Is It Just Me? - BONUS: Coombs on Kyle & Jackie O

Episode Date: November 30, 2021

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Is it just me? A podcast by a couple of mitches. Hello, darlings. I just wanted to pop in with a quick bonus episode for you because something rather exciting happened to me today. I was a guest on the Kyle and Jackie O show, which is fucked, like a good fucked, you know? It was one of those pinch myself moments, absolutely,

because I'm sure many of you would recall that I used to work for Kyle and Jackie O for many years and I quit that job earlier this year. And for any of our international listeners that don't know, Kyle and Jackie O are the biggest show in Australia, without a doubt, and one of the biggest shows in the world. So I already had the fattest imposter syndrome when I worked for that show. So to be invited on as a guest to talk about the live shows I've got in Sydney in a couple of weeks, yeah, it was some weird full circle shit. But anyway, if you'd like to hear how it went, here it is.

This is Is It Just Me? Hosted by a couple of Mitches. You know, Mitch Coombs used to work here doing all our social media and video stuff. He was switching the show. He left because he decided he our social media and video stuff. He was switching the show. He left because he decided he wanted to do stand-up. He was a funny kid. We found him online being a funny guy and we thought, yeah, he can work here. Oh, yeah.

Heaps of people know him. Mitch Coombs is big on TikTok and everywhere else and doing, yeah, as you say, stand-up. So you left us, Mitch. Good morning. Welcome back. Hi, strangers. How have you been? Well, we used to call you Meek Mitch.

You did, yeah. Because you're not actually that meek at all. Well, it's because I was so nervous meeting you guys. I think the nicknames are usually based off first impressions. Correct. And I was like, oh, it's Kyle and Jackie O. So you were all soft. You went all meek and mild.

I did, yeah. But to do a stand-up show, well, you can't be meek and mild for that. Apparently, yeah. I'm a bit nervous because I used to hate public speaking and stuff in school. So I'm like, why am I doing this? Why did you choose? Like, you are a funny guy. Thank you.

But is it nerve wracking to go on stage in front of strangers and just start hoping that you entertain them? I thought it would be, but it hasn't been too bad so far. I've done a few open mics, but that's like, what, a five minute set? My own shows are going to be a bit different. What have you got planned and when are they and how can people go and watch? So they're, I think they're in about two weeks. So 16th to 18th of December. You think they're in two weeks? Yeah. As I say that out loud, I'm like, oh, two weeks.

Oh, I hate that. Yeah. And do you just collect things over time? Yeah, what's your material? What do you do? It's kind of like, it's hard starting with a blank canvas, but once you start thinking of things, you just word vomit, really. Yeah.

Do you just wing it like I do this show? You know, a lot of people think we come in here, even other radio stars or other radio shows, they're convinced that we come in here early and we're writing down jokes. I don't find that clever. Yeah. We just wing it here. We don't have anything planned.

Yeah. I think I've taken that from you. I don't know if that's a good influence or a bad influence. It's a good thing. But I've seen other people go up there with notes and they like pull it out of their pocket to double check. But I'm like, am I supposed to do that? I'm just like, meh.

No way. What's the worst that could happen? And do you miss working here? Please say yes. I do. I do. You know, one thing I regret is that I never working here? Please say yes. I do. I do. You know, one thing I regret is that I never got to work with Lockie. And now here I am.

Where is he? He's at Bathurst. Oh, he's not here again. I know. You had to get another token awkward one in, didn't you? Yeah. We had to. We had to do that much.

Because we replaced you with a black man because of the Black Lives Matter thing, no doubt. I don't know really why. Jemajesty replaced you. Yeah. What do you think of Jemajesty? Jemajesty, put yourself on the What do you think of Jemajesty? Jemajesty, put yourself on the air. Hi, Neil.

Hi, darling. I actually recommended him. Oh, did you? Did I tell you how this came about? I drunkenly went up to him at Intern Pete's birthday when he was working for the opposition. I said, hey, I'm thinking of resigning soon. Would you want to be recommended? And he's like, oh, my God, I'd love that.

And I was like, okay, good. I'm leaving it to someone who, you know, wants it. So that was good. Oh, he's been great. We love him too. He's been so lovely. He was actually probably better than you ever were as well. I think so too.

Because whenever I come in for the podcast, no one's here, including him, and I'm like, I used to be here until like five in the afternoon. He must be way better at editing. He's done quicker. Maybe he is quicker. Yeah. But you've followed your dream.

So your dream was to keep going with the comedy world. That's how you started. You came here and then what's the plan? Adam Sandler status? What are you after here? Not really Adam Sandler status, no. And the comedy thing wasn't why I left. It just kind of came about and I was like, oh, like I'd always wanted to do it.

Who falls into, you've just fallen into it. I'm not kidding. That's what happened. You've fallen into it. I think it's good because like when people are doing content for online, you find that there are funny people out there that would never have any intention of being a comedian or doing that sort of, being in that field. Every work site's got their local like funny guy on site.

Right, and then you start to get traction and you get followers and before you know it, you've got opportunities. And there's so many people I know that are way funnier than me and I'm like, can you just film yourself? Like you could easily blow up on TikTok. Don't help anyone else because don't help anyone. Take it all for yourself. What are you most known for, TikTok or?

Oh, it's different. Some people say, are you Meg Mitch from Kyle and Jackie O? Right. And? TikTok or? Oh, it's different. Some people say, are you Mick Mitch from Kyle and Jackie O? Right. And I'm like, yep, that's me. And then there's, you know, some people recognise from TikTok and the podcast. It's different. No one recognises you from the podcast. It's weird, right? You wouldn't think, but it does happen. Now,

did you interview Lorsie? I did. What happened there? It was just last week and I knew that I was going to be coming in here. And you know how you were talking not long ago about how people think you're gay, Kyle, and you might be in the closet. I wasn't talking about that. Jackie brought that up. I never thought that once in my life.

Yeah, it was the whole thing. And I thought, hey, while I'm here, I might get John Laws' two cents. Oh. About the gayness. Yeah, I sent the audio through. Oh, yes, we do have it, I believe. Let's have a listen. So you've asked Lawsy sent the audio through. Oh, yes, we do have it, I believe. Let's have a listen. So you've asked Lorsie about the gayness.

Yep. I did. Let's hear you. Here's Mitch. Sorry. Mitchell Coombs. Thank you. And Lorsie.

They've been chatting a lot on Kyle and Jackie O Show recently about the fact that a lot of people suspect that Kyle could be secretly gay. What do you mean secretly? They were telling him that you do come across that way. At a glance, some people might suspect that you're gay. What do you think of that? I don't think so. And it wouldn't matter if he was.

100% it wouldn't. I like Kyle. I get on very well with Kyle. He and I are friends. Yeah? Yeah. You know, you've got to be careful. That probably was a sweeping statement. But yes, we and I are friends. Yeah? Yeah. You know, you've got to be careful. That probably was a sweeping statement, but yes,

we're kind of friends. Am I having lunch with Kyle or something, Sue? Yes, but you can't. We'd better organise that. I like having lunch with him. I find him amusing and I find him also a very genuine bloke. I think if you were in trouble, you could turn to Kyle and he'd do his best. It mightn't be very good, but he'd do

his best. I think so too, yeah. But he's taken everything from me. Everything, the mic, the headphones. The gold microphone, the headphones, the Rolls-Royce car, the lot, the lot. He hasn't got a single genuine original thought in his rather lovely head. Rather lovely head, he says. He's got the etiquette down, Pat. Yeah.

Yeah. Sounds like he's a bit gay for you, though, doesn't it? I think so, yeah. He says, no, Kyle's not gay, and then just proceeded to lick your ass for 30 seconds or so. I liked that. Once he got started, we couldn't shut enough about you. That's respect, though.

I have respect for him. He has respect for me. We tease each other a bit. I don't know if you do, because he was saying, oh, don't I have lunch with Kyle? Yes, you did have lunch with Kyle, but Kyle cancelled. I did. I cancelled. Did you? On the day with Kyle, but Kyle cancelled. I did, I cancelled. Did you?

On the day. Yeah, on the day. Well, we did ask about the long lunches, and he said that they go for like nine or ten hours. They do. They go way too long. I thought he was kidding, but he's like, no, no, at least. That sounds a bit too long.

It's too long. But I like Lorsie, but it was pissing with rain on Friday, and I just thought, nah. People always cancel on rainy days. I just realised that Friday is when we spoke to him and he's like, I've got to leave at this time because I've got something on and that was you. You cancelled.

I could have done like a two-hour interview with him. He had nowhere to be. See, Carl Sanderland strikes again. Hang on, hang on. I got Ben Fordham to do because he's like my secretary. People don't realise he's got his show. I've got mine, but he's my bitch nine to five. Fair enough.

So I said to Ben, hey, I ain't coming, you handle Lorsie. It's raining. He would have still gone to that lunch. Don't worry, Mitchell. You sent me a photo of him and Lorsie on the golf cart. Oh, that's right, yeah. And I thought he didn't tell Lorsie. He didn't tell Lorsie.

Otherwise, Lorsie wouldn't have gone to lunch with just Ben Fordham. Yeah. No one wants to do lunch just with Fordham. Being shouted at for 10 hours over lunch. No thanks. So your stand-up show, if you want to check out Mitchell Coombs, he's on Instagram and there's a link in his bio for tickets and stuff. Yeah, that's where you get the tickets.

Correct. And where are you doing it, in a backyard or an event centre? Where is it? It's at Factory Theatre, which is in Marrickville. Oh, that's awesome. Oh, that's so cool. Are we going to go, guys? Or is the staff going to go and support an old team member?

Yep, brought my tickets. Did you, Peter? Yep, Thursday night show. I was going to go to the centre, but I'm away. Yeah, right. Okay, cool. You don't sound like you care. Oh, wait.

Mitch never liked Pete anyway. I love Pete. Mitch was hoping the others would come. Yeah, I know. It's very weird that anyone would come. Isn't it tradition that you don't support old staff members? Yeah, usually. That's right, yeah.

But here you are on the show. What the hell? You've come unstuck. It's all bullshit. You do support old staff members. I destroy old staff members that fleed in other radio stations. Oh, yeah, I promised you I wouldn't do that. I haven't.

Yes, you did. Of course not. You're at a standard where you're too good for the other stations. Usually the ones that leave here and go to Nova and Today FM, they're terrible employees anyway. Personally speaking. Okay. Now Mitchell, are you doing the Guess

a Celeb story next or is that someone else? I've got one. Okay, great. I can do that. Oh, you want to hear the story now? I do. And then people can ring up and Okay, great. Oh, you want to hear the story now? I do. And then people can ring up. Oh, we want to hear it next. Okay. People can ring up and guess, sorry, Mayo,

are you trying to direct me in like a Qantas 747? No, I just thought Jackie said like, oh, next, the whole story, but we're doing the story now, cause next. Yeah, she's all over me today, isn't she, Mayo? I feel like I'm just starting out in radio and Mayo's like Wendy Harmer. She knows everything. And she's teaching me. I'm not needing that.

I just was. Okay. Now you just keep your arms. I'll be quiet. Sorry. To yourself. So we can do it now. So Mitchell, you've got a story about a celebrity.

You won't say who they are. We have to guess. And the listeners will call in and try and have a stab at it. Correct. Tell us the story. This is going back to when I was quite young and I'd come to Sydney because I wanted to, you know, work in media.

So I'd come to do work experience. Yeah. And I think it was my last day at work experience and I was leaving the place. I'm going to keep it vague. You have to guess who it is, right? Yeah. And one of the talent, the stars at the place,

I was doing work experience, ran into them in the elevator and they said, oh, where do you live? And I said, oh, you know, just one suburb away. Oh, great, I'll give you a lift home. Really? Oh, nice. A celebrity was going to give you a lift home. Yeah, and I was like, oh, okay, sure.

Let me guess, Harvey Weinstein. It's heading in that direction, can I just say. And so we get down to the dark, dungeon-y car park, and there's no one else there. I get in the car, and as I'm sitting down, I feel them grab my arse. And I was like, oh, my God, what is going on? You felt this celebrity grab your arse?

Yeah, because they don't really teach you stranger danger on the farm where I'm from. So I was like, oh, God, I walked right into this. I'm being felt up. I'm being interfered with. And I'm thinking. You're in a basement somewhere. It's a celebrity.

Yeah. And this is like peak Meek Mitch. I was so anxious. And all these thoughts going through my head. I'm like, oh, my God, I finally got to Sydney. And now I'm going to be traumatised from day one. I'm going to have to go home. But then there was my inner, like, evil bitch thinking,

or I could just say to them, give me a job or I'll blab. But it didn't come to that. Because after I sat on their hand and there was a bit of cupping and they said, oh, sorry, you're sitting on my sonny's passenger seat. You weren't being molested after all. No. You thought you wanted to be molested. So did I. I mean, it would have, I don't know, would it be a better story if I was? No, I don't think it would have been.

You know, I was a little surprised we were going down this path. Me too. Like we were outing someone. Me and Jackie looked at each other like, can we really do this? We were like, are we doing this? Are we going to out someone? I think the censor even flashed a light that this might be going down the wrong court proceedings. Okay, so we just have to imagine it has to be Australian,

has to be somewhere you do a work experience, and which star would be nice enough to offer Mitch a ride home. Yeah. Those are the three things. And then Mitch sat on their sunglasses, so this person is – They were trying to reach for them to, like, rescue the sunglasses before I sat down. Oh, I'm sorry.

So you did actually sit on the hands. Yeah, no, I definitely felt that. That was definitely grabbing. The celebrity has to be actually sit on the hand. Yeah, no, I definitely felt that. That was definitely grabbing. The celebrity has to be low enough on the celebrity scale that they're driving themselves around. Well, having said that. Well, everyone does that. Even you do that, Kyle.

Yeah, that's what I mean, but this is not like a big time. Even Russell drives himself around. Yeah, everyone in Australia drives themselves. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, but I did think to myself, this actually kind of smells like cash in a weird way. Like cash? It literally felt like cash.

Oh, cash. Like a $50 note. Yeah. Wow. So they're kind of rich? Possibly. Okay. Or they're some, you know, embezzling.

They've got a bunch of cash in the boot. I don't know. Okay, well, 131065, have a crack at who you think that celebrity might be, and the winner will get a prize. It's strange that you're smelling a $50 note so close to your nose that you know what it smells like. I know, it's very out of character. Isn't it? Okay, we'll take your calls.

And he told us a remarkable story about when he first broke into the entertainment industry. You were a boy from the bush. Where did you live? Bogangate is what it's called. Bogangate. And that's a real name. You can't make that up.

You can't make that up. You can't make that up. And the fact that you are from Bogan Gate. Yeah, I know, right. Where is this joint? If you look at a map in New South Wales, it's pretty much right in the middle, near Parks and Forbes. Oh, God. Yeah. And how many people lived in this little town?

200, if that. 200 people. Did you know everyone? No, weirdly enough. I've left the place and people have been like, oh, you know, that gay farmer couple. I'm like, there's other gays out there? I thought I was the only one.

I thought I had met everyone. I love it. Now, Mitch told us a story. He was doing work experience somewhere, but there was famous people there wherever it was. Yeah. He finished his work experience for the day, got in the lift, and a famous person was in the lift.

Correct. And offered you a lift home. Exactly. Which is the lift, and a famous person was in the lift. Correct. And offered you a lift home. Exactly. Which is very nice of that person. It was. Very nice. So they seemed like a nice celebrity. Then as you're getting in the car, when you sat down,

the celebrity's hand was underneath your bot bot. Uh-oh. But they were grabbing their sunglasses off the seat. Mitch thought he was being felt up and panicked. Yeah, I assumed the worst. Yeah, of course. He probably liked it. But it turns out it was all very innocent,

so we had to guess who that celeb is. All right, Jenny's first up. Jen, what's your guess? Good morning, Jenny. Good morning to you all. I think it was Todd McKinney. Oh, is it? Todd McKinney?

Was it Todd McKinney? No, it wasn't. It wasn't Todd McKinney. It wasn't Todd? No. Oh, never mind. I'm getting like a little bit, I'm not getting gay vibes from this person. Am I allowed to narrow it down by answering that or?

Well, if they're gay, that really is narrowing it down. I think you should narrow it down with one guess. Yeah, okay. Tony, what's your guess? Hello. I'm not sure about my gay vibe person, but could it be perhaps Shannon Knoll? Shannon Knoll? No, it wasn't Shannon Knoll. Well, you wouldn't expect Shannon Knoll? Shannon Knoll? No, it wasn't Shannon Knoll.

Well, you wouldn't expect Shannon Knoll to be grabbing your ass, would you? No, no. And I can't think what company he would be even working for. That's the thing, yeah. He actually grew up near Bogengate, funnily enough, so we knew each other. You did? Yeah. I don't think you can say you knew someone because you saw them on stage once.

Well, I didn't see him on stage. Oh, you just knew him? Yeah, he was from Condo on Australian Idol. That was the big exciting thing in the bush at the time. What's it? You're all barracking for Nolze. Down in Boweral, Jennifer lives there. She's got a guest.

Hi, Jennifer. Hi, Carl. Hi, Ducky. Hey, hon. What's your guest, Jennifer? I'll go with Joel Creasy. Oh, Joel Creasy. No, not Joel Creasy.

No. Are we ruling out gay guys or are we not? Yeah, if he's not gay, we should rule it out. No, he wasn't gay. Okay, not gay guys. And still isn't, I assume. This man or woman, not gay. Okay, certainly not gay.

Julie, hello. Hi, guys. Salute. Salute to you, six o'clocker. Respect. Little salute. Okay, guys. Salute. Salute to you, six o'clocker. Respect. Little salute. Okay, Julie. Who's the celebrity who Mitch sat on their hands?

Sophie Monk. No. Why am I thinking you said a guy? Have you even said it's a guy? I might have. I tried not to. I was using the they, them. But it is a guy?

Okay, Julie's out. That narrows it down. It won't be Sophie, no. So it's a guy? Yeah. Julie's out. That is a dad. Sophie's out. Sophie knows. So it's a guy. All right. So just your guesses, everyone. Jack.

Hi, Jack. Hey, buddy. Hey, Ollie. Hey, mate. Good. Okay, who's the celebrity who Mick Mitch sat on their hand? It was Koshi. Koshi?

Yeah, I was getting that vibe too. Oh, no. I did do work experience, Sunrise. He didn't offer me a lift home, though. So it wasn at Channel 7. No, this one wasn't. It wasn't. Oh, so we're ruling out Channel...

Sunrise people. Okay, so not Sunrise. Okay, Jodie, what's your guess? Hello. Hey, I think it might be Larry Emder. Also no. No, not Larry Emder. They weren't that nice at Channel 7.

No one offered me a lift time. No one? So you did work experience at Channel 7? I did for a bit, yeah. Okay, but hang on. It wasn't at Channel 7 this happened? No, this one offered me a lift home. No one? So you did work experience at Channel 7? I did for a bit, yeah. Okay, but hang on, it wasn't at Channel 7 this happened? No, this one wasn't. All right, so how long ago are we talking? Well, they're still doing the job that they did at the time.

This is when I was 18, so maybe 2015 or something. It was a while ago. Can I guess, Carl? Is it Carl's 7-0? No, not Carl. Why? Is it Channel 9? Well, sort of, but that's not where it happened.

It's Richard Wilkins. No, not Richard. I can give you a clue. We did mention their name just before, in the first break. Oh, my God. Tracking back. Hang on. I can't remember what I said one second ago.

Who have we mentioned in the last break? Well, your memories are bad, aren't they? Oh, so bad. Wait, John Laws? No, not John Laws. Ah, that's it. Okay, Elliot's rung through. Elliot, do you have a guess?

Good morning. G'day, guys. How are you going? Very well, sir. Mitch is here. Who's the celebrity who Mitch sat on their hand? I think it's Ben Fordham. Bingo.

It was Ben. Oh, of course. Of course. Of course. Of course. Why? He is the type of person that would offer you a lift home. Why would Ben Fordham find a young gay man in a lift and offer him a ride home?

Why would he? Because he is that kind of guy, isn't he? What, a secret creep? No, he's just trying to be helpful and nice. I didn't see it that way, being creepy. I thought, oh wow, that's down to earth. When you sat on his hand, and he would have had a fright of his life. Oh, his eyes would have pinged.

You know how they ping open really wide? Yes, 100%. And yours would have pinged, and you would have been pinging in each other's face. Yeah, there was like, time slowed down. And he's like, it was me, mate! Just grabbing my face! Did he really? Yeah. What a other's face. Yeah, there was like time slowed down. And he's like, here's me, mate. Just grab me. Did he really? Yeah.

What a funny character. It was a very tense drive home because he said, what did you think of 2GB? Do you want to work somewhere like here or somewhere like Kyle and Jackie O? Did he say that? And I said, no, that's actually the goal. I'd love to work there. The goal. I'm here as a starting block and the goal is to work at their show. No, I learnt pretty quick at 2GB that I don't care about news enough.

No. You've really got to care about weather and news and traffic problems. Yeah, no, not for me. No, boring. When I quit 2GB, that's what I said as I was leaving. I was like, yeah, my goal is to go and be Carl and Jackie O's newsreader. And Mayo too. She said that.

You said that your goal was to leave 2GB and come here? Yeah, and my dad said that will never happen. Yeah, they said that to me too. They thought it was impossible that you would come here? Yeah, because every day he'd drive me to work at 2GB and I'd say that's my dream to work there. And he goes, that's a bit, you need to like lower your expectations. I love it when parents say that, lower your expectations.

As they're dropping you off at 2GB, I love that. Well, guys, you know, they were a great like preschool for radio over there, I think. Apparently. I love how there's no in between. It's 2GB or here, nowhere else. It's so weird how many have come from 2GB. Did you come from... Me as well, yeah.

Tom, you came from there. I didn't work with Ben, though. I worked with Alan. Oh, is that right? Yeah. All right, we'll hit you. Where is it happening? Where is it again?

Factory Theatre in Marrickville. So if you want tickets, you've got to head to at Mitchell Coombs. That's his Instagram. Go to the link, the bio on his page. Sounds like a lot of hoops to jump through to get a ticket. No, everyone knows you go to the bio. I could have read out the whole URL, but we've been here for days.

I don't know how to get one. Can you just hook me up with tickets? Yeah, I can do that, sure. I'll pay, but I don't want to have to go on the thing. I don't know how to do that. Thanks, Mitch. Lovely having you in here. I'll see you, buddy.

You too. Bye, doll. Y'all been great. Thank you so much. I see you, buddy. You too. Bye, doll. Y'all been great. Thank you so much. Kyle and Jackie O.