We’re back down in Tasmania this week, in front of a pumped-up crowd at the Uni Bar, joined by NINA OYAMA and TOM BALLARD ! Blanket’s attending her first ever podcast and we spend way too long pandering to her, Tommy’s been to Mona and picked up a very sweet visual gag at the local markets, Tom’s received a delayed heckle via a friend of the show, Karl’s had a bizarre 24 hours, PLUS Nina’s drunk a lot of cider backstage! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 11, 2022•2 hr 57 min
It’s the final night of the Comedy Festival and we’re doing a late, semi-coherent not-quite Drunkcast! We try and break the applause record for talking about figs, BRETT BLAKE has engaged in a heated feud with Jetstar, MELANIE BRACEWELL almost died on the way to the podcast, JOSH EARL makes some additions to Funny Buggers, and DAVE HUGHES holds court and regales us with stories about his bladder, carparks, being a landlord, Twitter, and the history of Snakes Alive! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 29 min
We're masked up and raring to go this week with WIL ANDERSON, DAVE ANTHONY and GARETH REYNOLDS! Wil’s won an award at the Festival moments before arriving at the podcast, we’ve strictly adhered to Dave and Gareth’s safety concerns with hilariously visual results, and Karl has a big announcement relating to Koh Samui that’s a huge chance of spiralling into a future lawsuit - so luckily he’s got three good friends with his best interests at heart to help him workshop the idea with productive and t...
Apr 26, 2022•2 hr 52 min
Tommy's out of isolation and we're back on our home turf for another HUGE live episode. HARLEY BREEN has had DHS checking up on him, GUY MONTGOMERY shares some incredible flyering techniques with us, and thanks to some sneaky intel, we pick the hits on the AKMAL SALEH jukebox! There's hoses, falcons, McDonalds, plus a healthy serving of one of our favourite topics: things going up the arse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 20, 2022•2 hr 41 min
Wow, the milestone episodes just keep coming. It's our 600th EPISODE recorded LIVE in front of a packed out Athenaeum Theatre! Tommy does some crowd work in the nose bleeds, NAZEEM HUSSAIN helps us fix up our signage, CAMERON JAMES has a new job to tell us about, DANIELLE WALKER dips into more of her family archive, AARON CHEN rips us apart on his home ground, DAVE HUGHES comes face to face with a disgruntled audience member, PLUS there's RAD DAD and a callback to the Jazz Man which actually pay...
Apr 13, 2022•2 hr 47 min
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED! The long-delayed 500th episode, LIVE at The Athanaeum! Things get off to a great start with NICK CODY as Tommy takes an ill-advised trip down memory lane. LAWRENCE MOONEY returns to the podcast to update us on his recent scuffles, TOM GLEESON delivers a mini version of Hard Quiz to us, BRETT BLAKE’s been to the movies, and NIKKI BRITTON’s gotten a dog. PLUS A very special edition of This Is Your Life, hosted by DAVE THORNTON! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Apr 05, 2022•2 hr 38 min
Today we’re joined by SAM PANG and TONY MARTIN! As you can imagine, there’s a LOT of old TV talk including Tony’s access to a bootleg VHS ring back in the day. PLUS we try to get any kind of personal information on the record about Pang, Tommy’s had his romantic Valentine’s Day interrupted, and things have come full circle for Karl after a run-in with the cops in Thailand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 30, 2022•2 hr 5 min
It's an absolute muck fest this week as we welcome back GREG LARSEN and CAM JAMES! We spend a LOT of time discussing the history of Rotten dot com and public internet pornography browsing. Plus, Chandler's got a cute story about his child to tell, so we try and cleanse the palette by talking about meth pipes, Tommy's disgusting bathroom, and an outrageous new gig set-up in another part of the country! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 23, 2022•2 hr 51 min
It’s another huge episode from Tommy’s Mancave this week as we welcome back GEN FRICKER and BEN RUSSELL . It’s a loose and stupid episode as we attempt to do a long overdue follow-up to The Mystery Of The Bus Spewer, and of course we get sidetracked along the way by talking about Jack And The Beanstalk, and Ben’s recent wedding. It’s a great episode to shoot rope to! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 16, 2022•2 hr 58 min
We're back at our old stomping ground of Austereo this week, as we catch up with JUDITH LUCY and MARTY SHEARGOLD! Judith and Marty take us on a trip down memory lane as they reminisce about the disgusting origins of comedy in Melbourne, as well as getting absolutely poleaxed at the Hobart Comedy Festival. Meanwhile, Marty's had a rough trot at one of Karl's gigs and Judith's been to a saucy osteo. Have a listen and then go for a spin on the dodgem cars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Mar 08, 2022•2 hr 42 min
We're back in Adelaide for our yearly live show that happens to take place during a time that a lot of comedians are in town! In the past we've made a lot of fun of Adelaide but we're on our best behaviour this time and holding ourselves to account. Tommy's been in town a couple of days and having a very unexpected ticket-selling experience with his solo show. BRETT BLAKE fills us in on his previous life of moonlighting as an Uber Driver, NAZEEM HUSSAIN drops in and starts flexing his power as a...
Mar 01, 2022•2 hr 35 min
We're up late in the basement with CHRIS "THE BLOKE" FRANKLIN this week, and even DAVE O'NEIL has been convinced to have a beer. We get deeper into Chris' fascinating life including cooking in the navy, saving the lives of multiple people, and mastering table tennis. PLUS we find out who would fare best in prison out of Tommy, Dave and Karl AND we talk about the hot new band on everyone's lips: The Angels! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 23, 2022•2 hr 44 min
He's done it again! Karl's beaming in from Phuket and he's brought along perhaps the only person on Earth who's more obsessed with Thailand: TROY KINNE! Meanwhile, Tommy's back in Melbourne, dreading his week in the edit suite but basking in the glow of DAVE THORNTON. We hear all about the trip over to Thailand, including how Karl passed the time on his flight and his imprisonment while awaiting his COVID test result. Plus, Kinne's had an awkward run-in at the gym, Karl's been busted content-ing...
Feb 16, 2022•2 hr 3 min
We're up bright and early with LEHMO and JOSH EARL this week, frantically cramming in a last-minute podcast before Chandler heads to the airport to hopefully make his return to Thailand. If you're curious about international travel during the pandemic and looking for some tips about the easiest way to make sure you've correctly filled out the paperwork and done the right PCR test, then this is NOT the episode for you. But if you want to hear about 7-11, Officeworks, and potentially expired passp...
Feb 09, 2022•2 hr 53 min
We're back in Brisbane for another HUGE live show in a future condemned building! We continue our hot streak of complaining about the crowd before getting down to the important business of wishing Happy Birthday to a member of the audience. NICK CODY 's been filming an ad, MEL BUTTLE has been gigging on the Gold Coast with a Friend of the Show, and LUKE HEGGIE' s dad has been getting up to some dodgy business in the pub across the street. PLUS the return of the Masked Pegger, a new episode of RA...
Feb 02, 2022•2 hr 12 min
This week we're joined by ED KAVALEE and LLOYD LANGFORD! We dig in to Lloyd's favourite reggae music, Ed's personal history with the Nintendo Entertainment System, and doing comedy before the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. PLUS there's a massive development in the ongoing adventures of Karl's life on the standby list for a major airline AND we uncover how to get a free Rolex watch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 26, 2022•2 hr 53 min
This week we're joined by MERRICK WATTS and his son BRETT BLAKE! We spend some time grilling Merrick's bronze complexion before answering some of his questions about things he's observed in Tommy's medicine cabinet. There's also an update on Tommy's Christmas Day featuring his custom Chandler Christmas Crackers, someone's insulted Karl's car and been punished by karma for it, PLUS another deep dive into Brett's dodgy employment history in WA and we get Merrick to guide us through our first ever ...
Jan 19, 2022•2 hr 49 min
It's a parenting spectacular this week as we're joined by textbook Comedy Dads NICK CODY and HARLEY BREEN! Little Blanket's been having trouble sleeping so Karl's brought in the big guns: the Sleep Doctor to the stars. Meanwhile, Tommy's been babysitting, and if you heard last week's episode, there's an update on his mysterious flu-like symptoms. Was it the novel coronavirus? PLUS Harley and Cody stick around for a messy, al fresco Talkin' Dum Dum, recorded at the pub! Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Jan 12, 2022•2 hr 37 min
Here it is: our annual countdown of the best 5 episodes of the previous year, as voted for by YOU! From cancelled live shows to Zoom recordings to prohibition era-style “broadcasts” in lockdown, it was a huge year for our dumb little podcast. We’re counting down the top moments from 2021 with plenty of riffing in between. Did your favourite episode make the cut? It’s a surprising list - except of course, for Number One. As with every year, it’s VERY obvious which episode took the top spot. ...
Jan 05, 2022•2 hr 39 min
It’s our incredibly timely pre-Christmas spectacular with T OM BALLARD and ANDY ZALTZMAN ! Andy’s in the country doing cricket commentary for the BBC so we attempt the impossible: getting him to convert Dassalo and Ballard into cricket fans. We also hear about Tommy’s history with the Boxing Day test, Andy’s video game credits give us an idea for a new platform for the podcast PLUS Tommy’s stressing about Christmas Day, so he road tests some Christmas cracker jokes to see if we can punch them up...
Jan 03, 2022•2 hr 50 min
This week we've got a jam-packed show with PETER HELLIAR and NINA OYAMA! Pete's had COVID, Nina's spewed in LA and had a whirlwind relationship, and we follow up on last week's trip to Heathcote by launching our own version of a true crime podcast. PLUS Tommy's been working over-time to get a skerrick of detail from his dad about the time he met Ringo and The Beatles. It's a bumper episode AND we also have our first-ever LIVE Talkin' Dum Dum at the end, with guest MIKE GOLDSTEIN! Chandler's hear...
Dec 21, 2021•2 hr 20 min
It's our first live show in six months at The Union Hotel in Heathcote, Victoria with HARLEY BREEN, BRETT BLAKE and OLIVER CLARK! You'll hear all about the journey up on the Milan Party Bus, the continuation of our long-running tech issues, and then a whole lot of chaos as people are falling off chairs and we slowly lose our minds on stage. Is it good to be back? I don't remember. Enjoy! No refunds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 15, 2021•2 hr 51 min
It's a Queensland spectacular this week with ALEX WARD and DANIELLE WALKER! Since Wardy was last on the show she's both gotten engaged AND lost her engagement ring! Chandler's still on the hunt for his wedding ring, and he's also got his hands full with Blanket's Christmas present request. Meanwhile, Tommy's worrying that he's bitten off more than he can chew with his Christmas day plans and OF COURSE, the Main Event is more fodder from Danielle's childhood history, including sunburn, Barbies, r...
Dec 08, 2021•2 hr 51 min
This week we're joined by newcomer SAMI SHAH and showbusiness legend ADAM KNOX! Sami guides us through a specific part of life in Pakistan that very much appeals to us: McDonalds. We also hear about his insanely ambitious first-ever gig, and we have some questions about his luxury watch business. As we get closer and closer to our big live show in Heathcote, Chandler's hit a few logistical speed bumps that have kept him up at night. PLUS Tommy's trying to uncover more details from a bombshell st...
Nov 30, 2021•2 hr 57 min
We said we'd never Zoom again, but for GUY MONTGOMERY and URZILA CARLSON , we can make an exception! Urzila flexes her podcast awards over us, we learn all about her history in the newspaper industry, we hear about Tommy's first job at Baker's Delight, Karl's not-so-mysterious firings from his early employment, and Guy's supermarket job helping him to discover his future talent for stand-up comedy. PLUS Tommy's tried to reconnect with a childhood friend with disastrous results. Will he be able t...
Nov 23, 2021•2 hr 59 min
This week we're getting medical with BEN LOMAS and NICK CAPPER! Two of our best mates have had recent health scares so we go full Patch Adams and try to ease their ailments by doing what we do best: crackin' wise about someone else's misfortune. You'll hear all about Ben's out-of-control rash that landed him in the emergency room, Capper's attempts to put some of his "little Cappers" on ice and so much more! Plus we find out live on air whether Karl has Covid, and Tommy's finally cracked open hi...
Nov 17, 2021•2 hr 4 min
This week we're getting loose with two of our favourite grubs, GREG LARSEN and BEN RUSSELL! It's a wild ride as we discuss crypto, cook up a new Batman villain, and discuss the best way to store bodily fluids. Plus, there's more strange goings-on in Chandler's apartment building, Tommy's cooked up a new game by prowling through his local newsagency, and we delve into the previous employment history of young Greg Larsen and, shockingly, it's porno-based! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Nov 10, 2021•2 hr 55 min
After last weeks damning story of Karl's first pub session out of lockdown, DANNY MCGINLAY joins us for a right-of-reply, and LEHMO sits in the judges seat. We spend the entire episode going through every facet of this debacle: was Danny justified in wanting to bring his child to the pub? Did Karl give him enough notice? Was the messaging too vague on both sides? Things get very heated and passionate, and we also hear the devastating story of what Danny ended up getting up to on the day. It's go...
Nov 02, 2021•2 hr 36 min
We're finally back in The Masturbatorium 2.0 with ANDY LEE and MIKE GOLDSTEIN! As things start to reopen and get back to normal in Melbourne, we're focused on one of the biggest delayed events of the last couple of years: Mike's wedding. Chandler's fascinated by the location and we're ALL fascinated by the possibility of an updated guest list post COVID! We also revisit Chandler's wedding gift saga, as well as some social faux pas on the first day of eased restrictions. Meanwhile, Andy's tracked...
Oct 27, 2021•2 hr 52 min
It's the eve of lockdown restrictions ending in Melbourne so we're doing one final "broadcast" session with TOMMY LITTLE and DAVE THORNTON! Dassalo's dying to know about Little's cacio e pepe recipe, and Little's dying to get back to the real world and finally get his pilots license. Also, we start to really focus in on a potential town for our country Victoria live show, PLUS billy cart races, golf courses, and fond memories of the last time Tommy got Milan'd! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Oct 20, 2021•2 hr 36 min
