Laugh Laugh Please Please

Send us a textIs it not the ultimate irony for us to give over 40 minutes of our time to an episode dedicated to songs we allegedly don't have time for? We keep challenging the status quo. In all honesty, right as the Eurovision rehearsal week kicks off, we decided it was the best of occasions to cleanse our palates, brains, and bad vibes in order to put our best foot forward and get rid of all ju...

Send us a textIt’s the final instalment of our Battle of the Songwriters saga and you know we had to do something special. How does one top something that’s already so close to perfection (citation needed)? Well, in this episode we talk about AND to the songwriter! Andrej Babic has composed bops in and outside of the Balkans, across a variety of styles and genres, and has even performed at Eurovis...

Send us a textFor our third instalment of The Battle of the Songwriters, there is someone we really cannot miss. Not only because in the last decade he has contributed 11 entries to the contest, two of which were actual winners, but because throughout Europe, he has composed a whopping 117 songs for national selections. You might not always like what Thomas G:son is putting out there, but we canno...

Send us a textWelcome to part two of The Battle of the Songwriters, where we feature a more modern perspective in song creation for Eurovision. As years go by, the attention span of the audience shortens and the act needs to be captivating from the very first second. Let Laurell Barker pull her magic pen to grace us with some of the best entries of the 2020s. We also talk to another 2024 alum who...

Send us a textThis week we debut a new format that will help you make sense of all of those seemingly random Eurovision songs that have become your favourites, or those that you don’t know why but can’t help to despise. We’re bringing you The Battle of the Songwriters, a 4-part saga where we’ll deep-dive in the works of some of the most iconic ESC creators. And to kick it all off, what better opti...

Send us a textEvery year in Eurovision we get to hear around 35 to 40 competing songs, but that number gets reduced to 26 after the semis, because the average viewer won’t have the attention span and the TV machine won’t indulge in such a long show. Imagine being one of the most hardcore fans that goes through hundreds and hundreds of entries submitted to national selections, falling in love with...

Send us a textIt’s time to defy expectations. With this week’s episode you can probably wash dishes at a restaurant on a Friday evening, run a half marathon, or commute to work 3 days a week, because we’ve gone all in! Is it because there’s a lot of new information to cover? Not particularly, we just love the sound of our own voices. There are the final four songs that we need to provide our insig...

Send us a textHow do we get over the end of the national final season? When there’s no new artists to uncover, no nail-biting voting sequences to endure, no more favourites to root for… We put a brave face on, turn on the microphones, and spill what little remains of what once used to be a cup full of tea. To get us over the major blues, we bring you our first interview of the season, which is as...

Send us a textWe have been saying for a while that 2024 is one of the most unpredictable lineups in years, and the new songs this week keep adding to a heterogeneous mix that can go any which way come May. The Eurovision gods have given us a female bop, an infectious rap, the ultimate genre cocktail, a 90s throwback, a male bop, and a Balkan ballad. There’s something for everyone, and that’s the m...

Send us a textOn this new episode we travel all around Europe to bring to you the best songs that clueless national broadcasters had to offer! From internally selected artists that have been cooking a tune for months, and secret national selections with fallen fan favourites, to the international show for outcasts and underdogs, and shows where the winner was not even part of the initial set of pa...

Send us a textFive new songs this week means five national finals with returning artists trying to get another taste of Eurovision glory, and who doesn’t honestly? Please join us as we dissect the good, the bad, and the ugly in all the new 2024 contenders for the glass microphone. And if you need an excuse to stay with us for even longer, we bring you an ESC game never seen before: it’s more fun,...

Send us a textWho’s ready for LOVE?This past weekend brought us 3 new confirmed acts for this year’s Eurovision: a dance pop song on steroids from Finland, a dramatic power ballad from Latvia, and a female artist from Italy - yes, the perplexity is perplexing. And if you need any ideas to enchant your sweet Valentine, we bring you some of the best love songs from ESC’s history, so you can either d...

Send us a textI guess we're all a little bit of a zorra this week...Now that's what we call an intense weekend! Ukraine replanning last minute their results broadcast; Norway seeing two major returning artists beaten by iconic newcomers; Malta treating us to a live-on-tape national final for all those pandemic nostalgics; and Spain getting into the 2024 groove cabaret style. What else could we ask...

Send us a textIt’s not a dream, we’re actually back! Did you miss us? Laugh Laugh Please Please is ready to walk you through the 2024 season on a weekly basis, and on occasion we will be also wasting your time with some of the most random Eurovision inspired topics you can think of. See this season premiere, for example. We’ll do an in-depth analysis of all 6 songs released to date, giving you our...

Send us a textWhether you need a break from family interaction during the holidays, or if you and your loved ones are looking for a collective musical experience to share together, Laugh Laugh Please Please is here to oblige. As tradition has it, we bring back the Eurovision Holiday Game Show episode, now with more games than ever! Our players will embark on a perilous path of ESC trivia to gather...

Send us a textLaugh Laugh Please Please is back to regular programming and what could be better than bringing back an old classic: The Battles. This time around we travel back to three different decades to examine the styles, the trends, the good and the bad, the winners, and the losers… Will the electronic power dressing of 1981 captivate our senses and take the win home? Or will it be the nostal...

Send us a textFor this year’s Halloween we are the ones wearing the costume. We chose to dress up as a true crime podcast, and what started as a little spin-off, ended up spinning us off any form of tracks. Only Murders On Stage is your run-of-the-mill, Eurovision-inspired musical spooky episode, or is it the ultimate subversion of the genre, which is not a good thing necessarily? It’s a short one...

Send us a textLaugh Laugh Please Please has become a safe space in which we share opinions, even when unpopular, uncover some of our deepest Eurovision secrets from time to time, and peacefully disagree over our varied music tastes. But in this episode we created a space that is so safe that the result is the most unhinged, deranged, out-of-pocket experience that we’ve ever dreamed of creating. Yo...

Send us a textIt’s been 31 years, and we can still smell the 90s hairspray. The pre-recorded backing vocals have never been used. The televote has never been slept on. Luxembourg was called the Smallest Eurovision Titan, and it was. But was it really? With a reputation to uphold, the (Little) Grand Duchy is back to the contest in 2024, and we couldn’t be happier! To celebrate the momentous occasio...

Send us a textThe ultimate crossover has arrived to the Laugh Laugh Please Please multiverse: you've found yourself in the intersection where Eurovision and Drag meet. Please walk with us as we produce the best show for our favourite #localdragqueen, Lady Red Velvet. Three shows enter the arena, but only one will emerge victorious… Who will take the crown? Dare To Dream?, a universal story about a...

Send us a textGet ready to experience the ultimate summer vibes with our special episode dedicated to curating the perfect playlist of Eurovision songs. Whether you're hosting a backyard BBQ, lounging by the pool, or embarking on a road trip, our picks will bring the joy and excitement of your favourite contest right to your ears, in three separate servings: the best vintage hits, the most beloved...

Send us a textAre you down with the Eurovision blues? Can you not find the strength in you to make it through a few long months of ESC drought? Do you not see a way out of the off season? Worry no longer, we're here to help. As part of our continuous effort to make the life of a eurofan easy and fun no matter the time of the year, Laugh Laugh Please Please has travelled all around Europe and beyon...

Send us a textDid you miss us? Don't lie, we know you didn't… But still, here you are, desperately looking for our expert analysis of this year’s Eurovision, because how could you ever make up your own opinion about it otherwise? All jokes aside, this year has been an absolute blast: after two televote-only semifinals, where some of our faves were forced out of the race, we got one of the biggest,...

Send us a textOn our final episode before this year’s contest, we wanted to take a trip down memory lane to an edition like no other. Bursting at the seams with pop perfection, beautiful ballads, and dancing divas, 2003 saw the birth of two staples: the self-rearranging scoreboard, and Eurovision household name Ukraine. This was one for the books, and on its 20th anniversary, we wanted to delve in...

Send us a textEurofans are like a box of chocolates: there's one for every occasion. The one that knows it all, the one that jumps on every social media eurodrama, the one that can't wait for the orchestra to be brought back... And then there are the ones that study the contest and write books about it. And then the ones that take the studious ones and interview them. In this episode we welcome De...