Alan Cumming's Shelves podcast

Alan Cumming's Shelves

In Alan Cumming's house you'll find some shelves. Well, lots of shelves in fact, and on these shelves are curiosities, rarities, and oddities, that Alan has collected throughout his varied and colourful career. Artefacts if you will from the museum of Alan's life. In each episode of this podcast Alan reaches for one of these items, to tell the story behind it, ruminating on the memories it brings up. However, Alan does not do this alone. His guests range from Cyndi Lauper and a pair of white leather gloves to Geri Halliwell and (lots and lots of) Spice Girls merch, and even Sir Ian McKellen and a hemp dog collar. We've also got Monica Lewinsky and a Creative Coalition Award, Fay Ripley and a Red Carpet Photo, and Jane Horrocks and a polaroid from Second Best. Not all guests will be famous though. Alan's life has taken many a twist and turn, and so there will be guests you don’t know yet, but their stories are brilliant. Part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

In Alan Cumming's house you'll find some shelves. Well, lots of shelves in fact, and on these shelves are curiosities, rarities, and oddities, that Alan has collected throughout his varied and colourful career. Artefacts if you will from the museum of Alan's life. In each episode of this podcast Alan reaches for one of these items, to tell the story behind it, ruminating on the memories it brings up. However, Alan does not do this alone. His guests range from Cyndi Lauper and a pair of white leather gloves to Geri Halliwell and (lots and lots of) Spice Girls merch, and even Sir Ian McKellen and a hemp dog collar. We've also got Monica Lewinsky and a Creative Coalition Award, Fay Ripley and a Red Carpet Photo, and Jane Horrocks and a polaroid from Second Best. Not all guests will be famous though. Alan's life has taken many a twist and turn, and so there will be guests you don’t know yet, but their stories are brilliant. Part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#37

Fay Ripley and a Premiere Picture

Fay and Alan go back years, back all the way to when Fay was affectionately known as Frien... more

08 Jun 2021

28 MINS

28:08

08 Jun 2021


#36

Introducing: SOLAR (starring Alan)

Dear Alan Cumming fans, if you can't get enough of Alan, we have a new show we think you'l... more

22 Apr 2022

50 MINS

50:15

22 Apr 2022


#35

Susie Gorgeous and a Mickey Mouse Alarm Clock

To close Season 1 Alan speaks with Susie Gorgeous, one of his dearest and oldest friends. ... more

21 Dec 2021

36 MINS

36:37

21 Dec 2021


#34

Caroline Thompson and a stolen Butter Dish

Today Alan talks to his old pal, and incredible director and screenwriter, Caroline Thomps... more

21 Dec 2021

54 MINS

54:33

21 Dec 2021


#33

Carla Gugino and a Happy Meal Toy

Ingrid Cortez and Fegan Floop back together again! No one tell Gregorio... Alan Cumming's ... more

14 Dec 2021

41 MINS

41:19

14 Dec 2021


#32

Jennifer Jason Leigh and a little Cardboard Box

Another Hollywood legend graces Alan's podcast and peruses his shelves. This time it's his... more

07 Dec 2021

40 MINS

40:00

07 Dec 2021


#31

Cynthia Rowley and a Polaroid of 5 Chimps

Cynthia Rowley is an iconic fashion designer based in New York, she has worked with Alan m... more

30 Nov 2021

39 MINS

39:13

30 Nov 2021


#30

Bojana Novakovic and a Table Read Polaroid

Bojana and Alan co-starred in Instinct, and this item of Alan's shelf takes them all the w... more

23 Nov 2021

45 MINS

45:07

23 Nov 2021


#29

Iman and a Flight of Garden Stairs

Today we rename the podcast Alan Cumming's Garden as the true legend that is Iman joins Al... more

16 Nov 2021

45 MINS

45:59

16 Nov 2021


#28

Andrew St Clair and a Lamp Shade Picture

Andrew St Clair is one of Alan's oldest friends, and our first return guest on the podcast... more

09 Nov 2021

33 MINS

33:45

09 Nov 2021


#27

Matthew Bourne and a Disneyland Snap

Sir Matthew Bourne is widely hailed as the UK's most popular and successful choreographer ... more

02 Nov 2021

53 MINS

53:37

02 Nov 2021


#26

Lulu and a 45

Lulu is a true legend. She won Eurovision and did a James Bond song for goodness sake. Ala... more

26 Oct 2021

41 MINS

41:30

26 Oct 2021


#25

Nikola Barisic & Jimmy Wilson and a Sesame Street Sign

This week Alan is joined by his Manager Nikola, and old Personal Assistant Jimmy, to discu... more

19 Oct 2021

34 MINS

34:29

19 Oct 2021


#24

Marisa Berenson and a Jar of Jam

The word "legend" gets thrown around a lot these days, but that's exactly what Marisa Bere... more

12 Oct 2021

36 MINS

36:16

12 Oct 2021


#23

Christopher Brosius and Postcards of a naked Alan

This week Alan speaks with Christopher Brosius, a "nose". Yes Christopher is a perfumer an... more

05 Oct 2021

38 MINS

38:10

05 Oct 2021


#22

Chris Sweeney and a Portable Recorder (A Homo Sapiens Mash Up Episode)

Today’s episode is an incredibly special episode - and not our usual fare either. Our gues... more

28 Sep 2021

37 MINS

37:19

28 Sep 2021


#21

Rosario Dawson and a pair of Leopard Print Ears

Joining Alan this week is Rosario Dawson! There's Josie and the Pussycats memories, but Ro... more

21 Sep 2021

44 MINS

44:33

21 Sep 2021