Actor, poet, hip hop star and podcaster Scroobius Pip sits down with Danny and Phil this week - and what follows is a wide-ranging chat about body image struggles, hipsters, height, the kinship bearded men have, tattoo removal and the beauty of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Get in touch and have a great day. And please do consider leaving a review - it all genuinely helps the podcast. Well, if it’s nice it does. Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly newsletter, packed with stories and...

Film star and arena-filling comedian Jack Whitehall sits down with Danny and Phil, to talk about posh bodies, weak chins and bad posture. And also about the night his father inadvertently revealed himself to a gaggle of shocked youths. Get in touch and have a great day. And please do consider leaving a review - it all genuinely helps the podcast. Well, if it’s nice it does. Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly newsletter, packed with stories and useful stuff, at...

Genuinely legendary photographer and the man whose portraits have defined whole eras Rankin is our guest this week, and the show is packed with his thoughtful wisdom on men, men’s bodies, male nudity, penises, self-confidence and empowerment. The man who’s captured the essence of not just entire decades but everybody from the Queen to Arnold Schwarzenneger is entirely open and this is, dare we say it, a fantastic episode. Get in touch and have a great day. And please do consider leaving a...

Stand-up and sitcom star Mike Bubbins has had many bodies: weightlifter, rugby professional and 70s detective are just three of them. Here, he tells Danny and Phil about the confidence it takes to wear Speedos, the lure of luscious moustaches, dying your sideburns and what it’s like to rip your bicep off. We find out what he smells of, the time he was nearly punched clean out of a boxing ring, and the only moment he’s ever really confronted his mortality. As ever, email us on...

Europe’s Strongest Man Luke Stoltman is known as the Highland Oak. Together with his ‘little’ brother Tom, he’s proved one of the most popular and impressive strongmen in the sport. Here he talks muscles, mindset, Big Man Breakfasts and how a man working on an oil rig became the strongest on the continent. Plus, what being a “wee daftie” in the body of a Greek God is like, and how uncomfortable restaurant seating is. Also - we tell you how to win a pair of VIP tickets to a UK strongman event...

The very English body of Stephen Fry is discussed this week, with the author, comedian, and - obviously - national treasure only too willing to discuss bent noses, small paunches, school showers, Faustian pacts, cocaine, bipolar, getting one over on Biff Tannen, 80s gay clubs, and self-acceptance. We cannot thank him enough. Get in touch and have a great day. And please do consider leaving a review - it all genuinely helps the podcast. Well, if it’s nice it does. Don’t forget you can...

Broadcaster, ex-model and tailoring enthusiast Dave Berry talks us through his body this week, and there are some surprises. Bad Cantonese tattoos, hairless buttocks and shiny white legs being just three. Dave is funny and candid about the power of dressing well, what not to wear when presenting children’s television, and being open about your body with your friends. By the end of the show, you’ll feel like he’s your friend, too. As ever, email us on [email protected], find us on...

Comedian, presenter and 6ft, former Bristolian freestyle disco dancer Jayde Adams joins Danny and Phil this week. Her former boyfriends have been all sorts of shapes and sizes, and here she reveals why she’s not the type to have a ‘type’. She also talks height, drag acts, what men do wrong in bed - and what they do right. As ever, email us on [email protected], find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t...

The double Emmy Award-winning actor Tony Hale knows exactly what to do with his body. The Veep and Arrested Development star talks shirtlessness, awkwardness, anxiety, his lovely arms, and what it’s like to walk into an audition and see fifty other quirky men who look just like you. Get in touch and have a great day. And please do consider leaving a review - it all genuinely helps the podcast. Well, if it’s nice it does. Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly newsletter, packed...

Late night radio legend and TV star Iain Lee opens up on skinniness, eating, beards, addiction, “always having to have something wrong” and coming out as bisexual in an extremely frank discussion about his body. And it’s very funny, because he’s so very funny, and it’s smart, because he’s so smart. He is also insanely strong - to get through the things he’s been through with such wit and, as you’ll hear, wisdom. With beautiful eyelashes and nipples like tiddlywinks, Iain lays his body bare...

The brilliant comedian Rhys James is our guest this week, and he’s hilarious. He’s a man who’s come to terms with his unusual nipples and wonderfully hairy legs, and talks very openly about his admiration for his friend Jamie’s body, his dwindling youth, and being stared at in the gym by a big group of schoolchildren. You can email us on [email protected], find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t forget...

Legendary pop star. Local vicar. The Reverend Richard Coles is our guest this week and it is fantastic. Warm, wise and remarkably candid, the former Communard turned vicar, turned TV and radio star talks about body hatred, dodgy teeth, amphetamines, and the discovery he made in a tent in 1976 that radically changed his summer. As ever, email us on [email protected], find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five...

Celebrated screenwriter and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce sits down with Danny and Phil this week, and reveals a completely remarkable fact about his body that has caused concerned strangers to stop him in the street. He also covers what it’s like having fantastic biceps, being the shortest man in his family, and the day he knew he’d never be a professional athlete. Something both Danny and Phil knew the day they were born. As ever, email us on [email protected], find us on Twitter...

Stand-up comic and TV host Rob Beckett grew up in a house where people were pretty comfortable with pointing out each others’ flaws. Permanently embarrassed by his nipples and lack of pubic hair, young Rob grew up to use them to his advantage. Here he talks hilariously about chests, big teeth, finding confidence and peace - and colouring in your moustache with a Sharpie. You can email us on [email protected], find us on Twitter @assemblehere or Insta on @manatomypod and please...

The peerless journalist and author Jon Ronson’s distinctive voice has caused him more problems than you might think, particularly when it comes to calling out loud for his cat. He also tells Danny and Phil about teenage angst, weight gain, the beauty of youth, wearing hats to remain invisible as a man who wants to blend in, and the self-confidence of the American porn stars he spent three years studying (for work). As ever, email us on [email protected], find us on Twitter...

Radio star Stephanie Hirst joins Danny and Phil to talk about body image, double lives - and the trip she took to South Korea to literally find her voice. TW: There is talk of a very dark period in her life in which she contemplated the worst. But this is also a fun and funny chat with someone very happy to be where they are. As ever, email us on [email protected], find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five...

This guy. John Amaechi is fantastic. The psychologist and former NBA star sits down with Danny & Phil to discuss what it is to be a broad, powerful, 6’9” Black man in a world of tiny people. He talks with great care about the responsibilities his body brings with it, standing out, and having incredible physical power but being careful never to use it. As the first openly gay player in the NBA, he’s a man who can talk openly and wisely about almost anything - and we certainly learned a...

Former England captain, brilliantly pacey striker and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker is our guest this week, and as always, Lineker delivers. The BBC’s highest-paid TV presenter talks with wit and self-deprecation about testosterone, hairless testes, and the painful moment he knew football had left him. Plus red wine, mortality, toes, and in his own words, “shitting myself” live on TV in front of millions worldwide. We were privileged to have him for an hour, he is a genuine hero. As...

Artist, writer and “big fat Mary on a bike” Scottee is our guest this week - and what a guest. He talks with wit and wisdom about weight, growing up in poverty and why his therapist should be paying him. It’s a fantastic and comfortably uncomfortable chat which opened Danny & Phil’s eyes. TW: In amongst the laughs, Scottee also talks about some pretty dark things that happened to him. Includes mentions of sexual abuse, homophobia and violent acts. As ever, email us on...

Comedian, author and star of The Last LegJosh Widdicombe sits down with Danny and Phil to talk about emergency operations, discovering muscles, being a fake “lad”, and that most male of concerns: the chest. He says there’s “something of the Hobbit about me” and also describes what it is to have the Great British body. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and please consider leaving a review (sadly we can only accept glowing ones at this point). Don’t...

Arena-filling stand-up comedian and TV host Jason Manford talks humiliation, acceptance and foot moisturising socks in this fantastic episode of Manatomy. He reveals the day he decided to take control of his body image, how to deal with those who’d make fun of you, and tells Danny and Phil a story he’s never said out loud before which will make you wince. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body...

TV star and writer Rick Edwards was not always a hunk. As a gawky child he had to wear a portable head unit at night to correct the teeth that went wonky through thumb-sucking. Then, like a swan or a beautiful flower, he blossomed. Here Rick hilariously and generously talks about the unpleasant way people treat models, what it’s like to have big nostrils and tiny ears, and reveals for the first time a very unusual thing he used to do to while naked. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere,...

Comedian and star of The Mummy and Gladiator Omid Djalili joins Danny and Phil this week to talk about feeling like “a sphere”, how many knee operations is too many, and the secret to male youthfulness he learned first-hand from a VERY famous (but legally redacted) actor. Also involves childhood hero worship, prosthetic testicles and one very blunt Iranian family. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your...

Danny and Phil chat with Britain’s six-time Gold medal-winning cyclist Sir Chris Hoy. He talks intense training, hairless legs, giant thighs and being in the greatest shape of your life. But now he’s retired, we also talk aches and pains, the Dad noises you make when you sit down, slow-cooked meats and Danny has a frankly unwelcome tip about urinals. As ever, email us on [email protected], find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body...

Comedian Marcus Brigstocke has a… complicated history with food. Sent to an English boarding school at seven years old, he found comfort in binge-eating - whether stolen or literally fished out of the trash. He also tells Danny and Phil about unrequested circumcisions, becoming a tall goth, and there’s more than you might expect about cheese. TW: Marcus was in a very dark place at one point, with all that that entails. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere, find us on Twitter...