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S13 EP10: I wouldn't change a thing

Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

August 21, 2026

More adventures in parenting (and life) from Rob and Josh... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Parenting Hell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a Spotify Podcast, new video episodes available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs...
Speakers: Rob Beckett, Josh Widdicombe

Topics: Comedy, Kids & Family, Parenting

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**Rob Beckett** (2:06)
Hello, you're listening to Parenting Hell with...

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:09)
Baby, who?

**SPEAKER_1** (2:10)
Baby's done a poo.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:13)
Olive, say Rob Beckett.

**Rob Beckett** (2:17)
Rob Beckett. Say Josh Widdicombe.

**SPEAKER_1** (2:21)
That's me. Ah, that's a funny name.

**Rob Beckett** (2:24)
Well done, Olive.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:25)
What?

**Rob Beckett** (2:26)
What? Kids think your name's funny, because I think it's like Willie.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:30)
I think they're just... they know comedy. They know comedy.

**Rob Beckett** (2:33)
Josh Widdicombe is still... that still makes me laugh. Well, Widdicombe. But Willie's funny, and then Willie Cumming, and it's all one name that's real.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:41)
Yeah, yeah.

**Rob Beckett** (2:42)
Did you have Willie Cum at school? I used to draw Jizz and Cocks at school.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:45)
Yeah, but she's 21 months old, Olive.

**Rob Beckett** (2:48)
Well, she's not at school yet when she gets there.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:51)
Hi, you excellent humans. This is 21 month old Olive, very late, three in two days.

**Rob Beckett** (2:58)
Oh, she's three in two days.

**Josh Widdicombe** (2:59)
Yeah.
Saying your names and stumbling over the hilarity of Widdicombe. Sorry, Josh. She has two older sisters, Nina and Martha. So basically never stops talking. My girls fit tightly into their family position stereotype. That's Olive is wild, but we wouldn't change a thing. Certainly this from Normandy.

**Rob Beckett** (3:15)
I think when people say we wouldn't change a thing implies that they have thought about changing a thing.

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:20)
Yes.

**Rob Beckett** (3:21)
Because I've never in my life, the only time I've ever said never change a thing is if something's a slight problem.

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:26)
Yes.

**Rob Beckett** (3:26)
I've never gone, oh, we've bought a house, so we live in Bromley, wouldn't change a thing. Well, I wouldn't even because it's anything that's just normal.

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:35)
Yes.

**Rob Beckett** (3:35)
I met Lou, we got married, I did comedy, now she's an author, wouldn't change a thing.

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:40)
Yeah.

**Rob Beckett** (3:42)
Have you ever said wouldn't change a thing?
I say wouldn't change a thing sometimes where I go, yeah, George the second dog's a bit of a nightmare. It was a lot easier with the first dog who's really calm and well behaved, but wouldn't change a thing. If I'm honest, yeah, I would.

**Josh Widdicombe** (3:55)
I would.
I'd make him easier. Yeah.

**Rob Beckett** (4:00)
I'd change it so he was either easier or I just had one dog.

**Josh Widdicombe** (4:02)
Fluffball's got bad legs, wouldn't change a thing. I would.

**Rob Beckett** (4:08)
I'd quite like a cat.

**Josh Widdicombe** (4:11)
I suppose I wouldn't change Fluffball. If they offered me a different cat, I'd keep Fluffball.

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