The Way They Were

It’s award season, which can only mean one thing …. Yes Grainne and Chantal are BACK! Before they get stuck in to the latest incredible series with guests such as Sunil Patel, Olga Koch, Daniel Foxx and Emer McLysaght, they are here to give out some trophies of their own, as they announce the nominees and winners of the inaugural ‘Breakie Awards', giving recognition to the stars of stage and screen for their skills in breaking up with their partners gracefully.We also hear from some past guests who after gliding down the red carpet read out the nominations and winners and our hosts give Tina Fey and Amy Poehler a run for their money.Welcome back - we’ve missed you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ho Ho HOOOOOOOO! It's the Yuletide season and the elves have been working around the clock to bring you a Christmas special episode of The Way They Were! Yes, Grainne and Chantal had their annual IRL meet-up to discuss iconic romances from festive films and which celebrity couples they lament the break-up of in 2023, while also looking ahead to the new year and which showbiz partnerships look to be on the ropes. Grainne does what she does best by giving us her take and a VERY deep dive into Christmas film cringe-fest, The Holiday... but do you agree with her hot takes? Give us a review with yours. We'll see you in 2024, as the team are already booking in some incredible guests, all of whom are ready to share their celebrity break-up crush, but until then a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS from everyone at The Way They Were!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The long-awaited second part of Grainne and Chantals double bill at The Museum of Comedy with the wonderful Cariad Lloyd is finally here! That's right, if you couldn't make it on the night, then you can finally find out what happened when Cariad transported the room back to the golden age of Hollywood where an extramarital affair could ruin a starlet’s career and get you blacklisted from the film industry... It's soon clear that today's A-listers have nothing on the dramas that befell Vivian Leigh and Laurence Olivier.Be prepared for life to be way stranger than art as our star-crossed lovers cavort in this gloriously technicolour story, which also happens to be the final episode in this series. Fear not, our hosts are back for another Christmas special and are already plotting the next series for early 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode tells the tale of when Chantal and Grainne took to the stage at the iconic London Venue, The Museum of Comedy with a double bill of brilliant shows.Up first, is the hilarious comedian Alexandra Haddow who was bursting at the seams to unleash the early noughties emo hell that was Pete Doherty and Kate Moss on us all! You'll be pulling on those skinny jeans, getting a ticket to next year's Glasto with your Hunter wellies and running around Primrose Hill even before you get to the part where Alexandra tells us who she thinks Cher should be with. It's more fun than you can buy in a baggy, that's for sure... and a lot cheaper.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now, this is a story all about how Grainne and Chantal got flipped-turned upside down by this week's guest Miranda Sawyer, so take a minute and sit right there to learn how Will and Jada became Prince and Princess of Bel-Air, before seemingly abdicating by way of their stranger than soap opera style relationship...It's all here, the weird toxic positivity, the unwanted 40th birthday documentary, the 'open' marriage and of course, THAT slap. So, take this podcast's name out of your goddamn mouth and tell your friends we're here, it's A Different World!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oops they did it again, yes Grainne and Chantal have another incredible guest on the show, who really brings the A-game of celebrity couples for us to pick our way through, so let's let comedian Sikisa, 'hit us baby one more time', as we cry a river over the lost iconic love of Britany Spears and Justin Timberlake! This episode transports us back to a world where the prince and princess of pop's love burned brightly for the world to see, and when Sikisa was no doubt choreographing her own moves to their tunes. But, what would a night out on the town with these guys be like and according to Sisika should our Patron Saint, Cher be dating? All this and more is ready and waiting for your ears... enjoy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a wonderful flight of fancy in which we delve into what we all thought was the teenage dream, but looking back was in fact a toxic hellscape of a relationship, and it's all thanks to brilliant guest, Steve Bugeja!Chantal was 'Saved By The Bell' when guessing who this week's couple was, as Grainne's clues 'Screeched' everything about who they were... and no doubt, you know too that this week, it's TV's teen IT couple, Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski from 'Saved By The Bell'. Don't let the fact that this couple is fictional make you believe that it's any less dramatic, and this story certainly manages to stir some real life emotions in everyone involved in the episode. Time to hang by the school lockers in the hall to talk about who you're taking to prom and remember the name 'Lark Voorhies'!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of The Way They Were, we're selling sunsets galore with a couple who were PERFECT partners in lockdown, but couldn't really manage the bliss of forever. Comedian Mary O'Connell spent her lockdown well, as she studied a romance which had one ruby slipper in showbizness land and one lace-up brogue firmly planted in the nine to five, when pop icon Ariana Grande decided that estate agent Dalton Gomez was selling the sunset she wanted to walk into. But it didn't take long for the gleam to fade as post-pandemic, she decided to put the marriage on the market for a quick sale and move on somewhere else...As always, Grainne finds the hottest tea to spill, while Chantal adds the biscuit to dunk.... drink up people!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode will cause hysteria for listeners who hail from the Emerald Isle, while those from other parts of the globe will have an education like NO OTHER, as we hear all about the ultimately doomed 'romance' between Ireland's biggest star and her philandering, oboist husband. It's not often you hear about a cheating oboist, but thanks to this week's guest, comedian, writer Tara Flynn, we get schooled in the messy, messy saga of Adele King - aka Twink and her on – off fella, David Agnew. Grainne was obviously DELIGHTED at being able to do a deep dive into what is one of Ireland's biggest showbiz couples, while Chantal (and most of the rest of us) can only listen agape at the goings on between this pair, not least an infamous voice mail, which coined the phrase 'zip up yer Mickey' and remains part of Irish folk law forever more. Buckle-up for this bumpy, but glorious ride! Come and see Grainne and Chatal LIVE when they record two episodes of ‘The Way They Were’ at the Museum of Comedy in London, on Wednesday 25th October 2023.The first episode is recorded with the fantastic Alexandra Haddow, while show two features the brilliant Cariad Lloyd! Museum of Comedy - What's On Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode sees Grainne and Chantal go ape at this week's showbiz couple's shenanigans, as the wonderful and hilarious comedian Cally Beaton presents the real life fantasy world of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter!We get to live our most privileged lives vicariously through the oddball director and eccentric actor and their seperate homes, as it would appear you can't take the girl out of Primrose Hill.If you can fall in love when one of you is dressed as a primate, you would think you would be in it for the long hall, so what on earth went wrong?And what happens when the romance in wonderland turns into the nightmare before Christmas?As always Grainne and Chantal take us head first into this hot mess of a gothic tale. Grainne and Chantal are LIVE at the Museum of Comedy with a double bill of fantastic guests,as they record TWO episodes of The Way They Were on 25th October. Joining them to nominate two incredible celebrity car crash couples are comedians, Alexandra Haddow and Cariad Lloyd, tickets and info here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices