What's The Mate?

In this episode we are joined by the talented Tina Marie Serra, Salim Fadhley, Zhenya Armazov and Johanna Gustin, at Podfest Berlin with a live studio audience!The nightmare story of someone's morning routine, the phanton rain from trees in Berlin and the time Zhenya swindled a child for a game of Jenga are turned into hilarious improv skits with the sisters Hildie and Hilda, two sneaky sorceresses, a new improv podcast called What The Aphid and the turbulant tale of a family and their prized collection of boardgames. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Hosted by Julia Joubert with production help from Jill Beytin. Thank you to Podfest Berlin and Selina Mitte for having us! Thanks again to Tom Evans of Particle Sound for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. You can catch Tina as part of the musical theatre company Kaleidoscope. Follow Johanna at @worstofthymes find Sal and his London shows over at @salimfadhley and Zhenya at @zh_for_zhendetta

This episode brings a fun but not unfamiliar change of pace: two-prov! This time we're joined by Kevin Napier and Andrew Blumhagen of Bloodthirsty for a slow burn that gets weirder and weirder the longer you listen. Stories of smart appliances locking people in, abandoned e-scooters and Christmas Market bouncers inspire a newsworthy but unmemorable robbery, an emotional rollercoaster in a cellphone store and a festive season thug who's been getting the wrong end of the stick this whole time. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Hosted by Julia Joubert with production help from Jill Beytin. Thanks again to Tom Evans of www.particle-sound.com for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. You can catch Kevin and Andrew performing as Bloodthirsty at www.comedycafeberlin.com.

This episode of What's The Mate brings together three familiar favourites; Angie Cornwell, Tina Joaquim and Carl Clancy.Stories of camping gone wrong, horrendous choice of advertising space, and viral videos of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz get turned into some of our favourite improv skits with little ticks and their “Blood Mothers”, political activists turned entertainers and employees who should seriously read the fineprint on their contracts.This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Hosted by Julia Joubert with production help from Jill Beytin. Thanks again to Tom Evans of www.particle-sound.com for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. You can catch Tina and Angie as part of the musical improv group @kaleidoscope.improv on Instagram, or with the all lady group; @rhymes_with_witches. You can catch Carl performing most weekends at www.comedycafeberlin.com or check-out his website carlclancy.com for more.

*Not Safe For Over Thirties* This episode contains content that will make you feel old, but don't worry, everyone behind the mic is with you. Matilde Kaizer, Trevor Silverstein and Lauren Sedger from the Comedy Cafe Berlin house teams join us for another raucous episode of What's the Mate?. Julia shares news from the Langenscheidt Publishing House and what the public have determined is the 2022 German Youth Word of the Year, a real-life story about what happens at her adult sleepovers, and Matilde walks us through the experience of trying to adopt a cat in Germany. These stories inspire scenes of hip grannies trying to connect with their grandchildren, a touring band called The Tucks and their absurd connection to burritos, and an adoption interrogation turned pet sacrifice - enjoy!This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Hosted by Julia Joubert with production help from Jill Beytin. Thanks again to Tom Evans of www.particle-sound.com for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. Thank you to our performers, you can catch them most weekends at www.comedycafeberlin.com but also follow them on Instagram to see what they're up to and listen to their podcasts, they have podcasts! You'll find Matilde here: @matildeundgeorg and @schamlos_pod a podcast auf Deutsch. And @ittotm a show in English. You'll find Trevor here: The Berlin Open Stage Show on www.bearradio.org or at Comedy Cafe Berlin.

This episode of What's The Mate comes to you LIVE from Comedy Cafe Berlin for our Halloween Special! We bring you spooky adjacent stories about spiders scary enough to call emergency services, a skeleton who's story doesn't add up, and shared dreams that just don't sit right. Our improvisers, Noah Telson, Amy Jane and Amanda King run with the tales and spin hilarious scenes throughout, all while dressed in costume with a live audience to egg them on!This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thanks again to Tom Evans of Particle Sound for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. Thank you to Comedy Cafe Berlin (@comedycb) for the venue, and follow Noah (@telsonia) Amy (@stuffthusfar) and Amanda (@a_kup) to see where they'll be performing next!

This episode of What's The Mate brings together three familiar favourites; Angie Cornwell, Jenna Stone and Blake Farha of Kaleidoscope, this time under the umbrella of Macaroni Raincoat Shoe. Their choice, not ours. Stories of Yassification, pet dryers, 3D printed steaks and an unlawful house party get turned into the wackiest improv skits with bizarre magicians, a family who takes rules into their own hands and Duckie the overworked Dog. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thanks again to Tom Evans of Particle Sound for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. Catch Kaleidoscope in action on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscope.improv/

In this episode of WTM we are joined by the incredibly talented Billy Mason-Wood, Alice Schmid and Noah Telson.We explore stories from the “notorious” Berlin swimming pools, bungled Amazon orders and Millennium school busses. Our improvisers take us on magical adventures featuring Elton John, soft cops, contactable rainforest dwellers, talented class presidents and *multiple* accents.This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio, produced and edited by Julia Joubert and Jill Beytin. Thank you as well, to Hindenburg and Tom Evans of Particle Sound.Looking to catch our guests live? You'll find them at www.comedycafeberlin.com, most weekends, and in most shows!

In this bananas episode of What's The Mate, we bring you wonderful tales from our very own Berlin, and improvisers Kevin Napier, Tina Joaquim and Blake Farha spin hilarious sketches throughout. This episode has everything: horse wars, uranium-laced fireman suits from Chernobyl, and an uppity hospital patient named Oscar. This week's stories include Julia's experience with the cute vintage hat that tried to kill her, the 23,000 (!!) charming gas lamps still burning in Berlin, and how Tina's cat's reputation at the vet precedes her…and that's not always a good thing. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thanks again to Tom Evans of Particle Sound for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support.

This episode comes to you from the Lakeside Film Festival where we were joined by Fünfdollar - featuring Caroline Clifford, Amanda King, Richard Killiam and Kieran Humphries - as well as a live audience!We hear all about the Berlin Police and their latest investment for patrolling the Spree, Julia's nightmare dog-sitting experience, Caroline's 70 000 euro transfer faux pas, and Richard's unexplained willingness to let anyone put anything into his mouth. As you can imagine, the improv that follows goes some gloriously strange places, so buckle up!Disclaimer: We at What's the Mate believe that Columbia is an incredible country with a lot to offer, we do not condone irresponsible drug use, and as often as it may come up, we do not believe that German's are mean or angry people. This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio, produced and edited by Julia Joubert and Jill Beytin. Thank you to Mobile Kino and Podfest Berlin 2022, Hindenburg and Particle Studio.Our brilliant guests perform all over Berlin, so be sure to follow them on instagram, and visit www.comedycafeberlin.com, for info on where you can catch them next!

We're back baby! And live from Podfest Berlin 2022!To kick off Season 4, we bring you Berlin's newest musical-improv troupe - Jam Sandwich! Tina, Jenna, Angie, Blake, Richard and Joseph (on piano) join us LIVE to explore some of the weirder Berlin stories, including Julia's metal-smelting ex housemate, an audience story about airport security and the team's uneasy relationship with the German use of “hallo!”.These tales inspire some weird, wacky and gloriously catchy improvised skits - take a listen! This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from Podfest Berlin 2022, Hindenburg and Particle Studio.Our brilliant guests perform all over Berlin, so be sure to follow them on instagram, @jamsandwichberlin, to see where you can catch them next!

Coming to you live from Podfest Berlin 2021, it's What's The Mate! In this episode we bring you an all-lady powerhouse hailing (or wailing) from the streets of Berlin – Rhymes With Witches! Maria, Tina, Jenna and Nanda join us LIVE to explore some crazy Berlin tales, including Jenna's wild time at a protest and her run-in with the cops. They introduce us to the brilliant yet terrifying concept of vaccine pizzas, we meet the city's raver sheep and Tina gives us her best pug impression. It's wild.This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio, with incredible support from Podfest Berlin 2021, Hindenburg and Particle Studio.Our brilliant guests perform all over Berlin, all the time, so be sure to follow them on social media to keep up to date with their gigs. It's Rhymes With Witches on Facebook and Instagram!

Coming to you from the bowels of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it’s What‘s The Mate!In this bonus episode we are joined, virtually and from across the globe, by GRILL TALK. Matilde Keizer dialed in from Berlin, Nacho Sanguinetti from Uruguay and Trevor Silverstein from California to bring you some of the funniest improv comedy!Together they explore bizarre stories that have come out of life during corona, where the drama of a machete-wielding man inspires “smart-social police officers” who use TikTok to fight crime. Eyewitness accounts of the anti-lockdown protests introduce us to a new journalistic practice of “fact cats” and find out how Matilde’s neighbours brought about the tale of Excalibur, the peephole salesman. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Big thanks to RØDE for the sponsored equipment, to Hindenburg for their ongoing support and to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the theme song. Follow GRILL TALK on Facebook to find out what they’re up to. They also do a number of digital shows in various groups so be sure to head to The Comedy Cafe Berlin for more. Listen to Trevor Silverstein’s The BOSS (Berlin Open Stage Show) Podcast on Bear Radio. Find Matilde Keizer at @matikeizer on Instagram, and check out her podcasts “Matilde und Georg produzieren Unterhaltung” and SCHAMLOS. You’ll find Nacho on Instagram at @nachodenoche.

It's our season finale, and we honestly couldn't think of a better way to end an incredible year! Julieta Degese, Trevor Silverstein and Gaston Stabiszewski join Julia for another side-splitting episode of WTM. We start with the story of meeting Pablo Francisco, which inspires a restaurant where anyone could be a celebrity, we hear the tale of a terrible Berlin club, the reason for Julia's "sexy voice" and the worst Coat Check of all time, and we end things with Julieta's experience with a German police officer, his vest and a cellphone number... it gets wild!This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thanks again to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. We'd also like to give an extra big thank you to our producer extraodinaire, Jill Beytin, for all of her time and energy in helping put What's The Mate together. Make sure you see our brilliant guests in action, both on and off the air: catch Trevor as part of The BOSS (Berlin Open Stage Show) Podcast which you can listen to right here on Bear Radio or see him record live every Thursday at 11pm at Comedy Cafe Berlin. Gaston is also in the business of podcasts so give his German improv podcast, Lebenspodcast, a listen, on Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts. You can also catch both Trevor and Gaston on stage at CCB and in various groups. Last but not least, follow Julieta's stand up and improv comedy journey at https://www.facebook.com/Julietas-Comedy-292482798286521/

Friends With Benefits join us for this week’s hilarious episode of What's The Mate! Antonia Bär, Caroline Clifford and Matilde Keizer dive right in, with the German Record of 268 litres of Solyanka, a traditional Russian soup, inspiring an unhealthy relationship between Antonia and Ramen noodles, 300 German swingers being evacuated from a building educated us on the realities of a "Swingers Buffet" and Matilde's horrible interaction with someone on public transport found us in a world where you reserve train tickets and waiting room chairs for sandwiches. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thanks again to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. Catch Friends With Benefits in various shows including, It's That Time of the Month, an improvised talk show that takes place every second Sunday of the month at Comedy Cafe Berlin or follow all three across social media to see where they're doing what: @iamabear @cliffy_butt @matikeizer.

The Skeleton Brains are back! Blake Farha, Daan Henselmans and Jake Potashnick join Julia in studio for another wild ride. From coke taxis delivering pizza to teenage birthday parties, family reunions gone awry and the Wizard of Wedding turning people into Pigeons, this episode is one for the books.This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio with support from Hindenburg and Tom Evans of Particle Studio.Follow Skeleton Brains on Facebook to find out where they are performing next. If you’re interested in learning a little Improv while having a proper laugh, Blake also hosts the weekly Improv Playground at Heile Haus in Kreuzberg and you’re welcome to join! Visit www.henriandblake.com for more. Be sure to also check out their podcast Improvise Till You Make It where Blake and his co-host Henri chat about The Improv Mindset and how it can change your life!

Werewolves, vats of blood and Berlin's 10pm curfew - it's the What's The Mate Halloween episode and it's LIVE with GLB! Noah Telson (@telsonia), Nicole Ratjen (@rattynikki) and Josh Telson (@joshwithpowers) join host Julia Joubert for the spookiest improv this side of Transylvania. Julia’s gripping story of the Werewolf of Bedburg (Bedbug?) gets things started, followed by an unsettling tale from Nikki where vats of blood were found on her bus, and we end with our new favorite comedy genre, “Whisper Improv.” Take a listen!This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio with big thanks to Tom Evans of Particle Studio and Hindenburg for their support.

I, Contact makes their What's The Mate debut with this brilliantly funny and four storied episode! Blake, Ben and Justin dive into what it would mean to be stuck with a stranger's luggage on the S-Bahn, and we find out that Germany has over 3200 varieties of bread and that they celebrate "Buttered Bread Day". Justin's Oktoberfest experience opens our eyes to the fact that the Beer Festival isn't even in October and Ben's interaction with Reggie Watts takes us down a rabbit hole of Tom Cruise, grannies and family facts. As always, this episode was brought to you by Bear Radio with support from Tom Evans of Particle Studio and Hindenburg.Don's miss Blake and Ben in their bimonthly musical improv show, Rollercoasters, at Comedy Cafe Berlin and Z Bar - check out rollercoastersimprov.com for more info or follow them on social media at @rollercoastersimprov. Follow Skeleton Brains on Facebook and Instagram to see where Blake and Julia are performing next and be sure to listen to Henri & Blake's podcast: Improvise Till You Make It. Follow Justin on Instagram at @bejustincredible to follow all of his adventures both on and off the stage.

Double XL promised us a weird episode, and what a weird one it is! Nacho Sanguinetti and Trevor Silverstein join us for the „Ultimate Berlin Episode“ with stories about volunteering at the unfinished BER Airport, the fire at Mustafa’s Gemüse Kebap and living the Freelance Life in Germany’s capital.This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio with big thanks to Tom Evans of Particle Studio and Hindenburg for their support. Catch Trevor and Nacho at various shows and in various groups at The Comedy Cafe Berlin. Enjoy more improv comedy on The BOSS (Berlin Open Stage Show) Live Podcast every Thursday at 11pm at CCB or right here on Bear Radio. If you’d like to boot Trevor off of Twitter, give him a follow on @TreStijl and like the tweet and follow Nacho’s adventures at @nachodenoche on Instagram.

Amanda King, Kieran Humphries and Carl Clancy come together for the first time on What's The Mate as Two and a Half Micks. They unpack some hilarious stories, including Julia's tattoo experience and Radical Honesty, to a real-time example of why you should do a little research on the man who sent you a letter from prison. From cat funerals and assertiveness class to radical riddles, pen pals and Julia's existential crisis in studio, this episode is not to be missed! This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio with thanks to Hindenburg and Tom Evans of Particle Studio for their ongoing support.You can catch more of our guests at various shows at the Comedy Café Berlin in the Harold Teams, Action Jackson and People System and Kieran, the brains behind the unmissable VCR - A Video Sketch Show, also at CCB.

Skip Recap join us for the first time on What's The Mate and it's killer! Jakob Wagner, Kevin Napier and Tyrone Stallone step into studio for this week’s episode and turned our Berlin tales into inspired scenes. From a Python who is adamant that Chernobyl didn't happen to an Apple Genius who hates his job and a group of guys who hate pedestrians, Skip Recap went all in to give you some of the wackiest comedy Berlin has to offer.This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from the kind people of Hindenburg and Tom Evans of Particle Studio.You can catch Jakob performing with People System on the first and third Friday of each month at Comedy Café Berlin (comedycafeberlin.com), Kevin at multiple shows around the city and keep up with Tyrone Stallone via his Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/tyronestallonecomedy/

Carl Me Maybe makes their What's The Mate debut with this hilarious and absolutely wacky episode. Marisa Llamas and Carl Clancy take us on a Panda date, inspired by the birth of Ming Ming's twins at the Berlin Zoo. The story of Julia's unhealthy relationship with her Zumba instructor inspires a kink party at Chuck E. Cheese and Marisa's teachings of Bird-Collecting and Softboys takes us to the weirdest house party we've had on the show. This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio with support from Tom Evans of Particle Studio and Hindenburg.Make sure to catch Carl and Marisa at their monthly show, Show and Tell with Carl Me Maybe at 800A, and in various teams at Comedy Café Berlin. Follow Marisa and her hundreds of characters on @llamedycentral and Carl at Carl Clancy Comedy on Facebook.

Our favourite Skeleton Brains are back! Blake Farha, Daan Henselmans and Henri Parmentier join us in season three for another epic adventure. Together, they took us to 30AD where "Jesus Christos" zoomed around on an e-Scooter and the People for the Unethical Treatment of Animals (PUTA) had sway. The story of a German kid who's drunk friends try and break him out of jail inspires the worst surprise birthday gift of all time, and Blake's nude adventures through France take us to the set of Naked in Paradise, the sitcom where method acting gets a little too method. This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio with support from Hindenburg and Tom Evans of Particle Studio.Follow Skeleton Brains on Facebook to find out where they are performing next. If you’re interested in learning a little Improv while having a proper laugh, these guys also host the weekly Improv Playground at Heile Haus in Kreuzberg and you’re welcome to join! Visit www.henriandblake.com for more.

Kevin Napier, Emma Aldridge & Lou take the WTM stage as Britwich, a British Sandwich if you will, with Kevin as the single slice of American ham. The true story of beer sabotage inspired a tale of the angry Frenchman, driven to extremes because "who would put Franken in Germany!?" The groups' mutual misadventures in the world of clubbing and flirting took us back in time to "Ye Old Club" with Rosalind the street walker and to wrap things up, Lou's skinny dipping experience introduced us to two of our favourite characters: Marjorie and Tabitha, and their pruned bosoms. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thank you to Hindenburg for their support and to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for his help with the theme song. Catch our guests in various groups and at various gigs around Berlin. You’ll find Emma performing as part of People System at Comedy Cafe Berlin Harold Nights and hosting the Nameless Comedy Open Mic (facebook.com/namelessopenmic/). @yergal_loulou_ can be found performing this Friday, 13 September at Kapital Komedy (https://www.facebook.com/events/363004524369605/?ti=as) & at the Trans-Europe Expression Poetry Slam on Sunday 15 September @ Prachtwerk (https://www.facebook.com/events/2404180966295142/?ti=as). Kevin can be found playing the essential piece of ham to many an improv group across the city.

We kick off Season 3 with CUNT HAMMER, our favourite 'girl group' since Destiny's Child and The Bangles! Sara Nere, Caroline Clifford and Janina Rook take us on a beautiful journey of "Double Dom" speed-dating, we take a peak into the bizarre world of Naked Attraction Germany, and CSD 2019 memories introduce us to a poor cop who has a rough first day on the job. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Big thanks to Hindenburg for their ongoing support and to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the tunes. Catch CUNT HAMMER performing at CCB where Sara, Caroline and Janina also do shows in various groups. Don't miss out on Janina's podcast, Unverschämt and her second one, Binge, available on iTunes. Witness Sara's singing talents with Rollercoasters @rollercoastersimprov and Caroline every Tuesday at We Are Not Gemüsed at Same Heads Bar.

Coming to you live from Das Improv Festival 2019, it’s What‘s The Mate!In this episode we bring you talent straight out of New York, as the veteran musical improv troupe EMPIRE join us, LIVE, for some of the raunchiest, funniest and sweatiest improv comedy. Hailing from UCB, Magnet Theatre, Baby Wants Candy and North Coast; Katy Berry, Jon Bander, Patrick Noth and Kiki Mikkelsen recreate Julia‘s wild summer night of cab drivers and fights with middle-aged women, they rap and beatbox through a tale of how they saved nightlife in Berlin, and they set the record for saying „dick“ more times in one episode than anyone else in the history of What‘s The Mate. Make sure you don’t miss their closing song, it is truly the goodbye of all goodbyes.This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio, with incredible support from Das Improv Festival 2019, Hindenburg and Particle Studio.Our brilliant guests perform all over NY, all the time, so be sure to follow them on social media to keep up to date with their gigs and their hilarious content: follow Katy at @katyberrycomedy and katyberrycomedy.com, Kiki on @kikimikkelsen and kikimikkelsen.com, Patrick on @patrickn0th and patricknoth.com and Bander at @jonbander on all the socials.

Before you hit play on the best GOT retelling you'll ever hear, educate yourself on Season 1 through 8 because SPOILER ALERT!We've heard your cries of frustration and are here, answering your call, with Berlin's finest improvisers, to rework the final season of Game of Thrones and give you the ending that you deserve!Emma Aldridge, Noah Telson, Carl Clancy and Daan Henselmans take us on a seemingly familiar journey of love, sex, war and many faces but all is not as it appears to be. Is the Night King just broody? Do Jon and Daenerys get to go on Honeymoon? Does Tyrion have a weird little voice inside his head that sounds a lot like Bran?? Hit play and find out!This episode is brought to you by the brilliant Bear Radio team, with support from the kind people of Hindenburg and Particle Studio.For more from our improvisers, follow Skeleton Brains on Facebook and Instagram to find out where they are performing next, visit comedycafeberlin.com for all the latest on shows and classes, head on over to dasimprovfestival.com to see what shows and workshops you can attend this coming June (2019) and then be sure to head over to Nameless Comedy Open Mic for some stand-up gold!

It's the final episode of Season 2 and it's an epic adventure featuring the weirdest stories and wackiest improv, brought to you by Michele Guido, Clementine Satsuma and Andrea Andrésdottir of Legends in Concert! The terrible but true story about a woman who was hit with a medieval cannonball inspired the moat loving Trebuchet salesman. Michele’s run-in with the cops took us to a WG casting where every applicant’s documents were covered in something wet and the awkward interaction between two of Julias colleagues gave us a look into the life of a girl with very unfortunate Doppelgängers. Being the final episode, we thought we'd treat you to an EXTRA story that came out of our What's The Mate Storytelling night and inspired the Café War of the century!This episode was brought to you by Bear Radio with the kind and continued support from Hindenburg, and Tom Evans of Particle Studio.Be sure to catch Legends in Concert in various shows and Harold Nights at Comedy Cafe Berlin, and if you'd like to see or showcase more wacky characters, go check out The Queens Court that takes place every second Saturday at CCB. 

Skeleton Brains are back and this time Julia joined in on the action, together with Blake Farha and Henri Parmentier!Our host and improvisers take you on a wild ride where a story about the YouTube beef turned Alexanderplatz brawl inspired a war between PewDiePie and his fans, the tale of a 69 year old Tortoise smuggler had Julia doing the world's worst Angela Merkel impression and the AfD´s call for students to denounce their teachers lay the foundation for the weirdest family dynamic we've witnessed so far. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio with support from Particle Studio and Hindenburg.If you'd like to see our guests in action you can follow Skeleton Brains on Facebook and Instagram to see where they are performing next. Be sure to check out www.henriandblake.com to find out how you or your company could benefit from their incredible Improv workshops otherwise take part in their weekly Improv Playground at Heile Haus in Kreuzberg - visit www.meetup.com/improvise-till-you-make-it to book your spot.

We are joined this week by three of our favourites! Matilde Keizer, Steindór Jónsson and Julieta ran with our stories of the Berlin housing crisis and took us to a place where people fight over space in toilet cisterns. Julia's hatred of public displays of affection inspired some of the most beautifully inappropriate ASMR sounds our podcast has heard and Matilde's SBahn brawl introduces us to a German mayor with no friends but the greatest 'say yes' attitude of them all.As always, this episode was brought to you by Bear Radio and a big thank you to Particle Studio and Hindenburg for their continued support.For more comedy from our guests catch Julieta at Slingshot! Comedy Open Mic every Wednesday at Kupfer Bar.Steindór will be at Comedy Café Berlin performing in various groups but also be sure to catch him on The BOSS Podcast that he co-hosts with Trevor Silverstein - find that at bearradio.org. Don't miss Matilde at It's That Time of the Month, an improvised talk show that takes place every second Sunday of the month at CCB or at her many other shows with various groups, also at CCB.

Improvisors Marisa Llamas, Kevin Napier and Julietta join us for another brilliant episode of What's The Mate!Julia's jealousy of a fat rat who was rescued inspired the tale of Pizza Rat who was too famous for his own good, a weird sighting in Wedding, Berlin, lead us to a world where Zoo-Themed Clubs exist and cardigans are a big no-no, and then there was The Voice of Mom with the power to end riots and spark marriages - it's a wild ride!This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio with support from the kind people of The Venue, Hindenburg and Particle Studio. If you'd like to see our guests in action you can catch them at various shows at Comedy Café Berlin, follow Marisa on Instagram: @llamedycentral and check out Slingshot! Comedy Open Mic with Julietta every Wednesday at Kupfer Bar.

We are joined this week by the brilliant Nicole Ratjien, Noah Telson and Josh Telson ofGLB! Our three comedians used our Berlin tales to inspire a world where old people are fighting on the frontline in MEC suits, people walk around with patent lawyers for everyday conversation and friends "get tickets" to go to prison together, for the experience.As always, this episode is brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from the kind people of The Venue Berlin and a big thank you must go to Hindenburg too.If you think GLB are as hilarious as we do then support them by liking their Facebook Page:GLB Comedy, following them on Twitter: @glbcomedy, @joshwithpowers, @telsonia +@rattynikki and watching them to their thing at the Comedy Café Berlin:https://comedycafeberlin.com/

What's The Mate favourites, CUNT HAMMER, join us for another episode and it's a live one! Sara Nere, Caroline Clifford and Janina Rook took us on a very entertaining bro date inspired by Julia's solo mission to the movies, and a listener's voice note about mansplaining had our three improvisors do a very weird bit with a man hitting on women in ways that no-one ever should. There was also the very true story about an Anti-Trump Peaceful Vegan Brunch that inspired a world where every citizen was a Deliveroo driver. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Big thanks to Comedy Café Berlin for letting us use their space, to Hindenburg for their support and Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the tunes. Catch CUNT HAMMER performing at CCB where Sara, Caroline and Janina also do shows in various groups. Don't miss out on Janina's podcast, Unverschämt, recorded every Monday at CCB and available on iTunes. Witness Sara's singing talents with Rollercoasters every 4th Friday at CCB and catch Caroline every Tuesday at We Are Not Gemüsed at Same Heads Bar.

The wonderfully funny Friends With Benefits join us for this week’s episode of What's The Mate! Antonia Bär, Caroline Clifford and Matilde Keizer took us on a wild ride where stories of "manspreading" lead to owl eggs hatching in Caroline's pants, the Singing Shrinks of Berlin inspired the character of a one Dr Kant (lol) and the completely uncool way he guilt trips his patients into watching his Red Hot Chili Peppers covers and then there was the scene with a famous person who can't be named and a whole lotta salad - check it out! This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Thanks against to The Venue for letting us use their space, to Tom Evans of Particle Studio for the theme song and to Hindenburg for their support. Catch Friends With Benefits as part of It's That Time of the Month, an improvised talk show that takes place every second Sunday of the month at Comedy Cafe Berlin or follow all three across social media to see where they're doing what: @iamabear @cliffy_butt @matikeizer.

This week's episode features the brilliant This Never Happened! Jakob Wagner, Kevin Napier and Emma Aldridge joined us in studio for another episode of What’s The Mate where our true Berlin tales inspired the story of an audacious son who gets his dad to quit Thanksgiving, we discover that Kevin once picked a fight at the cinema and Julia's Kindergarten crush inspired a scene with the James Dean of five year olds.This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from the kind people of The Venue Berlin and Hindenburg.You can catch Jakob performing in various shows at Comedy Café Berlin including Harold Night and in an entirely improvised musical on the last Friday of every month. You’ll also find Emma hosting the Nameless Comedy Open Mic gig at Radler’s Berlin every Thursday (facebook.com/namelessopenmic/)

This week we are joined by the uber talented and brilliantly funny Steindór Jónsson, Andrea Andrésdottir and Carl Clancy aka A North Atlantic Extravaganza! They turned the true story of Germany’s scheme to pay Refugees to return home into a tale of Viking treks and weird Icelandic accents. “The Berlin Effect” inspired the creation of a Startup with rabid dogs & a no-pants policy and, a cat so large he needed two X-Rays introduced us to the fact that apparently Irish folk don’t understand the concept of a euphemism. As always, this episode is brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from the kindpeople of The Venue Berlin and a big thank you to Hindenburg too.If you’d like to catch our guests again, make sure to check Andrea out at It's That Time of the Month every second Sunday at Comedy Cafe Berlin, Carl & Andrea together at Comedy Shorts and Steindór on The BOSS Podcast that he co-hosts with Trevor Silverstein and which can be found at bearradio.org.

Another week, another episode! This week we are joined by Marisa Llamas, Amy Jane and Trevor Silverstein, three improvisers who treated us to some dark and hilarious comedy.In this episode, a story about the housing crisis inspires characters who will do anything for an apartment, ANYTHING (like move in before the dead guy is out). A scene involving the last line of The Great Gatsby and pencils gets weirdly sexual and Germany's very real Fossil of The Day Award took us to a rather strange world where Trevor actively becomes friends with people he hates.This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio with support from The Venue Berlin and Hindenburg.If you'd like to see our guests in action you can catch them at various shows at Comedy Café Berlin as part of their house teams and don't miss The BOSS podcast with Steindór and Trevor Silverstein recorded live every Thursday at 11pm at Comedy Café Berlin and shared on bearradio.org

The brilliant GRILL TALK joined us for this week’s episode of Berlin inspired funnies. Together, Matilde Kaizer, Nacho Sanguinetti and Trevor Silverstein improvised off of one of the more ridiculous AirBnB Experiences we’ve come across - Techno Painting. They also took us over to Britain where the Brexit vs Breakfast debate materialised, deboning a human foot was akin to deboning a chicken and Nacho casually used the word “parsimonious”- to be honest, we’re still not 100% sure what it means.This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Big thanks to The Venue for letting us use their space and to Hindenburg for their support. Follow GRILL TALK on Facebook to find out where they are performing next. They do a number of shows in various groups so be sure to head www.comedycafeberlin.com for more. Catch Trevor Silverstein’s The BOSS (Berlin Open Stage Show) Live Podcast every Thursday at 11pm at CCB or on www.bearradio.org, Matilde Kaizer at It’s That Time of the Month all social media & Nacho at Double XL.

We’re back baby and kicking things off with another visit from Skeleton Brains and the main men who helped kick things off in Season 1!Blake Farha, Daan Henselmans and Gaston Stabiszewski took us on a wild ride where true Berlin stories inspired the meeting of Scooby & The Gang and Angela Merkel, a perturbing look into the world of Hacker Start-Ups and an artist who wears five scarves and a cloak, and would like to rebuild the Berlin Wall. Weird. As always, this episode is brought to you by the brilliant Bear Radio team, with support from the kind people of Hindenburg. Follow Skeleton Brains on Facebook and Instagram to find out where they are performing next. Check out Lebenspocast on all social media if you’d like to hear some German Improv Comedy from Gaston. If you’re interested in learning a little Improv, Blake also co-hosts the weekly Improv Playground at Heile Haus in Kreuzberg and you’re welcome to join! Visit https://www.meetup.com/improvise-till-you-make-it/ for more.

We thought we’d close Season 1 with a bang and brought you our second live recording with a What’s The Mate favourite, GLB! Nicole Ratjien, Noah Telson and Josh Telson joined Julia again, this time in front of a packed house at Comedy Café Berlin. A story about how someone’s ‘dead’ body ended up on cigarette packets all over Europe had our improvisors dive into agency/client contracts and the tale of the very real Ketchup Bandits inspired bizarre scenes of a sauce testing lair and gravy in the bedroom. Big thanks to Comedy Cafe Berlin for letting us use their space and to Hindenburg for their continued support. If you’d like to catch more of GLB then support them by liking their Facebook Page: GLB Comedy, following them on Twitter: @glbcomedy, @joshwithpowers, @telsonia + @rattynikki and watching them to their thing at the Comedy Café Berlin: https://comedycafeberlin.com/

Another week, another episode! This week we are joined by Amanda King, Marisa Llamas and Steindór Jónsson who treated us to some brilliantly funny and at times utterly terrifying Improv. In this episode we discover that Steindór's bicycle repairman has a rather outlandish connection to the Swedish Pop group, Ace of Base, Julia's frustration with her regular DHL man inspired the creation of the world's first Charades Fight Club and there may be more than one reference to the grafting of human skin and body parts - it gets weird.This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio and the Berlin Tea Company, with support from the kindpeople of Noize Fabrik and Hindenburg.If you'd like to see our guests in action you can catch them at various shows at Comedy Café Berlin as part of their house teams:https://comedycafeberlin.com/. Don't miss The BOSS podcast with Steindór and Trevor Silverstein recorded live every Thursday at 11pm at Comedy Café Berlin or find it at bearradio.org

Sara Nere, Janina Rook and Caroline Clifford of CǓNT HåmmɆr, join us for another brilliant episode of What’s The Mate! Our three improvisors unpacked how some of the week’s Berlin stories could have gone and blessed us with some truly hilarious improv. We explored a world where STD symptoms come in the form of Enya, Queen or Elton John songs & new recruits go to Aldi Supermarket Clerk Training Camp. We even weighed in on the rather bizarre and completely questionable effect that the prolonged warm weather would have on your choice of Döner Kebap meats. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this one!This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from the kind people of The Venue Berlin and a big thank you to Hindenburg too. Catch CǓNT HåmmɆr at We Are Not Gemüsed every other Tuesday in Neukölln and every first and third Friday as part of the Harold Nights at Comedy Cafe Berlin. Check out Caroline’s YouTube mini series called When I Grow Up and follow Janina (@rook_togo) on instagram, she needs more followers. You’ll find Sara on her Pennyfarthing somewhere in Berlin.

This week we are joined by the brilliantly funny Antonia Bär, Andrea Andrésdottir and Carl Clancy. The three of them ran with our Berlin stories and gave new meaning to a "bone chilling" Berlin winter, treated us to the hilarious world of incompetent bicycle lane painters and shared the terrifying lengths some improvisors go to, to get into character.As always, this episode is brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from the kindpeople of The Venue Berlin and a big thank you must go to Hindenburg too.If our guests caught your interest make sure to check Antonia & Andrea out at It's That Time of the Month every second Sunday and Carl & Andrea at Comedy Shorts. Grab your tickets at Comedy Café Berlin:https://comedycafeberlin.com/

Improvisors, Jakob Wagner, Kevin Napier and Emma Aldridge join us in studio for another brilliant episode of What’s The Mate. This week’s Berlin tales inspired the sad story of Marlene the Tapir who never gets asked to do meet and greets, we discover that Kevin is regularly pulled over by the cops while on his bicycle and Julia’s underage drinking experience inspires a reality where children who do Math are a disgrace to their families. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio, with support from the kind people of The Venue Berlin and Hindenburg. You can catch Jakob performing in various shows at Comedy Café Berlin including Harold Night and in an entirely improvised musical on the last Friday of every month. You’ll also find Emma hosting the Nameless Comedy Open Mic gig at Radler’s Berlin every Wednesday (facebook.com/namelessopenmic/) and lastly, you can connect with her on Facebook: (www.facebook.com/Emma-Aldridge-277587362863372). Kevin “performs when people ask him to.”

This week is a biggie as we bring you our first Live Recording! The episode features GRILL TALK, who joined us in front of a packed house at Comedy Café Berlin. Matilde Kaizer, Nacho Sanguinetti and Trevor Silverstein brought the house down with their interpretation of our Berlin stories, taking us to an Ambulance Siren Convention, to a writers room where someone is desperately trying to pitch his MacGyver Origin Story, and they even managed to demonstrate what a bag of dildos falling from an overhead compartment might sound like. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Big thanks to Comedy Café Berlin for letting us use their space and to Hindenburg for their support. Follow GRILL TALK on Facebook to find out where they are performing next. They do a number of shows in various groups so be sure to head www.comedycafeberlin.com for more. Catch Trevor Silverstein’s The BOSS (Berlin Open Stage Show) Live Podcast every Thursday at 11pm at CCB or on www.bearradio.org.