Critical Banter

Another huge guest lined up this week as we welcome a stalwart of the Sydney comedy scene, Tom Witcombe. To kick us off this week, Rohit spends the first 10 minutes of the episode slandering his parents for no apparent reason. He then spends the next 10 minutes explaining his new get rich quick scheme, whilst arguing that it isn’t technically fraud. We then reached around our guest Tom Witcombe. A...

Milestone week here for the boys as we reach episode 151. Not many podcasts have made it to 151 and many will argue that we absolutely shouldn’t have, yet here we are. To celebrate, we start off with our usual yarns before we jump into an extended edition of #AskTCB, where we answer fan questions which includes a special guest appearance. Thank you all for sticking with us for 151 episodes and her...

We’ve gone back to back guests and this week we’ve got a huge one - we welcome Sydney comedian Aleks Milinkovic onto the podcast. Before we get around Aleks, Migs and Sen reminisce about their trip to the Lakemba Ramadan night markets, dropping absolute hot takes along the way. Ro then tells the boys about his new obsession for the week, this time it’s getting himself into the Guiness Book of Worl...

Like Jesus last week, Kushagra rises following his battle with Swine Flu to join us. This time, however, it’s Rohit who’s missing as the man is in regional Australia, campaigning for One Nation ahead of the 2022 Federal Election. In his place, we have found a certified love expert, Christina, who is here to help our listeners and answer any questions they have regarding relationships. “Finish the...

Moderately sized episode this week with Kushagra out with a mysterious illness that looks and sounds like Covid but isn’t, whilst Ro and Sen are back from galavanting around Melbourne and are full of yarns. This week is all about comebacks from Jesus to Ro’s magnificent display at the casino, we have it all. This episode was recorded on Good Friday and to commemorate this auspicious day, Sen quizz...

The full crew is back for a second week in a row for the first time in an eternity. The boys have plenty of yarns to start us off this week, including a story of one of the boys showing disrespect to a waiter at a bar, the boys then copping abuse from a homeless man and finally one of the lads being floored by the price of a takeaway bacon and egg roll vs the dine-in price. We have a new game this...

By Allah's grace, in time for Ramadan, Rohit has found his way home and he finally joins us this week. Turns out he was not in the wilderness, he was on a massive bender after winning his cricket grand final - days after losing the oztag grand final in embarrassing fashion. Rollercoaster of emotions for this man. Sen also provides his own update of the battle with his toilet at work which someone...

No guest this week, but a massive episode regardless. Kush has graced us once again, sort of a guest if you really think about it, but Rohit is still a no show. After last week’s disgraceful Oztag performance and final, Rohit has disappeared off the face of the planet and has not returned a single call or message. We cannot stress this enough, if you see this man please do not go near him, just co...

We’ve got a massive episode this week, jam packed with brilliant yarns and great zingers with our guest and friend of the show, Chillzy. We start with a solemn update on our match fixing saga, which ended quite poorly resulting in Rohit’s disappearance - we truly hope to see him again one day. Regardless of Ro’s houdini act, the show must go on and we’ve got a great guest to replace him. We reach...

Hot on the heels of last week’s cracker episode, we get another surprise this week as Kush makes his triumphant return. We reach around Kush finding out what he’s been up to, what movies he’s watched and how his PS5 is. We then discuss Rohit’s curse as this man has a knack of asking unfortunate questions. If Ro asks how your significant other is going, you should run the other way. “Compare and Co...

Holy crap boys and girls, do we have a huge episode for you this week. What we considered to be a lofty dream has now become a reality, teaching the boys to dream bigger. Anyway, the boys welcome YouTube superstar, stand-up comedy phenom and fellow podcaster Neel Kolhatkar onto the show. We begin, however, with our usual dribble which includes an exciting update in Miguel’s DJ journey as well as a...

The boys welcome their first guest in the studio this week, Sydney comedian and DJ, Max Dary. This week’s episode however begins with another one of Ro’s strange gripes - this week it’s the amount of applause at musicals. In an attempt to be cultural, Ro attends a musical during the week and is shocked by the number of applause each actor receives. Next we pivot to slandering Santorini and Greece...

To kick off this week’s episode Sen and Rohit confess to the saddest thing they’ve done recently - match fixing amateur social oztag. If they win, their actions will be completely justified, right? Anyway, after trying to rationalise their behaviour, Miguel provides us with a life update as he takes his first few steps to becoming the next Avicii, except alive (F). To help him on his journey, he e...

Another huge week as we have yet another massive guest, this week we have Melbourne comedian Luke Kidgell. We start the episode by welcoming back Sen from his one week sabbatical. The man is back from Queensland, where he did some soul searching and introspective meditation, and has come back the same man much to everyone’s annoyance. We get tales of the airplane and a random rant about handryers....

Intimate edition of the Critical Banter podcast this week, as Miguel & Rohit have been left to their own devices this week with Kush still under investigation & Sen MIA (whereabouts still unknown). However, the show must go on. This week's date starts with Rohit revealing his second biggest addiction (behind a word that starts with 'P' and ends in 'orn') - Chess. In equally rare news, Migu...

This week we have a very funny and incredibly tall guest, Sydney comedian Dan Cawthorne. Before we get to Dan, Ro begins with tales from a wedding he attended over the weekend, before Sen reveals an unethical life pro tip which can allow you to rort the NSW Government and RMS from rightfully claiming their fines. (TCB accepts no responsibility should you be caught trying to use this method.) Next...

The episode this week begins with a tale as old as time. In honour of Nick Kyrgios’ fans sii’ng every point, Migs takes a trip down memory lane as he recounts a story where the podcast boys were in the same boat. In our high school days we too sii’d a group of performers only for it to be mistaken. We also read out our shameful PR apology for this mishap. We got a new game this week, “Questions On...

Back again for 2022 and we begin with a massive revelation. The boys finally announce which one of us got covid and how they felt. Ro then asks the boys about bathrooms as he recounts a recent battle he had with a bathroom. We end as Sen gets another suss call from a scammer and we discuss the best ways to deal with scam calls and is it worth wasting their time. We have a new game this week, “TCB...

The boys are officially back in person for 2022! Straight off the bat there is a big reveal as one of the boys got Omicron over the Christmas break - but who was it? Rohit then proudly tells the boys he lived in a bus for a number of days which obviously resulted in confused looks from Miguel and Sen. After discussing bus life, the boys also discuss Novak Djokovic’s legal battle with the Australia...

No new episode this week, as the boys are still recovering from their Christmas and New Years shenanigans. However, they have not left you empty-handed as they have compiled the best moments throughout 2021 into one extravaganza of an episode. Kick back and relax as you re-live some of yours and the boys' favourite moments. Enjoy! ___________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EP...

The boys strap in for the final time of 2021 - this week’s episode is dedicated to reviewing the year that was. We seemingly end this year on a sombre note, with the grim spectre of Covid towering over us. Kush is absent this week as he is quarantining, meanwhile the other boys record in a socially distanced manner - mask and all. We begin with Rohit’s holiday shenanigans as the man prepares to go...

It’s the most beautiful time of the year and the boys are full of festive joy and Christmas spirit. To get into the Christmas mood, join us for this Christmas/holiday extravaganza as we ramp up celebrations to everyone’s favourite time of the year. We begin with the results of the boy’s digital detox, with results varying massively, but overall the boys are still down horrendously bad. We then hea...

Mr Kundra is back this week and he brings a tale of the movies. The man begins with a passionate recount of his trip to the cinema to watch Dune, a film he claims must only be watched on the big screen - anything less is a disservice to yourself and an insult to the filmmakers. We then discuss our tech detox as we reveal our terrible screen time and finally set a time to actually try the tech deto...

Kush no bingo this week, rumour has it he is patient zero for Omicron. Alas we move and we begin with an update on Rohit’s roommate hunt, which has taken a strange turn. Why anyone would choose to live with Ro is beyond us. Next Sen tells us he’s got a new kid at work he is meant to be looking after. Sounds more like he’s bullying this kid more than anything. Finally Miguel shares a revelation he’...

Kush, Sen and Migs are in high spirits this week as Ro has gone walkabout and unfortunately misses this week. As the boys rejoice, we begin discussing office Christmas parties and how much you can really drink at these sorts of events. Miguel then recounts his run-in with a rare individual on a night out. After seemingly being racially abused by a stranger, Miguel is then offered money as reparati...