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Three Guys doing skits improv and general good times.

Benjamin Greenwood


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Tom & Syd's Medical Drama

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 70:55


    Episode 67 (21/05/25) On this episode - Greg's new segment called ‘Animal of the week' some more feedback about CHTF's new Chat GPT generated radio play ‘The Depot' before episode 4, should gameshows ask contestants for their political and religious opinions instead of what jobs they do etc. Barry challenges Greg to name all the Pot Noodle flavours, Andy Dufresne's “impossible cell” in The Shawshank Redemption, an impression of a comedian opening a set after having their first kid, the lie behind ayahuasca, having a hologram of yourself to talk at your own funeral, Star Wars vs Star Trek, Peter Serafinowicz's regret at being in the Phantom Menace, a rundown of the top 20 medical dramas of all time, some ideas for some new characters for Beckenscott model village, a special interview with Tom Cruise, the Margaret Thatcher festival, Greg's most famous photo gets used again, the works and life of Syd Little in ‘Barry's Masters of Comedy'(with “impressions”), our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    Sonia Jackson, Victoria Wood & Crap AI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 68:07


    Episode 66 (15/05/25) On this episode - Greg shares some feedback about CHTF's new Chat GPT generated radio play ‘The Depot' with Barry and they discuss how they think it's going thus far before launching launch into the next “enthralling” episode, how to follow Queen at Live Aid, another interesting quandary in our agony aunt segment ‘You Be The Judge', Gwyneth Paltrow back on the carbs, Natalie Cassidy leaving Eastenders and some of her most famous storylines as Sonia Jackson, the works and life of Victoria Wood in ‘Barry's Masters of Comedy'(this week Greg reads Wikipedia and Barry does “impressions”), the new pope, not looking at your phone, AI being unable to recreate your likeness (unless you're famous), an impression of a Blue Riband chocolate bar (if it could speak), our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    Pauline Quirke, Racist Rags & Ear Muffs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 71:59


    Episode 65 (01/05/25) On this episode - Greg's pal starring in the new reality dating show ‘Cheat: Unfinished Business', an attempt to name all the Star Wars movies in chronological order, the history of the Blue Riband bar, the second episode of our new Chat GPT generated radio play ‘The Depot', Greg's grandad's contribution to WW2, a guess the Blue Peter animal quiz, the disgusting right wing conspiracy news publication “The Light”, the works and life of Pauline Quirke in ‘Barry's Masters of Comedy'(with “impressions”), our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    Weekend Drinking With Clive Dunn At The Depot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 71:44


    Episode 64 (24/04/25) On this episode - The realities of working as a security guard at Glastonbury and other festivals, the first episode of our new Chat GPT generated radio play ‘The Depot', the amount of time it would take to get a recap on the entire history of your favourite soaps (via Youtube videos), a ‘guess the movie by the synopsis' quiz and another quiz that's very similar to the board game ‘Herd Mentality', a new mini song called ‘Weekend Drinker'(with obligatory tech house remix), the works and life of Clive Dunn in ‘Barry's Masters of Comedy'(with “impressions”), the story of how Sara Pascoe settled down?, our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    Willie Rushton's Psychadelic Pub Quiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 78:28


    Episode 63 (17/04/25) On this episode - We start with Barry's second new idea for a cop show after realising there's already a Bafta winning TV show called ‘Shetland' that has been around for over a decade. Then Greg talks about the thrill of winning a giant charity pub quiz almost single handedly, Barry's Easter egg facts, going off Cadbury's Cream Eggs as you get older, Katy Perry going to space, the works and life of Willy Rushton in ‘Barry's Masters of Comedy'(with “impressions”), police officers who are better off at home, confusing onion rings, the exorbitant amount of energy used by Chat GPT to create pictures of action figures, SNL coming to the UK?, Fire Festival 2, a recap of the story so far in our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market' (before the latest episode), recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    Earthquakes, Onslow & Gender Neutral Chocolate Bars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 86:34


    Episode 62 (10/04/25) On this episode - To kick things off, special guest, Jacamo (making his quarterly appearance) talks about his holiday in Thailand and the excitement of being caught in the recent earthquake out there. Then there's Mad Max's real name, interesting stories behind well known parts of 2 classic songs, news reporters that seem happy to be reporting a disaster, the works and life of Geoffrey Hughes in 'Barry's Masters of Comedy' (with “impressions”), an improv of how to deal with a drunk customer as a security officer, the Omaze house house giveaways, preferring moody shop workers to overly friendly ones and our own experiences working in various customer service roles, remembering TV show This Is Your Life, the charges against Russel Brand, remembering Val Kilmer's finest roles (including Doc Holiday and a commonly misquoted line), more ideas for Barry's detective show 'Shetland', forgotten pop stars, a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Geoffrey Palmer's Forgotten 80's Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 72:07


    Episode 61 (03/04/25) On this episode - With introductions out of the way Greg discusses some feedback he received about his arse wiping technique and explains himself a bit further. Then we take a look at the works and life of Geoffrey Palmer in ‘Barry's Masters of Comedy' (with “impressions”), a man who has eaten 2 Big Macs a day for most of his life, a tribute to Captain Tom (5 years on), W.H.Smith's name change, car cleaning troubles in ‘You Be The Judge”, more ideas for Barry's detective show 'Shetland', forgotten pop stars, your phone/Google reading your mind, making music that at first you think is good but then change your mind when you play it to someone, a choose your own adventure story called ‘The Ungrateful Listener', an improv of a man pretending to be able to fly a plane, Greg as a 'Street Angel', Bruce Parry's return to TV, tribes and drugs, 10 forgotten movie gems of the 1980's, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Larry, Laughter & Love Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 69:28


    Episode 60 (27/03/25) On this episode - Barry and Greg commence proceedings by talking about the reality of staying in touch with friends you've met on a college course, and Greg talks about his practical exams for Security/SAS school. Then there's Barry testing Greg on how he would deal with a specific security issue, Larry Grayson in our ‘Masters of Comedy' segment (including incredibly accurate impressions), things that seagulls eat, reimagining the movie Tough Guys, ultra marathon runners, Greg plays a new song he's been working on, Barry tests Greg on actors that have appeared in the TV show ‘Minder', Joe Swash & Stacey Solomon's new reality show, the English version of Last One Laughing Amazon Prime, the story of a person who covertly took photos of men in a public toilet, the ultimate arse wipe method, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Portillo On The Packet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 67:30


    Episode 59 (20/03/25) On this episode - Barry and Greg kick off talking about their respective college courses and tutors having meltdowns. Then there's Barry attempting to take a deep dive into the life and works of Jasper Carrot in Barry's' Masters of Comedy' (interspersed with incredibly bad impressions of Jasper Carrot by Greg), Greg reads out a Hog Roast menu made by AI (and Barry) that's been tailor made just for him, our agony aunt section ‘You Be The Judge', when astronauts return to earth and how scary space is, Barry tests Greg on some physical training techniques, Barry's new idea for a cop show, the greatest reggae song?, the new Black Mirror series, the budget food range ‘Jack's', Michael Portillo “on the packet”, our favourite ghosts, Sarah Green aging like a fine wine, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    Nasty Colds & Master Comedians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 68:26


    Episode 58 (13/03/25) On this episode - Barry and Greg kick off talking about having that nasty cold that's going about, a new segment from Barry called ‘The Masters of Comedy' where he discusses the lives and works of famous comedians from the past (this week Barry is looking at 70's household name, Dick Emery), the shopping trolley scale trial at Tescos, Barry makes up some showbiz news, a new super hero called ‘Eggy Bubble Man', another made up showbiz story, an impression of Alison Hammond in a David Lynch movie, the possibility of the new James Bond being American, imagining Natalie Cassidy playing The Witcher, the CGI monkey dogs in Gladiator 2, an impression of Neil Gaiman paying his babysitter, some more impressions (including a victorian man seeing donuts for the first time), watching films when you've forgotten you've already watched them, an improv of Barry being a Personal Trainer to Greg, our agony aunt section ‘You Be The Judge', our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    Oscars, Brits & Bergerac

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 60:39


    Episode 57 (06/03/25) On this episode - Greg does some housekeeping from last week's episode and gives his take on this year's Oscar wins. Then there's controversy at the Brits, fake celebrity endorsed crypto ads, the return of Bergerac, an impression of Alison Hammond advertising Comic Relief and the actual new Comic Relief advert, our new agony aunt segment ‘You be the Judge', the disgusting antics of Paddy Power, the concept of ‘The Rapture', John Bodkin Adams (the forgotten serial killer), some amazing impressions (including Jeff Goldblum ordering a Greggs for the first time), the importance of sleep, Barry challenges Greg to guess what was on telly on Saturday 13th March 1999, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', recommendations, the triumphant return of Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    The SAS, Spectrums & SNL

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 65:20


    Episode 56 (27/02/25) On this episode - Greg makes a bit of a joke about joining the SAS and does a shout out for a new listener to the podcast. Then we discuss the “spectrum of humour” and how some people (as with music) have more eclectic tastes than others, the suspicious deaths of Gene Hackman and his family, the cancellation of Neighbours, Greg's attempt to play and sing ‘The Air That I Breathe” by the Hollies, Amazon taking over the Bond franchise, the original plot of Ian Fleming's Moonraker, a new agony aunt problem to resolve, Gordon Ramsey's new cooking show, 70's folk rock group ‘Lindisfarne' and their lead singer Alan Hull, Greg pretends to be a Tesco worker and Barry pretends to be his boss and give him an appraisal, the new ‘SNL at 50' documentaries, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', recommendations, Greg attempts to play and sing the podcast out with Radiohead's Creep and a whole lot more! 

    Fast Food & Free Festivals

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 56:57


    Episode 55 (20/02/25) On this episode - The continuing idiotic and evil behaviour of Trump and Musk and the impossibility of avoiding all the bad news, Greg attends a security guard training course so he can get paid to go to festivals and makes some new pals, some additional info about some stuff talked about last week, Phil's flash back in Eastenders and the live episodes, reimagining a new ‘Mummy' movie, the outrageous price of framing pictures, our favourite American sandwiches, Subway vs Quiznos and when Subway first came to the UK, the under appreciated acting efforts and credits of Ron Moody, 2 movies that time has forgot, new dating shows designed to cause arguments, a story about 2 tier policing, the Stormzy McDonalds meal and Greg's recreation of the advert for it, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', recommendations and a whole lot more! 

    Gino D'Acampo & The Eye Of Surron

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 65:19


    Episode 54 (13/02/25) On this episode - A quick impression of Steven Bartlett interviewing Davina McCall, the Metropolitan Police Surron electric bike squad, the difference between jail and prison, Super Bowl LIX, an agony aunt letter about someone who washes infrequently but doesn't smell, Barry asks Greg if he likes soup, sharing videos on your WhatsApp group that someone else has already shared, an impression of Gino D'Acampo working at Greggs, the smell of fear?, Peter Kay having someone forcibly removed from a gig, a couple who bought a moth infested house, Gordon Ramsey shunning Gino D'Acampo, a family holiday rental with a difference, a story about a man who survived an avalanche, a dead celebrity seance, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', more Jordan Petersen on Doctor Who, recommendations and a whole lot more! 

    Beethoven, Bono & Billy Butlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 66:19


    Episode 53 (06/01/25) On this episode - Greg apologises for interrupting the podcast to point out Barry's mispronunciations, Gino Di Campo's alleged behaviour, men sitting in chairs with their legs crossed, Greg reads out some messages from a girl that he's very unlikely to go on a date with and then attempts to play some Beethoven on the keyboard, people that care too much about football, Barry talks about having multiple “false awakening” dreams, a man who died from not being able to sleep, trying to guess what happened in the new Martin Clunes drama ‘Out There', Billy Butlin, Barry goes to Lidl for the first time, the new Bridget Jones movie and Greg's attempt to recreate the trailer, a new local drama college that's opening, a man who was ghosted by his best friend, an alternative ending to ‘The Shawshank Redemption', Madonna doing stand up, Greg attempts to play With or Without You by U2 on the keyboard whilst singing along with Barry, a dead celebrity seance, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    Menus, More Traitors & Mr Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 66:54


    Episode 52 (30/01/25) On this episode - Barry and Greg pay tribute to 20 years of The Great British Menu, Greg attempts to explain the end of Season 2 of Traitors to Barry (who's never watched it) and then talks about some observations from the show that have amused him so far, Barry mispronounces a lot of words (quelle surprise) whilst talking about the latest (at time of recording) episode of Beast Games, showers or baths?, King Arthur or Merlin?, a news story about a lady with interchangeable noses, the Robbie William's chimp movie, middle class mums taking mushroom oil, Ruby Franke (the crazy mormon mum) and her daughter's book deal, a pretend tea tasting, the best way to escape Alcatraz, Greg and Barry recreate some trailers (word for word and sound for sound) for some classic movies, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', Wynn Evans possibly being the next Greg Wallace, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    The Traitors Traitor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 75:10


    Episode 51 (23/01/25) On this episode - Greg kicks off with an apology for talking for too long about his music and then talks about his music. He then does a huge back peddle on TV show ‘The Traitors' having now watched a season and shares what he's learned about it so far. Then there's Trump's inauguration, Nigel Farage vs Tommy Robinson, the fact that Indiana Jones doesn't appear to wash his clothes, an abysmal sketch about a sandwich shop, a ‘behind the scenes' skit with Rolf Harris and a young TV show runner, a look forward to anymore possible natural disasters that might happen this year (due to climate change), wearing Dr Martens boots with jogging bottoms? People who say they're going to carry on working after winning the lottery, Barry challenges Greg to guess what was on TV on the 23/01/95 (exactly 30 years ago), favourite biscuits, Jay Blades's absence from The Repair Shop, Bradley Walsh's observational humour on The Chase, problematic lyrics in old songs, the lyrics to the song '24 hrs from Tulsa', Marina Hyde's TV show ‘The Franchise' getting axed, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    The Brothers Grime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 71:42


    Episode 50 (16/01/25) On this episode - The Navy Seals on Beast Games, Greg feeling increasing pressure (as a telly addict) to get into the TV show Traitors, some more predictions for the year 2025 (this time from 30 years ago), Let's Get Ready To Rumble by PJ & Duncan (as a ballad), a look forward at some feature length documentaries coming out in 2025, the smells of other people's houses, a “guess the real channel 5 documentary” quiz, Barry's new movie idea abut a freestyle rapper that has to save an orphanage, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', the inventor of the laughter track that's used for TV shows, different nicknames for building trades, an impression of a man whose dog helped him get through lockdown, an impression of Brian Harvey getting a late food delivery, an alternative storyline for ‘The Wicker Man', a ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', more Jordan Peterson talking about Dr Who, recommendations, Future Greg (with a premiere of his new Grime tune) and a whole lot more! 

    New Year, Same Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 76:32


    Episode 49 (09/01/25) On this episode - A run down of some of the biggest fails of 2024 (in entertainment, politics and everything else), Greg talks about some of his Xmas presents and his new year's resolution to be a bit more stoic, some famous philosophical approaches to seeing in the new year, an improvised audition for Riverdance, a woman that was ironically duped by the Keanu Reeves romance scam, some incredibly bad impressions of celebrities that have lost their houses in the LA fires, quarter life crises vs midlife crises, young people vs the Reform Party, attempts to hum and scat the University Challenge theme tune, refusing to watch Traitors, the Beast Games on Amazon Prime, 100 year old predictions for the year 2025, Shane Ward and The Good ship Murder, films to look out for in 2025, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', Jordan Peterson's ideal Dr Who, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    A Few Festive Drinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 60:22


    Episode 48 (24/12/24) - Not knowing when we would next get an opportunity to record, we decided to record an episode on Xmas eve after a couple of festive drinks and managed to wrangle Greg's brother, Jacamo (visiting for Xmas) into the chat as well. On this episode - Imagining an evening with Shane Richie & Bradley Walsh, Jacamo talks about seeing Shane Richie at a party once, the new voice of Wallace in the latest Wallace & Gromit feature, Greg's attempt at doing Wallace's voice along with various other impressions that Barry and Jacamo challenge him to do, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market' (with a special guest star), Greg discusses a cycle/foot path rage incident he was involved in and his regrets at the way he dealt with it, the best way to watch all the xmas TV without recording anything, octopuses or cockroaches?, Greg pretends to audition for Starlight Express, a small round up of some of our favourite horror/thriller films of the year, celebrity break ups, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

    The Radio Times Xmas Special (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 69:30


    Episode 47 (19/12/24) - Barry and Greg take an even deeper dive into this year's Xmas Radio Times to compare the big 4 channels (BBC1,BBC2,ITV & Channel 4) programming over the big 3 days (Xmas Eve,Xmas Day & Boxing Day), then there's more “Christmas Aylesbury Market”, some more alternate storylines to some well known Xmas movies, recommendations and a whole lot more! 

    The Radio Times Xmas Special (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 75:31


    Episode 46 (12/12/24) - Barry and Greg take a deep dive into this year's Xmas Radio Times to discuss what's on the box over the festive period. Then there's Mariah Carey and Ryland Clark, Nigel Farage trying to get the young vote, the fall of Assad in Syria, the curse of Strictly Come Dancing? People who work at the tip, Barry reads out some alternate storylines to some well known Xmas movies/book, the first Xmas episode of our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Snagging Threads

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 72:43


    Episode 45 (05/12/24) - Greg talks about spending too much time arguing with Trump/Musk fans and religious people on social media app ‘Threads', cheap housing in Blackpool, details of some celebrity spousal abuse (courtesy of the FBI), car park companies that take liberties, memories of Harold Bishop losing his memory, Band Aid at 40, radio stations in shops, a rubbish idea for a tattoo, the Welsh people that weren't invaded by the Romans, a quiz about the different costumes Mr Ben used to wear, movies that were overlooked at the cinema but were popular on home release, Barry asks Greg what a “land of Weetabix” would be like, an improv of taking on old plastic kettle on The Antiques Roadshow, stupid YouTube auditors, Barry's new idea for a Hallmark Xmas movie, a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Behind the scenes with Gregg Wallace & Jason Statham

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 67:47


    Episode 44 (28/11/24) - The dangers of methanol in alcohol, dodgy taxi drivers, can a Lenor bed get any fresher? A look at some more Xmas adverts, the return of boy band ‘The Wanted', crappy banana art, Jason Statham's issues with electrician's working on his house, Greg tries another Baileys knock off liqueur, a Gen Z girl's favourite album picks from her dad's collection (that she'd never previously heard of), a few impressions of Greg Wallace being inappropriate, an interview with Queen Camilla and a 70's comedian, Maggie Thatcher vs The National Lottery, our improv soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', Barry reads out another touching poem to one of his nans, Greg gets a new kettle, movie reviews, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Blue Sky, Baileys & Boasts of Sobriety

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 65:53


    Episode 43 (21/11/24) - The danger of potholes to Rod Stewart's sports cars and Greg's electric bike, Barry & Greg try out new Twitter/X rival apps ‘Blue Sky' & ‘Threads' respectively, Heston Blumenthal getting triggered by ‘The Bear', a smooth Mars bar that went viral, the mystery of Chocolate Baileys, Greg tries an exciting new Liqueur from Asda, David Lynch smoking at the age of 8, a dating app update from Greg, a new idea for a TV reality/game show called ‘4 In a Shed', Barry & Greg do a better version of a game that featured on one of their sister podcasts ‘The Rest Is Entertainment', Barry reads out an agony aunt question for Greg to answer, Barry's fun time doing karaoke for Children In Need, Clarkson and the farmers, a look at a couple more of this year's Xmas TV adverts, a woman who has visited every country in the world, our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    The Candyman Comedy Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 75:14


    Episode 42 (14/11/24) -  A first look at some Xmas TV ads, some amusing feedback for Greg's new music video and the podcast in general, dodgy talent agents, working for Better Help, the cancellation of Ninja Warrior, Ninja Warrior vs Gladiators, murderous DJ/lorry drivers, private jets destroying the environment, Barry's new idea for a screenplay for a Xmas Hallmark movie, remembering Tony Todd and the true story behind The Candyman, Barry reads out a loving tribute to his Nan (Inspired by Pete Best on Strictly), the little known about and expensive substance called Ambergris, young people doing bottomless brunches, a local nightclub turning into a comedy club, 22 kids and counting, the madness of new potatoes for xmas, our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Only Murders In The White House

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 83:42


    Episode 41 (07/10/24) - First we address the Republican elephant in the room with the American election result and the new reign of Trump. Then there's Somali TikTok battles and prisoners doing TikTok live from prison, the return of Bojo and Farage, the danger of fireworks in letterboxes, a couple who kept their wedding cake for 60 years, an alternative version of Walk Like An Egyptian, a “short celebrity height” quiz (that is also short), Lenny Henry's old characters and shows, a potential grittier remake of The Krays movie, a look back at the movie ‘The Bodyguard', dance partners touching each other on Strictly, the longest running TV ad campaigns, the lack of intelligent celebrities on House of Games, the sneakiness of cancer, a local nightclub closure, the dangers of abusing ketamine, our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Al Pacino's Coffee Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 77:00


    Episode 40 (31/10/24) - Greg talks about making his new music video and the challenges of doing complicated green screen scenes, Barry's “News story of the week”, juggling window cleaners, Tarantino's dismissal of the new Dune movies, the connection between Helen Mirren and Kurt Cobain, Al Pacino's new book, whether it's better to work at one place for a long time or lots of different places for a short time, arguing with Tommy Robinson fans on TikTok, the purity of street cocaine throughout the years and the ubiquity of it's use now, the ancient civilisation found with a Google search, the guilt of not using gadgets you've bought, the latest instalment of our improvised sitcom ‘Aylesbury Market', a review of Terrifier 3, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    The Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 68:58


    Episode 39 (24/10/24) - This week is the Halloween Special and our friend Pru fills in for absent Johnny to talk about a quirky Polish news story, Pru's recent climb of Ben Nevis, generation X cocaine fatalities, the joy of electric pushbikes, P Diddy “freak offs”, appropriate age gaps when dating, Johnny's reaction to a Blade Runner inspired hip hop tune that Greg made, things with the same name that are very different, crossover branding of consumer products with movies, racists dying in prison, getting cancelled, some spooky Halloween ghost stories, our improvised soap opera “Aylesbury Market”, Barry shares a special technique to be good at spot the difference puzzles, celebrity seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Celebrity Falls & Funky Bunkers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 67:04


    Episode 38 (17/10/24) - Male victims of domestic abuse, Gregg Wallace talking dirty, the death of Liam Payne and why it should've been Harry, the man with 3 penises, TikTok addiction, an impression of Craig Charles laughing, the 3rd instalment of our improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', Craig Charles's 90's TV show ‘Funky Bunker', strange things to find on driveways, Johnny's struggles to ride a bike, Celebrity Seance, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Matthew, Maggie & Mouthy Mercs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 87:34


    Episode 37 (12/10/24) - Alternative uses for Kinder egg toy capsules, having a normal handshake with Paul Hollywood, the local news story of a man being ID'd for heartburn liquid, the danger of getting a cone head from head spinning, prompts on dating apps, matter of fact murder confessions, Matthew Kelly's return to TV, potential new presenters of Stars In Their Eyes (if it were to return to TV), Greg watches Bad Boys for the first time, prison break films, Maggie Thatcher's war with the Falklands, eating out of bins, working conditions in the Chinese Barbie factory, the laziness of English people compared to foreigners, the end of Total Film magazine, the next thrilling instalment of our new improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', the working classes use of cocaine, dead celebrity seance, Ryan Reynolds vs TJ Miller, the best way to explain who Giovanni Ribisi is, Gary Oldman in Slow Horses, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Maggie Smith's Market Stall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 75:03


    Episode 36 (03/10/24) - Semi benevolent burglars, assisted death, Greg discusses the creative process behind 2 of his new tunes, Barry describes one of his dreams and Greg tries to analyse it, a gripping new improvised soap opera called “Aylesbury Market”, the dated pastime of naming things after women's breasts, movies & TV shows that are older than you think, waiting for lifts home from school when you were a child, cartoon and TV crossovers, entertainment news, an impression of Shirley Temple, the scariest and most dangerous books, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Philip Schofield's Dine & Dash

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 66:27


    Episode 35 (26/09/24) - Philip Schofield's return to TV, Barry attempts to fact check Future Greg, Mohammed Al Fayed ripping off Michael Jackson, the Anthony Joshua fight, waterproof trousers, cheap outdoor brands, slap fighting, impressions of Keir Starmer? Explorers' ghost companions, dining and dashing, gift card fraud, funny dating app messages, celebrity SAS, the best choice of 3 super powers, a dark explanation of the term “the lesser of two evils”, Joe Rogan being thick again, Mr Beast's influencer games, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Back Rooms & Buddy Holly

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 71:58


    Episode 34 (19/09/24) - Exploding pagers in Lebanon, forgettable soap opera characters, P Diddy's house of dildos, the dark side of Jay Blades, drugs that cause time dilation and DMT monsters, “Back Rooms” on YouTube, Greg talks about the new tune he's made and Barry tries to compare one of his previous tunes to a Buddy Holly song, things that disappear from the internet “Link Rot”, Pete Wicks and Joe Thompson's podcast, the homogenised personalities of reality TV Stars, the works of TV writers Perry & Croft, Billy Carson & Terrence Howard's insanely stupid conversations, the TV show ‘My Mum, Your Dad', a few key moments in the early life of Mozart, “Dead Celebrity Seance”, Leigh Francis on TikTok, recommendations, Future Greg with a special premiere of his new tune and a whole lot more!

    Dennis, Donald & David

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 66:24


    Episode 33 (11/09/24) - The chaps kick off with a tiny bit of admin from last week's show. Then there's “Wrongun of the Week”, Barry's new segment “You'd think they were older than they were… when they died”, the David Brent lookalike, songs to do a first dance to if getting married, nosy waiting staff on First Dates, Greg's minor birthday Nando's fail, the 2 different Dennis the Menaces', Hollyoaks plans for a new series, Gillian Anderson's new book, a “guess who won what at the 2003 TV Awards” quiz, the new Goonies movie and who should direct it, the so called “celebrities” on Celebrity Masterchef, Keir Starmer on Kilroy, another ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', gender reveal parties through the ages, new segment “forgotten Radio 1 DJ of the week”, the Harris vs Trump debate, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Madeira Cake & Butane Abuse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 73:11


    Episode 32 (05/09/24) - Jeremy Kyle, Barry's new podcast intro, Neil Gaiman, separating art from the artist, how to eat Madeira cake, the new sub genre of movie called “Halogencore”, Edgar Wright's appearances on kid's TV show ‘Gimme 5', Greg's new music video about Mr Beast and his lack of social media presence, the death of actor Robert Shaw, Barry “channels” another dead celeb in ‘Dead Celebrity Seance', Butane gas abuse (or “Chroming”), Gen Z trying to change well known terms and sayings, confusion about the different disability categories at the Paralympics and Greg's aspirations to swim as fast as a little person at the Paralympics, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Ian Beale joins Oasis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 95:11


    Episode 31 (28/08/24) - Eastenders past and present, punk AI, Jermaine Jenas's lame sexting, using dogs to deflect attention, a new idea for a celebrity challenge show, finding money in public, Johnny's Facebook earnings, dum AI videos on TikTok, hawk tuah girl's 15 min of fame, the return of Oasis, favourite Carry On films, the origins of the words sadism and masochism, reviews of the movies ‘Oddity', ‘Longlegs', ‘Jackpot' and ‘No Way Up', recommendations, Future Greg, the "half baked" history of NY (1930 - 1941) and a whole lot more!

    Bunnies, Bobby Davro & NY

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 77:39


    Episode 30 (21/08/24) - Chat hitting the fan this week - Paralympian tattoos, Johnny has a scary run in with a rabbit, pink cocaine, Donald Trump on podcasts, a special guest appearance, Bobby Davro's new standup show, mother and daughter cosmetic surgery trips, adults that go to kids classes, an exclusive backstage recording from Strictly Come Dancing, another special guest appearance, Claire from Steps on quiz shows, a potentially valuable painting of Shakespeare found in Aylesbury, impressions of Radio 1 DJs saying “babes”, Fred on First Dates, recommendations, the triumphant return of "Greg's half baked" history of NY and a whole lot more! 

    Bad Comedy, Bullies & Beasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 73:49


    Episode 29 (15/08/24) - Johnny's back and he's had a rubbish birthday to tell everyone about. Then the chat includes; Joe Rogan's new stand up, Barry and Johnny try to gang up on Greg to accuse him of taking over the podcast, Marvel villains being bad in real life, the “art” of Banksy, an update on a job interview that Greg had, Tommy Fury & Molly May, a YouTube show that decodes pretentious online gurus, being bullied & being a bully, Ray Gun's breakdancing and other Olympics stuff, impressions of army recruitment adverts, night boners, Mr Beast's fall from grace, Barry tells a heart warming story, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    New Music, New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 107:28


    Episode 28 (08/08/24) - Jobs that sound fancy but actually pay peanuts, Greg's new music, the racist idiot riots, evil billionaire morons, bringing your own snacks to the cinema, new popcorn ideas, the Olympics in the old days, the only film to be shown in every territory in the world, Banksy's new animal stencils, impressions of racist rioters, Barry tells a tragic Hollywood story, an impression of PT Barnum, conspiracy theories, Barry's “curse of Grange Hill”, improv of James Bond talking to a drunk M, TV and movie recommendations, some random click bait, Future Greg with the history of New York (1898 - 1918) and a whole lot more!

    Dr Doom's New York Sex Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 88:47


    Episode 27 (31/07/24) - Johnny does a deep dive into the history of the prophylactic in “Johnny on Johnnys”, Huw Edwards, another celebrity anecdote from Greg's old neighbour, sex toys in supermarkets, blackcurrant Fishermans Friends, Steph McGovern's hatred for the working class, Raphael from the Ninja Turtles personality switch, Dermot O'Leary, some impressions of Winston Churchill, improv of a man asking for a roll up cigarette, kids learning Chinese in school, the opening ceremony of the Olympics, European TV, Dr Doom and the multiverse, Rav Wilding, words beginning with R that you're not allowed to say, young stand up comedians, Taika Waititi's Time Bandits remake, the upcoming sequel to 28 Days later (28 years later), AI music, TV and Movie recommendations, Deadpool 3, Future Greg, some more “Half Baked History” of New York (1865-98) and a whole lot more!

    Dating Jay Blades in New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 87:24


    Episode 26 (24/07/24) - Johnny's back and Barry's in charge of the proceedings again (kind of) after Greg sort of hijacked his show last week. The chat includes; outrageous news, some more hilariously earnest messages sent by Greg on the dating app ‘Hinge' and strange messages  received on Facebook, the new democratic candidate in America, TV show ‘Make me a Dealer', Jay Blade's marital troubles, Lee Anderson says something stupid, impressions of (Super) Mario being in a bad place (emotionally), animals that have been eaten into extinction, Joker 2, anachronistic music in movie trailers, the best time to go to the supermarket and getting confused by their different layouts, a dead celebrity seance, Barry Watches ‘The Hustler' in new segment ‘What, you ain't seen that?', the longest times between movie sequels, Future Greg with some more New York history and a whole lot more!

    Fanny Cradock's History of New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 81:21


    Episode 25 (17/07/24) - Barry's in charge this week and the chat kicks off with the Trump assassination attempt. Then he takes a look back at Fanny Cradock (one of the first celebrity chefs) and Greg shares a first hand account of what she was really like, told to him by someone that used to work for her. After that, there's Gareth Southgate's wages and resignation, celebrities encouraging people to gamble, David Beckham's crisp advert, “water cooler” TV shows, Strictly dancers being mean, PC Punch & Judy shows, Greg sees the set of a new TV show being filmed in Aylesbury town centre, reviews of new movies ‘The Bikeriders' and ‘Free Time', a new segment called “What? You ain't seen that?”, first times at Nandos, psychic's generic cold readings, a chat with a guy who used to clean Trafalgar Square, a half baked account of the history of New York City from 1609 - 1825, the curse of Grange Hill, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    TikTok & Hinge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 76:14


    Episode 24 (11/07/24) - It's Greg's week this week and he's mostly talking about his attempts to be more proactive on Social Media (particularly TikTok) and his experiences of using the dating app ‘Hinge'. There's also some election result stuff, some footie chat, Barry spotting former “IT Girl” Alicia Duval, some bits about Glastonbury 2024, past experiences of breaking into Glastos 1999 & 2000, eating freeze pops without a wrapper, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Campaigning for Craig Fairbrass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 70:03


    Episode 23 (27/06/24) - Greg reads some more election campaign leaflets, the colour of the liquid used in pantyliner adverts, Wimbledon wild cards, an annoying noise competition, podcasts and commercial music copyright, trailers that ruin movies, Cannon (the production company) movies of 86, The book ‘Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli' (the making of the Godfather), the TV show ‘Peacock', Eastenders gangsters, the cost of different tickets for ‘An Evening With Craig Fairbrass', ‘BBC Maestro' online classes with Stephen Bartlett, some interviews with some Glastonbury punters, science myths, the movie ‘Abigail', Cialis (an alternative to viagra) and its side effects, armpit fucking and ‘The Joy of Sex' book, a double dead celebrity seance, The new Fantastic 4 film, some made up England football songs, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Wu Tang & Wheelies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 81:16


    Episode 22 (19/06/23) - Barry builds a new fence, Greg finally takes his electric bike to be fixed, doing wheelies and riding no handed on a bike, politician's parents' jobs, what food to do on Come Dine With Me, being a bad sportsman on Four In a Bed, mixing up the different Josies on TV, old Glastonbury highlights TV shows, being drunk on the podcast, buying things from Temu, football fandom, Greg reads some election campaign leaflets from various political parties and decides who he should vote for, Joe Rogan interviewing Terrence Howard and other idiots, Donald Trump's increasing insanity, AI presidents, learning emotional intelligence from your parents relationship, holidaying as a kid vs holidaying as an adult, the top 10 attractions in Aylesbury? A tribute to Dario G, the 4 Tops singer who got sectioned for saying he was The 4 Tops singer, 4 Tops songs, Keir Starmer making funny noises, TV presenters fear of AI in comedic memes, the best historical figure to go back in time and kill for the sake of humanity, the keeper of the the Wu Tang? SAS vs Navy Seals, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Studio Sound & Scam Artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 64:10


    Episode 21 (10/06/24) On the show this week - We discuss recording in a studio for the first time, having bots as friends on social media, Greg investigates a too-good-to-be-true work from home job opportunity, D day, Vera Lynn, an interview with a veteran, Barry's movie biz news, MF Doom, why Earth's called Earth, the tragic story of Mal Evans, Soccer Aid, what dad's like (according to British supermarkets), Greg and Johnny attempt to sing Tom Walker songs (without knowing the tune), impressions of Tom Jones, walking, celebrity deaths vs non celebrity deaths, the bizarre suicide of a successful MIT student, limbo, Judas and Jesus, a celebrity seance, X factor “winners”, skid marks, Lays crisps, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Greg's Gourmet Slops

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 65:36


    Episode 20 (05/06/24) - This week it's Greg's Gourmet Slops. Instead of preparing some things to talk about like “those squares” Barry and Johnny, Greg decided that he would have a couple of drinks during the day and just freewheel his way through the show that he was meant to be in charge of. With a little help from Baz and John he just about gets away with it. Things on the show - Johnny meets some unhelpful people at the bank, Gayle leaves Coronation street, Greg discusses struggling to get out of “holiday mode”, impressions of Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer at the debates and a Prime Minister getting smashed on his first day, Maggie Thatcher visits the studio to talk to Greg, the new Bad Boys film, interactive movie experiences, Greg's struggles to make a video for a remix of the Um Bongo advert, mixing up Dick Van Dyke films, dots on samosas? a dead or alive quiz, the return of Loaded magazine, Johnny's old job as a fake paparazzi, how Giles Brandreth killed Rod Hull, Greg drunkenly points out the obvious about Donald Trump and talks about visiting America as a child, Richard Osman, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Barry's Bits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 78:28


    On this week's episode - After Johnny's takeover last week, it's Barry's turn this week with “Barry's bits”. He's got loads of stuff that he wants to discuss with the gang, but before that, Johnny does his Eastenders round up, then the bits include; Americans being paid to give in guns, why Jimmy Carr's special was filmed twice, the band ‘3T' and their signature dance move, a round up of future movie projects, cheating apps, the lyrics to Bananarama's ‘shy boy', Swarfega, Steve Bartlett and the ‘ZOE' app, a very practical idea for an Escape Room and a very disgusting idea for a super hero, Greg's ‘passport story', Barry's song about Britain, alternative National Service, getting hyped for mayonnaise? The return of TV shows like ‘Outnumbered', The characters from the sitcom Bread, new words, Barry tries to read a made up supermarket story, methods for shoplifting (that we have never and would never use of course), impressions of Paula Vennells and Paula Venables? Letting kids ride jet skis? The return of our Radio soap ‘The Karchers', the dark sides of Brad Pitt and Stephen Mulhern, A Vienetta advert by Ultravox, Barry imagines a conversation between Greg's mum and someone else's proud mother, a “guess how many people died of what?” (in 1632) quiz, regrowing teeth, Bubbles the chimp turns 40, Eurovision, David Attenborough turns 98, Barry's concept for a new kids book and its characters, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Johnny's Gems

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 69:27


    On this episode (18) - This week it's Johnny's turn to take control with a collection of hilarious observations, one liners and anecdotes that he's been storing up over the past 3 weeks, that we like to call “Johnny's Gems”. These include; working as a night watchman, Miss Me on BBC Sounds, Fortune Hotel, being one of the few people to have not watched Traitors, child poverty, Puff Daddy, talking to drunk people whilst sober, the Fury / Usyk fight, Johnny's new “umbrella rental” idea, what would you do if your wife and kid got gunned down in front of you?, the best sports movie ever?, how the movie Trading Places has aged, Kill Tony in London, bionic limbs, shit life syndrome, actor turned insane mathematician Terrence Howard, Joe Rogan debating at Oxford, Rob Rinder & Rylan Clark, The real Baby Reindeer lady, Sean Walsh on the Where There's a Will There's a Wake podcast, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

    Holiday Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 66:49


    A nice easy description this week. This episode is pretty much all about Greg and Mark's (G Dawg & Party Guy's) adventures in Cyprus and the accompanying YouTube video!

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