“There’s nothing SpoO0kier than a sh*t husband" - Laura Smyth 2025.

In this spook-tacular bonus episode of Shouldn’t Laugh But, Laura and Carmen are serving ghosts, ghouls, and questionable life choices.

Laura reveals her costume plans (is it sexy… or a work of modern art?), Carmen’s got a foolproof hack to keep the trick-or-treaters far, far away, and somehow Elon Musk and Teslas make it into the mix - because what’s scarier than Elon?

Plus, one listener writes in after her son’s “sincere” letter to his dodgeball club turned out to be powered by ChatGPT… and the results are terrifyingly funny.

Grab your pumpkin spice and press play - it’s Halloween chaos, Shouldn’t Laugh But style

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Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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Laura’s been fighting alligators for centuries - mate! - while Carmen’s latest battle is with gravity after dropping her phone on the train tracks (where, apparently, the rats are now making calls).

This week, cue the Pink Panther theme because there’s been a heist at The Louvre! Laura and Carmen dive into the art of the steal, questionable life choices, and why this robbery has everyone talking. Expect chaos, questionable logic, and plenty of giggles in a show that definitely lives up to its name: Shouldn’t Laugh (But We Do).

Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Carmen thinks Siri is a little b*tch, Laura’s been helping her kids get elected to Pupil Parliament, and they’ve got a story about a guy who showed up at his own funeral - aka Bender Final Boss.

Plus, a listener has DMed the girls about the time her dad successfully smuggled her into Calais. It was the ’80s!

Get involved in the show, BUT HEAD! Email Laura and Carmen your Shouldn’t Laugh But... moments at [email protected]. You can also DM them on Instagram: @shouldntlaughpod.

Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Follow Shouldn’t Laugh But on all social platforms: @shouldntlaughpod 

Laura - @thatlaurasmyth Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh 

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Laura and Carms were drinking last weekend - for very understandable reasons. Diane Keaton has passed (RIP, icon), and emotions are running high. Naturally, Al Pacino’s late-life confession that he “should’ve married Diane” sends the girls spiraling into thoughts, theories and some rage.

To cope, they’re trying the viral Gen-Z “Wine Float” - yes, ice cream and red wine - at 10AM on a Monday. Is it chaos? Is it genius? Is it Old Tart Approved™? You’ll have to listen to find out.

Plus, the girls unpack a new wedding package they absolutely McLove, and take a very unserious look at the 2026 Enhanced Games - the upcoming “Olympics on Steroids” (literally). Performance enhancers? Sure. Recreational enhancers? Well… that’s another conversation.

Pour a glass, scoop some Häagen-Dazs (not spon), and prepare to laugh when you really, really shouldn’t.

Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Email us your ‘Shouldn’t Laugh But...’ Moments! [email protected]

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Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh

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Bonus Episodes are available every Friday

It’s autumn - aka “hunker down time” - so Laura and Carmen are getting into the mini bottles of wine and all the food you can imagine: lamb chops, 20-layer lasagnas… it’s giving Garfield, mate.

Plus, a teacher has DMed about some kids in his class saying stupid things that he wants to laugh at but can’t.

Get involved in the show, BUT HEAD! Email Laura and Carmen your Shouldn’t Laugh But... moments at [email protected]. You can also DM them on Instagram: @shouldntlaughpod.

Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Follow Shouldn’t Laugh But on all social platforms: @shouldntlaughpod 

Laura - @thatlaurasmyth Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh 

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Carmen wants you to know she’s only had two hours of sleep, and Laura wants you to know she has a new tartan jacket that’s giving Ralph Lauren vibes and saved her 350 quid.

Together, they can’t wait for autumn - and for Carmen’s upcoming 40th birthday at the ‘Five Seasons’.

Plus, they discuss a woman who hasn’t smiled or frowned in 20 years, and Laura’s had a hilarious email from her son Alfred’s school about a popular book that’s made national news.

Uh-oh, Spaghettio.

Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh

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This week, Laura and Carmen are feeling the ‘full moon vibes’ because there are too many FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHTS! happening. Laura is locked into the Cardi B and Eminem drama, and Carmen’s obsessed with Joe Wicks and his hate for protein bars.

They also discuss their “Shouldn’t Fancy But” crushes because a listener has written in with a list of hilarious characters she thinks are hot - The Cape in Doctor Strange?!

Get involved in the show, BUT HEAD! Email Laura and Carmen your Shouldn’t Laugh But... moments at [email protected]. You can also DM them on Instagram: @shouldntlaughpod.

Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Follow Shouldn’t Laugh But on all social platforms: @shouldntlaughpod 

Laura - @thatlaurasmyth Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh 

Listen to Main Episodes every Wednesday, and Watch Main Episodes every Thursday on Global Player and YouTube. 

Bonus Episodes are available every Friday 

Laura’s son, Alfred, has started karate and worships his sensei. Meanwhile, Carmen has joined a posh gym and wants to punch every gym wanker in sight.

Plus, they discuss a baby who was born holding an IUD (the ultimate LinkedIn story when he’s older) and the unveiling of a Tina Turner statue in Brownsville, USA - it’s simplyyyyy the worst.

Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Email us your ‘Shouldn’t Laugh But...’ Moments! [email protected]

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Laura - @thatlaurasmyth

Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh

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Bonus Episodes are available every Friday

“It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem-it’s me!”

Laura’s into raccoons, Carmen’s into beasts, and she genuinely thinks squirrels and chipmunks are the same thing. Classic Carms. Expect more highbrow chaos like this, plus a ‘Shouldn’t Laugh But’ story from an incredible listener in Australia, featuring the night bus… and an alleyway accident.

Get involved in the show, BUT HEAD! Email Laura and Carmen your Shouldn’t Laugh But... moments at [email protected]. You can also DM them on Instagram: @shouldntlaughpod.

Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Follow Shouldn’t Laugh But on all social platforms: @shouldntlaughpod 

Laura - @thatlaurasmyth Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh 

Listen to Main Episodes every Wednesday, and Watch Main Episodes every Thursday on Global Player and YouTube. 

Bonus Episodes are available every Friday 

Laura and Carmen think gender reveals are an unnecessary expense - and they’re blaming push presents, balloon arches, and smoke cannons on the Kardashians.

Plus, they also discuss the Netflix documentary everyone’s talking about, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, before side-eyeing a California yoga instructor who has come out as “autosexual” (aka attracted to himself). But isn’t that just every yoga instructor in California?

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Shouldn’t Laugh But… with Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher is a Global Player Original Podcast. You can listen, watch and subscribe to the podcast now on Global Player, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Email us your ‘Shouldn’t Laugh But...’ Moments! [email protected]

Follow Shouldn’t Laugh But on all social platforms: @shouldntlaughpod

Laura - @thatlaurasmyth

Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh

Listen to Main Episodes every Wednesday, and Watch Main Episodes every Thursday.

Bonus Episodes are available every Friday