THE BOOTH - I'd like to thank...

Well, that’s it. The Booth is no more. Not only is it literally burnt to the ground, it in another sense is over because I will not be producing any further editions. I made twelve episodes – that’s a run to match Fawlty Towers (and we bettered them by not mentioning The War at all). You’ve had four hundred and eighteen minutes of free entertainment from me. That’s almost seven hours (or, to put it another way, almost two whole Lord of the Rings films).

Only one of these people made it out alive.

Anyway, that’s your lot. I’ll start releasing something brand new soon but you can rest assured it won’t see me trapped in a studio trying to think of punning questions based on an ever-decreasing supply of themes. Until then though, there’s the mandatory acceptance speech-type list of thanks you…

Ah, Antosh, Dan, Sam, Scott, Chris, James, Mark, Davis, Kora, Charlie, Clare, Indy, Connor, and Milli.

Between them they’ve been accused of being racist, almost suffocated during a production of Macbeth, accidentally punched a customer, invented a game involving nudity, played Ready Steady Cook at a house party, scared me with their Weird Thought, lived in a caravan, gone into a random old man’s car, adopted a gnome, been tricked by gypsies, met Tim Minchin, smoked e-cigarettes, quacked at strangers, and took part in a water fight that resulted in one participant suffering a bloody injury. They’ve certainly led exciting lives which is fortunate or else they would have had nothing to talk about. To them, I extend a big Thank You. There literally wouldn’t be a show without you lot.

Thanks to Tim Berners-Lee for giving us the internet - I particularly love the ease with which I can instantly access pictures of kittens.

Thanks to anyone who listened to the show or even read this blog*.

Thanks to Mark for some sound advice.

I’ve been Brendan Way. This has been The Booth. Goodbye!


*Microsoft Word wants me to believe this sentence is a question. It isn’t. I am positive I want to thank you.

THE BOOTH - 2.6. - Best Story Ever Special

THE BOOTH - 2.6.

THEME: Best Story Ever.

WHO'S IN?: The first ever pair of contestants and the last held inmate.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE BOOTH?: There's no water in The Booth. Clare is fenced off in a corner. I pass time by writing statistics in my diary and walking around whilst imagining I have a pedometer.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Not everyone gets a Weird Thought (Antosh's ended up cut for time).

SIX DEGREES OF THE BOOTH: 

• Last week Indy joked she'd return to set the Booth alight. Now it turns out she wasn't kidding.
• I say I have previously given points for a second story before - the first instance of this was in Episode 3.
• Kora previously said I needed to get a vicar on. In this episode, Clare reveals she put her name on the ministry database.
• There's a callback to the pilot.

NEXT WEEK: Well, nothing. The Booth, both the show and the titular studio, is over. It was such a blast to do. Thanks to everyone involved and to anyone who took the time to listen. Without you, it would just be me on my own talking to myself to no end. And I can do that at home!

This episode can be found here. It is available for a few weeks to download for free here.