Episodes
This week we're joined by CAMERON JAMES and DANIELLE WALKER for our first official guest announcement for the Koh Samui International Podcast Festival 2024! WHO COULD IT BE!? Along the way we discuss Pig Island, Thailands legalisation of medical marijuana, Karl going to the bank to book out an entire resort PLUS a locked-away childhood memory of Tommy's gives us our first taste of potential content that you'll all be watching on the beach in six months. Hosted on Acast. See...
Published 01/09/24
We're back for a new year with guests SAM TAUNTON and NAZEEM HUSSAIN! Tommy's dredging up an old memory from LAST New Years Eve about catching an Uber Pet and along the way we get sidetracked by a yarn about Merv Hughes watching comedy and pitching a movie based around the unsung heroes featured in David Boon's legendary downing of 52 cans on a flight. PLUS Karl's been to a doctor with one of the greatest names of all time after getting some terrible medical advice from Nazeem. Hosted on...
Published 01/03/24
It's our annual countdown of the best episodes of the year as voted by YOU! Relive some of your favourite moments of the year OR use this episode as a jumping in point if you've never listened before! Zoom episodes, live episodes, great guests and a star-studded Number One! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 12/27/23
This week we're joined by DAVE HUGHES and BRON LEWIS! Bron's husband is in Ibiza and Hughesy's fondly remembering his time studying IT near Karl's house, but we're most excited to learn that we're in the presence of an icon. Hughesy has been named as one of Rolling Stone's 50 Australian Icons so we spend a good chunk of our time dissecting the rest of the list. Along the way we cast Hughesy's Plastic Bucket Boys, attempt to get him mentioned in the Daily Mail, and hear about Richard Branson...
Published 12/20/23
We've travelled down the coast to catch up with BRETT BLAKE and NICK CAPPER! Brett is the latest victim of Tommy's cursed artwork as his relationship has broken down and he's now living in a tent (where we've recorded this weeks episode from). It's a red hot hour of our stock-in-trade: punching down. We also chat about a man on a jetski waiting around for the love of his life, a garbage man picking up on the job, and Capper's mouth bleeding for some unknown reason. It's good to have mates! ...
Published 12/12/23
We're LIVE from Melbourne with SAM PANG, DAVE O'NEIL and TOM BALLARD! We debrief our recent trip to Perth which landed us in the Daily Mail, The ghost of Tom Ballard haunts us for a little bit, Dave surprises Sam Pang with his appearance in New Idea and we go on a rollercoaster journey hearing about Dave and Sam getting lunch in a chicken shop. PLUS Tommy's trying to make up for his cursed print AND we do a live Talkin' Dum Dum! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 12/05/23
This week we're joined by LEHMO and NINA OYAMA! We travel back to 2003 to revisit the creative process for one of Lehmo's early Comedy Festival show posters and we hear about an ill-advised stunt for his early days of breakfast radio in South Australia! Meanwhile, Tommy's brainstorming ideas for a new piece of artwork that can offset the damage done by his cursed print PLUS there's an update on the true crime saga that's been unfolding in the hallway of Karl's apartment building! No need for...
Published 11/28/23
This week we're joined by GARETH REYNOLDS and TOM BALLARD! We've crammed into a tiny hotel room to mourn Tom's hypothetical passing away and debate the safety of helicopter travel, before hearing about Karl's big night on the tiles with Milan that almost ended his marriage. And of course, because Gareth's here, we talk about pyjamas for about ten minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 11/22/23
We're LIVE from the most beautiful street in the Dexy capital of the world with LAWRENCE MOONEY, CAMERON JAMES and XAVIER MICHELIDES! Tommy's busted out the Sexy Lemon Man attire which comes under harsh scrutiny from our panel of guests. King Moonman regales us with some of the most disturbing yarns he's ever told on the podcast, Xavier's a new Perth resident, PLUS, have we been successful in our attempts to book an impersonator for the show, or are we better off moving our business to a...
Published 11/15/23
We're joined once again by the Mid Flight Brawl boys NICK CODY and LUKE HEGGIE! Dassalo's got a huge piece of news about his upcoming flight to Perth, Heggie's judged a talent contest, Cody's taken umbrage with some of Karl's recent travel stories on the pod, and Karl's been battling the general public at his gigs. Plus, Tommy's found the world's biggest Air BnB DVD library and uncovers a repressed memory live on air!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 11/08/23
It's a Bang On crossover this week as we're joined by ZAN ROWE and MYF WARHURST! It's Zan's first time on the show but she's already had some legendary meetings with Tommy at a music festival and a kick-ons, plus we've received a hot tip about an item on her resume that's of great interest to us. Meanwhile, Myf has a new show on SBS that takes place in Maryborough - not sure if we've ever mentioned that that's where Karl's from - and so we take a further deep dive into the local weirdos from...
Published 10/31/23
This week we're joined by DAVE THORNTON and LLOYD LANGFORD! Tommy's taken his parents to see Paul McCartney, and a mysterious former colleague of his dads has DM'd him on Instagram. PLUS Chandler's back from Singapore and had a nightmare return flight so we get stuck into the hidden travel hacks of seat booking, business class on Jetstar, inflight entertainment, luggage sales and WAY MORE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/24/23
This week we're joined by SAM TAUNTON and ALEX WARD for a wide-ranging and intellectual discourse: soiling the bed, defacating in the street, passing gas, and proper toilet hygiene. Plus we somehow manage to segue quite elegantly into talking about break-ups (not ours, remarkably) as Tommy's friends have split up and he's caught in the middle in some very unexpected ways. Listen up, because you may have a cursed item in your house right now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Published 10/17/23
Hey You-Know-Whats! We're joined by DAVE O'NEIL and WIL ANDERSON for a HUGE episode this week. Tommy's had a surprising conversation with his parents about the upcoming referendum, Chandler's been having deep, deep conversations with his child and Dave's been performing for Japanese tourists. We also flash back to Dassalo's earliest days in comedy and an ill-fated PR stunt he pulled with the help of Wil Anderson PLUS The Chandler family home is on the market and there's something VERY...
Published 10/10/23
This week we're joined by ED KAVALEE and BEN RUSSELL! We reminisce about our time in the Royal Melbourne Show's haunted house with Ben Russell, Kav's got some thoughts about My Muscle Chef, Karl's been trying to watch live music in a Thai restaurant PLUS we finally follow up on a talkback topic that we posed months and months ago: what's the food that people think you're weird for not liking? The answers WILL shock you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/03/23
This week we're talking into the 'phones with GUY MONTGOMERY and MELANIE BRACEWELL! Tommy's scared of getting murdered, Karl's been shopping for a night light, and we get Guy and Mel interested in performing at The Worst of Melbourne Comedy by looking through some upcoming Adelaide comedy line-ups PLUS we dive into Karl's nefarious letter-writing past! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 09/27/23
We're joined this week by TOMMY LITTLE & NICK CAPPER! Little's life has taken a dramatic turn now that he's a dog owner and meanwhile, Karl's yet again having dog issues in his apartment building. We also wrap up some final details from Capper's wedding, hear about the time he met Robin Williams, and get all the behind the scenes gossip from his recent starring role in a national ad campaign! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 09/20/23
It's the return of the Dream Team SCOTT DOOLEY and HARLEY BREEN! Tommy's hot off a huge weekend of gigs where he's been harassed at every turn, Harley's moved to Queensland, and Dools has some big life news for us! Also, we take umbrage with Dools' recent turn as an author, Karl's had a bespoke dining experience in Hungry Jacks, PLUS a little bit of Cancer Corner! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 09/13/23
This week we're joined by SAMI SHAH and JOSH EARL! Since he was last on, Sami's had a child with an international celebrity so we get stuck into all of the details about her crazy story and how she met Sami. PLUS there's a follow-up on an open micer's attempt at getting a gig at one of Karl's rooms and we're searching for talent in Perth for our upcoming live episode. All of this, plus five minutes of chat about cheese. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 09/06/23
This week we're joined by NAZEEM HUSSAIN & SONIA DI IORIO! It's Tommy's birthday and he's worn a suit to the podcast for a very, VERY funny reason. He's also got some big Dassalo family news to announce AND according to Nazeem, he's considering buying property in Braybrook. PLUS we talk about avocados, funeral interrupters, pool pumps AND Karl's new side hustle of "supplying" "goods" to Nazeem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 08/30/23
This week we're joined by BRON LEWIS and DANNY MCGINLAY! We get straight into it, closely examining some of Danny McGinlay's crowdwork from over the weekend, before a full dissection of one of the most hotly anticipated events on the comedy calendar: the public debut of the lemon suit!... Oh, and Nick Capper's wedding. We also rewind slightly to the bucks party from last week and hear all about Bron's house guest Nick Carr and how he pulled up afterwards. PLUS Tommy's abused a depressed...
Published 08/22/23
This week we're joined by BRETT BLAKE and MIKE GOLDSTEIN for a Pre Nick Capper's Wedding Blowout! Brett's just been in Perth and had one of the all-time great heckles and come back to Melbourne just in time to organise Capper's bucks. We dive into all the details from the day including the MC getting sick, Tommy mastering the mechanical bull, our flagrant disregard for Brett's "no phones" policy, and one of the performers using the bathroom for something inappropriate. Hosted on Acast. See...
Published 08/16/23
This week we're joined by TONY MARTIN and CAMERON JAMES! We're at Karl's house so of course we give his DVD library a going over before hearing about the last ever bootleg DVD stall in Thailand. Tommy The Weatherman has got more updates on his Hoi An tailor social media post, as well as being annoyed by Australian tourists in Ha Long Bay, PLUS Karl's been writing zingers for the roast of John Cleese, AKA the inspiration for the Fawlty Towers Dining Experience. Hosted on Acast. See...
Published 08/09/23
This week we're joined by PETER HELLIAR and GREG LARSEN! Greg's been in Ireland, Pete's been in Italy, and Tommy's been in Vietnam. We learn about Pete's heritage, Greg fills us in on Ireland's currency, and Tommy's been to a tailor in Hoi An to get a lemon-coloured suit made up for Nick Capper's upcoming wedding. Plus, along the way, we invent about ten different quiz shows. Fun! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 08/02/23
This week we're joined by DAVE THORNTON and BEN LOMAS! We give our potential new theme song it's first proper spin at the start of the episode and gauge our guests' reaction to it. Karl's been writing roast jokes and we all try to work out How'd He Get That, Dave's just back from Bali, and Tommy's getting ready to go to Vietnam. Will he get a job as a cruise ship comedian or will his boat get rammed to pieces? One thing's for sure: Comedyyyyy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Published 07/26/23