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Junior Funners


    • Dec 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    87 : The Striker's Lament

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 120:22


    The Fun Boys take another crack at ol' "Do Arsenal Need A Striker?" discourse, laugh at Man City and pay sufficient respect to Vinicius Jr. Plus, a heated argument threatens to derail the quiz segment and we reminisce about Indie Sleaze which was a very real thing that was definitely called that at the time!

    86 : Funners A Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 109:46


    Its Spooky October so the FANG Boys are getting into their new role as Dark Arts supporters and starting their heel arc. Also: We laugh at Spurs, find out how well Laurence knows about the Joker and stick up for Ridley Scott's little watched 2021 medieval drama The Last Duel

    85 : Michael Jackson : Wife Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 134:42


    In an inadvertently bumper episode The Fun Boys analyse and gloat over the North London Derby, theorise about Arsenal's chances in the newly revamped Champions League and discuss the signing of Raheem Sterling. Plus, we accidentally do a quiz that has 50 questions, Ollie does gotcha journalism on Laurence and we reminisce about drinking from the hose

    84 : Howdily Doodley, Mick Merino!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 148:08


    In a bumper episode The Fun Boys analyse Arsenal's start to the season and transfer activity, pay tribute to Sven-Göran Eriksson and wonder whether Mikel Merino's transfer will ever actually be completed. Plus: old chat shows, Doctor Who trash talk and the Oasis reunion!

    83 : The Boys of Funner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 121:14


    The Fun Boys return to preview the upcoming season, discuss Arsenal transfer news past and present and do a really easy superhero quiz. Plus, Laurence gets cancelled, Ollie over explains a reality TV show and we both do more beloved impressions!

    82 : The Swiftie's Lament

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 106:22


    The Fun Boys triumphantly return to analyse the North London Derby, Arsenal's title run in and potential summer signings. Plus, we laugh at Nottingham Forest & Man Utd and make Laurence do a quiz that is clearly made by someone learning English as a second language. It's a fun old time! Like and Subscribe!

    81 : OSCARS SPECIAL!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 129:39


    It's Hollywood's biggest night! We're talking with returning guest and certified movie guy Joe about all of this year's best and brightest on the silver screen, the snubs and flubs and everything in between. Plus, Laurence makes his predictions for the big categories based purely on vibes and we talk about famous cinema/football crossovers. This is a real loose one gang, hope you like cross talk!

    80 : Stinkers Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 103:06


    It's 2024 and The Fun Boys are mad as hell! Ollie and Laurence dissect Arsenal's recent poor form, analyse what is going wrong and attempt the navigate the world of transfer rumours and predictions. Plus, Ollie rants about the bad films he watched over Christmas and we reflect on life after twitter

    79 : Step Into (a) Christmas (episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 131:05


    The Fun Boys round out the year in typically chaotic fashion by discussing Arsenal's Champions League performance, the blossoming of Kai Havertz and all of our least favourite pundits. Plus, the hardest Christmas quiz EVER and the boys finally recommend the same thing during Cultural Appopriation

    78 : VAR Is Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 142:22


    The Fun Boys rant, rage and reflect on a bad week, dissect the various VAR decisions of the Newcastle game and react in real time to the insanity of the Spurs v Chelsea match. Plus, we give our definitive take on the new Beatles song, talk about the best bits of the Beckham documentary and laugh at a rival podcast. Early reports suggest this one is very listenable so what are you waiting for? Jump in, the water has barely even been peed in!

    77 : England vs Italy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 97:57


    The Fun Boys give you live updates of most of the second half of England's qualifying match against Italy. They also discuss the booing from the England fans towards certain players, Arsenal's "fraudulent" win over Man City and some incredible new updates in the world of Bigfoot. PLUS we update the ledger of the British Indie Nepo Baby Club (BINBC) and Laurence does a problematic Brian Blessed impression.All this and precious little else on this week's JUNIOR FUNNERS!

    76 : Rapper or Crapper?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 109:37


    The Fun Boys reflect on the missed opportunities of the North London Derby, the injuries of the squad and whether Arsenal really do need a new striker. Plus a new quiz that we can cancel Laurence AND Ollie for! What fun!

    75 : School Of Trossard Knocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 112:40


    The Fun Boys overcome numerous technical problems to discuss Arsenal's recent form, their return to the Champions League and the goalkeeper situation. Plus, the worst quiz we've ever done and a very haphazard Cultural Apopriation!

    74 : Steve Martin & The Power Rangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 108:32


    The Fun Boys are back for a new season of football and that! We analyse Arsenal's performance in the Community Shield (aka The Plate) as well as their opening league fixture against Premiership minnows Nottingham Forest. Plus we go nuclear in our attempt to generate controversy by naming what we believe to be the most overrated artists of all time! Please get mad at us! We're bad bad boys!

    73 : Havertztonbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 160:04


    Quantity over quality is the name of the game! The Fun Boys complete another bumper episode filled with "Um yeahs", "so yeahs" and "anyways". Plus, we react to multiple breaking news stories and give our now traditional hot Glastonbury takes. Strap yourself in for a marathon episode of big news and even bigger opinions!

    72 : Fried Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 141:01


    Wake up honey, it's been 3 months already! Time for a new Junior Funners episode! Yeah yeah yeah, we know, shut up its free.This time around we're reviewing Arsenal's season, the latest transfer rumours, football photoshops and our new favourite Chelsea fan. Plus, we get a long overdue Bigfoot update, Ollie gets cancelled and we dissect the best US cop shows. All this and precious little else on an all new JUNIOR FUNNERS!

    71 : A Perfect Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 112:09


    The Fun Boys reach dangerous levels of smugness as they analyse Arsenal's last 3 matches and then cement their status as 'Gloat Goats' when talking through a certain match at Anfield. Plus, Laurence is forced to love himself and we give honourable mentions to other 'Worst Song Of All Time' candidates

    70 : Musictoilet.com's Worst Podcasts Of All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 136:37


    The Fun Boys talk about Arsenal's precarious lead at the top of the table as well as their recent form and upcoming matches. We also talk about the songs we consider to be The Worst Of All Time before seeing how they stack up against other songs considered The Worst Of All Time by various music journalists. Plus Laurence announces several shocking takes and Ollie threatens to kill off a beloved segment. So much drama! So much content! You lucky, lucky people!

    69 : Awesomesauce Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 86:53


    It's episode 69! NICE! Haha get it? From sex! It's the sex number! Anyway, The Fun Boys enjoy a good old gloat about being top of the league, talk transfer business both completed and abandoned plus we try to get to the bottom of what exactly xG is and why anyone should care (spoilers: they shouldn't)

    68 : Rebootenanny 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 115:31


    The Fun Boys kick off the new year by watching Arsenal play Newcastle and catch up on the latest transfer talk. They also reboot Jools Holland's Hootenanny and have a bunch of technical problems. Enjoy! Happy New Year!

    67 : The Xhaw Xhanka Xhedemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 100:15


    The Fun Boys return just in time to give their half-term report on Arsenal's season so far as we head into the winter break and the Qatar World Cup. We also talk about Granit Xhaka's rebirth at the club, our hopes for the second half of the season and Paddy McGuinness's All Star Balls Up. Plus, Laurence finally gets cancelled!

    66 : Tea For The Tielemans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 77:56


    Riding high from Arsenal's positive start to the season, The Fun Boys welcome back 2 old friends, Joe and Rob. We reflect on Amazon's All Or Nothing Arsenal documentary series, discuss potential late transfer window comings and goings and attempt another quiz. All this, plus a lotta riffing and silly nonsense! Who could ask for anything more?xoxo Fun Boys

    65 : Red Hot Quizzy Peppers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 104:17


    The Fun Boys attempt to cool off in the aftermath of the heatwave by talking trash about the usual suspects and analysing Arsenal's transfer business/prospects. Plus, we take a very long quiz to determine Laurence's credibility as a Red Hot Chili Pepper fan and end up answering a lot of questions about Australia for some reason

    64 : Transferbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 77:04


    The Fun Boys are catching up on the many swirling transfer stories and rumours around Arsenal, feeling oddly confident about the upcoming season and dissecting this year's Glastonbury festival

    63 : Coach or Roach?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 152:43


    WARNING, OLLIE DROPS A LOT OF C-BOMBS IN THIS EPISODE! MORE THAN USUAL!!After accidentally taking 6 months off, The Fun Boys make up for lost time with this gigantic bumper episode in which they cover everything from Arsenal's performance over the season as a whole, their transfer hopes and dreams for this window and the queen's platinum jubilee. Plus, our greatest quiz premise to date and take after scorching hot take! Where else would you find this kind of content and chemistry? Nowhere, that's who!Follow us on twitter @juniorfunners, @CrispyWillis and @ibeonline

    62 : Michael Owen Film Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 103:49


    The Fun Boys start the new year by reacting to Arsenal's shocking defeat in the FA Cup as well as talking about Basketball, Bigfoot and their favourite non-footballing Michael Owen memories

    61 : Auba Di, Auba Da

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 126:04


    The Fun Boys react the immediate aftermath of Arsenal's captaincy announcement, talk about the recent up and down of the team's form and the so-called "Captains Curse" that has apparently dogged the club for the last 15 years or so. Plus we do a quiz, uncover Laurence's long term ties to James Franco and discuss The Beatles for probably too long

    60 : Cancelo Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 114:12


    In a packed episode The Fun Boys talk about why the so called "Big 6" no longer exists, dissect Arsenal's loss to Liverpool (and why it was inevitable but also ok) and sling endless muck at Man Utd, their owners and their fans. Plus Ollie recaps a new Marvel movie and Laurence has sex!

    59 : Arteta... IN?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 68:18


    The Fun Boys fight off deathly illness (not Covid) to record a new episode for your ass where we talk about Arsenal's current 10 game unbeaten run and the contrasting fortunes of our rivals. Plus Laurence takes a cocaine break!

    58 : Hybrid Formation Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 70:05


    The Fun Boys return positively giddy from their short (lol) break and talk through Arsenal's upturn in fortunes over the last few weeks. We talk in depth about how things began with a scrappy 1-0 win against Norwich and culminated in a triumphant thrashing of Spurs this past weekend plus what it potentially means going forward into the next international break. Also we talk about how great Norm Macdonald was and how much the comedy world is going to miss him. Funny stuff!

    57 : "I had a cousin stole my laptop..." (Deadline Day special)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 107:13


    Ooh wee!! The Fun Boys have their work cut out as they attempt to make sense of Arsenal's abject performance against Man City, the continued tactical ineptitude of Mikel Arteta and the mid-management of various players. Plus we react in real time to all the big transfer deadline day news and spend most of Cultural Apoppriation talking about a certain troubled hip hop genius.

    56 : RIP Eric Clapton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 87:20


    The Fun Boys dissect Laurence's continued viral superstardom as well as Arsenal's frustating start to the season and the tragic loss of racist bluesman Eric Clapton (RIP). All this and precious little else on an all new Junior Funners baby awouuu (wolf howl)

    55 : Untitled Fourth Matrix Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 88:50


    New Season, same old Arsenal! The Fun Boys do a post mortem on the defeat to Brentford, talk about transfer targets and discuss Edu's recruitment and decision-making as Technical Director. Plus, Ollie recaps The Matrix and Laurence briefly jams out on a miniature harp! Rock on!!!

    54 : WAP (Wet Ass Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 114:33


    The Fun Boys return with a PACKED episode to kick off the new season as they discuss Laurence's recent viral tweet, England's journey through the Euros and the seemingly infinite transfer rumours surrounding Arsenal. All this plus our takes on the Messi transfer saga, a Sasquatch update and much much more!!! Somebody stop us!

    53 : High School Musical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 80:04


    The Fun Boys give their analysis on Arsenal's strong end to the season as well as reviewing their overall performance now that the season is over. We also talk transfer gossip, England's provisional Euros squad and Laurence puts his millennial cred to the test with a new quiz!!

    52 : Villareally Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 114:25


    Facing the prospect of no European football for the first time in 25 years, The Fun Boys conduct a post mortem on Arsenal's exit from the Europa League while giving live updates from the Chelsea match and seeing if they agree with what the other fans are saying about which players should stay and who should be sold. All this and very little else on Episode 52 of JUNIOR FUNNERS!!!

    51 : Kroenke's Bad Fur Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 90:45


    As The Fun Boys embark on a new half century, they follow up on last week's ESL madness, lament the psychological toll being Arsenal fan can take and the teams current owners (the Kooky Kroenke Klan) vs the potential new ones (Daniel Spotify). All of this plus a deep dive on the tall lady from Resident Evil and our picks for who should go in the Premier League Hall of Fame.

    50 : 50th Episode Spectacular!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 104:40


    The long awaited, award winning 50th episode is finally here! And it couldn't be more timely as the boys react the the formation and subsequent collapse of the European Super League in real time while news stories break left and right. We also reflect on Arsenal's continued spotty form and ask what Ron Manager (RIP) would make of this all

    49 : Olympi-ARGH!!-kos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 100:58


    The Fun Boys give their IMMEDIATE reaction to the second leg tie against Olympiakos as well as analysis/fresh hot takes on the North London Derby. PLUS we take a look at the England squad for the upcoming international break and laugh at Spurs' continued collapse. All this and so much more on another episode of JUNIOR FUNNERS!!!

    48 : Xhakting A Fool

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 74:25


    The Fun Boys lament missed opportunities and costly mistakes in the match against Burnley, talk about the difficulties of playing 2 teams every match and deliver their comprehensive take on one Granit Xhaka. Plus, Ollie tests Laurence's knowledge of the Dune universe with another dumb quiz!

    47 : This Kickstarter STINKS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 112:14


    The Fun Boys reflect on a very positive week for Arsenal, reassess their position on certain players and look ahead to one of the team's biggest weeks so far this season. Plus, Ollie recaps The Queen's Gambit and we "borrow" a more successful podcast's format for a little bit.

    46 : Gary Potter & The Cursed Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 91:29


    The Fun Boys welcome returning guest Gary from Bonerleague amongst various technical problems while discuss a week of mixed emotions for Arsenal and catch up with Gary on the latest Bournemouth drama.

    45 : It's Hell Being Mikel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 91:05


    The Fun Boys fall back into despair following Arsenal's defeat to Aston Villa and once again have all the solutions and answers that were missing from the game plan. Plus, we talk about the various players around Europe that are out of contract this summer, report on the Everton/Tottenham match and find out which Simpsons character Laurence is.

    44 : Shidshow at the frick factory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 79:42


    The Fun Boys try to make sense of what exactly happened in the Wolves match and end up mainly just talking about wrestling. Also we do deep dive analysis on why Top Gear sucks and has always sucked plus yet another Goldbridge update.

    43 : Ødegaardians of the Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 94:02


    Another "live" episode as The Fun Boys follow along with the Saints match in real time, reflect on all the incorrect predictions they made last week and speculate about the incoming Martin Ødegaard's place in the team. Plus, a long overdue Bonerleague update and a bunch of other crap!

    42 : Bad Food Restaurant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 102:35


    The Fun Boys analyse Arsenal's continued good form and get closure on the Mesut Ozil saga. Plus, a look back at the career of an all time great twitter poster

    41 : 2021: It's good again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 92:23


    The Fun Boys ring in the new year with an uncharacteristic level of hope as they walk back several months work of trash talk. Plus Ollie's Movie Review and our reaction to the breaking news of the DC protests

    40 : Boilerman vs Cyril The Swan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 94:30


    The Fun Boys welcome multiple guests (Joe and Rob) to distract themselves from football with hilarious results!

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    39 : No Quiz !

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 59:26


    The Fun Boys despair over the North London Derby and delight over Man United's exit from the Champions League. Plus, very little else!

    38 - Wolves At the Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 91:26


    The Fun Boys offer their takes on Arsenal's latest disappointing defeat and offer a hastily thought out tribute to Diego Maradona. Plus, Spotify Wrapped 2020 and the death of Flash!

    37 : We Need To Talk About Nicolas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 100:36


    The boys face some hard truths about Nicolas Pepe following Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Leeds and speculate on what might happen in the January transfer window. Plus our take on Spurs' title challenge and a very special Star Wars quiz. Also Ollie has a rant about John Lydon and the Sex Pistols but you can probably just fast forward that

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