GENERAL INTERVIEW

Holly Burn’s Dream House: Let your architectural imagination run wild!

Published on December 6, 2024

Holly Burn’s Dream House is a new weekly podcast where comedian and actor Holly Burn asks famous guests to tell her all about their fantasy homes. We caught up with Holly to find out more…

Who are you and what’s your podcast about?

I’m a comedian and actor – you might recognise me from my Victoria Beckham Vogue’s 73 Questions Spoof or ITV’s Bad Bridesmaid – or perhaps not! Lately I’ve starred opposite Harry Hill in his new film The Last Caveman, and just filmed Tim Vine’s new feature film.

My podcast is Holly Burn’s Dream House. Each episode I take a guided tour of our guests’ fantasy home. If money and logic were no object, what house would they build? Where would it be and have they got absolutely disgusting taste?

Guests like Harry Hill, Lou Sanders, Paul Foot, Nick Helm, Luke Macqueen, Rosie Holt, Phil Dunning, Rachel Paris, and Sunil Patel take me round their fantasy home from outside to in…Think Oﬀ Menu crossed with the Omaze prize draw via Through The Keyhole!

In its first week it was picked as Podcast of the week in The Guardian: “like listening to Grand Designs episodes too weird to air”.

Episode 11 with guest Harry Hill

What was the first podcast you ever listened to?

Something like Serial S1.

Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?

I’ve always been interested in hosting and interacting with guests. Always loved the idea of doing a chat show of some sort. My comedy works best when it’s interactive and I engage with my audience. A podcast is the perfect answer to that.

I like the fact you can just start a pod off your own back, without anyone commissioning it or telling you what it should be. There’s no middleman – you can be your own boss, do it yourself, and not spend any (much) money. It’s satisfying to put yourself out there each week and have a tangible finished product you’ve created.

I come from a property background – growing up on building sites I’ve always loved anything property, building, design, and housing related – (shout out to heavy plant machinery!) so this was my obvious go to topic.

Episode 4 with guest Lou Sanders

Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

Diary of a CEO, nnnnaahhh not really ha ha ha.

I guess really, though not technically a pod, the OG – Desert Island Discs.

You’ve had some great guests on the show so far – who has been your favourite or most memorable guest, and why?

Phil Dunning (whose incredible sitcom Smoggie Queens starts this week on BBC) because he is a hilarious comedian. I love chatting to him and he loves property too – so he was a perfect match for a guest!