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Audible Podcast Rounds Up Great Comedy Duos for
Locked Together
Deadline has news of Audible UK launching a new podcast called Locked Together, which will
assemble a series of well-known comedy duos from around the world to talk about how they’re
spending their time being isolated at home.
Comedy duos included in Locked Together include Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Jimmy
Carr and Katherine Ryan, Sarah Millican and Jason Manford, Jennifer Saunders and Dawn
French, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, Tez Ilyas and Sindhu Vee, and finally, Paul
Whitehouse and Harry Enfield. All episodes are available now.
Audible is also using the podcast to support a good cause by giving a fixed fee to a different
charity for each episode in the series. You can listen to every episode right now for free over here.
Amy Schumer Gets a Quarantined Cooking Show on
Food Network
Food Network isn’t letting the pandemic stop them from launching new shows. Variety reports the
channel owned by Discovery network is teaming up with comedian Amy Schumer for an eight-
episode cooking series called Amy Schumer Learns to Cook.
In case the title didn’t make it clear, the new series will focus on Amy Schumer as she learns to
cook from her husband, professional chef Chris Fischer. However, apparently Fischer will do most
of the cooking while Schumer will offer colorful commentary and mix cocktails to accompany the
meal.
Courtney White, president of Food Network, said:
“Amy and Chris will give an unprecedented look at their lives as they are quarantined in their
house. Shot entirely themselves, Amy’s boundless humor and Chris’ culinary skills show viewers
how they navigate life while at home making the best of these turbulent times with some good
laughs and good food.”
Meanwhile, Amy Schumer is happy to use the show to support a good cause too: