What does your ideal death look like? In this British podcast, the dark scenarios fly through the studio. TV presenter Nick Grimshaw goes for a hippo attack, comedian Stewart Lee wants to die on stage and actress Diane Morgan dreams of a “easy to slip away during the night”.
In this podcast, host Kathy Burke and other comedians discuss their “fantasy funeral”. And does the invitee have any regrets, looking back on his life? The conversations are unvarnished and jet black – the style in which Burke excels. In this way, the comedienne proves once again that humor and pain are not extremes, but are much closer to each other than we tend to think.
Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake25 ep. of approx. 45 min, Somethin’ Else & Sony.
A version of this article also appeared in the newspaper of February 11, 2023