The Variety Show

🎙️ Episode 63 is here! Tom and Rob return with another mix of chaos, nostalgia and taste-testing madness. Here’s what’s inside: 🎵 Intro & Monthly Song Challenge — Tom sets the bar high: can anyone make a song in just one month? 🐿️ The Chipmunk’s 30 Second Challenge — 10 rapid-fire questions, 30 seconds, and all answers must begin with the same letter. Will either of them survive? 🍫🥤 Taste T...

Welcome back to The Variety Show ! 🎙️ 📱 What Apps Do You Use? Tom & Rob kick things off by sharing the apps they think everyone should have on their phones. From IMDb for film buffs, to Common Sense Media for parents, to Speedtest for techies, the boys compare notes and reveal a few underrated gems that deserve a spot on your home screen. 🥤 Taste Test: Creamola Foam & Coca-Cola Lime It’s...

In today's Retro Ramble, Tom joins James from Super A-Z. What is Retro Rambles? Retro Rambles is a new series where Tom interviews people about their gaming history. Every person will get the same questions: Your first gaming memory First console you were bought / or you bought The game shop you remember most Worst gaming memory / let down moment Retro or Modern gaming, which would you choose? Wha...

Welcome to Episode 61 of The Variety Show , where chaos reigns, chocolate is judged, and advertising takes a very strange turn. 🕹️ Intro Tom’s got a full-sized Golden Tee arcade machine in his office — because obviously. Meanwhile, The Range is already pushing Christmas and we are NOT OK with it. 💬 SMS Interruption A sudden message sparks debate: how did people actually hold the Infinity Stones?...

Join us live from Verulamium Park in St Albans for a chaotic outdoor episode packed with memories, taste tests, and questionable decision-making. We revisit childhood injuries by the Roman wall, feeding ducks, wet dogs, and the legendary Devil Tree itself. There’s a meaty Pringle Taste Test Quiz (Smokey Bacon, Flame Grilled Steak, Blazin’ Fried Chicken, Smokin’ BBQ Ribs, Paprika, and Stakz Origina...

Tom and Rob are back with a brand new episode of The Variety Show , and this one’s packed tighter than a 90s arcade on a Saturday afternoon! In this episode: 🤖 Superman’s Practical Robots?! The boys are blown away to discover that the robot effects in the new Superman footage are all real, practical effects . No CGI cheats here – just old-school movie magic that’s got them hyped! 👃 The TikTok No...

Welcome back to The Variety Show ! Tom and Rob return with another mixed bag of nonsense, nostalgia and noise. First up, it’s time for another chaotic Taste Test , featuring a wild mix of flavours: 🟠 Popping Boba Mango 🧡 Irn Bru 1601 🍫 Caramilk Crunchie Bites 🥛 Milky Way Milkshake What’s a refreshing delight and what tastes like regret? Find out. Then in Do You Remember , Tom quizzes Rob on th...

In today's Retro Ramble, Tom joins Drewlusions. What is Retro Rambles? Retro Rambles is a new series where Tom interviews people about their gaming history. Every person will get the same questions: Your first gaming memory First console you were bought / or you bought The game shop you remember most Worst gaming memory / let down moment Retro or Modern gaming, which would you choose? What's your...

Episode 57 – GTA 6 Delayed, Bluey’s Food Waste Scandal & Hot Shots 3?! In this packed episode of The Variety Show , Tom and Rob are back with a mix of nostalgia, nonsense, and nerdy delights: Taste Test The duo dive into a sugar-fuelled taste test featuring: Fanta Tutti Frutti Dairy Milk Biscoff Dairy Milk &More Munchies Orange Which treat triumphs and which one should be launched into spa...

This week on The Variety Show! 🎉 Tom and Rob return fresh from their chaotic CheapShow appearance with a brand new episode packed full of madness! 🎤 Fixing Naughty Songs : Tom rewrites last episode’s cheeky lyrics for a 2025 audience! 🍫 Mega Taste Test : Dubai Chocolate, Japanese White Peach Fanta, Lays Pulled Beef Crisps, Yorkie Brownie & Biscuit, Cherry Peace Iced Tea… and more! 🥪 Ultima...

Tom and Rob are back with big opinions and bigger laughs. This week, they deep-dive into Sabrina Carpenter’s latest — and why Juno might be unfairly judged compared to decades of musical crimes. The duo also check out a fresh batch of Summer Blockbuster trailers, including the new Naked Gun movie (yes, really), and give their brutally honest takes. Meanwhile, Tom and Gemma overhear a bizarre excha...

🎙️ Episode Title: Battle of the AI Idiots 🤖🧠 In this wild ride of an episode, Tom and Rob are back—and things get chaotic fast. It’s man vs. machine, taste buds vs. awful treats, and common sense vs. That’s Life magazine. Buckle up. 👉 Find the Fake Headline Tom’s trawled through the bizarre world of That’s Life magazine to find 7 real (and really bad) headlines—and he’s thrown in 3 fake ones fo...

It's Episode 53 and today the boys are talking... Film character ages Can Rob guess the age of characters in film and television? Will he get higher or lower right? Let's just say Stiffler's Mum was a surprise for all of us! French Treats and Tangy Tots France was a let done last episode, will they make up for it with their sweet snacks? Tom also finds new Jelly Tots in Tesco. T has stopped asking...

It's Episode 52 and today the boys are feeling angry. Well. Tom is and Rob has to catch up. France makes Tom Angry After a 21 hour day, delayed flights, emergency maneuvers and poor airport retail choices, how else are you meant to feel? Phones make Rob Angry What do mean it needs to be wrapped? Rob breaks his phone screen and has to hastily use birthday wrapping paper for DPD. Popular YouTubers a...

It's Episode 51 and the boys are back in the office recording. A little late due to illness but look at that, it released on time anyway! Taste Test We normally do this at the end of the episode but hey, things are always up for change! Ranting... This was only meant to be a 10 minute session but Rob had other ideas.. We rant dogs, plants being eaten, Currys selling McAfee and people peeing on the...

In today's Retro Ramble, Tom joins DJ Slopes of Slopes Game Room. What is Retro Rambles? Retro Rambles is a new series where Tom interviews people about their gaming history. Every person will get the same questions: Your first gaming memory First console you were bought / or you bought The game shop you remember most Worst gaming memory / let down moment Retro or Modern gaming, which would you ch...

It's Episode 50 and we're 2 years old! Coming up this season We're officially calling this season 3. What are we planning? Find out here! Best bits of the past two years We select some of our favourite moments from the past two years. Irony Spider anyone? Monkeys Paw Rob has to make three wishes, Tom has to ruin them. Will they survive playing Monkeys Paw? Taste Test We invite Prison Pigeon back f...

In today's Retro Ramble, Tom joins Nikki Jay online to talk retro games and the future award winning game: Quantum Witch. What is Retro Rambles? Retro Rambles is a new series where Tom interviews people about their gaming history. Every person will get the same questions: Your first gaming memory First console you were bought / or you bought The game shop you remember most Worst gaming memory / le...

It's Episode 49 and after a 'Low Energy One' before Christmas, the boys are chomping at the bit. In this weeks episode: Christmas You heard from the boys just before Christmas 2024, let's hear about what they got in their stockings. The Untitled Sci-Fi Show The Untitled Trek Show has changed name, with that came an inevitable Science Fiction quiz for Rob to suffer through! Taste Test Taste Testing...

It’s Advent Time! Last year we kicked and screamed as we chose which Christmas tradition we would keep or bin. This year, we’re trying something a little different. Join us every day through Advent, choosing a Christmas UK number 1 (1984-2010) and making them fight for the right to be the top song. Social Details Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_Unt...

It’s Advent Time! Last year we kicked and screamed as we chose which Christmas tradition we would keep or bin. This year, we’re trying something a little different. Join us every day through Advent, choosing a Christmas UK number 1 (1984-2010) and making them fight for the right to be the top song. Social Details Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_Unt...

It’s Advent Time! Last year we kicked and screamed as we chose which Christmas tradition we would keep or bin. This year, we’re trying something a little different. Join us every day through Advent, choosing a Christmas UK number 1 (1984-2010) and making them fight for the right to be the top song. Social Details Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_Unt...

We REALLY do apologise for the low energy in this episode! It's been a tough few weeks. Adam Sent a Question Sadly the SD card corrupted and our recorder started playing silly buggers. We caught some of the conversation but had to change it out straight after. Sorry Adam! Do You Remember Friend of the show (and Tom and Rob) Andy has sent a Do You Remember. Will he win a point? Two cheeky presents...

It’s Advent Time! Last year we kicked and screamed as we chose which Christmas tradition we would keep or bin. This year, we’re trying something a little different. Join us every day through Advent, choosing a Christmas UK number 1 (1984-2010) and making them fight for the right to be the top song. Social Details Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_Unt...

It’s Advent Time! Last year we kicked and screamed as we chose which Christmas tradition we would keep or bin. This year, we’re trying something a little different. Join us every day through Advent, choosing a Christmas UK number 1 (1984-2010) and making them fight for the right to be the top song. Social Details Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky and TikTok with @_Channel84 and @_Unt...