It's an episode four months in the making as we welcome back DENISE SCOTT and JOEL CREASEY! Denise comes in red hot as we hear about how her partner has become a breakout star in lockdown. Meanwhile, Chandler's in trouble for reminiscing about a fancy hotel in Koh Samui and Joel has a very full-on connection to one of the most popular towns in our search for somewhere to do a country town gig. PLUS Tommy has a story about Denise uncovering some hot goss at a show he was at, and Denise has a surp...
Oct 13, 2021•2 hr 2 min
It's the return of DAVE HUGHES and JOSH EARL! We're excited to welcome Hughes back onto the show as Tommy's got a new nickname for him, and we stage a mini Twitter intervention. PLUS we follow up on all the suggestions for our potential country Victorian live show. We get into various small town folklore involving dirty windows and livestock, Hughes makes a case for doing a live podcast in his hometown, we get all the sordid details of Josh's honeymoon AND Hughes wants to invest in a Thai bar wi...
Oct 06, 2021•2 hr 53 min
It's another great mates catch-up with Hall-of-Famers NICK CODY and NAZEEM HUSSAIN! We try and debunk one of the most interesting rumours about the vaccine, Nazeem's been a naughty little boy during one of his many media appearances, Tommy's got the inside word on a right-wing comedy night, Karl's father-in-law has some questions about Maryborough AND we've got an idea for a new live show location, if and when these lockdowns ever end! PLUS the first ever al fresco edition of Talkin' Dum Dum! Ho...
Sep 29, 2021•2 hr 34 min
It's the return of old mates BRETT BLAKE and HARLEY BREEN! We're recording in a very surprising way this week, as we hear about Karl and Brett's troubles in a bottle shop and Blakey holds court with an epic yarn about an attempted heist in suburban Perth. PLUS Tommy's neighbours have been breaking the restrictions, and young Brett has been collecting bees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 22, 2021•2 hr 3 min
We're feeding off the energy of two people in the same room with DAVE CALLAN and ANDREW WOLFE beaming in from Western Australia! After a delayed start and an argument about the train station, we hear all about Dave's big recent life update: he's back at university studying something VERY unexpected. We hear about his life on campus, his future plans with his new degree, and what inspired him to take up this course. Then it's Wolfey's turn to take the spotlight as we check in on how Karl's money ...
Sep 15, 2021•2 hr 50 min
This week we're joined by LUKE HEGGIE and he's brought his mate OSHER GÜNSBERG along! We get deep into the lifelong friendship of Osher and Heggie, including Heggie killing in primary school, Osher's job driving promo cars for Brisbane radio, and more of Heggie's behind-the-scenes work on reality TV. Plus, we uncover more of Heggie's rich and varied resume from his time before stand-up, we hear about Osher's contributions to the Brisbane music scene and we air a long-standing issue between Osher...
Sep 08, 2021•2 hr 6 min
It's the return of our favourite author JOHN SAFRAN and his old community radio buddy DAVE O'NEIL! Dave's zooming in from his backyard so apologies in advance for all the tweeting birds you can hear in the background. We get stuck in to some of John's memories of appearing on Hey Hey It's Saturday before chatting about his new book Puff Piece, which is all about Phillip Morris and the smoking industry. John also shares with us a tale even more explosive and mysterious than anything he's written ...
Sep 01, 2021•2 hr 45 min
This week we're joined by HAMISH BLAKE and TOM BALLARD! We get musical right off the bat as we cover Hamish's drumming experience and Tom's piano experience and try to work out who's more skilled. Chandler's been watching anti-vax comedy specials and Tommy's practising some of his Bad Impressions for Cameo. Plus, children's thoughts on death, signing CD's at shopping centres and we get a progress update on the writing of Ballard's book! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Aug 25, 2021•2 hr 59 min
It's the return of AARON CHEN and DANIELLE WALKER! Chenny's shaved his head so we grill him on his mental health before getting into Chandler's huge night after copping his first vaccine dose. Tommy's finally fixing his terrible internet connection and perving on his neighbours, Danielle's relatives have some interesting thoughts on the pandemic, we get a sneak peek at her grandad's autobiography and we find out if Blanket is a child prodigy. PLUS The Bad Impressionist is staging a comeback for ...
Aug 18, 2021•2 hr 1 min
This week we're joined by NYC's SCOTT DOOLEY and the SAS' MERRICK WATTS! Merrick takes us through the sordid history of his outside broadcasts for commercial radio as well as his current drinking schedule during lockdown. Meanwhile, Karl's been drinking in the streets and getting hooked on the Thai vlogs, and we grill Merrick about some incredible rumours that we've heard about him, including his intense training for filming SAS Australia! PLUS there's an exciting new development in Talkin' Gibb...
Aug 11, 2021•2 hr 4 min
This week we're checking in on two of our dear locked-down friends in Sydney, CAMERON JAMES and GEN FRICKER and there's an incredibly manic energy in the air! Tommy's dad has had one beer and started regaling him with stories of near conquests from his past, Cam's been forced to do some horrifying stuff to his dog, and Karl's been getting some very concerning messages about his cat. PLUS, dolphins, strokes, Lifeline and conspiracy theories AND the return of CANCER COR...
Aug 04, 2021•2 hr
This week we're joined by KYLE KINANE and NINA OYAMA! Tommy's had his first dose of the vaccine and had some very interesting side effects. Kyle's on the show, so of course we end up discussing Bigfoot and Taco Bell, Nina talks us through her latest dalliances with binge drinking, and Karl's been in a physical altercation. PLUS, we've got a big big secret about Nina that she doesn't want us to reveal, and in Talking Dum Dum, we make some exciting culinary plans for once we're out of lockdown. Ho...
Jul 28, 2021•2 hr 52 min
We're making the most of lockdown by finally lining up a TOFOP crossover with WIL ANDERSON and CHARLIE CLAUSEN! Charlie dishes the dirt (literally) on his first ever role in Blue Heelers, and we brainstorm ways that we could worm our way into the background of his more recent acting gig on Home & Away. There's also a lengthy dispute of when and where Charlie and Tommy met for the first time, Karl's on the edge about a new listener of the podcast AND we delve into our personal histories of ph...
Jul 21, 2021•2 hr 13 min
This week we're joined by first-time guest BEN KNIGHT and his housemate, NICK CAPPER! Knighty and Capper have been helping Karl prepare for his big soccer comeback, which has lead to a devastating injury. We talk about the training regime, which mostly involves squabbling about who was and was not doing the exercises correctly.There's also a gigantic detour of stories about a well-known viral comedian, including a heroic life-saving effort from Knighty, PLUS, Dassalo's handed over the keys to Th...
Jul 14, 2021•2 hr 2 min
We're broadcasting from Little Towers this week, with TOMMY LITTLE and ADAM ROZENBACHS! We're incredibly overstimulated in Tommy's house as we get distracted by gumballs, bookcases and Big Buck Hunter machines, and we find out all about how Tommy's been purchasing homewares from a crazy shirtless neighbour. There's also a Chandler soccer comeback update, and a detailed summary of all the awkward interactions that Dassalo had while moving house. All this PLUS one-armed men and flotation tanks! Ho...
Jul 07, 2021•2 hr 13 min
What better way to christen Tommy's new house than with superstar guests PETER HELLIAR and NAZEEM HUSSAIN! After a late start because neither of the guests could locate the new Masturbatorium, we delve deeper into Tommy's new fake marriage and we have an exclusive scoop on a recent marriage involving one of the guests! Which one of them could it be!!?? There's also a Dogpiss-gate update and more on the unfolding saga of Chando's attempted return to the soccer field. It's a huge bumper episode so...
Jun 30, 2021•2 hr 9 min
We're finally off Zoom for one last hurrah in The Masturbatorium with LEHMO and BRETT BLAKE! We toast Tommy's last week in his Melrose Place apartment and share our favourite memories of the bottle shop near his house. Lehmo tells us about his seventh ever gig on Red Faces and we dissect every aspect of it: the judges, the cartoon drawing of him, and the feedback he got from his mates afterwards! PLUS Chando's being called up to the big leagues of regional soccer and we give a brief history of V...
Jun 23, 2021•2 hr 1 min
It's a mini Koh Samui reunion this week with ADAM KNOX and GARETH REYNOLDS! Gareth's fully vaccinated, Knoxy has some interesting theories on sign writing, Chandler's been digging into some conspiracy theorists near his house and Tommy's search for a new house continues. PLUS we want a listener to go undercover at a photography studio and we debate the logistics of a fake marriage. All of that AND Talkin' Gibbo returns for a second episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Jun 16, 2021•2 hr 57 min
It's a New Zealand Spectacular this week as we're joined by GUY MONTGOMERY and first-time guest MELANIE BRACEWELL! Guy's given Mel a very interesting description of our show in order to convince her to come on, and Mel introduces us to an incredibly flawed hypnosis technique. We also spend a very long time discussing a bizarre schoolyard "game" from back in the day, before we get an update on Chandler's balcony, and hear about Tommy's "adventures" in house hunting. PLUS in Talking Dum Dum we deb...
Jun 09, 2021•2 hr 10 min
We're back on Zoom with our good mates DAVE ANTHONY and DAVE THORNTON! Given that we're in lockdown in Melbourne, we're very skeptical of Anthony's upcoming Australian tour plans. Thornton's making the most of it by scheduling in some surgery and he's been killing time by catching up on his neighbourhood gossip PLUS there's an escalating dispute in Karl's apartment building between him and his neighbour. You will absolutely never guess what the source of the dis...
Jun 02, 2021•2 hr 6 min
City slickers beware, it's a country boys spectacular this week as we're joined by NICK CAPPER and HARLEY BREEN! After years of trying, we FINALLY get Capper's thoughts on 9/11, as well as hearing about his recent high stakes bet at the casino. Harley's been spending some time in some wild country towns PLUS we get the scoop on Capper and Blakey's recent ten-day motorbike ride. Was it a triumphant success or a bit of a debacle? Well, we're talking about it on the show, so that should give you so...
May 26, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Well folks, if you like our loose live episodes and when bad things happen to us, then get ready to be rock hard for over an hour. We're up in Sydney and we're having tech issues on a magnitude that we've never experienced before (citation needed). Milan steps in to cover Tommy rushing to the tech booth before CRAIG REUCASSEL steps in to try and help save our asses. KYLE LEGACY makes his debut on the show because literally every other comedian that we know in Sydney was doing a showcase or the G...
May 19, 2021•2 hr 12 min
This week we're joined by SAM MAC and DANNY MCGINLAY! Sam's in town to launch his new book Accidental Weatherman; Tommy went to the launch and got too nervous to ask his question during the Q & A. We also finally grill Sam about the backstory behind one of our favourite ever pieces of media, before laying out the entire saga of our recently hacked Twitter account. PLUS Tommy's controversial game show returns for one quick round, and it's actually met with a warm reception! Hosted on Acast. S...
May 12, 2021•2 hr 1 min
We're back in the studio this week with GREG LARSEN and DANIELLE WALKER. We hear about Karl's childhood family holiday to Queensland and Greg reminisces about some now defunct Brisbane theme parks. But of course, the main event is diving into even more of Danielle's crazy family history: today's set list is: Rooster, Snout, and Warts, so brace yourselves! And as if all of that wasn't disgusting enough, we also do a live taste-test of the Yumbo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
May 05, 2021•2 hr 48 min
Life’s given us a big bag of lemons so we’ve attempted to make lemonade! Yes, this was supposed to be our triumphant Perth live show in front of 200 people at the Rosemount Hotel but thanks to a snap lockdown in Perth just after we arrived, it’s a (still kinda triumphant) “live” show in front of 8 people in Karl’s hotel room. ANDREW WOLFE and TOR SNYDER join us as we discuss the ways lockdown is different in Perth, the $2 Peeps across the road, what Wolfey has been doing with Karl’s investment, ...
Apr 28, 2021•2 hr 43 min
MASSIVE episode this week for our final Melbourne live show of the month! Tommy's had a BOMBSHELL run-in with someone from his past, WIL ANDERSON has finally got a prescription for his "water vase", CAMERON JAMES once again gets grilled about his real name, and TONY DI BLASI from The Avalanches makes his debut on the podcast after ten long years! We hear about Karl's involvement on an early Avalanches demo, Tony validates some of the crazier Maryborough stories AND spills the beans on Karl's ear...
Apr 21, 2021•2 hr
HUGE line-up this week so we'd better not muck around by trying on pants or eating muffins. DANIEL SLOSS joins us fresh from his recent hotel quarantine, AARON CHEN has a potential new diagnosis on the horizon and GEN FRICKER has inspired us to get onto TikTok. PLUS we're joined by Ireland's OTHER most popular comedian after Sloss, and we read out of Karl's joke book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 14, 2021•2 hr 40 min
This week we're greeted by some muffins on the stage as we're joined by guests TOM BALLARD, DAVE O'NEIL and CHRIS FRANKLIN! Tom's been slammed by a journalist after an appearance on (our mate) The Project, Dave's been filming for Postcards with an ex-footballer AND we welcome Chris Franklin, a legend of Australian comedy, onto the show for his debut - and what a debut it is! We chuck as many coins as we can into the Chris Franklin Jukebox and we get all the hits: the origins of his number one hi...
Apr 07, 2021•2 hr 38 min
They've done it again! We're back in Melbourne for our month of HUGE live shows! This week we're getting primed for the launch of Planet Westgate, our pop-up burger restaurant, with ED KAVALEE, NINA OYAMA and BRETT BLAKE! Ed's got some Planet Hollywood stories for us (not quite sure what it is about our idea that made him think of them), Brett's out for revenge after we roasted him in Adelaide, and we get the audience to vote on which one of Nina's stories we should hear....
Mar 31, 2021•2 hr 49 min
This week we've got two guests from either side of hotel quarantine: DANIEL SLOSS and TOM BALLARD! Sloss is about to quarantine for two weeks so that he can feed his ego by doing comedy on the Gold Coast. Meanwhile, Tom has just returned from quarantining in New Zealand so he gives Sloss as many tips as he can - nearly all of which are about self pleasure. We also get pumped up for our impending pop-up burger restaurant, reminisce about previous Drunkcasts ...
Mar 23, 2021•2 hr 51 min
