John Cena
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

John Cena

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 14, 20261 hr 5 min
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WWE legend-turned-acting A-lister John Cena is this week’s dream diner. He sits down with Ed and James to talk about his coffee obsession, wrestling tips and how to power through promo when you’re not feeling your best… Trigger warning: this episode contains chat about counting calories. John Cena stars in ‘Matchbox The Movie’ which is out now on Apple TV. Watch it here. Follow John Cena on Instagram @johncena Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube. Off Menu is now on...

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Hello, it's Ed here from the Off Menu podcast that you are listening to right now. You'll know that I'm doing a brand new stand-up comedy show on tour next year, Fresh Hell. And we are delighted to announce that we are doing two more shows at the London Palladium Friday the 19th of March, Saturday the 20th of March.

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You got to come to these shows. They're going to be great. They're on sale now. Ed Gamble dot co dot UK for ticket details.

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Welcome to the Off Menu podcast, taking the cheese of conversation, putting it in the fondue pot of the internet, applying the heat of friendship, bubbling that cheese up so nice and dipping in the bread of humor. It's a podcast fondue, Jimmy Boy.

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