The podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno is one of the world’s most successful audio series, but it’s about to end.
The pitch for the show was simple and it found an instant audience:
Imagine if your Dad wrote a dirty book. Most people would try to ignore it and pretend it had never happened – but not Jamie Morton. Instead, he’s decided to read it to the world in this award-winning comedy podcast. With the help of his friends, James Cooper and Alice Levine, Jamie will be reading a chapter each episode and discovering more about his father than he ever bargained for.
The podcast has had over 430m downloads over six seasons and has spawned a book, sold out live shows (including the Sydney Opera House) and an HBO special.
But in a special three-minute episode released last weekend called “We Have Some News”, Morton, Cooper and Levine explained they were coming to the end and were wrapping their series with three final episodes.
Porno branding at London’s Station
A short statement accompanying the audio update said:
All bad porn must come to an end. The podcast will be coming to a close with two finale episodes (Mon 28 Nov & Mon 5 Dec) plus a WORLD EXCLUSIVE interview with Mr Rocky Flintstone (Mon 12 Dec). This show has been an absolute dream to make and has surpassed all of our expectations and we couldn’t have done it without you, the Belinkers. Thank you for everything! Whilst this is the end of the podcast, it is not the end of Belinda. Watch this space. We’ve got plenty to celebrate before we say goodbye so keep your eyes peeled …
(Belinkers are dedicated podcast fans. The series started with reading from the book Belinda Blinked back in October 2015.)
During his brief explanation about the show ending, Morton hinted there would be something else soon involving the trio, but he was shutdown before he could say much more!
My Dad Wrote a Porno will also continue as a brand, but there are no more details about that either just yet.
The three partners have individual projects as well as their hit podcast. James Cooper has developed a musical called Lovestuck and Alice Levine has hosted other podcasts including British Scandal (recent episode featured a look at Boris Johnson) and TV shows (three-part doco series Sex Actually).
In the meantime, listen to the My Dad Wrote a Porno podcast here.
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