Chatabix

Time for another Back Catalogue guest who’s no longer a surprise - it’s the brilliant Stuart Goldsmith! Stand-up comedian, actor and host of the long-running Comedian’s Comedian Podcast, on which he’s interviewed practically every comedian you could think of - except Joe and David that is. So he takes the opportunity to turn the tables and start asking some questions - enjoy! Recorded February 202...

Joe has arranged a last minute surprise guest for David - and it’s none other than our very own rising star Paul Gorton. He’s fresh from the BAFTA TV awards, where he and Joe met in person for the very first time (although neither of them can believe that they hadn’t done already). Joe and Paul tell David all about their glamorous evening and the stars they mingled with, including Stephen Merchant...

After some chatting about neighbours, the charts, tranquil countryside walks and noisy families, Joe and David decide to track down the best old-school jokes they can find. So they have a think and search around on the internet until the Chatabix Patreons come to the rescue with some right belters. So prepare yourselves for a shed load of top class gags and a proper giggle-fest! FOR ALL THINGS CHA...

For this week’s ‘no longer a surprise guest’ repeat show, we return to 2nd November 2022, when David and Joe were joined by the inimitable Tim Vine. Tim is of course a comedy legend and the undisputed king of one-liners - so it’s no surprise he was one of the funniest guests we’ve had on the pod. Enjoy! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabix...

David and Joe text their old friend and Chatabiscuit Jamie Demetriou to find out what it’s like working with big Hollywood stars. While they wait for his reply, they do a de-brief on Joe’s recent Instagram Live experience. And very quickly descend into a good half hour or so of self-loathing and embarrassment about showing off. It’s Chatabix business as usual - enjoy! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOL...

After a quick chat about T-shirts, body confidence and weight loss frustrations, David and Joe come up with an idea for a geriatric version of the pod - Chatatxix +30. They want to find two willing (but not too showy) 80 year olds to be the hosts, so put a call-out to the Patrons for some help. Expectation warning: it’s yet another new pod idea that will probably never see the light of day. After...

This week’s repeat show ‘no longer a surprise guest’ guest is the one and only Paul Foot! Paul is one of our very favourite comedians and an old pal too, so it was an absolute joy when he joined us for a chat on the 26th October 2022. Hold onto your hats - this one’s a bit of a wild ride… FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter...

After the success of their recent heads or tails competition, David and Joe have struck upon what they hope will a great new game for the pod. It’s a fantasy snooker tournament where the winner of each frame is decided by the toss of a coin. They decide to use randomly selected names from our wonderful Chatabix Patreon subscribers - and give them all snooker player nicknames too. Let the contest b...

With a flat tyre and the school run to do, it’s a hectic morning for David. But once that’s all sorted, he finally joins Joe to record the pod and give Petra her leaving present. It’s a very heartfelt thank you for all her hard work producing the show over the past few years. But in true Chatabix fashion, the present might have to be returned - so they look back through their old messages to work...

For the first of our ‘no longer a surprise guest’ repeats, we bring you the brilliant LBC presenter, journalist, author and podcaster - James O’Brien. We recorded this show way back in the early days of the pod on the 26th July 2022 - and absolutely loved it! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix...

David and Joe chat with Nigel Richardson, author of 'The Accidental Detectorist'. David latches on to Nigel and begs him to be his detectorist guru asking if he'll ever stop feeling like a wally when he's out and about with all the gear and if it can ever be sexy. Crucially, David wants to know what his chances are of ever finding anything worthwhile. Nigel shows off his hoard of finds which invig...

Joe and David chat to a lovely police officer called James who is based in a police station in London's east end. The lads absolutely loved chatting to James but quickly realise they don’t really know what a police officer is or does. Luckily James puts them straight and they chat about dealing with members of the public, police stakeouts, bringing down drug gangs and getting interrupted when you’...

A few months ago David spent a few days in a place he booked through a company called Canopy and Stars. He wanged on about it on the pod and they heard and got in touch to see if he wanted to pod from one of their locations. He was sent a few options of interesting places and in this episode he takes Joe to see the one he liked the best. David get's a bit anxious getting out of the car but settles...

You Tube pranksters Josh Pieters & Archie Manners are on the pod and mayhem ensues. They are running late so while Joe and David wait for them to appear they start worrying that they are being pranked. After a few tech issues the lads appear like whirling dervishes telling Joe he looks older than he does on tv. They talk about some of their pranks including flying Katie Hopkins over to Prague...

Joe's off on another adventure, this time he's in Cornwall having returned to a special place that brings back fond memories. David has no idea where Joe is in the world despite it being mentioned on numerous pods before and the place that sparked Joe's interest in his latest hobby. After showing David the view and giving him a tour of the holiday home where he is staying Joe's meets up with a new...

Gabby Logan is today's guest and David repeatedly describes her as Royalty. Joe and David both can’t stop saying “can I ask a question” much to Gabby's amusement and then promise that they will try and stop saying it as that's what she's there for. She gives them tips on how to change the subject during an interview. Gabby reminds Joe that she has worked with him before even though Joe thinks he m...

Following on from last weeks episode David is still podding from his car and continues to take Joe on a tour of houses where he used to do gardening. This time they take in the gardens of Ditchling (where it turns out the phone reception is even worse than in Twineham) David show Joe the triangle of grass he used to mow for an extra 25 quid and he re-enacts mowing it for Joe. Then they chat about...

Joe is out and about again but this time he is off on an urban adventure ! David tries to guess where Joe is as he comes out of the train station. Apparently they have been speaking about visiting this place for a year and a half but David still doesn't twig. That is until Joe introduces him to a Chatabix regular and then the penny drops. Joe takes David behind the scenes and explains there is a s...

Joe and David chat to the comic and actor Ted Robbins best known for his roles in Benidorm, Little Britain, The League of Gentleman and Phoenix Nights. Ted tells them about being related to Paul McCartney and what it was like growing up with him and seeing him at family gatherings. He tells them he once watched Paul record at Abbey Road and John Lennon gave him a chocolate rabbit. In between telli...

David's in an air-bnb but the wifi is terrible so he decamps to the car and decides to take Joe on a tour of some of the houses where he used to work as a gardener. The tour predominantly focusses on Twineham and ends up in a motorway service station where David would take his daily nap. He has very little in the way of information for each of the houses but nonetheless Joe finds it all very excit...

Joe decides to try and break his 1k time again and heads to Brighton seafront for a run. He tells David his personal best for doing 5k is 21.17 so David does the math to work out what Joe needs to do to break his 1k time and then tells Joe that the world record is 2min 11. Joe doesn't think this is relevant as Steve Ovett wasn't podding at the time. They discuss whether Joe can break the 4 minute...

David's in the spinny seat waiting for his surprise guest. He's feeling very anxious and looks to Joe for reassurance. He's been drinking black coffee which is not helping his jitters. When the guest appears David is overwhelmed to see one of his heroes. He's speechless and the only thing he can think of to say is 'Thankyou' and then they start talking about the weather. The guest tells them about...

David has had a big package delivered and hasn't got a clue what it is or who it's from. He opens it to find its a load of metal detecting accesories. Joe reveals that the gear has been sent by Peter at LP Metal Detecting to aid David with his detecting adventures. David excitedly unpacks his goodies one by one which include tactical gloves, a tactical bag & water bottle carrier and a Garrett...

It's David's 50th birthday and TV Joe has come up with an idea for a special birthday surprise ep following David's pod life since Chatabix first started 3 years ago. David is overwhelmed when TV Joe takes him on a meandering journey down memory lane and plays him messages from old Chatabix guests including Neil Webster the Producer who fired him, Ben Rufus-Green from the Cockfields days, the OG w...

Joe and David catch up with their old mate comedian Roisin Conaty. While they wait for her they tell each other elephant jokes. Roisin kicks off by telling them about cold water swimming, getting the shits and losing her voice. After swapping loads of funny stories they start taking post-it notes off David’s pin board and talking about whatever is on it, this throws up some even funnier stories in...