Early Worms with Phil Ellis and Anna Thomas
By: A Lovely Time Productions
Language: en
Categories: Comedy, Stand-up
Join comedians Phil Ellis (Taskmaster) and Anna Thomas (BBC New Comedy Award Winner) for the world’s most demented Breakfast Show. On a weekly basis, Preston’s funniest export Ellis catches up with the incredibly Welsh Anna on a weekly basis to talk about their very different, but equally chaotic lives. Chat, laughs and mayhem.
Episodes
I'm Popin' Here! (Taskmaster Special)
Jan 06, 20262025 was a pretty big year for Ol' Pip so Anna took the time to ask him a few burning questions about the life of a Taskmaster contestant. But not before she'd asked the big questions such as 'does the pope have pockets?'
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Duration: 00:38:10They're bringing mammoths back?
Dec 30, 2025Join us for a special New Year's Eve edition of Early Worms as Phil and Anna discuss resolutions, extinct animals and if you hit play at 11:26:33pm on New Year's Eve you'll be able to ring in the New Year with the worms! Or you could just watch Vera Drake.
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You can see Phil, know...
Duration: 00:34:29Yuletide Tidings
Dec 23, 2025God bless us everyone! Yuletide times are upon the worms and Phil & Anna are feeling all festive. Discussing traditions, nostalgia and all manner of absolute nonsense. Join us for a Christmas special of Early Worms!
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You can see Phil, known as Old Pip in these parts.. on his national tour. Grab your tickets at www...
Duration: 00:31:28Up to the Withers
Dec 16, 2025In a landmark episode of our light hearted morning show, Phil invents a new segment, how would Anna beat an innocent animal to death? But there's more! What did Anna leave in her Ferarri? What bird has a vendetta against her? And how tall is Phil exactly?
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Duration: 00:38:01Jehovah? I hardly know her!
Dec 09, 2025Is bell-ringing in? Is it passed down the generations or simply a tape in a lonely tower? We also cover cool people handing out piggybacks and Phil beating Blazing Squad to a bloody pulp!
THE WORMS WILL RISE! You can support Early Worms on Patreon! For less than a pint you’ll get access to weekly bonus episodes. As a new podcast, we’d also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
You can see Phil on his national tour. Grab your tickets at www.philelliscomedy.com. Produced by J...
Duration: 00:36:36A Pug In A Fleece
Dec 02, 2025In a brand new episode of bright and breezy morning show Early Worms, Phil and Anna discuss fascism in the first 30 seconds. It's all downhill from there.
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You can see Phil on his national tour. Grab your tickets at www.philelliscomedy.com.
Produced by John Stansfield for A Lovely Time Productions. Edited by M...
Duration: 00:32:07Eat Yer Yams!
Nov 25, 2025In this Thanksgiving special, Phil and Anna discuss all things Americana including Phil's retirement plans, Anna eating mud and their favourite foods, people and gourds.
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You can see Phil on his national tour. Grab your tickets at www.philelliscomedy.com.
Produced by John Stansfield for A Lovely Time Productions. Edited by Michael Mann...
Duration: 00:30:44The Scent Of Furby
Nov 18, 2025On this week's episode Phil contemplates joining the lemon growing business, Anna puzzles over the role of whales in terrorism and we cover the big questions like did Furies have a particular smell to them?
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You can see Phil on his national tour. Grab your tickets at www.philelliscomedy.com.
Produced by John...
Duration: 00:34:24Starring Ian Schwarzenegger
Nov 11, 2025A dashed uber make over, Phil's plan to buy a baby from a member of the production team and a terrible rebrand for an all out action icon! THE WORMS WILL RISE!
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You can see Phil on his national tour. Grab your tickets at www.philelliscomedy.com.
Produced by John Stansfi...
Duration: 00:41:24RIP Toys R Us
Nov 04, 2025THE WORMS WILL RISE! Discover Phil's murky chapter in Birmingham, why Anna's phone number was plastered all over a bus stop and prepare your ears for the hypothetical murder of a long lost high street icon.
You can support Early Worms on Patreon! For less than a pint you’ll get access to weekly bonus episodes and feel the warm glow of helping Phil and Anna buy more soil. As a new podcast, we’d also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
You can see Phil on his n...
Duration: 00:32:59Bring back flogging
Oct 31, 2025In this Halloween special episode of Early Worms Anna and Phil discuss their fears, hopes and dreams as well as the Wallasey "cat man", the Statue of Liberty and Nosferatu on a skateboard.
You can support Early Worms on Patreon! For less than a pint you’ll get access to weekly bonus episodes and feel the warm glow of helping Phil and Anna buy more soil. As a new podcast, we’d also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
You can see Phil on his nation...
Duration: 00:44:27A jug of slugs
Oct 24, 2025How many zoo animals can Phil list? Will Anna’s new catchphrase stick? Find out in this week’s dairy-packed episode of Early Worms. Phil also tells a very interested Anna all about his love of Fortnite, the children's video game.
You can see Phil on his national tour. Grab your tickets at www.philelliscomedy.com.
Produced by John Stansfield for A Lovely Time Productions. Edited by Michael Mannion. Photography Matty Rise-Smith. Design by Sam O’Leary. Original music by Jack Lewis Evans.
Duration: 00:30:44There’s no U in Bury
Oct 17, 2025Welcome to the first ever episode of Early Worms with Phil ‘Big Boy’ Ellis and part-time meat enthusiast, Anna Thomas! In this maiden voyage of an episode they cover everything from phobias to what it’s like to literally have worms inside of your body.
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Want to see Phil on tour? Well, that’s great becaus...
Duration: 00:28:48Early Worms with Phil Ellis and Anna Thomas - Trailer
Oct 09, 2025Here’s a sneak peep at the world’s most demented breakfast show from Phil Ellis (Taskmaster) and Anna Thomas (BBC New Comedy Award). Subscribe now so you don’t miss an episode!
Duration: 00:01:34