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Hard Lines is the Roast Battle UK podcast hosted by Drew Stearne and two-time UK champion Shalaka Kurup. From battle breakdowns and live reports to joke-writing theory and backstage chaos, each episode dives into what makes Roast Battle work. Smart, filthy, and surprisingly analytical, it’s for comedy fans, future battlers, and anyone who wants to get inside the craft of insult comedy.

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