Matt Lucas’ new podcast is about celebrities who have made huge mistakes

Matt Lucas has announced a new podcast series that’ll see celebrities discuss their most embarrassing moments.

Howler will be published by TalkSPORT and co-hosted by former professional footballer Jason Cundy. The series invites athletes to reminisce on moments in their career they’d rather forget. The first episode will see former England goalkeeper David Seaman talk about a disagreement with Arsenal teammate Patrick Vieira as well as some questionable fashion choices. Steve Bruce, Lee Dixon, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Fara Williams and Emmanuel Petit have also been confirmed to appear with at least 20 episodes planned.

“I am an avid listener to The Sports Bar, and so the chance to co-host a podcast with the great Jason Cundy was something I leapt at,” said Lucas. “It’s been fascinating meeting some of the game’s finest ex-pros, and finding out how they managed to overcome their greatest challenges.”

“There’s a fine line between laughing at someone and laughing with them, and Matt and Jason hit that sweet spot effortlessly,’ said TalkSPORT’s head of podcasts Abi Paterson. “Their natural warmth makes guests feel completely safe to pull back the curtain and share those moments they’d rather forget.”

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Howler was due to launch the same week that Lucas’ former collaborator David Walliams was accused of using his fame to “prey” on a number of young women, as well as engaging in “inappropriate” sexual relationships. The report also alleges that Harper Collins severed ties with Walliams after concerns were raised about his behaviour over several years, including an allegation that he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a junior female employee and pursued another.

Walliams has denied all accusations. “Whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something that I never did,” he said in a letter to journalists working on the report. “I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law, but I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”

Following the allegations the BBC has removed Little Britain from iPlayer alongside classic episodes of Doctor Who and Would I Lie to You? that feature Walliams. “These are serious allegations. As such, the BBC is looking carefully at all material featuring and written by David Walliams on our platforms. We are in the process of removing some programmes, including Little Britain, whilst this review is underway,” said a spokesperson.

Since the allegations, Lucas hasn’t posted on social media while the launch of Howler, which wad due to premiere on Tuesday (November 10), has been quietly delayed.

In September, Lucas debunked rumours of a Little Britain revival. “I don’t know where this story has come from but there are no plans to reboot this show.”