Is It Just Me? - #228: Kath & Kim (Mitches Version) with Art Simone

Episode Date: August 20, 2024

Art Simone joins us for our Kath & Kim recreation 👯‍♀️   Also in this episode: The pineapple meth lollies (01:00) Did Madeline give us all anxiety? (04:27) Naughty notifications (09:51) Art Simone pops in (13:32) What are Jane Turner & Gina Riley like IRL? (23:55) Our Kath & Kim scene recreation (34:23) Our “Secret Segment” ADDebrief (42:47)   Check out our merch shop! coupleofmitches.com.au 🛍️   Join our Facebook group 'Endurant Idiots' facebook.com/groups/477062186470271 Hit us up: @coupleofmitches Send us a text: 0422 948 202See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Is It Just Me? Hosted by a couple of Mitches. Hello, you. Hello, you. Go! Brace yourself for the rude shocks of young adulthood. Oh, please, you're in bed with a cup of bloody Horlicks by 8. Horlicks?

It puts you to sleep. It's like a malt drink. Sounds like a slur. Oh, I've heard that. Horlicks. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Now, here's Mitch Curie and Mitchell Coombs. Sounds like a slur. Oh, I've heard that whore licks. Now, here's Mitch Curie and Mitchell Coombs. Hello, you. Hello, you. Oh, my God.

Are you across the methamphetamines that the children in New Zealand have all eaten? I can't say I am. Oh, my God. The pineapple lolly meth. Oh, what? You're not across it. Pricekeeper Jenna, I've got to bring you in super early. Yeah, I'm across it. A, you're my first suspect.

Yes. You're not across this story. It's hilarious. And no one at time of recording has perished. You've asked me three times if I'm across it and I've said no. Oh, sorry, sorry. In New Zealand, a bunch of pineapple lollies have been distributed to families, right? Oh, like the ones in the bloody Allen's Assorted Mix or whatever?

Correct. Yeah. Oh, dear. Yeah, it was distributed by a food bank, right? For like people, disadvantaged families. Anyway, they were meth disguised as candy. What? It was crystal meth.

What, like someone was disguising it so they could smuggle it? Disguising it as candy and it got accidentally filtered into the main dose of candy. Get this. Per lolly, there was 300 doses of the usual dose of meth. It was a concentrated amount. One lolly was 300 doses. So far, people are in hospital because someone said, we tasted it. It was sour, but I kept going. Then I felt dizzy, one child said. Child? And it was meth. Meth. Everyone's okay. But it was moulded in the shape of

candy as well. Oh, no. Wait, so this is like a taffy kind of lolly? Correct. It's a hard lolly. With the wrapper on it. Gotcha. Like a cough drop, yeah.

But it's meant to be pineapple flavour, but it's crystal meth. I don't know what they're supposed to look like, the pineapple ones, because that's just a white freaking taffy thing. Yeah. Like, that's not a pineapple. They spat it out straight away. We've had three hospitalisations. Everyone's been sent home.

So nobody actually ingested the whole thing? No, someone said a parent tasted it, spat it out straight away. We've had three hospitalisations. Everyone's been sent home. So nobody actually ingested the whole thing? No, someone said a parent tasted it, spat it out. Then they had a racing heart. No wonder. Because they were high on meth. Oh, God, that's horrible. That could have actually been very deadly. Why did you bring this up?

What a cheery start to the episode. It's all everyone's talking about, the crystal meth candy. But how are they supposed to distribute that if it's the equivalent of 300 doses? They would melt it down or chop it up or I don't know. It's just a convenient way to smuggle it. Oh my God. Fuck. I know.

Isn't that wild? If you're going to be smuggling in like lollies, wouldn't you make sure you don't get a mix up? You'd hold onto them tight. Oh, 100%. And why wouldn't you do the minty? It would blend in so much better. Yeah, but how did they get to a food bank?

No, but also think of the people who wanted it smuggled in. Where? They got actual pineapple. Jenna, you're the only person. Think of the drug dealers. What have they got? Well, nothing. Prison time. They've got the real lollies. You'd hope, wouldn't you? Anyway, so I'm thinking of those people. What a weird time to be

alive, isn't it? And children as well. Oh my God. They'll be fine at the time of recording. What if they get hooked? All children will be hooked. Oh no. In AA in 20 years time. I remember my first hit. That fucking lolly was great. I thought it was a Mentos that I've been chasing that high ever since. Oh no. Yeah, that's really

bad. Sorry. Well, if it's your first time listening. Yeah, welcome to Is It Just Me? Every week we start the same with a drug investigation. Yeah, we've become ABC News apparently. We cover all the big shit. It just really got my attention. Everyone's talking about it. That's crazy though. It's all over TikTok.

People are genuinely talking about this. We've got Art Simone on the way, I guess, joining us in a little bit. But we'll kick off with our Is It Just Me's as we always do. Correct. That's how this works. Yes, every week we start the show the same with an Is It Just Me. Something we've noticed. Something we hate.

Or something we appreciate. Mitch doesn't know mine. I don't know Mitch's. We go from there. Mine is about a childhood TV show that I'm sure everyone in this room and most people listening would have watched in their childhood. And I believe it's also caused a lot of issues in children. Really?

Oh. Yes. Long-term effects. It's not like the bloody Ice Minties or whatever it was. This is like long-term, lifelong effects. Crystal Mentos. We're really doing a PSA for the parents out there today, aren't we? Just a real sort of careful kids.

No, I don't reckon parents these days need to worry, but I think it's fucked us up, our generation. Got it. My agent this week is something that I want to stop with phones. Oh, okay. A feature that we should get rid of. You can go first. Sure.

All right, let's get into it. Is it just me or? Is it Madeline's fault that a lot of us have anxiety? Madeline, who is Madeline? The little French girl, right? She's Madeline. Yes, we. She's Madeline.

She might be very small. She used to run around, right? What do you mean run around? Well, didn't she get lost in Paris? Wasn't that the whole thing? That was one of the movies, yes. Oh, is that the movie that they made with human beings rather than the animation?

Yeah, I know both, but I just remember her running off. She did run a lot. Yeah, she did. From Miss Clavel. That's not really the most memorable part, but yeah, she ran. What was the problem with Miss Clavel? Well, she's the problem, Miss Clavel, the nun in charge of all these fucking girls.

Give us context. What's the show about again? I don't even know the context. How would you describe the context? Okay, so it's about a young girl. In a nunnery, right? Is it a boarding school? No, in an orphanage.

Oh. Orphanage, boarding school, religious type of thing. Yeah. Miss Clavel is their caretaker. They live next door to Pepito. Yes. And the Spanish, and he likes bull racing and stuff. He wears the bull racing outfit.

The Matador vibe. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Madeline's not around anymore. But it was big in our day in the late 90s when we were children. And I reckon that that show, and Miss Clavel in particular, caused a lot of people to have anxiety issues later in life. Because do you remember the song that she would sing at least once an episode? No, I don't. Every time she had a bad feeling. Yeah.

This was it, remember? Something is not right. Something is quite wrong. Something is not right. And so I sing this song. This manic bitch running around the house going, something is not right.

And this song would have been repeated and repeated and gotten stuck in people's head. No wonder we're all anxious. We're just going around in life being like, something is not right. Something is quite wrong. This woman is not hinged. And she has to run up like 10,000 haphazard flights of stairs to find these children because she believes that something is not right. And it's like a bad dream.

And it's always Madeline. And she's saying the same thing. That's like my sleep paralysis statement. Something is not right. So many stairs. Yeah, right? Why is she positioned so far away from the girl she's meant to be cared to? That was going to be my point.

Also, all the girls sleep in one room. Yeah, and very close together. It's odd. So what wasn't right in that situation? Like, what was the point of all that? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure at least once in an episode, something very close together. It's odd. So what wasn't right in that situation? Like, what was the point of all that? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure at least once in an episode, something was not right. Like, Madeline fainted.

I remember they took her to hospital one time because she overheated or something. The show just seems very literal, aren't you? The show meant to be fun. Madeline had a UTI, so they had to get her some cranberry juice one episode. And remember, we love our bread, we love our butter. But most of all, we love each other.

Oh, I don't remember that. Yeah, they used to say that before they slept. Really? They slept? I thought it was before their meals. Yeah. Oh, whatever. I think bread and butter, it sounds like food.

I even had the Madeline computer game, the PC game. Oh, it was so good. What did you do? Drive her to the pharmacist to get her medication. I think it was like almost like a learning game, like one of those games that parents get because they think they're doing something educational for their children. I loved it.

I can't remember what I had to do in it, but it was like so nostalgic. I don't remember this sound. Firing up the old fucking Windows 95. Yeah. Oh, yeah. And that bloody computer was so slow because Madeline, as soon as you put that disc in, the computer's in duress. But it was so worth it.

Can you play the PlayStation 2 boot up sound? Which I'm all too familiar with. My adapter arrived. I've been playing the PS2. Oh, have you? Yeah. What have you been playing? I only had Tekken and Sims with me, but I got my Xbox, side note. You bought it? Yeah. Oh, have you? Yeah. What have you been playing? I only had Tekken and Sims with me, but I

got my Xbox, side note. You bought it? Oh my god. Yeah. Has it arrived? Yeah. What have you been playing? Oh my god, that's a whole other conversation. I actually don't know if it's good for me to have an Xbox. You're addicted? Yeah. I spent like a whole day on it. Oh, you will? Being a cat. Yes.

Oh, I want to play that. The sun is setting. I looked out the window and I was like, oh my God, I've wasted so much time. Wait, you bought Stray? No, not Stray. It's called Little Kitty Big City. Oh my, it's exactly. The cat falls out of its apartment window and you have to get it home. But it doesn't have enough strength to do so.

So you have to complete all these missions and eat fishes and shit. So it's got enough strength to climb. Oh, I want that. I was so determined and frustrated by the end. Man. I actually prefer the PS1 startup sound. Play that, I don't remember it. This fucking slaps.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Can you do the GameCube intro sound? That is the best. Do you remember it? Or no, you want a GameCube boy? Not really. I don't think I've ever played one. Really?

I loved GameCube. Yeah. Oh. That's a bit elaborate, isn't it? Yeah, it went on for a bit I loved it too And then my dad traded it in for money Did he? What?

To fund his addiction? I don't know why Anyway, fuck Madeline She causes all anxiety I'm with you on that one Just me, I guess Alright, what have you got? Alright, let's go

Is it just me? with you on that one. Just me, I guess. Alright, what have you got? Alright, let's go. Is it just me or a push notification's evil? Huh? Push notifications, I'm so dumb with them. You know when you get a new app and then you get notifications on your phone from that app? And it'll be like, I don't know, let's say you've got a meditation app or something.

You use it once and then every day after that they're like, we miss you. Come back. Oh, but it's always like rise and shine, 12% of people, you know, say that meditating in the morning will start. Hate it. I have Twitter, right? And I only use Twitter for one thing. I think I've said this on the podcast.

Twitter is like it's now. I think you'll find it's called X. It's called X, but I dead name it. Sorry. In my eyes, Twitter will always be Twitter. I don't subscribe to X. Also, X is going down real right wing sort of. It's a slippery slope.

Well, it's Elon. What do you use it for? Well, the only purpose for me is for pornography. Fair enough. The porn on Twitter, it's great. No ads. It's great. So, yeah, I only use it for that rarely.

I'm not on there all the time. But my Twitter clearly knows that's the content that I'm looking at. And I haven't turned off push notifications yet. I have for the porn account. Oh, no. So I, the other day, gave my phone to my boss who wanted to look at a video of the night show that we'd shot. I know. I know.

So I had this video. My boss is like, can I see the content? I was like, oh, yeah, I've got it on my phone. Here's my phone. I had this video. My boss was like, can I see the content? I was like, oh, yeah, I've got it on my phone. Here's my phone.

So I handed it to him and I could see because it comes up as a little banner on the top of the phone. And I could see I got a notification when I gave it to him. And I thought, oh, that's fine. And he was looking at it and I looked at his eyes and I could see that his eyes looked at the notification. But I went, oh, it could be a text. I don't care. What did it say?

I thought, oh, this is weird. He was, oh, video's great, mate. You post it. I took my phone back and I pulled down the notification center, which would have showed me the notification. Oh, God. Oh, no. How bad are we talking?

I'm a hungry little bottom. Take a peek. It was a push notification from some Twitter twink. And my boss saw it. Okay, you've got to turn off Twitter notifications. But also, have you seen that there's a thing you can do where if you fuck around deep enough in notification settings, you can set it so that it'll say you've got a message, but it has to be your face ID for it to show what the message is. Oh, no, really?

But if someone else is holding your phone, it'll just say a message. It won't say who from it. It won't say what it is. It has to be your face ID. Well, I had to turn off push notifications also for Reddit because I was in the You Gotta Hustle a few weeks ago posting on Reddit. So now I get notifications daily.

R slash polyamory. Our third no longer talks to me before and after sex. Help. Do you know what's so frustrating, though? I get so many notifications and my management are trying to get me to use Slack. What for? Just as our point of communication.

That's like a sign-off. Yeah, I know. But I'm trying so hard to get with it and be a fucking corporate girly. Yeah. But I don't keep an eye out for it and I keep missing everything they say and they end up having to text me and be like, check Slack. Yeah. Because it's not a very distinct logo.

Look at it. Boring. So when I'm going through all my notifications going, oh, bullshit, bullshit, I don't care. I just miss Slack. Yeah. Because it's not a very distinct logo. Look at it. Boring. So when I'm going through all my notifications going, oh, bullshit, bullshit. I don't care. I just miss Slack. Yeah. And so I've had to set it so that it, like, pins at the top of a screen until I've acknowledged it. What do I have?

Trying to get in the habit of giving a fuck about Slack is really hard. Some apps stand out. I've got new message on eBay. I'm selling something. Oh, great. Jessica Alba has posted to her Snapchat story. Well, how the fuck do I turn that bullshit off? You just got to put aside 10 minutes to deal with that shit.

Crystal Christie added to her story. This problem can be solved, though. Believe me. You reckon? Yes, just fuck around in settings. But is it the settings of the app or is it the settings on the phone? If you just go to the phone settings notifications, then you can go app by app and tailor it.

Yes. Not me educating you on how to use an Apple device. This has never happened before. I know. There's always a first. Is it just me? A podcast by a couple of Mitches. Don't suck it up.

All right. I'm so excited for our guest joining us, Mitchell. We haven't had a guest in a long time. Yeah, it has been a while between guests, hasn't it? You're actually only the second guest we've had this year, Art Simone. Welcome. Hi. How are we going?

Oh, my God. We're good. Technically not your first time on the show. You have featured previously, Art. You were on for a very brief moment during the Moderator Games years ago. Yes, yes. How did that go in the end? Yeah, they got the job.

It was the challenge that we set. Book is the guest and you were that guest. And yes, he won. He got the job. So it's all good. He just actually resigned this same month. After a good three years. Well, there we go.

Now I can finally get back on the show. I had to wait for him to leave. Art, you might know Art from being the runner up of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season One or Art's podcast Concealed with Art Simone, which, by the way, if you haven't listened, premise is very, it's kind of like, it's very good. It's like, thank God you're here, the TV show, but like a podcast version, Art Sints Down,

a guest enters the show and then they have crazy stories, crazy lives, crazy profession, but you learn about it as the listener does at the exact same time. Here we are saying, oh, we've only had two guests this year. You have one every fucking episode, but you're going blind. Yes. We just finished up season three, which is fabulous. A whole collection of crazy characters sitting in front of me.

And the fun thing about the podcast is I literally have no idea who's going to walk in the room. So we get the true, real reaction from me, which is usually, what? Who the fuck are you? What do you do? I mean, they're happy for you. That's my dream job. No prep at all.

I just get to turn up and react. Yeah, I know, right? It's kind of smart. You've lucked the system there. Did you have a favourite this season? Oh, do you know what? I mean, I will reveal it. My favourite was actually I got surprised with my own mother.

They brought my mum in. Oh, yeah, I saw that. Yeah, so I got to interview my own mother, but she turned the format on its head and told a story about me, which I was not very happy about. But if you want to find the real story about how I became Aunt Simone, listen to that episode with my mother dearest. That was the last episode, wasn't it, the finale?

Yes, it was the finale. And since then she keeps saying, she's like, now do you need a guest for the next season? I'll do it again. I'll do it again. I know what it's all about now. Because she was so nervous to get on the mic. She was like, I don't want anyone to see me. Just listen to me. And now she's confident. So I said, mum, stop it, please. It's my podcast. Thank you. She's loving herself sick. Yeah, she is.

Mum's a moan. Wait, now I need to know what life is like post-drag race. Because we've seen you at events and out and about and we obviously know you personally. We know that you're thriving. Oh, my God. How many things have we done? Many, many, many. No, it's been fabulous. I've got the two of the world,

worked with lots of fabulous, amazing people. I've written a book that's come out. I've got a second book that's coming out later this year as well. I've got the podcast. I've acted on Logie-nominated TV shows. I've done so many-nominated TV shows. I've done so many fabulous, bloody things ever since I stepped off the set

in that tiny little shed in New Zealand and walked into the rest of my life. It's been great. And now, wait, the story that Michelle Visage is going to host, Drag Race Down Under, I think a lot of people, thank God, because RuPaul has checked out well and truly from the Down Under season, just barely knows where he is.

Do you think that'll be good? Do you think that's needed? That might make the franchise get some love? I am very, very, very excited. Even just from my experience filming with Michelle, she was so invested. She was so present in the room. She was so ready to learn everything about the people in front of her

and also learn about, you know, the local pop culture and references and everything that made our drag unique and special. So I think it's just going to make it an even more fabulous experience for everyone. And I can't wait for it to air, hopefully soon. They haven't officially announced when it's airing, but I hope it comes out soon. I'm like, the year's nearly done, TikTok clowns.

I'm actually keen to see this Michelle season. We already have one this year, didn't we not? No. No, that was last year. Was that last year? Yeah, it's been over 12 months since the last season. So do you think we'll get it this year? Is that the rumour?

Is that what we're hearing? I think they've already been filming, right? Yeah, it's already filmed. Look, I've heard some whispers that we will be getting it by the end of the year. So I believe maybe we've got Global All-Stars happening now. So I think on the other side of global, there may be a bit of room in the schedule to pop a little couple

of Down Under drag queens on the screen. But who knows? It's all rumours. Do you watch all of the series, like, worldwide? Because some of my friends have been like, brah, I've got Drag Race fatigue. They just keep giving it season after season, spin-off after spin-off.

You're the real reveal. I haven't watched an episode of Drag Race other than Drag Race fatigue. They just keep giving it season after season, spin-off after spin-off. You're the real reveal. I haven't watched an episode of Drag Race, other than Drag Race Down Under, because I review it on my web series, Kick Ons, since I filmed. I haven't watched a single episode of any other Drag Race ever. Fair enough. And it's just, it's lost the magic.

Once you've filmed it and you've been on the other side of the cameras, you just can't sit back and relax. You go, oh, right, so I know outside of this frame, they did this, this, this, and this to make them ask and relax. You go, oh, right, so I know outside of this frame they did this, this, this and this to make them ask that. I know this, I know this. Totally. You can't just relax and enjoy any of it.

So the bit that I like the most is it's all the runways. I love seeing all the looks, all the fabulous creations that the girls walk down the main stage in. So I'll just watch those on Instagram and I make sure to engage with them and I lock them and I comment and I go, oh, that's lovely. But I don't sit down and watch the full episodes because I don't really care about the drama anymore because that's all the only bits I'm missing. I see the challenges.

I see the runways. And I just miss the drama. And my life is filled with enough drama, so I don't need it anymore. Thank you. We saw that Hannah Konda did so well. She was runner-up of the last, like, Drag Race versus the world with, I don't know, the Continental. Why are you asking Art, who has just said, I don't bloody watch the show? Hey, I'm the socials.

I keep up on the socials. Don't you worry. Because she skips up on the socials. And we know, you know, our Aussie queen. We all heard. I didn't even watch it, but I heard that Hannah Konda was runner-up. Have they asked you to do one of those international seasons? Would you go back?

I don't know. I cannot confirm nor deny whatsoever. So as in such forth and all of that. But, yeah, we've had Hannah. We've got Queen Kong on the latest season of Global All-Stars, which is going to be the full real Olympics of drag. We've got so many different franchises coming together. Very excited.

That's airing this week, I believe. So I'm so excited, too. I think I will be watching that one because that's, like, brand new. That's exciting. It's a new format, yeah. Yeah, and it's a new studio. They're in the Colombian studio, which is very exciting. So it's a change of scenery.

You say that like we all know it. Like, oh, not the Colombian. The Colombian. Oh, my God. The Colombian. They built one set in Colombia and all the different franchises fly in and use it and they just light it different colours. Oh, my God.

Apart from the shed down under you. Apart from the shed and the US and the UK, but I think Germany films there, Brazil films there, Mexico films there, global films there. Call that fracking money going to good use. It'll be a great season that you're not on, but people can see you. You're about to go on tour, right?

Yes. The Fountain Lakes in lockdown, the drag parody play. When does it start? Yes, so it kicks off the end of the month, August 30th, and we'll be touring right into December. We're going to 11 different cities across the East Coast. That's just our 2024 portion of the tour, which is going to be very exciting.

We're going to Sydney, Canberra. We're doing Melbourne. We're doing Ballarat. We're doing Albury, Bathurst, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane. The list goes on and on. It's going to be very exciting. I love that you're going regional. Have you been to Bathurst before?

That's sort of my neck of the woods. No, I've been all through regional Victoria, but I haven't been to Bathurst. I haven't been to that area before. But Bathurst is the one we've already had to call the police on someone that was sitting as a death threat. What? That's charming. I can't wait to bring the show.

So I'm very excited. Is that a homophobic thing? Or they've just seen the show and they're like, please don't do it again. I think I'd kill you. Yeah, no, it is actually, yeah, we're getting a lot of homophobic anti-drag, all of that. But I think that's fun because any press is good press.

And if someone's talking about how much they don't want us to be there, that means people will find out that we're there. So the right people will come and have a great time with us in Bathurst. I agree. Now, listen, I'm not a Kath and Kim fan. I've actually never seen the show. I'm on this podcast with Mitchell Coombe, so, of course, it's sort of I've learnt via osmosis.

You've been absorbing a bit. I have, yeah. You have no idea how many Kath and Kim references I drop and they just slip through the cracks. He's got no idea what I'm on about. Also doesn't ask. I must just make no fucking sense to you half the time. I just don't care.

I just, you know, I love the characters and I think it's a great series, but it just has never caught on for me. And I think Fountain Gate is, that's a reference, isn't it? Yes, Fountain Lakes. Fountain Lakes is a suburb. Fountain Gate's the shopping centre. Yes. But no, you've probably seen an episode of Kath and Kim and gone,

oh, wow, they're quoting Mitch a lot, aren't they? Wow, they must have. Yeah. Yeah, it actually suits me. He thinks I'm really funny and original. Yeah. So Mitch, this is bang on for you. Oh, yeah.

I saw all the stuff on Instagram about this play happening in Melbourne. I was like, they fucking better bring this to Sydney. So I can't wait. And that's only what? The Opera House. The Opera House, baby. If you don't hardly mind, the Opera House. I know.

Why don't we go? Shall we go? I'm going. I'm going to go. Can we do a little excursion? It's an excursion. Really, you want to go now? I adore art.

I'd go to see art. Okay. And it's a parody. It's going to be funny. Okay, here we go. I'd like to sell some tickets. By the way, head to kath's a parody. Like, it's going to be funny. Okay, here we go. Art, sell some tickets. By the way, head to kathandkimplay.com for tickets. Do you need to know Kath and Kim to laugh?

Absolutely not. So the whole premise of the show is that it's based in lockdown. So we're looking – so even if you just have a minimal knowledge of lockdown, you're going to have a great time because a lot of references in there. But I have some friends. They exist just like you who have never seen Kath and Kim in their life, but they came to see the show because they're like, nah, we want to support you and your little project.

That's nice. Good for you. But they had the best bloody time. They didn't know what was going on for half of it. But the joke, the joy in Kath and Kim is that it's just funny to everyone. You don't have to understand the references, but for the people that love the episodes, we've got a lot of little tidbits and callbacks for all of them. But the content itself with Kath and Kim is hilarious regardless.

So if it's the first time you've heard it or the 500th time you've heard it, you're going to have a great time. I am going to be there with bells on, don't you worry. I just think it's a sad life people live if they haven't seen the show, though. Like, why rob yourself of that joy? I know, but that's all right. Some people have bad taste. That's how the life people live if they haven't seen the show, though. Like, why rob yourself of that joy? I know, but that's all right. Some people have bad taste. That's okay.

We're going to do a Kath and Kim scene recreation with you in a sec, but I do have to ask, because I saw the photo on your Instagram of you with Jane Turner and Gina Riley. Yes. You got to meet the Kath and Kim. Was it one of those don't meet your hero things, or were they just heaven? No, it was really, really great.

I got to meet them on the set of the 20-year anniversary reunion special thing that the fans love to hate. But I don't care because I got to be part of it. I got to be immortalized with those two legends. And it was so exciting because they came in, but they were in full character mode. Really? And they didn't break out of it. And I'm so happy for that because then I actually got to meet Kath and Kim as is vis-a-vis, which was very exciting.

That was so wonderful. They did at the end after saying hello for a bit and working with me, Jane stopped and she said, I just want to say, because I did Kath's A Night on RuPaul's Drag Race. Yeah. And she just said, I wanted to thank you so much for doing that. You've shown us to a whole new audience across the world. You've breathed fresh life into this character.

And I just want to say thank you so much. And I was like, oh, my God. Oh, that is so sweet. What a moment. And did she deliver that whole emotional speech in character? Or was that when she finally slipped? No, she finally let it down and then five seconds later she was straight back into

it and being a complete nong and I loved her. She was great. Do you think they'll ever do it again? Will they do another season? Did you ask? But what do the real fans know? They could. It'd kill. No. No, no, no, no. I think that anniversary special was like the last we'll really get. I was actually

shocked because people were complaining about that saying, oh, they only gave us a little bit of new content. I was surprised they were willing to do that. I literally thought. Because why would they need to make anything new? Exactly. I was so shocked they put the wigs on one more time and they even did that little thing.

I just thought for the rest of our lives we're just going to be seeing Sharon Strezlecki popping up in random commercial campaigns. I thought that's all we're going to have. What's she doing at the moment? Google? What is it? Someone needs to check on Magdala. Centrelink does exist.

You know, she doesn't have to be the face for every mobile ordering service. Well, apparently she owns the rights to the character Sharon, so she can sell to it. Does she? Were there any copyright issues with you doing this play? Because apparently they can be a bit funny about that. No, we have some really great parody laws in Australia. So this comes under parody. So we're all good.

Don't we know. Oh, we fall back on that excuse a lot. We love the parody laws in this country. But the little bit of gossip is we've actually got a review of the show from Jane Turner. Shut up. But, well, no, this is the review because she accidentally replied to my Instagram story. It was clearly someone had obviously sent it to her Instagram account

because she has a private Instagram account. If you were a stalker, you may know. But someone had clearly sent it to her, but instead of replying to them, she replied to my Instagram story. Oh, no. And her review, and it could have gone really badly, but her review was, ha-ha. So I think that's great. Official review.

Yes. So as a little cast gift to each other, we got mugs printed with, ha-ha, Jane Turner. So I think that's beautiful. Because she could have literally said, I'm calling the lawyers. So she didn't. So I think that's beautiful. Because she could have literally said, I'm calling the lawyers. So she didn't. So I think that's nice. That could have been so much worse. She could have been like, no, he fucked it.

I'm putting a stop to this. Literally. Now, I believe we're bringing a bit of Kath and Kim to the show next. We will. But I want to hear, and is it just me that you've brought with you? Have you got one ready to go? Oh, yeah. So is it just me?

Oh, we have a sound effect for you. Oh, shit. You don't have to say the words. You just finish the sentence. You're awesome, aren't you? For God's sake- Oh, wait, no. We have a sound effect for you. Oh, yes. Bradley. Bradley. Sorry. No, you're fine. You don't have to say the words. You just finish the sentence. You're awesome, aren't you? Oh, okay. For God's sake.

Let's go, Bradley. Is it just me or- Do you feel just constantly old all the time? Because when I was trying to put together, you know, I was like, what's really bothering me at the moment? And everything that I came up with made me seem like an extremely old middle-aged. Now, that doesn't make sense. Just an old person.

Because I was like, you know, the stamps, they're too expensive. And then I was like, oh, Cosi lives. Why the fuck were you buying stamps? I have to post things, okay? All right. I have to post merchandise to people who buy them from my store. Thank you very much. Can you do that just with stamps?

Yeah. Well, no, this is the – okay, here's the issue. Yeah. Here's the – because they keep changing the price of fucking stamps. So all the stamps that I have are the wrong price, so I have to stick like eight of them to an envelope to be able to cover them right. Wait, is the value of stamps – does it change? Yeah, it goes up.

But is it – what? You're kidding. Like I remember ages ago it used to be you just put one 50 cent stamp on, but then they started selling five cent stamps because it was now 55 cents. You had to bridge the gap. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then it went to 60 and then up. What's it at now?

Yeah, I think it's over 60 because I buy like a roll of them because I use them all the time. And now I have like a whole roll and they're the wrong ones and I'm very bothered by it, okay? No, that pisses me off and I don't even send things. I think they should just honour the price that you bought it at and be like, okay, well, you've paid for 100 stamps at 55 cents and you should be able to post them like that.

So, yes, I'm bothered by stamps and that is making me sound really old. I'm with you. I'm with you. Is it just me? Who checks it, though? Like, you put it in the mailbox, and then who... Oh, you just fucking know the post office would be spiteful enough to send it back.

No, it goes through a machine, because then it stamps it. Yeah. Wow. Yeah, I'm the prize keeper, so I'm... Yeah, Jenna sends the prizes for this show. Oh, there you go. See, you can relate then. Yeah, Jenna can relate.

So then I end up just spending too much, because I will put, like, three stamps on something because I just don't want it to come back to me. And I'm like, I'm actually losing money on this. This is how they get you. And they won't give you change, will they? No, no, no. Big post is out to get you.

Sorry. Wait, so you can't do like a minus four? No. It's like Uno fucking reverse. You've got to do a block and then a skip and then an add. Bloody stupid. That's too much. Well, please buy some merch from Art.

Hey, you might get some extra stamps in there. I'll throw an extra stamp inside the envelope for anyone that orders the merch and quotes Is It Just Me. Thank you. What a deal. Is it just me? The Joker is me. Now, this is the part that I've been very much looking forward to.

We've done a few acting schools on this podcast before. It seems to stem from things that I'm into. We've done a Titanic scene recreation. Oh, yes. We've done a Wicked scene recreation. So, holy fuck, Kath and Kim. Speaking of Titanic, did that lovely meme where it's spelt Toy-tanic?

Toy-tanic, yes. Toy-tanic, yeah. Toy-tenic, yeah. Anyway, sorry about that. Do you feel like you're not actually in character that much when you're Cath Day Night? Because sometimes I just feel like I now speak like that by default. Yeah, look, not as much, but you'd be surprised. I was recording a bunch of the podcast episodes for Concealed while we were doing our inaugural season. of the podcast episodes for Concealed while we were doing our inaugural season.

And then when the episodes came out later in the year, it was like Kath interviewing all of these poor guests. I was like, oh, my God, I really was really in it. I was really in it. So I'm going to be absolutely insufferable and sound like a complete buffoon. But it just slips out. I know, I know. It's just a way of life, isn't it?

It's different. It's unusual. Can I be annoying? And just for the international listeners, Kath and Kim is a cult Australian TV series. From what era? And where did it air? Was it on a network? Please don't think we're referring to that abomination of an American spin-off of Kath and Kim. It was Molly

Shannon, wasn't it? Yeah, not even she could save it. What a mess. What network was it on? Was it Channel 10 number? ABC. And then Channel 7 eventually. Got it.

Okay. And it ran for how many seasons? Four. But they've also got a couple of telemovies and stuff. Yeah, Michael Buble, Kylie Minogue. I'm across the law. So if you haven't seen it, it's so very Australian, perfectly sort of encapsulates Australia in that period. Give it a watch. You can watch it on YouTube youtube and it's not like the canned laughter sort of funny

the humor is just so subtle they don't know what they're saying is funny to us it's just so dumb i love it and so obviously art you're going to be reprising the role of cath as you have been doing on stage thank you is this casting yes this is casting what do you mean well this is when we announce the cast roles yeah well we've already locked that in, haven't we? I'm going to be Kim, obviously. Okay, well, I don't know if I get lead or if I'm getting, you know, I don't know. Oh, no, you and Jenna were going to fight over Sharon and Kel, but you were pretty set, right? I'm Sharon, I've got the centre.

Oh, Jenna's printed off the letter C to replicate a bib. Nice. And I've got a skivvy, so it looks like a neck brace. It does, too. Right? Because Sharon always has a different injury. Oh, well, if we're doing costumes then I better put my wig on then.

Alright, so I just... That's incredible! I thought that I would tune with the theme and throw on a Kath and Kim shirt, but now that I'm in character it's like why would Kim wear a shirt with herself on it? It wouldn't, it's too meta. Oh my, wait, the wig's going on. Oh my god! Is this the wig you wore on Snatch Game when you played Kath?

I didn't. No, I played Bindi Irwin on Snatch Game, but I'd forget that too. Don't worry. Sorry about that. Awkward. No, but this is when I was on the main stage, and this is my beautiful tizzy perm. Oh, Mum, you look tragic.

No, stop it, please. My clowning glory. I love this already. This is ridiculous. I was going to put a parody earring on, but I've got headphones. There's no point. They actually fit the headphones really well. And that means I'm playing the role of Kel.

So you're married to Art. Yeah, well, I'm the only straight man on the show at the moment, so it feels right. No, look, Kel was in the Navy, so be careful. Yeah, that's true. Sure, sure, sure. Does Kel wear glasses? He alludes to his semen's admissions.

Oh, really? Yes. Sure. Okay, let me get ready. Okay. He's not afraid of a big prick, okay? Oh, my God. I don't think I've ever heard Jenna slip into a Kath and Kim voice,

so this will be interesting, your role of Sharon. Are we ready for this table read? I am. I've got questions about my character. Is Kel a little simple? No. I don't know about simple, but he just kind of goes with the flow. He's the most...

Inoffensive. Yeah, yeah. Brett's the simple one. Yeah. kind of goes with the flow. He's the most... Inoffensive. Yeah, yeah. Brett's the simple one. Yeah. Brett's a bit dopey. Brett's Kim's partner. Yeah. Got it.

Okay, okay. I'm nervous. Okay, are we ready? So, Mitch, would you like to read out the setting? Sure. Okay. Welcome to The Official Is It Just Me featuring Art Simone. Table read.

This is season two, episode one, the announcement. The very first scene. Correct. Setting. Out to dinner on New Year's Eve, 2002. Kath and Kel are newlyweds, still reeling from Kath's injuries from the accident at the wedding. Sharon is giddy for Mark.

Kim is stuffing herself stupid while her marriage to Brett is on the rocks. Action. What? Don't look at me like that, Mum. It's all you can eat. Well, do you think you can get your trotters out of the trough for five minutes, Kim? You're gross. Oh, give it a bone, Mum.

It's New Year's Eve. Well, I would give it a bone, Kim, but you already age it. What are you laughing at, Sharon? Oh, it's Mark. He's texting me again. I think he's really keen, Kim. Oh, if he's so keen, where is he tonight? What are you giving Sharon the third degree for, Kim?

I think I'd be asking myself the same question vis-a-vis, where is one Brett tonight? Rub it in wide, don't you? It's not my fault that Brett won't speak to me and he's changed the locks. My marriage is up the proverbial. Shh, Kim. I'm just not surprised that Brett's had a gutful of your moods.

Don't foof me, please. And I think it absolutely is your fault that you are once again spending NYE desperate and dateless. For your information, Mum, I do have a date. A sticky date. Don't be fail, Kim. I'd like to say a few words.

Tonight is Kath's and my's anniversary. One month. And they said it wouldn't last. Oh, Kel. I know we haven't been able to be man and wife in the physical sense. People are eating. But despite your osteoitis pubis and your temporary foreshortened leg, you've made me a very happy man.

Thank you, Kel. And in reply, I would just like to say yes, since the accident at the wedding, it's true. I don't find my body as foxy as it once was and my libido has gone AWOL. Where? But I just want to say, Kel, you're only human. But you're the most patient damn human I know. So here's to you, Kel, and my sexual urge. Mate, return with gusto before too long. To Kath's urge.

To Mrs D's urge. Yeah, I've got an urge to throw up. Well, I have to say, your continued presence in the next-door bedroom is not helping one iota, Kim. Oh, so now it's my fault that you're a dried-up old prude. I'm not a dried-up old prude, Kim. It's just with those paper-th thin walls, Kel's very shy about vocalising, that's all. Oh my god. Look at the time.

It's nearly midnight. How about a nice bottle of French champagne? My shout. Oh, have you got your wallet, Sharon? Waiter! Can I have a bottle of your finest Don Paris Nong, please? Three, two, one, Happy New Year! Scene! Don Paris Nolte, please. Three, two, one. Happy New Year.

Scene. What did you think, Cherry? As someone who's never seen the show, were you like, what the fuck? Or can you understand the humour there? They're not making obvious jokes. It's just how they speak. No, it's not too cerebral. You don't have to go too deep.

I do understand the nuances. I like it. I do. I think we did very well too deep. I do understand the nuances. I like it. I do. I think we did very well. It was nice. It was unusual. It was unusual. No, I liked that. Kath, you and I had some chemistry there, some real sexual chemistry.

Yeah, I could feel that. No, it was a sexual urge. It's really coming through. It is nice. Yeah. Maybe we'll get up to some horizontal Irish dancing later on. Jenna, your Sharon was really quite good. Thank you. No, it was. It kind of sounded like Jenna, your Sharon was really quite good. Thank you.

It kind of sounded like Jenna, though, didn't it? But the first line, the first Sharon line, I was really convinced. It's Mark. He's texted me again. I think he's really keen. Thanks. I've really gone into character with the phone and everything. I got a prop too.

Cheers. I had some champagne. What is it? Don pairing? Don Paris Nolm. Don Paris Nolm. Yeah, cheers. When we were deciding on the scene, I was tempted to just cast Jenna in the role of Imran.

Yeah. The waiter that was there. Oh, right. Oh, Imran. Well, Aunt Simone, thank you. That was brilliant. A great line reading. And I'm sure you can get some much funnier gear

in the kathankimplay.com for tickets if you want to go book tickets. What is it? Fountain Lakes in Lockdown, the drag parody play. That's right. That's the one. Make sure you are. Now that you're in cahoots with Jane Turner herself,

can you send her this? I want to see if we get a ha-ha for that. I think she's blocked me because I did reply to that when I was like, oh, here's her account. Did she? I was like, I wonder if I could just put a friend request in. You know, we've met. We're friends.

I fucking knew that they must have some form of social media because, like, obviously you can't see them if you search them. But I knew they can't just live life offline. They must have a little burner account. Yeah, no, they definitely do. And the reason we worked it all out is because she was following, Magda was following her and she was following Magda. And I was like, okay.

It must be. Was it like a photo of a dog or something? Yeah, it was very, very, very D.A.L. Very D.A.L. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, listen, before we let you go, Art, we need to ask Art what we ask every guest on the show. Oh, yeah, yes.

This is a very important question. So we have a running list that all our guests add to. It's our list of things better than drugs and dick. Yes. Because we don't want any of our younger listeners getting obsessed with partying and boys. There's little things in life you can appreciate. I'll give you some examples.

Yes. Weighted blankets and a good skincare routine is better than drugs and dick, according to Rhys Nicholson. That's a lie. The Wizard of Oz is Hannah Conda's comfort watch. That's her thing. Better than drugs and dick. Fadan said green crunchy plums with salt.

Okay. What a great list of exciting things. Wow. Such exciting lives these people live. What about this? Spanky Jackson said KFC. You still get to suck on something, but you don't get the aftertaste, and there's no shame if you find a bit of leftover in your tits later.

No, that is true. No, that is true. That's a good answer. That makes sense. Simone, anything you'd like to add to the list? I'm sorry that sour plums with salt was taken. I know how fond of them you are. There's a lot of good answer. That makes sense. Simone, anything you'd like to add to the list? I'm sorry that sour plums with salt was taken. I know how fond of them you are. There's a lot of good things.

But what I will add, so instead of drugs and dick, I will take pussy and pasta. And by that, I mean pussy cats and a big bowl of pasta will keep me very happy. That's beautiful. These two love fucking pussy. It drives me up the wall. All they do is talk about their cats.

They're practically obsessed with puss Yes I love it I am a big puss puss fan Thank you very much What's your puss? What's your puss? Shout her out

I've got two puss I've got trinket and pickles And one's a redhead And one's a fluffy one That's all that matters That's so cute Have you done the quiet place challenge With your pussies?

Yes Yes I have What is it? So in the quiet place You have to be quiet, right? Otherwise the crazy aliens find you and they eat you. So you have to pick up your cat. And in the latest film, the main character, she has a cat that she's running through The

Quiet Place the whole time with. The cat actor's name is Schnitzel. Yes, that is correct. The cat actor. That is correct. I follow them on Instagram now. But yeah, so the challenge is to grab your cat and run around the house with it and see if it makes a noise.

And if it does, you'd die. And if it doesn't, you'd survive. Oh, no. I would slay that. My cat is practically nonverbal. She never makes a peep. Your cat's mute. Yeah.

She's a bit of a stunned mullet, you could say. No, you know what would get you and Isabella Mitchell when she decides to dump in front of the alien? You could say. No, you know what I get you and Isabella Mitchell when she decides to dump in front of the alien? That cat has the loudest turds crunching and munching on that stinky kibble that it walks on and then the poo. I've never heard a louder poo in my life.

See, I do live in quite a tiny apartment, Art, and so I don't have a laundry, like a dedicated spot for the kitty litter. So I've got it disguised under like a coffee table in the lounge. Oh, well, no, that's good for the decor. And it's very difficult to explain to guests because they wouldn't know at a glance that it's a kitty litter. But then I just hear the, and then you smell it and I'm like, yeah, that coffee table that you've got your drink on is also where my cat shits.

I'm so sorry. You get one of those robo ones that, like, you clean it for you and hide it in this little bag at the back. Hang on, I didn't know that was a fucking thing. Yeah, the robo ones. Oh, we could go in. That's a whole other topic. You could.

You definitely could. And let's end it there. Now I know what you mean about your origin. We do sound so fucking old. You need a robot kitty litter, did you hear? Yeah, just robot ones. They're very nice. Art Simone, thank you for coming on the show again.

Technically, appearance number two. We adore you. Enjoy the tour. Thank you. I'll see you on stage, bub. Can't wait. Yes. Thank you for coming on the show again. Technically, appearance number two, we adore you. Enjoy the tour. Thank you. I'll see you on stage, bub. Can't wait. Yes. Thank you for having me. Thank you. And we'll catch you back on Monday, idiots. Thanks for listening. Give us a review

if you don't mind. Five stars. We'll see you in a couple of days. Love you. Talk soon. See ya. Bye. Is it just me? A podcast by a couple of mitches. Make sure you've hit follow on your podcast app. Welcome to AD Debrief, our secret segment on the end. I was very proud of you just then, Cherry.

Why? I thought you were going to do your usual kicking up a sink. Like the same visceral reaction we get when we mention Taylor Swift. I would never. No, we also have a guest in, and I'm not going to be rude. I think it is very funny. It's just not my speed, but I never dis never disrespect it in front of, you know, the leaders of the Kath and Kim fan base society. Do you have an

Apple TV? Yes. Do you ever connect your AirPods to it? Yeah, I do. Yeah, you should just pop one on in the background and just listen to it. You don't need to sit down and watch it properly. Just 25 minutes even. Like a podcast. Yeah! And just glance at the TV every so often. I was going to say maybe when you're cleaning, but I bet you don't do your own cleaning. Well, you know who loves it?

Who? Michelle Chury. My mum loves Kath and Kim. Do you know what? I can see that. Yeah. Yeah. She's obsessed with it.

So I really should give it a go. Yeah. I haven't watched a show in full in months. Months. I really need to commit. Yeah, I got a bit bored of looking for TV shows and I find that I get a bit fidgety. I need to be doing something. Hence the gamer era. Yeah. Yeah be doing something. Hence the gamer era.

Yeah. And you're loving the gamer era? Yeah. I don't know if it's going to be a short-lived phase, but so far, loving it. It does fade because I was, you know, I'm a gamer boy, have been for years. It ebbs and flows. Like at the moment, I'm back in my Nintendo era. I'm playing Switch all the time, Mario Kart as much as I can.

But my PlayStation just sits there and collects dust. Until a good new game comes out, then I fall back into it. I've got to say, you warned me before I got the Xbox. Like, oh, I think that's a bit straight, boy, for you. When I went to the menu to look at all the games... Excuse me. God. I just burped. Sorry. Speaking of straight, man, makes you sick.

My legs are spread like a bloke too. Oh my god. When I went to the menu to look at all the games that I can download, I was like, sorry. Speaking of straight men makes you sick. My legs are spread like a bloke too. Oh, my God. When I went to the menu to look at all the games that I can download, I was like, oh, just judging books by their covers, it looked very straight. Mitchell, I think the algorithm learns because when you're used to open it, it's like you may like Assassin's Creed 4, Vagina Chronicles. You may like Modern Warfare, Killing Everyone. And now it's like Nintendogs 4. Seems big

in the city. Okay, good. Yeah, so it'll learn what you download. What did I say I was going to come back to earlier? I was like, oh, that's a whole ordeal gaming chat. Can't remember. I think just to talk about it in full. Yeah. I can't remember now. Should I get a Switch or a PlayStation? I'm a

big supporter of Switch. Yeah, I do kind of regret Not getting something Nintendo Purely for Mario But I have been playing that On the DSi And oh loving it I want to play cat games

Oh then you need a Playstation You know I threw out My Playstation 4 What Is that the old one Yeah I threw it out What are they up to now Five

Is that it PS5 yeah I feel like that's been around For ages Aren't they due for another one No that was about Two three years ago now Oh okay

Oh I wanted the four. Oh, really? Yeah. No, you want, get the five. But I'm poor. Get it on Facebook Marketplace. You'll get it cheap. You seriously will.

Yeah, I had a look, but I think they're all scammers. Let me help you. I'm A, very good at Marketplace, and B, I'm a very good haggler. You could also go to like EB Games or whatever, because usually people trade them in. You can get a second hand one. Oh my God. And I've got, I'm level four carrots at EB Games. Oh, you should use my card too.

What does that mean? Oh, level four carats. I've been buying since I was a kid. So I'm platinum, platinum, platinum. So I get 20% off my purchases and 30% extra trade-in value. So if I trade in my Switch, I get so much more value for it. You just use my mobile number. If you ever buy anything at EB Games, just put my mobile number in and you'll get something

for it. I'm just so reluctant to trade anything in because the joy I've gotten from firing up the old PS2 years later. And my old Nintendo that I probably got for my DS, that is. Yeah. I probably got that for like my fucking 13th or 14th birthday. And if I traded that in, I wouldn't have experienced the sheer joy of me now trying to unlock World 4 and 7 on Mario. I agree. And it's not worth the $80 you'll get.

They lowball you. It's never worth it. Don't do it. I miss my GameCube. My dad traded it in at Cash Converters. Got hardly anything. I've still got PTSD. My dad traded in my Ripstick at Cash Converters.

Why? I don't know. I wanted it. Were you any good at it? I sucked. I sucked at that shit. No, you know me and my hips. I'm a good, you know, I've got those thrusting hips.

He does good. I don't have good enough balance. Oh, really? Yeah. I can never skateboard at that shit. No, you know me and my hips. I'm a good, you know, I've got those thrusting hips. He does have good hips. I don't have good enough balance. Oh, really? Yeah, I can never skateboard or ripstick. My sister Rachel broke her arm on the ripstick and mum's like, it's not broken. She had for a week. Mum's like, it's not broken. Then Rachel woke up one day.

It was like ballooned out, but blue. Mum's like, maybe it is broken. I just gaslit it. It's not broken. It's not broken. Bloody hell. And it was broken. Is that awful?

No, it wasn't broken at the time. She woke up with a broken arm. With a broken arm, of course. Yeah, with that much confidence. Now it's not broken. How would you know? It's just like third child syndrome, youngest child. You just don't listen to them.

Poor Rachie. Mitchell, I want to have a games night at your house. Oh, yeah, any time. Or I want to teach you. Can we set this up? I'm going to task you, Mitchell, with this because you don't do enough on this show. I want you to set up how we can live stream gaming

you need like a stream deck and you need we've got lights, we've got microphones Mitchell we're actually like 80. You seem to know more than I do yeah okay I can set it up but I just don't want to. You just tell me what to get and I'll do it. I literally last night had contraceptive diaphragm Sam come over and I said to him can we have a tech nerd

day I need help setting up how to live stream shit. Not just for gaming, but just generally. I want to know how to do it. And we didn't get anything done because we just ended up playing the Xbox. We just got carried away. And I was like, fuck, it's 10pm. Okay, we need a stream deck. We need to build animations, but we can get Sam to build animations.

Like sweeps him out. Yes, Mitchell, if we're going to do it because here's the thing. But I'm going to be the one panelling and playing. I just want to sit and forget. No, yes, but no, no, no, because I want to do it from my house. You do it from your house. Jenna can jump on and we can all have headsets. That way it's easy.

We don't have to set like a day of it. We can just jump on if we're feeling lazy and we can stream from our homes and play games together. That would be more fun if we're in the room, the lag and shit. No, but the whole point is to stream, to do it from different rooms. We can do like a Fortnite match. See, Fortnite. You told me that Xbox is straight boy energy, but Fortnite? Nah, Fortnite. Mitchell, Fortnite is queer coded. You can be Ariana. You can be Lady Gaga. Oh, that's right. I forgot about that.

It's still Lady Gaga music. It's very gay. There's so many tweets on Fortnite. Join the club. I'm not in the group. I am for different reasons. I think we should play Fortnite together. My gaming taste is very different though. Like dumb shit. Like what? Like Little Kitty Big City.

I've played that. Have you? No, I played Stray. Yeah. I just want a cat game. Oh, you should do Little Kitty Big City. It's so funny. I'm going to Google it.

It's so dumb. Is that on PlayStation? Yeah, of course it would be. Yeah. I just want something that it. It's so dumb. Is that on PlayStation? Yeah, of course it would be. Yeah. I just want something that streams, like, whatever is on my TV. Like, a fucking screen recording so I can also stream the PS2. You can do that. I could just stream myself watching The Morning Show if I wanted to. Yeah, let's stream.

I want it to be a live feed of my television. I can't believe I just threw out my PS4. I'm so sorry, Jenna. I also can't believe that you've never told us that you were like a Nintendo collector. Why did you keep that to yourself? I was a bit nerdy. Not that nerdy. You'd be proud of it.

I was actually like, oh, cool. Yeah. Oh, really? I collect vintage Nintendos. I have. I went through it the other day because Stephen was wondering. I've got every Game Boy that ever existed. Not every.

Including the rare Pikachu thing, wasn't it? Yeah. But I was shocked. I was like, why haven't you ever brought that up? I know. I know. I'm a real Switch. When I travel, I take my Switch I played on the plane. All through America But I was shocked. I was like, why haven't you ever brought that up? I know. I know. I'm a real Switch. When I travel, I take my Switch I played on the plane.

All through America, I was playing my Switch on the plane. I love it so much. I think my brother had a PSP. Oh, my God. I had a PSP. My brother had a PSP. They didn't catch on. No.

PSP's like crumbled, failed. Yeah. There's another one, PS Vita, I think, that's out now. Never heard of it. It's not good. Hardly know of. There's Tamagotchis that are out now. I saw them at Kmart.

They've got like new updated Tamagotchis. Yeah. I feel that I would rather them just do like a Tamagotchi phone app where you can bring it up on your screen as a life-size Tamagotchi on your screen. On your screen, yeah. Because I don't want an extra fucking thing to carry around. Totally. And also the Tamagotchis in my day, if my Tamagotchi, all I want my Tamagotchi to do

is piss and die. Yeah. That's it. No, pee and poo and die. Remember they'd just have the poo with a little... And it wouldn't move. Totally. And then it would be dead.

Well, that's what happens if you neglect it. No, I know, but I just want those features. The new ones are like, your Tamagotchi is experiencing existential dread. Oh, really? It's not just a replica of the old school? No, these new age ones. And I loved connecting my Tamagotchi with friends once. So we'd be at school with our lanyards with the Tamagotchi on it, connect it and have a baby.

Someone was telling me the other day that like schools would ban Tamagotchis and then so many kids were upset at their Tamagotchis dying. Like they're grieving. Yes. And so all the parents petitioned the school to allow Tamagotchi time. Okay, everyone go to your school bags now, feed them, keep them alive and then back to work. Like it was policed because the total neglect, the kids were just getting so sad. Of Tamagotchis. Dying.

Dying, passing away. I got mine up to level nine once and then it died, despite me, like, checking on it every five minutes. I was like, that's bullshit. I remember you could just put a pin in the back and reset it. I just would reset it all the time. Why? I don't know.

That's not the game. Remember when you woke up and it died and it had a little angel wing and halo and it was hovering and floating? That made me sad. That's not the game. Remember when you woke up and it died and it had a little angel wing and halo? It was hovering and floating. That was really sad. Really sad. Yeah. Well, good gamer chat. I think we should look into the gamer.

We should. The IJM streaming night. Yeah. Jenna, of course, you'll set it up. Do you remember that was going to be your hobby hunt for me? Because I was like, I got you to do something that I'm into, i.e. bar class. I do. And then you were going to get me to do gaming.

Yeah. And it was specifically Fortnite. What happened? Thank God you never got around to it. I know. I think you, i.e. bar class, and then you were going to get me to do gaming. Yeah. And it was specifically Fortnite. What happened? Thank God you never got around to it. I know. I think you just forgot. I think I did. Because as you say it, I'm like, it's a great idea.

Did I have that? Yeah. And now you've brought it up again. Like, we should do a games night. I'm like, yeah, we actually, I've already agreed to it. We will do it at one point. No doubt. Yeah.

In the meantime, we hope this podcast made you feel at least 2% better today. That's all. So we do. So we do. So we do. You guys are getting out of sync again. I know. Can we do that again? I need to.

And also, I've noticed that you start, like, before I'm done, you just get the S ready. You're like, so we do. So we do. Ready to go again. We hope this podcast made you feel at least 2% better today. That's all. Just 2%. So we do.

No, but it's meant to be like a prayer. Like, so we do. Okay. You don't need to shout. No, but it's like, be like a prayer. Like, so we do. You don't need to shout. No, but it's like, so we do. Yeah, we're in power. Kamala. Yeah.

Go, ready? Mary McKillop. Yeah. So we do. That's creepy as fuck. That was nice. Because I do the hush tone. We hope this podcast, it's meant to be like Janae, the comforting tone.

She's still around. By the way, I reckon Mary fucking McKillop was on my side today. You know how I was talking about what a nightmare it is to park at this studio? Not one lap. There was a spot right out the fucking front of the Mary McKillop thing. And I was like, ah! She's watching. She was watching over me.

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The hoodies are great. The little coffee cup is beautiful. So coupleofmitches.com.au. I saw someone in our group say that it's the best travel mug they've ever used. And I've got to say, I'm not biased, but I agree. I love that travel mug. Is it good? Yeah. It's a bit narcissistic drinking with your own

face though, isn't it? I know. I'm actually a bit too nervous to wear our own merch in public because I'm like, are they going to think I'm fucking full of myself? Nah, I went out for dinner with the I'm an Idiot shirt the other day. Someone laughed. See, that doesn't have the face on it. I know. That's why it's perfect to be sold. But I do have my own I'm an Idiot shirt the other day. Someone laughed. See, that doesn't have the face on it. I know, that's why it's perfect to be sold. But I do have my own

I'm an Idiot as well. Oh, you should. Someone at a cafe was like, I love that you still have that. And I'm like, no, it's my merch from my podcast. They walked away. But they like the premise.

Oh, it's a good icebreaker. That's good. It is, yeah. Stephen wears his. He looks so cute in his. So handsome. I figured that you were buying one for him

when I was looking at the order that you put in. I said a medium. Yeah, it was like 2XL, 2XL, medium. I was like, what? Okay. You know, that is on the fly. It was so annoying. Any bears out there dating twinks, he can wear my clothes.

I can't wear his. And he does wear mine. I can wear Sean's clothes and vice versa. It's just a shame that we have completely different tastes. Oh, yes. Yeah, Stephen has a lot of Juicy Couture loves. I don't even know what that is. Oh, he's going to kill you.

Oh, yeah, I know. Google Juicy Couture tracksuit. I thought we were leaving. No, no, I've got more to say. I know that tracksuit. If you talk about Stephen, I'm happy to go on. Do you mean Couture? Not Couture.

No, it's Couture. Yeah, Couture. It's Couture. It's not Couture. It sounds like Couture, but I thought it was Couture. Well, I mean, yeah, it depends on sort of. Couture? Not couture. No, it's couture. Yeah, couture. Is it couture? It's not couture. It sounds like couture, but I thought it was couture. Well, I mean, yeah, it depends on sort of. Couture. Juicy couture.

It's juicy couture. Juicy couture. He wears a lot of that, but he'll be mad. But we can share, I guess we can share kind of hoodies and stuff. We can't really share. He's tiny. I could maybe wear his belt as a ring. Or a headband. He's tiny. I could maybe wear his belt as a ring. Or a headband.

That's so stupid. All right, should we go? What are your thoughts on Jusie Couture? He'll want to listen to this. It's just trackies and shit. Yeah, but velour, velvet. Velour. It's very him.

Very. It's lovely. Sure. I could see you in a Jusie Couture outfit, Mitchell. Skewing a bit, Kath and Kim, that's all. Is it? Yeah. That's why I'm shocked that you're not into it.

Kim would fucking eat those trackies up. No doubt. Google Kath and Kim Juicy Couture tracksuit. I'm just demanding you Google things now. What a boring podcast for everyone. Yeah, this is what happens when I remember to bring the laptop. Just try. Jenna.

Her wee vibe fell out. No, it doesn't look like they've done a specific Captain Kim range. I thought maybe there would have been a little collab and everyone would have been excited. All right, let's go. Thanks for listening, idiots. We love you so much. We couldn't do it without you. Love you.

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