Nostalgia is beautiful. Looking back on our childhood with fond memories of sitting cross legged on the floor in front of the telly watching our favourite kids tv shows and movies for hours on end. Harmless, right? Wrong. Bro Hippo Stevie (for once that’s not an insult from us) has done a deep dive and found them to not be quite as innocent as we thought…

How many childhood characters are secretly nonces? Is Harry Potter a murderer? Sex scenes in Spongebob? Schizophrenia in Finding Nemo? Incest in Rugrats? 100 mental illnesses in Hundred Acre Wood? 

WARNING: you will never be able to look at Fiona from Shrek the same way again…

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Stand up comedian Russell Howard drops by to become Happy Hour’s first guest of 2025 and, much like his first appearance in 2021 (ep #238), he does not disappoint! Whilst Russell’s heartwarming tales of becoming a dad for a first time will hopefully have your heart full… hearing the phrase “lucky jizz” later in the pod will definitely just have your heart full of questions...

Russell shares why his dad had to stop kissing him, and the insanely valuable gift from Ed Sheeran that he LOST. From being mugged for cupcakes, to awkward supermarket encounters, to the disgusting habit that made him late for his own gig, this episode is packed full of silly stories bound to set up the end of your week nicely!

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The snow has melted, the novelty jumpers have been packed away, and the mountains of Matchmakers have been devoured... which can only mean one thing - THE FOURSKINS ARE BACK! And we're kicking off a new moon with an All Caught Up.

Jaack has broken a major promise. Alfie shares info on his upcoming jail sentence. Robbie invited questionable people to his Christmas party. Stevie is unfortunately here.

Plus sex dreams, haunted cars and the worst business idea you've ever heard. Strap in!

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For the perfect episode to finish off 2024, Jaack is hosting the annual Happy Hour Big Fat Quiz, and this time we’re joined by two fan favourite guests from the year - Chaser Darragh Ennis and comedian Matt Richardson! Our guests take on Stevie as they look back on the biggest and silliest stories of the past year, including Hawk Tuah, viral Halloween costumes, Glasto headliners, and hippos with attitude.

There’s major competition between Darragh and Stevie to see who can out-nerd each other. Jaack confesses something horrific he did in bed and Darragh offers some very helpful advice. And despite not being a football fan, Matt drops some insane ball knowledge. 

Happy New Year from all of us at Happy Hour, and see you next year for more FourSkins silliness! 

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Drinks are flowing, the FourSkins are glowing, and Father Rizzmas is Ho Ho Hoeing. This can only mean one thing…. HAPPY HOUR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! 

The boys are joined by Danny Aarons’ manager Jack for his second appearance, and Dan is making his Happy Hour debut! We’ve swapped the Virgin Mary for vasectomy chat, presents for premature ejaculation, festivities for fleshlights, and roast dinners for roasting eachother. 

Alfie got a healthy dose of peer pressure to force him into drinking alcohol and the half a pint went straight to his head. Father Rizzmas is back for his most exuberant appearance yet. Robbie brought in some fancy crackers from John Lewis, but the surprises inside are NOT what we expected… 

Jaack had an awkward miscommunication at Harry Potter world, and Jack Smith talks about his own visit there where he took a wrong turn and ended up somewhere he DEFINITELY should not have been! 

We play a game where we all anonymously answer questions about eachother, but will our friendship stand up to it? Alfie has kept his promise to write and perform a festive grime rap, but does it live up to expectations? We said last year’s Secret Santa was the best one we’ve ever done… but does this one top it?! 

Merry Christmas from all of us here at Happy Hour! 💛

Alfie’s rap video - https://tinyurl.com/bdfhw4ys

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World Champion darts player Luke Humphries joins us in the studio less than 24 hours after kicking off Day 1 of the PDC World Championships at Ally Pally! Luke opens up about his unexpected rise in darts that started as a teenager, led to him giving up the sport as a young adult, to then go on to beat Luke Littler in last year’s Worlds.

Luke opens up about his anxiety, including handling major anxiety attacks on stage, and the time an ambulance had to be called. We play a game of “who’s the most…” where he shares his brutally honest opinion of his fellow darts pros. The behind-the-scenes of a darts champion's pre- and post-match routines leaves Alfie with more questions than answers. Plus we come up with a brand new celebration that Luke promises to do if (when) he wins! 

Luke shares how much money he’s earnt and his future plans for his fortune, secrets we don’t know about the official trophy, and the one small change he made that took his skill to the next level. We dive deep into his life off the oche too, including his weight loss transformation (dropping 4 stone in just 6 months), his unlikely celebrity mates, and how his job before becoming a pro darts player left his physically scarred. 

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In today’s Main Show Monday, Jaack, Stevie, Robbie and Alfie work together to officially crown the best Christmas movie, song, and food of all time. No other podcast’s opinion matters, no food critique or movie reviewer can delve quite as deep into these festive debates as we’re about to… 

Fiona is letting me (Jaack) write this episode description for the first time in years. She told me I need to creatively tease the episode well enough so that you guys just HAVE to listen, so here goes:

Elf? Home Alone? The Grinch? Zoella’s Advent Calendar Brutal Honest Review? Which film truly belongs at the top of the Christmas tree, and which is truly just a sack of coal dumped in the outhouse? (I don’t know what an outhouse is. Just sounded cool in my head)

WHAM! A great Christmas song or just a word used at the start of this paragraph to capture your attention? Who knows. Maybe you find out in this episode? Maybe you don’t. Maybe this episode is LITERALLY just the Fourskins blind ranking Christmas movies, films and food. 

How else can I explain this? How else can I possibly sell this episode to you? It’s Christmas, you have nothing better to do, and you damn well know that deep down you love this shit. 

Oh - before I go, and sign off the best episode description of all time, I will say this… wait for Robbie getting exposed over his love for a certain female pop star. Question marks are raised.

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In this episode we sit down with YouTuber John Nellis, a man whose career trajectory has been anything but ordinary. From his early days as a magician performing tricks for wedding guests, to a high-stakes and high-stress job as an air traffic controller, to raking bunkers on a golf course, to a life-changing experience working at an American camp for adults with learning disabilities, John has fascinating stories from every job he’s had!

John opens up about his journey into the world of social media, initially with a fantasy football podcast, and how he transitioned into creating viral content with creative partner Alex, who is the mastermind behind a hugely popular TikTok format that everyone uses today! After taking a leap of faith and quitting his job at just 7,000 subscribers, John now travels the world and collaborates with footballers like Mbappé, Pique, Zidane, Kobbie Mainoo, and more!

Plus, he has possibly the most extreme answer for the naughtiest thing he’s done in school…

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Our comments have recently been complaining that Happy Hour has gone “woke”, so we’re fixing that. For today’s episode, we’re literally putting the “agony” in agony aunts with yet another painful listen as Jaack, Stevie and Alfie (or to use his official title “Head Aunt”) are attempting to offer solutions to YOUR problems. 

We cover XL bullies, anime girls, placentas, small nans, Page 3 models, incest, cheating and so much more! 

Alfie trying breast milk straight from the teat? Check. Stevie sharing how out of hand Jaack’s Deliveroo addiction has become? Check. Jaack oversharing once again? Check.

The ONE episode Producer Fiona wasn’t available to supervise… 

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In today’s Happy Hour (and a half) the boys are joined by funny man Simon Brodkin (who you may also know as his working class comedy character Lee Nelson!) 10 years ago almost to the day, Simon was one of the first people Jaack ever interviewed, so it felt apt to bring him back for a full circle moment to remember! Simon’s only tattoo might say “no regrets” but Jaack certainly has one after a highly embarrassing quickfire question… 

What is it like to gatecrash American president Donald Trump on a golf course? HOW did Simon not get shot for his antics? Marginally, is the answer. Simon reveals everything that happened both before and after he pranked Trump. 

Simon explains just how he managed to join Kanye West on stage, unannounced, during his headline Glastonbury set causing Kanye to stop the entire show! Theresa May, the Man City team, Volkswagen and the president of FIFA Sepp Blatter have all also been on the receiving end of Brodkin’s stunts… and there’s no stone left unturned today as the boys discuss them all in great detail.

And if that’s not enough TOP CLASS PODCAST CONTENT, the boys also dig into Simon’s previous work before stand-up, in which he worked for a year as a doctor. What’s it like to see a human dead body? Forget that. Simon can tell you what it’s like to dissect a human dead body. 

Today’s episode is almost guaranteed to enter the top shelf of Happy Hour classic guest episodes, and if you love Simon as much as we do and want more of him, you can go and see him live on tour here - https://www.simonbrodkin.com/simons-tour/

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