Tag: Prank calls
Scott and the team call people with genuinely unfortunate names from the American phone book, enjoying the awkward moment when callers have to confirm their own surnames down the phone — plus proper mean Random Acts of Kindness. [...]
Chappers spends the afternoon intercepting callers trying to request songs, playing them clips of Jay Goodman and putting them through to Westwood instead of the studio team — much to their confusion and annoyance. [...]
Actor Jesse Metcalf, best known as John the gardener from Desperate Housewives and star of the new film John Tucker Must Die, visits the show—and Scott persuades him to call up and apply for an actual gardening job. [...]
With Scott Mills away, Chappers takes over and revisits some of the show's most memorable moments, including the legendary Glasgow University names call and the infamous Pizza Guy prank calls. [...]
Scott discovers what he believes is the most offensive phrase in the German language and puts it to the test by calling random businesses across Germany to see their reactions. [...]
Lloyd, the 10-year-old football expert from an earlier feature, returns to set Scott a challenge: use the World Cup facts he's taught him to start conversations with complete strangers in a pub. [...]
Laura's been working through Susan Jeffers self-help cassettes, and Scott decides to test how a Scarborough amusement arcade reacts when he plays clips from them down the phone. [...]
Another edition of the Flirt Divert feature, where unsuspecting callers leave messages for people they think they've dated — only to discover they've rung the Scott Mills Show instead. This time around, there are large snakes involved, Big Barry gets a mention, someone's desperately trying to shift a van full of hoodies, and Scott reminds listeners once again: please stop giving this number to your mums. [...]
Scott continues his investigation into mystery phone numbers found written on pub toilet doors, calling up confused strangers to ask what services they're advertising — with predictably awkward results. He also attempts to fool his gullible mum for a second time. [...]