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A podcast for people who don’t get out much and can’t handle it when they do.A refuge for the clumsy and the awkward.Join Bill Nighy to squander some time as he attempts to answer your questions and dilemmas without actually making things worse.If you have questions about anything – from choosing the right shirt to how to hide at parties, please send us a voice-note via Instagram @illadvisedbybillnighy or you can email us [email protected] will also be a recommended book and a ‘playlist of the week’ and given that Bill is making this up as he goes...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Bill Nighy turns everyday dilemmas into dry, digressive comedy shaped by self-mockery, exacting preferences and an instinct for social absurdity.
Bill Nighy treats listener questions as trapdoors into comic monologues. An ignored horse prompts improvised diplomacy, while questions about exercise and getting out of bed expose his talent for turning ordinary habits into elaborate personal negotiations.
A horse ignores you; Bill Nighy wonders if you've tried talking to it like a Land Rover.
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A dry, oddly intimate take on exercise, clothes, and the awkward business of seeming normal.
Bill Nye takes a plain question about exercise and turns it into a comic run at embarrassment, taste, and the clothes people imagine belong with public movement.
Dry morning advice, delivered with enough self-awareness to make the ordinary feel worth hearing.
The segment takes a familiar bit of morning dread and turns it into something dry, plainspoken, and oddly warm. It moves from the panic of hearing your name called to the small rituals that get the day started: alarms, tea, smoking, and those awkward first steps out of bed.
A horse question becomes a dry, elegant detour through taste, manners, and mild chaos.
Bill Nighy turns a horse complaint into a dry, wandering answer that moves from temperament to taste, with a few odd rules of thumb along the way.
A dry, wandering comfort piece for the socially hesitant.
The episode turns a listener question into a dry little comedy about food habits, manners, and the private rules people invent for themselves.
A dry, funny take that turns collars and awkwardness into a small worldview.
Bill takes a listener's shirt question and turns it into a funny defense of the awkward, then settles into the small points that seem to matter to him: spread collars, smaller collars, and how a good collar sits with a tie.
Hodgman and bailiff Jesse Thorn issue binding-for-laughs verdicts on real family disputes.
Joe Rogan's marathon one-on-one talks, from UFC judging debates to Bob Lazar's UFO claims.
Bateman, Hayes, and Arnett riff, then talk shop with guests like Adam Sandler.
Peter Sagal leads NPR's live news quiz, pairing celebrity guests with listener call-in games.
Comedian Chris Gethard takes one anonymous call a week and can't hang up first.
Bill Nighy answers listener questions about masculine flowers, Highland cows, removing shoes indoors, and imposter syndrome on Ill-Advised by Bill Nighy.
Bill Nighy humorously announces his retirement from Zoom, FaceTime, and lunch, setting the tone for his comedic advice podcast.
Bill Nighy humorously answers listener questions about awkward social situations and embarrassing moments.
Bill opens by promising useful inconsequence.
Bill Nighy offers humorous advice on social awkwardness and everyday dilemmas.
Bill Nighy announces season two of his humorous advice podcast, inviting listener questions and a new segment featuring band lyrics.
Bill Nighy answers listener questions about surviving hot-weather weddings, recovering from social events, boredom, and exercise, delivering advice with his signature deadpan charm.
Bill Nighy offers humorous advice to listeners' awkward social dilemmas in a comedy podcast.
Bill Nighy fields listener questions on topics ranging from trainers with suits to clutter versus minimalism, morning routines, and how to survive being caught daydreaming in meetings.
Bill Nighy humorously answers listener questions about everyday dilemmas, starting with how to choose glasses frames.
Bill Nighy humorously attempts to answer listener questions about social awkwardness and everyday dilemmas.
Bill Nighy hosts a comedic advice podcast where he responds to listener questions on topics like tattoos, social anxiety, and a horse ignoring its owner, blending humor with personal anecdotes about Bob Dylan and word aversions.
Bill Nighy answers listener questions on topics like small talk, London fashion, Marmite, happiness, and dinner party etiquette, blending humorous anecdotes with self-deprecating advice.
Actor Bill Nighy answers listener questions about surviving parties as an introvert, dealing with personal tics and signature laughs, finding the right dress shirt, and coping with sleepless nights.
Bill Nighy introduces his comedy advice podcast for socially awkward people, then reads ads for BetterHelp and the Royal Albert Hall.
Bill Nye introduces his new podcast 'ill-advised by Bill Nye,' targeting socially awkward and clumsy individuals by offering humorous, self-deprecating advice on topics like hiding at parties and avoiding fashion mistakes.