ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint – Summer Special: Bree's New Birthday Saga

Episode Date: January 4, 2026

If you didn't say happy birthday to Bree on Jan 3rd, don't worry! She decided in 2025 to MOVE her birthday to a date that suited her better, and this is how it all went down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Show requested, so here it is. As long as you've got da-da-da-da. It's ZM's Brie and Clint podcast. Bree, for a number of years you have complained to me about the date on which your birthday falls, which is... January 3rd. I'm a winger. I'm a massive birthday winger. I've heard about it for seven birthdays in a row.

So today I've bought in an expert with a novel concept. Please welcome to the show, Mr. Jeremy Wells. Good day, guys. How are you? Good afternoon. I believe you might have the solution for Brie. I actually do have a solution. I've tried something myself,

although I've been full circle on it, to be honest. But see, so your birthday's on January 3. Yes. Everyone's done partying. They've spent all their money. They're usually away at the beach holiday. No one gives a shit. Yeah.

Oh, absolutely. And no one, I mean, when you were growing up, I imagine people who wanted to buy presents for you. The shops are shut. Yep. On January 1, January 2. Oh, you can just, that's a joint present now. Yeah.

Totally, you've got the birthday Christmas combined issue going on. Nobody wants to party on January 3. So you're better than January 3. Thank you, Jeremy Wells. You don't deserve a January 3 birthday. You should be another day. And so that's what I did. I changed my birthday.

So I used to be January 19th. I had a similar problem to you. Wait, that was a couple of days ago. Happy birthday. Oh, thank you. Your birthday. But it's not. But not really.

You're just dead birthday'd made. Okay. Sorry. Sorry. He doesn't identify with that birthday anymore. Yeah, yeah. So sorry. I'll come back around to why in full circle in a second.

But yes, I change. January 19 was even worse possibly than January 3. Okay. Because January 19 is when everyone's gone back to work, they've stopped drinking. Because if they're like me, they've been drinking for a month every day. And so they need to ease it back. bit and they want to just chill out they don't want to go to a party or worse in your 20s and 30s people had sort of just been to the big day out and they had no energy left in the tank to

then celebrate your birthday with you oftentimes my birthday was on the big day out oh that'll be all right can i just say yeah i feel for you and i understand well this is the thing i i feel for you on january three thank you mate thank you so what i'm saying to you is you don't have to have your birthday on january three correct we can't change that now, but you can change the day that you celebrate your birthday. You don't have to celebrate it on January 3. I moved mine to June 23. June 23. Why? What made you move it to June 23? It's complicated. But it's the day after the shortest day. Okay. Okay. So we're on the way to summer. So we're over the worst. We're over the darkest darkness. It's also

So technically the second worst. Yeah, I suppose. But I feel like we're over the hill and down the other way. So in the middle of winter, it's grim winter, 23 June, although actually July's worst. But still, it's pretty grim. And there's nothing else to look forward to in that time of year. So, yeah, I went with that date.

And the other part of it was there were no other birthdays of my family or particularly close. It was considered. It wasn't just an arbitrary number pulled out of nowhere. There was thought put into your new birthday. You wanted your own attention and you needed it to be far enough away from everyone else in your life's birthdays. That's smart. Yeah. It's a smart idea.

So I went June 23 and it worked a treat. I asked my mum about it because obviously she birthed me. So I thought I probably owe you. God, this is full on. The respect. Yeah, yeah. This is full. This is the process you're going to have to want to take if you do choose to follow Jeremy Wells' advice and move your birthday.

Go and talk to your mum and say, how do you feel about this? I told my mum that this was what was happening. So I didn't ask her permission. I said, this is what was happening. But just so you know, I'm going to tell you that this is what's going on. And she said, what's the date? And I said, June 23 and said, oh, no. She said, you're not a June person.

She says, this is all wrong. So she objected on the fact that it was the wrong match. She thought I was more a February person or possibly April. So anyway, I stuck with it. But what happens is all of the people, you end up having a double birthday. Because what happens is all of the people haven't informed. Is that a bad thing? No, it is bad because people think you're double-dip.

But you won't have a double birthday because nobody recognises your current birthday. Don't we deserve to double-dip though? I think we deserve a double-dip after all the years that we have endured of having a crappy birthday. You are such a birthday victim. I would like to now, with the information that you have, you need to make this decision now because the year is going to get on otherwise. And we actually gave you your birthday present yesterday. Yeah.

Do you want a new birthday? And if you do, what date is it going to be? I 100% want a new birthday. Good on you! Yeah, I think it's a great concept. Can I change the year? Well, can I say the other thing you can do is you don't have to do it on the same day every day. Every year.

And that's what I've changed. So this is the full circle I've come to. Oh, so you're just doing it wherever. Yeah, but the main rule is you can't celebrate more than 12 months after the last one. So now my next birthday has to be post-June 23. And you can't celebrate twice within a campaign. calendar year? Okay, those are the rules. They're fair. I think that's fair.

I'm going to take you up on it. I'll let you know what date I decide, but I'm thinking somewhere around the King's birthday long weekend. Not bad idea. I'm looking at you and I'm thinking September. You feel I feel September-ish. We'll workshop it. I think you just seem like

a spring breath of fresh year. Thank you Jeremy Wells. Thank you for your insight. I'm glad you're able to share that knowledge. I think Bree's really going to benefit from it. Good luck. Thank you. That's Jeremy Wells, who's Birthday this year is I'm going to, I'm staying at the stage on June 23. June 23.

Okay, thank you very much. Shot. Brain clit. Are you ready for your big surprise? What is happening? You're so nervous. Why are you so suspicious? Is there a famous person here?

Yeah. Oh my God. Why didn't you tell me? I would have worn my good clothes. Are you ready for your big surprise? I don't know. I don't think I'll ever be ready. But yes, I'm very excited.

Happy birthday. to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday Dear Brie Thomas Al Happy birthday

to you Yay You You You guys You guys You guys remembered Bree

How do you not remember your own birthday? Oh, I forgot. How do you don't remember your own birthday? You picked it earlier this year with Jeremy Wells. I 100% want a new birthday. Good on you! Yeah, I think it's a great concept.

I'm looking at you and I'm thinking September. Third. I feel September-ish. You just seem like a spring breath of fresh year. And it is September 3rd, your official new birthday. Oh my God, you guys remember. How could we forget? And I didn't remember.

That's so funny. new birthday passed without a special performance either on your new birthday please welcome to sing you just you, happy birthday on your new birthday Georgia Lyons and she's bought you a grapefruit

How did you get bloody dragged into this? I just, you know, September 3rd and I just had a feeling, managed to be here today Yeah, yeah, yeah Got a kazoo and a grapefruit Oh, that's so sweet of you I knew you'd remember, you're sweet like that You are. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We've never done this before. Are you ready to sing Happy New Birthday? Happy New Birthday. Can I request that it be sung like Marilyn's saying the President, happy birthday? It's my birthday. Yeah, you can, but that has to be your gift because we didn't organise anything else. I'll take it. George is it?

Wait, how am I now on my own? I thought this was a collective birthday song. Yeah, we'll sing. We'll sing with you. But you're doing lead and we'll do BVs. Okay. Okay, we're singing Happy New Birthday. Happy New Birthday.

In the tone of Marilyn Monroe. Yeah. Three, two, one. Happy new birthday to you. Me. Happy new birthday to you. It's me. Happy new.

And mostly Georgia. Yeah. The special new birthday girl. To you. Hip-up Hip-up! Hip-A-Hi-M-A-Hi-M-A-H-Bah! Guys, not to make it about me,

but it kind of is already about me. This is my first ever work birthday. Ever. For those who don't know the backstory, Bree's birthday falls in the middle of the summer holidays, and no one's ever been around for your birthday before. It's the worst. That's why you wanted a new birthday.

Yeah. And this is everything I thought it was going to be. You didn't really. remember it, but does it feel good? Does it feel like a good birthday day? I feel like it's locked in. September 3rd, that's me. What star sign am I?

Virgo! I've always felt like a Virgo. And how does it feel to now be 36? Not good. I want to go back to my other birthday. Well, you get your birthday messages into 9-696, but happy birthday, Bray. Thank you guys. There's a cake here and everything.

There's a whole cake and there's cheese. It's a big day. I'm so excited. Bree and Clint. Brie had a chat on this show with Jeremy Wells about changing her birthday. I 100% want a new birthday. Good on you! Yeah, I think it's a great concept.

I'm looking at you and I'm thinking September. Third. I feel September-ish. You just seem like a spring breath of fresh year. I'm such a Virgo. And then we never talked about it ever again until her birthday rolled around today and she didn't even remember. No, well, people usually forget my birthday, so it's likely that I forget my birthday. That's why we moved it.

It went from January 3rd to September 3rd. Genuinely, you guys organized a little birthday party for me. All the crew from ZM came in. It's the first office birthday party I've ever had, and it was everything that I thought it would be. Obviously, your friends in Farno are excited for your birthday as well. Don't look around. We haven't flown your parents over or anything.

It's my birthday. No, we've got a special birthday message from your friend, Dan. Okay. Hey, Rana, Dan Lev here. Happy birthday. you spring into your late 30s and get that Sabaru Forrester you've always wanted. Love you long time. Birthday shout at yours tonight.

Whoop, whoop. Screw you, Dad. You've got a Sabaru Forrester vibe about you. Hey, if Subaru are listening, they want to give me one. Keen. So keen. We also got a message from your loving partner for your birthday, for your new birthday. Happy birthday, babe.

This one's all about you, not Jesus or New Year's. I'm looking forward to celebrating tonight with you and all of our friends because everyone's around. Woohoo. I hope she's organized something. God, that makes it sound like she's got something organized. It does, eh. We've got nothing to do with that, by the way. If there's, if there is, that's all her, and if there's not, nothing to do with us.

I'll let you guys know if she has organized a party. You've been texting your fellow Virgoes as well to see what your new traits are like. It's so lovely. Apparently, we're stubborn, which I mean that checks out. Overthinkers. Neat freaks. Oh, okay. Which, I'm not.

I'm a messy person. I would say I'm messy, but I don't know if I'm a neat freak. Yeah, yeah. But they also said that we're perfectionist, which I am that when it comes to certain things and not others. I love how we're discussing how accurate star signs are, even when you made up the birthday and chose the star sign for yourself. Like, actually, this is very true. I'm such a Virgo. I feel like I've always been a Capricorn, but with a Virgo moon rising.

Well, quite clearly. Yeah, yeah. Anyway, if you want to text Brie for her new birthday. She's officially 36. Where are my fellow Virgo's at? Brain Clint. The best bits. We decided way back in January that your birthday sucks,

so you get to make up a new one. I can't believe I didn't do this earlier. Yeah, I know, right? Yeah. We've got to give credit to Jeremy Wells. It was his idea, and he encouraged you to do it. I 100% want a new birthday. Good on you!

Yeah, I think it's a great concept. I'm looking at you and I'm thinking September. Third. I feel September-ish. You just seem like a spring breath. I like it. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm. So far, you're enjoying your new birthday, you've had cake.

I've had an office little, little office afternoon tea. We've had a little message from your partner. Happy birthday, babe. This one's all about you, not Jesus on New Year's. I'm looking forward to celebrating tonight with you and all of our friends because everyone's around. Woo-hoo! And guess who won't be present? Jesus.

Because Bree's birthday are the birthday, her dead birthday, too close to Christmas. Yeah. Too close to Christmas. Nobody cared. Close to Christmas. close to New Year's, everyone's always on holidays. There is one more message for you, for your birthday. And it's from the person who inspired the new birthday.

The taskmaster himself, Jeremy Wells. Hi, Bray, it's Jeremy Wells here. I have heard that it's your birthday today. Not only is it your birthday, but you have taken my advice and moved your birthday from January to a time when everybody can celebrate and enjoy it for what it is. So congratulations on the step. And happy birthday.

Happy new birthday. I wonder if that'll get me five points on Monday night from Taskmaster. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know? We went over the Taskmaster. God, that's so cool, guys. So, yes, enjoy your birthday. Thank you, guys.

I really appreciate the time and the effort and people messaging. It's nice to be remembered on my birthday. It's an unusual feeling. ZM's Brian Clint on Insta, Facebook, TikTok and live weekdays from three on ZM.