Episode 118
Corgi Registration, Living In A Bivouac & Individual Business Units
Show broadcast on 21 May 2016
This week we can all take a trip down Elis' shame well with some linguistic comedy, and we catch a glimpse of how this comedy came to be as Elis reminisces about a stand-up course he once attended. Meanwhile John has been preparing for a bushcraft course, endorsed by one of his heroes. All this plus Winner Plays On, Email Of The Species, a new Tick Off A Taste, Textual Healing, Humble Brag Of The Week and the Keep It Session Sessions.
John's introduction of Elis
"To my right is the grandson of the first man to be a Corgi registered gas fitter in Cwmbran. "
Conversations and riffs
John's final birthday present from Elis has turned up and John opens it live on air: a mug showing the evolution of Freddie Mercury. John questions its quality, though.
John is preparing for his long-awaited bush craft course in a week's time.
Textual Healing
A listener calls the show with a problem.
Holly thinks her boyfriend is having an affair with a ghost.
Elis' Gig Diaries
Elis reads aloud from diaries he kept during his early stand-up days.
Should you perform only in plain clothes? Elis goes on a comedy workshop and is told he is not just a standup comedian, he is an "individual business unit".
Humblebrag
More examples of that scourge of social media, the humblebrag.
When you can't stop taking photos of yourself looking great in the changing room mirror (with over-the-top emoji game). Tripping down the steps of your own private jet.
Winner Plays On
Elis and John face off in the weekly quiz on topics of their choice.
The band Pavement (Elis) v the film Highlander (John). John wins 4-1.
Tick Off a Taste
The gang try a new taste sensation sent in by a listener.
Mega Sours sweets.
The 'Keep It Session' Sessions
A special section at the end of the podcast for music recommendations.
Gillian Welch (John). John has picked a woman because he thought KISS had been too male dominated so far: "You might as well call it the Keep It Sausage Sessions."