Eric and Willa's House of Fun

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Eric and Willa's House of Fun episodes

April 25, 2024 Shane Todd | Pegging in a library, selfies with Bono and Osama Bin laden's brother
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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56 min
April 11, 2024 Tom Stade | You can say anything these days...
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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52 min
April 04, 2024 Aideen McQueen | Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge
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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54 min
March 28, 2024 Conor Sketches | Tiger Woods loves Ger Loughnane and cosplaying as Charles LeClerc
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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1 hr 2 min
March 21, 2024 Raving around the flats to 90's dance and fighting Mike Tyson
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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54 min
March 14, 2024 Nicola Tallant | The cocaine cowboys that run Dublin
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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41 min
March 07, 2024 Adam Rowe | Getting busy with the bizzies
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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47 min
February 29, 2024 Kevin McGahern | Green diesel on death row
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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48 min
February 22, 2024 John Colleary | The Mayans and the Gardaí walk into a chipper
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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1 hr
February 15, 2024 PJ Gallagher and the angry gorilla
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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1 hr