like the ones you get on rides at a theme park, although maybe business isn't their strong point.
Mon, Jun 29, 2020
Actress, writer and founder of the Comedy Women in Print Awards, Helen Lederer joins Samantha Baines to chat divorce in this hilarious episode. Sam gets a bit of therapy from ex-social worker Helen and the two discuss lip tattoos, feeling alone and the quest for a boyfriend. Lots of laughs and excellent advice in the last episode of the first series.