5. Ian Royce; TV’s Favourite Warm-Up Act on Touring with The X Factor, Entertaining the Troops in Oman and Getting Weed on in Barbados

As the comedian in charge of warming up audiences for the X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, America’s Got Talent and much more Ian Royce has worked on cruise ships, been weed on in Barbados and once performed on the roof of a tank in Bosnia. Despite this outwardly charmed life he’s also been open about depression. His brilliantly funny accounts of his travels will make you laugh, smile and might even bring a tear to your eye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Big Travel Podcast: Exploring Life-Stories Through Travel. Taking you on a journey of discovery, with a wonderfully diverse selection of characters, The Big Travel Podcast explores life-stories in travel; from childhoods with little money but a spirit for exploration to fabulous tales of exotic climes and incredible adventures. Celebrities, authors, sports people, politicians, famous faces from TV, radio, music, stage and screen, SAS soldiers, adventurers and ordinary people taking extraordinary journeys tell their story of life through travel, and through this, The Big Travel Podcast finds out what it is about travel that inspires us, that makes us laugh, love, cry and sometimes cringe yet above all keep travelling. The Big Travel Podcast is hosted by Lisa Francesca Nand, travel journalist, presenter, writer and filmmaker.