Ding Dong Club with Karl Chandler: #54 - Dave Hughes & Danny McGinlay
Ding Dong Club with Karl ChandlerShow Notes
Ding Dong! We've got the GOAT of Australian standup, DAVE HUGHES, and maybe like the SHEEP or GOOSE of Australian standup, DANNY McGINLAY! There's a LOT to get through: Are we arguing with Hughesy about Joe Rogan?; what do you do when you're too old for ballet?; has my family been blacklisted from schoolkid play dates?; we try to figure out what jobs we can do when A.I. takes over; we get into MY low-key conspiracy theories; we touch on Hughesy's recent injuries; there's both Maryborough sporting AND Facebook group updates; obviously some weird customer interaction at Basement Comedy Club; and of course we get an update about Hughesy's podcasting van! It's a million miles a minute! Plus: We make up for last week's "Let's Talk to Blanket" debacle with a bed-time "poo story"!
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