Back in April 2019 we recorded an amazing episode with Robyn from the Instagram page Robyn Does Yoga and the Spooky Bitch Podcast.  We enjoyed the chat so much that afterwards we all sat and got even more drunk together and James decided we should then record another episode on a whim.  The result of that is now here for your enjoyment in this opening episode of 'The Blackout Files', where we have little to no memory of the recorded chat.  There's early nods to rap battles and wanking spam in it as well as nonsensical attempts at being poignant with Robyn over music, culture and sex.  Cheyne also makes up a story.

Get following Robyn on Instagram and make sure to check out The Spooky Bitch podcast here https://open.spotify.com/show/5AMwiLIJOCwGVVVyOm0IAc

After a very in depth, and subsequently completely wrong, discussion on obesity in Tonga and 90's reality TV show The Villa, the intro is played.  There's a little bit of reflection on 2019, Danny has new hair to boast about, James just wants to make money through Only Fans and Cheyne makes up a story.  Male grooming and the topic of wanking spam see out the year.  Merry Christmas?

There's an embarrassing confession to open this one before chat quickly swings on to the holiday season as Christmas approaches.  Danny has a festive adulting dilemma, James is grinching it up and you have to really expect Cheyne is the one to bring festive joy?  There's memories of a Christmas night out yet to happen, how shite is January, the tedium of Christmas related office hijinx and the question of which one of us will die first is answered by another podcast.

Salute throughout for Scottish comedy royalty as we're joined by Jane McCarry, best known of course for playing everyone's favourite gossip, Isa in Still Game.  Danny has bought her a special treat to get things started before James dives straight into conversation about Jane's career and the impact of her character in arguably Scotland's biggest and best comedy ever made.  There's hilarious stories from the set of the show throughout as well as chat on teaching, Cheyne's murder question and the drawbacks of starring in the most unfortunately named kids TV show in history.  After the most exciting Urban Dictionary Quiz yet, we finish with some deep and meaningful advice from Jane and are suitably blown away and incredibly grateful for her giving up the time to chat to us.

She's in panto in Greenock so get yourself along to see that, more info can be found here http://www.imaginetheatre.co.uk/pantomimes/2019-jack-and-the-beanstalk-greenock

Fresh off supporting Frankie Boyle on his last tour we're joined by comedian Ray Bradshaw, who's introduced in a highly professional style in an excellent episode that starts as it means to go on.  We go through all our individual first encounters with Ray, rewrite kids TV and generally make fun of Cheyne a lot.  Conversation eventually gets slightly serious as Ray tells us about starting his last stand up show Deaf Comedy Fam, appearing on The One Show and parenthood.  An ultimatum is laid down between talking about being sad or playing the urban dictionary quiz to close the episode.  Massive thanks to Ray for joining us.  Get tickets to see him live in Glasgow here http://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/shows/2754

Serious anxieties are overbearing two of the team to kick off this chat with comedian Gary Faulds just days after performing his sold out gig at the SEC Armadillo.  After Cheyne promotes incest and won't swear on Twitter we get talking to Gary about his huge rise in the comedy circuit in the last 12 months, the best benefits from it, social media abuse and the canal capital of Scotland.  Gary then opens up to us on his past struggles with mental health and the work his past work with the men's anxiety group in Glasgow.  We play the Urban Dictionary Quiz and the charity for our upcoming live show is announced courtesy of a Gary's amazing chat.  Get tickets to go and see him live next year https://www.sec.co.uk/events/detail/gary-faulds-live-2020 

Flawlessly picking up where part 1 of our chat with Hannah ends she tells us about her BAFTA winning documentary That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, we out a closet Tory, have a staff discount challenge and fall in love with the word snaxident.  As alcohol is well and truly flowing enjoy nonsense about McDonalds tactics, the murder question being asked and a square go between Hannah and Cheyne after he makes up a story.  James then tries to get us into the live music scene as our amazing chat comes to a close.  Again get following Hannah on the socials and if you like what we're doing come and see us live http://bit.ly/DTLiveGICF

In the first of this two part chat we are joined by filmmaker, all round good egg and recent Scottish BAFTA winner Hannah Currie.  After some nonsense on youthful job aspirations we get serious, discussing Hannah's journey working on her documentary Lumo: Too Young to Die and the reaction it received.  Beyond that we share our own experiences of struggling with mental health and discuss the current systems available to support it before Cheyne says some words.  There's another meeting of the Onion Support Group and chat on hallucinogenic drugs to see out part 1 of this amazing chat.  Part 2 will be along in a few days and focuses on Hannah's BAFTA winning short documentary That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore.

If you like us then please come and see our debut live show in March 2020 at Broadcast.  Tickets can be found here http://bit.ly/DTLiveGICF 

Embrace this episode as Cheyne is the miserable one for once as New Zealand mourns losing at a game of marbles or something and it has him completely and hilariously broken.  Beyond that James has another money making scheme, sporting achievements are shared, Cheyne auditions to become a Kiwi Daily Mail columnist with a controversial hot take and Danny is challenged to follow through on a social media game he played.

Cheyne's wishes are fulfilled as rugby is discussed (kinda) to open episode 39 with actor, comedian and the UK's #1 wrestling manager Neil Bratchpiece, aka The Wee Man, joining us.  We find out more about the Welsh hip hop scene, the crazy bathroom antics of Japan, magically appearing fish, how shite birthdays are after 30 amongst much more nonsense.  The Urban Dictionary Quiz returns and Neil talks about his career as The Wee Man, candidly opens up about some of the problems he has faced online as a result and chats all things ICW and his show Comedians' Rap Battles, available now on iPlayer.  It's not for us to say but it really is one of our funniest episodes to date.

Watch Comedians' Rap Battles here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06qv03q