Podcasts about ben van der velde

This week we're erecting our episode quicker than a team of Amish farmers can erect a barn. With returning guest Dr Anna Ploszajski we discuss the absolute worst materials you could ever use in building your dream home. From the banal damage to concrete, to the lost dream of Lego and a particularly grisly offering from Ben, you'll never look at Grand Designs the same way again. Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @vanderlaugh @barrymcstay @annaploszajski Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Happy Hallowe'en kids! Join Barry and Ben for some trick, treating, spells and sweets as they gorge themselves on a collection of spooky daft trivia. Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @vanderlaugh @barrymcstay  Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Behold! An episode full of underwhelming serpents, winsome wyrms and dull dragons. We're joined by returning guest John Henry Falle aka The Storybeast to discuss the worst examples of draconis is all of literature, folklore and (cypto)zoology.  Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @vanderlaugh @barrymcstay @thestorybeast Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

This week Ben and Barry welcome back returning guest Simon Watt. Simon is an expert biologist and science communicator who is going to help them answer one of the biggest questions: out of all of Mother Nature's creations, which is the worst? We meet tragic endlings, furry crabs and come face to proboscis with man's greatest enemy... Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @SimonDWatt Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @amymasoncomedy Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

It's time to flush out the worst do-gooders in the world. Joining Ben and Barry is current stand-up comic and former Oxfam charity shop employee Amy Mason. Together they discover how Justin Bieber, height, a hedgehog, a kindly old man and erotica have been used to raise money for good causes. And also a health spa. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @AmyCMason Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @amymasoncomedy Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Join our two regular birdbrains as they talk to comedian, writer and wondrous performance artist Victoria Melody as they scan history - both human and natural - for the world's worst bird. We meet Charles Dickens' aggressive pet, some heroic and haphazard pigeons, Ben invents a new meal and relays the horrors of an infamous French delicacy. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @victoriamelody Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @victoriamelody_ Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

To celebrate our 300th episode, we're celebrating the most famous 300 men in history - the Spartan warriors who died valiently fighting the Persians. Except there werent' 300 of them. And not everyone they fought was strictly Persian. And they ended up in this pickle thanks to the weasely behaviour of a shepherd. For this and more historical tomfoolery, whack this month's Third Foot in your ears. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Join us as we tee off across history to discover the definitive worst golfer in history. Accompanied by actor, comedian, radio host and golf obsessive Tom Price, Ben and Barry encounter Presidents, prison officers and the infamous Phantom of the Open. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @thepricetom Take a butcher's at Ben's Substack here: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Join us in the WFF dark room as we search through the negatives of the worst ever photographs in the company of master comedian and photographer Steve Best. We talk mundanity, plagiarism and a very talented and opportunistic ape. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @SteveBestComic Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Read Ben's new Substack here, including articles about Obsession and The Beatles, prehistoric shananigans and a short story about a very sinister bookmakers: https://vanderlaugh.substack.com/ Sit up straight, eyes front, pens at the ready and don't even think of aiming your peashooter at the back of our heads. It's time for your detention project: listening to us discover the world's worst teacher. This week we meet philanderers, pranksters and dictators. So no different to any other faculty... Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @SharonWanjohi_ Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Barry's play BREEDING runs from March 21st to April 14th 2024 at the King's Head Theatre in London - get tickets here! https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/breeding With a hey nonny no, a slap of the thigh and some deeply questionable lyrics we're joined this week by accordionist, folk singer and comedian David Eagle to root out the world's worst folk song. There's bizarre cover versions, flutes made of human bones, creaking extended metaphors and a roast of Henry VIII. Grab your mandolin and get stuck in! Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @thedavideagle Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Barry's play BREEDING runs from March 21st to April 14th 2024 at the King's Head Theatre in London - get tickets here! https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/breeding In no way connected to the opening of his new play, Barry leads us on a quick whip through some of the most infamous theatrical superstitions and myths, including broken legs, Scottish plays and peacock feathers. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

We're saying "Yes And..." to everything this week as we're joined by tremendous Scottish improviser Mara Joy to discover quite how bad things can get when you start making things up. John Cage goes on for centuries, B-movie mistakes get creepy and Ben finds an unlikely nadir from the jazz world. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @Marajoyloves| Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

The very funny monster negotiator Ben Van Der Velde helps Tiernan this week with a question all about noses. JOIN THE ADVERT FREE LINDA EDITION OF THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTSOR ON ACAST+ HERE: https://plus.acast.com/s/33249a2e-3f02-4f3c-923e-bc17b8dcac87OR ON OUR PATREON HERE: patreon.com/ComedyClub4KidsBUY OUR RADIO NONSENSE T-SHIRTS HERE: https://comedyclub4kids.store/ (Please make sure you get a grown up to do this for you)WE NEED YOUR QUESTIONS, JOKES AND NONSENSE TOO. SEND THEM IN TO: podcast@comedyclub4kids.co.ukGROWN UPS: IF YOU CAN BUY US A COFFEE PLEASE DO SO HERE: https://ko-fi.com/comedyclub4kidsWebsite: www.comedyclub4kids.co.ukTwitter: @ComedyClub4KidsFacebook: facebook.com/ComedyClub4KidsHosted by Tiernan Douieb. Music by Paddy Gervers. Design by John Beck. If you enjoy Radio Nonsense and would like to support it, while also avoiding all the adverts that are never relevant for kids anyway, why not join the Radio Nonsense: Linda Edition tier for a small fee per month? You can sign up right here: https://plus.acast.com/s/comedyclub4kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're heading to factories full of gross ingredients and heavy munitions this week as we talk to Steven Healer, an old school friend of Ben's, with experience in the MoD about the world's worst industries. Ben reveals the repellent world of beauty, the horrific world of the military-industrial complex and the claustrophobic world of mining. Find out more about Steven's NPO supporting artists in conflict zones here: https://conflictcomics.org/ Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh  Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show, and especially as we work on our book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Merry Crimbletide folks. To celebrate this festive time of year we're diving into a cauldron of piping hot mulled wine to discuss all things Mull. The little island that could off the coast of Scotland is a surprising nexus for a few favourite characters from the show's vaults, plus a few other bits of entertaining historical daftness. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Ben Van Der Velde brings three jokes he can't get to work and he, Mark & Danny attempt to save them. They also chat about techniques of improv and how to remember names #awooga Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

* BUY TICKETS FOR OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW!  WHAT: Worst Foot Forward Live - World's Worst Sibling with guests Laura Lexx & Ron WHEN: 5th November 2023 @ 12.00pm WHERE: Bedford Pub, London SW12 9HD TIX: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/ To celebrate our returning guest Laura Lexx we're going back to the topic she talked about when she first appeared on the show: tea! We uncover a colonial hero/villain from the Twining dynasty, why teapots are an essential component in computing and one of the stupdiest scientific experiments ever carried out. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @LauraLexx Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @Vanderlaugh @LexxLaura @LexxEducation Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan more live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

BUY TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW ON NOVEMBER 5TH HERE: https://www.designmynight.com/london/pubs/balham/the-bedford/cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-day-6?t=tickets Join us as we pump out a pint of the worst brews on the planet in the company of comic, author and beer impresario James Dowdeswell. We discover the rickety secret of Churchill's wartime grog, Roald Dahl's most disgusting secret and what makes Carlsberg Special Brew not that special after all. Buy James' Lazy EyePA: https://www.lazyeyepa.co.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @jamesdowdeswell Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @dowdeswell_drinks_well Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

We now go to Worst Foot Forward for a broadcast finding the dumbest political broadcasts on Earth. In the company of sharp-shooting satirical comic Matt Green we globetrot from New Zealand to Brazil to China, with a short break to tip our hats a Josef Goebbels messing up royally as we discover the dregs of political communication. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @mattgreencomedy Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @mattgreencomedy Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Eyes forward, shoulders back, respectful tear in your eye and bellowing basso profundo at the ready. In the company of American comedian and actor Chris Grace we head on a whistlestop tour of the daftest, most blood-thirsty and incongruous anthems on Earth.  Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh  Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @chrisgracecomedy Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Armed with nothing but a dictionary of aphorisms and a big red cliche detector, Ben and Barry are joined this wek by Irish comedy legend Ed Byrne. Together they get to the bottom of all sorts of linguistic conundra, including what a moral compass looks like, quite how much anti-Irish prejudice is baked into the English language and why you should be careful which South American country you openly talk about passing wind in. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @MrEdByrne Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @VanderLaugh @MrEdByrne Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

We're firing up our operating systems this week as we search for the worst computer in history. By our side we've got host of the Probably Science podcast, finalist of Last Comic Standing and award-winning writer for The Jim Jeffries Show: it's Matt Kirshen! We head back 2000 years to chat about the Antikythera, dip our toes into the art-prank world to meet the Persistence of Chaos and welcome back an old friend of the podcast, The Mechanical Turk. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh @mattkirshen Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @VanderLaugh @Matt_Kirshen Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

*Buy tickets to Barry's upcoming play Breeding here: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/breeding* There's only three certainties in life: death, taxes and the irresistible trundle of the neverending stream of podcasts. We bring you two of the dreaded horsemen this week, as nominated by our Patreon donor Peter Schaub and there was only ever one expert we could ask for this topic: the finest tax lawyer in the West, Ben's actual wife, Silvana. She makes a compelling case for the intricacies of VAT being a Lewis Carrol-esque world of nonsense, while Ben and Barry bring their A-game chatting about all the daft things that have been taxed in history from beards to balloons through to playing cards, cowardice and homemade liquid gold... Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde  Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Joined by the king of internet triviality and special Patreon guest judge John Robinson, Ben and Barry head down to the local disco in search of the world's worst pop star. Amongst the one-hit wonders and chart-bottoming no-hopers we uncover sinister goings-on in 60s suburban America, a man who torpedoed his career in favour of obscure French poetry and Syria's answer to Dolly Parton. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @robmanuel @thranjax Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

COME SEE OUR LIVE SHOW AT VAULT FESTIVAL NEXT YEAR! SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19TH, 8:40PM IN WATERLOO: https://vaultfestival.com/events/worst-foot-forward-live-recording/ It's time for some wayward festive cheer as we're joined by rising sketch stars Rosie and Sully of Grubby Little Mitts to nail down the absolute worst parts of Christmas Time. From matchmaking onions to tooled up Santas, Catalonian poop penyatas to exponential bell-ringing until the end of time, we've covered every single slice of festive horror. Raise a glass of lukewarm eggnog, slip on your most tasteless Crimbletide jumper and hop on in. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @GrubbyComedy Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward

Comedian and podcaster Ben Van Der Velde joins Tyler this week to discuss The Fear Of Wages, Spike Milligan's favourite Goon Show ever and a neat parody of the classic French film The Wages Of Fear (later remade as Sorcerer). Broadcast in March 1956 its entry in the BBC Transcription Services catalogue reads: "For fourteen years Major Bloodnok and Captain Neddie Seagoon have been fighting the Japanese in Burma. For eleven of those years the war has been over, but the two sides have only recently awoken to this fact. Preparing for a triumphal return to Britain, complete with Japanese prisoners and Japanese saké, Neddie has the honour to be put in charge of the truck containing nitro-glycerine." Tyler and Ben talk comedy influences, contemporary politics, favourite gags and characters, topics and language 'of its time', ask why the Ray Ellington number Pink Champagne was edited out of the later versions while an aural joke was fixed, and point out a Bluebottle inconsistency. Ben's podcast Worst Foot Forward is HERE: worstfootforwardpodcast.com

Once more it's time to put a bit of pep in your step with a sunnyside up episode about the best things in the world. This time we revisit episodes from 2018 to discover the best ever toys, tattoos, musical movies, epidemics (yes, it was tricky to find this one!) and gigs. We bring a cracking mix of prehistoric men, literate adventures, cross-dressing cannibalism and, for once, the Catholic church being the good guys. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Nuzzle down into your cosiest reading nook, pour an extra large dram of brandy into your hot chocolate and don your favourite cardie as we leaf through the pages to find history's worst novelist. Joined by author, poet, editor and podcast Tim Clare we read the absolute pits of the literary world so you don't have to.  From football manager side projects to prose's answer to William McGonnogal, with a smattering of world-class French pretension, there are no ends to huge ambition and lack of talent on display. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @TimClarePoet Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Get stuck into Tim's outstanding writing course: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

'Who had the first EVER baby?' Asks Bella. Ben Van Der Velde knows and luckily he's on Radio Nonsense this week. Meanwhile, Tiernan accepts an invite from the Comedy Club 4 Lids.COME AND SEE RADIO NONSENSE LIVE ON OCT 26th: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/family-young-people/radio-nonsense-liveCHECK OUT UPROAR AT MCMILLER GAMES HERE (and use the code CC4K for a discount): https://www.mcmiller.fun/products/uproarBUY OUR RADIO NONSENSE T-SHIRTS HERE: https://comedyclub4kids.store/ (Please make sure you get a grown up to do this for you)WE NEED YOUR QUESTIONS, JOKES AND NONSENSE TOO. SEND THEM IN TO: podcast@comedyclub4kids.co.ukGROWN UPS: IF YOU CAN BUY US A COFFEE PLEASE DO SO HERE: https://ko-fi.com/comedyclub4kidsWebsite: www.comedyclub4kids.co.ukTwitter: @ComedyClub4KidsFacebook: facebook.com/ComedyClub4KidsPopJam: ComedyClub4KidsHosted by Tiernan Douieb. Music by Paddy Gervers. Design by John Beck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blood, violence, opera, firecrackers, Toto, Africa and a soiled goal poacher all feature in the first part of our story of the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Joining James Cook (@jamesecook) and Paul Savage (@comedysavage) is comedian and lapsed Newcastle United supporter Ben Van Der Velde (@BenVanDerVelde) Support us at ko-fi.com/worldcupofworldcups and email worldcupofworldcups@gmail.com

A moist mullet, a last-minute volley, penalties, penalties and more penalties, English trauma, Irish ecstasy, and the worst final yet all feature in the second part of our story of the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Joining James Cook (@jamesecook) and Paul Savage (@comedysavage) is comedian and lapsed Newcastle United supporter Ben Van Der Velde (@BenVanDerVelde) Support us at ko-fi.com/worldcupofworldcups and email worldcupofworldcups@gmail.com

Ever wanted to know how Ghenghis Khan stayed safe at night? Well luckily you for you, GB News funnyman Leo Kearse is at hand to explain. Big shout out to his best friend in comedy, Ben Van Der Velde. #rodent #rodents #funny

Well suckle a she-wolf, it's time for an episode all about preposterous national wolves. We fly around the globe with our mind (but in the way the Kims of North Korea claim to be able to) as we encounter unlikely Celtic connections in the Americas, the horrifying domino effect of Turkey's claim to be the root of all language and some quite astonishing revelations about Her Majesty the Queen. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @otto_english  Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Buy Otto's book here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Otto-English/Fake-History--Ten-Great-Lies-and-How-They-Shaped-the-World/25405510 Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Welcome to Ben's festival, a utopia in the stars. Imagine great collaborations like between Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Theroux! Join us in a wonderfully witty conversation about music and so much more. Also please follow us on social media: @CastivalPodcast on Twitter. You can also email us on CastivalPodcast@gmail.com if you wanted to contact us with any questions or if you wanted to submit your own music festivals. Further Plugs Follow me (Matt Hoss) on @MattHossComedy on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Check out my daily Twitch streams on @MattHossComedy to see me play video games. https://www.twitch.tv/matthosscomedy Sign up for bonus content on the Matt Hoss Patreon, for Castival bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/MattHossComedy Please buy my sci-fi book about the environmental end of the world called PURIFY. Available on www.Matthosscomedy.com as well as https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerce/checkout/9CJ9THHKPP264 Check out my website for my comedy goodies and to see what I'm up to. http://www.matthosscomedy.com/ Buy my Stand-up Comedy debut hour: Here Comes Your Man from bandcamp. Why don't you check out my other podcasts? Matt Hoss Talks To People He Likes is a an interview based podcast with musicians and comedians. Miffs is hosted by Matt Hoss and Dan Rhodes and they goofily retell and analyse Ancient Greek, Roman and Norse myths.

Join us in a muddy ruck on the halfway line as we get down to the mucky business of finding the worst rugby XV of all time, in the company of award-winning Liverpudlian comic Sian Davies. We uncover the dark, bloody (and occassionally noble) histoy of rugby, as well as the dictators who had a penchant for a scrum and why the key to success includes a skill for amateur theatre. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @morriseysquiff Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot @sian_davies_comedy Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

This week we take to the skies alongside aeronautical history expert and commodore of the hugely esteemed Hush Kit blog Joe Coles. Together we uncover a history of marvellous men in their incredibly stupid flying machines that have too many or too few wings, propellers in places they really shouldn't be and the sort of safety record you'd expect at a nitroglycerin factory staffed by fire jugglers. Up, up and away! Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @hush_kit Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Roll up your sleeves, wiggle your fingers thaumaturgically and make sure your magical staff is fully charged as we uncover the worst wizards in history and fiction.  Joined by children's author and Norse god wrangler Louie Stowell we rate a parade of the usual suspects from Gandalf to Potter, discover wizarding celebrities from South London and New Zealand, 1500 year old men who claimed to know Christ and the most unlikely attraction in the history of Disney Land. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @louiestowell Buy Louie's new book here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Louie-Stowell/Loki-A-Bad-Gods-Guide-to-Being-Good/26597409 Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

In this episode, Caimh talks about launch week for This Charming Man, explains why he thinks it is important to have a diverse bunch of characters in his stories and how being 'politically correct' actually just means being correct. Then, the wonderful Ben Van Der Velde reads The Keeper of The Dead short story. 

Saddle up on your finest seven-legged steed and join us for some dragon-slaying. Joined by top Twitch streamer PapaGlitch aka Chris Purchase we head into the thickets of Russian cinema, the crumbling coda of Marlon Brando's career and a lot of stuff that looks like softcore pornography but isn't softcore pornography to find the absolute pits of the fantast genre. Read about the background to mysterious Russian anti-Semitic vegetable here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/rv9tew/does_anyone_have_any_info_about_the_mythical/ Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde @_PapaGlitch_ Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on a book and plan some live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Half of us are still recovering from Omicron here at WFF Towers, so rather than make ourselves feel even worse,we've opened up the vaults and picked five of the best examples of topics from previous episodes.  Ben and Barry give their suggestions for the best therapist, housemate, hangover, band name and dance. There's some classic choices, some dubious arguments and about as much Beatles, Muppets and Irish history as you'd expect. Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @benvandervelde  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show during this whole pandemic thing, and especially as we work on our first book and plan more live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

Ben Van der Velde (Worst Foot Forward Podcast) treats the Loremen to a tour of Jewish mysticism, the dreaded dybbuk and (of course) the world's original robot bouncer - the golem. Plus, we nearly make it through the whole episode without a circumcision joke. Watch out for guest appearances from 'Bugz in the Nut', a whole new superhero franchise, and (of course) Mr. Blobby. Oh, you thought we'd run out of things to say about Saturday night TV in the 90s? You thought wrong. Gotcha!Content Warning: we touch on historic antisemitism and related conspiracy theories.Support the Loremen here (and get stuff):patreon.com/loremenpodko-fi.com/loremen@loremenpodwww.twitch.tv/loremenpodwww.instagram.com/loremenpodwww.facebook.com/loremenpod@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK 

“Without great power comes no responsibility.” – Edy Hurst“I thought he was shitting a pogo stick.” – Ben Van Der Velde“This is the silliest ‘Silliest Superest Heroest Podcast' podcast I have recorded.” Aaron Simmonds.Everything you need to know about episode 10 in 3 sentences. Edy Hurst and Ben Van Der Velde go head-to-head (and then upper body-to-upper body) in a hypothetical superhero podcast based jousting duel. What will be in this smoothie of superheroness? Follow Edy here: @EdyHurst and listen to his podcast Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of... The War of the World‪s here: https://apple.co/2R9aIIGFollow Ben here: @BenVanDerVelde and listen to his podcast Worst Foot Forward here: https://apple.co/2PK4vCMBen also runs one of my favourite comedy clubs in the country check it out www.goodshipcomedy.com and you can check out his stand up special on NextUphttps://nextupcomedy.com/benvandervelde/?fp_ref=benvandervelde I've also got a show on NextUp, watch it after you've watched Ben's? Ta.As ever you can email the show with questions/suggestions/complaints: SuperestPod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jewish Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon for Episode 7 of their comedy podcast, a chat show about all things Jewish produced by Russell Balkind. This week's guests are actor, comedian and improvisor Ben Van Der Velde, and comedian and writer for TV and radio Juliet Meyers.Ben Van Der Velde: @BenVanDerVeldewww.benvandervelde.comOver the past decade Ben Van der Velde has spread joy and nonsense to all four corners of the British Isles, as well as Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Norway. He is a regular host and act for respected British comedy clubs such as The Comedy Store, Komedia, The Glee, The Stand, the Frog & Bucket and Comedy Club 4 Kids, as well as hosting stages for Bestival, Festival No.6, End of the Road and Sunday Papers Live. He also has experience of performing at RAF Bases, large corporate events, hosting comedy workshops and doing audience warm-up for Deal Or No Deal. On top of that, he has taken commissions to perform a voodoo re-marriage ceremony, founded the Church of the Holy Kazoo with comedy legend Mark Thomas, walked the entire London Underground network to raise money for The Refugee Council, hosted a comedy tour of the FIFA Museum in Zurich and even took part in experiments at The Royal Society that revealed him to have the most infectious laugh of any human, rat or monkey. Ben is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival, where he has performed five critically-acclaimed shows: Chain Letter, Strudelhead, Barbarians,Sidekick and Fablemaker. In 2016 his show received 5 and 4 star reviews, whilst several of jokes made it into lists of ‘Best Joke at the Fringe' compiled by The Scotsman, i-News and The Huffington Post. Ben is co-host of podcast “Worst Foot Forward” and also runs “Classic Joke Club” as an Edinburgh show.Juliet Meyers: @julietmeyersJuliet Meyers is a stand-up comedian, MC and writer and recently appeared on Jason Manford's weekly stand up show on Zoom. She has written for Sarah Millican, on “The Sarah Millican Television Programme” and her radio series “Elephant in the Room”. Juliet has also written for panellists on “8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown” (channel 4), “Mock The Week” (BBC2), Radio 4's “News Quiz” and “Now Show”, Radio 2's “Listomania with Susan Calman”, “Breaking the News” (BBC Radio Scotland),as well as topical jokes for various end of the year news round ups. Juliet has taught comedy at University of Brunel and courses on self expression and resilience through comedy at various secondary schools. She was previously a writer and editor of educational teen magazines for 10 years. A familiar face at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2004, her solo shows have been received with critical acclaim. Most recently she has been working with a new comedy partner, her dog Homer, who co-starred in “This Flipping Rescue Dog Has Ruined My Life” and “Year of the Dog”. Before Coronavirus put a stop to those sort of shenanigans, Juliet was starting to preview a brand new show, “Found” in which she talks about how she “went to India to discover my Iraqi-Jewish roots and unleashed family feuds, bad gurus, smug sex therapists and furious monkeys. I fell out with my travel companion and I nearly died (twice).” Like our very own Rachel Creeger, Juliet is part of the rotating cast for Sajeela Kershi's award winning show “Immigrant Diaries”.--------------------------------------------------------------------- So those are our guests. Follow them on social media, follow US on social media and don't forget to let us know what you think about the show. Facebook: @JewTalkinTwitter: @JewTalkinInstagram: @JewTalkin *This episode was recorded under lockdown conditions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I speak to Ben van der Velde about workplaces so dull they're populated by NPCs, homes that have receptionists, Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman, and touring Yorkshire's schools in a van.

In this episode I talk panto, history, improv and Great British comedy with the uber talent that is Ben Van Der Velde. This was an absolute pleasure to hear Ben share his vast knowledge, curiosity and his most favourite fact. More about Ben: Ben Van der Velde is a stand-up comedian, actor, improviser and presenter. He is a regular host and act for respected British comedy clubs such as The Comedy Store, Komedia, The Backyard, The Glee, Covent Garden Comedy Club, The Stand, Comedy Loft, Top Secret Comedy, Outside the Box, the Frog & Bucket and Comedy Club 4 Kids, as well as hosting stages for Bestival, Festival No.6, End of the Road and Sunday Papers Live.    On top of that, he has taken commissions to perform a voodoo re-marriage ceremony, founded the Church of the Holy Kazoo with comedy legend Mark Thomas, walked the entire London Underground network to raise money for The Refugee Council, hosted a comedy tour of the FIFA Museum in Zurich and even took part in experiments at The Royal Society that revealed him to have the most infectious laugh of any human, rat or monkey.   What more do you need to know? Press play!

A collection of some of the nonsense left over from Season 1 of Radio Nonsense. Featuring farting babies, non-cheese, extra Would You Rathers, Dinosaur Dentists and, of course, poo. Thanks to Bec Hill, Jay Foreman, Paul Duncan McGarrity, Ada Campe, Matt Green, Helen Duff, Ben Van Der Velde, Ed Petrie and Sam and Mabel Read. Suitable for ages 6-99 (No 100 Year Olds allowed)Please submit all suggestions for intro/outro lines, topics to discuss and own made up jokes to: podcast@comedyclub4kids.co.ukWebsite: www.comedyclub4kids.co.ukTwitter: @ComedyClub4KidsFacebook: facebook.com/ComedyClub4KidsPopJam: ComedyClub4KidsHosted by Tiernan Douieb. Music by Paddy Gervers. Design by Cal Prendergast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/comedyclub4kids. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So many important things to discuss, such as why is Tom's dad obsessed with breadsticks and most importantly WHO POOP IN THE CRIB? This week's guests are Ada Campe who has seen a lizard that looked like a famous person, and hair with legs Ben Van Der Velde.Suitable for ages 6-99 (No 100 Year Olds allowed)Please submit all suggestions for intro/outro lines, topics to discuss and own made up jokes to: podcast@comedyclub4kids.co.ukWebsite: www.comedyclub4kids.co.ukTwitter: @ComedyClub4KidsFacebook: facebook.com/ComedyClub4KidsPopJam: ComedyClub4KidsHosted by Tiernan Douieb. Music by Paddy Gervers. Design by Cal Prendergast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/comedyclub4kids. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bonus Tracks are special episodes where I answer questions and discuss topics suggested by our wonderful listeners. In this installment of Bonus Tracks, I talk about middle-class music festivals, the death of rap beef, and we have a bonus snippet from my chat with comedian and podcaster, Ben Van Der Velde. You can ask questions or suggest topics by emailing askthreetrackpodcast@gmail.com or tweeting me @GabrielEbulue.        

Ben Van Der Velde is a comedian, actor and one half of the Worst Foot Forward Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the virtuosity of Frank Zappa, his love for brass instruments, and the soulful Reggae of Toots and The Maytals. Track 1 - Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia Track 2 - Ben Folds Five – Philosophy Track 3 – Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop (All chosen songs can be found on the Three Track Podcast Playlist on Spotify, so listen along and follow for weekly updates)

Helen Lederer and Ben Van der Velde talk about Judaism, Newcastle and comedy influences. With stand-up comedy, strong language and adult themes.

Some people are life's heroes: leading men and women full of swash, buckle and derring-do. Others just hold their jackets. Join Ben for 15 minutes of stand up and chat as he salutes the Barney Rubbles, Boo-Boos and Dr Watsons of the world. ‘Sidekick’ is appearing as part of Edinburgh’s Free Festival. For more info check the Free Festival website: http://www.freefestival.co.uk/show.asp?ShowID=4864 Twitter: @BenVanDerVelde Website: http://benvandervelde.com/ Comedy performance provided by the artist for promotional purposes. May contain material that some find offensive. © 2017 On the Mic. Produced in association with Broadway Baby, Fringepig and Voice Republic. Produced by Voice Republic For more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com

Episodes 127-248 of On the Mic contain original music. In order to comply with copyright law, these episodes are not available to download. You can stream this episode at Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/OntheMic/ or skip to Episode 249. On the Mic: Ben Van der Velde talks about his solo stand up show, 'Barbarians'. What does it mean to be a left leaning member of the 'Jew Crew' in today's England? First broadcast on Broadway Baby Radio in 2016. © 2016 On the Mic. For more info visit: http://onthemic.co.uk Produced by Voice Republic For more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com

The Renaissance was a time for massive innovation and invention and one man was over 200 years early to the party. Like, before the vol au vents were even baked. Spain was yet to be Spain, Islam was still leagues ahead of the smelly old Catholics yet one man decided to make the first ever novel... and computer! Ben Van DeR Velde explains all.   Some swearing but otherwise clean. Thanks for listening - if you can, please donate, but you can also help by sharing this episode on social media. www.zlistdeadlistcom FEATURING: Raymond Lull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Llull With thanks to: Ben Van Der Velde http://benvandervelde.com/ is a stand-up comedian, actor, improviser and presenter. He is the co host of The Tangentleman Podcast which you should listen to. Iszi Lawrence is a comedian and podcasterer www.iszi.com The Z List Dead List is a podcast about obscure people from History. Created by Iszi Lawrence @iszi_lawrence To help support the show please share it with your friends and on social media. Also leave us a review on iTunes - this makes us more visible so that other people can find us. For any donations please use the paypal button. Thanks very much! MUSIC   All Licenses can be viewed on www.freemusicarchive.org. Theme: Time Trades Live at the WFMU Record Fair - November 24, 2013 by Jeffery Lewis (http://www.thejefferylewissite.com) )

Ben van der Velde is joined by regular Fergus Craig, Ross Smith and Paul Doolan. The boys talk Scandinavian mythology, beautiful moments, and beating Chelsea! Tweet us @NewcastleNatter! Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh. A Playback Media Production Get our new iPhone App at http://bit.ly/NNapp http://newcastlepodcast.com

Luke Benson is joined by Ben Van Der Velde, Dave Watson and Charlie Hunter. The boys talk Quarterbacks, Demba Ba and three wins on the bounce! Is Pardew finally doing this business? Is Sammy Ameobi finally hitting form? Is Obertan finally broken for good? Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh. A Playback Media Production Get our new iPhone App at http://bit.ly/NNapp http://newcastlepodcast.com

The Natter is back! Host Luke Benson is joined by regulars Fergus Craig and Ben Van Der Velde to talk Toon. Fergus starts off with an autopsy report from Southampton both on and off the field. New manager talk after Pardew’s vote of confidence and our expectations for the rest of the season. Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh. A Playback Media Production. Get our iPhone App or Android app on the Google Play store http://newcastlepodcast.com

It's Valentines Day! Evelyn and Sofie go on a fancy date with comedians - and fellow podcast-owners - Ben Van Der Velde and Paul McGarrity. In a lovely talk about love and relationships, Ben and Paul are wonderfully happily in love and Evelyn and Sofie come to terms with the fact that they'll probably die alone. ENJOY.

Luke Benson is joined by regulars Ben Van Der Velde and Pete Cunningham to discuss fat Sam's master plan after a 3 - 1 drubbing, model frenchmen and transfer rumours, Kinnear bashing before looking forward to the Norwich game and there is still a Football Manager 2014 game to be won! Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh. A Playback Media Production. Get a free £20 Bet at Paddypower.com/newcastlenatter iPhone App - http://bit.ly/NNapp Get our new Android app on the Google Play store or follow the link from http://newcastlepodcast.com

Luke Benson is back for the return of the Natter and is joined by first teamers, Fergus Craig and Ben Van Der Velde. Thanks to the kind lads at Paddy Power, you can get a free £20 bet when you bet £10 via PaddyPower.com/newcastlenatter Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh. A Playback Media Production. Free £20 Bet - Paddypower.com/newcastlenatter iPhone App - http://bit.ly/NNapp http://appstore.com/newcastlenatter

This week on Newcastle Natter your host, comedian Luke Benson is joined by Ben Van Der Velde to discuss the weeks action at Newcastle United. Are we back from the Newcastle honeymoon and stuck in a rut? Have your say via twitter @newcastlenatter

This week on Newcastle Natter your host, comedian Luke Benson is joined by Ben Van Der Velde to discuss the weeks action at Newcastle United. We also find out that the Toon army is the most religious team in the league and rate players past and present. A Playback Media Production newcastlepodcast.com

In the second of her shows leading up to her solo debut at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning comic and former psychotherapist Taylor Glenn interviews stand-up Ben Van Der Velde about being a Jewish Geordie, the thrill of improvisation, and cross-dressing. Taylor's Edinburgh show, Reverse Psycomedy, is on at the Gilded Balloon Turret Room from August 1st to 26th. For more information and an up-to-date gig list, visit http://www.taylorglenncomedy.com/gigs.html. To find out more about Ben Van Der Velde, visit http://benvandervelde.blogspot.co.uk.