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Comedian Iain Stirling is in his home studio which David & Joe are very excited about as this is where he records Love Island. Before they settle down Iain has to sort out his burrito delivery. They talk about ordering food in the day time. Joe asks Iain if he's ever had hemorrhoids. Iain thinks David is ripped, they discuss weight gain and Joe's concave chest. Moving on to comedy, they talk a...

Extra drivel today as we are joined by comedian and illustrator Henry Paker. He has a brilliant brain and is one of the Beans from the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry did the illustrations for Joe's book 'My Autobiograpy' and is here to talk about what it was like making the book with Joe. However instead of talking about the book they reminisce about the heady days of stand-up. Henry has a lot of...

We're back in SoCal and Joe's yet to stand on the surfboard. In today's ep Joe has his wetsuit on and begins the lesson on the beach. After putting their boards on a flat bit of sand the instructor Mark demo's how to jump up. Then it's Joe's go. David's draws parallels with how he felt about playing Cricket. Joe get's told to ping up to his knees, he talks David through step by step how hard this...

Todays guest is a special surprise for Joe. It's someone he's wanted to talk to after watching a tv show. When the guest arrives Joe doesn't recognise them at first as they look very different from how they looked at the end of the TV Show. When the penny drops Joe get overexcited and flaps his arms around. He;s possibly more excited than when Roachford came on. There is so much Joe wants to know....

It's the second part of Joe's surfing story but before they pick up where they left off the lads have a little romanticise about what life would be like doing the pod if Joe was a surf dude and David was a muso tinkering with his guitar all day. Joe tells David about nervously walking along the beachfront in Carlsbad with a rolled up towel under his arm to meet Rusty who he has booked the surf les...

It's the run up to the surf lesson: Joe's been on holiday to California and David wants to know all about it. Joe confesses he struggles to say LAX as it's embarrasing and babbles on about the Hollywood Sign, seeing Jared Leto's house and the 9 lane traffic on the freeway. Eventually they get to the meaty bit when Joe reveals he's had a surfing lesson at the end of the holiday. David is all ears....

It’s the second part of Joe and David’s mega-chat with last week’s surprise guest Lee Mack. Picking things up again, the talk turns to game shows, Lee’s brilliant 1% Club, Joe and David’s Pyramind idea and pitching new shows. Then it’s back to sit-coms with learning lines, script read-throughs, viewing figures, the challenges of recording with a live audience and casting David as a policeman in No...

Off to a flying start, Joe has returned from holiday complaining about his ailments and then has trouble with his wifi booster. They talk about a recent visit to Spotify HQ, meeting Ben Foster and how nice the pulled pork was. David's intent on telling Joe about his window cleaning expertise again and when to use a chamois or a squeegee. They ponder over why they're not very snappy at podcasting a...

It’s David’s turn to go on location for the pod and in spite of the very shaky G4 signal, he’s talking Joe to one of his favourite places - Dartmoor. Starting off at Widecombe in the Moor, he jumps in the Beech Bomber (or should that be Moor Bomber?) and heads to one of Dartmoor’s most famous landmarks, the Haytor Rocks. There he plans to hike up to the top of the hill and show Joe the spectacular...

Joe’s lined up another surprise guest for David, so he’s back in the spinny chair and really feeling the nerves again. As usual, he desperately tries to guess who it’ll be and this time, after so many failed attempts, may actually have got it right?! Stay tuned to find out who the extra special guest is - so special in fact that we had to make it a two parter. Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Inst...

Joe thinks the world of scamming would be a great topic to discuss but David’s not really interest. So they quickly move onto television - programs they’ve seen recently, wanting to watch things live and struggling with too much choice. But then David remembers he hasn’t finished telling Joe about his Devon hiking holiday - and picks up where he left off last week. We may or may not get to the end...

Our favourite national treasure Natalie Cassidy is back on the pod, but David’s had a late night and is really tired. So they kick things off chatting about napping, snoring, bed times and eye masks too. Moving on from sleep, Nat suggests a wonderful idea for a Chatabix Christmas party, tells them about a traumatic experience she had presenting This Morning, has some visitors in her garden and sen...

Star of stage and screen Russell Tovey is today’s very special guest. Joe and David immediately take the opportunity to ask Russell how to be good at acting and he suggests all three of them have imposter syndrome. They discuss filming Him And Her, learning lines, overcoming nerves, lying on your résumé and having to have stunt double legs. They also talk about art and how to enjoy making it, whic...

First up, David and Joe discuss how to pronounce an old friend’s surname and make an attempt to swear less on the pod. Then the chat turns to David’s recent holiday spent hiking in Cornwall with his eldest son. He recounts their journey ‘step-by-step’ from Kingsand to Mevagissey via Polperro, including all the pre-planning details and extensive list of kit he bought (and some he forgot!). Then the...

It’s an explosive start to the show as David and Joe are both tired, unmotivated and moaning about their achilles tendons. But then they remember Joe has a new book coming out, which they talk about until TV Joe arrives. They chat with him about not exercising, matinee performances and Chatabix holograms before moving onto the main event - TV reviews, song name games and trivia quizzes! Well, that...

What on earth is perfection? Well, David and Joe have the perfect person to ask as they’re joined by professor, author and perfectionism specialist Thomas Curran. His latest book The Perfection Trap explores ‘the impossibly high expectations that stand in the way of health, happiness, and success’. Which all sounds very familiar to David and Joe - so they’re hoping Thomas can help them out. Twitte...

Joe wants to know all about David’s recent family holiday spent camper vanning around North Wales. He’s long dreamt of the camper van lifestyle and hopes that David’s experiences will bring him a little closer to his ambition. Let the enchanted story commence, in as long-winded detail as possible… Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Instagram: twitter.com/chatabix1 www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/...

One of the Chatabix regulars comedian Rosie Francis takes Joe & David to one of her gigs.. She walks them in and introduces them to a a couple of familiar faces before showing them the stage. David and Joe feel nervous as if they are about to do the gig and want to know every little detail. Rosie takes it all in her stride and has a chat with some of the punters before she does her set. Follow...

Award winning Music Producer William Orbit chews the fat with David & Joe. He's sold 200 million recordings worldwide but has a few tech issues getting on zoom. William walks them around his flat in Venice and shows them the view out of his window before giving them a history lesson. He's been writing some new tracks which he's excited about as his assistant has been bopping to them. William t...

Joe wants to know know about David's camping holiday but they never get there. They discuss their wonderful new headphones from Flare Audio and its phallic packaging. David struggles to say anything as he has builders milling about his office. He feels awkward speaking in front of them so talks to Joe by signing. This prompts a new jingle. Natalie Cassidy drops by so Joe and David can ask her to h...

Where's Joe Now ? He's gone on an adventure and zooms David to show him where he is. Annoyingly it's a place David knows very well and used to go there when he was young. Joe gives David a tour anyway and they get very excited when they find out that one of Elton John's album cover was shot at the location. Joe trys to recreate the album cover. They get to meet some of the people who work there an...

Comedian Josh Widdicombe is today's guest chewing the fat with Joe and David. They hope Josh brings his A game and ask him what's in it for him. Josh is a Blur obsessive and excitedly tells a story about exchanging emails with Damon Albarn. They talk about all being at the Blur concert. Josh brings up Paul Daniels and they perform magic tricks for each other. It takes over an hour for Josh to fini...

Joe & David are wearing the same coloured tee shirts which makes them uncomfortable. They think they look like scaffolders. Joe tries to get out of doing the rollercoaster ep and they chat about possible scary rides he could go on. They revisit the Right Move pod and David suggests getting someone else in to host it and creaming off the top. David's going on a walking holiday in Cornwall but i...

Regular guest Andy Goldstein is on the pod, he confesses to being a bit jealous when they have other guests on that are not him. Andy tells them he knows Jane Torvill and she came to his wedding. They play 'guess the correct answer' game to try and find out why she came to the wedding and quiz Andy about all the Celebrities that went to his wedding. They obsess about Lee Sharpe. David and Joe try...

Joe has arranged a surprise guest for David. David has no idea who it is and has to sit in the spinny chair to wait for the guest. It seems to take ages and David is a bag of nerves. When the guest arrives Joe tells David to spin round in his chair to see for the first time who the guest is ! Who can it be ? Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Instagram: twitter.com/chatabix1 www.instagram.com/chatab...