Be warned - this raw, unpolished adventure across the States contains alligator wrestling, leather chaps and Vegas weddings. As a multi-award winning comedian and travel journalist, Dom Joly's take on any destination is always witty, sharp, hilarious and irreverent - even more so when that destination is the backwaters of the USA.
Join Dom on a three-week odyssey across the USA as he explores the weird and wonderful oddities of American culture with his trusty sidekick (and complete stranger) Fiona. With the same level of widescreen storytelling you'd expect from a television documentary, Big American Vacation sees Joly rove across the continent in his Chrysler 'Enormoburger', investigating coffin races at the 'Cryonics Mardi Gras', drive-through weddings and late-night emergency Elvises, competitive turkey bowling, marijuana sommeliers and dude ranches.
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(Audible Original, 2 April 2018, 3 hours, audiobook, Audible Original Podcast, freebie from @audibleuk)
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I found these podcasts a bit of a mixed bag. Some of Dom's adventures were funny and highly entertaining. Other adventures just fell sort of flat. The show was a bit of a hit and miss which I thought was a shame. I've never been much of a fan of Dom Joly and his type of humour (Trigger Happy TV where Dom places himself in embarrassing situations in public and reactions are secretly filmed) leaves a lot to be desired at times. I really shouldn't have expected a lot from this podcast. I wanted to listen because Dom was in America so I thought some of the episodes would be interesting. He just came across at times as a stereotypical Brit abroad irritating everyone. I enjoyed it when Dom and his crew were chased in Mexico. Things got interesting for about five minutes.