The Shaking My Head Podcast

In this episode, our lass comes back from Birmingham proper buzzin’, swearin’ blind she’s just had a German kebab so good it nearly made her do a little dance outside New Street. She’s bangin’ on about it like she’s found the secret to world peace, while her brother’s sittin’ there thinkin', “Ar kid, calm down, it’s only a kebab.”

Bab loves a good kebab.

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In this week’s episode, bro takes us on a journey into what can only be described as Downton Abbey meets Balkan Crime Drama.

Picture it: a very old, very rich Macedonian woman. Heavy gold jewelry. Even heavier accent. A petite woman with a house filled with ornate furniture you’re not allowed to sit on and art that has seen things.

Bro does some landscaping and jobs around the house and sure he got some cash - But the real compensation came in the form of highly suspicious “gifts.”

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"If you're writing down the funny things that kids say then maybe you should write down that Alex said the Cubs are good." - 6th grader

We bravely test terrible robot-generated punchlines and then cleanse our souls with the genuinely chaotic brilliance of things actual 6th graders have said — which, frankly, are funnier than AI.

It’s part comedy, part friendship audition, part evidence that middle schoolers are running on pure confidence and Capri Sun.

No Sicilians were harmed during the making of this podcast. 

Conan O'Brien, call us. We've got jokes we stole from 6th graders and tv episode ideas.

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Welcome to the comedy podcast where the jokes are fresh, the timing is questionable, and the most awkward moments are the ones we cherish. Ever told a joke so bad that even you didn’t laugh? Ever waved at someone who wasn’t waving at you? Ever said “you too” to a waiter who told you to enjoy your meal? Congratulations — you’re our target audience.

Each episode, we dive deep into life’s most uncomfortable moments — the ones so painfully silent they loop in your brain at 3 a.m. — and we ask the big question: Why is this funny? Is it timing? Is it relatability? Is it the human condition? Or is it the fact that someone else humiliated themselves more than you did this week?

From giggles to groans to full‑body psychological recoil, we break down what makes humour work… even when it doesn’t. Whether you love to laugh, love to cringe, or love to pretend you’re fine in public, this is the show that proves comedy isn’t always about the punchline — sometimes it’s about the panic that comes right before it.

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This week on The Shaking My Head Podcast, the siblings spiral (productively) into an analysis of Adam Driver and recall hilarious straight men, or Rick's newly coined "stale chip" type acting... We're in the Driver's seat, encouraging Adam Driver to deliver a performances of a lifetime as both vampire and janitor. Or better yet - A janitor vampire. 

New episode out now. Bring only fairly strong opinions.

#allegedlycomedy #smh #comedypodcasts

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This week's episode is Hi and Bye Aliens. I’ve Got Stuff To Do., where we ask the important question: what if extraterrestrials travelled 4.2 light-years… only to catch you on a really inconvenient day?

When a perfectly ordinary human is interrupted mid-life-admin by a hovering spacecraft and some extremely polite but wildly inefficient aliens, things get awkward fast. There are forms to sign. There’s probing paperwork. There’s a galactic waiting list. And frankly? There are emails that need answering.

Expect:

• Aliens who say “We come in peace” but absolutely do not understand Google Calendar

• A heated debate about whether abduction counts as a sick day

• The interstellar equivalent of “Can you circle back?”

• And one brave human whose only defence against cosmic mystery is mild irritation and a to-do list

If you’ve ever been too busy to be existential, this episode is for you.

Because sometimes first contact isn’t terrifying.
Sometimes it’s just… badly timed.

👽✨

Also, none of this is true. SMH.

But you'll get some alien jokes. 

#comedypodcasts #smh 

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In a bold (and possibly reckless) move, two siblings outsource their podcast identity crisis to artificial intelligence.

What could go wrong?

Armed with low standards and Wi-Fi, they ask AI to generate the perfect host names — only to receive a suspicious number of suggestions that sound like:

• Minor villains in a low-budget superhero film

• Off-brand cereal mascots

• DJs who exclusively play 2007 club remixes

• Adult film stars

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