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Arguing For The Sake Of Arguing is a podcast that provides a safe space. Jokes aren't always opinions.

Dave Longley


    • Jul 21, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 117 EPISODES


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    #155 - Chris Kehoe - The gentle slide into fascism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 79:27


    Barrister and comedian Chris Kehoe tells us how he want from a 7/10 worry that we were heading towards fascism, to a robust 8.5/10. He does this with his trademark top knot (not seen) flopping about like a failed sumo wrestler. 

    #154 - Is wokeism and cancel culture killing comedy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 26:31


    You can't say anything anymore. 

    #153 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 55:22


    Back again with that ill behaviour discussing Megan Markle and all that goes with it. LIKE SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE LOLZ

    #152 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 54:11


    Eddie and I get stuck into the Leicester Comedy Festival.  Eventually.  Don't forget to buy the HIT book "How Did The Gig Go?" which is available on amazon right fucking now.  

    #151 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 56:16


    Eddie kills our chances at releasing a line of lucrative merchandise.     

    #150 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 49:24


    Good chat about OUR NHS descends into Richard Gere and the rumours, then a bit on home schooling. You know the drill.  Dave's book is available from Amazon and is very funny. If you like the podcast, you'll like the book. Get on that shit.  HOW DID THE GIG GO?

    #149 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 34:43


    Waxing lyrical about the issues of the day. Not one mention of shit this time so we are evolving. 

    #148 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 46:59


    Experience the pain of me realising I've made a mistake and how quickly I want to make it right.  Book (amended) available here.   https://amzn.to/37X5TH9

    #147 - Book reading from HOW DID THE GIG GO?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 12:36


    Hi guys. I've written a book and I read a bit from it. Here is the link to buy it if you are intrigued enough. It is very funny and if you don't like it I will give you your money back.  I'll also sign one for you if you like. Why you'd want that I have no idea.   https://amzn.to/37X5TH9  

    #146 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 66:16


    Recovered from the china flu, Eddie Hoo is back! He tells us in detail about the horrible disease that ravaged his obese body and rendered him nearly dead because he's morbidly obese. 

    #145 - Jack Carroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 68:33


    Eddie Hoo is dying of Covid, so Jack Carrol stepped up as the bespectacled sidekick.  Jack has his own podcast coming our on Tuesday the 17th December called IMPAIRED which is about disability and what it's like to be despised by God and pay for sins from a former life. 

    #144 Eddie Hoo feat. Eddie Why

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 62:32


    A serious discussion on gag theft in comedy. lolz

    #143 - Chris Kehoe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 71:43


    Chris Kehoe brings his legal expertise to the absolute cavalcade of filth that this fucking god awful podcast normally is. 

    #142 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 59:02


    Eddie lays down the law about what we should and shouldn't be talking about. Then we completely disregard it because we are slaves to determinism. 

    #141 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 42:44


    We are back. We shouldn't take this long off because all our depravity is fit to explode. 

    #140 - Stand up comedy for kids RE-ISSUE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 6:32


    With the recent revelations that stand up comedian Dylan Jones is a registered sex offender and has been convicted of downloading indecent images of children, it's worth mentioning that he did stand up comedy for kids.   Just a polite reminder that every stand up comedian who does comedy for kids is probably a wrong 'un

    #139 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 59:42


    After a long lay off while Eddie sorted out his busy social life, we sat down and caught up on with each other. It's a rough one, tackling the big topics of whether you'd rather your kids were brought up by an improviser or a German paedohile.    You can now support the podcast by going to https://ko-fi.com/davelongley but really, that's more of an experiment before we go over to OnlyFans. 

    #138 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 80:01


    We're back!! Everything you know and love, as we inadvertently have an emotional breakdown and have a therapeutic session of sharing. But not before we've discussed Mick Philpott. 

    #137 - Jamie Sutherland interviews Wacky Woody

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 9:06


    Stolen from Facebook, Jamie Sutherland gets some tips from kids comedy legend, Wacky Woody. 

    #136 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 45:22


    Back to basics with horrific Chinese accents and A-grade childish filth. 

    #135 - The Comedy Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 19:19


    Participants form the comedy course I ran last year come on to slag me off. Or not. There was a lot of sexual tension. 

    #134 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 53:32


    Diseases named after people, Lockdown blues and Hoo's cumface.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en

    #133 - Eddie and Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 23:15


    Fun for the whole family as I turn the podcast into a family business. Next it'll be the imaginary wife and then the bird I'm knocking off. 

    #132 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 40:25


    Slagging off improv twats as usual. 

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    #131 - Chris Kehoe - LEGAL SPECIAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 57:57


    Barrister and comedian Chris Kehoe joins me to discuss how the Chinese flu has been distributed by 5G antennas that have been placed here to lower our immune system in preparation for the lizard people arriving on earth in 2022 after the mandatory vaccine riots. 

    #130 - Lenny Lardtard and Benjamin Bollockchops

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 26:09


    Lenny Lardtard and Benjamin Bollockchops discuss how they are adapting their comedy to meet the demands of the new online format now that live comedy has been murdered by the Chinese government and 5G. 

    #129 - Eddie Hoo: SOCIAL DISTANCING SPECIAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 66:33


    The arse hole has fell out of the comedy world and everyone is scrambling to make sense of it. Not your heroes though. We are here to guide you through the next year of making sure your grandma can continue to lead her boring shit existence at the expense of the entire economy. 

    #128 - Apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 5:26


    #127 - Eddie Hoo INTERNATIONAL WIMMIN DAY SPECIAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 52:49


    A very "on brand" podcast with lots of first cousin fornication, wanking and shitting and all the other stuff that is useful and helpful in making you a better human being. We also slag off people who beg for you to like and subscribe and leave a review on iTunes, so please do that for us thank you very much.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en

    #126 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 49:14


    Top and Tail with doing a shit, Coronavirus and fighting, as well as some other nonsense. 

    #125 - Rob Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 68:02


    Hiya! I actually wanted to talk about Tyson Fury, which we managed to get to at the 40 minute mark. In the end we chatted about mental health, violence and status and all that shite. We also briefly discuss my status as The Champ.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en  

    #124 - Eddie Hoo Coronavirus Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 60:54


    The wheels came off on this one. Sorry Beans on Toast or ass fucking, grappling, which disease we'd rather be, dark humour and people asking for the stuff we cut out, Fred West and positive thinking, Coronavirus and racism, and some other stuff that doesn't bear thinking about. 

    #123 - Eddie hoo (featuring Larry Lardtard)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 50:55


    Some dodgy language in this one. Coronavirus, the death of Kirk Douglas, discussing why Eddie likes asians more than the elderly and how Eddie broke his phone.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/ 

    #122 - Rob Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 80:35


    Rob Thomas is a TAXI DRIVER (stand up comic too) who has his own podcast called FAR FROM LOMBARDI which is about the NFL.  Me and Rob chat about stand up, fighting, UFC and domestic bliss. Next one will hopefully have more bitchiness about other stand ups but this was a nice warm up.   

    #121 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 46:57


    This week, we discuss losing out at the North West Comedy Awards to a bunch of cunts. We also chat about the subjective nature of beauty and Britain's most prolific rapist. 

    #120 - NEW YEAR, NEW HOO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 53:00


    Happy New Year! This episode, we discuss Eddie's recent return to stand up, whether or not we should sell merchandise and so some good old fashioned slagging off of other comedian's podcasts. Also, for fact fans, we go over the human body and its many orifices. 

    #119 - Eddie Hoo: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 66:38


    Something for everyone in this xmas spectacular. We got nominated for Best Podcast at the North West Comedy Awards so we slag off the other nominees, then we argue about art and culture, then we reminisce about an old Yellow Pages advert. Good times.  Merry Christmas to you all. 

    #118 - The Art Of Comedy with Stuart Silversmith: Post Election Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 56:23


    Stuart Silversmith hosts this week's podcast and talks to Dave about the 2019 General Election where we all got to choose a glorious leader. Stuart also details his exclusive interview with Bill Cosby.   

    #117 - Chris Kehoe

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 65:03


    Barrister and Stand Up Comedian Chris Kehoe joins me to talk about politics, the election, car parking charges from cunts and why you should never work with your parents.  Enjoy, like, subscribe, share, review, wank my penis. 

    #116 - Eddie Hoo: THE RETURN

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 52:58


    Eddie Hoo is back and he's badder than ever!! And by badder I mean, his health is suffering.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/ 

    #115 - Q&A because Hoo is lazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 23:59


    Hiya! Eddie is very busy, he sends his apologies. Here is some content anyway. 

    #114 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 69:15


    Eddie has been away due to not being arsed and having a fish bone stuck in his throat. Normal service is now resumed. Anatomy lessons, moral quandaries and horrifically crude thought processes. Also, shout outs to you heroes.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/ 

    #113 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 58:01


    A mental health awareness special including gastric bands, rescuing migrants and the bouncing bomb. BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/   

    #112 - Sean Paul special edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 20:57


    Listen to me decipher the lyrics of a song released 14 years ago that I only heard last year and quite like to listen to when I'm driving to Morrisons.    BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/ 

    #111 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 38:53


    Eddie has been unavailable for a couple of weeks but is back and more up his own arse than ever. A significant portion was cut, because he thought it wasn't funny. If you would like to hear Eddie Hoo pitch shit-in-my-twat-dot-com on Dragon's Den, please let me know. Other than that, enjoy the podcast! BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/ 

    #110 - Eddie Hoo SPECIAL Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 76:18


    Questions for Eddie this week. When will he leave his job? Why is he the way he is? Gemini or Vienna? ALL WILL BE ANSWERED IN THIS SPECIAL.  Also, free will and a deterministic universe collide with preferred pronouns and whether or not Eddie Hoo has too much self awareness to be a model.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/

    #109 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 68:28


    Eddie Hoo is back! Friendly chat about what sexual preference you'd choose if you were a blank slate, whether life limiting diseased teenagers should be allowed to kill themselves, a copper who purchased porn whilst minding the house of a child suicide victim and some boring BREXIT shit. Fun for all the family.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/

    #108 - Q&A because Hoo is lazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 28:45


    I answer a few questions from the Facebook page because I'm a gentleman.    BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/

    #107 - BBQ Fundraiser

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 6:56


    I went to a BBQ. 

    #106 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 60:14


    A semi-Edinburgh Fringe special as we discuss the Top 10 jokes at the fringe as voted fro by the idiots that watch Dave, the mental health of comedians as detailed in an article in The Guardian as well as discussing a show where Eddie just shits in a bucket for an hour. He made me delete a joke that was so funny I was crying. The rest of it is pretty funny too though.    BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/

    #105 - Eddie Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 57:17


    Circumcision is embroiled in an argument that starts with Jeffrey Epstein, the immorality of acting legally and then ends up being about the NHS (GOD BLESS IT). Standard operating procedure for these two happy go lucky partners in crime.  BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! http://goo.gl/TVMA1e PLEASE PLEASE FFS Like the page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArguingForTheSakeOfArguing/ Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidL0NGLEY For mostly weightlifting videos, follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david_longley_/?hl=en Website here: https://davidlongley.squarespace.com/

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