No Such Thing As A May-I Sandwich is the 341st episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 29th episode of the seventh year, and the 41st episode of 2020. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and special guest Rhys Darby. It was recorded from home due to COVID-19.
Description[]
Dan, James, Anna and Rhys Darby discuss dog dramas, wacky walks, and killer Kiwis.
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Facts[]
- In 1943 a spy who topped the Gestapo's most-wanted list was New Zealander Nancy Wake, who once judo-chopped a Nazi to death. (Darby)
- John Cleese's silly walk is exactly 6.7 times sillier than a normal walk. (Harkin)
- In 1814 there were days of rioting in Dublin because a dog that was supposed to be starring in a play failed to show up on stage. (Ptaszynski)
- While filming Return of the Jedi in the forests of California, the actor who played Chewbacca had to be accompanied by crew members in brightly-coloured vests so that he wasn't shot by Bigfoot hunters. (Schreiber)
Trivia[]
- This is the twenty-eighth Working From Home episode due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Rhys Darby guests, making his first appearance.
- Regular presenter Andrew Hunter Murray is absent.
- Darby hosts the podcast The Cryptid Factor with Schreiber.
- Harkin accuses Darby of taking over Dan's role of making up dubious facts when Darby claims that mayo used to be called "may-i".
- Marcel Marceau was mentioned in TBA.
- Darby provides many facts about Bigfoot. Harkin questions where he got them from, implying that Schreiber may have been involved.
- Darby, when asked for his Twitter account, says "Please don't contact me - it gives me anxiety." Ptaszynski responds that she wishes she'd thought of that excuse 5 years ago.