JaackMaate’s Happy Hour

6 years. 200+ guests. 4 skins. 500 episodes. We have enjoyed every single second of every single podcast along the way, and today pays homage to what we believe makes Happy Hour, Happy Hour. Jaack, Stevie, Robbie & Alfie don their inflatable golden crowns (except Jaack) and crack open a beer (except Alfie) as they reminisce and reflect on 500 episodes of friendship (except Stevie). The boys indulg...

Warning: today’s episode contains something that has never, ever happened in almost 500 episodes of Happy Hour. Some listeners may be horrified. Some may be incredibly amused. (Fiona here… I’m horrified and amused in equal measure… but also kind of want to leave Jack now?) Now 2 weeks ago saw the release of Soundtrack To Our Lives, and you guys loved it so much* we just had to make a part two! (*w...

Darragh Ennis was living a regular life until a decision to apply for tv quiz show The Chase in the hopes of winning enough money for a new back door changed his whole life. After appearing on the show in 2017, and being the stand out contestant in his group of 4, ITV bosses called him up to invite him back onto the show - but this time as a Chaser! Darragh “The Menace” Ennis was born and shot to...

In today's episode Jaack, Stevie and Alfie discuss the songs that played the most important part in the biggest soundtracks to their lives. Whilst Jack was trying to handle a brutal breakup by laying in bed crying with his Mum listening to Gotye, Stevie was blasting Take That trying to convince his new ex that he was totally over her. From Example's verse on Game Over, to James Blunt's Back To Bed...

Stand up comedian, unhinged rollneck-wearing interwiewer, and Robbie Knox’s favourite comic Fin Taylor joins us! Fin explains how he ended up being the only boy at an all girls boarding school, and what he did that made the headteacher personally apologise to him. Fin chats working on Deal or No Deal and the weird item Noel Edmonds has hidden in his dressing room. Plus, why Fin’s Nan is possibly o...

Boardmasters is boring, Reading is ruined, and Kendal Calling has crumbled… which can only mean one thing - the FourSkins are now in charge of taking over the festival scene!  In the second of a two parter, Robbie and Stevie give us a run down of their dream music festival! Robbie has mixed elements of 3 types of outdoor events to make a dream festival soup, but is it genius or downright insane? ...

He went to actual clown school, he has the bleakest “losing virginity” story ever, he spent over £1,000 on candy floss, and his Mum still buys his clothes. Fan favourite and our mate Will JC is BACK! With a bucket list that included moving countries and starring in a porno, Will somehow manages to fill his mundane life with absolutely mental things. He gives us a descriptive rundown of the time a...

Boomtown is bust, Coachella has crumbled, and Glasto has given up the ghost… which can only mean one thing - the FourSkins are now in charge of taking over the festival scene!  In the first of a two parter, Alfie and Jaack are giving us a run down of their dream music festival! One is a chilled out, family-friendly affair, and the other involves a ton of drugs. No prizes for guessing whose is whos...

Dean Stott MBE started his military career aged 17, by age 21 he was an elite para-commando, and he became one of the first army soldiers to make it through the gruelling 6 month Special Forces selection process to join the Special Boat Service (SBS). After 16 years, Dean’s military career ended prematurely when he was injured in a parachuting accident. Not content with just being a real life Acti...

We're playing a game of 'Are Our Listeners Little Bitches?' AKA part 2 of fan favourite 'Am I The Karen'! We're looking at more of our listener's submissions of situations where they’ve complained, and Jaack, Stevie and Robbie will decide whether it was worth complaining about. Forcing cyclists off the road? Getting a cashier fired for an ID mishap? Lobbing your lager over a stolen seat? Causing a...

Comedian Rhys James swaps stand up for... sit down... as he joins Jaack and Stevie in the Happy Hour studio! Rhys is no stranger to panel shows, having appeared on Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week countless times. He shares some insider secrets, and exactly why prepping for a show is pretty tough. Rhys tells us why he swapped politics for comedy to kick off a stand up career aged 17, and share...

The FourSkins are once again chatting about what they’ve been up to in a big All Caught Up, Baby! Alfie has done something for once - he’s got himself a proper prickly situation that involved him attending an… exorcism?! Jaack experienced absolute heartbreak at the Euros final in Berlin - he shares his intense 18 hour journey to get to the stadium, and his Karen moment involving a security guard!...

It’s the hat trick of Alfie’s Amazing Indraviduals, where we’re learning about even more of the world’s most amazing people that have unique skills and quirks, and we get to choose who is worthy enough to take a coveted spot in Alfie’s ‘Amazing Indraviduals’ book!  There’s a man who has been cursed with a bad case of hiccups nearly his entire life, a super sensitive nose that can sniff out a major...

Jaack’s back in the UK after having his heart torn into a thousand pieces by Cucurella and co. But he’s over it, right?! Stevie’s at death’s door after going a bit dizzy in a lift, and Robbie’s absolutely fuming at some rowers. Alfie’s here too. In this week’s main show Monday, the boys have LOTS to get all caught up on. Jaack shares stories of some pretty interesting characters he met during his...

We’ve taken inspiration from a suggestion posted to our subreddit r/jaackmaate - we asked our listeners to submit situations where they’ve complained, and the FourSkins will decide whether it was worth complaining about! Screaming at a server over an incorrect food order? Building an extension on your house just to piss off your nightmare neighbours? Denying guests entry to your wedding simply bec...

Punk rock duo Isaac and Laurie from Soft Play (formerly known as Slaves) went from gigging to a crowd of just 7 people, to headlining festivals, to taking a career hiatus. They’re on Happy Hour to chat through their career to date, the reason for their name change, and their upcoming album!  They share why they were escorted out of Foo Fighters' backstage area by armed security, the celebrity they...

The FourSkins have been BUSY. Jaack’s been to Frankfurt to watch England v Denmark but got stopped at customs after his bag tested positive for something highly illegal! He also tells us about the celebrity he “dapped up” at the match. Speaking of football, Alfie has tried out a new career by becoming a referee for the day, but it all ended in tears (mainly Alfie’s).  Robbie’s been travelling with...

It’s festival season baby! After attending nearly ONE HUNDRED festivals, it’s safe to say that Rob and Raz are the ultimate festival content kings. They’ve swapped out tents and tinny’s, for Jaack and Robbie - as they chat everything festival!  In this very penis heavy episode, Rob shares what he was accidentally caught doing on a live stream, and Raz reveals which TPD member has licked his… membe...

Alfie has had an unfortunate shaving incident and we are NOT letting him get away without ripping the absolute shit out of it. But was it his fault, or his barber’s? Aside from hiding his bald face, Alfie has also been hiding something else - an illegal onion. We grill him as we peel away the layers of this bizarre confession.  Jaack and Stevie played in a charity match for the brilliant ‘Andy’s M...

From being a shy, short kid, to growing into a towering 6'5" man with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tom Aspinall has worked his way up to become the current Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion! Tom delves into what exactly is going on with him and Jon Jones, and shares what he thinks of Curtis Blaydes, Usyk, and the Furys. He reveals the terrifying moment he had to own up to a huge mistake tha...

Just when you thought we’d left urban legends in a dusty corner of the Happy Hour episode locker… they’re BACK and this time Stevie is treating us (or torturing us) with urban legends from Great Britain! If only the stories were as great as the location… We’re delving into the stories of Spring-heeled Jack, The Phantom Ferryman of Pier 13, The Devil’s Footprints, and The Ghost Of Bluebell Hill. Th...

Jaack is hungover so Stevie planned an entire surprise episode for us... so we did the right thing by binning that off and having an All Caught Up instead. Mega Robbie is giving us a mega arse update and reveals he finally has an arse diagnosis! Tune in to find out what's been happening with his flawless anus (how the f do we still have a Spotify contract...) Stevie “Karen” White is back in full f...

Happy Hour is BACK! And in this Euro special, the boys are joined by football content kings James Allcott and Ellis Platten! The boys discuss the best goal they've ever seen live, all the way through to the second greatest sport. Is it tennis? Is it darts? It's definitely not rugby. Ellis and James, along with football idiots Jaack and Stevie, predict every match from England's group games, includ...

It’s been exactly 100 episodes since Jaack and Stevie did their last Q&A, so it’s time to carry on the annual tradition with another one! Welcome to 2024’s Ask-tonbury (working title) AKA Christmas Steve (also working title). The boys are answering burning Q’s such as which guests have turned down an invite for a second appearance, what’s the worst thing that has been cut or bleeped, and which eps...

It’s the long awaited return of Robbie’s creepy library and he’s brought plenty of tales with huge plot twists! With significantly less child murder than our previous creepy library episode, this one features an unassuming shy kid at school hiding a deadly secret, a father seeking revenge for his son’s untimely death, and drawings that turned out to be a lot more sinister than what first meets the...