Telling Tinder Tales - dating and romance stories from around the world

In this wildly entertaining episode of Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O’Neil land Thomasin Lockwood welcome guests Natasha , Greg , and Rosy for a rollercoaster ride through their most awkward, outrageous, and unforgettably weird dating stories. 🌀 Natasha kicks things off with a lesbian Bumble blunder , where 'her date' tried to set her up - with a man. 🍣 Greg recounts a sushi date gone pain...

Welcome back to Telling Tinder Tales , the podcast where the search for love takes some... unexpected turns. This week your hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by three fantastic guests who dial in with their wildest, weirdest, and most memorable dating app stories. 🔥 First up: Nicole – a spiritual relationship coach and matchmaker from Florida – recounts a truly jaw-dropping fir...

Welcome to Telling Tinder Tales , the comedy podcast where dating goes off the rails and laughter is guaranteed! Hosted by Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood, this week’s episode features three unforgettable stories from across the UK – full of awkward encounters, unexpected plot twists, and musical meltdowns. ✨ This episode features: Lewis from Derbyshire, who takes us on a hilariously wholesom...

In this hilarious episode of Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by two brilliant guests— Aidan Morris and Melinda Mukuma —who share their unforgettable, cringeworthy, and laugh-out-loud online dating stories from Tinder and beyond. 🎉 Aidan recounts a date gone wildly off-course when what seemed like a romantic bar crawl ended up in a Hackney flat, complete...

Welcome to this hilarious and unfiltered episode of Telling Tinder Tales – the comedy podcast where comedians (yes, technically people) spill their wildest, weirdest, and most jaw-dropping dating app stories. Hosted by comedians Chris O’Neil and Thomasin Lockwood , this episode dives deep into the chaotic world of online dating – from bisexual Buddhist jazz sessions to a boyfriend in the closet an...

Welcome back to Telling Tinder Tales – the comedy dating podcast where real people share their funniest, wildest, and most unexpected dating stories! Hosted by comedians Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood , this episode is packed with laughter, love, and just the right amount of chaos. 💔 From cringe-worthy Tinder matches to surprise weddings in Las Vegas, this week’s guests Heli and Michael shar...

In this very funny episode of Telling Tinder Tales , comedians Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood bring together a lineup of hilarious guests to share their most jaw-dropping, cringe-inducing, and shockingly relatable online dating stories. From Faceparty hookups that turned into six-month relationship disasters , and lesbian cat puke horror stories in rural Ireland , this episode dives deep into...

In this hilarious and brutally honest episode of Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by two unforgettable guests with wildly different—but equally awkward—dating stories. ✨ First up, Carly , an American living in Amsterdam, recounts a surreal date that escalates from a shirtless picnic to a dramatic police chase. 💬 Then we meet Josh from London , who share...

Welcome to the first episode of Telling Tinder Tales , the comedy podcast where stand-up comedians share their wildest, weirdest, and most unforgettable dating stories ! Hosted by Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood , each episode brings laughter, awkward confessions, and a dash of romance-gone-wrong. In this debut episode, we’re joined by three hilarious comedians — Vittorio , Jerry , and Roman —...

We're back, baby! In this wild and hilarious post-Fringe episode of Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood reunite to spill the most outrageous, jaw-dropping dating stories from their live shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 . From a woman who brought a surprise on a Tinder date, to a coming-out story turned squatter saga, to an unforgettable moment when three wom...

In this special live episode from the Edinburgh Fringe , hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome comedian, writer, and children’s entertainer Philip Simon for an unforgettable deep-dive into the wild world of Jewish dating , speed dating gone wrong , and awkward online matchups—including one with his own sister 😳 (yes, really!). 💬 From being set up with childhood friends at Jewish sing...

In this hilarious and mildly horrifying episode of Telling Tinder Tales Edinburgh Special, hosts Thomasin Lockwood and Chris O’Neill welcome comedian Mark Maloney to share a truly unforgettable dating story—one that starts in a shared bathroom and ends with an unbreakable bond (and some very strict toilet rules). Live from the chaos of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the trio dive into cringe-worth...

In this special Edinburgh Fringe Festival episode of Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O'Neil and Thomasin Lockwood brave the blustery Scottish weather to bring you a hilarious, heartfelt, and wildly relatable dating story from comedian Pauline Eyre . From church crushes and university heartbreaks to a brush with a future Radiohead drummer , Pauline takes us through a pattern of romantic near-mis...

In this hilarious and unexpectedly spooky episode of Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood go live from the legendary Edinburgh Fringe Festival to bring you a tale of love, fate, and very specific numerology. 🎭 First, we dive into the role of PBH Free Fringe , a vital platform that provides free performance spaces to artists, levelling the playing field for acts and aud...

We're live from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 with a brand new episode of Telling Tinder Tales ! Hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome Palestinian-Irish comedian and writer Sami Abu Wardeh who shares a hilariously disastrous Fringe dating story involving an infamous one-off performance of a man in a gorilla suit, rocking gently in a rocking chair. Sami opens up about his comedy jo...

Welcome to Tender Is the Night aka Tinder Tales from Edinburgh , your fix of wild, weird, and wonderful dating stories—recorded live at the legendary Edinburgh Fringe Festival! 🎭💘 In this episode, hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by the brilliantly funny Mari Volar —an Estonian-born, German-based international comedian—who shares her hilariously awkward first online date in L...

Welcome back to Telling Tinder Tales , the comedy podcast that dives into the funniest, weirdest, and most awkward dating stories— recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival ! 🎭💘 In this episode, your hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by comedian Kevin O'Brian , who shares a bizarre dating tale with a twist: His date kept bringing her sister along… There were Wetherspoons,...

Join hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood in this special bonus episode of Telling Tinder Tales as they gear up for the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival — the world’s largest celebration of arts, culture, and live performance! 🎭 In this episode, Chris and Thomasin share behind-the-scenes stories from past live shows, including unforgettable dating tales, hilarious communication mishaps, and wh...

This week on Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome three guests from across the UK (and beyond) to share their most unforgettable, off-the-rails dating experiences. From breakfast gone dangerously wrong, to a New York artist whose obsession with anatomically bold paintings left one man reeling, to a chaotic Prosecco-fuelled night filled with anxiety, unsolicited...

Welcome to Telling Tinder Tales , the podcast where love, lust, and the lawless world of dating apps collide. Hosted by comedians Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood this weekly comedy podcast dives deep into the weird and wonderful world of modern dating. In this episode, we meet Dan , a London-based content creator whose Hinge date brought 15 bags of crisps to his doorstep and Liam , an Irish st...

In this funny and feel-good episode of Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome two fantastic guests: actress, comedian, and writer Helen Lederer , and marketing exec Dunstan Kesseler . Helen kicks things off with a wonderfully awkward Lonely Hearts dating story from the pre-Tinder era—complete with a Guardian newspaper, an uncomfortably long hand-holding session, a...

Telling Tinder Tales is back with another hilarious, heartfelt, and occasionally horrifying look at modern dating! In this episode, hosts Chris O’Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome three international guests— James from Australia , Elena from Italy , and Joseph from Nigeria —to share their most memorable and jaw dropping dating stories. From a summer romance in Sheffield that began with a Faceboo...

In this laugh-out-loud and unexpectedly heartfelt episode of Telling Tinder Tales , your hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood welcome three brilliant guests with three wildly different dating stories—from cringe-worthy encounters to serendipitous romance. 🎙️ First up is Bondy, a musician, who shares a cautionary tale about dating while still living with an ex and how a well-meaning profile up...

In this hilarious and heartwarming episode of Telling Tinder Tales , hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood are joined by three unforgettable guests from around the world sharing their most outrageous and unexpected dating stories. 🎤 First up, viral comedy singer and filmmaker Harper the Fox dials in from Idaho to reveal how a toe-shoe-wearing date nearly cost her a job — but somehow led to ma...

Welcome to another hilariously heartwarming episode of Telling Tinder Tales , the podcast where your favourite hosts Chris O'Neill and Thomasin Lockwood invite real guests to share their wild, wonderful, and downright weird dating stories. In this episode, we welcome Angie , Liam , and Emily , each calling in from across the UK and Europe to reveal their most memorable dating experiences—from roma...