Eric Lalor and Willa White sit down with a different guest each week to find out what their story is, have a bit of craic and delve deep into the shenanigans of life and cultural phenomenas. Expect big guests, big conversations and big laughs. Lookin’ for a feel-good listen? Well done, you’ve found it. Brought to you with The Laughter Lounge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Solo episode, hup! Eric and Willa asked and you delivered some bizarre questions that we were legally obliged to answer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is one of Ireland's most exciting talents. He was the music act at our first ever live show and he once supported the Wolfe Tones. It's the brilliant Ciarán Moran! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week came dressed to impressed... unfortunately he was dressed for court not for us, all will be explained! It's the hilarious Paddy The Dagger McDonnell! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is one of the best-known comedians in Ireland, and definitely the smartest. He's been the host of Republic of Telly, he's been a key member of the panel, he's taken on the Chaser and he's from Offaly. It's the brilliant Neil Delamere! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is a man of many talents and a man of many voices, he's done an impression of Alex Ferguson to Alex Ferguson and came out alive. It's the the wonderful, brilliant, Mr Al Foran! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode, we're joined in studio by Ruth Medjber, a brilliant photographer who has spent the last few years touring and taking pictures of Hozier. Now, she's embarked on a new project, taking a picture of someone every day and telling strangers stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is a man of many talents, he's a brilliant comedian, a writer, a dancer and all round great guy. It's the wonderful Gearóid Farrelly! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric and Willa are joined in studio by the fantastic and mesmerising Keith Barry who absolutely blows our mind with incredible mind hacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the queen of Ballymun. Oh no she isn't! Oh yes she is! She's the Dame of the Panto and absolutely brilliant craic. It's the wonderful Dame Stuffy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week needs very little introduction. He's been around the block and back and is going around it again for good measure. It's the wonderful, hilarious, Jarlath Regan! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week comes and wrecks people's gaffs. But then he goes and builds it again. It's our pal Pete the builder, Peter Finn from RTÉ Home rescue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a returning guest for the first time ever on You Must be Jokin! Enya Martin is back in studio with Eric and Willa and she's after running the bleedin' marathon she is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is one of the funniest women in Ireland. She's one of the funniest people in Ireland. It's actor, comedian... and closest Shamrock Rovers fan, Emma Doran! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is really into creepy crawlys and things with loads of legs. He's also mad into not cutting his grass. He's the biodiversity officer in Trinity College but he's also from Crumlin.. it's the wonderful Collie Ennis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is doing amazing things in the United States! She's absolutely flying it, but it wasn't always easy. It's the brilliant Katie Boyle. The lads chat to her about her move to the US, the griminess of New York, how a bad tinder date led to her comedy career and her experience of abortion and figuring out how to laugh at her experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is a solo episode with Willa and Eric as they answer your questions, and some DEEP questions that came in from the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is a wonderful sensation. He's a wonderful sensation of the internet, of stand-up comedy, of wonderful sensations. It's the wonder Killian Sundermann. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is one of our best friends (I know we say that every week but we actually mean it this time), we chat about cringy debs pictures, his new book looking at the weird and wonderful Irish sayings and what would happen if Siri started slagging us all off? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have an array of guests this week. Jaap Stam, Roy Keane, Robbie Keane, Bertie Ahern and more! Oh, and Mario Rosenstock dropped by too!Mario has some brilliant gigs coming up, check them out below:Thursday 9th and Saturday 11th October - Cork Opera HouseThursday 16th, Friday 17th, Saturday 18th October - Gaiety Theatre DublinTickets available from Ticketmaster.ie and venue box offices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is a fashion icon, a gaeilgeoir, a radio presenter and someone who sleep talks...in a very unique way. It's the brilliant Louise Cantillon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The studio is absolutely rammed this week. One man sells tin foil, the other sells hogs and you don't wanna know what the other gets up to. It's the fantastic Foil, Arms and Hog who are massive in Burkina Faso by the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is mad about running. He runs to get better and he chats away to people while doing so. He's currently getting ready to run the length of England! It's the brilliant Get Better with Chris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week made such an impact on us last time she was in, we needed to get her in again! And Eric had to see his daughter obviously. It's the wonderful Carly Mahady! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week needs no introduction, because he usually does the introducing... it's KARL SPAIN everybody clap clap clap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the King of Vicar Street. He's booked more bands than we've had hot dinners, and he's a bit of a musician himself. It's the wonderful Bren Berry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week takes us to places we've never been before. Grace Alice O'Shea is a sex educator and in this episode, she teaches Eric and Willa all about it. Where the male G-Spot is, the importance of intimacy, why different women have different needs and the growth of fetishes in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week made a mad journey to be with us today. He got up from his desk, turned the corner and made the 10 yard walk to our studio. It's JOE's one and only Ryan Carrick! The lads chat to Ryan about his sketch comedy with Joxy Turbo and the fella who invented Dublin bus, his stage career and the first time he looked up dirty things on the internet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest in studio this week is probably the hardest fella to step foot in the building. A heavyweight boxer, a proper Dub and an absolute legend. There ain't no party without him, it's Thomas Carty! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first guest of the season is the brilliant Aoife Dunne. A brilliant conversation about grief, community and the mad weird traditions at Irish funerals. Keep an eye out for Aoife's latest show 'Good Grief' coming to the stage soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back baby! Willa and Eric return to the studio for the third season of the podcast! The lads chat about their break away, Willa's first trip to Bohs, golfing at the Open and kidney transplants. It's good to be back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got two absolute belter guests in studio. One is the star of Fair City and Republic of Telly, the other has his own play and was on Love/Hate and both of them are host of You Must be Jokin'... but that's enough smoke up our ass. It's a solo episode of this week with Eric and Willa as they answer all our beautiful listeners' questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week plays some banging tunes on the radio and has been doing so for years now. He's the man who brings you block rockin beats, it's the brilliant Dec Pierce! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is someone who's done and is doing things that are nothing short of extraordinary, and the reasons behind it are equally as commendable. It's a man who's run about a million km's in the past few years, ultramarathon runner and all round gentleman, Michael Burton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is a woman of many talents, she's a television presenter and podcast host, a Gaeilgeoir, and loads more in between. It's the wonderful Síomha Ní Ruairc. She joins Willa and Eric in the studio as they chat about the Irish language, why it's worth saving and how to do it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is literal Irish comedy royalty. He left these fine shores of ours years ago and went on to dominate the comedy scene in the UK. He's the host of Mock the Week, and all-round absolute king. It's Dara O'Briain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is one of Ireland's most talented writers and actors. He's been in Love/Hate. He's going to be in the new Saipan film. And he's a Shamrock Rovers fan... so a little tension in today's episode with Eric. It's Tallaght's finest. Mr Stephen Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Irish comedy royalty. He spent years on the tele as Father Dougal McGuire but he's also one of the funniest stand-up comedians of his generation. He built the bridge for future comedians to cross and now he's a master on the stage, it's Ardal O'Hanlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today has lived a thousand lives. He has been a professional rugby player, he has supported AC/DC as part of a rock band and he has started mental health charities across Ireland. It's Niall Breslin aka Bressie! On the pod, the lads chat through a wide range of topics from the madness of rugby, to AC/DC nerves, to the Gaza war and the mental health crisis in Ireland. It's a packed episode full of great conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's podcast Eric and Willa around joined in studio by a couple of lads that know a thing or two about making Belters. In fact, that's all they make. It's the incredible Belters Only! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our very first returning guest was our very first podcast guest. Eric and Willa are joined in studio this time by Des Bishop who is back in Ireland. The lads catch up with Des about life in the States, his terrible knee injury and why he prefers older crowds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest in studio this week is a man who has live 1000 lives already, and has a 1000 more on the go. It's the man behind Bohemians, the manager of Kneecap, the fella who worked for the UN and the lad who drove to Mongolia. It's the brilliant Dan Lambert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The most ridiculous episode of the podcast to date. Eric and Willa are joined by the wonderful, hilarious and inspirational Carly Mahady as they talk through her journey fighting cancer and her love for Elvis, and we may or may not have found out Eric is her Da. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest in studio this week is the brilliant Jennifer Zamparelli. Eric and Willa chat to Jennifer about her journey from the Apprentice, to the Fear, her Republic of Tele days and now hosting Dancing with the Stars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You asked, we answered. Willa and Eric go solo this week as we answer loads of your questions for the lads. They debate snooker vs darts, they pick their dream line-up to perform with, and they look at their new year resolutions heading into 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode, he's the king of bad jokes, one of the funniest people on radio, a bigger Man United fan than Eric and a former rapper (?) - It's the one and only Mr Dave Moore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the king of Cork and one of our best pals - it's the hilarious Chris Kent. The lads chat to Chris about his rise through the ranks of comedy, his new documentary where he lives without the internet, his original job as a trady and why COVID had such a big impact on his career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric and Willa go solo on our final episode of 2024! The lads chat about their Christmas memories, some good, some bad, some happy and some sad. They debate what the best Christmas song is and they reflect on the year gone by. To all of our listeners over the course of the year, thank you so much for being a part of a show, and we will see you in the new year. Have a cracking Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the wonderful senator Lynn Ruane. In this episode, we chat through the job of the members of the Seanaid, and how that differs to the government, we talk about the need for fairer treatment for working-class people and we discuss the importance of building communities in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is absolutely delicious. You could eat him all up. He's fought the good fight to bring back the mars delight, he goes toe-to-toe with Americans over Irish Chinese food and he also has a brilliant singing voice. It's the wonderful Garron Noone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is a very special one. Pat Kavanagh was the Chief Officer of Mountjoy prison for decades - and played a big part in Willa's life. In this episode, they talk about his life working in the prison, the funny, the sadness and the madness that came with it. There are some parts of this episode that some people might find upsetting - we would also advise not to listen to it with the kiddos in the car. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the wonderful Carol Byrne! Carol is a fashion queen and she's here to teach Eric and Willa all about how to dress to impress, why she likes Irish men's fashion and the magic of penneys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.