Three Bean Salad
Three Bean Salad is a British comedy podcast launched in April 2021 by Benjamin Partridge, Mike Wozniak and Henry Paker. It was voted Best Comedy Podcast at the Chortle Awards in March 2024.
Format
The show is described as a "conversational podcast", in which the three comedians "riff on a different theme" each episode, which has been sent in by a listener.Topics can vary, and have included biscuits, urban myths, whales, pencils, and time travel. While the episode's content is theoretically determined by the theme, it is not uncommon for conversation to drift, often dramatically, from the listener's suggestion. Very occasionally the introductory preamble will go on for so long that the hosts run out of time to actually discuss the subject of the episode itself.
The podcast is interspersed with jingles created by Partridge, which mark recurring segments, such as listener emails or frequently used topics such as the United States and flightless birds. Many episodes end with a different listener-submitted cover version of the show's theme tune with the regular jingles occasionally replaced by listener cover versions.
The podcast has branched out into a number of live performances, including at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, the London Podcast Festival, and a 2025 UK tour.