Who Knew It with Matt Stewart - 127 - Adrienne Pickering, Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall and Raewyn Pickering

Episode Date: February 17, 2025

Who Knew It with Matt Stewart is a comedy game show podcast hosted by Australian comedian Matt Stewart. This episode features Adrienne Pickering (Rake, Home and Away, Neighbours), Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall (Mad As Hell) and Raewyn Pickering (Australia's Premiere Farm Based Comedian)!Check out Matt's stand up special: https://youtu.be/cWStRpI-BhESupport the show via http://patreon.com/dogoonpod and you can submit questions for the show!See the podcast/Matt live: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/Check out Matt's podcast network: https://dogoonpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Who Knew with Matt Stewart, the show where the guests write the wrong answers. I'm the titular Matt Stewart and our first guest is an Australian screen legend having appeared in films with Heath Ledger and Nicolas Cage as well as pretty much every Australian TV show the last 20 years including Neighbours, Home Alone, Rake. It's Adrienne Pickering. Wow, what a rundown. Makes me sound quite good actually. Yeah Rake. It's Adrian Pickering. Wow, what a rundown. Makes me sound quite good actually.

Your scene with Heath Ledger is electric. You talked about it on your podcast recently. It was pretty fantastic. There was a steamy 32nd. I was feeling a lot of chemistry, let me tell you. Yeah, and Nick Cage, you do scenes with Nick? I did do a scene with Nick. You know, I don't think it ever made it into the film, to be fair.

OK. I might be I might be just in that film, The Knowing. But yeah, I did. We filmed all this stuff because I had to play Nick Cage's dead wife. So unfortunately, Nick Cage. Yeah. Nick Cage. Different. Different Nick. Totally Nick Cage. Who does Nick Cage? Nick Cage. Different. Different Nick. Totally different person.

You've kissed so many Nicks. I can't keep track of them, you know. Um, yeah. So anyway. Why you kiss? You did kiss? Got a little kiss. The director was like, do you think, do you think it'd be alright if you guys had a kiss?

Because they could film it because it was sort of this like flashback footage. And I was sort of like- Imagine if he because so they could film it because it was sort of this like flashback footage. I know. So he wasn't going to film it. Not to film it. Just just so that I just want to say we all need to get into the character. Yeah, we'll be. Yeah, slightly creepy. And it didn't make the film, which doesn't make it seem like he just wanted it.

He absolutely kept the footage. Yeah, a little bit. Hashtag me too, actually. Now that I think back, I was, it was one of my first jobs. I was in my 20s. Yeah. Wow. Did he use, did he, was he a good kisser?

Did he use protection? Yeah, I was going to say, did he use tongue? Oh no, he put a dental dam before kissing. Oh, he did. There were no dental dams, no. It was a real kiss, but there was no tongue. Whoa. Yeah. I think it's a bit inappropriate to use tongue as an actor. Yeah. Without asking first.

Especially if the cameras aren't rolling. Especially if the cameras aren't rolling. Yeah. Our second guest this week is Australia's premier farm based comedian, Farmy is Funny. It's Rae Wyn Pickering. Thank you. I love this catchphrase that I've got. Farmy is funny.

And our third guest this week is coming to us live from Canada, it's Scottish born French Canadian Australian comedian Alistair Trumblay-Burchill. G'day, fellas. I'm trying to add the Canadian part and I didn't, couldn't think of a single Canadian. Oh no. G'day, eh? G'day, what you?

Oh, that would have been nice. Maybe the A from g'day is already there. G'day. G'day. Now, Al, you and I met Ray when doing improv classes. That's right. That was pre, that was pre today. That was pre today, that was from the past.

Yesterday. Yeah, yeah. About 10 years ago actually. Way back. So you were all doing improv. Yeah, we met doing level one. And you know, you know what, so we're, the three of us were at the train station

heading home and I said to Ray when I said, I just what, so we're, the three of us were at the train station heading home and I said to Ray when I said, I just got a, this is crazy and I know people always say these things and it never turns out, but you remind me so much of Missy from Rake. Yeah. I was like, that's actually my sister. For reals? Yeah. 10 years later.

Whoa. Still your sister who played Missy from Rake. Incredible, isn't it? Alright, so the way the show works is I ask a relatively obscure trivia question. Our contestants have to write a convincing fake answer. I then read their answers, as well as the real one. They have to guess which one is correct. Hey, well, I've got you.

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, etc. Who knew it? Pod. So the first question comes from, listen to Emmy White from Tallahassee in Florida. And the question is, what is a peg puff? What is a peg puff? So you've just got to give me the definition of the term peg puff. And while you're writing your answers,

I'll explain how the scoring works. You get one point if your fake answer is guessed by the other contestant and another point if you correctly guess the answer. By the way, I'm also how the scoring works. You get one point if your fake answer is guessed by the other contestant and another point if you correctly guess the answer. By the way I'm also playing as the house and I've put into my own fake answers for each question and I'll get a point for each one of these that our guests choose. So each of us can score up to three points per round which seems fair but the probability actually favors me the house and the house always wins or at least you know it does maybe one in four

times. Anyway most of our questions come from our great patreon supporters and if you want to submit a question sign up on any level via patreon.com slash do go on pod. All right the answer in for question number one what is a peg puff? The puff of smoke given by off by a burning peg. That's option one. Option two, someone aroused by the oinks of opulent pigs. That's option two. Option three, young woman with the manners of an old one. That's option three.

Option four, an inflammation of the legs, which often leads to swelling. Option five, a soft clothes peg used to hang lingerie. Or finally, a soft clothes peg used to hang lingerie. Or finally, a special pillow made for men after their vasectomies to rest their junk on. Oh. A little bit of pain, hand me the peg puff please.

Alistair, do you wanna have a crack here? Matthew, thank you so much for the opportunity. Yes, I would, I would. Now, obviously I would be very inclined to go towards something that is sort of based around the definition of a clothes peg. So the soft one for hanging clothes, the one that burns,

but then I would think, well, maybe that's wrong. the one that burns. But then I would think, well, maybe that's wrong. Maybe I should be going for, you know, maybe I should be going for, you know, what's that old woman, young woman one? That feels interesting. Young woman with the manners of an old one. Yeah. I'm going to go with the...

She's a real peg puff. I'm going to go with an old woman with the... She's a real pig puffer. I'm gonna go with the... an old woman with the manners of a young one. Okay. Welcome that in for Al. What do you think Adrian? By the end of the episode... By the end of the episode I'd love to be able to call you

Ada. Cause you said before we started recording that your friends call you Ada. Don't jump the gun. Don't jump the gun. Looks like we're all playing for something. Yeah. Let's see how we go. OK.

See how we go. OK. Look, I'm pretty inclined to go the clothing peg one. It just seems like I'm pretty sensible with these things. I'm a bit nervous about getting it wrong. It seems like it's the right choice. So the soft peg that holds lingerie. Okay. Locking that in.

Yeah. For Ada. Adrienne, sorry. Just saying no. Thank you. Just saying no. Just saying no. Just saying no.

Just saying no. Just saying no. Just saying no. Just saying no. Just saying no. Just saying no. Um, what was... I feel like I'm missing one because in my head...

Sorry, I feel like I'm missing the second one. I remember the process. Someone aroused by the oinks of opulent pigs. The oinks of opulent pigs. Very specific. That is screaming to me as a pig lover. Yeah. That is the farmiest of the answers.

Yes, that is. I kind of knew there was like something calling out to me, but then is that, is that Al trying to like play me? Trying to put you on. It could be. He could mention a farm animal. But also wouldn't you, it's the kind of term you might have already heard of if.

Exactly. If that was a pig related term, you'd know it. I know it. I've read all the books. But then you gotta ask yourself, how do you know that the pig is opulent just from its cry? You know? No. Well, I guess it's if you're aroused, you know.

I guess you do know, yeah. The body knows. The body doesn't lie. Yeah. Um, yeah, I, I weirdly, I would, um, maybe the puff of smoke. Although that's, yeah. Maybe the puff. Got the puff?

Yeah. All right. Here's who wrote the answers. I will say, Adrienne, you're a first time player. That sounds stupid though. I am a first time player. As a first, you might, just to let you know, you can pick the same answers as each other if you want to.

Some people don't realize that. Ah, good to know. I thought that might be boring. Yeah, I know you don't have to but you can if you're feeling really strongly about one. This is who wrote the answers. A special pillow made for men after their vasectomies. That was Emi aka the house. I enjoyed that one. Emi also wrote someone aroused by the oinks of opulent pigs. Normally, the question writer often will give me two suggestions for fake answers, and I'll often take one and make one up myself.

But I couldn't cut either of those. To be honest, I was in a hurry. But they are also very good. All right. What else do we have? Um, and inflammation of the legs, which often leads to swelling. That was our set from the virtual. Forgot about that one actually. Yeah.

Thank you. Thank you for, I was hoping it was sensible. A soft clothes peg used to hang at lingerie. Adrian went for that. That was actually Ray one. For something really practical. Whereas peg used to hang lingerie Adrian went for that that was actually ray one when for the pop of smoke that was a short-lived bit of arrogance Oh, my gosh. We're just playing each other.

I feel like a fool. And that means that Alstayl is correct. A young woman with the manners of an old one is a puff peg. So each of you scored one point there. Al played both of us against each other and somehow came out on top. I made sure that you wouldn't pick mine and then you became enemies. This is good. I'm going to break up a sisterhood. Yeah.

That is a fascinating term. Are you now going to use it? I mean, yeah, of course. I'm going to always be criticizing how either young women or old women act and whether or not it exists within their age bracket. It's a really sort of tasteless thing to comment on, I've got to say. As a pig puff myself. As a pig puff myself. Someone with pig tendencies popping away in the corner. Yeah, Wendy, I wonder what age do you graduate from being a pig puffed, like being a young person with old woman's manners to just being an old woman.

An old woman. Appropriately aged manners. That's right. Yeah. Something to think about. That's true. Which one am I? I don't know.

Well, you're a peg puff, no doubt, Ada. Oh. Um, question two. Moving on. Question two comes from Martin Drabbick- from Sandusky Ohio, God's country itself. And the question is, which of these are real species of sea creature? So you've just got to come up with the name of a creature that lives in the sea. Could be any fish or a crustacean or a whale.

Name a thing. I was struggling to, I was going to say shark, but shark without fish. We need two separate ones. No, no, no. So you just not you just come up with a fake name for it for a species like a species, right? Yeah, yeah. Like a niche species, you know, like the blue whale would be a very dull.

I want to be that it's going to be something you hopefully haven't heard of. Yeah, yeah. You don't have to describe it or anything, just give it its name. Okay. And while you're writing those answers, here's some more info on Puff Pegs. I found a blogger named Shannon Vesely who writes,

and she's got a bit of a Kids Today sort of vibe about her, if you know what I mean. She writes, Peg Puff, a young woman with the manners of an old one, old Scots language. Who knew there was even a term like Pegpuff? Archaic now, I'm starting a campaign to bring it back. We need more Pegpuffs, and we need the language of the past to remind us, once again, of the power and value in good manners.

Manners demand a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. A true peg puff puts herself in another's position and, before speaking or acting, asks herself this, how would I feel if… and if the answer is that she wouldn't like it, or that she would be hurt by this, she softens her words and tone and acts with restraint. Never a pushover, the peg puff is more is ever aware of how her words and acts affect restraint. Never a pushover, the Pegpuff is more, is ever aware of how her words and acts affect those around her. When she must confront or correct another, she does so with civility and compassion.

A Pegpuff is not one for sarcasm, name calling, or unsubstantiated accusations. These are the tools of the ill-mannered. That is like from a forgotten time. Yeah. People like that. Yeah. Shannon Vessely. Everyone does the opposite. Everyone does the opposite now, right? You never think about how.

Well, are you like Shannon dreaming of the time when there were more peg puffs around? I like how she's like, she's like, I don't even know this was a term. Anyway, this is what it means. Very detailed. So detailed. Oh, my is what it means. So detailed. Oh my gosh. Are the answers in? I've been so distracted by peg puffs.

Hey, Rae, when is it true that you're doing a show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival? My goodness, it is true. The rumours are true. I'm coming back. I'm doing a show. It's called Sheepish. It is not a fleabag inspired drama of someone that is very shy.

It is primarily about sheep. It is literally about sheep. Yeah, take it very literally. Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to do the one woman show. I would like play. But yes, it is going to be there's about 20 minutes of alpaca gear. If you're into alpacas, this is a show for you. It's a type of sheep.

No, no. Is this the kind of thing? I have nothing. Adrian, no alpacas are their own. This could be one of the questions. I talk about them all the time. Adrian. No, alpacas are their own, they're part of the camel family. Oh yeah, okay. So they're a camel.

Alpacas, llamas and camels, yeah. No, Al. They are not a camel. They're not a camel. How many humps do they have? None. They are humpless. So they're a droma dairy?

No. No. They are, they are a non-a dairy. Non-a. What are they called? A non-a dairy where your milk non-a. Camel lid. Yeah, something lid. I don't know why I could just remember the lid part, not the camel part.

It really gives away the brain, doesn't it? Fascinating. Yes. But, um, yeah, all about farm stories and, um, yeah, the gross realities of working with livestock. Cause as you always say, farmy is funny. Yeah. You got to go to the show, get a photo with Rowan after, um, doing, uh, her catchphrase farm is farming together.

He screwed it up. Farm is farming. Farm is farming. I came up with it too. It could be either way. Did I come up with it or did you come up with it? No, I think you. I think I put it in your mouth.

I said as Rowan always says, which is a fun bit. Yeah. All right, the answer for question number two, putting something in your mouth, much like what Nick Cage did. Thumbs. All thumbs. Oh, no, thumbs.

So question two is, which of these is a real species of sea creature? The shallow-titted starfish, mustache eel, Mediterranean shame faced crab. Ripley's xenomorphic jellyfish. Whoa. The nostril swarm fish or Graham's sea gooch. Oh, I feel like a gooch is such an altar. I'm more of a perineum guy. He loves a coca. Famously a perineum guy. Famously a perineum. Adrian, we're up to you first crack here.

That starfish one. Shallow titted starfish. Yeah, shallow titted starfish. It's calling out to me. Do you think it's a titted starfish? Starfish don't actually have tits, so I think it must be real. Yeah, because you could read it different ways. Is it a titted starfish that lives in the shallows or does it have shallow tits?

And it's a starfish, you know what I mean? It's hard not to imagine a starfish with tiny tits. Are we all imagining that? Like little eye cups. Yeah, that's what I'm imagining. Yeah. Um, I well, there are birds that are called Tits. Uh, and so do have real that do have really big, real bosom. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. yeah. Bazungas. Yeah. Check out the bazungas. Very well endowed. Yeah. So I was imagining that it might, this starfish might live in the shallow waters. Yeah.

Yeah, it might translate. So go on for that one. Just feels right. All right. What do you think, Rowan? I actually have them again. I'm so sorry. Shallow-titted starfish, mustache eel, Mediterranean shame-faced crab, Ripley xenomorphic jellyfish, nostril swarm fish or Graham's sea gooch.

I think the mustache eel. Yeah. All right. Yeah. I mean, what a beautiful picture in the mind. Oh, yeah. That paints. Two words, but so vivid. Yeah. Could be any colour. Oh, yeah. But you know what that what's on the upper lip.

Yeah. A big mer-fuse. Yeah. What do you think, Al? Man, I don't want to pick the gooch. Right. And you can't pick your own. Just remember.

That's right. I've tried that before. I've tried to lose points with him on purpose, but like the thing is with the gooch is that it sounds so stupid that maybe there's just something about the sea that I don't know. You know, this is a learning opportunity. What could a sea gooch be? There's so many, there's so many mollusks out there that look like various genitalia. Why not the thing in between genitalia?

You know, the gooch. So I am going to try the gooch. I'm going to sample the gooch. Yeah. All right. You're dipping your toe in the gooch? Yeah. Alright. Here's two right at the end. Nostril swarm fish was Adrian. Ripley xenomorphic jellyfish was Martin. Okay, the house.

I'm so sorry Al. Graham C. Gooch was also the house. Graham Gooch was another famous mustachioed cricketer from the from the 90s. Yeah, he was too. But Graham C. Gouch, to me that sounds believable. Yeah. Named after Graham Gouch.

Yeah, yeah. It's actually a mustached eel. Whoa. The mustachioed which Rowan went for for was our stair Trombeau virtual Adrian's shallow-titted starfish was ray when and that means the correct answer no one even considered it because it sounds pretty ridiculous the Mediterranean shame-faced crab it often puts its claws up over its face. Oh no!

Buddy, buddy! I haven't looked it up yet, let me have a quick look. You know, crabs are always scurrying around, like they are a bit ashamed. Yeah, and that would kind of look like, isn't it? It is pretty, it's very cute. Because you have the face of regret. Oh buddy. So this is kind of like your own Oh, it is pretty. It's very cute. Because you have the face of regret. Oh, buddy. So this is kind of like...

Yeah. I'm a shame face human. Aww. Yeah. It's like your resting face is like... Yeah, resting shame face. So Raywin gets a point, Elsie gets a point, and the house gets a point there. Look, it's nice to just get a point.

Yeah. At least we're in now. Whatevs. It's just nice to play and win a little bit. Some of us don't need points to prop ourselves up. It's so funny to say that Al, when three out of four people just got a point. You're really like that, really that's so targeted. I'm not trying to get called Ada by the end of this.

I've accepted. Question three comes from Kevin West from Helzberg, California. And the question is, what strange product is a top seller with over 3000 positive reviews on Amazon? It's going to come up with a strange product, the name of the product and a brief description, you know, just like a sentence. Strange product. It's doing good things online.

Selling a lot of, moving a lot of units. Do you mind saying it again? Yeah. What strange product is a top seller online with over 3000 positive reviews on Amazon? Okay. Yeah, product name and a very brief description. And while you're writing your answers, I'll let the audience know a bit more about shame-faced crabs. According to Martin, the species is found in the Mediterranean Sea, including around the Maltese Islands, as well as the Red Sea and the Atlantic coasts of Europe

and Africa. It also goes by the name of Boxer Crab due to its bulky boxy shape when its legs are tucked in. It is called the Shame Face Crab because of the way its claws fold up over its face. It looks like it's covering its face in shame. Okay, the answers are in for question number three. What strange product is a top seller with over 3000 positive reviews on Amazon? The toe separator, a device to aid in the pleasant feeling of having your toes not touching each other.

Option two, CrossFit with Jesus, a motivational Messiah to help you reach your fitness goals. Option three, ear vacuum. Connect your phone to your vacuum and watch as you suck up chunks, hunks upon hunks of decade old earwax and fat deposits and improve your hearing. Option four. Dyslexia. An AI assistant for dyslexics. IE dyslexia. Play mob barley. Option five. Instant underpants.

If it's an emergency, just add water. Or finally, the toe gap closer. Sick of having toes spread so far apart, they face different directions. Using the simple device under your socks for even one week will give results. Put one foot in front of the other with confidence. So you've got toe separator.

Whoa. Crossfit with Jesus. Ear vacuum, dyslexia, instant underpants, the toe gap closer. So you got. Whoa. Two. That's incredible.

Two different toes. Yeah, one and they're doing opposite jobs. They're doing opposite things. Opposite things. Which clearly for very different markets. Can two answers be right? Yeah. Is this a trick. Can two hands be right? Yeah. Is this a trick question, that two can be right?

Uh, no. Or cancel itself out. Or, yeah, clearly there is only one right toe acceptable gap. Yeah. Are they breaking? Yeah. You're going to have both, like you overcorrect. Yeah.

Oh no, I've separated them too far. I've got to get them closed now. I'm gonna get the clothes on now. I'm gonna get the clothes on now. You know when you're trying to It's just an endless circle. Anvil up your haircut or whatever. No, no. All right, Rae, when you're, it's your go.

I am very drawn to the ear vacuum. I think that sounds like a very good product. You're not, like how are you supposed to clean your ears? You're not supposed to use a Q-tip. Yeah. Get the vacuum. I'm kind of, I would buy it. Locked in.

Alistair, what are you thinking? I do also like the ear vacuum. Um, let's see. I mean, what else is there? I mean, it's hard to not think that the separate, the separate, it's always toast separator and toe bringer together were both by the same person, whoever had an opportunity to write more than one.

Right. You know? And so then it's like, oh. Which means I can't be right because I weren't real or something, right? Wow. Are they both from the house? Would you want to draw attention to the right one, you know? Wow. Would you want, yeah, would you want to draw attention to the right one?

You know? Hmm. I mean, would you, or would you just do it accidentally? You know, I'm going to go, I'm going to go with toe separator. Toe separator. Okay. Whoa. Okay.

So your toes are clearly too close together. It's like sardines in there. Oh smell like sardines to Yeah, you need this product Put it on a on some sardines in a can Let them separate from each other That's a different product. Yeah What do you think, Adrian?

Crossfit with Jesus. Crossfit with Jesus. Yeah. Well, obviously. All right, here's your answers. Dyslexia, the AI assistant for dyslexics. That was Kevin, aka the house. It was a, okay. The house.

Then we had the ear vacuum. Right. We went for that. I was Alice there. You knew my ears needed cleaning. You prayed on me. You spend your life in gunk. You know, imagine it just gets into your ear all the time. Yeah. You're like, if Crossfit with Jesus is Rowan again, I'm gonna die. Crossfit with Jesus was Kevin, aka the house. That was me.

That makes me feel a little bit better anyway. At least my sister's not just like in my ear and everything all the time. In my ear and everything. Yeah. Rowan, this is more amazing though. Rowan wrote the toe gap closer, whereas Adrienne wrote the toe separated. Oh my gosh. What?

Wow. We never even talked about toes. Toes, clearly. Isn't that wild? That is so funny. What? I couldn't believe it. That's so weird.

Man, I've been sitting on that for five minutes. Like, I can't wait to reveal this and figure out what's going on. What? That's crazy. That is actually really crazy about our toes. That guy must go back some way. That's so embarrassing.

And the fact that they're the opposite as well. We didn't even cross over with our but opposite. With our same ideal product. Whoa. That's very different things. Whoa. You must have, let's roll back the tape. You must have mentioned toes somewhere. That we both got this little plant, this little idea.

I always feel like so clever about mine until you read out Ray like the other one and I was like what? That's so much better. No. I was just like, what? That's so much better. No. I was just like, yeah. Yeah. Wow.

Yeah, that was, that blew my mind. That's crazy. But that means no one got the correct answer. Instant underpants. If it's an emergency, just add water. What? Instant wet underpants. Yeah.

Yeah. What situation would that be good for? It didn't make any sense to me that one. This is what the ad on the website Archie McPhee who sells them, this is what it reads. Need underpants in a hurry? Just add water. These underpants are conveniently compressed into a compact pellet. Just soak them with water momentarily and they'll loosen up so that you can pull them apart. And remember, it's better to have damp underpants than no underpants in a game. Oh my god. That is someone that...

That's true, that's true. Yeah. But yeah, over 3000 positive reviews. Oh my gosh. Alright, here is question four. It comes from Claire Norris from West Sacramento. I'm just realizing that every question's come from an American today. Claire's question is which super villain was first introduced by Marvel in January of 1963 and what is their power? So a super villain was introduced

into Marvel Comics in 1963. What's the name of the super villain and what's their power? That's not why I don't think, unless you're a big comic person, I don't think, I've never heard of this person. Supervillain, name and their power. I should also tell the listeners, the end of this Archie McPhee ad for Instant Underpants says, each two and a half inch round tin contains one pellet of disposable unisex underpants. Fits most children and small adults. There you go.

Oh. Doesn't seem to cater to a wide variety of people. No, you think children who need to worry about their stuff have nappies, I would have thought. And I guess maybe, yeah, they've figured out that small adults are the ones who are most likely to soil themselves. Yeah. Is that why they're people anyway? Why can't they make multiple sizes? Yeah, I guess it's though it's harder to get them into a pellet.

They'd need a bigger tin. Pelletise. Yeah, I reckon they had they had a pellet. They'd need a bigger tin. Pelletize, yeah. I reckon they had a stock of tins. This is too big. And they're like, however big we can get in here, that's what it is. All right, while you're still writing your answers, let's go for a quick break.

All right, we're back. And the answer in for question number four, which super villain was first introduced by Marvel in January of 1963 and what is their power or give us a brief description of them? First option paste pot Pete who uses projectile glue as a weapon The big explosion he can blow himself up to conquer cunning bandits instantly and recombine himself back into Edward Sullivan, the lovable horse racing bookie. That's option two. Option three,

Auntie Agony, who annoys everyone by trying to solve their problems. That's option three. Option four, Pok Face Jackal. They use their spit to scar people's skin and is known for their cruel laugh. Option five, the dream catcher has the ability to put others to sleep. Or finally, the great wall who can turn into a convincing wall who is then able to listen to conversations. I love that one. Such a simple yet effective power. So briefly again, you got Paste Pot Pete, the big explosion, anti-agony, Pok Face Jackal, the dream catcher or the Great Wall.

Alastair, what do you think? Oh, I mean, the great wall is very- it's like, you know, it makes you wonder, is he one type of wall? Does he- can he only listen? You know, like- Can he become a brick wall? Yeah, as he gets older, is this wall more out of, like, out of date? You know, like, it doesn't fit with the fashion of the times anymore. The house is moving. Yeah.

The house is moving. Yeah. Well, this doesn't really match. I mean, that guy, I mean, Pokface, I quite like it, but I mean, is he, but he's Pokface, but he's giving other people pox by spitting acid at him. And he's got a, you know, a funny laugh. I mean, that would, that would only make the pock face worse thing, wouldn't it, in terms of opportunities. I guess that's where the jackal,

do jackals have a laugh? Yeah, I think, I mean, I'm sure, if it's anything like a hyena. Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I mean, it looks a bit like a hyena, unless somebody was thinking of the hyena. And they're now realizing. Silly mistake.

And that person was Stan Lee. That is possible. And then there's, I think the glue, the glue one is the other one. Pit pot glue face. No, no. Paste pot Pete. Paste pot Pete. I'm going to go the wall.

Lock in the wall. All right. That's Alice's. And so what are you thinking, Adrienne? Something about the wall. I just love. I just. But also the dream catcher.

Yeah. That. Yeah, that's a that's a sinister For a villain that it's kind of like yeah, that's a bit. Horray really isn't it? Well? What was the sentence about the dreamcatcher they catch your dream? No they have the ability to put others to sleep Kind of nice they don't kill them I guess It's just a gentle nap. That's just a brief description. Like Sleeping Beauty.

Yeah. Just waiting for their prince. Until Nick Cage comes along. Just a little kiss. A dry, nervous, a dry, nervous kiss through this thumbs and wakes them up. Just like all fairy tales. Yeah. I'm going to go the dream catcher. Dream catcher. OK. What do you think?

What was the explosion when? The big explosion. OK, great. He can blow himself up, but also put himself back together. And his alter ego is Edward Sullivan, the lovable horse racing bookie. It's got a real 60s vibe about it. No one would ever expect him, would they? Yeah, no.

He's a lovable horse racing bookie. There's no way he's a lovable horse racing bookie. They don't exist in this world. Oh, 1963, different times. I reckon the Jackal. The Jackal. Now I was leaning towards the explosions, but no, I reckon the Pock face. You reckon that that was overwritten?

The big explosion? Yeah. All right. Locked in. Here's the right, the answers. Uh, the big explosion, which you were so close to going until I re-read it. Yep. And that put you off Alistair's answer.

Oh, too much detail. I mean, I discovered in that that we were supposed to be writing a villain. I wrote a good guy. That's what he was getting bandits. I did not even connect there. Well, I mean, some like what are they called? Like what are those villains that are also heroes? Antiheroes. They're just misunderstood. Yeah, sure. Yeah.

He's like that serial killer who kills serial killers. Oh, yeah. Dexter. Yeah. Yeah. We were all just trying to think of other ones that aren't Dexter. We were like, yeah. I was going to say, like, you know, I mean, he's not really a superhero. Yeah, I'm good. Yeah, but yeah.

Auntie Agony. That was written by Claire. Okay. The house. Then what else do we have? We had the Great Wall. Alisa went for that. I'm afraid that was the house.

Oh, that was the House Owl. Awwww. That was a very good one. But hopefully Stan Lee is listening. The Dreamcatcher. Adrian went for that. That was Raewyn, I'm so sorry. But would you believe it Raewyn? Pockface Jacka was Adrian. You two are so connected.

Oh my god. It's quite amazing. We're just living in each other's frames. It's so interesting how connected you two are in all sorts of different ways. That means no one got the correct answer, but Al was leaning towards it. Paste Pot Pete. That's a real villain. That really doesn't sound like a... Paste Pot Pete.

Like a parent. That's why I thought, a... Pace hot heat. Like a parent. That's what I thought. I thought you wrote that one. Like pace part. I was like, oh, that looks... That's a bit lame. It was created... So supportive.

It was created by two legends, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, who came up with a bunch of... Other good ones. Other good ones. I'm sure they'll make a movie about them soon. Don't worry. Yeah.

Well, that's right. From what I've read, he would be better suited to cartoons is what I read. He's a bit too ridiculous for live action, but I don't know. How many weirdos they have in there. I mean, he looks like he's carrying a big bucket of paste and he's got a gun that can shoot it out. Yeah, that sounds pretty real life to me. You're just looking it up there as it's looking. But then, like, but what happened?

So then you're just covered in paste. Like, it's not really... But it's like it's a special paste. You just wipe it off. No, no, this isn't Clag. It's not Clag, yeah. That's what I was thinking, it's some kind of glue. It's no preschool show, right?

He's like a mad scientist kind of glue. It's no preschool show, right? Okay. He's like a mad scientist kind of guy who's created this specific... Very strong, Clag. Yeah. All right. Well, up to the penultimate question here comes from Nick Dennis from Edders in Pennsylvania. The question is, what was the real name of French author and founder of Spiritism, Alan Kardec? of French author and founder of spiritism, Alan Kardek.

So he's real, he's basically got a pen name, this French writer, Alan Kardek. What was his birth name? What was his real name? A lot stranger than Alan Kardek or more noteworthy, enough for Nick Dennis to suggest this as a question. So you just got to basically just come up with a name. Name of a man, a French man.

Alistair's got a real advantage here. Yeah. While you're writing your answers, here's some more info about Pastepot Pete. According to Wiki, Peter Petruski is a character appearing in American comic books, published by Marvel. Created by Stanley and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Strange Tales,

hashtag 104. I'd made a joke, no one's listening, but I hope maybe listeners at home will be. I made a joke in a previous episode that I didn't understand that the hashtag next to a number on a comic book was the issue number. I'm like, I guess it's hashtag and I've got quite a few people messaging going, oh in comic books, it's not a hashtag. It's the issue number.

I'm like, oh, I'm like, oh, I'm so sorry that I'm... Yeah, but when you make those sort of stupid jokes and people correct you, I feel awful. They're just like, I'm too close to it. I can't see humor in it. It's too serious to me. But I mean, it's also very sweet that they're trying to help me out. Petruski is one of the first supervillains who became active during the Silver Age of Marvel Comics. He is known under the codenames Pastepot Pete and Trappster.

Petruski is a former research chemist in New York City who invented an extremely adhesive multi-polymer liquid which he used to create a paste gun and become a criminal. He's also been a member of the Intelligencia and the Frightful Four at various points in his history. Sean Bassett of Screen Rant noted that despite his eccentric and ludicrous nature, Peter Petruski has proven to be an extremely popular character with fans. Bassett described the character as a surprisingly effective criminal mastermind, one of Marvel

Comics' more outlandish creations since his debut in the 1960s. While acknowledging that the character's quirky aspects might not work well in live action, Bassett said that these traits would be well-su suited to the exaggerated style of an animated series. Piss Pot Pete. It is a it is a it sounds like a a name that's been made up in haste. For a sort of like a quiz podcast. Piss Pot. Piss Pot Pete. Piss Pot Pete. Piss Pot Pete. That's his Aussie cousin.

Yeah. Very strong stream. We'll just knock you over. He worked in a lab and he he he found a liquid that he can drink that gives him an incredible stream. Now, I guess I should try and say these all with an accurate French accent. I'll do my best. I might need help from Al. Yeah, Al, can you give me a note?

How about this? I'll read it out normally. That's the French note. Only French speakers know it. Al, can you help me out here? I'll say the name. I'll say the six options and each time you can say more French. OK, I'll try. Yeah.

OK. All right. So the answer for question five, what was the real name of French author and founder of spiritism? Alain Cardec. Alain Cardecet. Is it Alain or Alain? OK, wait. It's like Alain de Generose. Oh, Alain. And OK okay. Ellen Cardicat. Hippolyte Leon Denizade Reveille.

Hippolyte Desirion Riel. Blaise Flamely. Blaise Flamely. Blaise Flamely. Stephane Dommie. Or Dumay maybe. Stephane Dumay. Dartagnan Mutonier. Dartagnan Mutonier.

I love how you figured out what that was about. When you said it, I was like, yep, that is right. D'artagnan. Oh yeah, one of those musketeers. Yeah, the musketeers. Yeah, yeah, yeah. One of those ones, you know, sometimes it's like, I've only ever seen it written down.

That one I've only ever heard said out loud. Or finally, Slimothy Jim Jimothy slimothy Jimothy Okay, Adrian sure go what do you think? Ellen cardicat Hippolyte Leon denizade reveal blaze flamely Stefan do me I've already forgotten again, but the musketeer. D'Artagnan. D'Artagnan, Moutaner or Slimothy Jimothy?

Um. Did you just think it all would be possibility? Slimothy Jimothy. He was just, no one will take me seriously with this name. It's so stupid, it might be true. He was just, no one will take me seriously with this name. It's so stupid, it might be true. No one would take you seriously. He's trying to start a movement.

Imagine, Slimothy Joe. So good. I'm going to go with D'Artagnan because it's a musketeer and it is a French name. And so like maybe it's more possible that someone could actually have that name rather than Slimothy Timothee. Slimothy Timothee is so good. What do you think, Raywin? Maybe the L', LN1? Yep. Yeah. LN, a cadget.

A cadget. Yeah. What about you Al? Hmm. I mean, it feels like somebody should try slimothy, timp-timp. And I'm going to be that someone. All in. And I'm gonna be that someone.

All in. Here's the right, the answers. Blaise Flamely, that was the house. Stephane Dumais was Rowan. I'm afraid. D'Artagnan, how is it again? D'Artagnan. D'Artagnan. Moutagnan.

Adrienne, you went for that, that was Alice there. Yeah. That's the real, the French knowledge. Yeah. Sorry. Sorry. Had me. D'Artagnan.

Yeah. D'Artagnan, Moutagnier. Yeah. Every time I just. Oh, is that a real, have you met a D'Artagnan? No, I've never met a D'Artagnan. I've recently started. I've never met a D'Artagnan I didn't like.

Yeah. I've started gigging with a Balthazar. Whoa. Really? Yeah, which has been pretty fun. That's the wrong name. Yeah. Raewyn went for Ellen Cardicat. That was Adrian.

Oh! Get out of my head! Oh God. Alastair went for Sumathi Jumathi. I'm afraid that was Nick. I called the house. That's so close. The correct answer is Hippolyte Leon Denizade Reveille.

Oh, they're really long. Yeah, that just sounded like mumbo jumbo. Is Hippolyte a common French name? How do you spell it? H-I-P-P-O-L-Y-T-E. Hippolyte Leon Denizade. How do you how do you spell it? H-I-P-P-O-L-Y-T-E. Hippolyte Leon.

Hippolyte is a Greek goddess. Yeah, could be that. Denizad, is that a Pokemon? Yeah, it's like a lizard Dennis. I've just realized I've not been keeping score. That's good for me. I think that's good for me. No, no, this could be anyone's game.

Especially if you have not been keeping accurate. All right. Sorry. Just one sec. Only, only, only three out of the five. Does it have to be one winner? Does they have to be? No, no, it can be joint. It can be joint winners.

How good would it be to have an ear vacuum right now? You know, just while Walmart's doing this, we could just be cleaning out our ears. Rowan and I just be cleaning out our ears. Yeah. Rowan and I just separating and closing our toes. So we're a bit distracted right now. We can do it under the table and no one knows. Are we separating or are we closing? That's how good it is.

Who can tell? Oh yeah. Imagine cleaning out the filter of that e-vacuum though. Oh my God. It is so close going into the final round. In last place on three points is Raewyn. What? But equal in first place is Al the house and Adrian

on four points. Oh, I'm the only one. Yeah, but you're only one point behind. You've still got time. This is a tight contest. We, sometimes we, well, we usually do triple points in the final round to give everyone a chance, but we could just do single points. It's up to you.

What do you want to do? I'm putting it in your hands. Yeah, yeah. Give everyone a chance. Single points? Okay. Come on. All right.

So the final round, we finish with a movie synopsis. So if the French one played in Al's hand, surely this one plays into the film actor's hand. Yes. Feeling confident. And this one comes from Ben Bruflat from Cumberland Gap in Tennessee. So you got to, this will be your longest answer, Adrien, Ada, sorry. About a paragraph, it's a synopsis of a film, three, four, five

sentences maybe. Whoa, we have to write three, four, five sentences right now. Yeah, about this film. Synopsis, okay. If you do know the answer, just still write a fake one, because you are in the biz, maybe you've heard of this film. Oh, I've heard of this one. Yeah, maybe you auditioned for it, we're not sure.

But couldn't, okay. So, what is the synopsis? Nobody will ever know. audition for it, we're not sure. But couldn't, OK. So what is the synopsis? Nobody will ever know. The question is, what is the synopsis of the 2023 film, The Last Seagull? What is the synopsis of the 2023 film, The Last Seagull? And while you're writing those answers, here's some more info about Hippolyte Leon Danizard Reveille. This is according to Wiki, he was in his early 50s when he became interested in souncers which were a popular entertainment at the

time. I probably should give you a time frame for him. He was born in 1804, so this is all in the 19th century. Strange phenomena attributed to the action of spirits were considered a novelty featuring objects that moved or tapped purportedly under the control of spirits. In some cases, this was alleged to be a type of communication. The supposed spirits answered questions by controlling the movements of objects so as to pick out letters to form words, or simply indicate yes or no. Ravelle wrote under the name Alan Kardec, allegedly following the suggestion of a spirit identified as Truth. On 18 April 1857, as are Alan Kardec, Ravelle published his first book on Spiritism, The Spirit's Book, comprising a series of answered questions exploring matters concerning

the nature of spirits, the spirit world, and the relationship between the spirit world and the material world. Reveille's teachings became very popular in Brazil, inspiring many self-proclaimed mediums and psychic surgeons. And yeah, Nick has also said that maybe this would make a good episode of another podcast do go on sounds like it to me why don't you suggest that Nick if you haven't already love it oh my god the answers are in here is the final question what is the synopsis of the 2023 film the last seagull here's your first option Erin is the last of her of the 2023 film, The Last Seagull? Here's your first option.

Erin is the last of her friends who eats carbs. But while driving to increasingly far beaches to sneak some fish and chips, she meets one of her friends' fathers who owns one of the chip shops and they begin a zesty fling. Erin tries to keep her carb consumption and father lovin' on the down-low, to no avail, and a friendship group' on the down-low, to no avail, and a friendship group comes crumbling down. But Erin knows what could unite them again, potatoes. And she knows just the guy to cook them.

That's option one. Option two. Investigative reporters study the declining seagull population on the coast of Southern California in this grim documentary about climate change. Will mankind look at the destruction in its way can change before all hope is lost? Or are researchers close to documenting the sighting of the last seagull in California? Option two. Option three. Based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, we find Alex, a passionate ornithologist,

raising awareness of the extinction of seabirds in Nova Scotia. He is also diagnosed with cancer after his wife leaves him. His world is falling apart. Can he find hope in the world where all the things he loves are disappearing? That's option three. Option four. Ivan, 58, is a Bulgarian ladies man, also known as a seagull. For 40 years, he is hooked up with female tourists at a sunny beach resort.

Ivan now wants to settle down, but that's not easy for an old seagull. He's got no savings and the pandemic makes things even more difficult. There are no tourists so he supports himself by washing cars and windows while trying to reconnect with his adult son in Ukraine who refuses to talk to him. That's option 4, option 5. From the makers of Bob's Burgers comes the raunchy tale of Quincy, a seagull looking to score big before mating season is over. Despite having a winning personality, Quincy's clipped wing is seen as a major turn off to

the ladies. In this ahead of its time black comedy, will Quincy find love this year or will he once again end up the last seagull in the gulf without a mate? Stream it today to find out! Or finally, a tragic love story about the relationship that forms between a wildlife carer and a lighthouse keeper on a remote island. The elderly couple are forced to work together to attempt to save a flock of seagulls, and ultimately they fall in love as they find a common goal. But although they find love, it is no match for the ferociousness of nature and they are not able to save the seagulls.

Oh, okay. Grim. Not even one? No, it says not able to save the seagulls. Oh, yeah, that's right. We can we can save one. Yeah, that's the no homers club rule So

We're up to you right when do you need me to try and quickly go through got the carb-free Aaron Who's his father lovin? Yeah? then you've got the documentary about seagulls dying in California. Then you've got the Nova Scotian ornithologist whose world is falling apart, but can he find hope? You've got the Bulgarian ladies man Ivan, also known as a seagull, who's trying to reunite with his adult son in Ukraine. You've got the makers of Bob's Burgers with the raunchy tale of

Quincy and ahead of its time black comedy or a tragic love story with the lighthouse keeper and wildlife carer. They find love but they lose seagulls. I like the Ivan one. I'm just really drawn to that. For some reason I'm picturing like Brian Brown or something. Yeah. Yeah. That would be a nice little comedy. And can I just confirm? Bulgaria? Bulgaria. Yeah.

Are we doing triple points or single points? Oh, no. Does that... Are you trying to clarify because... No, no, I'm just trying to clarify because before I said... I thought we said single points, but Adrienne also said, let's give Raewyn a chance, which would mean triple points would make more sense. Yeah. So just do the normal triple points.

Yeah. Okay. Okay. What do you think Al? Yeah, sure. Normal triple one. Give me a chance, Al. Give her a chance.

That's what I want. Oh, you're alright? Yeah, yeah. Apologies. Apologies. It's late there. Yeah. Yeah.

It's almost 11 PM, but it's all good. What are you thinking, Al? Oh, I mean, I love that it's another situation where there's like two ideas that are almost exactly the same. And it makes me go, oh, the house has made another mistake this time. I mean I feel like the second and third are close. One is like all the seagulls are dying. One is a documentary and one's a dramatic retelling. Yeah, yeah.

But they're like, oh, it wouldn't be that interesting to see it in California. We'll put it in Nova Scotia. Scotia. Yeah, yeah. There is cold. Yeah, it was cold and the seagulls couldn't be fucked being there. Um, I, oh yeah, this is hard. Okay, wait. So apart from that one, then there's the, then there's the, um, and then there's the

lighthouse with the older folk and then there's the, um, the lady who doesn't eat carbs. And is there another one apart from those two? Ivan, who is a Bulgarian ladies man. Oh yeah, the Bulgarian. Yeah, yeah. And then the one from the makers of Bob's Burgers. Oh yeah. That's fancy. I mean, I'll stream it today to find out.

Yeah, that was interesting. Oh, but you did say it was a 2023 film. Yeah. God, but I've gone for the really silly ones quite a few times today. Um, why would they put that in there? Why would they put the stream at now unless you were just being silly? Yeah. Unless, uh, the question right of Ben, writer Ben made this film and he's like, I'm only

submitting this question to people to Google it and watch the real thing. Yeah. So, I mean, I want to say Bulgarian as well, but. Well, you can. All right. Well, I'm going to give, because I want to give Raywin a chance to lose. So I'll also choose the, the Bulgarian one. That's really sweet.

Yeah. You really thought about that. Really calculated way. Thanks. That leaves just Adrian. So I'm tossing it between Nova Scotia, Nicholas Sparks novel or the documentary one. The documentary really had me. Yeah, it really had me until last Seagull and California.

Preposterous. They're everywhere. Yeah, they California. Preposterous. They're everywhere. Yeah, they're everywhere. So, yeah, someone wasn't counting on your Hollywood knowledge. Your Hollywood knowledge. Hollywood knowledge. Of where California is. A local knowledge of California.

Yeah, pilot season. Are you heading back over? It's a bit like never again. I just want the pilots to come to me and take me there but like the rat race of pilot season I don't know if it exists anymore. What do they call it? What do you have next to your name if you don't audition? There's a certain thing that actors say I'm offer only. You offer only for Hollywood now right? Yeah. Fair enough to. No, I'm not. I'll take anything. You've been. You've been.

Funged by Nicholas Cage. It doesn't sound appropriate. Yeah. Never made it on the screen. Mouth Funged. Yeah. It was me being entirely inappropriate. Not Nicholas Cage.

I just, I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it.

I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it. Yeah, it was me being entirely inappropriate, not Nicholas Cage. Um, I just, I'm going to go the documentary because I can't get it out of my head. Okay. No seagulls in California. Lock them out in. Yeah.

You really backflipped. You thought that was like preposterous. I know. But maybe they figured out a way to kill all the seagulls. You got to go with your gut. All right, he's who wrote the answers. Tragic love story between a wildlife carer and a lighthouse keeper on a remote island.

That was Adrian. From the makers of Bob's Burgers, The Raunchy Tale of Quincy, stream it today to find out. That was Ben, the question writer, AKA the house. Ben also wrote the documentary one, I'm afraid. Alistair wrote the one about the woman who's giving up on carbs, but taking up with her father, Lovin. So ridiculous. Yeah. I think that's a fantastic pitch. Yeah. Yeah, you've clearly written a lot.

I think I've got someone in mind for Erin. She is offer only, so you won't be able to get a read for it. Excepts accepts every offer. The caveat to that. The Nova Scotian ornithologist one, that was Rewyn. Oh, I'm so glad I didn't pick that one or that would have been terrible.

You nearly did. Even though I lose, I win in a way. It was the only one that you didn't of mine, isn't it? Yeah, would have been one of the few. One of the few. But that means Rewyn and Alicera, correct? Yes. The Bulgarian ladies man. Would have been one of the few. One of the few. But that means Rewyn and Alicera, correct? Yes! The Bulgarian ladies man.

Starry Bridebride! Bulgarian ladies! We did it! Unbelievable, I could have won. Yes, I'm so sorry. How awful was it for your... I'm so sorry. I think that would have, well, also if your sister picked Jaws in the end.

While I'm adding up the scores, I can say, this is according to Ben, this movie has zero reviews by anyone, critics and users alike on both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB. It's like no one's seen it. So he has no idea if it's good or not. The synopsis was crazy enough to submit. Cheers, folks. Cheers to you, Ben. I think you're right. Well done. I mean, people will hopefully now see it and review it.

Yeah. It's amazing it even came up for him. Yeah. So here are the final scores. My goodness. In fourth place on four points. It's my friend Ada. Ada. In third place on five points it's the house. In second place leaping up the board on six points is Rowan. And out in front with his dirty lake tactics on seven points it's Alistair Trumbull-Burr-Charlan. I can't believe it. Um, thank you so much.

It's, uh, it feels, I feel filthy having pulled off such a terrible, that's a real dirty pool victory there. Yeah. Um, but, you know, I just, it was, it was just, I believed in the Hungarian and I loved the, uh, the Bulgarian. I think. the Hungarian and I love the- The Bulgarian. The Bulgarian. You didn't even listen properly. Dirty tactics. Before we go out, where can people find you?

Especially if they're in the Montreal area. In the Montreal area, you can see me at the Comedy Nest or at Le Bordel. But you can find me at the Two in the Think Tank podcast with Andy Matthews from The Two in the Think Tank podcast. And you can find me at Ahrombley virtual on Instagram or at Alistair TV on Blue Sky. Yeah. I should say people keep listening.

I think there's going to be a lot of off cuts from this episode after the song. But before we go, Adrian, where can people find you? Sorry, Ada. Sorry to be so formal there. Adrian, Adrian, you can find me on the Is This A Job? podcast with Rowan. Yeah. And I've got this new film coming out.

Oh, see it's called Edition. It's going to be about later in the year, I think. Oh, see, it's called Addition. It's going to be about later in the year. I think. What a song. It's a really high note to. Wow. To end on. It's called.

It's a musical comedy. No, it's not. It's not. It's called Addition. Yeah. Sick. Yeah. It's an Australian film.

Whoa. Go out, catch it at cinemas or streamers or. It'll be at the cinemas, I think, but more to come. Exciting. And Raewyn? Yes, on the Is This A Job podcast or Raewyn's Pics on Instagram, that's where I'm probably most active.

But also, yeah, come to the Melbourne Comedy Festival if you're around, come see Sheepish. And yeah, it'll be a fun time. So good. Thank you so much. You can see me at the Melbourne comedy festival festival Adelaide fringe to my show bad boy I'm also doing a live who knew it Matt Stewart at the Adelaide fringe and probably other things coming up as well She got Matt's your comedy.com. Thanks so much for listening everybody Give us a five star review one on and tell your friends if you think you know anyone who might enjoy it hang around for the

The out cuts the off takes yeah after the Hang around for the out cuts, the off takes. Yeah. After the song. Off cuts. Off cuts. I don't know. And cheers to Janina, who knew it, Matt Stewart. Now that you know it, I've been Matt Stewart. Goodbye.

Wow. That is good. Yeah, you're actually one of the few people. I love Drake. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Although I still think he's a good guy. I think he's a good spot. You're actually one of the few. I love Drake. Although I still, I think I might not have seen the last season still. You know, cause the last season sort of came out when people weren't so much watching real

TV anymore. The first ones came out. I used to watch Eye View all the time and now I've just remembered now that it still exists Yeah, we're kind of on the edge of like the binge stuff. I think everyone started yeah Netflix binging you're right So I gotta catch them off. Well, what's the last season? It's all on Netflix now so you can like binge it at any time Perfect. Cause I watched the one in the last season I think I watched was when he went to Canberra Yeah, the last season or was there another one? No, there's another one.

What does he do in that? I can't even remember. You know, political hijinks, lots of alcohol, lots of women. Have you ever seen it? Great show. I'm not very good at watching myself, but I like watching. I actually just adore that show because I just love all the people who made it and you know The guy Al does a great impression of the actor who plays Cal McGregor

I mean, it's just saying his name but um, this is a thing that matter said for a long time I've never seen this character Like I love this guy's I'm Cal McGregor. And Al, like, without hearing him, does a great impersonation of him. And I don't think I've done that voice for maybe 10 years, but yeah, yeah, yeah. When we lived together, we used to be.

Really memorable, obviously. Is this the voice? I'm not 100% sure. Is that the voice right here? How's it going, huh? Good to see you. That's Damien Garvey. Oh. Yeah, so there's just How's it going? Good to see you. That's Damien Garvey. Oh. Oh.

Yeah, so there's just so many great characters in the show. Anyway, where we should move on. But yeah, while that you've kissed. So many people. I mean. Nick Cage. Nick Cage. Do you do a Nick Cage impression just from your time with him?

Do you think he imprinted on you a little bit? No, he was very thoughtful. Actually he was really quite shy. That's what I remember. Like I remember him being quite nervous when we had to do that kiss. He was sort of all a bit like all thumbs, you know? Like he was all just a little like.

All thumbs, oh no. Not appropriate in a kiss. No. Nick, your lips, your lips. Here you go. Here's coming. You don't mind if I put my thumb in your mouth there. Just to pry open the mouth. This is like a bit dry.

This is like he definitely hit an intimacy coordinate. Nick, not again. Nick, this is not how we kiss. And that didn't make their cut. For goodness sake. Which is strange, isn't it? Yeah, yeah. Different kind of movie, everyone, as in my other career. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You have done a few horror films as well. That feels a bit more horror-like. Done a few horror films, yeah. They've been kissing with their thumbs. They've been kissing with their thumbs. Yeah. Have you done any of the recent Australian classics of horror films? Have you done, were you in the, the Butterbook?

Butterbook? No, the... Bubba-Dook. Bubba-Dook. Yeah, that's right. That's the one. Butterbook. No, no, no.

She was in the Reef. I did the Reef, which was a shark based thriller. Oh, I do remember hearing about it. Uh, yeah, sort of, but again, uh, remember. Shadow is a big one. Yeah, sort of. But again, not a huge part of my repertoire. I think I was cut out of that one really early on.

Yeah. This is what it is to be an actor when you're like cutting your teeth as an actor. You're mostly cut out of everything. But did they ask you to kiss Joshua Jackson?

They did not. No, they didn't on that one. They actually explicitly said I might have tried. Do to kiss Joshua Jackson? They did not. No, they didn't. They actually explicitly said, do not kiss Joshua Jackson. It's not go well. Cause it was a shark movie, he didn't have any thumbs left. I might put up a little clip of that, that thumb bit. Very funny stuff. Very funny. Just to clarify, is that an actual saying? Like someone with all thumbs? Yeah.

Isn't it like when you mess something up because you're nervous? Yeah. And it's like, right. Okay. Just wanted to put that out there that I'm not totally, I haven't totally lost my mind. It is a saying, but it's also... Yeah, great. Happy for everyone to laugh along now. Don't show weakness, we will pounce on it. I'm a goner.

Hey, Rowan. Is it true that you and Adrienne have started a new podcast? It is true. The rumours are true. The rumours are true. Did you, did you know about that because you were a guest? Well, yeah, I was just wondering if, you know, this was a Nick Cage style thing. Nothing gets past you. Where you just wanted to chat and then it got cut out. Yeah, that would be brutal if we just decided, actually, we didn't use any of your conversation, it was just us. So yeah what's the premise of the podcast?

We've got a podcast called Is This a Job? Because we have both chosen these jobs. These excellent jobs. And we're a little bit you know sometimes it's pretty It's pretty, you can be like a bit challenging and we just want to talk to other people that maybe they've figured it out better than we have. Like, so that's why we talk to you. They can make us feel better. Yeah.

I want to put on a record, I've never kissed any nicks to be honest. So I don't know if I've got anything together. Do you have thumbs though? Because that's the main. We're getting thumbwalled for this. Yeah. Yeah. Then you're on.

But no, no, it's been really good. We're still in our infancy, I would say. We haven't quite hit the toddler phase, hit the 10 episode mark, but it's been really fun. It's been really interesting to talk to people and get different perspectives. And maybe we don't feel quite as alone as sometimes putting yourself out there in as a, as an artist. Um, yeah.

And then you don't always need to have solved it all at once too. Like, it's an, oh a I think they should for life Imagine if you had though, that'd be great. Yeah Drink a gin this coast She fell low titted. She fell low titted starfish. Is it sea star or starfish these days? Oh, yeah, they've changed it, haven't they? Oh, did they? It's what?

Because they're not really fish or something. No one told me that. Started something now, haven't we? Sea star. Is that right? Sea star? Or is it- did it used to be a sea star and now it's starfish? Or is it the opposite? Or is it, did it used to be a sea star and now it's starfish? Or is it the opposite? Or is one just American?

I know. And growing up we were never allowed to say the American thing. I grew up with starfish. Starfish. According to visit sea life dot com, despite their common name starfish, these creatures are not actually fish at all. This is why the experts prefer to call them sea stars. Ah. Geez. I mean, I thought ray were new animals, but I guess I just. are not actually fish at all. This is why the experts prefer to call them sea stars.

Geez. I mean, I thought ray when new animals, but I guess it just only goes to the edge of the land. The unknown. As soon as a cow walks off the property, she forgets its name. You lost to me. You get yourself out of this one. Yeah. Hey, enjoying doing the podcast, Adrian. Loving it.

Was it? Loving it. It feels like something I've been missing my whole life. Yeah. I didn't realise. Doors have opened. Is it nice? Oh, wow.

My sister's teaching me about Instagram. She's just thrilled with my progress. Which didn't work. Yeah. These WhatsApp. Look, we've had a few sort of, you know, just like teething errors, but loving it. I'm just loving talking to all the people, actually talking to lots of different people about how they just do life. Yeah. Like what makes them sing?

What makes them interested? Why they do if they're really passionate about it or not some days? Yeah, because we can't all like be filled with passion every single day. No. But so how do you that would be exhaust? How do you get through the rest of it? And yeah, I just want to endlessly fascinating who had on who well I remember seeing I'm really bad with names yeah well you know Bronwyn cuss we had Broncosis her it's gonna of the best. Yeah, she's one of the best. Yeah, she's so good.

She's thoughtful and funny. And yeah, yeah, I really enjoyed that. Yeah. With Jordan Barr. Jordan Barr. That's very funny. Very funny. They're two of my absolute faves.

Yeah. They're both a bit like farming. They're very funny. I wasn't sure where you were going to go with that. They're both a bit like farming. They're very funny. And the line isn't very farming. You were gonna go with that? I was very- Very farming is very funny. Yes, we'll have to have you on, Al.

Yeah. What a dream it would be to finally be in a room with you two. I'm sorry. I wasn't supposed to sound as sarcastic as that. Wow, are you getting your thumbs ready? Yeah. All right. All right.

There it is. Come on. I can see it. Let's stop talking. Oh. Yeah. You feel like you're going to fly over for that part, Al? Yeah.

I think it would be nice. God, you didn't even offer to have me. I wouldn't have expected anything less. Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to have to do it again. I'm going to have to do it again. I'm going to have to do it again.

I'm going to have to do it again. I'm going to have to do it again. I'm going to have to do it again. I'm going to have to do it again. I'm going to have to fly over for their pod L. Yeah. I thought it would be nice. God, you didn't even offer to have me over. I would have expected anything less. Yeah. It's just for the exposure. I should add, but definitely worth you flying over. We cannot pay. There's no thousands of dollars involved. That's okay.

I have recently been getting a few auditions from Australia for just ads and that are like that are like above $10,000. That's why I told Heidi back there like to just be like, look, if it's big enough that I could pay myself to fly there and then come back with cash, then offer them to me and I keep not getting them. And all of a sudden the big backstack coming through. Yeah, I mean, that would be all you needed to do is move to the other side. I'd never got a 50k audition before and I was like, Oh, 50k for a Nintendo ad.

That would be the dream. Of course. What's your venue? Right. Tasma Terrace. Oh great. Yeah. Al's been there before. Oh, you've been there before.

Yeah. Rae-Win. I actually had both of you host. So when I did that very first split show with, have you been jumped out? Another absolutely fantastic comedian, which we haven't interviewed yet. Oh yeah, we should. But we did a split show at Tasma Terrace and we actually got both of you to host.

That's right. I think we even paid you 50 bucks. For the pleasure. I've got it right here. But no, I think, cause that might've been one of your ideas as well of like it gives you less pressure maybe to have both of your sets. I think it was both of our first shows. We were like, oh my God, I'm terrified.

With Happy, that was my first festival show where we got a different MC each night and we did a we split the. It really worked well. Like it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It helped, yeah, get the crowd a bit more into the show, knowing that I guess there was someone that's like less pressure.

Professional. Yeah. Yeah. I saw the one Matt introduced. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And you never went back.

And I laughed it. I laughed it. I still remember it. I never go back to this. You never say in comedy again. I thought it was such a good idea because I was feeling a little nervous for Ré when doing the show. Yeah.

It seemed like such a crazy thing to want to do. Stressful. And then you don't want to ask just one person because you do like, I think we had like 14 nights. So yeah, it was, you know, you can't just ask one person to do it all, but like to ask multiple people. And then it's like a nice little thing to promote. Yeah. You're like, come along.

Promote each night. Yeah. Yeah. It was a really like such a great tip. Um, yeah, I would recommend to anyone out there. Yeah. That's thinking of it. Good way to do a first show.

Yeah. Yeah. Even if you don't do comedy, you should book a show at the comedy festival and then just get a command to emcee it. Yeah. It's nice to have collaborators too, isn't it? Right. Yeah. They're not there alone.

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I've been trying to do a bit about baboon asses. And I thought it was going to be really good. And then it wasn't. Hopefully that stuff writes itself. Yeah. And then it's just not quite been working as well as I wanted to. I mean, it's, yeah. And then, and then it's just not quite been working as well as I wanted to. I mean, it's, yeah. I mean, just, you'd get a, like, you'd get a laugh just introducing it like, yeah. It's just one line. I kind of want to do a bit now about

baboon asses. I mean, well often. Yeah. Well, I mean, that's, that's kind of like the strong bit has been just like going into it and then leaving it and then being like, anyway, so my wife, you know, and it sounds like a, yeah, just a horrible transition. I was trying to get a thing in there about that Moses parted the red ass. Yes. Isn't that, that's an old lawn of yours, isn't it? That rings a bell. It's like, it's like, I don't know. Yeah. I don't, I don't know what I'd found it in an old document. So I didn't know if I've ever used it in anything or maybe I tweeted it out. It rings a bell.

Baboon Moses parting the red ass. How would you, how would, how would you find a context for that to make sense? It was so weird because I found that sentence after I was already doing a baboon ass bit. But the context is that it was about how like we humans are the only ones who have a good ass and so it must it's like the only evidence that God created us, right? God's an ass. Like, like, well, just that, you know, God gave us all, gave us, were the only ones who gave us soul and he must've just thrown in a nice ass

as a little gift. That's funny. Yeah. And then I was like, well, if God gave us that, then maybe the Moses, he parted, parted the baboons red ass so they didn't call this right because I'm trying to say that that other animals have like big open asses where ours is much more modest and closed anyway this you can see why that's not quite working yet yeah but yeah yeah so yeah we'll figure Yeah. So. Working through the anatomy. Yeah.

We'll figure it out. Yeah, there's definitely something juicy there. Yeah. Juicy baboon ass. No, I'm saying I think their asses are disgusting. Are they? Yeah. Yeah.

I think most people probably like me are just picturing Rafiki from The Lion King, you know. So I don't think anyone's picturing a disgusting ass. No, Rafiki is more of a mandrill. But I think it was around the time that mandrills were separated from baboons, because until the 90s, I was seen as the same genus. Oh, right. And now only in recent times they came up with they realize there's the mandrillus or whatever is a separate

So that line King one is a hybrid of the two like it's it's still using old science Pretty fascinating stuff. Absolutely. Yeah, I Used to do I still occasionally do a podcast about primates and popular culture Awesome, yeah still occasionally do a podcast about primates and popular culture. That's why I have that very niche bit of knowledge. Awesome. Yeah. Yeah. About 150 episodes of it. So.

Have you? Small podcast. Have you ever acted with any apes? Any apes? Any apes? Primates? Yeah, yeah. Because, I mean, that would make a great episode if you had, you could.

Oh yeah, you could talk to someone that's. What separates primates from other mammals is the thumbs. Interesting. So it feels like you're in a pretty good position to talk about that.