Thought you'd heard the last of Chloe Maddren for this week? Think again! In this bonus episode you'll hear the full interview with the comedian and podcaster who is winning the hearts and minds of all Sydney Tonight listeners (or at least my mum's).

Chloe talks to me about her podcast The Friend Request in which she searches for a best friend and reveals that part of the reason she started the show at all was to meet people after moving to Sydney from Brisbane! She also talks about her past life as a musician, why she loves Adventure Time, and tells the story of taking French classes while pretending she herself was French.

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

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This week on the show I test you on your knowledge of Sydney suburbs with the help of producers Nathan Roach and Aspen Beilharz. If you think you know this city then play along to see just how many suburbs you can guess based off a short description. It sparked some controversy though as the question of whether or not the hub that is Central Station is within Surry Hills.

I also got out of the studio this week and attempted to find out once and for all how hard writing a stand up comedy joke could be. As somebody who has never tried stand up but used to be quietly confident I'd end up doing it, it was an incredibly humbling experience and not one I think I will ever be attempting again! With the help of comedian Max Dary I gave myself just 20 minutes to write a joke that he would be performing during his set, and it turns out that joke writing is not as simple as you might think. So if you're considering getting into stand up but don't know whether it's for you, allow me to be your guinea pig and show you just what you're in for.

And finally, you'll hear from my guest this week comedian Chloe Maddren! Chloe hosts The Friend Request podcast in which she searches for a best friend- a show that came about from a genuine need to meet people after moving to Sydney from Brisbane! Chloe also spoke to me about dealing with having a pretty common name, why she told people she was French for several years of her life, and her belief that everybody in Sydney is just too hot.

Thank you to Mark Williamson, Nathan Roach, Aspen Beilharz, Max Dary, and Chloe Maddren.

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra Sydney Tonight content here! 

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If you didn't get enough of Nina Oyama in last week's episode of Sydney Tonight then you're in luck because I've got our full chat for you right here!

Nina spoke to me about being on Taskmaster, travelling to Japan with Shaun Micallef, her major work in Year 12, and her thoughts on the Biscoff Greek yoghurt cheesecake that she keeps seeing on TikTok.

Make sure you get to The Comedy Store on Sunday 8th February to see Nina record her stand up show- you can grab your tickets here.

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra Sydney Tonight content here! 

If you have a story about Sydney that you think needs to be told, get in touch through the email! 

This podcast is recorded on Gadigal and Dharug Land. We pay respects to Elders past and present.

You've almost definitely heard the complaints that Sydney is not an easy city to date in. People don't try very hard and stay in their own little groups. So this week, Annabelle Moore puts herself out there by attending a speed dating event to see if it really is that difficult to find love in Sydney. After trying her hand on Tinder, Hinge, and all the other apps, she's turned to a more unorthodox approach to meet her match. But will it work? And could it be the key for you to find that someone special?

Comedian, writer, and actor Nina Oyama joins me in the Sydney Tonight studios this week to tell you why she almost prefers writing comedy for kids than for adults. She also talks about one of her first jobs in Sydney- hosting trivia nights around the city- as well as what it was like to appear on Taskmaster Australia! Nina is starring in the new movie The Pout Pout Fish alongside Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation) and will be performing her stand up show at the Comedy Store in Moore Park on Sunday 8th February.

And finally, Sydney during summer is at the top of countless international tourist bucket lists, but when people arrive in the harbour city they seem to always flock to the same things. The Opera House is nice but what about Stanmore Maccas? Nathan Roach makes the argument that his suburb should be the next go-to spot for tourists coming to Sydney! You'll also hear from other Sydney siders as to why their area is worth visiting and what they have to offer.

Thank you to Mark Williamson, Nathan Roach, Annabelle Moore, and Nina Oyama.

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra Sydney Tonight content here! 

If you have a story about Sydney that you think needs to be told, get in touch through the email! 

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Comedian Luke Heggie is a keen cyclist (but not one of the annoying ones, he promises), riding his bike all through the city rather than driving or getting public transport. In fact, I'm pretty sure he arrived to the Sydney Tonight studios on a bike (although I didn't see it for myself so can't be fully sure). He joined me on the show this week to talk about more than cycling though, and you can hear it all in this bonus episode!

Luke Heggie's stand up show I Won't Say It Again will be touring all through Sydney during the Sydney Comedy Festival in May, with shows in Penrith, Chatswood, Bondi, The Factory Theatre, and the Comedy Store in Moore Park.

You can also hear Luke's podcast Mid Flight Brawl that he does with fellow comedian Nick Cody wherever you get your podcasts!

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra Sydney Tonight content here! 

If you have a story about Sydney that you think needs to be told, get in touch through the email! 

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"Start early, whack the back of somebody's seat, but don't get physical until about 30 minutes in" is comedian Luke Heggie's advice if you want to end up on his podcast, Mid Flight Brawl.

Luke can be found at comedy rooms across the city almost every night of the week, with his stand up being described as a collection of things that have annoyed him over the last 12 months. He's appeared on shows like The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, The Project, and Question Everything, and will be touring his newest show I Won't Stay It Again during the Sydney Comedy Festival later this year. Luke joined me in the Sydney Tonight studio this week in between his busy schedule of comedy performances and avoiding other parents at his kids' school and had a lot to share! We spoke about trying to perform comedy in French, why he thinks we should be allowed to give pedestrians a whack, and the time a joke he made about peanut allergies ended up getting more backlash than any other joke he's made.

Also on the show this week is stained glass business owner James Pont (Nathan Roach) who is strongly opposed to rumours that the windows outside the QVB are going to be replaced with regular glass! Mr Pont has owned his business for just over a decade now (with no foul play behind it) and feels very strongly that all windows should be stained glass! After his family moved to Sydney from London around 100 years ago (probably), Mr Pont has become the man responsible for stained glass in this city, so it is a pleasure to introduce you to him on this episode.

And finally, I took a trip to the Castle Hill Kite Festival last week to see how strictly they were enforcing the rule that "no outside kites" would be allowed! If you've ever wanted to pull off a secret mission without any consequences, I have done all the work for you in this episode.

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra Sydney Tonight content here! 

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Author of Green Dot and Chosen Family Madeleine Gray is the first Sydney Tonight guest to have been inside Nigella Lawson's kitchen, but hopefully she won't be the last!

Maddy met Nigella after the celebrity chef posted a positive review of her first book and things have snowballed from there. But that's not all this award winning author spoke to me about this week. We discussed naming characters, living in the UK, and wrapped things up with a suburb guessing game that she frankly exceeded in!

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra Sydney Tonight content here! 

If you have a story about Sydney that you think needs to be told, get in touch through the email! 

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According to comedian Sam Taunton, it's not the beaches or the Opera House that makes Sydney special, but the chicken. And he is so passionate about it that for his last meal he wants to eat Frangos chicken sitting outside the Oporto on Enmore Road.

This is the extended interview with Sam from the most recent episode of Sydney Tonight and in our chat we cover many, many things including growing up in Nowra, doing stand up comedy in Argentina, and his attempts to get into the players box at the Australian Open last year.

One key detail to note is that this episode was recorded in December of last year, so Sam and I had to mentally put ourselves a few weeks into the future to capture the vibe of Sydney in 2026. I think we managed perfectly.

Catch Sam's stand up show This Must Be The Place at the Sydney Comedy Festival later on this year!

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra ⁠Sydney Tonight content here⁠! 

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Does having a Wikipedia page exempt you from having to donate to keep their site running? Comedian Sam Taunton thinks so, and I don't disagree!

This week on Sydney Tonight you'll hear Sam talk about moving to Melbourne, working on The Project, and how his interview with Lil Yachty at Splendour In The Grass went so wrong. Sam will be touring his new stand up show This Must Be The Place during the Sydney Comedy Festival and you can get your tickets here.

You'll also meet author Madeleine Gray who has just released her second book Chosen Family which is set right here in Sydney! She says that if you pay close attention while reading, you might recognise a few places. Madeleine's first book, Green Dot, won plenty of awards and was the first time I remember reading about the city I live in in a real life book! So if one of your goals for 2026 is to read more, then these feel like the perfect places to start.

And if you feel like you need to improve the way you dress to compete with all the very stylish people around Sydney then fear not! I have gone out to speak with fashion editor at the Sydney Morning Herald, Damien Woolnough, to find out how I can improve the way I dress. And if I can do it, then you should have no trouble!

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra ⁠Sydney Tonight content here⁠! 

If you have a story about Sydney that you think needs to be told, get in touch through the ⁠email⁠! 

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At the end of 2025 Elliot Crane, front man of party band Furnace and the Fundamentals stopped by the Sydney Tonight studios and this is our full chat!

Elliot told me about how the band went from playing to empty rooms to being asked to perform at the British F1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, meeting Mel C (a Spice Girl!), and slip hazards when performing in outrageously hot venues.

Check out Furnapalooza for upcoming shows from Furnace and the Fundamentals!

Sydney Tonight is produced at 2SER studios in Ultimo, Sydney. The show is broadcast every Tuesday night at 7:30pm from Chatswood to Cherrybrook, Blacktown to Bankstown, Parramatta to Penrith! 

Catch interview clips, videos, and other extra Sydney Tonight content here! 

If you have a story about Sydney that you think needs to be told, get in touch through the email! 

This podcast is recorded on Gadigal and Dharug Land. We pay respects to Elders past and present.