You Must be Jokin’

Risteard Cooper | Aprés Match, Saipan and Opera singing

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is a man of many, many, many talents. He's an actor, comedian, singer and writer. Best known for his role in Aprés Match, it's the brilliant and funny Risteard Cooper!

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Deirdre O'Kane | Messages from beyond, trailblazing women and ballymun scraps

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week needs no introduction, she's the queen of Irish stand-up comedy, a legend of the screen and someone who once broke up a scrap in Ballymun, it's the brilliant Deirdre O'Kane!

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Dympna Little | Impact of her mother's death, her incredible rise and why she spits

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is an internet sensation. She's an incredibly funny woman whose impressions and spitting online make us laugh every week. It's the lovely Dympna Little!

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Sharon Mannion | BGT rejections, high opinions and improv buzz

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is a very funny woman, a brilliant improv actor and a great friend. It's the wonderful Sharon Mannion!

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Colin Geddis | Belfast mams, comedy sign-language and podcast dynasties

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is royalty in the Belfast comedy and podcast scene. He's built a podcast kingdom in the North, he's hilarious and charming, it's the brilliant Colin Geddis!

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Willa and Eric answer your weird, wild and wonderful questions

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:26:05 GMT

Solo episode, hup! Eric and Willa asked and you delivered some bizarre questions that we were legally obliged to answer!

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Ciarán Moran | Christy Dignam inspiration, supporting the Wolfe Tones and song writing

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is one of Ireland's most exciting talents. He was the music act at our first ever live show and he once supported the Wolfe Tones. It's the brilliant Ciarán Moran!

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Paddy McDonnell | Driving bans, Five Brians and insulting Americans

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week came dressed to impressed... unfortunately he was dressed for court not for us, all will be explained! It's the hilarious Paddy The Dagger McDonnell!

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Neil Delamere | Getting tied to radiators and Offaly's favourite sons

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is one of the best-known comedians in Ireland, and definitely the smartest. He's been the host of Republic of Telly, he's been a key member of the panel, he's taken on the Chaser and he's from Offaly. It's the brilliant Neil Delamere!

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Al Foran | Eamon Dunphy and Mike Tyson stuck on the M50 while Al Pacino fights for Katie Taylor

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is a man of many talents and a man of many voices, he's done an impression of Alex Ferguson to Alex Ferguson and came out alive. It's the the wonderful, brilliant, Mr Al Foran!

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Ruth Medjber | Touring with Hozier and telling stories through photos

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:00:13 GMT

On this week's episode, we're joined in studio by Ruth Medjber, a brilliant photographer who has spent the last few years touring and taking pictures of Hozier. Now, she's embarked on a new project, taking a picture of someone every day and telling strangers stories.

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Gearóid Farrelly | Birthdays with Joan Rivers, Dancing with the stars and Willa on naked attraction

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is a man of many talents, he's a brilliant comedian, a writer, a dancer and all round great guy. It's the wonderful Gearóid Farrelly!

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Keith Barry mesmerises and freaks us the hell out

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Eric and Willa are joined in studio by the fantastic and mesmerising Keith Barry who absolutely blows our mind with incredible mind hacks.

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Dame Stuffy | The queen of Ballymun, Panto pranks and drag in the flats

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is the queen of Ballymun. Oh no she isn't! Oh yes she is! She's the Dame of the Panto and absolutely brilliant craic. It's the wonderful Dame Stuffy!

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Jarlath Regan | How to spot a gobshite, courthouse Christmas and getting fit

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week needs very little introduction. He's been around the block and back and is going around it again for good measure. It's the wonderful, hilarious, Jarlath Regan!

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Peter Finn | Renovating houses and changing people's lives

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week comes and wrecks people's gaffs. But then he goes and builds it again. It's our pal Pete the builder, Peter Finn from RTÉ Home rescue.

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Enya Martin returns! And she's on after running a marathon

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT

We have a returning guest for the first time ever on You Must be Jokin! Enya Martin is back in studio with Eric and Willa and she's after running the bleedin' marathon she is.

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Emma Doran | Getting the last laugh, being drunk with Graham Norton and taking the low road

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is one of the funniest women in Ireland. She's one of the funniest people in Ireland. It's actor, comedian... and closest Shamrock Rovers fan, Emma Doran!

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The lads pet a scorpion, talk birds and bees and biodiversity

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is really into creepy crawlys and things with loads of legs. He's also mad into not cutting his grass. He's the biodiversity officer in Trinity College but he's also from Crumlin.. it's the wonderful Collie Ennis.

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Katie Boyle | Trump's America, weird ex-boyfriends and abortion rights

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is doing amazing things in the United States! She's absolutely flying it, but it wasn't always easy. It's the brilliant Katie Boyle. The lads chat to her about her move to the US, the griminess of New York, how a bad tinder date led to her comedy career and her experience of abortion and figuring out how to laugh at her experience.

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Willa and Eric answer some DEEP questions

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week's episode is a solo episode with Willa and Eric as they answer your questions, and some DEEP questions that came in from the listeners.

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Killian Sundermann | German influence, c** countryside guide and depressing football

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is a wonderful sensation. He's a wonderful sensation of the internet, of stand-up comedy, of wonderful sensations. It's the wonder Killian Sundermann.

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Colm O'Regan | Cringy debs photos, classic Irish sayings and slagging off Siri

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is one of our best friends (I know we say that every week but we actually mean it this time), we chat about cringy debs pictures, his new book looking at the weird and wonderful Irish sayings and what would happen if Siri started slagging us all off?

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Mario Rosenstock and Roy Keane and Daniel O'Donnell and Bertie Ahern

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

We have an array of guests this week. Jaap Stam, Roy Keane, Robbie Keane, Bertie Ahern and more! Oh, and Mario Rosenstock dropped by too!

Mario has some brilliant gigs coming up, check them out below:

Thursday 9th and Saturday 11th October - Cork Opera House

Thursday 16th, Friday 17th, Saturday 18th October - Gaiety Theatre Dublin

Tickets available from Ticketmaster.ie and venue box offices

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Louise Cantillon | Sleep talking in Irish, funeral sessions and magic numbers

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is a fashion icon, a gaeilgeoir, a radio presenter and someone who sleep talks...in a very unique way. It's the brilliant Louise Cantillon.

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Foil, Arms and Hog | Massive in Burkina Faso

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT

The studio is absolutely rammed this week. One man sells tin foil, the other sells hogs and you don't wanna know what the other gets up to. It's the fantastic Foil, Arms and Hog who are massive in Burkina Faso by the way.

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Get Better with Chris | Addiction, running and facing his demons

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is mad about running. He runs to get better and he chats away to people while doing so. He's currently getting ready to run the length of England! It's the brilliant Get Better with Chris.

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Carly Mahady returns | Bring your daughter to podcast day

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week made such an impact on us last time she was in, we needed to get her in again! And Eric had to see his daughter obviously. It's the wonderful Carly Mahady!

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Karl Spain | Skiing mishaps, mad intros and haunted by jokes

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week needs no introduction, because he usually does the introducing... it's KARL SPAIN everybody clap clap clap.

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Bren Berry | The king of Vicar Street, Zoolander and playing with Ed Sheeran

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is the King of Vicar Street. He's booked more bands than we've had hot dinners, and he's a bit of a musician himself. It's the wonderful Bren Berry.

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Grace Alice O'Shea teaches Willa and Eric about sex

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week takes us to places we've never been before. Grace Alice O'Shea is a sex educator and in this episode, she teaches Eric and Willa all about it. Where the male G-Spot is, the importance of intimacy, why different women have different needs and the growth of fetishes in Ireland.

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Ryan Carrick | Joxy Turbo, a wexford obsession and phantom buses

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week made a mad journey to be with us today. He got up from his desk, turned the corner and made the 10 yard walk to our studio. It's JOE's one and only Ryan Carrick! The lads chat to Ryan about his sketch comedy with Joxy Turbo and the fella who invented Dublin bus, his stage career and the first time he looked up dirty things on the internet.

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Thomas Carty | Ain't no party without Carty

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:27:35 GMT

Our guest in studio this week is probably the hardest fella to step foot in the building. A heavyweight boxer, a proper Dub and an absolute legend. There ain't no party without him, it's Thomas Carty!

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Aoife Dunne | Mad Irish funerals, grief and learning to live with death

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our first guest of the season is the brilliant Aoife Dunne. A brilliant conversation about grief, community and the mad weird traditions at Irish funerals. Keep an eye out for Aoife's latest show 'Good Grief' coming to the stage soon!

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Willa and the Bohs, kidney transplants and bunking into Oasis

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT

We're back baby! Willa and Eric return to the studio for the third season of the podcast! The lads chat about their break away, Willa's first trip to Bohs, golfing at the Open and kidney transplants. It's good to be back.

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YMBJ Q&A Special | Our fears, cats vs dogs and forced subscription

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT

We've got two absolute belter guests in studio. One is the star of Fair City and Republic of Telly, the other has his own play and was on Love/Hate and both of them are host of You Must be Jokin'... but that's enough smoke up our ass. It's a solo episode of this week with Eric and Willa as they answer all our beautiful listeners' questions.

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Dec Pierce | From pirate radio to Block Rockin Beats

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week plays some banging tunes on the radio and has been doing so for years now. He's the man who brings you block rockin beats, it's the brilliant Dec Pierce!

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Michael Burton | Why I ran 32 ultramarathons in 32 days

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is someone who's done and is doing things that are nothing short of extraordinary, and the reasons behind it are equally as commendable. It's a man who's run about a million km's in the past few years, ultramarathon runner and all round gentleman, Michael Burton.

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Síomha Ní Ruairc | Make the Irish language great again

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is a woman of many talents, she's a television presenter and podcast host, a Gaeilgeoir, and loads more in between. It's the wonderful Síomha Ní Ruairc. She joins Willa and Eric in the studio as they chat about the Irish language, why it's worth saving and how to do it.

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Dara O'Briain | Ireland's best export since Terry Wogan or something

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is literal Irish comedy royalty. He left these fine shores of ours years ago and went on to dominate the comedy scene in the UK. He's the host of Mock the Week, and all-round absolute king. It's Dara O'Briain.

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Stephen Jones | The Saipan film, Love/Hate and life changing stroke

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is one of Ireland's most talented writers and actors. He's been in Love/Hate. He's going to be in the new Saipan film. And he's a Shamrock Rovers fan... so a little tension in today's episode with Eric. It's Tallaght's finest. Mr Stephen Jones.

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Ardal O'Hanlon | Father Ted, a comedy manifesto and being funny in Russia

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is Irish comedy royalty. He spent years on the tele as Father Dougal McGuire but he's also one of the funniest stand-up comedians of his generation. He built the bridge for future comedians to cross and now he's a master on the stage, it's Ardal O'Hanlon.

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Bressie | Heavy metal to mental health, Irish peacekeepers and Leinster rugby

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest today has lived a thousand lives. He has been a professional rugby player, he has supported AC/DC as part of a rock band and he has started mental health charities across Ireland. It's Niall Breslin aka Bressie! On the pod, the lads chat through a wide range of topics from the madness of rugby, to AC/DC nerves, to the Gaza war and the mental health crisis in Ireland. It's a packed episode full of great conversation.

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Belters Only | Transforming Irish music one belter at a time

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT

On this week's podcast Eric and Willa around joined in studio by a couple of lads that know a thing or two about making Belters. In fact, that's all they make. It's the incredible Belters Only!

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Des Bishop | Return of the Mack, dog days and knee pain

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our very first returning guest was our very first podcast guest. Eric and Willa are joined in studio this time by Des Bishop who is back in Ireland. The lads catch up with Des about life in the States, his terrible knee injury and why he prefers older crowds.

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Daniel Lambert | Kneecap's rise, Beyonce loving Bohs and working for the UN

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest in studio this week is a man who has live 1000 lives already, and has a 1000 more on the go. It's the man behind Bohemians, the manager of Kneecap, the fella who worked for the UN and the lad who drove to Mongolia. It's the brilliant Dan Lambert.

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Carly Mahady | Elvis ain't dead, he's in our studio.. and so is Eric's estranged daughter

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The most ridiculous episode of the podcast to date. Eric and Willa are joined by the wonderful, hilarious and inspirational Carly Mahady as they talk through her journey fighting cancer and her love for Elvis, and we may or may not have found out Eric is her Da.

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Jennifer Zamparelli | "I definitely wouldn't do that now"

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest in studio this week is the brilliant Jennifer Zamparelli. Eric and Willa chat to Jennifer about her journey from the Apprentice, to the Fear, her Republic of Tele days and now hosting Dancing with the Stars.

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Willa and Eric's guide to the new year, darts and fitness

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT

You asked, we answered. Willa and Eric go solo this week as we answer loads of your questions for the lads. They debate snooker vs darts, they pick their dream line-up to perform with, and they look at their new year resolutions heading into 2025.

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Dave Moore | An episode filled with Bad Jokes

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:38 GMT

On this week's episode, he's the king of bad jokes, one of the funniest people on radio, a bigger Man United fan than Eric and a former rapper (?) - It's the one and only Mr Dave Moore.

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Chris Kent | Trading trady stories and living without the internet

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:00:46 GMT

Our guest this week is the king of Cork and one of our best pals - it's the hilarious Chris Kent. The lads chat to Chris about his rise through the ranks of comedy, his new documentary where he lives without the internet, his original job as a trady and why COVID had such a big impact on his career.

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You Must be having a very wonderful Christmas

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:00:55 GMT

Eric and Willa go solo on our final episode of 2024! The lads chat about their Christmas memories, some good, some bad, some happy and some sad. They debate what the best Christmas song is and they reflect on the year gone by. To all of our listeners over the course of the year, thank you so much for being a part of a show, and we will see you in the new year. Have a cracking Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

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Lynn Ruane | How to make life better for working class people

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:00:12 GMT

Our guest this week is the wonderful senator Lynn Ruane. In this episode, we chat through the job of the members of the Seanaid, and how that differs to the government, we talk about the need for fairer treatment for working-class people and we discuss the importance of building communities in Ireland.

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Garron Noone | The most delicious man on the planet

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:00:02 GMT

Our guest this week is absolutely delicious. You could eat him all up. He's fought the good fight to bring back the mars delight, he goes toe-to-toe with Americans over Irish Chinese food and he also has a brilliant singing voice. It's the wonderful Garron Noone.

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Pat Kavanagh | The Ballymun man who ran Mountjoy Prison

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:00:47 GMT

Our guest this week is a very special one. Pat Kavanagh was the Chief Officer of Mountjoy prison for decades - and played a big part in Willa's life. In this episode, they talk about his life working in the prison, the funny, the sadness and the madness that came with it.

There are some parts of this episode that some people might find upsetting - we would also advise not to listen to it with the kiddos in the car.

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Carol Byrne | How to dress like an Irish man

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:00:18 GMT

Our guest this week is the wonderful Carol Byrne! Carol is a fashion queen and she's here to teach Eric and Willa all about how to dress to impress, why she likes Irish men's fashion and the magic of penneys.

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Danny O'Reilly | The Coronas-virus, Mary Black's apple tree and Christmas sing-songs

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:05 GMT

Eric and Willa are joined this week by the fella from the band that shut down the world for a few years. Who? Your man from the Coronas. Mary Black's son? Yeah! The wonderful, talented, and all round gent. Mr Danny O'Reilly is in the You Must be Jokin' studio.

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Tommy Tiernan | Trump's America, train journeys with Michael D and girls from Derry

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:22 GMT

We're back! Can you believe they gave us another season? And it's kicking off to an absolute flier. We have the one, the only, the legend Tommy Tiernan in studio with Willa and Eric. The lads chat everything from Irish comedy, Trump's election, Michael D Higgins, the North and everything in between. Strap in for season two, muuuuuccchhhhh?

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Fred Cooke | The famous Spar ad, keeping Tommy's secret and love of music

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:00:53 GMT

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Our guest this week needs no introduction, well he does, but he usually does the announcing! It's the brilliant Fred Cooke.

This episode is the last of our first season. We'll be taking a break for a few weeks before coming back with a bigger and better season two, with some brilliant guests already lined up.

Thank you so much for listening to our show so far, stay tuned for season 2!

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Neil Delamere | Scrapping in Skerries, Countdown conundrums and the ploughing

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:00:57 GMT

YOU MUST BE JOKIN LIVE SHOW: Lads, it's finally happening... we're doing a live show! Willa White and Eric Lalor will sit down at the Laughter Lounge with some special guests to find out what their story is, have a bit of craic and delve deep into the shenanigans of life!

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Our guest this week is Irish comedy royalty, Mr Neil Delamere. The lads chat about their various fitness regimes, training for a triathlon, the time Neil and Willa almost ended up in a scrap in Skerries and why You Must be Jokin should take on the ploughing next year.

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Danny O'Brien | Infiltrating Rangers fans, climbing Kilimanjaro and being sober in Ireland

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:00:19 GMT

The first episode as an AWARD WINNING podcast is back in studio with a good friend of ours, comedian Danny O'Brien. Danny chats to us about his secret mission inside Rangers' stand at the Scottish Cup final, the buzz of climbing one of the world's tallest mountains and how hard it is to be sober in Ireland.

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Oliver Callan | Replacing Tubridy, RIP radio and the ultimate spoof review

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 04:00:24 GMT

Eric and Willa are joined in the You Must be Jokin' by a special guest this week. The wonderful, brilliant, hilarious Oliver Callan. Oliver is a legend of the Irish radio scene, a brilliant impressionist and the lucky duck that had to follow Ryan Tubridy in RTÉ. The lads chat about Oliver's life in radio, the RTÉ scandal and they invent a new radio show.

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Oasis return, 90's nostalgia and Croke Park concerts

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:00:02 GMT

Eric and Willa are back together for a solo episode of the podcast as they chat Oasis, 90's music and Willa finding an old prison album he made while shopping in a charity shop in Rush.

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Joe McGucken | Finglas curry sauce, Northside sketches and making Barry Keoghan

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 04:00:48 GMT

We're back to regular scheduling this week after our gallivanting in Electric Picnic and we've got a whopper guest in studio. The legend that is Joe McGucken joins Eric and Willa in studio to chat about his northside sketches, free gaff, Barry Keoghan and why Finglas makes the best curry sauce.

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LIVE from Electric Picnic with Maisie Adam

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:13:33 GMT

Us? Live at Electric Picnic? You Must be Jokin'! This week's podcast comes live from Electric Picnic with the wonderful Maisie Adam.

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Joe Dowlin | Irish takeover in Boston and Electric Picnic memories

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:12:28 GMT

**ANNOUNCEMENT** We will be performing our live podcast at Electric Picnic this weekend. Join us at the Mindfield Tent at 6:40pm on Saturday!!

On this week's episode, with Willa taking a little holiday, we swapped him out for none other than Joe Irish Dowlin! Joe chats with Eric about their takeover of Boston over the past few weeks, his worst gig and why Dubs do the best comedy. And it's Electric Picnic this week, so the lads chat about their favourite memories of the festival.

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Katriona O'Sullivan | Being poor and the power of human kindness

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:15:54 GMT

Disclaimer: This episode contains conversations around addiction, sexual abuse and trauma. If you find these topics triggering, please take care while listening.

Our guest this week is multi-award winning author Katriona O'Sullivan. Katriona's book 'Poor' has spent a bazillion weeks at number one, and for good reason, it's phenomenal. The lads chat to Katriona about the poorest people in society, addiction and how the power of human kindness can change someone's life.

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Martin Angolo | Idiot Wind, getting schooled by Chris O'Dowd, and simply doing things his way

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:00:43 GMT

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Terence & Calvin | You Must Be Talking Bollox!

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:00:35 GMT

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Enya Martin | The singer? No! It's yer wan who makes the videos

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:00:40 GMT

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William Thompson | We've something to tell you son, and getting caught red-handed by riot police!

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 04:00:50 GMT

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Larry Dean | Eric to the rescue! Supernatural occurrence, and Taylor takes Dublin

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:00:02 GMT

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Nothin' but summer vibes and convertibles

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:34 GMT

Willa and Eric get into the summer mood on today's podcast, talking Ice creams, convertibles and their favourite old factories.

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Eric and Willa's Q&A Special | Parisian dreams, not so super powers and mystics

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 04:00:18 GMT

It's a Q&A special this week as Eric and Willa answer your questions. The lads talk about their dream stand-up venue, the olympics this summer and what superpower they would have if they could.

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Dermot Whelan | Panic attacks, sacrificial pigeons and teaching Willa to meditate

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:00:48 GMT

Our guest this week on You Must be Jokin' is radio and TV legend, turned meditation guru, Dermot Whelan. The lads chat about Dermot's time on the national airwaves, he tells the lads about the panic attack that changed his life and they run through some simple meditations that you can even do with Willa in the room.

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Darren Conway | Ballymun knock-offs, Finglas hard-men and the watershed

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 04:00:44 GMT

Our guest this week is internet sensation and Finglas' finest, Darren Conway. Eric and Willa chat to Darren about his Instagram sketches, how growing up in Finglas inspired most of his online personalties and the famous Ballymun shop that sold knock-off brands.

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Paddy McDonnell | A degree in street, an orange phone and getting strangled by Roy Keane

Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:07 GMT

On this week's episode, Willa and Eric are joined in studio by the absolute legend that is Paddy McDonnell. Paddy tells the lads about growing up in West Belfast during the troubles, his time working as a doorman in Belfast and the time Roy Keane tried to strangle him to death. This is a belter.

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Ross Browne | Offending youngsters, Capital Cork and his three-hole thingy

Thu, 23 May 2024 04:00:20 GMT

On this week's episode, Willa and Eric are joined by Cork comedian and Young Offenders writer, Ross Browne. The lads chat all things Cork, how he got into writing the Young Offenders and his VERY unique manhood.

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Keith Barry | Bending minds, sleeper agents and Eric's first crush

Thu, 16 May 2024 04:00:12 GMT

On this week's show, the wonderful Keith Barry joins Willa and Eric in the studio. The lads chat hypnosis and how Eric tried to quit the smokes using it. Keith tells them about how some mind hackers are hired to create sleeper agents and Keith hacks Eric's mind and finds out his first ever crush...

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Classic cars, crappy stories and weird coincidences

Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:36 GMT

Eric and Willa on their tod this week as they shoot the shit (sometimes literally) about old classic cars, the time Willa got pulled over for speeding in the UK only for the story to take a wild turn, a drunken accident after a night of whiskey and the beauty of VHS.

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Summers in Butlins, hopping off rollercoasters and old drivers

Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:26 GMT

Willa is back this week as himself and Eric chat about their summers in Butlins, the magic of old VHS renting shops and whether or not older drivers should have to retake their driving test to keep their license.

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Shane Todd | Pegging in a library, selfies with Bono and Osama Bin laden's brother

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:00:41 GMT

Our guest this week is Northern Irish royalty, the brilliant and hilarious Shane Todd. In Willa's absence, Eric and Shane chat about gigging in Dubai, meeting Osama Bin Laden's brother (and having to laugh at his bad jokes). Eric tells Shane about the time he met Bono and how he'd done a background check on Eric. Shane tells us about growing up in Northern Ireland, but in an area where the paramilitaries are also friends. And we have some shameful confessions from the Laughter Lounge confessions box.

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Tom Stade | You can say anything these days...

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:00:28 GMT

Joining Eric and Willa this week is the handsomest Canadian to set foot in Ireland, it's the brilliant Tom Stade. The lads chat about their methods to survive in prison, why CAN say anything these days and how to knit a scarf while otherwise engaged... this isn't one for the kiddos.

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Aideen McQueen | Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:00:03 GMT

Our guest in the You Must be Jokin' studio is the wonderful, fabulous, fantastic, Aideen McQueen. Aideen is a comedian who has gone from teaching (Willa's kid) in school to the stage doing comedy in Irish. Eric and Willa chat voice preparation, Aideen tells us about her experiences trying to teach coolock school-kids Irish and discuss the legitimacy of faith healers.

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Conor Sketches | Tiger Woods loves Ger Loughnane and cosplaying as Charles LeClerc

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:00:10 GMT

On this week's episode Eric and Willa are joined by....TIGER WOODS!!! I mean... Simon Harris, no I mean Charles LeClerc... Oh wait, no, it's the legend of the JOE parish Conor Moore (Sketches).

The lads talk about the potential new Taoiseach, about Conor's time coming through the ranks as a impressionist, how that led to his own TV show and ad with Tiger Woods and why he loves covering F1 now.

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Raving around the flats to 90's dance and fighting Mike Tyson

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:00:11 GMT

Eric and Willa go wild in their first solo podcast of the series. In this episode, they chat about Willa's move into boxing MCing and why he'd be useless as a boxer. Eric professes his love for the 90's rave scene in Dublin and the look at some listener questions that came in over the past few weeks.

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Nicola Tallant | The cocaine cowboys that run Dublin

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:00:02 GMT

Our guest this week is award-winning crime journalist Nicola Tallant. This episode is slightly different to our others, but it's incredibly important. The lads chat to Nicola about her career as a crime journalist, reporting on the drug cartels in Ireland and the damage cocaine has done to the country. We also hear Willa's story when it comes to addiction and how he found help in Mountjoy Prison.

If you are affected by the issues discussed in this podcast, contact the Samaritans or visit their website. https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/samaritans-ireland/

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Adam Rowe | Getting busy with the bizzies

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:00:44 GMT

Our guest this week is the brilliant Liverpool comedian Adam Rowe. Adam is the host of the 'Have a Word' podcast and is one of the funniest people across the pond. Eric and Willa chat to Adam about his podcast, getting over imposter syndrome and embracing the idea that people want to pay to watch him tell joke. Plus, some more juicy confessions from our Laughter Lounge confessions box.

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Kevin McGahern | Green diesel on death row

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:00:32 GMT

What do you do when two dogs get stuck together having sex? That's what Eric and Willa get stuck into before we welcome this week's guest, which is the lovely Kevin McGahern. Kevin is known for his role in Hardy Bucks, presenting Republic of Telly and being an all-round legend. The lads chat about drink-driving, the Cavan accent, the time Willa threw Eric under the bus at a gig and the time Kevin almost got battered at a charity gig.

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John Colleary | The Mayans and the Gardaí walk into a chipper

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:54 GMT

We're flying now lads! On the third episode, Willa and Eric chat about the conspiracy theories they believe in, and why Bullseye was one of the best shows ever imagined by TV companies.

Our guest this week is the brilliant comedian and actor John Colleary. The lads chat with John about his famous impressions, his star role in The Savage Eye and the time he drank all his Mam's sherry.

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PJ Gallagher and the angry gorilla

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 05:00:23 GMT

Our guest this week is legend PJ Gallagher.

PJ did some of his best work pretending to be someone else in RTÉ’s hit-show Naked Camera, and is one of Ireland’s best-loved comedians.

In episode 2, Eric and Willa chat about taxi drivers around Dublin who lend them some of their best material.

They chat with PJ about his love for daredevils, or the people with a passion for the pointless as he calls them. They look back on some of the best ‘Naked Camera’ sketches, including one of PJ’s favourites that didn’t make the cut, and why the show couldn't be repeated.

Plus, more eye boggling confessions from the Laughter Lounge confession box.

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Des Bishop | Three comedians and a funeral

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT

Wahhheyyyyy. We’re finally here! This is ‘You Must Be Jokin’ with JOE and the Laughter Lounge.

In the first episode, Eric Lalor and Willa White reminisce on the early days of their comedy career, how they got started and they speak to the man who is responsible for getting them started, legendary comedian Des Bishop.

The lads chat about ‘Joy in the Hood’, going from Ballymun to the big stage, Ireland’s obsession with death, what it’s been like for Des to make the move back to USA after years building a career in Ireland.

Plus, we run through the first ever edition of ‘confessions box’. We hear some scandalous and hilarious stories from the guests in the Laughter Lounge. Strap in for some eyebrow raisers.

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What's the story? | Season One trailer

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:30:23 GMT

Eric and Willa sit down with a different guest each week to find out what their story is, have a bit of craic and delve deep into the shenanigans of life and cultural phenomenas.

Expect big guests, big conversations and big laughs.

Lookin’ for a feel-good listen? Well done, you’ve found it.

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