
The Socially Distant Sports Bar is an award-winning comedy podcast hosted by Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero — and you don’t need to like sport to be completely hooked.
Elis is the king of Welsh podcasting & Mike Bubbins is TV’s Tony Mammoth.
Each week you get two episodes
Part 1 is fast, funny and chaotic — a stream of clips, sporting moments and internet oddities pulled apart with str... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 828 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ComedySports | |||

Elis James, Mike Bubbins, Steff Garrero and The Socially Distant Sports Bar are always in search of a legacy. And this week is no different.
Will it be literary? Perhaps the boys will be remembered for introducing new expressions into the English la... more
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We've been back through our archive of episodes and we've selected our favourite stories, anecdotes and funny bits.
If you're new to the pod, then feel free to use these as a jump off point to find your way around... more
Welcome to the second half of this week's Socially Distant Sports Bar with Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero.
This week, Mike's documentary selection takes us back into the life of one of the podcast's most enduring figures.
Michael Owen. more
Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero are back in their respective studios after their trip to Clapham, and there's still plenty to discuss from their adventures in London.
While Elis was bolting across the capital to get back for childcare, St... more
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As a non sporty woman that isn’t Welsh I should have no interest in this podcast, but I absolutely love it! It often makes me laugh out loud and I am so glad I found it. I hope it continues for a long time!
I like them. They’re great.
But are they happy? (Probably)
I like them. They are great…but are they happy?
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This is a comedy podcast pretending to be a sports podcast. Two comedians and another bloke making one another (and the listener) laugh.
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A comedy-led take on sport, built around three regular hosts: comedians and broadcasters Elis James and Mike Bubbins, and producer and presenter Steff Garrero. One strand moves quickly through sports clips, memorable moments and internet oddities, with strong opinions, personal stories and deliberately loose expertise. Another makes room for documentaries and books that open up the people, history and culture behind sport. Football and rugby feature often, alongside a broad mix of sports and subjects that can wander well beyond the pitch. The appeal is the hosts' easy chemistry and irreverent, tangential conversation: sporting stories sit alongside Welsh life, family anecdotes, television, books and everyday absurdities. It can suit listene... more
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Recent guests on The Socially Distant Sports Bar include:
1. Kate Mason
2. George Lewis
3. Tom Craine
4. Laura McAllister
5. Charlie Baker
6. Nish Kumar
7. Kevin Bridges
8. Gabriel Gatehouse
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