S12 EP32: Hal Cruttenden
4/24/20261 hr
Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) it's the brilliant comedian, actor and presenter - Hal Cruttenden HAL CRUTTENDEN: CAN DISH IT OUT BUT CAN’T TAKE IT Tickets and dates available at: halcruttenden.com Parenting Hell is available to watch on Spotify every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xxx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: Hello@lockdownparenting.co.uk Follow us on instagram: @parentinghell Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com A 'Keep It Light Media' Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsJosh Widdicombe· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, you're listening to Parenting Hell with...
Rob Beckett· Host0:05
Mommy?
Hal Cruttenden· Guest0:05
Yes?
Rob Beckett· Host0:06
Can you say Rob Beckett?
Hal Cruttenden· Guest0:08
[laughs] Rob Beckett.
Rob Beckett· Host0:11
And can you say Josh Widdicombe?
Hal Cruttenden· Guest0:13
Josh Widdicombe.
Rob Beckett· Host0:15
Well done.
Hal Cruttenden· Guest0:16
Oh, thank you. And Posy, how old are you?
Rob Beckett· Host0:20
I'm nearly five, but that's at school on Thursday.
Hal Cruttenden· Guest0:25
But how old are you today?
Rob Beckett· Host0:27
Four, but tomorrow I'll be five.
Hal Cruttenden· Guest0:30
Tomorrow you'll be five.
Josh Widdicombe· Host0:31
Aw.
Rob Beckett· Host0:32
Aw. That... Do you know what? They've flipped it on its head. They completely made that their own.
Josh Widdicombe· Host0:36
I like it when people make it their own.
Rob Beckett· Host0:37
Avant-garde.
Josh Widdicombe· Host0:38
I think if you're gonna do a cover... I, I can't ever abide cover versions that are similar to- No, exact- What is the point?
Rob Beckett· Host0:44
Speed it up or slow it down.
Josh Widdicombe· Host0:45
Yeah.
Rob Beckett· Host0:46
Or fuck off.
Josh Widdicombe· Host0:46
Put some horns on it.
Rob Beckett· Host0:47
Put some horn... Yeah, put some horns on it.
Josh Widdicombe· Host0:49
Uh, this is Posy- [laughs] Sleigh bells, not even a Christmas one. [laughs] Yeah.
Rob Beckett· Host0:53
Um, that... I like that as well, 'cause the kid sounded young and cute, but also a bit like a 19-year-old that's been in Ibiza for three days.
Josh Widdicombe· Host0:59
Do you know what I'd like to ask people?
Rob Beckett· Host1:01
Yeah.
Josh Widdicombe· Host1:01
I want you to do it with your 16-year-old or 15-year-old, uh, children, and see how they sound when you make them do this.
Rob Beckett· Host1:10
Oh, brilliant. Let's do it with te- Yeah. Yeah, let's do some grown-up kids.
Josh Widdicombe· Host1:13
Yeah. Not, not proper grown-ups, 'cause they'll be fine with it. It's that era between 13 and 17.
Rob Beckett· Host1:19
[laughs] Rob Beckett. [laughs] Josh Wid- And you can't talk to them about it beforehand.
Josh Widdicombe· Host1:25
You've just gotta go and ask them to- You've gotta go say to them, "Say Josh Widdicombe, say Rob Beckett," and see what they say.