The 36-year-old lost seven stone in weight whilst battling type one diabetes. His diabetes diagnosis came at the age of 13 and he is now a vegan convert, leading a plant-based lifestyle. In 2020, Gamble was a guest judge on Great British Menu and, in February 2022, he became one of the judges for Series 17. [14] Vines said: " Glutton is a very personal celebration of the joy of food, from a potato smiley to a Michelin-starred tasting menu, delivered with lashings of humour. Anyone who has enjoyed Ed’s brilliant judging observations on the ’Great British Menu’ or wished they could get a table at ’Off Menu’s dream restaurant will devour this book. It will make you laugh, it might make you cry, and it will definitely make you very hungry." Ed Gamble is piloting a food-related Taskmaster spin-off, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal. Bennett, Steve. "Ed Gamble writes his first book: News 2023: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 11 November 2023.

He began his comedy career whilst studying philosophy at Durham University. Gamble would perform with the Durham Revue and went on to be a finalist in the 2007 Chortle Student Comedy Awards. Each date on the tour will be a normal episode, with a new guest, only in front of a live audience. On the regular podcast, the secret ingredient has only been chosen once, when comedian Jayde Adams mentioned hundreds and thousands, though it was during the pandemic and on Zoom, so technically, they couldn’t throw her out. “She would have smashed our heads together,” says Gamble. What if it happens at a live show? “I guess we’ll replace them with an audience member,” shrugs Acaster. “Or, if it’s a theatre with a trap door in the middle of the stage: ‘stand there’,” says Gamble.Why is food such a revealing conversation subject? “It’s the ultimate universal topic,” says Gamble. “But people in the public eye rarely talk about it. Often, you’ll be eating something that you think is completely normal, and then you’ll speak to someone else, and they’ll go, ‘What are you talking about? That’s absolutely insane.’ It’s so intertwined with personalities. Also, some people have just got ridiculous views on food.” Gamble performing a live show of Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster at Royal Albert Hall in October 2023 For a while, Ainsley Harriot and Kathy Burke were top of their most-wanted guest wishlist, but as both have done it, who do they want now? Whilst he might ordinarily have been upset by the calls of 'precocious little sh*t' coming from his family, he was too busy stuffing his gob and staging rebellions against the patronising list of misery that is a children's menu. Manning, Charlotte. "Richard Osman: Pointless star's replacements confirmed by BBC". Metro News . Retrieved 27 May 2022.

For access to the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium seating rows A to C and wheelchair spaces in the Front Stalls, please enter via the Artists' Entrance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road (Level 1). Then I started getting into exercise and found I enjoyed it." How did Ed Gamble and James Acaster meet? Official Taskmaster podcast to dissect the antics of series 10 on Channel 4". Radio Times . Retrieved 21 November 2020. To reach this entrance, enter the Royal Festival Hall via the Southbank Centre Square Doors. Take the JCB Glass Lift to Level 2 and exit to the Riverside Terrace. Turn right to find the Queen Elizabeth Hall main entrance.

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Transworld has snapped up a new book by award-winning comedian, "Off Menu" podcast host and "Great British Menu" judge Ed Gamble. In Glutton, Gamble explores his life-long passion for food. With his trademark humour, he shares the standout moments from a life often guided by his insatiable appetite. From the tyranny of 'children's food' to his 'fat teenage years', to the trials of being a diabetic with a sweet tooth and his own mishaps in the kitchen, he delivers a hilarious and heart-warming memoir of a delightful obsession." Sarrubba, Stefania (23 June 2022). "Taskmaster: Champion of Champions star makes surprising decision over trophy". Digital Spy . Retrieved 17 July 2023. Washing up is in the family genes. My grandad used to claim he was the Northern Ireland junior champion of washing up. And I believed that for a long time, because someone made him a certificate and he had it on the wall. It took me until I was about 21 to realise it was a joke. My favourite things

Gamble and Jamison first met when mutual friends set them up to go on a date in 2010. Gamble later proposed to Jamison whilst on holiday in Japan in October 2018.In America, people chose iced tea a lot. So we started saying: ‘have you ever met Ice-T’? And every time, they had,” says Gamble. Slow-cooked meat. Or anything slow-cooked, really. I like the feeling of putting together ingredients and just giving it time and a little bit of heat. And then hours later pulling out something that just works and is comforting and warm. Beforehand, but you and the Great Benito [how they refer to producer Ben, a regular presence on the pod, though a silent one] said it could get confusing. I said, just let me try it for the first one.” Ed Gamble: From Hatfield to Hammersmith Apollo". Palatinate Online. 7 March 2019 . Retrieved 12 March 2019.

Calman-Grimsdale, Lawrence (24 February 2022). "Great British Menu 2022: Who are the chefs this year?". SquareMeal . Retrieved 25 February 2022. Gamble has a relatable buffet of experiences he wants to share. Before he could walk, he already knew that he preferred poached salmon to puree, that celery was a calorie-sapping waste of time, and that mashed potatoes should be made with lashings of butter. In Glutton, the comedian explores his "life-long passion for food". The synopsis said: "With his trademark humour, he shares the standout moments from a life often guided by his insatiable appetite. From the tyranny of ‘children’s food’ to his ‘fat teenage years’, to the trials of being a diabetic with a sweet tooth and his own mishaps in the kitchen, he delivers a hilarious and heart-warming memoir of a delightful obsession." But fair enough: events like this are as much communion as comedy. To encounter in-person the people we spend happy hours with each week as, essentially, voices in our head – well, that can be a thrill, as I’m sure it was here for the man who told us all, from the sky-high balcony of the Albert Hall, about his granny’s “wet meat”, or the man whom Acaster berated for expressing his preference for a cheeseboard over pudding. A meandering live event Off Menu may be, but I ended it well-stuffed with good humour and in hearty agreement with Elis James’s closing sentiment. “Food,” he rhapsodised: “it’s fantastic!” He covers the trials of being a diabetic with a sweet tooth, his teenage battles with obesity, the joy of cooking and the power of food to bring us together.Bridgerton star Claudia Jessie tells Off Menu podcast she's a big fan of Bearwood samosa shop Sagar Sweets Centre The two comedians and co-hosts to podcast Off Menu have different memories of when they first met. In an interview to the British Comedy Guide, the stand-up comedians give two separate accounts of their first meeting. Read More Related Articles