Three Bean Salad

Three Bean Salad is a British comedy podcast launched in March 2021 by Benjamin Partridge, Mike Wozniak and Henry Paker. It was voted Best Comedy Podcast at the Chortle Awards in March 2024.

Three Bean Salad
Presentation
Hosted by	Benjamin Partridge Mike Wozniak Henry Paker
Genre	Comedy
Publication
Original release	March 2021 (2021-03)
Cited as	Best Comedy Podcast (Chortle, 2024)

Format

The podcast was launched in 2021 as Three Bean Salad by comedians Benjamin Partridge, Mike Wozniak and Henry Paker.^[1] The format of the show, described as a "conversational podcast",^[2] has the three comedians "riff on a different theme" each episode that have been sent in by listeners.^[3] Topics can vary, and have included biscuits,^[4] urban myths, whales, pencils, and time travel.^[5]

The podcast is interspersed with jingles created by Partridge, which mark recurring segments, such as listener emails or frequently used topics such as the United States and flightless birds. Many episodes end with a different listener-submitted cover version of the show's theme tune with the regular jingles occasionally replaced by listener cover versions.^[6]

The podcast has branched out into occasional live performances, such as at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival,^[7] and the London Podcast Festival.^[8]

Critical response

Writing in November 2022, Patricia Nicol in The Sunday Times described it as a "Pythonesque cult comedy show" and called it a "shaft of daft light amid the gloom."^[9] India Rakusen in The List in July 2023, described it as "absolute nonsense; it’s utterly ridiculous and wonderful for it."^[10] Rufus Hound told Pod Bible Mag in January 2024, that it has him "regularly laughing inappropriately on public transport".^[11]

Awards

In March 2024, it won in the Best Podcast category at the Chortle Awards.^[12][13][14]

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10 + 2		27 April 2021 (2021-04-27)	11 August 2021 (2021-08-11)
2	10		18 August 2021 (2021-08-18)	20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)
3	8 + 2		1 December 2021 (2021-12-01)	2 February 2022 (2022-02-02)
4	8 + 2		2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	3 May 2022 (2022-05-03)
5	8 + 2		1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)
6	8 + 2		7 September 2022 (2022-09-07)	2 November 2022 (2022-11-02)
7	8 + 2		7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)	1 February 2023 (2023-02-01)
8	8 + 2		1 March 2023 (2023-03-01)	3 May 2023 (2023-05-03)
9	8 + 1		7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)	1 August 2023 (2023-08-01)
10	8 + 1		6 September 2023 (2023-09-06)	1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)
11	8 + 2		6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)	7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)
12	8 + 1		6 March 2024 (2024-03-06)	1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
13	8 + 2		5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)	7 August 2024 (2024-08-07)
14	8 + 2		4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)	6 November 2024 (2024-11-06)
15	8 + 2		4 December 2024 (2024-12-04)	5 February 2025 (2025-02-05)
16	TBA		5 March 2025 (2025-03-05)	TBA

Episode details can be found at the dedicated Three Bean Salad wiki.