Ding Dong Club with Karl Chandler

Ding Dong!

It's episode #100, and to celebrate, we're live at Spleen Bar with WIL ANDERSON, MIKE GOLDSTEIN and DAVE O'NEIL!

Have we unveiled the Linktree guy???; we've got an update on Spleen Bar's Google reviews; the Koh Samui International Podcast Fringe Festival has had a reboot!; O'Neil has witnessed a Friend of the Show getting very drunk and having an "episode" onstage at Basement Comedy Club; I go through the history of the Chandler small businesses in Maryborough to explain the incident I've had in a cafe; and O'Neil recounts the insane benefits his mum had from working in a newsagents!

It's a wild ride! Happy 100th Ding Dong Club! Enjoy your telegram from the King!

Plus: internet celebrity Blanket deals with another 5 names!

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Ding Dong!

It's 2025's Ding Dong Club defending champion LIZZY HOO, and corporate comedian HARLEY BREEN!

The gossip never stops with some Linktree updates PLUS an industry freshie; the epic story of a Ding Dong Club listener spying on Harley doing a corporate comedy gig; a Lizzy Hoo fan gives me grief at Basement Comedy Club; plus Lizzy visits a shaman in Mongolia! Relatable!

Plus: Blanket's still working on her school holidays. Wouldn't like to be 5 names right now!!

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Ding Dong!

It's superstar internet teacher/mum BRON LEWIS, and first-time guest (go easy on him, he's new) BRETT BLAKE!

More BIG-TIME comedy gossip, as we tattle about a comedian we know who's been hacked by an ex; I get an unusual podcast guest request; we get into Bron's Mothers Day complaints vs my Fathers Day complaints; I've copped a birthday present that Blakey's jealous of; and we recount the drunken steps of the last time I had a big night out with Blakey.

Plus: Blanket fits in another 5 listener names before she goes on holidays.

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Ding Dong!

It's our favorite ethnic comedian from the sub-continent, MIKE GOLDSTEIN, and the Ennio Morricone of comedy podcasts, OLIVER CLARK!

I teach Blanket about 9/11; Goldstein tells the epic tale of someone being arrested on his international flight to the US; plus the REAL hot topic... middle seats on planes; Oliver tells us the story behind the Ding Dong Club theme "Gimme That"; I explain the real reason why the Sydney live podcast audience wasn't loud; and we get into my never-ending fascination of cover bands... as we pitch some new songs to one of them! Big episode!!

Plus: Blanket lies about what time it is.

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Ding Dong!

This week it's the Queen of Queensland comedy, MEL BUTTLE, and the Koh Samui three-way king ROHAN GANJU!

And yes, of course there's more talk of me dealing with people on the door of comedy shows, BUT, I've been absolutely OBLITERATED by a heckle on the way to the podcast; Mel picks apart growing up as an only child and tries to calm my nerves for Blanket's future; and then explains in great detail the fascinating process of dealing with a sperm bank (it's nothing like Abhishek says it is).

This one is SUPER interesting, and SUPER funny! Plus Rohan burns me so hard, I'm still peeling.

Plus: Blanket's at it again!

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Ding Dong!

Two classic Ding Dong Club buddies this week, it's DAVE THORNTON and DANNY McGINLAY!

I'm dealing with being badly reviewed on Google Maps; we explore the phenomenon of people that live in shops; we all figure out our shittest places we've stayed when we've lived overseas; and Thorno and Danny have met someone (in)famous at the footy!

Plus there's a BIG announcement in there somewhere!

AND Blanket's back on her bullshit with Patreon names.

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Ding Dong!

This week, we’ve got one of Queensland’s finest HARLEY BREEN, and one of the top 1000 most powerful people from South Australia: LEHMO!

My parents have finally moved away from Maryborough. I now have no connection with my home town… How do I feel? What is my legacy? Where do I rank amontst the all-time Maryborough greats? How do my guests feel about their hometowns?

And are my parents psychotic for getting rid of something very controversial during their move? Let me know!

Plus there’s Shane Warne talk; how awkward it is to suggest jokes to other comedians; what’s better: 1 kid or 4 kids?; and I run into someone making a comedy comeback… Is this the weirdest comedy interaction I’ve ever had?

It’s another hot one!

Plus: Blanket’s up to her absolutely classic old tricks with the Patreon names.

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Ding Dong!

We're back in the infamous Basement Comedy Club green room, late at night, with infamous comedians LUKE HEGGIE, ROHAN GANJU and ANGUS GORDON... and.. we've had a few.

We deal with all the problems we have with the green room "recording studio"; Ganju shares his love of bananas; then we hear about him being propositioned in Koh Samui!!!; Heggie proposes a new form of gambling; Ganju reboots "Taxi Driver"; and I've had a birthday party in Koh Samui that spills into an extremely problematic go-kart session; and Ganju's fucked up at a funeral.

Plus: Blanket's at it again. Bad day to be a Patreon subscriber name!!!

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Ding Dong!

This week we've got chart-favorite SAM TAUNTON and Queensland's finest DAMIEN POWER!

Is this the DUMBEST episode of 2026? It's GOTTA be!

We obsess about one single DUMB thing for 45 minutes... I won't give it away yet.

Pretty hard to follow it, but we try with: I've seen something weird at the train station; we ask "can you go back and visit your old house?"; plus Damo's wild uni years.

I really have no idea whether this episode is genius, or the work of idiots. MAYBE BOTH. Enjoy!

Plus: Blanket can't stop interpreting Patreon subscriber names!

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Ding Dong!

We're live from Sydney with guests CAMERON JAMES, DANIELLE WALKER and LUKA MULLER!

Cam has gone Full Chando™ with a public poo session; I've found an open micer with the most insane new catchphrase of 2026; Danielle recounts her favorite unhinged open mic comedian; I've got a letter from the Government for turning 50; Luka and Cam have had an unhinged night out together at a concert; Danielle's insane story of her first kiss; and an episode of Australia's longest-running and most-beloved comedy segment "Talkin' Thailand"!

Thanks Sydney!

Plus: Blanket's got another 5 names for you!

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