Shouldn't Laugh But...Laura Smyth & Carmen Butcher

This week on Shouldn’t Laugh But, Laura and Carmen are serving piping hot tea because there is only one thing anyone cares about: Brooklyn Beckham's angry Instagram post to his parents David and Victoria! From blocked family members and missing birthdays to those Insta stories that sent the internet into meltdown, the girls deep dive into the Beckham family drama and ask the big questions. Is it a...

This week on Shouldn’t Laugh But, Laura and Carms are back in the studio and feeling all the feelings. From a genuinely emotional listener gift, to Pammy Watch updates and a chaotic rant over posties. Expect stories of stolen coats, missing fizz, extortionate socks that don’t even heat, and a ranking of sexy accents that leaves the girls deeply, deeply rattled. Spoiler alert: Kiwi at number one do...

On this week’s Shouldn’t Laugh But , Laura and Carmen are back! Carmen is fully embracing January with no drinking, cosy nights in and shopping for all the ski gear, while Laura is deeply mourning the loss of twiglets and Baileys. There’s a big catch up on all the latest Traitors drama, plus a New York jewellery feud that feels like a film but absolutely is not. Consider this your permission to st...

Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher have hand-picked their favourite highlights from the podcast to bring you the very best moments of 2025. Expect everything from Harry Styles allegedly launching his own sex-toy range, to a Canadian tourist having her hands bitten off by a shark, and that unforgettable Cardi B court case. They also get personal, offering a peek behind the curtain of their own lives -...

“My asshole needs a break for the beige train" It's the final of the 12 Laughs of Christmas...let's never say the C word again! Laura is gearing up to get back on the road and Carmen is dreading a regular working week. And if you have a January birthday - the girls have beef with you! In this episode the duo dig into Timothee Chalamet's love for Susan Boyle. Also have you ever heard of two people...

“I don't condone breaking the law of being gorgeous" Who's fighting the urge to head to the January sales? Laura and Carmen definitely aren't, but they are reminiscing over good old fashioned travel agents on the high street. BUT the big viral of the moment of the year is the pair fangirling over the sexy criminals from The Louvre Heist...which leads them to thinking of how they can shoplift using...

“I'm touching cloth mate" Seriously guys, what day of the week is it? It's say 10 of the 12 Laugh's of Christmas and Carmen is back at work - which Laura think's is disgusting behaviour. Brad Pitt caused a storm by Catfishing a member of the public and duping her out of lots of money...of course it wasn't the real Brad. And Carmen has her own embarrassing Catfishing story after a sober date. Plus...

“Let your beige farts out" Laura and Carmen are here with day #9 of their Christmas specials and it's New Years Eve and they're claiming the festive week is FINALLY over. But they're here to chat about Liam Gallagher & Noel Gallagher reuniting Oasis for the best tour of 2025! Even their producer is saying it's the greatest night of his life...and he's not even a fan. Email us your ‘Shouldn’t L...

“You're either shaking a tail feather or curling up on the sofa" Laura is setting intentions for the new year, while Carmen has one very clear goal: get RICH. Will 2026 be the year Laura and Carmen transform into rich ski ladies? We’re saying yes, absolutely, manifest it! As everyone’s ringing in the new year and getting ready to party, today’s 12 Laughs of Christmas episode dives into the most ta...

“FILL YOUR GOOCH! FILL YOUR GOOCH!” There are harmonies on the show today - should Laura and Carms start an a cappella group, or are we stopping this before it starts? In this 12 Laughs of Christmas episode of Shouldn’t Laugh But… , Laura’s heading to the pub to celebrate her husband Ali’s birthday, while Carmen is back in London, which means she can finally enjoy noisy sex and immediately retreat...

“Stuffing is not just for Turkeys” – WAYYYYYYEY! God bless ye merry gentlemen (and women) if you’re back working today - yes, some people do work during the holidays! Your favourite hohohoes, Laura and Carmen, are back with a festive 12 Laughs of Christmas episode … Laura’s been soaking up the culture at the panto with Basil Brush, while Carmen has been absolutely thriving on the island - Essex ,...

"I don't like the film The Holiday...when I say it, people disown me!" Laura owes Carmen £100 for guessing what day in Christmas it is, and Carms is feeling delightfully delirious in the strange limbo between Christmas and New Year. Together, they're diving into festive films: confession time-Carmen doesn’t like Nancy Meyers’ The Holiday (sorry, what?), while Laura isn’t a fan of Love Actually , e...

“If you’ve got enough Pringles and pickled onions in the house, you can survive the gooch.” We’re deep in the gooch of Christmas - that strange limbo of “it’s going to be a lot of woodland walks” and finally using the bath salts you were gifted from your Auntie who doesn't really know you. For Day 4, Laura and Carmen tackle one of the craziest stories of 2025: Bonnie Blue allegedly shagging the na...

“Let them be beasts!” It’s Boxing Day and Day 3 of the 12 Laughs of Christmas . Today, the girls dive headfirst into the controversy surrounding the Shrek 5 teaser trailer and its truly terrible CGI… seriously, has Shrek been on Ogre-zempic? Plus, Laura spills the beans on what Boxing Day looks like in the Smyth household- a gloriously selfish affair that includes watching My Fair Lady , complete...

“Santa can’t come down the chimney if you’re tight - am I right!?” MERRY CHRISTMAS, you beautiful, chaotic bunch! It’s the 25th of December, and Laura and Carmen are still grafting their way through The 12 Laughs of Christmas - because joy doesn’t clock off for bank holidays. Today, they’re unwrapping one of the most ICONIC moments of the year… honestly, maybe even the century. Yes, we’re talking...

"This is why so many people get fingered in Wetherspoons" - Laura Smyth 2025 Deck the halls and hide your uncles - Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher welcome you to The 12 Laughs of Christmas , a festive feast of 12 snack-sized episodes packed with their most unhinged and iconic viral moments of 2025. And this is Day 1. For the first laugh of Christmas, the duo dive headfirst into Katy Perry’s highly...

Laura and Carmen are feeling very grateful as they wrap up the year on Shouldn’t Laugh, But…, with SLB being one of their biggest highlights - and they want to thank you for joining them on the journey to becoming Podcast Millionaires. In this episode, Laura is on the verge of getting a chest tattoo, the girls discuss Timothée Chalamet’s glow-up from “Medieval Shoe” to full Nike Air Force One ener...

This week on SLB 🎄 Laura unwraps her dream Christmas gift from Carmen as tinsel flies and festive chaos ensues. She also recaps her recent woodland getaway with her husband Ali -equal parts whimsical and romantic- which has Carmen wondering… did they spot a moose on the drive home? Carmen takes a nostalgic stroll down memory lane, recalling the glory days of Christmas parties past (including drin...

This week, Laura and Carms kick things off with the latest in celeb merch. Yes, we're talking about Lily Allen’s (already infamous) USB butt plugs...sorry David Harbour. Plus, the girls spiral into a personal confession about a Berlin techno rave and a Kit Kat Chunky bar colliding in spectacular fashion. And a deep dive into Danny Dyer's unexpectedly tender turn on CBBC bedtime stories that got th...

This week on SLB, chaos is fully activated. Laura has officially peaked on the Baileys, is contemplating a chest tattoo, and has been getting absolutely mobbed at Garage Nation. Carmen’s eyelashes are 50 metres long and she’s battling yet another case of Tube Rage (send help). The girls also dive into their unfiltered thoughts on the Diddy documentary, Sean Combs: The Reckoning - and honestly… how...

This week, Laura and Carms are asking the big festive question: who on earth has the energy for Elf on the Shelf? Life’s hard enough, MATE! Off the back of a heart-warming listener email, the girls take a nostalgic plunge into the glory days of Matey bubble baths, pre-internet simplicity, and when “entertainment” didn’t involve a charging cable. They also tackle the modern phenomenon of today’s yo...

Christmas is officially round the corner and Carms has convinced Laura to put her decorations up early. And look, they might say “the earlier the decs go up, the sooner you can crack open the Baileys”… do they say that? You decide. But even festive cheer can’t compete with the true highlight of the week: bumping into James ARG Argent from TOWIE in the pub. Yes, really. And he’s a huge fan of Laura...

Over the weekend, we were told to hand in our 'women cards' for discussing the Wicked: For Good press tour - so we needed to address it, and just like Ross friends, we think everyone needs to calm down a bit. BECAUSE WE LOVE THE WICKED MOVIE. We don't see Wayne Rooney getting hate because Mr Tumble forced him to get a vasectomy. God bless to Cynthia Erivo Ariana Grande and your 'him in doors'. Ema...

Laura and Carmen dive head-first into the internet’s latest fashion drama: Are Nike Air Force 1s officially out? According to Gen Z, the once–iconic classic has now entered its “dad shoe” era - and yes, Laura and Carmen have many thoughts, feelings, and possibly some mild identity crises about it. From fashion nostalgia to the generational divide, they break down why the internet is suddenly turni...

Laura’s convinced her Instagram algorithm is predicting she’s about to get rich, Carmen’s battling peak road rage, and the new Wicked: For Good movie has dropped - which means the Wicked: For Good press tour drama is officially up for discussion. Are Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo okay?! This week on Shouldn’t Laugh But, Laura and Carmen dive into the funniest, weirdest and most unhinged stories...