Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart

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Comedians and friends Alan Carr and Lee Peart get together for a good old catch-up, while demystifying a world they’ve often enjoyed but never fully understood. One glass at a time.Should you tilt the glass when pouring prosecco? Can Lee and Alan tell a Malbec from a Merlot? And how can we really spot a deal on the supermarket shelf? We'll solve your drink dilemmas, and follow it all with a splash of gossip. So pull up a seat at the bar and join us for some real wine wisdom.

Recent Episodes

OCT 14, 2026
Alan's Stool Sample Saga, Cheese & Wine Pairings and Red Wine & Cola?!
This week on Bottoms Up! Alan and Lee kick things off with a red wine and cola cocktail, but Alan is dubious. Will this unlikely concoction work, or will it be another culinary disaster on the scale of his infamous chicken tikka lasagne? Elsewhere, Lee's raging about the sugar tax and the ever-shrinking size of his favourite chocolate bars, while Alan reveals how he entertained himself as a student without a TV… with a little help from the Argos catalogue. The boys discuss Alan's time on the new series of The Masked Singer, baffling supermarket slogans, and the burning question: how exactly did Alan end up posting a stool sample through the door of a travel agent?! Plus, Cheese & Wine Expert Jessica Summer (@mouseandgrape) joins the boys with a selection of delicious pairings. But which combination proves so emotional that it sees Lee breaking down in tears? Drinks Featured:Jam Shed Jammy Red Wine & ColaCrémant de Loire Brut with Délice de Bourgogne and Olives Et Al Chilli Billy Jelly.Walnut Block Nutcracker Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with White Lake Dairy Rachel and Rosebud Preserves Gooseberry & Elderflower Jam.Achaval Ferrer Mendoza Malbec 2022 with Reypenaer VSOP Aged Gouda and Rye Chocolates Cherry & Dark Chocolate. Want to try the pairings yourself? Everything is available from Mouse & Grape: https://www.mouseandgrape.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - Coming Up 00:33 - Red Wine & Cola?! 03:11 - Lee’s Fuming About The Sugar Tax05:34 - Alan’s Argos Catalogue Entertainment07:02 - Alan Teases The New Series of The Masked Singer 18:15 - Alan Did WHAT With His Stool Sample?!12:13 - Alan Still Doesn’t Understand The Chase13:11 - Baffling Supermarket Slogans15:27 - Alan Doesn’t Make His Bed?20:53 - The Ultimate Cheese & Wine Pairings37:51 - Lee Cries Over Cheese & Wine Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart is a Platform Media production. Get in touch with the show: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow If you've been thinking about therapy, BetterHelp can help you take the first step. Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BottomsUp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
52 MIN
OCT 7, 2026
The Chase, Solo Tours & Sustainable Wine
This week on Bottoms Up! Alan and Lee are back at Vagabond Urban Winery, where they’re joined by Aleesha Hansel to explore wines that are good for the world. Lee is feeling nervous this week after announcing his first solo tour! What advice can Alan offer, and what happens when they’re both playing in the same city on the same night?! Catch Lee on tour from April - tickets available from leepeart.net/tour. Alan’s been reading a book about stocks and shares, and it’s left him clueless about some of life’s biggest questions – from finances and VAT to, most importantly, ITV’s The Chase. Can Lee explain the rules so Alan can finally relax and enjoy his favourite tea-time quiz show? Wine expert Aleesha (@aleeshahansel) has brought along a selection of wines with a feel-good factor - from canned wine and wine in cardboard bottles to a bottle you can actually post back once you’ve finished drinking it. But will any of them win the boys over? Drinks Featured:Chance Clean Cider (available now at M&S)Laylo Canned Wine: French Rose & Spanish MalbecThomson & Scott Noughty Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Chardonnay When In Rome Frugal Primitivo Mallards Point Crossing Lines Cabernet Jura Chapters: 00:00 – Coming Up00:28 – Chance Clean Cider & Lee’s Birthmark06:54 – Lee’s Going On Tour!13:32 – Alan Doesn’t Understand The Chase16:50 – Wine In A Can?!30:32 – Noughty Sparkling Chardonnay37:09 – What Do You Do When Your Wine Is Corked?47:51 – Refillable Wine Bottles?! Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart is a Platform Media production. Get in touch with the show: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
62 MIN
SEP 30, 2026
Alan's Ouija Board Outing, NTAs & Wine Making
This week on Bottoms Up! Alan and Lee head to Vagabond Urban Winery in Surrey Quays to get stuck into some actual wine making - and things get very messy. Alan fills Lee in on the NTAs, where he picked up the Special Recognition Award, complete with a surprise musical tribute from Paloma Faith, Amanda Holden and… Kate Garraway. Over an Autumnal Aperol Spritz, Lee reveals the slightly clichéd voiceover roles he’s always being booked for, Alan recalls the time a Ouija board accidentally outed him, and Lee tells the story of visiting a particularly aggressive clairvoyant after a brutal break-up. Drag and wine duo Beth Brickenden and Vanity Von Glow join the boys for some serious wine tasting… and some decidedly less serious wine making, as Alan and Lee get elbow-deep in fermenting grapes and discover exactly what goes on inside an urban winery. Drinks Featured:Autumnal Aperol Spritz Vagabond Urban Winery English BacchusBoschendal Sauvignon BlancThe Project Pinot NoirGraham Beck Brut Chapters: 00:00 - Coming Up 00:28 - Alan’s NTA Award Win 06:34 - Autumnal Aperol Spritz 07:45 - Lee’s Unexpected New Job 10:00 - Alan Gets Outed By A Ouija Board 15:31 - Drag Queen Wine Tasting21:30 - Alan & Lee Get Elbow Deep In Grapes35:08 - An Autumn Wine Dilemma 41:03 - Time To Taste A Divisive Wine Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart is a Platform Media production. Get in touch with the show: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShowWild Nutrition is giving Bottoms Up! listeners an exclusive 50% off for your first three months, plus a free personal consultation with one of their nutritional therapists. Just head to wildnutrition.com/bottomsup. T&Cs apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
58 MIN
SEP 23, 2026
Alan & Lee’s Most Unhinged Drinking Games Yet
This week on Bottoms Up! Alan and Lee take on a series of drinking games, from ‘Lady Gargle’ to ‘Naked Attraction: The Wine Edition’ and ‘The Secret Sommelier’. But can they really tell the difference between a £22 bottle of wine and one costing just £6? Elsewhere, the boys reminisce about their childhood crushes. Alan reveals he was once enamoured with the Jack of Clubs on a lonely day in Northampton, while Lee had a thing for Hercules… but only once he’d beefed up. And in showbiz news, Alan is about to become a movie star, starring alongside Rita Ora in a new animated film. He plays a lyrically challenged royal scribe and narrator - but can Lee give him some singing tips? Drinks Featured:Dame Essence Côtes de Provence RoséEspresso Martinis Boschendal Sauvignon BlancThe Project Pinot NoirGraham Beck Brut Chapters: 00:00 – Coming Up00:28 – Dame Essence: Lady Petrol06:35 – Alan Fancied WHO as a Child?09:06 – Alan’s Wheelie Bin Drama Continues11:04 – Hollywood’s Calling for Alan14:40 – Lady Gargle: The Drinking Game23:41 – Bottoms Up! at the British Podcast Awards26:44 – The Secret Sommelier Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart is a Platform Media production. Get in touch with the show: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Wild Nutrition is giving Bottoms Up! listeners an exclusive 50% off for your first three months, plus a free personal consultation with one of their nutritional therapists. Just head to wildnutrition.com/bottomsup. T&Cs apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
36 MIN
SEP 16, 2026
Will Best, Big Brother and Botox Bloody Marys?!
This week on Bottoms Up! Alan and Lee are joined by Big Brother and Strictly star Will Best - and he’s brought his very own range of Bloody Marys along with him for the boys to try. But can Will win over Alan with them or is he about to be evicted from the Bottoms Up! drinks table? Will reveals his love for the tomato juice cocktail, why he decided to create his own canned version and how he - thankfully - avoided botulism… Elsewhere, Lee’s got another game up his sleeve with ‘What The Bloody Hell Is In This?’, Will gives the boys the latest goss from the Big Brother house and Alan shares about the time he spent the day inside it and discovered some rather questionable stains around the place. Catch Will on Big Brother nightly on ITV2 and ITVX and Strictly Come Dancing Saturday nights on BBC One from 19th September. Drinks Featured:BLOODY Bloody Mary BLOODY Red Snapper BLOODY Bloody Maria Chapters: 00:00 - Coming Up5:32 - Lee’s a Kebab Shop Regular11:08 - Alan On The Friday Night Project14:52 - The BLOODY Lovely Will Best20:54 - What Actually Is a Bloody Mary?!26:08 - Bacon Salt For Rimming30:47 - Will’s Botulism Bloody Mary?!40:48 - Big Brother Is Back!47:43 - Lee’s Game: What The Bloody Hell’s In This?! Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart is a Platform Media production. Get in touch with the show: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Wild Nutrition is giving Bottoms Up! listeners an exclusive 50% off for your first three months, plus a free personal consultation with one of their nutritional therapists. Just head to wildnutrition.com/bottomsup. T&Cs apply. Find your forever cookware @hexclad and get 10% off at hexclad.co.uk/BOTTOMSUP! Offer excludes bundles and other items already on sale. #hexcladpartner #ad Shopify: Stop waiting for permission to build something. Main character energy only. Free trial at shopify.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
68 MIN