Ding Dong Club with Karl Chandler

Ding Dong! I'm in the presence of FM radio royalty, it's ED KAVALEE and LEHMO ! Lehmo's just gotten home from medical drama in Italy; my recent love for cover bands has increased by going to see a Nirvana tribute act; and then the rest of the episode degrades into a way too long and stupid discussion of how I bought way too many drugs in a chemist in Koh Samui. Surprise! Plus, Blanket learns about...

Ding Dong! It's another 2 female guest episode, WHOA, talk about girl power!!!, with LIZZY HOO and ALEX WARD , as we squeeze into Spleen's office, We recount Lizzy's wild way of breaking up with someone and discuss dumping ettiquette; we find out the new way of saying "how are you?"; we play "Is This Racist?"; I've had an INFURIATING dinner order at the pub; we find out about my using-cash habits;...

Ding Dong! It’s a late night recording with DANIELLE WALKER and NICK CODY , as we stay up late for a particularly SPOOOOOKY episode! We dissect how items of school uniform can just scarily DISAPPEAR (and reappear in Lost Property), how Cody and I have to (FRIGHTENINGLY) be grown up parents to our kids, and the real deal: AM I LIVING IN A HAUNTED HOUSE? We dissect the evidence, including Danielle's...

Ding Dong! Wil Anderson and Danny McGinlay join me in Studio Blanket, It's another epic, as we learn Wil is a late adapter to Harry Potter; my parents are staying with me because my wife has gone to Asia(!); the Top 50 Biggest C*nts in Comedy; Wil goes to a very dodgy person's party; then we start to wrap up the big trip to Bangkok as we pore through a ping pong show menu; and find out updates on...

Ding Dong! Ooh la la, it's TWO LADIES on the show, it's BRON LEWIS and NIKKI BRITTON ! What's next? Letting them vote?!? This is an absolute EPIC ripper, and it's all over the place for nearly 90 minutes, We find out Nikki and my weird physical "types"; is it OK to laugh during sex?; dissecting a long lost fumbled romantic rendezvous of mine; Bron's fight with a buddhist; and THEN we go to Britton...

Ding Dong! Oh my God, they've done it! It's a live podcast in Bangkok! We've flown over to Thailand as part of DumbCuntiki, with 25 people to tour Bangkok, and do a live show! And THIS is it! And with guests Nick Cody, Milan Crncevic and Arnie Pie ! We find out about the tour guide's awful directional skills (whoever that is), and our massive fun itinerary including our big night out watching a Be...

Ding Dong! Comedy superstars and real estate barons DAVE HUGHES and NAZEEM HUSSAIN visit Ding Dong HQ/Blanket's bedroom! We find out about Naz's border security issues, plus the weird way he invited me to his 40th birthday party, and Hughesy's INSANE stories about his drinking days, plus the ongoing drama of getting his podcast van going, plus, is it the conclusion of who pissed in the toolbox? Jo...

Ding Dong! We're back in the Abbey Road of podcasting: Blanket's bedroom, and I've got RAY O'LEARY and ROHAN GANJU weirded out in there! There's big tech talk as my laptop has gone nuclear; I try not to talk about one of the world's most popular sitcoms with these idiots; there's Thai food talk; Rohan tells us about India; plus we get to the bottom of a heckler story about Ray O'Leary I've been ho...

Ding Dong! It's the debut of tonight show host SAM PANG and one of the original NZ comedians who moved to Australia to steal our jobs, TONY MARTIN ! Sam finds out the name of this podcast; we get a new 'recording studio'; we talk about working for "Sam Pang Tonight"; Sam's link to Thailand; for some reason we get Dave O'Neil on the phone.. and we unveil TWO massive comedy mysteries. Oh, and WAY to...

Ding Dong! DAVE O'NEIL is back, along with first-time Ding Donger BEN LOMAS ! We deal with the god-awful (but relatable) subject of real estate, and in-between we find out about O'Neil's child stalker; we find out what "Tom Cruise" means in the renovation world; hear all about when O'Neil bought Captain Snooze's house; more Carl Barron stories; Ben Lomas's signature Uber farewell; and the link bet...

Ding dong! Two of east Melbourne's favorite comedians, MIKE GOLDSTEIN and BEN KNIGHT join me in the club, I've found the answer to Hawthorn's weirdest number plate; has Goldstein found Melbourne's coolest Uber driver?; I've had a vehicular NIGHTMARE with picking up Blanket from school; we get the story about Knighty's proposal; and is Knighty INSANE for the bizarre sexual secrets he tells his fian...

Ding dong! Zoom is back! YUCK! But I've got two interstate comedians, ANDREW WOLFE and NICK CARR! Me and Wolfie are both on Facebook Marketplace (that's right: I'm getting rid of those Thai nightclub chairs), Wolfie has been diagnosed with a bizarre sounding medical compaint, plus we hear about Perth's "Australian Comedian of the Year" competition, and Nick Carr has some MASSIVE life news! Plus: B...

Ding dong! I've found the lost episode! Somehow I lost this episode with DAVE THORNTON and SAM TAUNTON , but it's back! We discover the deep, dark, embarrassing secret of Thorno's email handle, I've made a crazy faux-pas with an email to my accountant, and we're getting excited about the DumbCuntiki trip to Bangkok! Plus: Blanket's has a crack at my fashion sense... Join up to Patreon for bonus ep...

Ding dong! We've got Guy Montgomery's Spelling Bea (sp?)'s own GUY MONTGOMERY and Queensland' own HARLEY BREEN in the club this week, As we dissect the history of McDonald's sea-based menu item (something I've personally never tasted, actually), plus Harley's employee history at McDonald's, Guy's mascot experience, and the story of Harley losing his religion! Plus: Blanket's going back to school!...

Ding dong! We've got two first-time guests, It's the king and queen of Liverpool: LAWRENCE MOONEY and KYLE LEGACY , There's a LOT of talk about how my two guests are from Liverpool, don't worry, there's not much soccer talk, Except for the incredible career of Australian Craig Johnston, plus a crazy link between bikes and the Gold Coast, and a heap of crazy fun facts about the city of Liverpool. I...

Whoa! It's the first EVER live Ding Dong Club episode recording, Live from the Thai nightclub, Mamao Club in Bourke Street, Melbourne, With guests DAVE THORNTON , NICK CODY  and CAMERON JAMES , with special guest OLIVER CLARK , Cam finds out he has surprise visitors in his hotel sauna; we find out about the names of more of my employees, plus my inclination for the "displaced"; an incredible...

It's comedy festival time, I'm under the pump, but I found time to talk to private schoolboy LUKE HEGGIE  and first-timer JESS FUCHS ! We go deep behind the scenes at Thai nightclub Mamao Club; how much is a bottle of beer worth?; beach wees; Jess's dyslexia; my idea for a new airport lounge; plus I've bought 130 of something. Plus: Blanket didn't get me a birthday present. Live show in Melbo...

Oh my word, I'm joined by  CAMERON JAMES  and first-timer ROHAN GANJU  for an absolutely grotty (but very, very funny) episode. There's a massive update on my psycho neighbours; we learn all about Rohan's very interesting current job, as well as his less-fictional previous jobs; I get to tee off about The White Lotus; Blanket's done an extremely interesting drawing; Cam tells us an...

Back in the basement: ROVE McMANUS  and BRON LEWIS  join me for a red-hot, vodka-fuelled, late night episode, and it's a ripper! The latest episode of ABC's "Australian Story" features Hughesy, Rove AND me; my wife has gets a mysterious bunch of flowers; Rove hates massages and Bron hates her masseuse; Bron has a severe eyebrow episode; there's an INSANE Molly Meldrum sighting; plus Blan...

Episode 18! Finally the episode is allowed to drink (and have grandchildren in Maryborough). PETE HELLIAR  and SAM TAUNTON  join me for the party, as we hear Pete's quite remarkable story about the World Cup; Sam and Pete try to figure out how my wife gave me permission to go to England for 24 hours; there's HEAPS of plane talk (middle seats, chargers, talking to passengers, illegal plan...

DANIELLE WALKER  and NICK CARR  join me in the Basement Comedy Club green room this week a few hours after I've just flown in from England and boy, is my brain tired/f*cked. We talk Liverpool (the city), plus my methodical plan of how to beat jetlag (and how it failed magnificently), heaps of airport talk, and of course: Danielle's family and weird stories about whatever. Plus: Blanket i...

NAZEEM HUSSAIN  and RAY O'LEARY  join me in the Spleen Bar office(!) for an hour of dumbshittery; Nazeem's been burgled, plenty of school talk, some drug updates, and Chando's off to England and gets plenty of advice! It's a good one! LIVE Melbourne show on April 5 is on sale now: https://www.trybooking.com/CXQGV Our trip to Bangkok from June 5-9 is on sale too: https://ww...

Ding Dong indeed! I had a donkey and I needed its hind leg talked off, so I called DAVE O'NEIL  and DANNY McGINLAY! O'Neil has had a run-in with a Test cricketer, talked fish and chips with Viggo Mortensen, as we descend into a deep dive on fast food... including a classic Chando trolling of a potato cake Facebook group. Plus: Blanket learns how to do comedy! Subscribe to the show on Patreon...

Back in the basement, I'm joined by LIZZY HOO  and Triple J's LUKA MULLER ! Lizzy has a crazy schooldays fail; there's a new Basement Comedy Club Hall of Fame funny customer name; Blanket's had a disastrous first day of Grade 1; Luka's had a wild childhood pirate incident; there's a guide dog on the loose in Basement Comedy Club, and of course, Bangkok updates! And we hear Blanket's thoughts...

ACHTUNG! RIPPER EPISODE ALERT!   We're back in the green room at Basement Comedy Club with Nick Cody  and Mike Goldstein  as we stick around for a couple of drinks and delve into the recent controversy in the newspapers involving our German friend Timmy Billiards. Plus: are we convincing Cody to come to Bangkok? Are the ping pong shows gonna get him over the line? And did you know C...