Under the News Desk with CJ Delling

Jen Carnovale joins CJ under the News Desk to chat about the latest NBN initiative: Send your face into space! That’s right, a picture of you can end up on the nose of a rocket. Check out Jen on her website www.jencarnovale.com

CJ is joined by comedian Alice Fraser to chat about the Boaty McBoatface news story, words, good words, swear words, meaning, and how to name things. Find out more about Alice on her website www.alicecomedyfraser.com

Comedians CJ Delling and Jen Carnovale talk about the latest invention of preserving tattoos, create a market for celebrity ink, discuss creative taxidermy and a very special museum in Iceland.

Episode: 50 minutes

 

 

Comedians CJ Delling and Lester Diamond talk about the latest advertorial study that discovered a decline in pet ownership in Australia, chat about dog shows, pet photos on Instagram, and the top 10 most unusual pets in the world.

You can find out more about Lester Diamond on Twitter @LesterDiamond28, on the Comedy on Edge podcast (also on itunes) and on Saturdays at 7am on Bondi Beach Radio on the H8 Foundation show (also on itunes).

Episode: 37:50 minutes.

 

In this short news update, comedian CJ Delling updates you on the world of Australian sport.

Episode: 1:45 minutes

In this short news update, comedian CJ Delling updates you on the news of the week.

Transcript:

Thank you for joining this short news update here at Under the News Desk. My name is CJ Delling and I am bringing you news from around the world.

New York

Argentinean-born Pope Francis visited Cuba and the United States this week – And what a trip it’s been: Havana, Washington, New York and Philadelphia – a combination that is now on sale as a Catholic Kontiki Tour package.

And the Pope lived up to his humble reputation. When he landed in Washington he then got into a mid-sized FIAT to drive to the embassy. Of course, that makes a lot of sense because

•    FIAT is an Italian brand,

•    last year FIAT merged with the US car manufacturer Chrysler,

•    and at the moment nobody would want to be caught driving in a VW.

And what a wonderful reception the Pope was given pretty much everywhere he went, which is something that cannot be said about everyone coming to the US from Middle or South America.

And it has been reported that Pope Francis was instrumental in fixing the relationship between Cuba and the US. He is a diplomat with almost supernatural powers. I hope he can now focus on bringing peace to Eastern Syria, or Eastern Ukraine, or the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney where the Millers are fighting the Franklins over the height of their garden fence.

And finally no, it is not true that all your sins are now forgiven just because you followed the #PopeinUS on Twitter everyday.

London

The leader of the Tibetan Buddhists and all-round international superstar – His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was in London this week. He is the longest lived- incumbent and he was identified as the next Dalai Lama when he was just 4 years old. During an interview with the BBC he said that a female Dalai Lama would have to be “very, very, attractive” or be “not much use”.

Known for his great sense of humour, he then also confirmed that he was not joking.

So if it is all about good looks, how could we possible identify the next – male or female – Dalai Lama – at such an early age? Finally, I can see why the world needs the show: Toddlers and Tiaras.

Silicon Valley

Apple’s new iphone 6s is now available and as is tradition, some super fans camped outside the stores for a few days to be first in line. One person waiting outside a store even compared the launch of the new iphone to childbirth.

Sure, it is hard to predict when it will happen, it is really expensive, and whatever you do, don’t ever drop it.

That has been the News Update from Under the News Desk. Thank you for Listening.

 

Recorded at the Sydney Fringe Festival: In this live episode, comedians Suren Jayemanne (@JayEManne), Geoffrey Windle (@GeoffreyWindle) and CJ Delling (@CJDelling) talk about world beard day, new words that were added to the Oxford online dictionary and do a quick bio-security news update. Totes ‘puff’!

Check out Geoffrey’s new show titled ‘Wild Bush Penguin’ at the Sydney Fringe Comedy Festival on 23, 25 and 27 September. For tickets and details click here.

Comedians Jennifer Wong, Sean Morahan and CJ Delling discuss news stories that sound like they can’t be true: US President Obama on Reality TV, North Korea landing on Saturn, and a historic list of diplomatic faux-pas.

This episode was recorded live inside a shipping container as part of the Sydney Fringe Comedy Festival 2015.

Comedians Alex Wasiel, Doug Suiter and CJ Delling plus the fantastic Sydney live audience review the travel news story of the week: A Czech model causes an emergency landing after smuggling her cat onto an airplane. This episode also features parasites that change our behaviours and the secret life of microbes.

And here is what we looked like on stage. There are two more live shows in Sydney on 4 and 6 September 2015.

Get your $10 tickets here.

Comedians Madeleine Culp and CJ Delling chat about the recent shark encounter at the J-Bay Open surf championships and the official event photographer that was left in the water (spoiler: everyone is fine), the ideal number of nannies for the children of the super rich, and Madeleine’s shocking car accident.

You can check out Madeleine on her website, Twitter @MadeleineCulp and Facebook.

Tickets are available for Madeleine’s Fringe show and also for CJ’s live podcast recordings during the Sydney Fringe www.cjdelling.com/fringe.