Mullinger's Weekly Ramble

It's another weekly ramble from Mullinger as he talks roasts, racism, kayaking, getting his teeth fixed, Breaking Bad, the census, Keir Starmer, tequila... with so many tangents. His highlight was his first Saturday night off for months to go watch Mark Normand live, and was blown away by Mark's hilarious opener Liam Godson. All of this plus new jokes from your suggestions. Mullinger's Weekly Ramb...

It's episode 81 and James is buzzing from yesterday's gig in Fredericton and last week's big celebration in Bathurst! This week he is almost exclusively rambling brand new jokes just for you, based on your suggestions with a few unexpected sidetracks along the way covering subjects as varied as war, boarding school, VHS video tapes, newspapers, pointless Netflix movies, hockey playoffs, politics,...

Episode 80 finds James back on the mic less than 24 hours after returning from the whirlwind that was the Winnipeg Comedy Festival - exhausted, slightly delirious, but very much in full ramble mode. Fresh from a career milestone week, he takes us behind the scenes of performing on a major televised gala after years of trying to get booked, sharing the nerves, near-meltdown, and last-minute crisis...

Episode 79 marks the long-awaited return of Mullinger’s Weekly Ramble after a four-month disappearance - and James is back with a vengeance, a voice slightly hoarse, a brain slightly fried, and a lot to get off his chest. He dives straight into the real reason for his absence... What follows is a gloriously unfiltered, deeply personal and frequently hilarious catch-up, as James charts the chaotic...

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Brought to you by Pascan Aviation x Saint John Airport + Ganong Chocolatier It's eight days until Christmas and James is fretting about everything! Lemax Christmas villages, cologne detectives, racism in Canada, hyper-focus, the state of the world... you name it! But there are joys to be found in the form of Rothesay Ballet's The Nutcracker , the Saint John Youth Orchestra's Christmas concert, Jer...

Brought to you by Pascan Aviation x Saint John Airport + Ganong Chocolatier Episode 76 finds James home alone running the show and steering the ship… in an EV car without winter tires. He’s rambling about Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, his favourite podcast, grocery prices, getting home for Christmas, Miramichi, whether ADHD has helped or hindered his career, English Vs Canadian Christmas...

Brought to you by Ganong Chocolatier Episode 75 finds James back home in New Brunswick from British Columbia, greeted by a dramatic snowfall. He visits Atlantic Indian Bistro for butter chicken curry made by the Butter Chicken Guy and watches Danny Dyer and Kiefer Sutherland’s Christmas movie Tinsel Town. From security lines that feel like battlefield hospitals to planes that now function as airbo...

Brought to you by Ganong Chocolatier James has just landed in Kelowna for his run of five shows in the Okanagan, BC this week and he is reporting live from the Fairfield Inn after a full day of travelling on three planes! He is in a great mood as he prepares for tonight’s show in the official wine capital of Canada – Oliver, BC. And there is a lot to be happy about: Fredericton’s first ever comedy...

Brought to you by Ganong Chocolatier In this special Joy Episode, generously sponsored by the wonderful team at Ganong Chocolatier, James celebrates the best days of listeners’ lives. After putting out the call for uplifting stories, he was flooded with hundreds of inspiring, heart-warming, and downright magical “best day ever” moments, and in this episode he shares many of the most extraordinary....

James records on a rare Wednesday afternoon, still buzzing from a one-off show at Hampton Brewing Company where he ditched the set and improvised for an hour. He talks about the strange freedom of those nights when the room, the venue, and the vibe let you try anything. From there, it is classic Mullinger: the touring life health cycle (YMCA laps, sit-ups, trainer Tara, then peanuts and New Brunsw...

James Mullinger is just back from shows in Fredericton and Moncton and is gearing up for three more shows this week, but still has time to ramble about everything that has happened in the past week. Prince Andrew, Diane Keaton, Julia Roberts' new movie, supporting local with Rothesay Athletics' Frank Cruz including Jano Spring Water from Blanchard, New Brunswick, classic BBC comedy Bottom , Will A...

Brought to you by Pascan Aviation + Saint John Airport James Mullinger returns with Episode 70 of the podcast, and it's a jam-packed mix of travel tales, cultural discoveries, and classic Mullinger mayhem. Fresh from viewing National Theatre Live’s extraordinary broadcast of Inter Alia starring Rosamund Pike, James reflects on why this stage-to-cinema experience at Saint John’s BMO Theatre might a...

Brought to you by Pascan Aviation + Saint John Airport James Mullinger returns with Episode 69 and it's the first ever episode recorded in the evening! Fresh from two sold-out shows at the Cochrane Comedy Festival, James reflects on the magic of small-town crowds, prairie hospitality, and the New Brunswickers that made his time in Alberta so special. He also dives into some big talking points from...

Brought to you by Pascan Aviation + Saint John Airport James has been driving, spinning, gigging, biking, fretting, and Crossfitting this past week! Enjoy insights into building a new crafted show for the Fredericton Playhouse last week, the joy of performing on a boat dock in a farmers market, the nature of privilege and humility, 50 years of Architects4, the East Coast Mermaid, Elm City Events,...

James has hit four provinces in seven days and has a lot to get off his chest. The big story is that Campbellton has the best new comedy festival in Canada, and best of all, it's bilingual! He shares how and why CBC's The Debaters host Steve Patterson learned that Saint John has the best airport in the world. The return of Jimmy Kimmel and what it says about consumer power. All this plus: Charlie...

James has six gigs in three provinces this week but is squeezing in therapy with you to ramble about... Charlie Kaufman, Audi Halifax, Hosting the Atlantic Interior Design Awards, Halifax's new MillerKnoll showroom, the Sandman in Dartmouth and he answers all of your questions about: Fears, Garbage, Normal Vs Abnormal, what makes a great show, getting into festivals, Men In Love by Irvine Welsh, T...

It's James and his wife's 19th wedding anniversary and he has just an hour before he hotfoots it to Halifax for multiple shows and appearances, so he is spending this precious time with you lovely ramblers! It's an eventful week with shipwrecks, humpback whales, earthquakes and more, but thanks to a team of heroic New Brunswickers, the phenomenal musical Come From Away is bringing joy to thousands...

Brought to you by Floyd's Appliance Centre in Hampton, New Brunswick It's 5.45 am and James has a lot to get off his chest: World affairs! Cat transportation! Eyebrow trimming, The Salty Fisherman, Yip Cider, Kill Tony at Madison Square Garden, Andre Rieu's latest cinema experience, Venice Film Festival standing ovations, making people happy, kayaking, The Waterfront, and why you should go and see...

Brought to you by Floyd's Appliance Centre in Hampton, New Brunswick Bosh! And we are back after a brief summer hiatus and James is packing the past four weeks of crazed gig action into 80 minutes of rowdy rambling! Visitors from England, kayaking regattas, comedy festivals, comedy club closures, rampant elbows down behaviour, fire bans, the world's best lobster roll and everything that is right a...

Brought to you by The Lighting Lounge in Rothesay, New Brunswick It's Episode 62 and Mullinger is recovering from extreme pain and turning into The Elephant Man last week, but after a blistering and eventful gig at Hampton Brewing Company the night before he is still able to enthusiastically ramble about Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson dating, the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund, bullies, root canal surg...

Brought to you by The Lighting Lounge in Rothesay, New Brunswick It's Episode 61 and Mullinger is back from an off-the-grid vacation on Prince Edward Island finishing his book as well as a trip to Toronto to see Coldplay live at the new Rogers Stadium and he is rambling about the National Lampoon Vacation movies, Pierre Novellie's hilarious and potentially life changing book, Such Brave Girls , th...

Brought to you by The Lighting Lounge in Rothesay, New Brunswick It is a very special Canada Day episode of the podcast with James rambling about appearing to The Good Stuff With Mary Berg in Toronto this week, an eventful weekend in Fredericton, new neighbours, local takeouts, the organizations displaying elbows down tendances, We Were Liars, the books of Sophie Mcaloon, Picaroons, Yennah Hurley...

Bosh! A record number of questions this week including the origins of the word "Bosh!" Plus yachts, new comedians, Eric Scouten's world class cocktails at Kakuteru Lounge, Jesse Vergen's culinary genius at Saint John Ale House, ADHD, soup, local journalism, small modular reactors, his Avengers superpower, Heidi White's birthday, best takeouts, Swamp Bear Art, Shadow Lawn Inn, New Brunswick's best...

James is just back from a rollercoaster research mission for his next book and he rambles about all of the plane delays, train debauchery and automobile action as well as Tim Key's The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Salt Path, The Newt in Somerset, The Creamery and muses on friendship, family and fondness for frivolity.