JerkOffs! Hope you're washing your hands and staying safe out there wherever you are in the world. It's a solocast today, thought I'd give you a little lockdown update from Sydney, Australia and let you know why I'm glad to be home for the pandemic. I've also got a new weekly show with Steve Hofstetter over on Zoom called 'Ask Us Anything' if you want to check that out! Grab tickets to Ask Us Anything at www.nowherecomedyclub.com - it's at 7pm PCT, 12pm AEST & 3am GMT. Aren't timezones fun? ...
Apr 22, 2020•29 min•Ep. 59
Episode 58 - The Union Jack Off with Daniel Muggleton Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guest is American Comedian & New Yorker Katharyn Henson (@ewgirlyounasty)! Katharyn grew up in Reno, Nevada, her parents' marriage was both their 3rd marriages, her day job is managing a sex dungeon and she fell in love with an Irishman at the Edinbur...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 58
Episode 57 - The Union Jack Off with Daniel Muggleton Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guest is Glaswegian comedian Christopher Macarthur-Boyd (@macarthurboyd)! A regular on BBC Scotland on Whiplashed, Up For It & The Comedy Underground, CMB is one of the fastest rising stars of Scottish comedy. He's also dating an Australian so we chat...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 57
#56 | Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. No guests this week as I just wanted to check in - I'M SO SORRY #JERKOFFS - I've been busy settling back into Sydney. I'm not on fire, thank you for asking, and I wanted to let you know about my last week in the UK, supporting Jim Jefferies at Manchester Arena and so much sweating in Sydney. We're now coming to yo...
Jan 30, 2020•36 min•Ep. 56
Episode 55 - The Union Jack Off with Daniel Muggleton Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guest is American comedian Steve Hofstetter (@SteveHofstetter)! I've just finished supporting Steve on a European tour and we talk about his upbringing in the most diverse borough in Queens, New York, some American chat and then dive into stereotyping Eur...
Dec 05, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 55
#54 | Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guests are Yorkshire's Scott Bennett (@scottbcomedyuk) & Adelaide's Thomas Green (@thomasgreencomedy). Both are currently proud residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Scott Bennett talks about growing up in a one-street town - no shop, one pub - Old Snydale, being terrified of living in a big ci...
Nov 30, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 54
#53 | Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guest is journalist Nooruddean Choudry (@BeardedGenius)! We talk about growing up in Manchester, going all the way to Salford for university then back to Manchester to write for The Guardian and then JOE.co.uk. It's a non-lad website but Nooruddean defends lad culture, growing up Pakistani in one of th...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 53
#52 | Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guests are Norway's Pernille Haaland (@pdogcomedy) & Sweden's Evelyn Mok (@evelynmok)! We talk about the Scandinavian hierarchy (spoiler: Sweden's winning but Norway's the richest), Tall Poppy Syndrome, lots of tax, Sweden's first Japanese restaurant having Chinese cooks, indigenous people in Lapla...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 52
#51 | Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week we've got double Sarahs... Sarah Callaghan (@sarahecallaghan) & Sarah Bennetto (@sarabennetto)! We talk about Sarah's first day in London trying to meet someone at the entrance to Hyde Park, crazy people on the open mic circuit, why English people love failure, and teaching English in Madrid even tho...
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 51
#50 Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's our 50th episode and to celebrate we did a proper interview with Essex boy & Russian minor-celebrity Milo Edwards (@Milo_Edwards)! We talk about growing up in Harlow, going to Cambridge - a bit of nerdy language banter - and how he decided on Moscow for his gap year. His experience in Russia changed ...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 50
#49 Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guests are First-Generation Nigerian comedians whose names I said correctly... Michael Odewale (@michaelodewale) & Funmbi Omotayo (@funmbi)! We talk the urban circuit, BAME, the growing cultural significance Black British people in music, moving back to Nigeria, responsibility as a black person and i...
Oct 25, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 49
#48 Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guests are Americans so strap in for some confidence from Russell Hicks (@RussellHickss) & Maria Shehata (@MariaShehata)! We chat PC, cancel culture and how San Francisco has been like that forever - but not the rest of America. Bit of VISA chat, Russell continuing his beef with Daniel about the Exti...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 48
#47 Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guests are both awesome comedians from Ireland now based in London, Eleanor Tiernan (@eleanortiernan) & Peter Flanagan (@peterflanagan)! We chat confessing at age 6, Michael Jackson, catholicism, Australian, the Irish diaspora, country towns vs. cities and how enjoyable it is to watch the British go ...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 47
#46 Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guests are New Zealand's James Nokise (@JamesNokise) & Australia's Laura Davis (@LauraDavisComic)! We chat about why Samoans are on every country's rugby team, sharks related newspaper headlines in Perth, silent discos, finding your Welsh family, and long distance relationships. Our feature track is ...
Oct 04, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 46
#45 Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton interviews stand-ups from around the world about where they grew up, moving to the United Kingdom and what they don't like about the British. This week's guests are Knaresborough's Rob Mulholland (@RobMulholland) & Harrow's Andrea Hubert (@ShutUpAndrea)! We chat about grammar school vs. private school vs. state school, North vs. South, barista training with Caffe Nero, pretending to be working class, accents and heroin. Our feature track is James Numb...
Sep 27, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 45
We've got our biggest episode ever this week #JerkOffs with THREE GUESTS! All living in Essex, just east of London and an accent that can almost sound Australian if you get enough beers in. We've got Kent's Rich Wilson (@iamrichwilson), Brentwood's Josh James (@joshjamesy) and Rayleigh's Pope Lonergan (@thedailybumbler). We talk about The Only Way Is Essex, famous Essex people, odd jobs, Brexit (we finally have a leave voter!) and a definitive ranking of the home counties. If you're a fan of the...
Sep 20, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 44
Daniel Muggleton chats to comedians from around the world about moving to the UK, this week's guests are Australia's Tom Ballard (@TomCBallard) & Brighton's Sean McLoughlin (@SeanMcLoughlin)! The podcast is now filmed every week and available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/danielmuggleton - thanks to Vauxhall Comedy Club for producing the podcast. This week we talk about Australian VISAs, farm work, horrible English houses, growing up in country Australia vs. growing up in the most ...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 43
JERK OFFS! I've missed you, have you missed me? Sorry it's been so long but I've been at Edinburgh Fringe and on holiday but we're back with a brand new episode featuring Orlando Baxter (@orlandobaxter) ! Finally an American on the podcast, he's from Boston which I reckon is the most British bit of the USA. He's done Edinburgh Fringe a few times, toured in the UK, he even studied on exchange at Leicester University - this dude knows his UK. We talk about who's the better sports fans, some cultur...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 42
How you doing #JerkOffs? This week Daniel Muggleton (@danmuggleton) is going solo answering a couple of tweets, talking Royal Shrovetide Football, his first experience in Northern Ireland and a little more Edinburgh Fringe Chat. Make sure you review and subscribe and get in touch on @TheUnionJackOff. Daniel Muggleton: Pimpin' Ain't Easy (But I Reckon it's Easier for Straight, White Men?) on August 1-25th 4:00pm at The Counting House, Edinburgh. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/daniel-muggle...
Jul 19, 2019•43 min•Ep. 41
We are back in the game #JerkOffs, this week chatting to London boy and Comedian/Rapper Joe Jacobs (@jesterjacobs)! We talk about Australia's most famous nonce, Rolf Harris, the UK garage scene, Sofar Sounds and how his start in rap has become a part of his comedy and vice versa... and being Jewish. There's a lot of chat of anti-semitism in the UK Labour Party about Israel and Joe explains the change he's felt - and how he's become a reluctant mouthpiece. Catch his show at Edinburgh Fringe or bu...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 40
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 39
The Union Jack Off is a weekly podcast hosted by Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton (@danmuggleton), where he chats to comedians from around the world about moving to the UK. This week's guest are the stars of Bobby & Harriet Get Married: Canada's Bobby Mair (@BobbyMair) & Kent's Harriet Kemsley (@HarrietKemsley)! We talk about being poor in London, tummy buttons, adopted parents, being allergic to everything and Harriet proves she knows absolutely nothing about Canada despite being ma...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 38
We're back to Brexit just in time for the Tory leadership battle with French comedian Eric Lampaert (@EricLampaert)! Incredibly accomplished as both an actor and comedian, Eric has lived in the UK since he was 12 and has the accent to match. We chat feeling like a fraud, mental health, online hypnotherapy and moving around as a kid. Plus we talk USA vs. The UK, for any American #JerkOffs out there. Catch Eric doing TWO SHOWS at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, or in a couple of movies dropping this year -...
Jun 23, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 37
We got ourselves a ginger/red head/ranga in Scottish comedian Gareth Waugh (@garethwaugh)! He spent a year working at The Comedy Store in Sydney, where he did his first gig before going back home to be one of the rising stars of Scottish comedy. We talk about the benefits of being foreign, debunking haggis (twice, a double debunk!), children's games around the world and having different accents for different situations. Catch Gareth at Edinburgh Fringe 2019 2:45pm everyday at Underbelly, Bristo ...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 36
Dropping by is former Neighbours star and beautiful pineapple Grant Busé (@grant_buse)! He's currently storming the UK festival circuit, being one of the Scotsman's Shows to See at Edinburgh Fringe 2018 and Nominated for Best Musical at Leicester Comedy Festival 2019. After a year in the UK, we talk about Australia vs. UK Comedy, coming up in the club circuit and the festival circuit - it's a pretty industry heavy chat so if you're a comic from either country, wondering if the grass is greener g...
Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 35
This week I chat to one of the most-said names in comedy... it's Phil Wang (@PhilNWang)! Born in Stoke-on-Trent, raised in Malaysia, 2 years at boarding school in Brunei and then doing his A-Levels in Bath before attending Cambridge. Phil's been a child of The Empire pretty much the whole time but he doesn't feel like he particularly belongs anywhere. We chat about quitting smoking, Australianisms, the growing Asian comedy audience and his first ever gig doing Russell Peters' jokes at a high sch...
May 22, 2019•57 min•Ep. 34
Daniel Muggleton (@danmuggleton) chats to comedians from around the world about moving to the UK to try and figure British culture out. This week I chat with my very, very good friend and triple-threat Rohan Ganju (rohan_ganju)! Why a triple threat? He's a citizen of Australia, The UK & USA. Currently living in Melbourne, I get his first impressions of British life. We talk about living on a canal boat in London, preconceptions about English people, being from Hove-actually rather than Brigh...
May 14, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 33
Apparently if I was Kurdish I’d be called Danny Tash, which is such a strong nickname I’m thinking of moving. This week I sat down with comedian and podcaster Kae Kurd (@kaekurd)! We talk a bit of Kurdish history, including how they’d really, really like to be an independent state, drill music making it to Australia, how Joe Rogan is The Tonight Show in 2019, start his career in the urban circuit and growing up in Brixton. We also chat a bit about how difficult it is to explain Western Depressio...
May 03, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 32
Jerk Offs, Daniel is finally well enough to have some people over for a chat and we’ve got a cracking episode to kick things off with Russia’s Olga Koch (@rocknrolga)! I think Russia’s been a mystery to a lot of people since the Iron Curtain, unless you got World Cup tickets, and who better to explain a bit that someone who grew up there before moving directly to Team USA! Well, it was the UK but an American school before going to college in the America. We talk about Russia’s land mass being to...
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 31
We’ve got a real treat this week with Michael Legge (@michaellegge) popping in, excellent comedian, team captain on the 'Do The Right Thing' podcast, television host & retired thief. We talk Northern Ireland because it’s about time isn’t it? Michael grew up in a small town that sounds like Newtown-Ornes but could be anything really (I couldn’t catch it over the hour) full of racists, and skipped university to move to London 30 years ago and begin working for Northern Ireland Media during the...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 30
