It’s the Sony awards next week so Ricky wants a great show with no swearing or offending people, Karl destroys that idea instantly with some anecdotes from his radio days in Manchester.

Steve is really upset with Karl who didn’t pass on a message to him regarding voice over work. Karl responds with some typical insults directed at Steve’s accent and looks.

Karl gets ridiculed for bringing up the concept of face transplants and points out the downside of having Tom Cruise’s face. Ricky hurts his back in a golf simulator and gets harassed by a drunken fan in a pub.

Karl Anecdotes

Karl: At the station that I worked at in Manchester, right, there was this girl who worked in the news room, right, and she had a plastic arm, right, and this presenter, nice bloke, you know he's not out to hurt anyone, went up to her, sat down, was chattin for a bit, touched the arm, said "what lovely skin you've got". Steve: (laughs) Ricky: What did she say? Karl: I mean she's probably used to it so she wasn't bothered and then this one, this is brilliant, this is the sort of gaff he made on air, right, like I said he's a nice bloke he meant nothin by it, right, but he does this competition on the air, gets a caller on, right, and he's talking to the woman saying you know thanks for calling in to play I don't know, what have I got in my pocket or whatever they used to play on the show, right, and talking to the woman in the background there's this noise, like (Karl makes a screeching noise), right, so he's talking and he goes "have you got a pet parrot?", she said "no, it's my down syndrome kid". Steve: Oh dear, oh. Ricky: The thing is awards don't matter, play a record? Steve: So we're not out to offend or annoy. Ricky: (laughs) Oh god.

Steve's Message

Ricky: So what have you been doing this week Steve? Steve: Well I tell you what, the beginning of the week I was incredibly annoyed by Karl? Ricky: Why? Steve: No, well, I know you had a discussion with Karl a while back saying that you thought he was lazy at times. Ricky: Yeah. Steve: And you had various criticisms of his work. Ricky: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yep, yep. Steve: And I got a call from him he said "oh yeah I should have told you I got a phone call from someone said they were trying to get hold of Steve Merchant to offer him some lucrative voice over work", now you know... Ricky: That is money for old rope. Steve: It's money for old rope. Ricky: You're in there for about 20 minutes and it's thousands of pounds. Steve: If there are children listening who are still at school they should definitely, when the careers guy says "what d'you wanna do?", try n' get voice over work, become a voice over artist, it is money for old rope. Ricky: Yeah. Steve: So I can't believe my luck coz you know I love money for old rope, and I said "so what's the information?", he said "I dunno, I deleted the message", it was on his answer phone, he deleted the message, I said "right, when did the message come?", he said "last week", so he took a week to tell me that he had deleted the message. Ricky: Why, just coz it wasn't for you? Steve: I mean I don't know how selfish that is Karl. Karl: No, what happened is, right, I got back off holiday, I was at home, so I called up my voicemail, right, coz I can do that, remote access, right, coz I've gotta know what's going on at work, called in, it was still me day off, I was going through the messages, heard one from some company saying "we're after Steve Merchant, we want him to do some voice over work", right, I can't remember the name of it but... Steve: Thanks. Karl: But i'll remember to tell Steve. Steve: A week later. Karl: It doesn't matter does it, you still got the message. Steve: What message! Ricky: Yeah but voice overs have to be done in the next couple of days. Steve: I didn't get the message, all I got was, there was company I don't remember the name and they phoned you, they want voice over work, how does that help me, there are hundreds of thousands of media companies, you didn't take down a number, you didn't take down a name, nothing. Karl: I was more puzzled why they'd want you to voice anythin. Ricky: (laughs out loud) Oh he's havin a go! Karl: No but listen to that voice. Ricky: You must be annoyed, you must be annoyed. Steve: Talk about rubbing salt into the wound. Karl: No but listen to ya. Ricky: God! Steve: I don't know how you think, I don't know how you're mind works. Karl: Well I was thinking there must be a tractor sale on somewhere. Ricky: (laughs out loud) I can't think, what's come over him, what's come over him!